Thursday, December 14, 2006

Leetch conspiracy


Ok I am not going to continue and beat this to death, but I need to get this off my chest. I have a gut feeling that the Rangers will see Leetch soon and I will tell you why:

- In September, hockey insiders "The Code" and "Eklund" reported that Leetch agreed to a one year deal with the Rangers for 1.5+. Nothing came of it. However, what if that deal was a commitment for half a year?
- Sather Interview: On a random day on MSG, John Giannone led an episode of MSG Sportsdesk. During the height of the Mets run and NY Football in full swing, what was the focus of the episode? Sather's thoughts on Brian Leetch. Why? It was not an announcement nor was it any sort of news. Essentially, Sather kissed Leetch's ass. Why? That was his apology to Leetch for the trade.
- Dellapina article: In the "Blueshirt Bulletin" in September(?) Dellapina wrote a feature on what happened with Leetch. Messier mended the fences between Leetch and Sather over the summer and Leetch decided it was the Rangers or retirement. Sounds pretty definitive.
- Other teams inquiries: Ottawa, Philadelphia, Toronto, and Edmonton all put in inquiries to the Leetch camp. What was their response: We called and nothing came of it. Hmm...for a guy that is "weighing" his options, it sounds like there is something in place.
- Retirement: If retirement were a serious consideration, he would have done it already, and Sather would have made a move to upgrade the Ranger defense. Why else would you keep Ozolinsh around willingly?
- Leetch profile: Tonight (Thursday) MSG is running a biography of Brian Leetch. Why? Sure it is a series, but Leetch first when he hasn't made up his mind? Sounds kind of interesting.
- Ortmeyer and Pock: Sending them to Hartford indicates a move must be coming because you have too many players on the roster if they were both to come up. And why would Pock accept the conditioning stint now and not last week? Three games of not playing makes a difference? OR Ozolinsh is waived, Rachunek is demoted to Hartford and Pock and Ortmeyer are called up and Leetch is signed.
- Schedule: How good of a marketing scheme would this be: Leetch returns against a sold out MSG against rival Devils on a Sunday and Islanders on a Tuesday?

Maybe it is some wishful thinking, but all in all this might just be the equation for his return. Thoughts?

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