Post-Game Talk: carnivoran mammals

[CasusBelli]

Switched to Shark Tank after the fourth goal. Just sloppy, sloppy, sloppy.

 

[Boris Zubov]

We literally skate and move the puck in circles on the perimeter.. Literally.

That's the gameplan until we turn it over or eventually go Low to High.. Say the defenseman doesn't have his shot blocked... which is typically the case... the puck gets through in this rare scenario... no one is in the middle. No one is a threat or no one ever puts themselves in position to be a threat. Flat footed, puck watching and waiting for a miracle play.

Please try something else. We're way too easy to play against.

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I've wanted Montgomery and knew he was good... didn't think he was this good. He turned Dallas around fairly quickly... now he looks to have a powerhouse in Boston.

We do not have that luxury. Gallant is definitely better than Quinn and has his strong suits but I do not think he and his assistants are good enough to win a Cup in 2023. We need better coaching with a modern take on the game. Maybe some structure?

This is the worst Trouba has looked as a Ranger. Figures. He's doing nothing well so far.

Their top line talent was better than ours in this game, but their bottom six is where the game was won. Ours is dogshit & theirs actually skated hard & outworked us.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Welp, I've been reasonable enough so here's a hot one.

It's really not but it's gonna be taken that way, so here goes.

Schneider f***ing blows.

I know he's young, but can somebody just tell me where the cutoff point on that is? He's not improving. He's below average defensively and murders our offense like he's in a Cannibal Corpse song. He throws a big hit here and there and is a good fighter. I don't want Erik Gudbranson on this team.

Unfortunately they traded the only guy who might have replaced him to Dallas

And Lundkvist is evidently lighting it up

Who knew

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Maybe Kreider is pissed that he wasn't named C. Maybe it irked him more than we thought. IDK

 

[huerter]

Pavel Zacha has joined the revolution.

 

[Daves a mess]

Hope to see Laf back on the left wing sooner rather than later.

I'm still steaming that noone put a fn finger on Pasta. I'm kinda bent tbh.

 

[duhmetreE]

Their top line talent was better than ours in this game, but their bottom six is where the game was won. Ours is dogshit & theirs actually skated hard & outworked us.

Their coaching/structure/teamplay is tiers above ours.

It's not even close.

 

[TriFF51]

Trouba is shit....that's all.

 

[Alluckks]

That was annoying but you can't win every game.

You guys like way overhyped yourselves because the Bruins are good and then you're absolutely floored that we lost to such a good team.

Again, do we not see the contradiction?

After losing a top 4 dman to a cheapshot in the first period to boot, that shit can tire a team out quick. We're skilled enough and experienced enough to take this Bruins team in the playoffs for sure.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Boston is a really good team, the best one we’ve seen yet. The 2nd period was excellent but playing with 4-5 D the entire game caught up to them. Couple meh goals given up by Igor. Trouba & Kreider get your shit together

I really hope Lindgren isn't out too long.

 

[Machinehead]

At least it's better than your "Kreider is Slow" take

Well maybe he's just hurt but the guy literally can't f***ing ice skate right now.

Even if he was just lazy, laziness doesn't make you that bad a skater.

He's still breaking in on Carter Hart as we speak.

 

[will1066]

Boston is a really good team, the best one we’ve seen yet. The 2nd period was excellent but playing with 4-5 D the entire game caught up to them. Couple meh goals given up by Igor. Trouba & Kreider get your shit together

I don't even know if Shesty is to be blamed for the third goal. Massive screen in front of him and Goodrow crosses into the sight line of the shot. He's never been that great at fighting through screens.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

We just don't want to do what it takes to win.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I really wish we had Jim Montgomery was our coach though. We really are not a good Xs and Os team.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Their coaching/structure/teamplay is tiers above ours.

It's not even close.

Won't disagree. We never seem to enter the zone with a plan. Our offensive strategy leaves a lot to be desired. Everyone waits around for the either Panarin or Kakko to create something with the puck. If they can't, the puck is cleared out of the zone pretty quickly.

 

[CasusBelli]

The Bruins are on another level than us from a coaching standpoint. Their top players also come to play more consistently than ours.

The fact that our defense is collectively porous but individually talented highlights the seriousness of our coaching problems.

 

[McRanger92]

I don't even know if Shesty is to be blamed for the third goal. Massive screen in front of him and Goodrow crosses into the sight line of the shot. He's never been that great at fighting through screens.

I don’t think he got screened too bad, and he was out of position. I think Igor, Trouba, Kreider are still rounding into form but it’s time for them to start picking it up

 

[Circus86]

I know this has been discussed a million times before but man we would be better off with Buch rather than Kreider. Laf would fit on the left in the top six and we would have a right winger who can score. Would be a much more balanced team.

 

[DanielBrassard]

For the first time this season the Rangers were thoroughly outclassed in every facet of the game except for goaltending. Was hoping for a more competitive effort but it wasn't meant to be. It's going to be a tough to win games playing the way the Rangers do against a team like the Bruins who are so structured but also don't make many mistakes with the puck on their sticks and are hard to forecheck against. Against a team like this you have to hold onto pucks instead of throwing it into areas or giving it back to them on a toss to the neutral zone or whatever. The Rangers lack of speed is a factor of course but that's not gonna change for the most part excluding Fil returning.

 

[Machinehead]

I know this has been discussed a million times before but man we would be better off with Buch rather than Kreider. Laf would fit on the left in the top six and we would have a right winger who can score. Would be a much more balanced team.

He wouldn't be doing here what he's doing in St. Louis.

This organization neuters forwards.

Zuccarello is like a 90 point player now.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Reaves is painfully slow and makes the fourth line an anchor. He's a dinosaur in an increasingly fast, four-lines league. The fourth line entire team needs speedier guys.

fixed

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Well maybe he's just hurt but the guy literally can't f***ing ice skate right now.

Even if he was just lazy, laziness doesn't make you that bad a skater.

He's still breaking in on Carter Hart as we speak.

He was at the end of a long shift as they commented the other night.

 

[RGY]

If Trouba and Kreider do not get their f***ing heads out of their asses soon this season will be a disaster. They are the main culprits of our problems. Hands down. Sure it sucks Laf and Kakko aren’t scoring but they are doing a lot of things right. Team is getting a lot of shots on net. Kreider and Trouba are the problems

 

[TriFF51]

Hope this is just still early season rust and some kinks that will be worked out. Otherwise we might be the 5th or 6th best team in the Metro.

 

[gimbznyr]

I'm so fed up with the uninspired play by our two biggest "leaders" in kreider and trouba. Shit for brains plays all year.. if you're going to be dumb atleast show some passion