Crease
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Complete no-show in a seven game series, from game one to game seven. Only the Rangers could f*** up the development of a 1OA so badly.
Player Discussion Alexis Lafrenière
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RUNYR
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He has shown nothing when he has played. He is ridiculously slow, not the highest IQ, soft shot, handles the puck poorly. What does he show that makes you think he will breakout at some point?
Rangers get lucky to get #1 and it ends up.being a potential bust. It's gotta be the system. Just didn't work for the young guys.
Whoot Whoot
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They get Hughes and we get this guy
Exactly. What young player has developed under Gallant? Fire Gallant and see if a new coach can get Kakko and Lafreniere going.
RUNYR
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A 1OA and 2OA should be able to succeed under any coach.
I still believe Kakko can be a good effective player if he gets more time. However Lafreniere I don't care if he's traded tomorrow....he loses every battle and doesn't do a damn thing that looks impressive.
ReddestRum
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You know both Kakko (will be going on his 5th season) and Laf (will be going on his 4th season), predate GG right?
Actually thought this was one of his better games, and one of the better players on the ice.
I hope he figures it out and has a decent career somewhere, shit just doesn’t work out sometimes and he probably won’t work out here.
I hope he figures it out and has a decent career somewhere, shit just doesn’t work out sometimes and he probably won’t work out here.
I still have the same question I have since basically day 1. Leaving aside the skill issue for a second, where's the fire? Where's the PIA competitor who wants to make a difference?
Surely a #1OA relishes the challenge of competition and proving that they are up for it?
On and off the ice, you almost wouldn't know that this kid is a Ranger, and that he was once touted as a top prospect
Surely a #1OA relishes the challenge of competition and proving that they are up for it?
On and off the ice, you almost wouldn't know that this kid is a Ranger, and that he was once touted as a top prospect
Could not care less if he plays another game for us.
The same can be said for everyone except for Fox and Shesterkin. Lindgren just for personal fandom. And honestly? I don’t see a way out of all the crap contracts and poor drafting, so I’m not even sure I’d be overly upset if we decided to move those guys either.
This is probably the most disgusted by this team I’ve been in years.
The same can be said for everyone except for Fox and Shesterkin. Lindgren just for personal fandom. And honestly? I don’t see a way out of all the crap contracts and poor drafting, so I’m not even sure I’d be overly upset if we decided to move those guys either.
This is probably the most disgusted by this team I’ve been in years.
Chaels Arms
Formerly Lias Andersson
This player makes me want to just take three months off from work just to watch every single game he played in juniors to figure out if we ruined him or if every scout on the planet got it completely wrong.
It is part of the coaching staff as well - it cant be a concidence when so many youngsters underperform with Gallant and other development coaches.
I dont even remember a young player in the last 10 years who did well Skjei maybe, Zuccarello of course since he was undrafted. Igor is doing very well though and our goaltending coach, but we cant have 3v1 defender as the devil scored on us because we lack overall speed so they need to rethink the whole project.
I dont even remember a young player in the last 10 years who did well Skjei maybe, Zuccarello of course since he was undrafted. Igor is doing very well though and our goaltending coach, but we cant have 3v1 defender as the devil scored on us because we lack overall speed so they need to rethink the whole project.
Shadowtron
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Right there with you! This team is f***ed for a very long time. Place blame where ever you can…but these kids busting as badly as they have will set this team back a decade.
ReddestRum
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Scouts can definitely get it wrong. Our system also doesn't cater to young talent. There's a very comprehensive bust list for the NHL and it's more real than any of Laf's advanced stats will be.
It’s not just the youngsters. Everybody on this team underperforms at 5v5. So if all you have is 5v5 minutes, you’re going to look pretty bad. Laf might be a complete bust, but I’d like to see this team with a more structured system and some more speed to compliment him (and Kakko) before labeling him a bust.
Unfortunately, this playoffs has shown how much faster the game has gotten and we might’ve just caught two rough picks where skating is below average. It makes finding more speed throughout the lineup even more pressing.
Unfortunately, this playoffs has shown how much faster the game has gotten and we might’ve just caught two rough picks where skating is below average. It makes finding more speed throughout the lineup even more pressing.
JimmyG89
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Get this guy in the gym. He has to make the transformation like Kakko did last summer.
He must train at Prentiss. Go home for a week and come back ready to work. If he refuses, it's time to move on.
He must train at Prentiss. Go home for a week and come back ready to work. If he refuses, it's time to move on.
"I can't believe these top picks are busting and ending up as 3rd liners!" Says fans of team that is developing their top picks as 3rd liners.
I agree, it's pretty strange. It's just like he's satisfied with being a 3rd/4th line player that will never be remembered (in a good way) once he's gone. He shows absolutely nothing most nights....it really is mind blowing reading those old scouting reports.
Rangers in 7
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I’ve defended him all season
I’ll give him one more season
This playoffs was more about the lack of play from panarin, zibs, Kane, etc then him
But he needs to be better next year, the underlying stats show he can still be a great player
I’ll give him one more season
This playoffs was more about the lack of play from panarin, zibs, Kane, etc then him
But he needs to be better next year, the underlying stats show he can still be a great player
If we got Hughes he would be JAM and not full time until 24 with a different team
scouting sucks and development sucks here
EdJovanovski
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Lol Kakko did not make a transformation.
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