Rangers Rumors Are Flying, GMs Are Thinking And Fans Are Talking

Here's what a cross-section of a dozen assorted hockey people are saying about the Rangers:

1. "Rangers prospect Gabe Perreault is very much a Martin St. Louis clone. The things he can do with a puck are pure magic. If he isn't a Ranger next season, something is very wrong with the world." Veteran Scout, Jess Rubenstein.

2. "Fire Chris Drury, Peter Laviolette and Phil Housley." Longtime Rangers Fan, hospital worker, Jessica Cassino from Staten Island.

3. "Something definitely is going on with the Rangers and their coach. The disconnect seems obvious. They come out flat at home; and it happens all the time. I have never understood this – and still don't." Veteran hockey reporter, author, who requests anonymity.

4. "My favorite player is Will Cuylle. The Rangers need five more Will Cuylles. "Manhattan vacuum cleaner store owner Mark Linde.

5. "I would trade Igor Shesterkin while I could get high value for him instead of a compensation Draft pick." The Old Scout, former tv analyst.

6. "Is Igor Shesterkin too predictable? Are shooters anticipating him dropping into the 'Butterfly' and shooting top corners?" "Guardians Of The Goal," Author George Grimm, Suffern, N.Y.

7. "Will a Stanley Cup Cement Chris Kreider as a 'Top 3 Ranger All-Time?' If they win the Cup and Kreider is a major factor, I believe that it would." Solon Mihas, college student, Long Island.

8. "Without a Number One center, the Rangers are a paper tiger." longtime fan Bernard Rhode, Long Island.

9. "Rod Gilbert was my role model. He was fast, flashy and had a booming slapshot. I wore Number seven because of him." Veteran fan Andrew Meier, Newburgh, N.Y.

10. "The fact that Matt Rempe holds down a roster spot in the best league in the world is an embarrassment to the game." Hockey News columnist Ken Campbell.

11. "Not many people know that Rangers president Bill Jennings was friendly with the Islanders first owner Roy Boe. There also were other ties between the rival franchises leading up to the Isles' first season. The Nassaumen's first two head coaches, Phil Goyette and Earl Ingarfield, were former Rangers forwards." Greg Prato, author of "Hapless Islanders – The Story Behind The Islanders Infamous 1972-73 Season."

12. "The Rangers defense is horrible. They couldn't get a beach ball out of their zone if their lives depended on it." My hockey-playing Rangers fan grandson, 18-year-old Ariel Fischler, Hershey, Pa.