Send in the Clowns

Don’t you love farce?
My fault I fear.
I thought that you’d want what I want.
Sorry, my dear.
But where are the clowns?
Quick, send in the clowns.
Don’t bother, they’re here

- A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim

The Rangers ended their Western Canadian roadtrip last night going 1-2 in three games. While taking 2 points in 6 may be regretable, what really is unfortunate is that this team and their coach placed a higher premium on points over pride.

Most of my regular readers know that Chris Drury has never been a favorite of mine. What Curtis Glenncross got away with last night was murder. He deserved a five minute penalty and a game misconduct for headhunting Drury. He got neither.

Were I John Tortorella, I would have realized at that point that O’Halloran and Pollack were calling the game in favor of Jerome Iginla and Dion Phaneuf on Hockey Night In Canada. I would have let the dogs out on Glencross and any other Calgary punk who got in the way. There’s only one problem. The Rangers don’t have any dogs. Because the Rangers failed to respond to Calgary’s phyical attack, they look like clowns across the league.

Avery was pretty tough with his mouth on Thursday against the Oilers but I guess he was told to disappear against Calgary in view of the whole “sloppy seconds” episode that got him suspended last season. The one man we signed to prevent what happened last night has been out of the lineup with an arm injury. Brandon Dubinsky may have broken a bone in his hand blocking a shot. No one else in the Rangers lineup was willing to go out and run Iginla or Nigel Dawes to send a message.

Now down two centers, Sather wants to go out and sign another aging “skill” player with a bum foot, Forsberg, to fill in at center. Yeah, that’s just great Glen. Go buy us another soft player made of glass that’s more injury prone then Gaborik.

Tortorella, Sather and every single player on this team needs to grow a set and quickly or there’s going to be a revolt among the Garden Faithful. I’ll be the first volunteer to lead it. While it’s anotomically impossible for me to grow a set, I’ll do my best. To bad the same can’t be said said for some of the pussies on this team.

PS. Glen-Colton Orr got an assist last night as Toronto dismantled the mighty Red Wings 5-1 and didn’t even take a penalty.

Just sayin’.

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