Toggle sidebar

GDT: Four Nations Tournament - Part 2 - 2/15 , Sweden vs Finland 1pm ET , USA vs Canada , 8pm ET

  • Xenforo Cloud will be upgrading us to version 2.3.5 on March 3rd at 12 AM GMT. This version has increased stability and fixes several bugs. We expect downtime for the duration of the update. The admin team will continue to work on existing issues, templates and upgrade all necessary available addons to minimize impact of this new version. Click Here for Updates
Leonardo87

Leonardo87

New York Rangers, Anaheim Ducks, and TMNT fan.
Sponsor
Dec 8, 2013
42,128
68,202
New York
Four Nations Tournament

Schedule of Events:

IMG_0194.jpeg

IMG_0195.jpeg

Team USA

IMG_0172.webp

IMG_0175.webp

IMG_0173.webp

IMG_0174.webp


Team Sweden

IMG_0177.webp


Team Finland
IMG_0176.jpeg
Click to read more...
 
  • Like
Reactions: NickyFotiu
lakeshirts37 said:
Fox is going to get worked. He cant keep up with this pace
Click to expand...

Im wondering what we have in Fox at this point in time. People have such differing opinions. If I was a coach and he was at the PP point 70-75 feet away Id play off him and let him shoot. I wouldn't fear his shot from 70-75 feet. I think I have started to see that a bit. Noticed he wasn't on the PK. Also noticed he tried to throw a hit which was solid but soon after got away with an obvious hold. I do not think he is back to where he was before his knee injuries. Not saying he wont get there in time but I don't think he is there at this time.
 
Really crazy and a poor reflection of our fanbase how much Fox is getting shit on. 3 straight years of double digit goals and 70+ points. these were previously unheard of numbers for a defenseman in Rangerland. He's having a down year but he's still on pace for 65 points. If his S% was his career norm of 7 instead of 4, no one would be batting an eye. guys arent allowed to have a own year or even a down month around here. You put this guy in a better position to succeed going forward, you don't trade him for magic beans. 30 teams would be lining up to fleece us if they thought he was available. a year ago he had 17 goals in a season where he was playing with a knee injury from January on. He's also played a lot more playoff games than most of his contemporaries in recent years. By far our best positional defender as well. It's annoying how many of our fans have lost the plot this season.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Gluten Free Breadman, FoxysExpensiveNYDigs, Cmox and 3 others
lakeshirts37 said:
Fox is going to get worked. He cant keep up with this pace
Click to expand...

Im wondering what we have in Fox at this point in time. People have such differing opinions. If I was a coach and he was at the PP point 70-75 feet away Id play off him and let him shoot. I wouldn't fear his shot from 70-75 feet. I think I have started to see that a bit. oticed he wasn't on the PK. Also noticed he tried to throw a hit which was solid but soon after got away with an obvious hold. I do not think he is back to where he was before his knee injuries. Not saying he wont get there in time but I don't think he is there at this time.
McRanger92 said:
Really crazy and a poor reflection of our fanbase how much Fox is getting shit on. 3 straight years of double digit goals and 70+ points. these were previously unheard of numbers for a defenseman in Rangerland. He's having a down year but he's still on pace for 65 points. If his S% was his career norm of 7 instead of 4, no one would be batting an eye. guys arent allowed to have a own year or even a down month around here. You put this guy in a better position to succeed going forward, you don't trade him for magic beans. 30 teams would be lining up to fleece us if they thought he was available. a year ago he had 17 goals in a season where he was playing with a knee injury from January on. He's also played a lot more playoff games than most of his contemporaries in recent years. By far our best positional defender as well. It's annoying how many of our fans have lost the plot this season.
Click to expand...

Not bashing Fox nor saying we should give him away. Not saying he had a bad 3 years either. Just would like to have an realistic discussion of where he is now. No different than evaluating how any other of our players are playing this season. You mentioned 17 goals last season. That is a good place to start. I believe he has only 1 non empty net goal this season. Why the drop? Once again I'm not bashing him any more than I would bash a car that is not running well. I would look to find out what is going on.
 
  • Like
Reactions: McRanger92 and EdJovanovski
Hell, the first game between Finland and Sweden might bring it down
 
NickyFotiu said:
Im wondering what we have in Fox at this point in time. People have such differing opinions. If I was a coach and he was at the PP point 70-75 feet away Id play off him and let him shoot. I wouldn't fear his shot from 70-75 feet. I think I have started to see that a bit. oticed he wasn't on the PK. Also noticed he tried to throw a hit which was solid but soon after got away with an obvious hold. I do not think he is back to where he was before his knee injuries. Not saying he wont get there in time but I don't think he is there at this time.


Not bashing Fox nor saying we should give him away. Not saying he had a bad 3 years either. Just would like to have an realistic discussion of where he is now. No different than evaluating how any other of our players are playing this season. You mentioned 17 goals last season. That is a good place to start. I believe he has only 1 non empty net goal this season. Why the drop? Once again I'm not bashing him any more than I would bash a car that is not running well. I would look to find out what is going on.
Click to expand...

My message wasnt directed at you, more the overall sentiment I see from some posters. His shooting percentage was like 12% last year as opposed to his norm of 7%. It's 4 this year. I think there's merit to him being slow to recover from theknee. I think he should be shooting more in general as well. Im a firm believer that we really can't know the full extent of the downturn until Lindgren isnt his partner.
 
  • Like
Reactions: HatTrick Swayze and NickyFotiu
McRanger92 said:
My message wasnt directed at you, more the overall sentiment I see from some posters. His shooting percentage was like 12% last year as opposed to his norm of 7%. It's 4 this year. I think there's merit to him being slow to recover from theknee. I think he should be shooting more in general as well. Im a firm believer that we really can't know the full extent of the downturn until Lindgren isnt his partner.
Click to expand...

I agree that the Lindy effect is also something we should keep in mind. I'm not expecting Fox to turn in to Barry Beck or Brian Leetch. I would luv that but that is not fair to Fox. I think Fox is very good at some things but also has some legitimate weaknesses. I think we should do what we can to pair him with a guy that can make up for some of those issues. Lindy is not that guy.
 
  • Like
Reactions: McRanger92
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Ad

Upcoming events

Ad

Top Bottom