Lol you can’t be serious man…..you sound like an idiot
I posted in the post game thread last night that Hughes in only 29 more games played has played over 1200 minutes more than laf has played in his career. He’d have to average 41 minutes a game in those 29 games to equal the amount of ice time Hughes has been given. That’s how you develop young players. Not by stapling them to the bench and playing them 13 minutes a night. Hell hughes had a 6 minute shift two games ago. That’s half of what laf gets over a whole game lol
that's a really time consuming errand to commit to just to presumably have a bunch of people say "those are lame highlights" bc they're not on NHL.coms top 100 plays of the season.
I think you make a decent point, yet on the other side if they do not give them the prime opportunities they may never thrive in them.
Prior to this season the Devils point percentage was only higher than Detroit and Seattle in the Hughes era. I'm sure the calm, rational Rangers fans would have been very accepting of those results. "Play the youth and we'll live with the growing pains!". The biggest lie ever said.
I think it's somewhat fake news on here that the kids have not been given opportunities. Their even strength minutes are up there with the star players. They had chances on the top lines and on powerplays. They haven't made the most of them . Laf and and Kakko look horrid on the powerplay. They start off 97 % of the time with possession and almost lose it instantly. Let them earn it , work harder and grow. They will be fine. Chytil has earned more time but most on here care more about Laf and Kakko and would be willing to throw Chytil under the bus.
I don't know about anyone else, but I've been beating the same drum with Chytil (I did so with Andersson too) since he got here. And, Chytil is a great example of why this whole thread is stupid: his usage hasn't seemed to ruin him; nor has excelling in spite of his usage changed his usage.
So you are saying that amazing Jack Hughes with “3rd line” minutes and PP time scored the same a amount of points that our bust Lafreniere did as a rookie with no PP time and what, 4 mins less a game? Oh yeah. And in 5 less games. Hughes had 21 points in 61 games. Laf had 21 in 56. Laf was a -7, Hughes a -26. At even strength Laf outscored Hughes 21 to 12 as rookies.
Buch’s highest 5v5 p/60 of his career was his final Rangers season by a decent margin. He already was the beast two way player he is now and was producing at a very high level. Difference was just PP1 time that he got in St. Louis. there was no further growth needed.
This is such a cop out and you know it. You could EASILY achieve both. I’m not saying staple the vets to the bench but let them start a PP every once in awhile. The other night we were up four goals and gallant threw the first pp out for over a minute and 40. You know if the kids got that I’ve time it adds up.
Games aren't over with big leads. See the Edmonton game. And people on here are ridiculous with the PP ice time. The coach doesn't dictate when the change happens, the action on the ice does. Like last game when we were in the zone against a warn out PK, they clear it to the red line and we do a quick up to keep their PKers out there. Then our second PP we score. So all the donks scream that our PP1 ate up all the ice time. Agenda? hmm. When there is a faceoff in the middle of the PP then you can complain and Gallant keeps PP1 out then you can complain. I said you can. But you shouldn't. Because PP1 is the envy of the league and PP2 is an abomination.
Trading Zubov was worse. Dumbshit Neil still defends and rationalizes that disaster trade.
Because highlights don't equal actually playing hockey. This is the worst generation of hockey i swear. I've mentioned this before it's more soccer and lacrosse than hockey. Bunch of showboat actors.
If you could put up 30 pt season in the NHL and get paid multi-million $$ you wouldn't be posting here. Hyberbole/BS doesn't help make a point.
