GDT: #40 - 1/2/20 | RANGERS @ flames | 9:00 - MSG

[Tob]

The Teaching Coach™ is losing the plot. Benching Kaapo because of a questionable penalty call and some of his best offensive options to send a message when his team is down in the 3rd and playing poorly. Staal played well in his zone tonight. However, his overall impact on the ice is minus a trillion possession and breakouts. You can't play Staal and bench Kaapo in the 3rd like that. What is the lesson here coach?

 

[Kovalev27]

I love DeAngelo but Adam Fox has 3 pts on the night and is whipping the puck around like he’s pat Mahomes tonight. How is he not on the ice?

how do u not sense the moment with Kakko fragile as he is right now feeling it bench him for that?

we are on the verge of falling out of the playoff race you want to run McKegg out there to send a message?

f*** off. And the team is going to wake up see the standings see teams they know they are better than ahead and wonder what the f***? They’re going to quit on this guy very soon Panarin slows down and forget it. Mika played a terrible game tonight too. Those two guys stop for you and this is a lottery team. And they might if they don’t believe in the coach.

 

[motopanekeku]

I thought Mika had an off night. Seemed like the puck was just bouncing off of his stick all night and he was always a step behind. I thought the entire top 6 had an off night. Strome looked pretty bad tonight too and Panarin was mostly quiet.

They all looked tired, all night. Tough trip but they battled. Zib said in the postgame something about the team not feeling good.

 

[Machinehead]

There was nothing wrong with that game. Sometimes you just lose.

 

[bl02]

Can't wait until ppg JT Miller buries a couple on saturday.

 

[motopanekeku]

The Teaching Coach™ is losing the plot. Benching Kaapo because of a questionable penalty call and some of his best offensive options to send a message when his team is down in the 3rd and playing poorly. Staal played well in his zone tonight. However, his overall impact on the ice is minus a trillion possession and breakouts. You can't play Staal and bench Kaapo in the 3rd like that. What is the lesson here coach?

The lesson is that Kappo looked like a teenager on the holding penalty. He was gassed and couldn't keep up with the play. The problem is who else do you play? We have no optiins lol so it looks really bad when he puts in Mckegg or whoever

 

[aufheben]

Is it really though?

They've had games where they've been good, they've had more games where they've been bad. This is kind of what I expected in terms of results.

Honestly they've been pretty good the last ~10 games.

 

[Machinehead]

I mean, there was Trouba on for 3 GA again but that's par for the course.

 

[Tob]

The lesson is that Kappo looked like a teenager on the holding penalty. He was gassed and couldn't keep up with the play. The problem is who else do you play? We have no optiins lol so it looks really bad when he puts in Mckegg or whoever

Kaapo* and being a teenager is not a lesson. You play the best offensive forward you had in the game.

 

[Row I Goon]

5 on 3 and you give up a SHG - that was the game right there! This team ain’t deserving of a playoff berth unless they figure out how to play smart and disciplined.

 

[Tob]

I mean, there was Trouba on for 3 GA again but that's par for the course.

2020 is coming up all golden for you with Trouba sucking.

 

[Machinehead]

2020 is coming up all golden for you with Trouba sucking.

I wish he wouldn't.

 

[Anzi]

I mean, there was Trouba on for 3 GA again but that's par for the course.

I was told that Trouba was a shutdown defenseman

 

[motopanekeku]

Kaapo* and being a teenager is not a lesson. You play the best offensive forward you had in the game.

Kapoap was tired. Im not saying he looked like he was playing like a teenager. He hit a wall. Not a knock. I wish we had more exciting options. Also not a knock on Quinn. Kid was cooked. Nobody else to play.

 

[Doctyl]

I was told that Trouba was a shutdown defenseman

I'll never understand where that narrative came from. At best hes a hard hitting offensive dman, more shea weber lite than a good defensive dman.

 

[Machinehead]

I'll never understand where that narrative came from. At best hes a hard hitting offensive dman, more shea weber lite than a good defensive dman.

Well, people think Weber is amazing at defense so there you go.

 

[motopanekeku]

I was told that Trouba was a shutdown defenseman

It is my understanding that Trouba is a defenseman.

 

[Irishguy42]

Cloning technology, hurry up.

Need to get six Adam Fox's on the ice to prevent regularly occuring disaster every night.

 

[Irishguy42]

It is my understanding that Trouba is a defenseman.

Big if true

 

[The Crypto Guy]

How the hell did Brady become so terrible over the last year? Literally is horrible. Zero offensive puck IQ, and just makes terrible defensive decisions almost every shift.


Trade him ASAP before other teams realize he is horrible

 

[EdJovanovski]

I mean, there was Trouba on for 3 GA again but that's par for the course.

Best dman on the team defensively though

 

[Kaapo Kakko]

Rangers whipped Calgary tonight in my NHL 20 video game!

 

[ohbaby]

Winless in 2020. I miss 2019 already.

 

[Nickmo82]

Fox 3
Kakko 2
Chytil 1

Softens the loss a bit.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

benching an 18 year old for an offensive zone penalty in a 1 goal game in the 3rd period is the most standard and normal coaching maneuver in the books but leave it to this place to mom it up about their sweet lil boy Kappo Kakko.

Yeah. One day it's going to hit you, that this is just a rubber room.