Reviewing Day 1…

Sorry this took so long, at about midnight I decided to watch a movie before I did this writeup….didn’t realize Watchmen was 3 hours long. Anyway, these past few weeks have been the ultimate in bipolar feelings towards the Rangers, and more specifically towards Glen Sather. First at the draft he passes on Schroeder (DAMN IT!) but instead drafts a kid with potentially higher upside (YES!!). Then right before the free agent frenzy is set to begin, he pulls off highway robbery of epic proportions by dealing Scott Gomez for not only a serviceable player (Higgins) but also a bluechip prospect (McDonagh) without taking on any significant salary (YES!!!). He then decides to sign Donald Brashear (DAMN IT!!!) only to also bring in the focus of my serious mancrush, Marian Gaborik (WOO HOO!) So, you can see how I might be a little overwhelmed in this seesaw emotional game Sather seems to put me through. Since I have already talked about Gomez and the draft, let’s just ta...