Holy ****!!!

I described the acquisition of Ryane Clowe as a curious move yesterday.  Now the only question to be curious about is how did the Ranger Scouts know he was ready to be his old power forwardy, goal scoring self again?  Well, he delivered a big forecheck on the opening shift of the night, and then he scored twice and added an assist as he and the new guys, kicked the living crap out of the Penguins tonight.   Seriously.  Brassard looked amazing, scoring a goal and assisting on three others.   John Moore scored a goal.   And something about the new guys woke up Brian Boyle who had  goal and 3 assists himself.   Ryan McDonagh had the other goal as the Rangers scored 6 goals for the first time this year.  Holy crap.

Clowe was a beast, and our scouts must have seen it was still there.   Brassard was amazing and the Ranger pursuit of him over the past few years showed that our scouts had always believed.  And John Moore was having an excellent defensive game before the wound up and one timed the his first goal in over two years.    Clowe was named first start, Brassard was second star, and Brad Richards who had two assists (and may have the Boyle goal given back to him later) got the third star.   What a win.

So perhaps there was method to their Tuesday madness, and their Wednesday move has already paid dividends.    The questions now are when will Clowe sign his extension?  And how are the Rangers going to find a first and/or second rounder for this year's draft?   They may have to trade their 14 pick.  Then in 14 trade their 15 pick, and on and on.   What a night!