Post-Game Talk: #1 - 10/3/19 | jets @ RANGERS

[Inferno]

Trouba really stood out today... Other than that I'm not sure anyone had a really great game... Stat wise you can point to panarin and Mika but even they were up and down, pinned for large swaths of the game.

Our high danger shooting percentage was like 90% tonight....helleybuck was horrible.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Really fun game. Love the night from Trouba.

Overall the good news is I expect them to get better from here. Some real rough stretches.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Eh, there was a lot of open net there. Put me down as someone who wasn’t terribly impressed with Lundqvist tonight.

The monster performance by Zibanejad and Trouba allows us to smile about a performance that otherwise would not be earning praise.

A lot of open net where?

 

[CasusBelli]

Really entertaining game. Looking forward to more of the same!

 

[Edge]

A lot of open net where?

Not being flippant, but I’m not really sure how to answer that question. My comment is pretty self-explanatory.

In his positioning?

 

[thethirdhockeyman91]

Ottawa and Edmonton next,
Both very winnable games!!

 

[NYR]

Howden with the garbage goal winner. Isn't that the kind of player he's projected to be?

Yes..That works

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Not being flippant, but I’m not really sure how to answer that question. My comment is pretty self-explanatory.

In his positioning?

Are you referring a particular goal or just in general all game?

 

[aufheben]

Eh, there was a lot of open net there. Put me down as someone who wasn’t terribly impressed with Lundqvist tonight.

The monster performance by Zibanejad and Trouba allows us to smile about a performance that otherwise would not be earning praise.

Yeah no one should be fooled into thinking there aren't going to be many rough nights this year. They got absolutely plastered on shot attempts lol.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Wake me when he gets to Prospal level.

Every now and then I sit here and wish the Rangers would do whatever they can to get Prospal out of Columbus' front office and into theirs just to maybe see a shot of him celebrating in the press box

 

[eco's bones]

Winnipeg had us pinned a lot. It seemed like Scheifele, Wheeler and Ehlers were on the ice every other shift.

Henrik gave up a couple softies but still had a really good game. They were in on him a lot.

Our defense was shaky most of the night but they put up a shitload of points.

Zibanejad and Trouba were both awesome. Panarin is super slick and Kakko had a nice game though it would be nice if he had a better center than Strome. I thought Kreider had a really good game too.

I liked Howden getting the game winner. He's taken too much shit. It's also pretty funny that Staal got the first goal of the year.

 

[BBKers]

Winnipeg has Gargantuan sized players (and Buff is sitting out). They looked good up front but backend was questionable at best. We got lucky to get two points here. Our D struggling with the puck all the time. Ruff needs a change of scenery

 

[Inferno]

Ottawa and Edmonton next,
Both very winnable games!!

Very true. Good schedule to start.

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

Why does Hajek get his ass kicked so much? I feel like I've never seen a player who takes so many hits

 

[will1066]

Trouba, Zib, and Panarin were really strong with a great game and the team looks competitive compared to last season with new addition with Trouba & Fox, and Panarin.

Not sure I see the correlation

 

[nyr2k2]

I have no idea what the stats say..but staal and DeAngelo were scary bad today...both of them.

You are 100% correct, IMO. By CF Rel%, DeAngelo was far and away the best defenseman we had (excluding Smith who doesn't count). I believe Skjei was only better than Fox. xGF% Rel they were third and fourth.

 

[Fugazy]

Zibanejad with a ho hum 4 point performance on opening night.

 

[bl02]

Fun to watch a Dman who hits/is physical, is decent in his own zone and can put up points if necessary. Trouba looked really good.

 

[Inferno]

I still don't like the lines... I'd definitely split up panarin and zibenajad.

Kreider zibenajad kakko.

Panarin lias buchnevich

That's how I'd roll.

 

[CommaSynapse]

Extremely entertaining game, but not a good look for a bunch of players. They'd make a lot of rough plays, and then they'd do something that you would think would be them getting going, but then they'd fall back down.

Trouba and Zibanejad both looked very good, but the offense was getting pinned very often by a Winnipeg team that is lacking a lot.

But it's game 1, and a lot of these kids are young. Getting 450 for Hank and a good game from Trouba was good enough for me.

 

[bl02]

Was surprised to see ADA get burnt 2-3 times this game ending up in very good scoring chances and a goal. Hopefully it was just his timing and not lack of effort or speed

 

[will1066]

Why does Hajek get his ass kicked so much? I feel like I've never seen a player who takes so many hits

He needs to learn how to avoid hits. Experienced players turn away or duck or do something to at least protect himself after dishing off the puck.

 

[Good Intentions]

The success of this team from a win/loss perspective is going to be on the shoulders like 5-6 players every night, I'm fine with that but I hope some more guys can push themselves into that conversation by the end of the season

I mean...how is that different from the majority of teams? Yes, of course 5-6 guys shoulder the bulk.

 

[Whoot Whoot]

Zibby and Ehlers were the two best players on the ice.

Don't get how people are blaming Hank for that deflection goal.

 

[Edge]

Are you referring a particular goal or just in general all game?

In general.

I think it made things more challenging for him than it needed to be and didn’t do him any favors on the Wheeler goal.