NY 500 XII

NY 500 #12
Good weekend for New York sports as it has been for every weekend lately. The Rangers continue to score goals and have continued to lead the NHL in goals per game with 4.6 and also are 11th in the league in penalty killing. The Rangers continued their winning streak win two wins over the weekend, extending the streak to five straight. The Rangers beat the Bruins and Jets over the weekend, both by the score of 5-2. The success of the Rangers as an offensive machine is very small and extremely early in an 82 game season. The Islanders lost in a shoot-out against Edmonton over the weekend 4-3. The Islanders haven’t had that great of a season so far, but like I just said it’s extremely early in the year. The Islanders are 12th in the league in scoring (2.4 per) and on a three game losing streak, the last two via a loss in a shoot-out. The Islanders play Vancouver tonight and the Rangers play next on Tuesday against, guess who, Vancouver.

The Jets and Giants had different types of days’ yesterday following their 1PM EST kick-offs. The Giants stay in the division with a needed home win against the rival Eagles and the Jets now second guess everything they have done over the past two seasons with the heart breaking loss to the Dolphins. The message after a loss from the players after a loss, has been you need face adversity straight on. The coach Todd Bowles will get a ton of heat today and throughout the week after the loss, even though he doesn’t deserve much. The blame will fall on Bowles because of the Quarterback issues that have arisen in Gotham once again. Ryan Fitzpatrick might not play again this season following a knee injury he suffered late in the third quarter. He did play again in the game, but this injury might usher in the Bryce Petty era that Jet fans have been pleading for. The season might be over for 2016 after falling to 3-6. The audition for the lottery pick for Jets starts now, and the question of “do the Jets draft a QB?” arises with it. The Jets need an edge rushing backer, offensive line help, and depth at Wide receiver. The team from there on is a good team that is under performing. Don’t fire Bowles for this season please.

The Knicks and Nets had the same type of weekend that the Giants and Jets had respectively. The Nets lost on Friday night to the Hornets thanks to Kemba Walker going for 30. The Knicks had a decent but confusing weekend, because early on in this season, the team is extremely inconsistent. The Knicks looked good in a home win against the Bulls where Kristaps Porzingis scored 28 points. The loss to the Jazz is confusing, because Utah is not a good team.
Sources:(espn.com, nfl.com)

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