The defense is constantly out of position

Kiprusoff is known for being the one to make spectacular save after spectacular save. Both teams could have scored 5-6 beautiful goals, but in the end Miller was standing tall.The Sabres are playing well, and Miller is playing even better. If the trend continues, the Sabres will be strong contenders come playoff time, and Miller could easily be holding the Vezina, and the Conn Smythe come awards night.. Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi over at FoxSports are reporting that numerous teams have been discussing Angel Pagan to be their potential starting center fielder.Outside of the Kansas City Royals, it is not yet clear who exactly is pursuing the 28-year-old outfielder although the article suggests that the Brewers, Rangers and Cubs could all have some interest.Last season in 88 games, Pagan hit .306 with six home runs and 32 RBI with an OBP of .350.The question is should the Mets consider trading him if there a solid offer is madePersonally, I’m torn on this subject. As a matter of fact, the 88 games he appeared in this year were a career high.Additionally, he made some questionable blunders last year on the base paths as well.Still, this is a guy who is signed very cheaply and hit over .300 last season. To me he’s a guy that would fit the role of fourth outfielder perfectly and can come in off the bench and hit, if needed.What do you Mets fans out there think Am I overvaluing Pagan Should Omar try move him.

The Rangers are in a freefall and it looks like the only thing that can stop them is the break in the schedule. Now for their weaknesses:Henrik Lundqvist is having a subpar year. The defense is porous in front of him but he still lets in far too many goals that should be stopped. Hopefully hes just in a slump.The defense is too soft.The defense has too many breakdowns.The defense is constantly out of position.The defense lets too many opposition forwards stand alone, untouched in front of the net.The defense chases the puck around in their own zone leaving opposition players wide open.The defense cant stop anybody from scoring touchdowns in the red zone oops, sorry, getting the Giants freefall mixed up with the Rangers.The whole team is too soft, getting pushed around like a bunch of ragdolls.Dave Maloney should be the TV color man instead of Joe Micheletti.Nobody can score a goal except for Gaborik.The team doesnt have any defensive-minded forwards.The team doesnt have any offensive-minded forwards.The power play has stopped scoring goals.The penalty kill has started giving up too many goals.The effort comes and goes. Theyre consistently outworked by the other team, slow to the puck, slow to forecheck and slow to backcheck.John Tortorellas attacking, defense-is-an-afterthought style of play may not fit this team. Theyre thinking offense first, yet still cant put the puck in the net And it all leads to bad defensive zone coverage. If a coach is supposed to get the best out of his players and put them in a position to succeed, Tortorellas not doing it.Their salary-capped-out situation has forced the roster to be constructed with a mix of young, still-learning guys (especially on defense), disastrous contracts (Michal Rozsival, Wade Redden, Chris Drury, et al.), offensively challenged forwards, one scoring threat and Donald Brashear.Im sure Im missing a few things here and there.

Their defensemen are scoring, so I guess thats a positive, and theyve been sticking up for each other now and then lately. Right now the Rangers are a bad offensive team, a bad defensive team, with bad special teams and bad goaltending. And sudden career-ending illnesses to Rozsival, Redden, Brashear and well throw Glen Sather in there, too, for good measure. This article is also featured on Sports Radio NY. The Los Angeles Lakers won and found themselves in familiar territory: on top of the NBA.