Pre-Game Talk: 2014 Training Camp (Starts 9/18)

[BlueshirtBlitz]

The season isn't lost because of Derek Stepan, jeez...

Maybe not, but any shot at the Cup likely is.

 

[haveandare]

Maybe not, but any shot at the Cup likely is.

Assuming he's hurt for the entire year based on one vague report...maybe.

 

[haveandare]

ACL or MCL for sure. If he's out, season is lost for sure. Hopefully it's a strain and best case scenario is he is ready opening night.

How on earth can you say what it is for sure? It's pretty hard to suffer a major injury like that just skating without contact.

 

[Vidic15*]

Reading the reactions by some people on Stepan's undisclosed injury makes me wonder how these people deal with their own lives. I'm guessing with lots of Prozac and Xanax.

 

[haveandare]

So, not to interrupt the chicken little party, but is there or is there not a rookie game today?

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

If its long term the rangers will go after a #1 center. My guess would be Joe Thornton.

 

[nevesis]

“@PLeonardNYDN: #NYR say Derek Stepan has a fractured fibula. No timetable”

 

[SixGoalieSystem]

If it's a fractured fibula it should hopefully not be too bad. He could be back in a month or so.

Missing camp again is a shame, though.

 

[Raspewtin]

Seth Rothman ‏@RothmanHockey 50s
You wonder if #Rangers move Kreider to center, at least while Stepan is out

Wot.

 

[cwede]

So, not to interrupt the chicken little party, but is there or is there not a rookie game today?

yes i believe the rookie game is today - at Devils? -
and then supposedly the 'group C' cuts will be made,
players returning to junior,
or reporting to hartford where players may be reporting tomorrow

 

[cwede]

If its long term the rangers will go after a #1 center. My guess would be Joe Thornton.

it would be complicated to fit is $6.75M into our $0.480M ($480,000) Cap space

 

[Mr Clutch]

Wot.

What?! I didn't even know he could play there....Also don't think I'd like the idea of that

 

[Mr Clutch]

it would be complicated to fit is $6.75M into our $0.480M ($480,000) Cap space

If we got him closer to the deadline it would only be about half but really don't think it's worth our young guys or picks to go after him

 

[SixGoalieSystem]

What?! I didn't even know he could play there....Also don't think I'd like the idea of that

He did play quite a bit of C at BC.

 

[haveandare]

Trading for thornton would be a terrible, terrible idea. With step healthy, this team will have great, great depth. Don't blow that because of an injury. People are going to get hurt eventually, it's pro hockey.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Well, Stepan didnt show up for 2 months last season either after holding out. Someone will have to step up. Maybe a silver lining here.

 

[Bluenote13]

"One man's fate is another man's fortune".

He'll recover in any event. But this is an opportunity for some other folks to step up and show what they have.

It's the perfect scenario to test this teams depth.

Yeah, I understand you are the glass is always half full guy, but really ? Perfect scenario ?

 

[Jim Morrison]

This will either turn very good or very very bad. Worst thing that could happen was an injury with no timetable, on our 1c, on an already very thin C-depth :| A trade for Thornton could mess us up bad, but I could see the move going through because of desperation.

But on the bright side, two of Lindberg, Hayes and Miller makes it. But yeah, cup? Nah.

 

[Championship*]

This will either turn very good or very very bad. Worst thing that could happen was an injury with no timetable, on our 1c, on an already very thin C-depth :| A trade for Thornton could mess us up bad, but I could see the move going through because of desperation.

But on the bright side, two of Lindberg, Hayes and Miller makes it. But yeah, cup? Nah.

Thornton isn't going anywhere anytime soon so I wouldn't worry about that.

 

[TheDirtyH]

Our strength was never our center depth, so in one way this is really extenuating our biggest weakness.

On the other side of things, I trust our other strengths to keep us above .500. Henrik has seemed raring to go, not bogged down by contract talks, Nash looks hungry, MSL, Zucc, Kredier looks like he's about to breakout. Hagelin has been flying. And our defense should be sound too.

I think this could amount to a good opportunity for younger guys to get extended looks, experience.

This isn't a team that folds under adversity.

 

[Beacon]

Reading the reactions by some people on Stepan's undisclosed injury makes me wonder how these people deal with their own lives. I'm guessing with lots of Prozac and Xanax.

Are you suggesting personal lives are more important than the Rangers? Do you even think before you write?

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

Lol season hasn't even started and we're not winning the Cup? We had a awful first quarter last year and went to the Cup. If Nash MSL Zucc kreider McD and Hank can stay healthy we'll be fine without stepan.

 

[acapps10]

Anyone know if the rookie scrimmage is being streamed at all today?

 

[haveandare]

Lol season hasn't even started and we're not winning the Cup? We had a awful first quarter last year and went to the Cup. If Nash MSL Zucc kreider McD and Hank can stay healthy we'll be fine without stepan.

Seriously. Do people not remember how the team started last year?

 

[Stepanstones*]

Fractured Fibula with surgery is 4-6 months of recovery time. He is more then likely gone for season.