GDT: #50 - 01/18/14 | New York Rangers @ Ottawa Senators | 2:00 PM - MSG, NHL NET

[NYRFANMANI]

This game desperately needs a fight ...


We look slow and tired ... not a good sign, considering we play tomorrow too.

 

[JCrusher*]

Man how many times is Kreider going to win Stepan's faceoff for him?

also kreider had a chance at the end at teh open net but stepan screwed taht up without even attempting a shot

 

[SkjeiPls]

Slow start, but really picked it up midway through.

 

[Holocene]

This place can be unbearable when the hive mind decide to harp on every god damn thing a slumping player does.

 

[Doctyl]

3 games removed from a 4 game goal streak and Nash is back to being a heartless loser?

 

[mike14]

Good to see that MZA has been to the Theo Fluery school of 'little guys not taking s*** from anyone.

We fought back well after looking poor early. BR had a really good period, as did Staal. The 1st line is probably our weakest 5 on 5 line right now, something needs to be done

 

[Richter915]

also kreider had a chance at the end at teh open net but stepan screwed taht up without even attempting a shot

Really starting to see the huge issues in stepans game this season. What is causing this?

 

[JCrusher*]

This place can be unbearable when the hive mind decide to harp on every god damn thing a slumping player does.

I like stepan and usually i give players a chance to get out of their slumps but this has been going on all season

 

[SingaporeRanger]

Yeah let's just pretend he didn't have that awesome pass to Richards for the goal.

Hey, even a blind hen sometimes find a grain of corn

Stepan is having an off year so far, I hope he gets out of it because he can do so much better

 

[BB58]

Really starting to see the huge issues in stepans game this season. What is causing this?

I've been asking this question bazllionth times. This is not just some slump IMO.

 

[trilobyte]

They are playing decently, considering it is an afternoon game, and on top of that against the Senators. These were often dreadful for the Rangers in the recent past.

 

[The Perfect Paradox]

Not really pertinent to this game specifically, but I have been pleased with Carcillo thus far. Really disliked the guy before he came here, but I have to give him some credit. He does all of the little things right and is pretty tenacious on the forecheck. Hard not to notice him every time he is on the ice.

 

[KingStian]

This place can be unbearable when the hive mind decide to harp on every god damn thing a slumping player does.

More often than not it's what players don't do rather than what they do.

 

[Raspewtin]

Really starting to see the huge issues in stepans game this season. What is causing this?

I bet it's the same thing that happened with Richards last year. Came in out of shape, wasn't that great athletic wise to begin with, he spent the rest of the year playing catch up.

Stepan looks similar.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

I've been asking this question bazllionth times. This is not just some slump IMO.

Confidence. Not that hard to figure out.

 

[Samuel Culper III]

3 games removed from a 4 game goal streak and Nash is back to being a heartless loser?

In my opinion he is always a heartless, overrated loser and passenger. A guy with an 8M cap hit had a little goal streak so he's a golden boy again? Rick Nash is hands down my least favorite Ranger of the past 7-8 years.

 

[BB58]

I bet it's the same thing that happened with Richards last year. Came in out of shape, wasn't that great athletic wise to begin with, he spent the rest of the year playing catch up.

Stepan looks similar.

I'm hoping that's not the case.

 

[JCrusher*]

Really starting to see the huge issues in stepans game this season. What is causing this?

I do like stepan's game but this year he looks really tired/disinterested. I had a bad feeling that missing training camp would hurt his season. He has never been a good skater but this year he looks even worse than pyatt in terms of skating. His passing has been the biggest surprise usually he makes clean cut passes

 

[SnowblindNYR]

This game desperately needs a fight ...


We look slow and tired ... not a good sign, considering we play tomorrow too.

Not the best display of hockey we've had all season but I think we were the better team in the 1st.

 

[JCrusher*]

Confidence. Not that hard to figure out.

I think a healthy scratch will help. It helped zucc pouliat and is a lesser case del zotto

 

[Idlerlee]

Moore deserves a cookie for the way he defended Zucc there, thats what we've been asking for all season, for players to stick up for eachother

 

[Samuel Culper III]

I bet it's the same thing that happened with Richards last year. Came in out of shape, wasn't that great athletic wise to begin with, he spent the rest of the year playing catch up.

Stepan looks similar.

I agree. This plus confidence, which you need in order to get going but can't get until you get going, is what's wrong with him. Although it should be clear now he's not ever going to be a true top line C.

 

[NYR510]

streamo died

 

[Holocene]

I like stepan and usually i give players a chance to get out of their slumps but this has been going on all season

And he's third in points on our team, still plays very solid in defensive and neutral zones, is a great special teams player, still makes very difficult passes to spring both Nash and Kreider. Some of you just need to give it a rest. It's a slump and he's not useless.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Not the best display of hockey we've had all season but I think we were the better team in the 1st.

Nah bro, sorry. There was no better team in the 1st. We need someone to spark some jump into the team.

And again, at least we can count on OTT taking penalties. Something that finally favors us, since the PP can be finally called that.