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Jan Levine
New York Rangers
Joined: 09.16.2005

Aug 19 @ 2:33 PM ET
Jan Levine: Building the perfect #NYR team - 1988-present - picking the first pair D Should be fairly easy...
MrCrowley
New York Rangers
Location: Flying HIGH Again
Joined: 03.13.2010

Aug 19 @ 4:56 PM ET
I know it's the dog days of summer but hasn't this theme blog been overdone already? I mean this could have been summed up in 1 blog instead of a series of however many its been. All due respect Jan.
Jan Levine
New York Rangers
Joined: 09.16.2005

Aug 19 @ 5:09 PM ET
I know it's the dog days of summer but hasn't this theme blog been overdone already? I mean this could have been summed up in 1 blog instead of a series of however many its been. All due respect Jan.
- MrCrowley

I said that I would run it as a series of blogs to keep people engaged during the summer. Also requested get people provide topics if they wanted me to cover anything. Very little else had been submitted and we are in the midst of the dog days of summer. This is starting the defensemen, forwards were done and goalies remain. Sorry if the topic has been played out already.
MrCrowley
New York Rangers
Location: Flying HIGH Again
Joined: 03.13.2010

Aug 19 @ 5:15 PM ET
I said that I would run it as a series of blogs to keep people engaged during the summer. Also requested get people provide topics if they wanted me to cover anything. Very little else had been submitted and we are in the midst of the dog days of summer. This is starting the defensemen, forwards were done and goalies remain. Sorry if the topic has been played out already.
- airjan23

Fair enough, not a lot of topics this time of year. I just think the lack of response from the comments might be telling towards what I was getting at.
Jan Levine
New York Rangers
Joined: 09.16.2005

Aug 19 @ 6:38 PM ET
Fair enough, not a lot of topics this time of year. I just think the lack of response from the comments might be telling towards what I was getting at.
- MrCrowley

Understood. Fortunately, camps and Traverse City tournament is around the corner.
Fenrir
New York Rangers
Location: Jesus saves! Satan picks up the rebound...AND SCORES!!, NJ
Joined: 04.02.2015

Aug 19 @ 7:11 PM ET
Understood. Fortunately, camps and Traverse City tournament is around the corner.
- airjan23

Can't wait!
CanucksShouldBeBetter
Vancouver Canucks
Joined: 07.29.2018

Aug 19 @ 8:37 PM ET
One thing I would blog about is how the Rangers will be big time buyers over the next couple of years. I can definitely see Panarin going there. I don't think the Rangers have any patience for a slow and proper rebuild and a lot of star players want to go there. Seguin with Panarin would be an electric power play. They are not going to watch King Henrik just fade away. Big changes coming starting next summer.
jimbro83
New York Rangers
Location: Lets Go Rangers!, NY
Joined: 12.25.2009

Aug 20 @ 6:10 AM ET
One thing I would blog about is how the Rangers will be big time buyers over the next couple of years. I can definitely see Panarin going there. I don't think the Rangers have any patience for a slow and proper rebuild and a lot of star players want to go there. Seguin with Panarin would be an electric power play. They are not going to watch King Henrik just fade away. Big changes coming starting next summer.
- CanucksShouldBeBetter


I definitely believe the Rangers will open the checkbook next summer

Hopefully a lot of these big time summer UFA 2019 guys remain UFA's


jimbro83
New York Rangers
Location: Lets Go Rangers!, NY
Joined: 12.25.2009

Aug 20 @ 6:21 AM ET
James Patrick on Lafontaine

this was such a monster thing when it happened, led to the infamous brawl with Vukota and Baumgartner

tbreinold
New York Rangers
Location: Branchburg, NJ
Joined: 02.14.2007

Aug 20 @ 7:41 AM ET
5 people seriously voted for Mac over Leetch? Hunh.....
Jan Levine
New York Rangers
Joined: 09.16.2005

Aug 20 @ 8:24 AM ET
5 people seriously voted for Mac over Leetch? Hunh.....
- tbreinold

Think I set it up so you could vote for both if you wanted. But agreed, a headscratcher
Jan Levine
New York Rangers
Joined: 09.16.2005

Aug 20 @ 8:26 AM ET
Received following comment on twitter yesterday, let me know what you think. “Interesting stuff. I think Beuk may be the most overrated Ranger in history...As much as I loved him he couldn’t skate, pass or shoot above replacement level and wasn’t a good fighter either. I think G in his prime was far superior.”
JRR1285
New York Rangers
Location: Coach's decision, PEI
Joined: 02.21.2008

Aug 20 @ 8:37 AM ET
Received following comment on twitter yesterday, let me know what you think. “Interesting stuff. I think Beuk may be the most overrated Ranger in history...As much as I loved him he couldn’t skate, pass or shoot above replacement level and wasn’t a good fighter either. I think G in his prime was far superior.”
- airjan23


That might be accurate if you compare him to players of today. Girardi would have been a star in Beuk's time. But that is not a fair comparison.

Beuk was an imposing force that could clear the front of the net and who's deficiencies were masked by Leetch. He also allowed Leetch to play his style by being a stay at home defenceman. Beuk was a necessity in the era he played in. He was also a leader. Wouldn't trade his time here for anything except for keeping Zubov.
jimbro83
New York Rangers
Location: Lets Go Rangers!, NY
Joined: 12.25.2009

Aug 20 @ 8:41 AM ET
Received following comment on twitter yesterday, let me know what you think. “Interesting stuff. I think Beuk may be the most overrated Ranger in history...As much as I loved him he couldn’t skate, pass or shoot above replacement level and wasn’t a good fighter either. I think G in his prime was far superior.”
- airjan23


sounds like someone who judges players by today's corsi standards and didn't actually watch the games back in those days

To say Beukeboom couldn't fight either is absurd

that being said, I think it's close between Beukeboom and Girardi myself overall
JRR1285
New York Rangers
Location: Coach's decision, PEI
Joined: 02.21.2008

Aug 20 @ 8:44 AM ET
sounds like someone who judges players by today's corsi standards and didn't actually watch the games back in those days

To say Beukeboom couldn't fight either is absurd

that being said, I think it's close between Beukeboom and Girardi myself overall

- jimbro83



Forgot to address that part.

I agree with you. If you could rip Girardi out of his time and put him on the '94 squad in place of Beuk I think they still get it done but you never know?
jimbro83
New York Rangers
Location: Lets Go Rangers!, NY
Joined: 12.25.2009

Aug 20 @ 8:51 AM ET
Forgot to address that part.

I agree with you. If you could rip Girardi out of his time and put him on the '94 squad in place of Beuk I think they still get it done but you never know?

- JRR1285


nice little Beukeboom-Domi fight

rrentz
New York Rangers
Location: HUNTINGTON, NY
Joined: 07.13.2009

Aug 20 @ 9:06 AM ET
Hank ranked 25/31 of starting goalies in NHL by The Hockey News

What a joke
jimbro83
New York Rangers
Location: Lets Go Rangers!, NY
Joined: 12.25.2009

Aug 20 @ 9:12 AM ET
Hank ranked 25/31 of starting goalies in NHL by The Hockey News

What a joke

- rrentz


Hockey "Fake" News
JRR1285
New York Rangers
Location: Coach's decision, PEI
Joined: 02.21.2008

Aug 20 @ 9:13 AM ET
nice little Beukeboom-Domi fight


- jimbro83



JRR1285
New York Rangers
Location: Coach's decision, PEI
Joined: 02.21.2008

Aug 20 @ 9:13 AM ET
Hockey "Fake" News
- jimbro83



JRR1285
New York Rangers
Location: Coach's decision, PEI
Joined: 02.21.2008

Aug 20 @ 9:13 AM ET
Hank ranked 25/31 of starting goalies in NHL by The Hockey News

What a joke

- rrentz



Should be good motivation for him.
Fenrir
New York Rangers
Location: Jesus saves! Satan picks up the rebound...AND SCORES!!, NJ
Joined: 04.02.2015

Aug 20 @ 9:18 AM ET
Received following comment on twitter yesterday, let me know what you think. “Interesting stuff. I think Beuk may be the most overrated Ranger in history...As much as I loved him he couldn’t skate, pass or shoot above replacement level and wasn’t a good fighter either. I think G in his prime was far superior.”
- airjan23

I think he never watched Beuk play. That comment makes Beuk sound like Malik.
Fenrir
New York Rangers
Location: Jesus saves! Satan picks up the rebound...AND SCORES!!, NJ
Joined: 04.02.2015

Aug 20 @ 9:20 AM ET
Should be good motivation for him.
- JRR1285

I'm sure Hank had a good laugh about that.
JRR1285
New York Rangers
Location: Coach's decision, PEI
Joined: 02.21.2008

Aug 20 @ 9:27 AM ET
I'm sure Hank had a good laugh about that.
- Fenrir



Well yeah.

jimbro83
New York Rangers
Location: Lets Go Rangers!, NY
Joined: 12.25.2009

Aug 20 @ 9:29 AM ET
I think he never watched Beuk play. That comment makes Beuk sound like Malik.
- Fenrir


literally one of the best hitters in NYR history and gave Leetch the room and freedom to become what he became
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