Nothing But Questions...

The Rangers lost their third straight preseason game to the Red Wings tonight 4-3 in Detroit. Through 3 pre-season games nothing but questions surround this team. Has Glen Sather done enough? When will Brandon Dubinsky be back or will he? Is Marian Gaborik going to be seen soon? Can Wade Redden and Michal Rozsival rebound from horrendous years?

Good news... Redden had an assist on the Ranger's first goal tonight. That goal was scored by Artem Anisimov who needed to show something after a less than stellar first game against the Bruins. Enver Lisin continued his strong play with a goal. Henrik Lundqvist had another solid period and a half turning away 14 of 14 shots. And Marian Gaborik made the trip with the team and may suit up tomorrow in Boston.

Bad news... Redden still led the team with Rozsival at -2 despite being on the ice for the first Ranger goal. These two are supposed to be the elder statesmen of the Rangers defensive core and so far through 2 games they don't even deserve to make the team. Obviously neither are going anywhere which could make for a very long... very frustrating season for a Ranger fan. Anyone would rather see Michael del Zotto in Redden's role and deal with whatever mistakes he makes. At least he's young and has an upside... Redden is neither.

According to Larry Brooks of the NY Post, Brandon Dubinsky and his agent have lowered their demands and are now looking for $1.1 a year. That means he should be in camp right now, he's more than earned that amount. It also means Glen Sather hasn't and isn't doing enough. He's already wasted $3 million per on Tyler Arnason, Aaron Voros, and Patrick Rissmiller, 3 players who have no right making this team. Not signing Dubinsky for that amount would be completely incompetent.