GDT: #11 - 02/08/21 | islanders @ RANGERS | 7:00 - MSG, NBCSN
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Gardner McKay
RIP, Jimmy.
Come on. That is ridiculous. His numbers are what they are and the numbers state that he plays well against the Islanders. Every goaltender has those teams that they just own for whatever reason.
Dominc Roussel and the Rangers comes to mind very quickly.
Gardner McKay
RIP, Jimmy.
Bingo. It happens. And to say that Quinn would be an idiot for factoring it into his decision for the starter tonight is very strange to put it politely.
Would I like to see Sheshty start? Yes. Would I understand Quinn starting Georgiev? Yes.
And? Howden night after night is the least effective, least productive forward on this team. He is however, a favorite of the coach so no point whining. But, he will not produce and anytime he spends with Laf is going to be time without offense.
It will be very disappointing if Georgiev gets the nod over Igor. At some point Igor has to be trusted to be play and beat the Islanders. He is coming off 3 days rest after back to back wins. He deserves to be in net and should be in net.
will1066
If you score four, you better f'n win the game
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To say that he has no creativity is a little exaggerated. If you think he' the least effective, least productive, I'm not going to respond to an opinion. Agree to disagree.
Sisu4ever
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Measuring team success can be tricky, depending on goal/timeline. There has to be some kind of balance/compromise.
We could get wins, reach playoffs, by riding the vets, but kids might suffer. We could put emphasis on the kids, not having much short term success winning games, but have a well developed team in a few years.
Or it could be a balanced approach.
Not easy to be a coach, no matter if it is Quinn or any of the others. No matter what the coach does, some fans will be happy, some not so happy (hope this makes sense, I am not a hockey professor, barely casually following the sport).
We could get wins, reach playoffs, by riding the vets, but kids might suffer. We could put emphasis on the kids, not having much short term success winning games, but have a well developed team in a few years.
Or it could be a balanced approach.
Not easy to be a coach, no matter if it is Quinn or any of the others. No matter what the coach does, some fans will be happy, some not so happy (hope this makes sense, I am not a hockey professor, barely casually following the sport).
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Quinn does not make goalie decisions in a vacuum. I am quite confident that Benoit Allaire has at least a 51% vote on goalies. In Allaire we trust!.
MetalJaws
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I can't tell if you're messing with me or not. Howden has 2 Goals and 4 Assists in his last 25 NHL Games. He's also statistically the worst Ranger on the team this year offensively. You can even count the D-men. I'm pretty sure that's 13th forward type stats. Every once in a while a 4th liner will do something of that caliber. Its just like, once a month. He also gets good ice time and plays with gifted players and still can't manage anything offensively. If he were on a break away, he'd throw it in the corner and change.
Not because he believes that Georgiev has as much a chance to be the future goalie of this team as Shesterkin.
Complaining about Howden's play this year seems a bit short sighted. In his role, he has been fine. More than fine.
will1066
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I'm not messing with you. I referenced the video to show that he does have some creativity. Personally, I've been ok with his play. I don't think he'll be beyond a bottom-six center. But, actually, he did have a breakaway, in the last game, on which he was stopped by Vanacek.
He plays every night, has for a couple of years. What does he do well? I just don't see it. And i haven't seen anyone articulate on this board what it is that gets him into the lineup every night.
we were told their goaltending was fine lol.
Will be nice to see them miss the playoffs again while literally having two of the best players in the league on their team.
They would first need to be sure that there is a competent replacement for him in-house.
I think unfortunately he's being called upon once again to play in a role he's not suited for. To me he's looking like a 4th liner, not a guy who can center a line that is expected to provide offense. If he can play in straight lines, work the boards, and not have to be creative and help setup his linemates, then he's fine. If he's being tasked with keeping up with offensive players then he will struggle.
With Chytil out he's basically playing out of position.
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