GDT: 4/7/18 - New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers: The Last Supper Edition. RIP 2017-18 season.

[Miamipuck]

ok this is officially not fun.

 

[Ainec]

question time, did he do this on purpose? I'm leaning towards no

 

[Machinehead]

No it isn't, considering he's getting canned next week. All of the "is he the right guy for a rebuild" is just nice wording for a mutual parting of ways. It's Gorton's rebuild, mandated by Dolan.

Gorton thought this team was competing when he signed Shattenkirk and he allowed a team coached by AV to convince him otherwise.

And he flip flopped from buying to selling and never even thought to try another coach. Huge oversight. No confidence in him.

 

[GregSirico]

Would anyone else here be up for giving Renney another chance?

Nope. I want a young coach.

 

[Irishguy42]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[hi]

First career hat-trick

 

[DanielBrassard]

I did. Absolutely.

We have no realistic replacement.

What if the rebuild works and we're ready to contend in three years, and Brady Skjei is still our best defenseman?

If Skjei is our best defenseman we won't be contenders.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

AHL's fastest skater lol

 

[trilobyte]

First hatty for Giroux?
Really??
Surprised

 

[Killem Dafoe]

This is like watching a dog get kicked over and over and I'm still just sitting here watching like a f***ing idiot.

 

[Glennsoe]

Are we Even gonna score tonight?

 

[Machinehead]

He doesn't. He hated McDonagh. He's just complaining because he's angry and nothing is good enough short of him being the President, GM, and HC of the New York Rangers himself.

Never hated McDonagh and made probably a thousand posts on here in favor of keeping him.

You're straight up making things up.

 

[JT Kreider]

Don't sleep on how a new coach would have helped this team before they gutted the team.

This is AV's rebuild and that bothers me.

Yep. It was a travesty that Gorton nuked this team and before firing AV and seeing what a new coach could have done with the core .

Keep in mind nearly every player on the team regressed and their point totals were well below the past few years.

And the fact Miller got traded and then all the nonsense about how uncoachable he is might be a sign that AV won out and is still being factored into decisions that have a major impact on the future.

 

[Ghost of jas]

And Giroux will be out of the playoffs after the first round.

 

[nevesis]

First hatty for Giroux?
Really??
Surprised

I was shocked when I saw that.

 

[CasusBelli]

Nope. I want a young coach.

Any reason in particular? (Genuine curiosity)

 

[Mac n Gs]

Gorton thought this team was competing when he signed Shattenkirk and he allowed a team coached by AV to convince him otherwise.

And he flip flopped from buying to selling and never even thought to try another coach. Huge oversight. No confidence in him.

No coaches were fired this season. I'm telling you, just relax and be patient. No need to get worked up; think of today as a giant zit coming to a head that's finally gonna be popped. The infection will be gone and begin healing next week.

 

[Machinehead]

This is like watching a dog get kicked over and over and I'm still just sitting here watching like a ****ing idiot.

Except you're happy for the dog because now he can get surgery and walk again in 3-5 years.

You hope the dog gets kicked again so he can get his surgery before Chicago.

 

[Chytilmania]

Gorton thought this team was competing when he signed Shattenkirk and he allowed a team coached by AV to convince him otherwise.

And he flip flopped from buying to selling and never even thought to try another coach. Huge oversight. No confidence in him.

This was a competitive team then Shattenkirk and Kreider got hurt. AV didn't help then things got out of hand because the players knew a shakeup was happening. I think Gorton played it as best as he could.

 

[Tob]

Never hated McDonagh and made probably a thousand posts on here in favor of keeping him.

You're straight up making things up.

Maybe I'm remembering wrong.

 

[CasusBelli]

Wow. Amazing that didn’t get called.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Gorton thought this team was competing when he signed Shattenkirk and he allowed a team coached by AV to convince him otherwise.

And he flip flopped from buying to selling and never even thought to try another coach. Huge oversight. No confidence in him.

No, he thought they could rebuild on the fly. The team sucking in the middle of the season made him realize it wasn’t possible.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Gilmour is legit garbage and should never wear an NHL jersey again

 

[Ainec]

didnt know i'd be on espn watching 30 for 30 claude giroux today

 

[Machinehead]

No coaches were fired this season. I'm telling you, just relax and be patient. No need to get worked up; think of today as a giant zit coming to a head that's finally gonna be popped. The infection will be gone and begin healing next week.

What if it doesn't heal? What if we become Florida, Edmonton, the Islanders.

Everyone blindly assumes our rebuild will be a good one.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

I did. Absolutely.

We have no realistic replacement.

What if the rebuild works and we're ready to contend in three years, and Brady Skjei is still our best defenseman?

Uh, then either after a sophomore slump, Brady Skjei continued to progress to become a damn fine defenseman or we aren't actually ready to contend?

You're complaining because the team really just committed to a full-on rebuild a few months back and you don't clearly see all the pieces already in place? C'mon...