Post-Game Talk: Devil V

[mike14]

And Zibanejad and Panarin lol

Yeah but that's a different and even more depressing tale...

 

[FultonReed]

That's not light, but congratulations, you're dining at Outback Steakhouse. Your meal will be complementary as it will be covered by Machinehead's moderator T&E.

get him a bloomin onion and shrimp on the bahbee. and a Foster's. that real Australian shit.

 

[will1066]

I doubt that's what he planned. He wanted a talented core that he'd supplement with grit, the net going grit that is missing now. But he got canned before he could finish, and tbh Drury was awful his first summer with a string of badly botched trades. And now Kane and Tank (even if I like him) in the top 6 is not what this team needs to balance it out, not with Panarin already here. There needs to be 3 grit for 1 Panarin. They got Laf to in the draft unexpectedly. This is one reason they want Laf to be grittier but he lost important development along the way.

I feel you gotta get players who possess all elements rather than come up with a composite based on players with this or players with that. Every player has to inherently have some of each attribute.

 

[mike14]

get him a bloomin onion and shrimp on the bahbee. and a Foster's. that real Australian shit.

Them's fighting words!

 

[I Eat Crow]

Do you sit Panarin next game?

Dead serious.

He's just an offensive black hole. Maybe that gives him the impetus to want out of NYC?

That's one way I'd go about sending a message when one desperately needs to be.

 

[savebyrichter94]

Did I put you on the list yet? I can't remember

 

[CLW]

I feel you gotta get players who possess not elements rather than come up with a composite based on players with this or players with that. Every player has to inherently have some of each attribute.

Certainly.

 

[FultonReed]

Them's fighting words!

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Them's fighting words!

I've never heard a non-North American English speaker say "shrimp" EVER.

 

[mike14]

I've never heard a non-North American English speaker say "shrimp" EVER.

That's because we're all smart enough to call them prawns.
My brother's nickname was 'shrimp' but that's because he was a shortarse...

 

[Machinehead]

Tom Thibodeau is a good coach.

He came in with a very clear identity of playing great defense. You know who they Knicks are and the Knicks know who the Knicks are.

Once he established that, he found a way to evolve and get more offense involved. That hurt the defense a bit in your run of the mill regular season game, but they can still turn it on when they have to - they absolutely shut Cleveland down.

All I want is a clear identity with a bit of wiggle room and a few different looks thrown in. I feel like we have 18 guys individually playing their own style of hockey.

 

[FultonReed]

I've never heard a non-North American English speaker say "shrimp" EVER.

then why does the Outback guy say shrimp, huh???

 

[MrAlmost]

At least we will get to keep our first round pick for Kane.

 

[The New Russian Five]

Vally for coach please. His intelligence and understanding of the game have always been obvious. But his EQ and investment in the team are what tipped me in this direction.

Try it.


#GreatMinds

I get the feeling he doesn't even want to coach, at least not until his kids are in college.

 

[gabevh3]

there's no way we can play worse than this. no way.

Gg says hold my beer

 

[Machinehead]

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You know what? f*** it.

 

[The New Russian Five]

Something substantial needs to be done Saturday.

Bench Panarin?

Get Othmann on a flight to New York, burn an ELC year and yank Lafreniere?

Put Talyn Boyko in?

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Trouba's interview says it all. They have no answers. Something needs to be done to shake up the room and the series.

They couldn't even if they want to. They aren't allowed to bring him in until his junior season is over.

 

[mike14]

Do you sit Panarin next game?

Dead serious.

He's just an offensive black hole. Maybe that gives him the impetus to want out of NYC?

you could probably convince him to waive the NTC just as easily without the scratching, and without basically meaning that you are showing everyone he's on the way out and causing an absolute sideshow.
He hasn't been scoring like we need him to, but he is creating opportunities and it's not like there's anyone knocking down the door to either get onto the team or deserving more ice time.
You're also potentially conceding game 6 with an attitude of 'this one is already over, we're focused on what the off season brings'

 

[17futurecap]

If they aren’t going to score either way, you might as well try Kreider-Mika-Kakko on Saturday. At least they will have the puck.

Kane is almost useless in the top six at even strength, and it’s not a neutral he does nothing thing where you can deal with it. The Rangers don’t have the puck when he’s out there.

Also, Fox never leaves the ice on a pp, and him and Lindgren get 30 minutes.

 

[Off Sides]

Off-Season - spend too much on UFAs
In Season - do nothing to promote cohesiveness
Deadline - acquire past their prime players
Playoffs - expect that to work

Rinse, Repeat

 

[hacksaw7]

It's like Laf wore the AWA title belt when he got the call to go to the WWF and then struggles to even get pop from the crowd in matches with mid carders like Paul Roma and Koko B. Ware.

AWA was legit. Scott Hall...Curt Hennig. Hulkamania started in the AWA.

 

[savebyrichter94]

You know what? f*** it.

I’m honored

 

[will1066]

AWA was legit. Scott Hall...Curt Hennig. Hulkamania started in the AWA.

Yeah bad example in trying to come up with a crummy promotion fast. You forgot Dr Death Steve Williams

 

[Machinehead]

Yeah bad example in trying to come up with a crummy promotion fast.

WWE/F is the crummy promotion LMAO

 

[I Eat Crow]

Off-Season - spend too much on UFAs
In Season - do nothing to promote cohesiveness
Deadline - acquire past their prime players
Playoffs - expect that to work

Rinse, Repeat

This is the most talented Rangers team on paper since 1991 and they're going to piss it away. All self inflicted.

You can argue that roster construction is poor, but that's what you get when you brick on all but three of your first round picks since "The Letter" went out.