Post-Game Talk: Devils @ Rangers

[Fataldogg]

Kakko 2g1a in 13 games Al 0-0-0 in regulation in 14 games and struggling harder and harder as the season progresses. Lias Andersson AWOLs and Vitali Kravtsov deleted all of his Rangers media on his instagram and imo was this close to asking out after being treated so poorly in training camp. That's a 1OA, 2OA, 7OA, and a 9OA in this rebuild. K'andre and Fox both came to the Rangers as complete players from the get go. Aside from hiring your buddies, what does this college coach do for us exactly, Jeff?

Excellent post.

 

[Anthony5967]

Anyone got video of Quinn slapping Strome around for not listening on the timeout?

Didn’t see it live

Strome? I thought it was his wife, Howden.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Kreider looks so checked out lol.
Man I would attach serious assets to trade Kreider for Hayes.

Remember how happy we were to trade Hayes, though?

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Mika: We didn't get to the level where we need to. I think we were lacking desperation.

How are we still hearing that?

If your players are still saying this at this point, how are we not supposed to look at the coach? It’s a joke.

 

[SRHRangers]

Vally ripping people is like the Merovingian in The Matrix.

Elegant. Like wiping your *ss with silk.

 

[BroadwayStorm]

I feel like this was the 92-93 season where we took a step backwards. Then changed the coach and won the cup.

 

[Edge]

I'm not looking for wins.

I thought we would be fun bad and score some goals.

Instead we got a bad soccer team where literally everyone but Kakko and Fox was a better player last year.

I think this team looks about as much fun as the team that was sliding heading into the play stopped, similar to the playoff version, only without some guys being on their A game.

Unfortunately.

 

[Machinehead]

I never say this. I never say it because I think it's just a dumb excuse for when the team is bad and latches onto the fantasy that you can punch your way to the Stanley Cup.

But the Rangers didn't give a f*** tonight.

I saw the same group play their nuts off last year so it isn't the players. Right before covid hit, we were fun bad like I mentioned.

 

[TheDirtyH]

The game is tied. You have 5 defenseman, three of them are Bitito, Smith and Hajek.

Suddenly the Devils double their output.

On goals from Merkley, Maltsev, and whatever the f*** his name is.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Strome? I thought it was his wife, Howden.

No idea, I thought I saw people saying it was Strome

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Yeah, we have some injuries to deal with but we played a team that had not played or practiced for 2 weeks, and was missing their 1C and 2C, and their top-pair D-man.

One team was ready and poised to play tonight's game. The other was the team in blue. I am not even upset at this stage. My expectations are low. All I want is for our top prospects to play good hockey, and for us to score some goals that don't come off a lucky bounce.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

no more excuses

I said they should still beat the devils

 

[Anthony5967]

Ruff just dragged his old-man balls across our chins tonight.

And Herman is still hiding and Fortunato still can't figure out that his ass and elbow are two different things.

 

[Tob]

The game is tied. You have 5 defenseman, three of them are Bitito, Smith and Hajek.

Suddenly the Devils double their output.

Effort is a factor. Not denying that.

But that’s not a defense that inspires much confidence to stay tied.

Quinn has had 2 years with this group of young forwards for 15-30 games, 1 full season, 2 full season+ to develop some of them into being difference makers and hasn't done that in any form. When all the young forwards all suck and can't make a difference after 2+ years, that's on Quinn's poor development.

 

[Machinehead]

I think this team looks about as much fun as the team that was sliding heading into the play stopped, similar to the playoff version, only without some guys being on their A game.

Unfortunately.

If by "some guys" you mean basically everyone, yes.

At some point, 18 different guys can't suck at the same time.

Something's not right here.

 

[Anthony5967]

No idea, I thought I saw people saying it was Strome

He would not dare touch Kreider, though. He would cower and cry.

 

[Fataldogg]

Remember how happy we were to trade Hayes, though?

Hayes would be the best forward on this team not named Panarin.

This Kreider contract is going to be ugly.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Problems, plural

 

[Black Aces]

And how many wins does he have? How many games has he STOLE?

We are 14 games in and he hasn't stole one yet, and he is touted by our fan base as the best goalie in the division.

He is the least of the problems, but he can be better.

Lundqvist was criticized for far less. Get over the shiny new toy syndrome.

Maybe he should have stolen the 3 games we were shutout in? Or the other 5 we have less than 3 goals in?

It has nothing to do with "shiney new toy syndrome." Nice cliche. Instead of catchphrases let's look at the obvious. Henrik is one of a kind and he was criticized by spoiled morons here. Shesterkin doesnt need to be Lundqvist and expecting him to be is stupid. He has been plenty good enough.

Its a lazy argument to say hes been good but can be better. Its like NFL fans who just blame the quarterback.

 

[17futurecap]

I never say this. I never say it because I think it's just a dumb excuse for when the team is bad and latches onto the fantasy that you can punch your way to the Stanley Cup.

But the Rangers didn't give a f*** tonight.

I saw the same group play their nuts off last year so it isn't the players. Right before covid hit, we were fun bad like I mentioned.

They definitely figured the Devils wouldn’t be there since not playing for 3 weeks or whatever, the first period was a flat out embarrassing, and played almost entirely at 5 on 5.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Don’t worry guys if Trouba is out that means Smith can shift to the right and Johnson can plug back in

All of our problems will be solved

 

[Machinehead]

2-2 going in to the third and then getting shit on in the third period against a team that hasn’t played in 3 weeks bc almost all of them had Covid is pathetic. There’s zero excuse for that.

Not only have they not played, but let's not forget, they had covid!

There has to be guys over there not in 100% great shape.

 

[Peltz]

My thoughts in no particular order.

I've never seen a Rangers team in my lifetime do so little with more. This iteration of the team is literally the anti Tortorella teams that Tortorella got blood out of stones from. Have to think this is on the coaching, right?

I'm sick of seeing every single offensive chance on Ryan Strome's stick die.

One point in 13 games for our #1 overall prospect. How is the coaching and the front office not alarmed by this? He should sit for a game or two and watch from the press box. They're trying to let him work and play through it. That's not working.

Don't see how Igor could have saved any goal against tonight.

Zibanejad is going to lose the whole year to COVID after effects. He should be playing on the 4th line to focus on doing the little things right. I'd switch him and Rooney, TBH.

He went from a "must extend" to "I'd listen on offers on him" very quickly. Only silver lining is that his next contract got a hell of a lot cheaper if the Rangers elect to keep him.

Kakko is going to break through any game now.

This team really misses Chytil.

The one thing I have to say is that I had COVID 19 and it really can mess with you. Like, I wasn’t right for months afterwards even though I had zero symptoms. Just severe brain fogginess.

I genuinely think that’s, at least in part, what going on with Zib.

 

[CasusBelli]

Vally ripping people is like the Merovingian in The Matrix.

Elegant. Like wiping your *ss with silk.

I love this coach. I have sampled every coach, and Quinn is my absolute favorite coach to crap on. Lousy incompetent clueless idiotic lazy inept loser. It’s like wiping your ass with silk. I love it.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I think Shesterkin has been mostly good this season but watching Sorokin get a shutout and Shesterkin is still looking for his first and I'm really f***ing annoyed. Shesterkin has great in like 80% of his starts with the Rangers, but that's really pissing me off.