Post-Game Talk: craps @ RANGERS

[Black Aces]

Good point regarding KAM, @Ola. I’m sure we get a bit of a riot here but I bet the coaching staff will (rightfully) give him a healthy scratch eventually to get a breather.

Wasnt he just out with an injury and now theres 4 days between games?

 

[kovazub94]

Wasnt he just out with an injury and now theres 4 days between games?

I already responded. Didn’t mean to say that he will be scratched the next game, but somewhere after another month maybe.

 

[Lion Hound]

...Momentum!

 

[GigaChad]

Good win.
Even though Laf scored, he was playing like he had no drive to do anything on the ice.
Moving like he's in slow motion and looking absolutely invisible.
Hopefully it's just a confidence thing and the goal gave him just that to play better moving forward

 

[Joe Ranger Fan 1960]

Kakko has easily been our best forward for some stretch here. Them winning with him out has more to do with coincidence than anything else.

Also he was never supposed to be Mike Gartner. Very different players.

Panarin has been our best forward all season and Kakko is a RW who was projected to skate beautifully and score at a blistering pace, like young Gartner, albeit with different sided shots. Kakko has proven to be less of a defensive liability this year and seems to be flirting with driving the net so I anticipate he will earn more quality minutes. I'm waiting to see if he can evolve into an impact player as was foretold.

 

[True Blue]

Shhh. We don’t discuss Quinn’s positives here.

What positives? Clearly to blame for yesterday’s loss

 

[True Blue]

Finally watched the game. Fox had about a dozen or so great plays today. Yet again. This kid is so unreal, I can't believe we have a defenseman like him on this team.

I think that having Lindgren allows Fox to play the game in any way he thinks. Early but most successful pair since Girardi-Stall in their prime

 

[bbny]

Just rewatched the game.Hajek really had a nice game.Hes cut down on those terrible giveaways,worked well on the boards to win puck battles and took a few hits to make some plays.Even jumped into the play for a few shots.his confidence is clearly growing.

I agree. He is showing some signs of settling in a bit, in a "Ryan Lindgren quietly going about his business" sort of way.

 

[eco's bones]

I would mention Tom Wilson's high hit on Strome. That was pretty damn borderline and if he'd connected more Strome would probably be concussed and Wilson would be looking at another suspension.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

I would mention Tom Wilson's high hit on Strome. That was pretty damn borderline and if he'd connected more Strome would probably be concussed and Wilson would be looking at another suspension.

Wilson is a POS.

 

[kovazub94]

I think that having Lindgren allows Fox to play the game in any way he thinks. Early but most successful pair since Girardi-Stall in their prime

I could give you Lindgren for the Girardi - Staal reference, but Fox looks far above and beyond anything that pair had to offer, so you need to find something else for the “most successful since...” reference.

 

[romba]

On the Laf goal 3 freaking Caps swarm Bitteto at the blue line as the puck hops around on stick, he’s able to quickly whack it down low to Panarin leading to a 2 on 1 down low. The Caps got too excited at a potential odd man rush developing and got burned, looked like us last year.

Panarin also recognizes the lone defender’s back is now to the slot so he’s able to look him off even though no one’s open except Laf, great plays all around.

 

[True Blue]

I could give you Lindgren for the Girardi - Staal reference, but Fox looks far above and beyond anything that pair had to offer, so you need to find something else for the “most successful since...” reference.

I meant as a successful pair. Not at all a player to player comparison

 

[True Blue]

I would mention Tom Wilson's high hit on Strome. That was pretty damn borderline and if he'd connected more Strome would probably be concussed and Wilson would be looking at another suspension.

And the board would have cheered both outcomes.

 

[Raspewtin]

And the board would have cheered both outcomes.

you think this board would cheer Strome getting concussed?

 

[True Blue]

you think this board would cheer Strome getting concussed?

There were some jokes about Stall’s eye, so yeah. Those afflicted with Strome Derangement System would cheer as a means to a way of getting him out of the lineup

 

[kovazub94]

I meant as a successful pair. Not at all a player to player comparison

To clarify I meant that Lindgren - Fox is a better pair but broke it down to show where it’s better.

 

[Black Aces]

Panarin has been our best forward all season and Kakko is a RW who was projected to skate beautifully and score at a blistering pace, like young Gartner, albeit with different sided shots. Kakko has proven to be less of a defensive liability this year and seems to be flirting with driving the net so I anticipate he will earn more quality minutes. I'm waiting to see if he can evolve into an impact player as was foretold.

Panarin has scored as he does but Kakko has arguably played a more complete game. I am not sure where you get that comparison to Mike Gartner. That was never and is not the case.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Presenting a new, time-permitting ongoing series tentatively titled..."NYR Season in context; was this game actually good?"

We spend so much time debating players and looking at advanced stats for players IMO often without keeping the big picture in mind of the NYR as a team and the NYR in relation to the league.

Yesterday looks to be a "boring" but good performance 5v5. NYR performance was in the 80th percentile league wide this season for xGA. Offensively, despite the actual output of 4 goals, the NYR didn't generate much in terms of xGF, their 14th worst output of the season and in the 23rd percentile league wide.

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[Harbour Dog]

Had to Google Nolan Ryan. That is how much I know about baseball.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I think that having Lindgren allows Fox to play the game in any way he thinks. Early but most successful pair since Girardi-Stall in their prime

Wasn't McDonagh-Girardi more successful that Girardi-Staal?

 

[True Blue]

Wasn't McDonagh-Girardi more successful that Girardi-Staal?

Not when those two were in their prime. A true shut down pair.

 

[RangerLifer]

I would mention Tom Wilson's high hit on Strome. That was pretty damn borderline and if he'd connected more Strome would probably be concussed and Wilson would be looking at another suspension.

I would love to see someone destroy that POS Wilson.

 

[RangerLifer]

Presenting a new, time-permitting ongoing series tentatively titled..."NYR Season in context; was this game actually good?"

We spend so much time debating players and looking at advanced stats for players IMO often without keeping the big picture in mind of the NYR as a team and the NYR in relation to the league.

Yesterday looks to be a "boring" but good performance 5v5. NYR performance was in the 80th percentile league wide this season for xGA. Offensively, despite the actual output of 4 goals, the NYR didn't generate much in terms of xGF, their 14th worst output of the season and in the 23rd percentile league wide.

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It's tough for hockey to be "boring" because there is always something going on, unless you're talking about the Devils teams of the past.

 

[RangerLifer]

Panarin has been our best forward all season and Kakko is a RW who was projected to skate beautifully and score at a blistering pace, like young Gartner, albeit with different sided shots. Kakko has proven to be less of a defensive liability this year and seems to be flirting with driving the net so I anticipate he will earn more quality minutes. I'm waiting to see if he can evolve into an impact player as was foretold.

That pass Panarin made to Lafreniere for his goal was filthy. A thing of beauty.