GDT: #11 - 10/28/18 | RANGERS @ kings | 3:30 - MSG

[smoneil]

I guess agree to disagree. I just don't believe in jump starting someone by putting them on the 4th line. In fact, I'd argue it's the complete opposite. If he wanted to jump start him, why not put him with the best players on the team?

Because he's a teenager who seems a little out of his depth. They tried putting him with top players. They tried putting him on the wing. He's getting inside of his own head. This is a "take off the pressure" kind of move. The other three lines have the pressure to score. It gives him a low stakes game or two in the hope that he can stop thinking the game so much and get back to some of the instincts that make him one of the team's top prospects. If this doesn't work, I wouldn't be surprised to see him sent down. It's not good for a young player to routinely fail to live up to the pressure. It can get in his head, and that's the last thing we need.

 

[Kakko]

Why is this team constantly dumping before crossing the redline...
I know refs are generally pretty lenient with it, but we're being way too loose with it.

 

[effen]

man Tony D is small. yikes

 

[Rempe73]

Seeing DeAngelo play makes my day

 

[Rempe73]

Chytil wtf man

 

[aufheben]

DeAngelo is doomed. No margin for error, where other players have leeway.

 

[effen]

DeAngelo is doomed. No margin for error, where other players have leeway.

wut
why

 

[duhmetreE]

this team's stickhandling is bad..

 

[DanielBrassard]

Chytil wtf man

Happens all the time.

 

[Rempe73]

DeAngelo is doomed. No margin for error, where other players have leeway.

Yupp. Which puts pressure on him. Which causes him to play tense. Which results in poor play a lot of the time.

Step 1: Play him.
Step 2: Let him be free and let him make mistakes without worrying about being benched or scratched (which is what Quinn was brought in to do smh).
Step 3: Watch him blossom (hopefully).

 

[Ori]

Yes I feel bad about Henrik, because he has been very good this season.

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

Because he's a teenager who seems a little out of his depth. They tried putting him with top players. They tried putting him on the wing. He's getting inside of his own head. This is a "take off the pressure" kind of move. The other three lines have the pressure to score. It gives him a low stakes game or two in the hope that he can stop thinking the game so much and get back to some of the instincts that make him one of the team's top prospects. If this doesn't work, I wouldn't be surprised to see him sent down. It's not good for a young player to routinely fail to live up to the pressure. It can get in his head, and that's the last thing we need.

I also completely disagree with the assessment that he has 'failed.' Points are not everything and he hasn't been awful just because he isn't scoring.

Moreover, when has he centered our top wingers? I don't recall that ever happening.

I think Howden has been significantly less impactful then him over the last handful of games.

 

[effen]

DeAngelo has had literally 2 shifts. what are you guys talking about :|

 

[Nickmo82]

Will the Rangers win a face-off? Will the Rangers string two passes together? Stay tuned to find out!

 

[duhmetreE]

I dont understand the support for the puck, to get out of the zone.. there's never any help and the puck carrier is left on an island

 

[Ori]

Kevin S. shot it some O pressure!

 

[NewLife]

A little late but ADA IS PLAYING. That's cool. Kinda doesn't want this to be a tank trip anymore.

 

[Rempe73]

Nice play by Tony.

 

[Raspewtin]

brady skjei blows

 

[duhmetreE]

ZuCcArElLo dOeSnT hUsTlE

 

[effen]

zucc with a really nice backcheck

only guy who's playing today so far

 

[duhmetreE]

These new lines are fire

 

[Ori]

woah, Henrik with a huge double save!

 

[Nickmo82]

This is fun to watch*.







*... if you're a Kings fan.

 

[effen]

ironically this seems like a hard matchup

Kings play the same style, are just as slow, but have played it for a decade AND are a lot bigger.