Phrases...

I am one Ranger fan who really likes Joe Micheletti's color commentary. He's no John Davidson, but he knows his stuff, loves the game, doesn't play favorites, and is generally interesting enough to hold my attention even during a Devil's game.

And of course, I love Sam Rosen. I think he's one of the best announcers in the game, and I hate when we get John Giannone or some other guy because Sam is doing a football game.

That said, here are a bunch of phrases I'm sure Ranger fans will be sick of come February...

SAM: Mara SHOOTS! And it's wide.

JOE: Redden was caught pinching on that play, which leads to the Penguins' scoring chance here.

SAM: Parise, gets around Kalinin, and SCORES! The Devils take a 2-1 lead.

JOE: What happened here was Zherdev just trying to do too much with the puck and he winds up giving it away.

SAM: SAVE BY LUNDQVIST! And another! Another save! An outstanding performance by Henrik Lundqvist!

JOE: Colton Orr has really been working on his skating and play with the puck. No goals yet, but his skating is much crisper.

SAM: Chance for Drury up front! And he fans on the shot.

JOE: Naslund almost stuffs the puck in the net, but Biron closes the hole and we have a faceoff.

SAM: It's a power play goal! How about that, Brandon Dubinsky with a great wrist shot.

JOE: Rozsival with the shot, and he misses the net. You notice Michal Rozsival shooting a lot more now that he doesn't have Jaromir Jagr to rely on. 

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And in case you missed my 08-09 predictions, the Dallas Stars will win the Stanley Cup this year.