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GDT: Game 1 : New York Rangers @ Pittsburgh Penguins , 7:30 ET (TNT, Max)

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bobbop said:
My most important takeaway from camp,is how well Chytil played ant both ends of the ice. I’m excited for the season to start to see if he is fully back to 100%. That could be the equivalent of trading for a star player.
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people forget that Chytil is a legitimate star in this league.
 
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Machinehead said:
It's one of those things that's negligible but I still wanna know why.
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Miller is the kind of player whose style is far more conducive to being an even strength point producer.
It’s dumb, whatever the reason. It would only make sense if Jones was not still a regular.

Playing Miller over Gus on PP2 was dumb too
 
Raspewtin said:
I know this board has collectively made it's decision on what they think of Rempe already but I thought he was noticably a better player this pre-season than he was last year. Was quicker to pucks and more controlled on entries.
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I thought he had a really good first game and then kinda' fizzled out. Ended up more noticeably running into the boards than anything else after the first game.
 
Machinehead said:
It's one of those things that's negligible but I still wanna know why.
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Could be as simple as PP2 is generally on the ice when the PP ends and thus more likely to be out to start the next shift at 5v5 and they'd rather the better defensive player on the ice in case they get stuck with 4 F 1 D for an extended period of time at 5v5.
 
Fitzy said:
Fox gets injured, and we would t be the first team to supplant a top tier 2 way defenseman with a more specialist type option on the top unit.

The blues didn’t throw Jay Bouwmeester on the top PP unit. Carolina often used DeAngelo over Slavin. Tampa subbed Sergachev for Herman at times if I recall
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I mean we did it last year with Gustafsson when Fox was hurt. Jones is better than Key in that role, and it’s weird why they won’t give him that look, regardless of PP2 deployment
 
SA16 said:
Could be as simple as PP2 is generally on the ice when the PP ends and thus more likely to be out to start the next shift at 5v5 and they'd rather the better defensive player on the ice in case they get stuck with 4 F 1 D for an extended period of time at 5v5.
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Miller sucks at defense.
 
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bl02 said:
I like Vesey and still think he can contribute in different ways. I am concerned tho when he comes back Edstrom goes out. Ugh.
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Vesey is a weird player. I don't rate him as a 4th line player, then again he often plays really well for a handful of games higher up in the lineup but he just can't sustain that level.
 
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SA16 said:
What does Jones/Miller have to do with Fox? There is no chance they would ever come out for a PP1 Powerplay when Fox is in the lineup.
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So just curious if Fox goes out with the flu for a week it's ok that Miller or Trouba get pp1 time over Jones?
Pp2 can be important and even more frustrating that Jones would be a better compliment to guys like Laf on that 2nd unit
 
bl02 said:
So just curious if Fox goes out with the flu for a week it's ok that Miller or Trouba get pp1 time over Jones?
Pp2 can be important and even more frustrating that Jones would be a better compliment to guys like Laf on that 2nd unit
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Miller, maybe. Trouba, no. But I don't see the relevance. I don't think because one dman is currently on the PP2 unit getting minimal ice time means they necessarily have the edge on filling in on PP1 if Fox misses time.
 
FultonReed said:
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PP2: Miller, Lafrenière, Reilly, Kakko and Chytil


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PP2: Miller, Lafrenière, Reilly, Kakko and Chytil

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noncents said:
people forget that Chytil is a legitimate star in this league.
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Can't speak for the rest of fans around the league but knowledgeable Ranger fans know that Chytil has legit skills this team could legit use. We are just worried how he makes it thru a season
 
You know what would be better than Miller on the second PP unit? Using your best dman for the entire powerplay. :sarcasm:
 
The only D to play a higher % of their team's power play minutes than Fox were Hughes and Makar and maybe Bouchard I'm too lazy to go back and check. In fact, all of the Rangers on PP1 were in the top 22 of % of power play time. Lav relies on them heavily because they get results.
 
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CLW said:
Vesey is a weird player. I don't rate him as a 4th line player, then again he often plays really well for a handful of games higher up in the lineup but he just can't sustain that level.
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Fair enough but still take him any day over brodz and/or carrick
 
Machinehead said:
It's one of those things that's negligible but I still wanna know why.
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exactly. How can we be expected to trust this coaching staff when they make such obvious mistakes.

I guess Miller is better than Tuba being out there, but not by much. You have a built in PP2QB in Jones why tf not use him

NYR94 said:
The only D to play a higher % of their team's power play minutes than Fox were Hughes and Makar and maybe Bouchard I'm too lazy to go back and check. In fact, all of the Rangers on PP1 were in the top 22 of % of power play time. Lav relies on them heavily because they get results.
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sure, but PP2 will still need to get some looks, either to start if the top guys were just in a long shift, or to finish up a PP. Why not put your best foot forward and maximize your chances?
 
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