Post-Game Talk: #8 - 10/24/19 | sabres @ RANGERS

[Raspewtin]

Nice rebound against a good team. Didn't get to see it but really happy for Howden getting on the board and playing very well.

Strome was good too. He's been good most of the year.

 

[romba]

I don’t know what it is with Buchnevich but he just not... clicking. I don’t want to be crude... and I don’t have an opinion, just curious. Is he intelligent? He always seems to be zigging when his teammates are zagging.

He looks more than fine to me

 

[romba]

Buch had his best game of the season last night. He was engaged and looked dangerous.

the criticism after that game seems odd.

Very strange. Guy looks very engaged, is making shit happen, and seems to be busting his ass to get back on D and being in the right place

 

[romba]

Hajek (and Fox) look fantastic with the puck on their stick in the D zone. Poised, patient, shifty, and smart.

 

[Profet]

Very strange. Guy looks very engaged, is making **** happen, and seems to be busting his ass to get back on D and being in the right place

In the post game presser it was obvious (to me) that when DQ was talking about "bad habits creeping in" he was talking about Buch flying the zone early.

He spent a good 30 seconds+ ripping Buch on the bench.

To me that says that he expects more from him. Buch had his best game of the season. And DQ is simply telling him that he can't take a shift off like that.

 

[Irishguy42]

Adam Fox is the golden boy on this team. I would die for him and his chin.

 

[Kaapo Cabana]

This is going to be a hallmark of this team.

When things are going bad, it will be really bad. When things are going well, they will be dunking on teams.

There is no denying that they are very talented, but they are also very green.

As a group, they haven't mastered the mental aspect of never getting too down when things aren't going well, or getting too high when things are going well. That ability to keep an even keel is something that has to be learned through experience.

 

[Profet]

Very strange. Guy looks very engaged, is making **** happen, and seems to be busting his ass to get back on D and being in the right place

Play in question can be seen here at 7:15:



Buch kind of floats into the nuetral zone instead of providing support or a pass option. I believe this is what really pissed off DQ.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

Being a sports fan is a socially acceptable way of living out our tribal tendencies as human beings. It certainly beats politics and war.

I agree its an interesting topic.

I'd read that book

Itd need a lot of deep thought. At the heart of a book like that would be compassion, empathy, and a keen eye for stuff that goes beyond simply numbers and easily misconstrued facts.

So if MH is the author that's a very hard pass for me

Now give ME a book about being a bitter, jaded asshole loner fed up with everyone's bullshit and I'd knock it out of the park but we already have Holden Caulfield

 

[romba]

Play in question can be seen here at 7:15:



Buch kind of floats into the nuetral zone instead of providing support or a pass option. I believe this is what really pissed off DQ.

Definitely happy with DQ for letting him know it is unacceptable and bad habits can spread like wild fire especially after a successful game. However, fans saying Buch looks off and no chemistry is wayyyy off from reality.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

Why is it we lose and everyone picks it apart, and then we win against one of the best teams in the league and we are still picking it apart. Be happy, we had a good game, hopefully it's a sign of things to come. There is no such thing as a perfect team.

Before I opened this I thought about just posting

"Rangers dominate top team. Fans still complain. News at 11."

 

[chosen]

No complaints calling Quinn a total moron in this thread.

Odd.

 

[LeetchisGod]

that’s alarming if they arent the way he plays.

He still has some defensive warts to iron out. The other issue is that Trouba already got paid. Fox will eventually get paid. How much money can they tie up on the right side of defense?

 

[LeetchisGod]

No complaints calling Quinn a total moron in this thread.

Odd.

It's one game. There are still major question marks behind Quinn as an NHL head coach.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

He still has some defensive warts to iron out. The other issue is that Trouba already got paid. Fox will eventually get paid. How much money can they tie up on the right side of defense?

Ok, in 3 years when Fox needs to get paid we can discuss his bridge when we get to it.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Hajek (and Fox) look fantastic with the puck on their stick in the D zone. Poised, patient, shifty, and smart.

Hajek has a lot of potential. Just has to avoid getting wallpapered along the boards.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Ok, in 3 years when Fox needs to get paid we can discuss his bridge when we get to it.

I have no problem with that. Depth is a good thing.

 

[romba]

Hajek has a lot of potential. Just has to avoid getting wallpapered along the boards.

He's gone from 4-5 tremendous hits a game to a few not so terrible ones. He's being smarter and picking his spots to sacrifice his body to make a play which is great to see.

 

[Deleted member 23124]

To me that says that he expects more from him. Buch had his best game of the season. And DQ is simply telling him that he can't take a shift off like that.

Sounds reasonable.

 

[Machinehead]

Wasn’t Barkov 19/in his second season when he broke out?

Yeah, and he was pretty bad at 18.

 

[bl02]

Hajek made some quick shifty moves in his own zone last night. Patience is gonna be a big key with these young dmen we have coming up.

 

[Leetch3]

Wasn’t Barkov 19/in his second season when he broke out?

barkov had 24 points in 54 games as a rookie, then only 36 in 71 in year 2. it wasn't till year 3 as a 20 year old that he started pushing a ppg (59 in 66)

 

[Fitzy]

He still has some defensive warts to iron out. The other issue is that Trouba already got paid. Fox will eventually get paid. How much money can they tie up on the right side of defense?

Not at UFA value for quite some time, thankfully. That's halfways the point of developing young players in the cap era.

 

[CasusBelli]

Definitely happy with DQ for letting him know it is unacceptable and bad habits can spread like wild fire especially after a successful game. However, fans saying Buch looks off and no chemistry is wayyyy off from reality.

He and AP really click well. Really well.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Trouba isn't going anywhere. He's a cornerstone on D, and he has a NMC starting next year. Fox is part of the long term solution.

I think Tony will eventually be the odd man out, but not right now.

I could see them giving Tony a high AAV 1-2 year deal this upcoming summer. That potentially takes the team up to the end of Fox's ELC, and Tony will be an RFA that *hopefully* has been playing well. Trade him somewhere he can sign for long term, and gain whatever assets that come with him.

Also gives Lundkvist some time to develop, and ease him into things.