GDT: #49 | Flyers at Rangers | Thursday, January 23, 2025 | 7:00 PM | NBCSP

[MJL66]

Sometimes you eat the Bear, sometimes the Bear eats you.

Torts was happier with the team tonight than against Detroit.

And he's right, they played a solid game, but missed on too many opportunities, Brink gets a shot through Shesterkin's arm off the post, York fires high on a wide open top of the net, otherwise Shesterkin did his usual number against the Flyers.

Too many breakdowns leading to odd man rushes, but 2 goals were off deflections that were perfectly placed and another a point shot through a screen. This is what happens when you don't block long range wrist shots.

Couts line was bad, so was Seeler-Drysdale. Frost line was meh.
Cates line had another good game. York-Sanheim were fine.

Richard and Abols had a good showing, Abols isn't fast but he's big, smart and physical with good hands. Richard's speed and skill add a dimension. You can see why they play ahead of Lycksell, he wasn't bad but these two bring more to the table.

Put some points in the Flyers moral victory column. LOL

 

[gto64dr]

Just imagine with just a halfass PP where this team might be!

 

[ybnvs]

6-1 ...we wanted that right?

You'll notice on page 1 of the thread I personally wanted 5-1, but, five of the goals for the Flyers and only one of the goals for the Rags.

As Switch said in her/his only line in The Matrix, "Not like this. Not like this."

 

[Curufinwe]

24th in a 32 team league.

-19 goal difference.

 

[deadhead]

Rangers are on a roll, 7-0-3 their last ten games.
Primarily driven by Shesterkin, -0.71 (GA-xGA)/60 over that stretch.
And STs, 8 PP goals, 3 SH goals, only 4 SHA, so +7 net over 10 games.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Rangers are on a roll, 7-0-3 their last ten games.
Primarily driven by Shesterkin, -0.71 (GA-xGA)/60 over that stretch.
And STs, 8 PP goals, 3 SH goals, only 4 SHA, so +7 net over 10 games.

The Flyers were on a “roll” heading into this and they got spanked.

What’s your point?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I still keep up on the Rangers because I have a ton of friends who are fans. Just for some scope here, their best writer thinks they’re “a #1 Center and 2 top 4 Defensemen short.” That’s how high the bar for a true contender is.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I still keep up on the Rangers because I have a ton of friends who are fans. Just for some scope here, their best writer thinks they’re “a #1 Center and 2 top 4 Defensemen short.” That’s how high the bar for a true contender is.

Does that same best writer think that's easy to come by through pure will and culture?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Does that same best writer think that's easy to come by through pure will and culture?

No, but this guy’s really an idiot. He was also the most vocal person I know that Zito leaving NYR for PHL would be a disaster for the Rangers. Swing and a miss. Anyone could have made that Tkachuk trade.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

No, but this guy’s really an idiot. He was also the most vocal person I know that Zito leaving NYR for PHL would be a disaster for the Rangers. Swing and a miss. Anyone could have made that Tkachuk trade.

Glad we dodged that bullet.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Just imagine with just a halfass PP where this team might be!

That isn't changing anytime soon. Rocky would have the best PP at the leagues bottom.

It isnt just a personal thing.