Post-Game Talk: Always Be Fluffing

[Machinehead]

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[Uglybstrd]

Nice win, but Chicago was shockingly bad.

 

[McRanger92]

They've noticeably improved their 5v5 offense since the Christmas break. Zibanejad is the only one of the 3 stooges who has raised his game. He deserves some credit. HIs line didnt miss a beat without Hunchback Kreider.

If Chytil continues playing like this, you live with the fact that he's made of glass. He's as dynamic as anyone on the team and that whole line looks great.

Borgen and Vaakaanainen might not be the greatest players in the world but they are competitors and are much more steady than Miller or Lindgren. Fox was a dominant force in this one and Schneider is looking better every game.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

 

[Uglybstrd]

Domingue with the Rangers: 2-0-0

 

[Mike in Houston]

Good win! Loooooooong way to go.

Domingue with the Rangers: 2-0-0

Domingue > Shesterkin

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Keep Brod out of the lineup, he’s hurting the tank. Get Kreider back in.

 

[mike14]

Thank you for the thread title

Good win against a team we should beat, and we did it with a bit of confidence. Hopefully they can build from that.
Fil line was great. It was the kind of game where you'd expect more from Panarin and Laf

 

[DudMan28]

Have they considered moving Laf back to LW? Maybe run him with Zib and Smith. He gets forced to make so many plays on his backhand playing that off wing

 

[Kodiak]

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God did not account for Ryan Lindgren.

 

[MyLoveIsBlue]

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

The worst part about Borgen scoring is knowing who will make shitty jokes about it

 

[Machinehead]

God did not account for Ryan Lindgren.

This reminds me of an MA paper I wrote on Paradise Lost.

God: "But I gave them free will!"

Me:

 

[Grifter3511]

Is the stagnation or regression of Lafreniere the most troubling thing about this season?

 

[McRanger92]

Is the stagnation or regression of Lafreniere the most troubling thing about this season?

If they played Laf with linemates like Carrick & Edstrom he’d thrive. Panarin is totally checked out and Trocheck is being asked to do to much.

 

[Uglybstrd]

I gave Vahkalahkalainen a vote, I liked how hei stood up against Moroon.

 

[McRanger92]

I gave Vahkalahkalainen a vote, I liked how hei stood up against Moroon.

He’s not afraid to get in there. Schneider looks better paired with him. Trouba trade looks like a clear win for us

 

[mike14]

Is the stagnation or regression of Lafreniere the most troubling thing about this season?

I'm not sure if there's really regression, or if this is just him.
There are certainly things he could be doing better, and he's looking lost in limited minutes on a dysfunctional PP1, but he's on pace for around 50 points, and 50-60 seems to be what he is.

Looking into a bit further:
Last season 28 29 57
this season (projected) 19 27 46
last 82 games 27 27 54

So goals are down a bit but he appears to be passing up some nice chances and his line is a bit of a mess currently.

The annoying thing to me is that we still have no idea what kind of player he is away from Panarin

 

[NickyFotiu]

Nice to see a W. Losing all the time, while good for rebuilding, gets extremely frustrating.

Crazy as it sounds we have actually won 2 of our last 3 games. Amazing what happens when more of the teams players show a pulse and the goaltending is solid.

 

[will1066]

He’s not afraid to get in there. Schneider looks better paired with him. Trouba trade looks like a clear win for us

And I'll add that Borgen and Kakko have scored the same number of goals since the trade

 

[Row I Goon]

Morning from Bali.

Nice to wake up to win.

 

[Crease]

Morning from Bali.

Nice to wake up to win.

I will be in Jakarta and Saigon next week. My wife was just in Bali though a fairly remote part.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Went with Chytil, Borgen and the goalie for various reasons. Honorable mention to Mika and Fox for having good bounce backs.

 

[cwede]

despite all the losing and hand-wringing,of the last 6-7 weeks

NYR (- 2 vs .500) are totally in the mix for at least the WC2 playoff spot
no doubt they need to be better and more consistent
but no reason the 2nd run of 20 games should mean more than the 1st 20 or final 40
with 43 games remaining for NYR
just 2-1/2 behind Bruins(+3)
2 games behind Ottawa(+2)
1 Game behind Pitt/Habs/CBJ (0.500)

 

[egelband]

They always talk about Maroon like he was an mvp on 3 cup teams and not a 4th liner playing 8 mins a night

In a legitimate league Maroon is penalized or at least given a misconduct at the end of the game.