Post-Game Talk: Devil VII

[will1066]

There's something wrong with the org.

1 cup in 82 years.

This is par for the course...

At some point, the problem is me...

Acknowledgment is the first step

 

[bl02]

It was exhausting to watch Lundqvist's heroics mean nothing season after season because the team could just never score enough big goals to accomplish anything. Here we are again, with history repeating with Shesterkin. The names change, the systems change, the years change but the lone constant is that this offense simply comes up short time and time again.

We've only had two real attempts with Shesty. Unfortunately, we probably only will have two more because as much as we love him we can not pay him 10 million plus unless Panarin and Trouba magically disappear.

 

[bobbop]

I think ii is unlikely that Quennville gets reinstated but if it does happen it won’t be in New York with Bettman’s good buddy Dolan.

It will be difficult to move Panarin. We will find out how difficult this summer.

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

Are we going to hear from our highest paid player or is he going to let his teammates fall on the sword?

He's pulling a Stefon Diggs

 

[iamitter]

That's some true leadership in action. It is not easy to take blame, publicly, for something like this. Very high character move.

particularly since he was one of the better players this series

 

[bouds]

Chytil looked slow too, just had no jump.

 

[Filip Chytil]

Tarasenko (3) the only Ranger to record more than 1 even strength goal.
You're not going to win too many series like that

Kreider and Tarasenko were the two best forwards this series.

 

[ReddestRum]

I believe the term is 're-tool'.

At least one vet will go, and probably one of the kids. But there won't be a letter to the fans, and the season goal will be still be playoffs

Sigh. Re-tool just keeps screaming half-assed...

 

[Peltz]

bitch about Panarin all you want but this team is f***ed by the kids not developing. Panarin was the only one creating anything in the offensive zone tonight.

Where? When? A single pass to Trocheck?

 

[Machinehead]

Good thing for Yankees baseball….

Oh, now that's a f***ing team that needs to just tear it down until nothing remains but bone.

 

[huerter]

Would Hughes rather play with bottom 6 by reputation Haula or best American born of all time Kane? Asking for a friend, who wears #71 in Raleigh.

 

[Mike in Houston]

My guy the only one taking any responsibility.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Trust me, we're gonna be worse than Buffalo next season

Buffalo is coming in 2nd or 3rd in their division.

The Rangers will be a wild card team next year. Hell, they almost were this year and would have been totally out if they didn't have a sun run in February and March.

 

[kinger8998]

We don't need a rebuild, that's a tad bit of an overreaction.

One change will change the course of the next 3 seasons:

Chris Drury needs to pull a Tampa/McDonagh on Panarin:

Waive your NMC and work with us, or we will waive you and the lowest team can pick you first.

3 years left on Panarins contract will all be wasted seasons. Cannot win with 11.6 million in useless cap come playoff time. That's 2 contributing top 6 forwards @ 5 million plus nearly 2 million for another move.

 

[McRanger92]

I'm not even really arguing against your point about Panarin. It's that you think it's going to change anything and the fact that you want to promote worse players. Lafreniere had zero points in that series.

The only good reason to give the shit-filled diapers a bigger role is if we're just rebuilding again. They'll help the tank tremendously.

They didn’t play Chytil and Kakko enough all season. Lafreniere I can take or leave but he’s most likely sticking around due to his contract. Might as well see if a 21 year old has untapped potential with a bigger role. We have seen this veteran core is not good enough even with massive deadline moves. What was Kreider as a 21 year old?

 

[BleedBlueNYR]

That's some true leadership in action. It is not easy to take blame, publicly, for something like this. Very high character move.

We’ll I’m glad he’s high character. It’s cool that he was on for 4 against as long as he owns up to it.

 

[NYR Viper]

Can Schneider go down and play in the AHL playoffs?

 

[Kovalev27]

Keep Kreids, Kakko, Shesty, and Fox....I really don't care about anyone else at this point....maybe Lindgren.

Lindgren stinks. He lives off fox. He does nothing. Adds zero ability to make a play. Mikkola looked like a stud next to fox too.

 

[Off Sides]

Sorry guys, there is no hope that Panarin, Trouba, etc, are going anywhere without sending even more futures with them to the point it makes moving them counter productive.

The cap hits, the clauses, the term left, they are Rangers or the Rangers get worse.

What the Rangers could do, stop surrounding Panarin with players he wants to play with, or has in the past.

Yet even if, the damage is done. These core guys, those with high cap hit, long term, clauses, are either here or the Rangers end up worse in the future for moving them or buying them out.

Worst thing they can do is give Tarasenko or Kane any extension, next issue extending Shesty to a giant contract, none of that helps them long term.

Bring on the pain. Panarin, Trouba, Fox, Shesty, Zbad, Kreider, Trocheck, are their core, pretty much for the foreseeable future.

 

[kinger8998]

GG is calling out Panarin with that quote. And we’ve heard from @bobbop that Drury is likely on the same page. The question is, how soon does the move get made?

Going to need to Tampa/McDonagh him: waive the NMC and we can try to find desirable location, or we place you on waivers and you can go to Anaheim

 

[mike14]

Just realized that Mikkola outscored Trouba and Laf combined...

 

[bouds]

GG is calling out Panarin with that quote. And we’ve heard from @bobbop that Drury is likely on the same page. The question is, how soon does the move get made?

It’s not just Panarin though. Didmy see much from Z tonight, up and down it was a shit show.

 

[Kakko]

Oh, fire the entire coaching staff, if the even exist.
Aside from Allaire, but I'll even sacrifice him if it means players learn to skate, pass, and shoot at their talent level.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

GG is calling out Panarin with that quote. And we’ve heard from @bobbop that Drury is likely on the same page. The question is, how soon does the move get made?

Considering Panarin can tell Drury to go f*** himself with his NMC and salary, wouldn’t hold your breath

 

[KevinFinnerty]

Devils deserved it, hopefully they feel the loss of Meier next round. We took our pound of flesh. Let's get that 1st round pick and hit on it with BPA. Maybe focus on C or D. Particularly RHD to play behind Fox. Let's try to shop Panarin quietly and try to punt a few players to the moon. Let Kane have surgery and decide if he wants to come back cheap. Try to re-sign Tarasenko- he impressed me. Mikkola can kick rocks. Schneider can kick rocks. Laf and Kakko can kick rocks. Gonna be a serious summer.