Post-Game Talk: Dog's Breakfast

[The Crypto Guy]

Board wanted Goody and Trouba gone. They are gone. Wanted CK benched. He was benched. I'm not sure how they are going to get out of this tailspin.

No we want Kreider traded. Not benched. His country club crap is still with the team as long as he is.

 

[McRanger92]

Fire Laviolette

 

[94leetch]

Who else is left that they can not play because it's his fault?

 

[Ruggs225]

They look like they don't practice.

I think the problem is that they practice against defensive luminaries like Ryan Lindgren. They look great in practice. Fast too!

 

[effen]

I have bad news for you guys - if they fire the coach they're not instituting a new system midway through the year. The most change they'll do is make it even more basic and generic.

 

[mike14]

Now this should finally ruin Drury's Christmas

Which is fair enough too. This is much worse than him getting 3 assist on the way to a 4-0 lead back in 2008, only to watch the team blow it on stupid penalties in the 3rd. That game wasn't on Drury, this mess at least mostly, is.

 

[NewLife]

You can't trade then all buy it very possible to lock them all up with a tremendous amount of LSD for Christmas. Do that!

 

[Maliks PlusMinus]

I’m getting pretty angry at Jack Sowers tbh. Your skates suck

 

[LokiDog]

At this point, what’s left?

Pride? Entertainment? Dignity?

Nope.

I really, really hope Drury doesn’t think he has just one or even two more trades to make and that it’s going to be as simple as Lindgren for a late 2nd and Kreider for a pick and prospect. I really, really need him to acknowledge that more changes are necessary and that the TDL will not be the end of the trades. We need to be active at the draft, over the summer and continue moving guys out until this team has a genuine new identity.

 

[effen]

All Ken Holland ever did was run into Yzerman and then run into McDavid.

Giving him a team who's entire problem is not having that is a terrible idea.

Don't forget hitting scratchers on Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterburg (one more time for everyone, hockey development is largely random).

 

[Cmox]

Wait a minute, 12 shots?

TWELVE f***ING SHOTS?!

I think the Devils are known for very low shots allowed this season. Rangers are not alone. If that makes anyone feel better

 

[Machinehead]

Don't forget hitting scratchers on Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterburg.

That was 2,000 years ago.

I don't want another dinosaur that will have us playing dinosaur hockey.

 

[Ruggs225]

At this point, what’s left?

Pride? Entertainment? Dignity?

Nope.

I really, really hope Drury doesn’t think he has just one or even two more trades to make and that it’s going to be as simple as Lindgren for a late 2nd and Kreider for a pick and prospect. I really, really need him to acknowledge that more changes are necessary and that the TDL will not be the end of the trades. We need to be active at the draft, over the summer and continue moving guys out until this team has a genuine new identity.

agreed.

Also utilize the cap at this years TDL. Be the team that eats a contract for assets.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

I think the Devils are known for very low shots allowed this season. Rangers are not alone. If that makes anyone feel better

The off ice official at this game counting the shots was kind of all over the map, too.

If it wasn’t exactly 12, it was still close enough.

 

[Cmox]

I think the problem is that they practice against defensive luminaries like Ryan Lindgren. They look great in practice. Fast too!

They literally use a dummy. I dunno who's better on D..

 

[will1066]

They're doing the same shit they did with Gallant, dumping it in 1 on 3, 2 on 4, 2 on 3 instead of timing it so forecheckers can actually forecheck.

This was blamed originally on Gallant's defensive system that had the center defending the goal line. That's not happening here, they're just extremely disjointed. They look like they don't practice.

I don't know what they practice, but it's a perfect storm of not being good enough, not knowing where to go or to be, and not knowing what to do. The opposing team consistently transitions after they get into the zone and catches all of the forwards deep like EVERY TIME. Forwards just do not put up any resistance when the other team transitions the other way.

 

[jniklast]

Which is fair enough too. This is much worse than him getting 3 assist on the way to a 4-0 lead back in 2008, only to watch the team blow it on stupid penalties in the 3rd. That game wasn't on Drury, this mess at least mostly, is.

True, although back then I was mad as hell when they blew it. Now it's just resignation at this point.

 

[17futurecap]

At this point, what’s left?

Pride? Entertainment? Dignity?

Nope.

I really, really hope Drury doesn’t think he has just one or even two more trades to make and that it’s going to be as simple as Lindgren for a late 2nd and Kreider for a pick and prospect. I really, really need him to acknowledge that more changes are necessary and that the TDL will not be the end of the trades. We need to be active at the draft, over the summer and continue moving guys out until this team has a genuine new identity.

Use the 3 retention slots. Does Panarin want to waste this year and next being on a dog shit team?

You have to go to him, tell him this is going to be a long process, you probably won’t be back after next season, can you come up with a list of teams you would be inclined to go to for two Stanley Cup runs?

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

If only they had Goodrow today to lock down Jack Hughes

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

The best part about all this is that Chris Drury is going to move guys for pieces they think can contribute now

And they’ll still be shit lol

 

[fahad203]

Sorry wrong forum

 

[effen]

That was 2,000 years ago.

I don't want another dinosaur that will have us playing dinosaur hockey.

Winning hockey is winning hockey. Dinosaur hockey is fine.

New hotness sexy boytoy genius Andrew Brunette who had all the accolades for his innovative inventive blah blah f***ing blah is the HC of Nashville, 2nd least points in the league. Worthless.

None of that narrative shit matters. Hockey is played on a 200x85 rink, there are no new innovative tactics. Know what works? Skate at guys in a straight line in whichever intimidating fashion you prefer (speed, hitting, breakaway threat, on and on). Get guys to buy into that and go out and stop falling down. The end.

 

[Stugots]

This is what being a Rangers fan is. Bad draft picks, bad player development, flashy free agent signings, having good teams but never being good enough to win it all, not being able to properly build/rebuild a team.

Meanwhile, one of our biggest rivals wins 3 Stanley Cups since the last time we won one, sucked for a bit, and now will win another one before we do.

Ultimate embarrassment being a fan of this franchise.

 

[Pawnee Rangers]

Their structure stinks, they just give up the neutral zone, puck support is non existent, they have no idea what to do in the O zone, and they’re lifeless. Dark times.

 

[Machinehead]

Winning hockey is winning hockey. Dinosaur hockey is fine.

New hotness sexy boytoy genius Andrew Brunette who had all the accolades for his innovative inventive blah blah f***ing blah is the HC of Nashville, 2nd least points in the league. Worthless.

None of that narrative shit matters. Hockey is played on a 200x85 rink, there are no new innovative tactics. Know what works? Skate at guys in a straight line in whichever intimidating fashion you prefer (speed, hitting, breakaway threat, on and on). Get guys to buy into that and go out and stop falling down. The end.

Ok, winning hockey is winning hockey, and his last Cup was in 2008.

It's another retread that hasn't had success in my adult life.

Bad idea.