New York Ranger Crisis SHOW # 172

It's become apparent to The Mouth that if you aren't a proven big ticket free agent talent Rangers coach John Tortorella is not going to play you.

The Mouth gets the feeling sometimes Torts would bench Marian Gaborik and Brad Richards at times if not for fear of hearing it from Glen Sather.

In Tortorella's world every player must be a tenacious forechecker and back checker and get to the net with pucks. I guess that's a standard to strive for during a playoff series, but to expect that over an 82 game NHL schedule is frankly hilariously insane.

Tortorella is so obsessed with being teacher and disciplinarian of what he calls Jam and Juice that he has forgotten that not every player is blessed with the cerebral mentality of a coach and that some are just gifted with an ability to hang around score goals and make "pretty" plays.

Not only does he discipline his players by giving them minutes they can count on one hand but he publicly and on purposes ostracizes them.

Recently he has insinuated that injured forward Wojtek Wolski is milking his injury status by saying " I can't even get him out of the tub."

His handling of Mats Zuccarello has been awful, Zuccarello has had tremendous success in the AHL but is never given the sufficient minutes or line mates that is needed for a true evaluation,

Ranger players that think offense first regardless of what you or The Mouth think of them are called out, remember when Michael Del Zotto was chewed out on the bench in front of 17,000 at Madison Square Garden ?

By the Trading dealing if not sooner Wolski and Zuccarello will no longer be Rangers if Tort's has his way.

The Mouth in the following video explores this amongst other things as well as the mystery of all mystery's of why Eric Christensen an offensive type who produces no offense still remains on the big club's roster.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• New York Rangers
• Matts Zuccarello
• John Tortorella
• Wojtek Wolski
• Sean Avery
• Larry Brooks

[CutterHistorical]

Dude, u shouldve made the vid bigger

[MomotheOld]

@CutterHistorical I always do things different that's why I am an Internet sensation

[lextalionis2001]

There were similar criticisms leveled at Renney too. The difference is that Renney's rangers teams lacked talent, Torts has no such excuse.

Yes missing Staal hurts

I agree mouth, it appears NY's game plan so far this year has been NOT to lose.

The powerplay looks like crap too

[MomotheOld]

@lextalionis2001 i think once Staal and sauer return they will get better. Hell once they ge tofftis godawful road trip they will improve. We play so defensive minded yet we still have to have Hank bail us out. Whats the sense.?

that edmonton game was an embarassment.

[captainmess11NYR]

What a jackass, someone fire this mofo

[crazycarsten]

I always supported Torts, but ever since the Avery decision he has lost my respect. Yes Staal and Sauer are missing but that doesn't change the fact that our PP stinks and the only line producing is the gaby line. Others have to step it up, as Cally said. They know and I hope they come out hard tonight at the Peg and show some heart. Good to see Mrs Christensen out of the lineup. Torts used to be a PP specialist with the Sabres. What happened?!?! Thats what I don't understand.

[lextalionis2001]

@MomotheOld I thought edmonton's forwards looks pretty good in that game, but it was a ranger forechecking mistake which led to the odd man rush on the first goal.

the parade to the penalty box is also not encouraging but should improve.

my concern is the powerplay which looks horrendous so far