GDT: #1 - 01/14/21 | islanders @ RANGERS | 7:00 - MSG, NHLN

[GoAwayPanarin]

Kreider has been invisible.

Really?

He forced at least 3 turnovers from Pelech which led to sustained offensive zone time.

 

[Raspewtin]

Miller looked less nervous by the end of the period

Everything possible went wrong thus far but I'm not mad. Let's clean it up.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Gauthier demoted already. Quinn despises him.

not as much as i despise quinn

 

[mike14]

Pretty ugly.
We look very slow, there's almost no playing on 'instinct'.

Laf looked pretty good in his first period

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Gauthier demoted already. Quinn despises him.

Who’s in his spot

 

[Doctyl]

Me and my dad watching that period

Which one is your dad?

 

[Cynical TyranT]

Rangers look SLOW af. Shesterkin inherited Lundqvist's glove........

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

who tf is rooney

gonna take me 5 games to realize he's not jesper fast

 

[NYR]

That was not even minor league worthy

 

[Maliks PlusMinus]

That was rough. The new D pairs had a baaaad time of it. Just 20 minutes, though...

 

[Harbour Dog]

I think we should give him a couple games before judging his play But yeah bad pass

Yeah for sure, he could adjust quickly, and there are probably some major nerves.

He's gotta step it up a long ways from here though. As do a bunch of guys, but most of them have a history that shows they CAN do it.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I'm ready to fire Quinn after that first. I've never seen a team look worse in a period. They looked like they were not ready at all and never played hockey before.

That was like the bubble but worse . Awful coach.

 

[Fitzy]

If there's a silver lining here it's that I never feel like a team with this much offensive talent is out of a game.

We knew the team was gonna suck defensively.

 

[mcsauer2738]

Man im reallllyyyy trying to get back into hockey. I was a hardcore NHL fan until about 2014, the league is such a shell of itself its hard to recognize. How are you down 3-0 vs the isles in the 1st period and no one even tries to mix it up? No bone crushing hits on the forecheck, no face washes around the net after the play, no pushing, no shoving, never mind dropping the gloves. Tough sport man, headed in the wrong direction

 

[AIexisLafreniereNYR]

Laffy was our best forward. But man Miller looked bad in that first period. Really tough situation he’s in

 

[duhmetreE]

This is a young and emotional team. We will have high highs, and low lows.

Problem for me is, the oldest player on the team COMPLETELY DEFLATES the team with his penalty. Fishsticks get some puck luck and then all the kids go into a dark place.

P.S.- it's evident we do not have a Captain/Leader. Our coaching is bad and we are never prepared to start a game

P.P.S. At least Staal didn't take penalties

 

[NYR Viper]

Not exactly surprising. This team is so young. It’s going to take some time to gel and get going. This is a veteran Islanders team schooled in a defensive scheme. It’s a good test

 

[East Coast Bias]

Watching a back pass float to Jack Johnson is like watching a loose dog run across the street

 

[offdacrossbar]

ok so now the piles apply the strangle trap 2 more periods of dump and chase, grab and obstruct and clog it up.

just like the old devils teams

when will david quinn be shown the door ? thats when this franchise will be ready to take the next step.

 

[Doctyl]

Miller looked less nervous by the end of the period

Everything possible went wrong thus far but I'm not mad. Let's clean it up.

at least laf doesnt look like Kakko

 

[Killem Dafoe]

OK, the webs are off. Let's come out to play in the 2nd.

 

[Algernop Kreider]

I love our first line.

 

[mrmovies779]

Johnson has made me miss Staal...i didnt even think that was possible...

 

[NYR]

K'Andre looked good there on the wheel around, skating the puck up ice and out of danger. Baby steps

As expected.. He's not ready

 

[Raspewtin]

Quinn's PK choices are just......odd

He throws the entire roster on the PK except Chytil and Lemieux. The latter of is actually a really good PK'er. Way better than Strome or Howden at least.

 

[haveandare]

Can’t say I missed reading comments when the team is down.

Bad, bad start. Got a little life after the good PKs. They have the firepower to get back in this still.