Post-Game Talk: #3 - 10/07/18 | RANGERS @ hurricanes | 5:00 - MSG

[Bob Richards]

LOL. He didnt say *****, he said shinny.

Valiquette's from Canada. Shinny is a common Canuck slang for a loose game of pick-up hockey.

Makes a lot more sense.

My American brain is full of aggression and expletives so I assume the worst in every capacity.

 

[chosen]

If you score 2 goals and fail to pot others, It's not a negative. If you keep putting yourself in a spot to succeed more often than any of your teammates, the problem isn't you.

 

[777]

Was Shattenkirk hurt? Only 7:30 of icetime

 

[mrmovies779]

We need to trade for a defensively responsible forward like Oscar Lindberg.

Yeah...a move like that will really put us over the hump.

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

I think we have more questions now than we had at the end of last season.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

I could never figure out the lines, they changed almost every shift. It was chaos out there, how can you expect to win?

I'm not so sure about this coach...

Zuccarello as player-coach confirmed?

 

[DanielBrassard]

Was Shattenkirk hurt? Only 7:30 of icetime

Not as far as we know, most likely benched.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

I think we have more questions now than we had at the end of last season.

I think that’s kind of the point right now

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

Yeah...a move like that will really put us over the hump.

I meant to say forwards, we need more gritty forwards that know what to do in their own zone.

 

[will1066]

Three off days. Gonna be interesting in here

 

[Ghost of jas]

Welp that was something alright. Good to see they finally scored goals but the D and G was B.A.D.

Someone compared Vesey to Higgins. I agree. He's going to score 20 goals a few times and maybe 30 somewhere else but to expect him to be a 50-60 point player is not realistic.

It's not Howden favored of Chytil. Chytil had the Too Many Men penalty and you gotta pay the price with PP minutes for that one. No favoritism. Also remember Howden is a full year older than Chytil so he has more man strength.

Is this tough love for Shattenkirk? Is he hurt? Is he in the doghouse? Remember Quinn benched him years ago in the AHL.

Zuccarello is having an awful start. I appreciate him for what he's done in his career, but he is easily the most overrated Ranger of the entire late Torts-AV era. He's a 55 point player because he disappears for games at a time. He gets treated like Adam Oates or Ron Francis by this fanbase which has always been infatuated with smaller guys showing heart, and picking a defenseman to hound. He's not elite, never was, and he's not going to suddenly go to Anaheim or Vegas and become a 70 point player.

I had high hopes for this team being like 2010-11 but I will say I was very wrong. This team may have more individual talent on paper, but that team at least had players who all fit a system and wasn't a collection of misfit toys, a goalie entering his prime, two elite shut down D, and two outstanding rookie D.

And I'm not getting on board the Hughes train. There is NO WAY the NHL is letting the Rangers get Hughes. None. I'm not a conspiracy theorist but I know even if they finish with the worst record in the league, it's not happening. Best they can hope for is getting Kakko. I can easily see them ending up with #3 or #4.

Nah, Callahan still holds that title.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

3 games into a rebuilding season with a new coach and new system and people are jumping off the ledge. I will not.

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

Was Shattenkirk hurt? Only 7:30 of icetime

he is bad luck, ship him out of here. 2 beginnings of the seasons with him and both disastrous.

 

[Fataldogg]

I dont know why everyone loves losing. Even if we finish 31 of 31, you only get an 18% chance of drafting first overall. Not exactly incredible odds.

 

[FIRE DRURY]

The defensive play from our forwards is just terrible.

how can you blow so many leads?

Zbad was terrible again

This team finds ways to lose.

We were lied to when they promised us that this will be a puck possession system, they still dump the puck and ice it.

We need to trade for a defensively responsible forward like Oscar Lindberg.

Things take time.

We’re rebuilding. This is what a rebuild looks like. Embrace the growing pains. Learn to appreciate the development of our youngsters. That’s what matters this year.

You seem to have missed the obvious last season.

 

[LORDE]

The Staal buyout has to be coming at the end of the year. The guy provides nothing at this point.

It’s NOT because people like u keep thinking this is about this season and OR next.

It isn’t and when u decide to wake up to that fact you will know why he isn’t bought out

But... I digress

 

[will1066]

The Oilers are a joke. A paper tiger with a defense like ours. Mcdavid or no Mcdavid. But yes it could be 0-5.
The Sharks game scares me. It could be a 7-2 loss easy

I still have Hertl nightmares

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Howden is quickly becoming one of my favorite players. 3rd line center is his basement.

Staal needs to GTFO. My eyes bleed every time he’s on the ice.

ADA proved he should start after the camp he had. He should have started every game.

Chytil will be a very good player for a very long time, but I feel playing 20 min a night in Hartford for a little while will help him in the long run.

Our defenders need to stop chasing the ****ing puck behind our net. It’s moronic.

Gorgey was brutal. I feel like we get 2 points if Henrik got the start.. Then again, we probably wouldn’t have scored 5 if he did start. The universe doesn’t allow that.

Old habits...

 

[Cheapshot]

Surprised we scored that many goals. Not surprised we lost. Would like to see more of this relentless in your face hockey Quinn keeps talking about. I know it’s only three games but a lot of guys look confused. Like they were just running around like their heads were cut off. The way up to the 20 game mark sure is going to be real interesting.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

I dont know why everyone loves losing. Even if we finish 31 of 31, you only get an 18% chance of drafting first overall. Not exactly incredible odds.

But the farthest they can fall is 4th in a draft that has plenty of high end centers

 

[FIRE DRURY]

Old habits...

Fire Renney.

 

[mrmovies779]

Was Shattenkirk hurt? Only 7:30 of icetime

Benched for poor play.To be fair,all the d-men deserved to be benched

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

How about Namestnikov for Callahan + 2nd rounder?

 

[TheBloodyNine]

I dont know why everyone loves losing. Even if we finish 31 of 31, you only get an 18% chance of drafting first overall. Not exactly incredible odds.

Which is still better odds than if you finish outside of last. And the worst we could be is 5 - where we will still get a really great player.

Certainly worked for the Sabres last season, and the Maple Leafs.

 

[Webster]

Zuccarello as player-coach confirmed?

Chytil's babysitter