Around the League Thread | Holiday Season!

[valkynax]

Rangers are ass cheese

You know what, I change my mind, Drury is a prophet, and a visionary.

Dude's got reality warping powers like Franklin Richards, whatever he thinks happens! I mean in this case only bad things but still!

Wouldn't be surprised if he has "Cogito ergo deesse" tattooed on his own ass.

 

[timw33]

Just saw a stat that the Rangers have lost to the 32nd ranked team twice in the last week, and that it was two different teams.

Boy they sure didn't solve any of their problems shipping Trouba out.

 

[VanJack]

Watching this complete face-plant by the Rangers is hard to fathom......but a cautionary tale for fans of every team in the NHL, including the Canucks.

It's not hard or impossible to go from the penthouse to the outhouse in a single season in today's NHL. Rangers go from President's Trophy winners to what they are now. And they just re-upped Shesterkin to the most expensive goalie contract in NHL history.

But Shesterkin can't score goals and run the PP. Looks to me like first and second overall picks like Kaako and Lafreniere have completely stalled; and guys like Zibanejad, Panarin, Tocheck, Smith and Kreider are aging out fast.

And a highly suspect blueline, with Fox a shadow of what he was in his Norris season and the rest are young and error-prone. So this might be the best you can expect out of this version of the Rangers.

 

[Bojack Horvatman]

Rangers remind me of the 2014 Canucks. Aging stars and outside distractions from coaching or management that gutted morale and causing a losing streak

 

[StreetHawk]

NHL not looking very good with big markets like Chicago, Montreal, Philadelphia, both New York teams on the outside of the PO. Boston just in it, and I think they will remain in. Aside from them, it's then LA and Toronto.

 

[ManVanFan]

NHL not looking very good with big markets like Chicago, Montreal, Philadelphia, both New York teams on the outside of the PO. Boston just in it, and I think they will remain in. Aside from them, it's then LA and Toronto.

Some lotto wins and they will be back soon enough. Lol

 

[StreetHawk]

Some lotto wins and they will be back soon enough. Lol

Chi, Mon, Phi were expected to not be good. NYI was borderline. LA could have gone either way and they've done great without DD. Boston, did expect a dip, but not to the point where it got their HC fired. Tor and NYR were expected to be in the PO. NYR, insane the drop. But that 3 year period of top 10 picks in Krvastov, Kakko, Laf, they aren't exactly a core to build a cup team around. Took the consensus top player in Kakko and Laf. Didn't read much into Kravstov since the Canucks were doing D for the 2018 draft.

 

[Szechwan]

Rags are gonna win the draft lotto, grab a elite prospect that struggles to hit their stride and then sign the biggest UFA next off-season and end up back in the post season as contenders.

 

[Wisp]

Feels like Canucks could make a trade with a New York area team soon.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Conned the Rangers into giving him a stupid retirement contract in 2007 that had to be bought out.

Somehow f***ed over the franchise a 2nd time.

Imagine bringing in Loui Eriksson to be our GM?

ah the drury retirement contract

destroyed two new york state teams in one fell swoop

 

[thecupismine]

At some point, you'd think the league would want to force Pegula to sell. Some y'all will have kids going through college before Buffalo makes the playoffs again.

I also realized Buffalo hasn't won a playoff round since George Bush was president

 

[StreetHawk]

Rags are gonna win the draft lotto, grab a elite prospect that struggles to hit their stride and then sign the biggest UFA next off-season and end up back in the post season as contenders.

This isn't an elite prospect year. Next 2 with McKenna and Dupont could very well be. As well Cellbrini draft.

 

[Szechwan]

This isn't an elite prospect year. Next 2 with McKenna and Dupont could very well be. As well Cellbrini draft.

That probably makes it an even better year for them to win the lotto