Re: RPI Pros V
Very sensible. i would agree also. however, the Rangers, and also most of the NHL, have this we want it all now attitude. Often if a player is not brought along quickly(by early 20's), they just continue to pass on him and move on to the next flavor of the month. If you do not come marching into the league quickly, often you may never. This is not as true for defensemen and certainly not true for goalies. Honestly, i did not see one single thing wrong with RH playing in the 3 games except for his ice time which was severely limited. He showed, at least to my eyes, that he could play at this level. Even in the first Philly game, while scoring 2 goals and an assist, he had almost the lowest ice time on the team. I fear EHF has hit the nail on the head. This coach knew nothing about Haggs before he saw him in camp and had his mind made up quickly about him. His play the other night did not change that. One year at the AHL will most likely not do any harm-but if he does not stand out there quickly, the book on him will be written quickly. It would be unfortunate but that is often what the NHL is all about. Besides, NY may feel they made it to the Cup finals last year and do not need a major overall(personally I think they were incredibly lucky and need a lot of changes made including adding more size to deal with teams like LA). Just my opinion of course, but i think RH did a great job when given the opportunity and he would be a very decent addition to the roster either right now or in the very near future.
Very sensible. i would agree also. however, the Rangers, and also most of the NHL, have this we want it all now attitude. Often if a player is not brought along quickly(by early 20's), they just continue to pass on him and move on to the next flavor of the month. If you do not come marching into the league quickly, often you may never. This is not as true for defensemen and certainly not true for goalies. Honestly, i did not see one single thing wrong with RH playing in the 3 games except for his ice time which was severely limited. He showed, at least to my eyes, that he could play at this level. Even in the first Philly game, while scoring 2 goals and an assist, he had almost the lowest ice time on the team. I fear EHF has hit the nail on the head. This coach knew nothing about Haggs before he saw him in camp and had his mind made up quickly about him. His play the other night did not change that. One year at the AHL will most likely not do any harm-but if he does not stand out there quickly, the book on him will be written quickly. It would be unfortunate but that is often what the NHL is all about. Besides, NY may feel they made it to the Cup finals last year and do not need a major overall(personally I think they were incredibly lucky and need a lot of changes made including adding more size to deal with teams like LA). Just my opinion of course, but i think RH did a great job when given the opportunity and he would be a very decent addition to the roster either right now or in the very near future.
