What a Night; Emails...

A week ago, I never thought there'd be a day when Aaron Voros and Christopher Higgins both score in Rangers uniforms.

Well, here it is. That Voros goal was very nice, but the thing that was excellent was the Brian Boyle pass - through traffic, an excellent pass for a primary assist.

Not much I can add here that you won't find elsewhere, but it's huge when 8 different Rangers can find the net - and none of them have the initials MG.

I've been saying all along that the Rangers need offense besides Marian Gaborik, and that the Rangers need to hit the other team and stand up for themselves.

Tonight, they did that. If the players that don't score often - Callahan, Dubinsky, Drury, Lisin, Anisimov, Avery, Higgins ... ... ... - can find ways to score, this team can be be a playoff team. If they go back to only having Gaborik and Vinny Prospal scoring, it will be a long offseason.

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Two emails in my inbox today from a site I used to write on. And I stopped, because it was ridiculous.

1) Should the Rangers trade for Vinny Lecavalier?

2) Should the Rangers buy-out Ales Kotalik?

No, they should not trade for Lecavalier. He is a decent player this year and was alright last year. What about in 8 years from now when he's 38, has millions of dollars in the bank, a Stanley Cup ring already, and couldn't care less about playing?

And buying out Kotalik? Scratch a man 3 straight games and this crap gets written. Do people really not have any other ideas in their heads?

There are at least 5 guys ahead of Kotalik in the Buy-Out Department, not the least of whom would be Vinny Lecavalier if they traded for him. Plus, if they buy out his contract, who would shoot the puck for the next 2 and a half seasons? Michal "Miss the Net" Rozsival? Wade "Pass First, Defense Later" Redden?

C'mon. Have something original to write... or work for the Jay Leno Show.