So it seems Kreider has been playing with some hamstring issues. I don't understand why the Rangers didn't pull what the Debbies have been doing this year and just shut him down?!
Player Discussion Chris Kreider: Part III
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TheGortonConspiracy
Wow its a nice GM
(source: https://nypost.com/2019/03/18/kreider-reveals-reason-he-has-been-so-invisible-for-the-rangers/ )
It sucks that he's injured, and that it's affecting his score-sheet. Is it like this everywhere in the league (playing through injuries)? Fast has basically not practiced the entire season. Should he even be playing? In a non-playoff season? The Shattenkirk precedent of playing through a serious lower-body injury and never returning to form is a scary thought.
Machinehead
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I knew it. I f***ing knew it.
I said in an otherwise uneventful PGT that he didn't look right.
I said in an otherwise uneventful PGT that he didn't look right.
Ghost of jas
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Nah, man he just checked out. He needs to pack his bags and whatnot.
Does seem very strange that they'd let Kreider and Fast (and even Staal with the flu) play through injury/illness when there's really no need
UnSandvich
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I think Kreider and Fast wanted to set an example for the younger guys, show that they were willing to contribute even while hurt (not that I agree with playing them). That said, it was pretty obvious something was up here. Kreider just seemed off, for lack of a better word.
Hate that he is injured but it gives him a reason to why his play has fallen off and he has looked way off than just a typical slump. I also give him credit for playing through it.
Ghost of jas
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But, that would go against the narrative that he’s disappeared and checked out on the season. Couldn’t be that he’s taken his role as a leader seriously, right?
Ghost of jas
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My preference is to keep him. But, if the Rangers are moving on, so be it. Just make a decision, don’t let it linger, and get a good deal if that’s the path you’re choosing. I’m tired of the hot takes and misrepresentations.
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romba
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Really saw a difference in CK's board battles lately, where he really potentially could bring that extra level to the possession game, less so in his up and down straightaway speed. He went back to his rookie-esque fly by where he tries to tap the puck along a board scrum to escape, without physically engaging. He's way more effective getting/manhandling possession and quick starts and stops to get a few feet to breathe. Glad to know there was a physical cause for it. Is he shut down for the season officially?
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Machinehead
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Quinn is absolutely slamming Kreider over the f***ing head with defensive zone starts this year.
It's been two games and I don't think they matter that much. I just wanna know why.
It's been two games and I don't think they matter that much. I just wanna know why.
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Strome has a 70.4 FO%. Maybe Quinn is confident their line will get the puck and get out of their own zone.
Machinehead
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Well f***in no dice on that so far
I'm just curious as to the thought process because this could go multiple ways.
The Rangers finally realized Kreider is a very plus defender at even strength? Happy Machinehead.
The Rangers think Strome is good at defense for some reason and it's a by-product of Kreider being chained to him? Sad Machinehead.
Well ****in no dice on that so far
I'm just curious as to the thought process because this could go multiple ways.
The Rangers finally realized Kreider is a very plus defender at even strength? Happy Machinehead.
The Rangers think Strome is good at defense for some reason and it's a by-product of Kreider being chained to him? Sad Machinehead.
I'm scared to see Pissed off Machinehead.
Machinehead
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You missed the peak Girardi years. That's pretty close to me being actually pissed off.I'm scared to see Pissed off Machinehead.
(I rarely actually am, I'm just very expressive and didactic because that's my career and I've trained to do that for almost 15 years now.)
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It’s funny because he’s actually quite jovial in real life, it just doesn’t translate from the keyboard, lol.I'm scared to see Pissed off Machinehead.
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Well ****in no dice on that so far
I'm just curious as to the thought process because this could go multiple ways.
The Rangers finally realized Kreider is a very plus defender at even strength? Happy Machinehead.
The Rangers think Strome is good at defense for some reason and it's a by-product of Kreider being chained to him? Sad Machinehead.
I mean more than anything it's probably just variance. 4 offensive zone starts, 12 in the dzone, that % will go way up as the volume increases. Probably mostly bad luck with his line rotation being up when there's a defensive zone faceoff and secondary reason being he plays with the team's best faceoff man and might want Strome over Howden/Andersson getting beat clean for a scoring chance in certain situations.
That said, it's pretty ironic that his advanced stats are bad now that his zone starts have been way down to start thus far. I still think there might be more of a relationship there than most realize.
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Chimpradamus
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He's injured? Well, that explains why he plays like dog poo. But, even when he's healthy, his shot is mediocre, while his passing and vision isn't that great either. He's good at cycling, screening and creating room for others. He can also rush past a tired D-man and try his only deking move, which is to slide the puck along the ice, into the pad at the far post. It doesn't work that often.
He has honestly not evolved much at all since he entered the league, IMO. Deflections and screening the goalie, what else? Maybe that's why he has become more of a garbage collector around the crease, than a star power forward. Not that there's anything wrong with being the garbage collector, that's an important role in hockey if you want to win hockey games.
He has honestly not evolved much at all since he entered the league, IMO. Deflections and screening the goalie, what else? Maybe that's why he has become more of a garbage collector around the crease, than a star power forward. Not that there's anything wrong with being the garbage collector, that's an important role in hockey if you want to win hockey games.
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