Post-Game Talk: carnivoran mammals

[LORDE]

A lot of folks (on this board and in the NHL itself, including the media) have expectations of this team now after going to the ECF

That is what it is. They could've and shold've easily lost to the Pens in rd 1 but I diogress.

This team isn't ready yet because the holes are everywhere.

Lack of depth: Chytil out, now Lindgren out) will kill us all season long

Young guys not ready: KK playing well... not scoring, Laf don't get me started on how bad he is, then the D of Schneider and Jones... OK at times... awful at others and of course Kravtsov is toast

Vets not showing up: Trouba, Kreider and on any given night you can add someone else

Plugs playing: Nuff said

Long season so things may change w the youth and the deadline trades but this isn't any thing but another 1st rd exit team right now

 

[Leonardo87]

Played one good period in the 2nd. 1st and 3rd period they were manhandled. 6-4-2 is still a good record, just move onto the next one.

At least we didn’t get Leah last night. So always look at the positives.

 

[irishlaxburger2]

 

[mrmovies779]

Maybe its just me,but every time the puck touches Schneider stick,I get Staal flashbacks

 

[CLW]

Honestly the Bruins were impressive last night. Let's just face that fact. We're also still in that game late if Trouba didn't just sit there and allow Coyle to score. The boys have work to do, but Boston is the cream of the crop right now for sure.

The Bruins were good because all of them were skating and they were well organized, anticipating and adapting well. They clearly are rejuvenated under their new coach. The Rangers remain scrambled structurally, some good some bad, with some individuals badly off their games. The Rangers looked good in the first two games of the season when the team played with post season tempo and drive, not so much since then when the slog of a long season ahead started to set in. Losing Fil and Kravy to injury has seriously hurt the forward depth.

 

[Kovalev27]

I’m not so sure Reaves would even be playing right now if we had one more healthy body

Like I said you don’t win today when you give up 2 low danger goals. Certainly not against good teams. No one does. Thought we were right in that game until that point took punches and gave it out. But then Boston just melted it after going 3-2 total control

 

[MrAlmost]

As far as play is concerned, like any game there were stretches both ways, but the Rangers make it hard on themselves when they don't shoot. Bruins shot everything. Rangers tried to pass too much. Kakko, Panarin and Laf are the main culprits. More players like Trocheck please.

I didn't think the D was that bad. Again, there were stretches. Boston is a good team and plays with the vigor of having a new coach and a veteran core thats been together for years. I did not dislike Jones or Schneider's game.

I still like Gallant. We saw last year when given a proper roster that the team plays aggressive, fast, go to the net type of hockey. I just think it was a poor decision to let Motte walk for Carpenter, Kravtsov and an overpaid backup.

I would be looking to turn Krav and Carp into something useful sooner rather than later.

 

[mas0764]

I know you can't win every game but their lack of offense right now is really frustrating.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

When is the coach going to move Kreider off the 1st line? Something needs to change. Kakko is the only one doing anything on there at ES, i'd literally put anyone on there over him at this point.

Kreider should be getting 3rd line ES and keep on him the PP/PK.

 

[Casper The Soy Ghost]

Use your f***ing stick Kreider or at least hit the guy

Softer than Charmin

 

[IronBloodedLion]

I remember there was a threat comparing the current roster to the one that got to the cup finals, and I said this team has more top end skill, but that team had the lunch pail players that worked hard and could chip in some goals.

The current Bottom 6 without Chytil is just a disaster. I know it’s dumb to complain about a 4th line, but they’re so bad that they’re a negative.

Also the lines need to be shaken up. This teams Top 6 is skilled enough to make games last night at least more interesting. Maybe try Laf at 1 LW with Zibanejad and Kakko?

Even the Powerplay isn’t as automatic as it was. They get possession and move the puck, but it’s just not going in the net. At times it feels predictable.

 

[Casper The Soy Ghost]

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

We should throw some of the players into a shark tank.

 

[CLW]

When is the coach going to move Kreider off the 1st line? Something needs to change. Kakko is the only one doing anything on there at ES, i'd literally put anyone on there over him at this point.

Kreider should be getting 3rd line ES and keep on him the PP/PK.

Kreider not levelling that guy behind the Bruins' goal must have GG's blood boiling. That's what made him pull KK in the playoffs. No point in overreacting but it's time for Kreider to stop attempting to play like a mini-Mika and start crushing people against the boards, we all know he can do it.

 

[Casper The Soy Ghost]

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

Wouldn't surprise me. Big guy, great physical tools, mental midget and softer than charmin seems to be his playing style.

Ye

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.

Yeah, agreed. And Buch is younger as well.

Dumb trade but people here will always defend it. Even though we literally could've kept Buch for 1 more season before trading him.

We should've moved Kreider when we had the chance.

 

[Psycho for Perreault]

Goodrow was signed for way too much so we can have a strong bottom 6. We traded a top liner for Blais to have a strong bottom 6. The bottom 6 is awful.

 

[RGY]

After that game Kakko actually has respectable even strength totals.

Kakko is making things happen. He is driving possession. He is going into the corners and winning puck battles with his strength and then distributing the puck to the points. He is also been saucing cross net mouth passes to Kreider that he continually misses. Those are tough plays to connect on sometimes so I am hoping that just starts to click.

They need to swap Kreider with Vesey between the 1st and 3rd lines. Try that first. All the shots on net for the team is encouraging but they need to to start finishing and Kreider just is not playing with enough authority right now. Maybe something is lingering but he does look as engaged. And he is not one to look so disinterested in contact or effort. Something just isn’t right.

Trouba on the other hand just f***ing blows right now. And i have been a Trouba defender. But this looks like the Trouba from the Tampa series. Out of position, slow in his movement, slow in his reactions, and getting outworked at every turn. Just really, really poor. They cannot win with him playing like this. He eats too many minutes and he is literally costing them games because the other team is scoring when he is on the ice.

 

[RangerBoy]

A lot of folks (on this board and in the NHL itself, including the media) have expectations of this team now after going to the ECF

That is what it is. They could've and shold've easily lost to the Pens in rd 1 but I diogress.

This team isn't ready yet because the holes are everywhere.

Lack of depth: Chytil out, now Lindgren out) will kill us all season long

Young guys not ready: KK playing well... not scoring, Laf don't get me started on how bad he is, then the D of Schneider and Jones... OK at times... awful at others and of course Kravtsov is toast

Vets not showing up: Trouba, Kreider and on any given night you can add someone else

Plugs playing: Nuff said

Long season so things may change w the youth and the deadline trades but this isn't any thing but another 1st rd exit team right now

Panarin. He needs to be better.

 

[CLW]

I remember there was a threat comparing the current roster to the one that got to the cup finals, and I said this team has more top end skill, but that team had the lunch pail players that worked hard and could chip in some goals.

The current Bottom 6 without Chytil is just a disaster. I know it’s dumb to complain about a 4th line, but they’re so bad that they’re a negative.

Also the lines need to be shaken up. This teams Top 6 is skilled enough to make games last night at least more interesting. Maybe try Laf at 1 LW with Zibanejad and Kakko?

Even the Powerplay isn’t as automatic as it was. They get possession and move the puck, but it’s just not going in the net. At times it feels predictable.

PP1 is not moving the puck fast enough and with enough variation. I'm not a fan of the current lines and said so a few games back.

 

[LOFIN]

who is going to yell "Release us Shesty! not Kakko or Laf.

Reaves should be around the team every day. He's clearly a big part of the locker room. But that doesn't mean he has to dress for every game. You insert him into certain matchups, where a tougher presence might be necessary. We don't need Ryan Reaves against Toronto, Columbus, Florida etc. We could use him against Boston, Islanders and so on.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

In 12 games the Rangers have now faced just 5 teams that anyone would consider “playoff” probable. And have beaten only 2 of them. Basically a 4-3 record so far against middling to bad teams. Shot totals would not be the stat I’d be promoting at this moment.


Just tonight - He was 0 GF, 3 GA. Worst on the team.

12 games is not a large sample size and the Rangers were dominated in terms of game play even against bad teams last year.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Missed one. Braden Schneider:

 

[EdJovanovski]

Panarin. He needs to be better.

He's on pace for 109 points man

 

[Raspewtin]

we ran into an insanely hot team and looked bad for the first time in a while

suck it up and move on

 

[rangersfansince08]

we ran into an insanely hot team and looked bad for the first time in a while

suck it up and move on

We struggled against the Stars till the third period, could't finish against the Flyers and barely beat the Coyotes

 

[CLW]

we ran into an insanely hot team and looked bad for the first time in a while

suck it up and move on

Sure, but there are lessons to be learned.