Post-Game Talk: #2 - 01/16/21 | islanders @ RANGERS

[Mikos87]

Trouba played like a $8M defenseman. Good to see him take some bombs from the point. That cannon's an asset, use it well. Think having two different looks on the PP is a competitive advantage. Hope they keep it up.

Even the mid-game adjustment to swap the LH-RH shot from Buch to Strome paid off. Line matches, getting the Chytil unit out after sheltering them a bit. This was a much better coached game.

 

[Machinehead]

Kakko having an amazing night makes me feel a lot better about the thing I was complaining about yesterday

 

[Leonardo87]

Obviously Tony will be back next game, but I’d leave Fox on the top PP unit, it’s his job to lose it, imo.

 

[Sayba]

I voted for Lindgren just for getting his ass kicked for the cause

He has so much heart, always willing to take or give a hit, stands up for himself and protects the front of the net. He plays beyond his talent.

 

[Kords]

Panarin with two goal and he is clearly still shaking off the rust. Scary how good he is.

 

[Machinehead]

This is why i dislike basing everything on analytics

Because Kakko was good? That's a weird hill to be sad about.

 

[Cmox]

He did the total recall celly

 

[NYRangers0723]

End of last season he was amazing

. I liked what I saw. We will see how it goes

 

[NYR94]

And to think the Rangers would be Buch-less if Edmonton had accepted that trade.

 

[Rempe73]

Obviously Tony will be back next game, but I’d leave Fox on the top PP unit, it’s his job to lose it, imo.

Nope. Fox is amazing at everything, but Tony is the most dangerous power play QB in the NHL.

 

[Fvital92]

I think that was the first time I’ve ever heard Buch give an interview in English.....

And he did make fun of Sorokin, right?

 

[TominNC]

Trouba played like a $8M defenseman. Good to see him take some bombs from the point. That cannon's an asset, use it well. Think having two different looks on the PP is a competitive advantage. Hope they keep it up.

Even the mid-game adjustment to swap the LH-RH shot from Buch to Strome paid off. Line matches, getting the Chytil unit out after sheltering them a bit. This was a much better coached game.

First time in how long that he's been paired with a good defenseman?

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I was thinking about it during the game, it’s quite impressive Gorton turned a rental Rick Nash into 3 NHL players

Even though Strome is blah at this point

 

[NYRangers0723]

The individual analytics came in. Kreider and Zibanejad were our worst players so I'm chalking that up to whatever.

You know who led the team in xGF%?

Kaapo Kakko

Honestly I thought everyone looked good besides Strome

 

[Lion Hound]

“Every action has an equal and opposite reaction”

Rangers were just testing Sir Isaac Newton’s third law this evening.

 

[Rempe73]

The individual analytics came in. Kreider and Zibanejad were our worst players so I'm chalking that up to whatever.

You know who led the team in xGF%?

Kaapo Kakko

WHAT. THE.

 

[egelband]

I love Fox.

I should have voted for him. Dang. But really, so many guys were good. I gave Smith some love. He is the perfect bottom pair D aside from the penalties. Miller was good too. He’s showing flashes. And he’s not trying to do too much. He’s playing safe. He’s like a smart version of Brady Skjei.

 

[Machinehead]

He has so much heart, always willing to take or give a hit, stands up for himself and protects the front of the net. He plays beyond his talent.

He's Girardi with (so far) good analytics.

Sign me up.

 

[Killem Dafoe]

I would keep Laf on that line with Bread and replace Strome with Chytil. But I would make a shit coach, so I dunno.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Lindgren is incredible, I dont think his style will be able to hold up over time, but he is an animal. He will do all the dirty work and plays a smart game. This guy puts it all out there every game.

one to one comparisons are utterly useless, but i'll throw one out for fun....left handed mike sauer?

make sure that chinstrap is buckled ryan....

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I will say, Miller looked night and day more comfortable out there. Not surprising of course.

I questioned if he was ready after game 1, he looked the part tonight.

Just wait until he gets more experience under his belt.

His problems are really more geared towards trying to do too much which we've seen in both of these games, but he also stepped up in the NZ and intercepted a pass which none of our other D would have done.

I cannot wait to see the player he is when hes 23-24.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Lindgren is incredible, I dont think his style will be able to hold up over time, but he is an animal. He will do all the dirty work and plays a smart game. This guy puts it all out there every game.

He's like Sauer redux

 

[NYRangers0723]

Kakko having an amazing night makes me feel a lot better about the thing I was complaining about yesterday

I still don’t understand why so many were freaking out about Kakko. He hit the NHL at 18 and honestly wasn’t out in the best situation as far as linens red and also was getting used to the NHL. I thought he looked good in the Carolina series and Game 1 I did t think he looked bad either. I think fans gotta be patient with him, Laf, and miller. They are all kids learning the ropes

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I would swap Chytil with a Strome but that third line was very solid tonight

If Panarin gets going I assume Strome will be able to leech off him so maybe keep things as is for now

 

[Machinehead]

Honestly I thought everyone looked good besides Strome

I agree. If you look at the old eye test, I think he made the most mistakes.

I thought Kreider was quiet but not actively bad and Zibanejad had a nice assist. You can have a bad night with analytics over one game without doing anything wrong.

Also, we destroyed them. Even if everyone's good, somebody has to be at the bottom. To that same point, Kakko sitting at the top of a pile of gold is good.