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Post-Game Talk: 3/22: Devils @ Rangers at Prudential Square Garden

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pld459666 said:
Had some harsh critiques of him in another thread, but what I watched of him tonight in this game and last game, he's played well. I which this was the way he played all the time. Numbers are great, but this kind of effort is controllable. This should be the way he plays all the time.

Boyle played well, used his size well.

Stepan continues to be extremely effective.

St. Louis owes these guys big.
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Yeah Poiliot hasn't always played consistently well this season but he's effective when he's physical and working hard, I wouldn't mind re-signing him if he can keep playing like this
 
I loved how Diaz distributed that puck on the pp. Decisive and accurate. Very surprising how comfortable he looked with so little time with the team.

Pouliot is really bringing the effort every night. Very solid player for us.

Zooks ruled again. Damn MSL can't even buy an empty netter now.

I pray we dump Richards. That contract is such an anchor.
 
bl02 said:
Like how Klein has quietly done his job very well. Solid player. Only if the newest acquisition would do what he was acquired for lol and I am not talking about Diaz.
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Diaz is the newest acquisition, so you are talking about Diaz.

I thought St. Louis had a very strong game. Set up a lot of prime chances.
 
Diaz played very well - fluid with the pick, nice composure no panic.

Our back 7 is coordinated as hell now.

New Rick Nash is money.

Stepan did some nice things defensively tonight.

Jagr and Brodeur are amazing at their age.

First smile from the headcoach all season.
 
Don't look now but the Rangers are tied for 5th in goals against with Minnesota and they have played one more game than Minnesota. Considering how the season started that's something to take notice of.
 
When the Rangers traded for Diaz I was very optimistic because I saw how well he played for Switzerland during the Olympics. He had a great game tonight. Confident, decisive and smart.
 
From what i saw on Rangers in 60.

i LOVED diaz on the PP. Looked like there was life on the PP for once.

Lundqvist breaking the Rangers SO record against the debbies is just fantastic.

MSL getting screwed on the empty netter...I feel so bad for him :laugh:

Nash playing like a maniac the last 2 days...it's nice to see.
 
Gotta say I really know nothing about him. Who the heck is this Diaz guy?
 
Such a satisfying win. Beat them at their own game. Signs of life amongst the stars continues, and Diaz looking good in his first game. Loved Deboers post game. Excuse after excuse, maybe he'll wake up when his Devils miss the playoffs again.
 
I know it's a win against a bubble team, but the Rangers showed why they can be a dangerous team. It just comes down to Hank. Sure the D is pretty solid. We've got some guys that can score. But Hank is it. Our one truly elite player. Having that good a player in net gives you a chance against any opponent.
 
Pizza said:
I know it's a win against a bubble team, but the Rangers showed why they can be a dangerous team. It just comes down to Hank. Sure the D is pretty solid. We've got some guys that can score. But Hank is it. Our one truly elite player. Having that good a player in net gives you a chance against any opponent.
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Too much credit to Hank here. McD has been our best player all year. If Hank is elite then Mac is truly elite. He didn't have to do much tonight at all except for a few scrambles and the Jagr break. We are dangerous because we play fast, have balance upfront, a strong D and a top goalie but our best player wears #27.
 
So I was at the game tonight & I don't know how it looked on TV but here is my opinion.

The Rangers looked tired in the first period, picked it up in the second & found a pace, not a great pace, but enough where you felt they were in control most of the time. There were nail biting moments, but the Devils played like they have given up on the season.After two periods the Devils only had 11 shot's on goal. The only one who played well on the Devils was Brodeur. He kept them in the game, & Jagr had several good chances.

I did not have a clear view of the first goal, I just saw Nash flying across the goal mouth & it was in. Several Devil fan's were complaining that it was BS goal because Nash kneed Brodeur in the head.

I thought Diaz looked good, he made several smart plays. He made one really good play on the PP that I thought was really smart. So good first game in the NHL for him. I was surprised to see him get so much time in the 3rd period in a one goal game especially on the PP.

Overall I thought it was a sloppy game & I can't recall the last time I was at a game & I saw so many body pile ups in front of both teams goal.

That Ranger fan to Devil fan Ratio was about 35% Ranger fans, maybe a little more. You knew we were in attendance.
 
Bardof425 said:
Too much credit to Hank here. McD has been our best player all year. If Hank is elite then Mac is truly elite. He didn't have to do much tonight at all except for a few scrambles and the Jagr break. We are dangerous because we play fast, have balance upfront, a strong D and a top goalie but our best player wears #27.
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McDonagh can't even be mentioned in the same sentence as Lundqvist in terms of whom is "elite." Single seasons don't remove a player from being elite (since consistency and overall body of work is one of the most determining factors of elite status, IMO -- see Chara, Lundqvist) and single seasons don't make a player elite (see Varlamov, Okposo).

One guy has a Vezina, 5x Vezina finalist positions, Hart finalist, Gold Medalist, Silver Medalist, 1st All Star Team, 2nd All Star Team, and leads all Rangers goaltenders in wins and shutouts.

One guy is a player who is just coming into his own. And at his best, McDonagh might not be elite. Granted, we have yet to see his best, but as much as I like McDonagh, I can't call him an annual top-5 defense man. YET. I won't be shocked if McDonagh can finish as a finalist for the Norris one year, or wouldn't be completely shocked if he even won a Norris at one point in his career, but he isn't quite there yet.

Until McDonagh wins a Norris, or is a finalist for the Norris multiple times (e.g. Weber, Suter), he can't be considered elite.

On the HF Boards every good player is considered elite. The elite is the select few in the NHL. And again, as good as McDonagh's been this season, he isn't going to win the Norris or finish as a finalist for the Norris, or finish on the 1st or 2nd post season all-star teams.

I think McDonagh will eventually get there as his game expands, and he's one of the better defense men in the NHL, but he's not at that top-3/top-5 level yet.
 
Bardof425 said:
Too much credit to Hank here. McD has been our best player all year. If Hank is elite then Mac is truly elite. He didn't have to do much tonight at all except for a few scrambles and the Jagr break. We are dangerous because we play fast, have balance upfront, a strong D and a top goalie but our best player wears #27.
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I have tremendous respect for McD. He has been an Elite player this year. It's just that this is his first year going from great to the next level. Hank's been at that Elite level a long time. No Hank. No chance. That simple.
 
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