Post-Game Talk: #53 - 02/07/20 | sabres @ RANGERS

[EdJovanovski]

Kreider is our best deadline trade chip by a country mile but I still don't want him traded.

I mean his value on the trade market vs how important he is to our team
Kreider is better but it would hurt losing him
Strome would still return something decent but wouldn't be much of a setback losing him

 

[Kovalev27]

Let’s keep in mind since Jan 1 Strome has 1 goal playing next to Panarin every night that’s 13 games. 1 goal.

no one else gets a chance. Chytil got 2 shifts.

the Mika injury was the worst thing that happened to this team

 

[NYRangers0723]

The return for Kreider is not gonna make the void of losing him better. Let’s be honest the top teams linked to Kreider is Boston and the Blues. So the first will be between 28-31...not great. Even if we get a decent depth player too that still doesn’t replace what he brings. The only way I would accept trading him is if they are seriously gonna try and get him back.

 

[ViD]

Any chance Igor gets more starts starting now ?

 

[will1066]

I didn't know he can be this happy

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

This team is basically a prix fixe menu

Pick one of

Alex Borscht Georgiev or Igor Stroganoff Shesterkin for soup
Bread or Saffron rice for accompaniment
Chris American beef steak Kreider or Fil beef Goulash Chytil
Adam NY cheesecake Fox or Jersey Tony's lobster tail

everyone else is a side of asparagus or corn.

don't disrespect asparagus like that

 

[CasusBelli]

Why can't this team get desperate earlier in games?

I used to ask classmates the same question upon seeing them panic the weekend before a final exam after a semester of slacking off.

 

[egelband]

Let’s get him back for a first round pick!

Yes. Buffalo’s pick should be choice.

 

[17futurecap]

Any chance Igor gets more starts starting now ?

he should start every game outside of giving him a break for back to backs.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I used to ask classmates the same question upon seeing them panic the weekend before a final exam after a semester of slacking off.

didn't realize we went to school together!

 

[egelband]

Classic Rangers to have an ex player come back and wreck us

Classic every team though.

 

[egelband]

Most our team wasn’t good. I don’t think he was outstandingly poor enough to justify benching the 5th leading scorer among dmen in the final minutes of a game when you need 3 goals

Yeah. He underwhelmed. He wasn’t bad. The whole team was on the back foot all game. That’s what happens When the opponent gets the first goal - kind of a hummer- and plays great defense.

 

[will1066]

This game was like

Ba God, King, that's Jimmy Vesey's music!

 

[JT Kreider]

Classic every team though.

It hits the Rangers the worst though.

Trade away Gaborik and a year later he kills us in the SCF

Trade away Callahan and he steals all our players to beat us on our own ice in Game 7 of the ECF

Trade away Hagelin and a year later HBK tears us a new one

Trade away Brassard and he scores that BS goal to tie Game 5 and that was the turning point of that series. We were 1:30 away from taking a 3-2 lead back home with all the momentum.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Glad to see people are coming around on Strome

His play is a mirage, being carried by Panarin. And when he’s not scoring points, he plays zero defense and is useless

He’s the quintessential buy low, sell high

 

[egelband]

It hits the Rangers the worst though.

Trade away Gaborik and a year later he kills us in the SCF

Trade away Callahan and he steals all our players to beat us on our own ice in Game 7 of the ECF

Trade away Hagelin and a year later HBK tears us a new one

Trade away Brassard and he scores that BS goal to tie Game 5 and that was the turning point of that series. We were 1:30 away from taking a 3-2 lead back home with all the momentum.

I hear ya. But I’d say that every fan base feels the same way about facing back up goalies, biased refs, and former teammates.

 

[Synergy27]

It hits the Rangers the worst though.

Trade away Gaborik and a year later he kills us in the SCF

Trade away Callahan and he steals all our players to beat us on our own ice in Game 7 of the ECF

Trade away Hagelin and a year later HBK tears us a new one

Trade away Brassard and he scores that BS goal to tie Game 5 and that was the turning point of that series. We were 1:30 away from taking a 3-2 lead back home with all the momentum.

AV, Staal, Holden in that order.

 

[JT Kreider]

Glad to see people are coming around on Strome

His play is a mirage, being carried by Panarin. And when he’s not scoring points, he plays zero defense and is useless

He’s the quintessential buy low, sell high

I would still like to keep Strome around if we can get him signed to a reasonable short term contract unless Gorton has other plans to upgrade our center depth which is already among the worst in the league other than Ottawa, Detroit and Minnesota.

Good insurance policy in case Chytil struggles a bit and isn't ready to fully assume 2c behind Zib.

 

[Whoot Whoot]

Thats gotta be a game we win if we were of any quality. Pretty disappointing effort. Can't blame the refs - Sabres weren't even that good either- unlike in that Dallas loss.

I'm glad Strome has come down to earth - we can consider moving him - hes nothing special for a top six guy.

I think George could have stopped at least one of those quasi breakaways. His stock has declined. 72 let his man get by him on the second goal. We've seen a couple times this season where a long pass down the middle splits the sea of our two defenders - its kind of elementary stuff to be in position.

Really disappointing. Hopefully we are out of the playoffs soon and it takes the pressure off of KK and he just lites it up and finds his confidence. In the meantime no one on this team should be untouchable except 10,23,93 and developing KK and Igor.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Good insurance policy in case Chytil struggles a bit and isn't ready to fully assume 2c behind Zib.

Tough to know if Chytil is ready when Quinn refuses to give him a chance

He gave Chytil the 2C spot last game and it lasted all of two shifts before Strome went back in the spot.

Strome is one of Quinn's toys, he needs to be taken away

 

[bobbop]

There is no harm whatsoever to signing Strome to a one year contract and seeing where the chips fall. He could be moved next year at the deadline. He may earn more.

Players go into slumps. Bread and Strome are in one now. They will come around.

 

[EEL]

Domi vs Ray
KK
?

 

[NYSPORTS]

I mean his value on the trade market vs how important he is to our team
Kreider is better but it would hurt losing him

it’s a rebuild. Respectfully, it’s not about building around any of the old guard.

it’s a team out of he playoffs, not a few players around Kreider from winning a cup.

 

[egelband]

I would still like to keep Strome around if we can get him signed to a reasonable short term contract unless Gorton has other plans to upgrade our center depth which is already among the worst in the league other than Ottawa, Detroit and Minnesota.

Good insurance policy in case Chytil struggles a bit and isn't ready to fully assume 2c behind Zib.

I think we agree Strome is not the kind of player a good team should give a long term deal to. One year RFA deal, sure. Even two years. But unless he’s willing to take waaaay below market - which he shouldn’t - it’s just not a match. Pay your top line puck-dominant players. Use the pipeline for the bottom six.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Just finished this predictable farce of a game.

The insult to injury was the player spotlight crap. I like Panarin as much as the next guy, but if I never have to sit through another game of random split screens and informercial-style ranting, I will be a happy man.