Thursday, May 1, 2008

Gillies Thinks Rangers Can Do It

Barbara Barker at Newsday says that former Islander Clark Gillies thinks the Rangers can come back from this 0-3 hole...

I woke up Wednesday morning wondering if there was any sane person out there not named Tom Renney who believes it is possible for the Rangers to come back from an 0-3 deficit.

By 10 a.m., I had found one: A former Islander, of all people."It can be done," said Hall of Famer Clark Gillies.

"They are in a tough position. Having to win four in a row is tough in any sport. But I've seen it happen."...

...The way Rangers coach Renney defiantly insisted that his team could win the series caused Gillies to recall the talk that Islanders coach Al Arbour gave his team after they had fallen behind, 0-3, to the Penguins. During a practice, Arbour gathered the team by the net.

...I know Gillies was an Islander, but he's been on a team that's done it so hopefully he sees something in our team that's similar to the '75 Islander team.

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