HANGIN' TEN

A cynic would suggest that just the rumor of Sean Avery’s potential return to the Broadway Blueshirts turned the Rangers to mental mush.

How else to explain the lapidation, capitulation and humiliation at AAC last night.

That was a 10-2 public flogging of record proportions. Not since the early 90s had the Stars scored that many goals or the Rangers surrendered that many.

The goal horn was on more than it was off in the 3rd period. (6 Stars goals on just 9 shots)

PA announcer Bill Oellerman’s stentorian voice is hoarse this morning.

The goal light bulb will have to be replaced at the north end of the arena prior to Sunday’s meeting with the Predators.

Goalie Steve Valiquette will no doubt seek counseling and may send in a written request that the league measure the nets at American Airlines Center.

Coach Tom Renney, who put his charges through one of those “punishment” practices, had the tables turned on him by his players. Now he knows how those mules feel when they have to stand in a field in a hail storm and just take it.

Would re-acquiring Swaggerin’ Sean improve em’ or implode them?

G.M. Glen Sather is surely pondering that today while the team that currently owns his rights basks in the ass-kicking that improved their record to 18-8-3 since sending Sean a steppin’.

Ascension by subtraction is on display in Big D. Would the “rehabilitated” addition be a subtraction in the Big Apple?

Hmmmmmm...