A lockout will really hurt the Rangers. Another year older for Richards and Nash

Not trying to be a douche but you contradicted yourself. It is certainly Snows fault for our coaching amongst other things. You can't pin everything on Wang.
- Cptmjl

how did i contradict myself? Gordon, Cappy are Wangs decision, not Snows,
trust me,
Snow wanted to bring in Marc Crawford, and others, prob is Wang does not want to pay millions for a coach....
these ahl coaches with no salary are Wangs decision solely, trust me

A lockout will really hurt the Rangers. Another year older for Richards and Nash
- mighty13duck

Absolutely correct. Also with a team like them, Philly, Toronto, they are losing boat loads of cash.

NO, but at that time, clueless and not patient enough/smart enough to prob get better value at that time
- Ur Not Me

Patience wasn't an option with Roloson making comments in the paper & being an issue in the locker room.

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how did i contradict myself? Gordon, Cappy are Wangs decision, not Snows,
trust me,
Snow wanted to bring in Marc Crawford, and others, prob is Wang does not want to pay millions for a coach.... these ahl coaches with no salary are Wangs decision solely, trust me
- Ur Not Me

OK, how do we know this? Never heard or read any of this stuff and I have friends that work with the team. Capuano is one of Snow's buds. That I know and he was fully endorsed by Snow.

Patience wasn't an option with Roloson making comments in the paper & being an issue in the locker room.

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- XxNYIxX

Sure it is. You sit the player if its that bad. Wouldn't be the first time.

Alot of that has to do with who is selling it to them. If he was a reputable, good GM players would listen. They don't.
- Cptmjl

i agree hes not reputable, and maybe lacks the respect, but he has offered cash, to certain players.

OK, how do we know this? Never heard or read any of this stuff and I have friends that work with the team. Capuano is one of Snow's buds. That I know and he was fully endorsed by Snow.
- Cptmjl

me too, ppl i know that work w/team. it wasnt public knowledge or articles written, its all behind the scenes stuff. funny thing is, last yr, i bumped into Jaffe, and asked if somethings are tru, he confirmed it mostly.

Snow has to endorse what Wang wants, or else he gets fired

me too, ppl i know that work w/team. it wasnt public knowledge or articles written, its all behind the scenes stuff. funny thing is, last yr, i bumped into Jaffe, and asked if somethings are tru, he confirmed it mostly.

Snow has to endorse what Wang wants, or else he gets fired
- Ur Not Me

Another Islander mishap. There is so much Snow has done or hasn't done that make him the BAD GM that he is today. Keeping Capuano not trading PA there is so much sh!t I don't need to get into it. Capuano is Snow that is notWangs fault. Wang sucks major a$$ believe me I'm well aware of his strangle hold but Snow has take some of the blame. The two of them together have destroyed this club as a tandem.

Another Islander mishap. There is so much Snow has done or hasn't done that make him the BAD GM that he is today. Keeping Capuano not trading PA there is so much sh!t I don't need to get into it. Capuano is Snow that is notWangs fault. Wang sucks major a$$ believe me I'm well aware of his strangle hold but Snow has take some of the blame. The two of them together have destroyed this club as a tandem.
- Cptmjl

bro, maybe you are getting me confused, im in agreement w/u about Snow doing a lousy job, im just stating that alot of blame is bc of Wang, not letting Snow do certain things.

Neil Smith had the respect of players and around the league, bc Wang wanted his way, Smith got fired, so unfortunately Snow is just playing puppet.

bro, maybe you are getting me confused, im in agreement w/u about Snow doing a lousy job, im just stating that alot of blame is bc of Wang, not letting Snow do certain things.
Neil Smith had the respect of players and around the league, bc Wang wanted his way, Smith got fired, so unfortunately Snow is just playing puppet.
- Ur Not Me

I'm not confused at all. I understand what you're saying. Of course Wang is to blame for alot but I'm sick of the it's not Snow's fault because of Wang argument. Most of it is conjecture. The guy has zero accountability because some fans just blame Wang. "We can't know how good a job Snow is doing because of Wang". Snow is responsible just as much for the circus this club is. I'm not arguing with you in any way. i understand your position on this. Just stating that i hate when some people give Snow a pass on everything that he does or doesn't do. The guy is not a good GM and continues to prove that FACT. The only people that think he is doing a good job are the few people on here which in turn would make you question their knowledge of the sport. I have never met anyone or heard anyone else say he is doing a comendable job besides the 3 or 4 guys(or girls?) on here. That's referring to my friends, family, hundreds of people I talked to about this sh!t, work, and most importantly people that work within the orginization. People that work for Wang and Snow. The guy is a terrible GM. Doesn't matter what the reason is. Someone should be put into that position who is capable of the job. He is not. Again, not arguing with you

WHERE in that statement does it say he is going to acquire anyone?? All he is saying is that the team is stocked enough with prospects at all positions (yes i know all wont make it & not all are even NHL talent, but we now have depth at all positions to make a trade) So if a trade comes along he can make it, or at least put together a comparable offer to what is being offered.

This again is where reading comprehension comes into play.. seek help... R.I.F.

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- XxNYIxX

Snow :“All options are on the table,” If we can move prospects to get a player that is going to come in and going to help us and get us where we want to be, we’re going to make that move. It’s a situation where we’ve gone through a rebuild, we have one of the best prospect pools in the NHL, so now it’s an easier decision for me to make moves to get us help immediately “

What moves were made???? Visnovsky was aquired for a 2nd round pick. What help was made immediately? When the ticket brokers call for the renewal the last 3 years they've all said the same thing. Garth Snow is going to bring in help for this team to take the next step. Garth himself said he has the prospects to make a move. How about he take the initiative and make one, instead of sitting on his @ss hoping that one comes his way........as it stands right now, they are not going to compete in their division....

bro, maybe you are getting me confused, im in agreement w/u about Snow doing a lousy job, im just stating that alot of blame is bc of Wang, not letting Snow do certain things.

Neil Smith had the respect of players and around the league, bc Wang wanted his way, Smith got fired, so unfortunately Snow is just playing puppet.
- Ur Not Me

What Snow is doing, is just aquiring...........he's aquired draft picks and waiver pick ups. How many prospects does this team need? At some point, he MUST decide who is for this team going forward, and who is not. Once he decides that, he should then make moves. He hasn't........he just keeps adding and adding.

Then you don't know how to read!

get someone to read it to you.

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- XxNYIxX

Please take off the orange Yashin jersey when you type to me....

ohh stop...

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- XxNYIxX

Wahhhhhh, i dont wanna pay for a train ticket..........cry baby, YOU STOP

No it doesnt, the fact that Wisharts on waivers today does...
- kindlyrick

Some players had to be put on waivers so they're eligible to play in the minors during the lockout. Means nothing.

Sound Tigers roster will include some of the following!!!

Not too shabby!!!



Anders Nilsson (G)
Kevin Poulin (G)
Sean Backman
Casey Cizikas
Jeremy Colliton
Calvin de Haan
Justin DiBenedetto
Matt Donovan
Trevor Frischmon
Micheal Haley
Scott Howes
Mark Katic
Jon Landry
Tomas Marcinko
Tyler McNeely
Kael Mouillierat
Aaron Ness
Steve Oleksy
Rhett Rakhshani
Blair Riley
David Ullstrom
Ty Wishart

The players assigned to the Sound Tigers include Marc Cantin, Casey Cizikas, Jason Clark, Calvin de Haan, Brandon DeFazio, Matt Donovan, Mike Halmo, Travis Hamonic, Kirill Kabanov, Jon Landry, Brock Nelson, Aaron Ness, Nino Niederreiter, Anders Nilsson, John Persson, Kevin Poulin, Blair Riley, Johan Sundstrom and David Ullstrom.
- jimmc7722

the guys in bold will not be on the tigers

If we go to a lockout does Pittsburgh get the #1 overall again? My guess is them Phoenix or Edmonton

Some players had to be put on waivers so they're eligible to play in the minors during the lockout. Means nothing.
- eichiefs9

Im very aware of that, but being on waivers any team can pick them off waivers, so, it does in fact mean something! It means the isles didnt feel enough of said "prospect", that they put them on waivers....

the guys in bold will not be on the tigers
- NYI78

Hah, thats like half that roster.

Some players had to be put on waivers so they're eligible to play in the minors during the lockout. Means nothing.
- eichiefs9

bro, maybe you are getting me confused, im in agreement w/u about Snow doing a lousy job, im just stating that alot of blame is bc of Wang, not letting Snow do certain things.

Neil Smith had the respect of players and around the league, bc Wang wanted his way, Smith got fired, so unfortunately Snow is just playing puppet.
- Ur Not Me

Snow is playing puppet to a certain degree, for sure. But, he does have the ability and the assets to make a trade for an impact player. Whatever his reason is, i personally feel he's not willing to stick his neck out just yet.

The last major move he made was Ryan Smyth........he was able to do so under the guise that those werent "HIS" picks, and was able to clean house. If he makes a move like that now, whereby he's trading away "HIS" prospects, and it doesnt work........he has no excuse.

Snow is playing puppet to a certain degree, for sure. But, he does have the ability and the assets to make a trade for an impact player. Whatever his reason is, i personally feel he's not willing to stick his neck out just yet.

The last major move he made was Ryan Smyth........he was able to do so under the guise that those werent "HIS" picks, and was able to clean house. If he makes a move like that now, whereby he's trading away "HIS" prospects, and it doesnt work........he has no excuse.
- kindlyrick

That's a ridiculous reason if that is the case. Part of the job is taking calculated risks obviously. I actually thought the Smyth trade was one of the very few shining moments Snow has had since being GM. That was a ballsy trade even though we didn't retain him it still showed he was trying to improve the on ice product. Since then not so much...

That's a ridiculous reason if that is the case. Part of the job is taking calculated risks obviously. I actually thought the Smyth trade was one of the very few shining moments Snow has had since being GM. That was a ballsy trade even though we didn't retain him it still showed he was trying to improve the on ice product. Since then not so much...
- Cptmjl

Agreed.........what other explanation is there?

What Snow is doing, is just aquiring...........he's aquired draft picks and waiver pick ups. How many prospects does this team need? At some point, he MUST decide who is for this team going forward, and who is not. Once he decides that, he should then make moves. He hasn't........he just keeps adding and adding.
- kindlyrick

my take is this, snow has aquired enough players on the cheap, enough draft picks that some might be good, and some wont. my problem with Snow is his over-value of this roster and players that are on the team are just not that good to be relied upon.
my belief is bc Wang is not getting what he wants from the county, reflects in the neglect of the team or lack of progress to do so