Thoughts On a Failed Season | Part II

I hope some of you enjoyed Part I of my season-in-review which I posted yesterday. Today I'm back to take a look at what the future might hold for some current Blueshirts. Some of this analysis concerns what I think the Rangers will do, and some concerns what I would do. At the end of the day, they're just this fan's thoughts and predictions. I'll just post my thoughts on the big fish, Jaromir Jagr, since my critiques of the captain have ruffled some feathers in the past. For the rest of the players I take a look at, check out the full article. -------------------- It's sad, and probably petty of me, but the biggest thing I'll take away from Jaromir's time in New York is the fact that the franchise's single-season goal mark no longer belongs to Adam Graves and, as an unapologetic nostalgist, that bothers me. I'll leave the final thoughts on Jaromir to MSG's Joe Micheletti, who evidently knows a thing or two when he's off the Cablevision-controlled network and speaking instead on WFAN radio. Said Micheletti: QUOTE "Here's what I would look at: The last six weeks that he played, say, the last 2 or 3 weeks of the regular season and the playoffs, he was one of the best players in the game. And he's 36. I mean, every game he was a factor. But the previous 70 games, he only played like that for five games. Right now the Rangers are paying about 4.5 or 5 million of his salary, and he's getting another 4.5 or so from Washington, so this is a player who made 9-10 million dollars this year. Are you gonna sign him to a long term contract not knowing what you're going to get out of the regular season and hope that he plays in the playoffs? Personally, myself, I would not. And there are some philosophical differences as well, guys, and we talked about the powerplay. He's a very stubborn guy. He wants to play the powerplay a certain way. It didn't work, but he wouldn't change the way he wanted to play." Harsh words, but I couldn't have said it better myself. Verdict: Gone, off to Siberia.