Nightmare on 33rd Street : A Long Season with the NY Rangers
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (881 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0970917007 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the Publisher Rick Carpiniello has covered the New York Rangers and the NHL for The Journal News for over 20 years. He is the author of the best-selling "Messier: Hockey's Dragon Slayer". His work also regularly appears in USA Today, and other Gannett Newspapers as well as the Hockey News and Blueshirt Bulletin.
Get in the corners, Carp! CarrieB While this book did confirm some of my worst suspicions (GM Mark Messier and Muckler's uh, style), I found that after awhile, it read like a gigantic newspaper article, with re-hashing of stats and scores (They were 1-8-1, with 30 shotsyadayadayada). I even recognized some of the quotes from the papers. It seemed that Carpiniello wanted and tried to be honest, but since I suppose he's still working around these guys, he can't get too opinionated. For instance, he would recall an intriguing incident or. Warren Rappleyea said Over and Over and Over. As a Rangers fan, I expected at minimum an interesting read. But what I got is a poorly written piece of tripe. Talk about repetitive: In one instance the writer, Rick Carpiniello, quotes three players--back-to-back-to-back--who essentially say the same thing.This book sorely needs an editor. Long rambling quotes permeate, while there isn't nearly enough analysis. The writer also has a penchant for doing things like saying the Rangers poor play is not acceptable. He follows by quoting Theo Fluery who . Good for hockey fans, but non-fans should avoid it Author Rick Carpiniello provides an in-depth, day-by-day look at the 2000-2001 season of the NHL's New York Rangers. The team wasn't very good in the previous few years – and as history shows, this year continued that trend.The team's leading scorer, Theo Fleury, has rebounded from a terrible prior season, when he was signed as a free agent – only to leave the team mid-season to enter substance abuse rehabilitation. All-star goaltender Mike Richter returns from knee issues, only to struggl
Sather, the architect of championship clubs in Edmonton, discovers that running a team in the big city is a different story. After the New York Rangers missed the NHL playoffs for the third consecutive season in `99-2000, big changes were in the air at Madison Square Garden. From the preseason to the season`s bitter end and the important off-season dealings, Carpiniello brings hockey fans inside the locker rooms and boardrooms and onto the ice with a team struggling to regain its winning form. Key Ranger players, including goalie Mike Richter, fall victim to injury. Coach Low juggles the ever-changing roster, while captain Messier, now 40 years old, attempts to rally the troops. Constant trade rumors and turmoil sweep through the locker room. Nightmare on 33rd street is an inside look at the tumultuous New York Rangers` 2000-01 season by a seasoned observer of the hockey scene.. In trying to find the right mix of talent, players are traded or sent to the minors while others are brought to the big club in their places. In Nightmare on 33rd Street: A Long Season With The New York Rangers, veteran hockey beat writer Rick Carpiniello takes a day-by-day, game-by-game journey with a team in transition. Glen Sather was hired as team president/general manager, and he named Ron Low coach and brought back Mark Messier, the captain of the Rangers` 1995 Stanley Cup championship team