re ranger fans in article apr eagle wesleyan edu writes i for one am happy about the ranger s hiring of keenan it s too bad that they didn t hire him when smith fired nielsen maybe he could of staightened out the babies on this team and made the playoffs what this team needs is a little fire under their butts reading through most of these hockey news i don t see many ranger fans writing i m new to this system and a big hockey fan and a long suffering ranger fan but remember suffering builds character i have some final questions about the way the team was handled in that last dreadful stretch knowing they needed offensive help from the blueline why didn t we see mike hurlbut who played pretty well when he was called up when leetch first went down why is joe kocur playing every night he is not bob probert who is tough but also can play how come paul broten is relegated to street clothes for the end of the season at least he plays with some heart and character draws penalties and plays when he s on the ice was he in the doghouse for some reason joe cirella enough said ranger fans may be suffering but we re some of the most loyal unlike islander fans who only show up when the team wins as far as the stanley cup goes i think there s only one team that can test pittsburgh and that s detroit this would be the most entertaining and hard fought series mario is amazing kurt i think joe kocus should play every night he is a big physical guy and he gets the fans into the game with some big hits both checks and fists its a big advantage to get the crowd going plus he helps protect the other players notice there are very few fights when kocur is on the ice unless he is it i have seen people start to go after essa tikkanen only to go slinking away when kocur steps in i think he is big asset but should be third line and special situation only play
