GDT: Game 27 - New York Rangers vs St. Louis Blues - 7pm EST, MSG, NHLN

[Cmox]

It's been a rough one.

Sam says "It's another one of those nights." "Those nights" have been every night, Sam.

Yeah, at this point no reason to be shocked.

This is one of those AI faces

Thispersondoesntexist.com

 

[Matt Rentfree]

I first read this as Alexis ... All the same, right?

Pretty much - though the kids are the least of this teams' problems

 

[Row I Goon]

How do you arrest this slump? Seriously - you've got mostly the same guys who made the ECF so it's gotta be above the neck for them (will not skill).

 

[Profet]

Can we trade our 1st rounders before we ruin more prospects?

Haha... You must be new here... Both of those are going to be used to make some ill advised playoff push that will fail.

"No quit in NY. "

 

[Kovalev27]

He'd actually have to play at least twice as well as he did last season with the shit we've been serving up this season.
Even then that probably wouldn't be enough.

Nonsense. We were worse last year in most of the first half of the season.

 

[NYRKING30]

The silver lining is that maybe it was good he didn't sign an 8 year contract.

Who are u kidding? Drury is still ready to give this guy 9 or 10 million the moment he’s able to

 

[Chaels Arms]

Lafreniere is in a really sad spot from a human perspective if you consider it. Just a few seasons ago he was on the verge of taking over the world and now he's probably questioning whether he can even be an every day NHLer.

 

[NYRKING30]

We should be drafting 10-15, so we'll be ok

Defenders yes, forwards no

 

[WojtekWolski86]

Then why isn't he playing a pissed off brand of hockey and demanding a trade out of here?
I don't think we've developed these kids well, but their absolute passiveness is not on the Rangers IMO. Start showing some of the 'competitiveness' that was spoken of pre-draft

Stockholm syndrome. They've bought into the country club mentality. They probably don't even have to wipe their own shit.

 

[Cmox]

first time hearing Breads name tonight.

 

[gravey9]

the only changes I see... everything is exactly the same, with less effort.

Is it just me or has Adam Fox decided to stop playing D in front of his goalie? He plays it behind the goalie, sure, as the puck rolls over the goal line he's always the guys sliding into the net, but maybe, you know consider being aware of the guys in the crease if your d partner goes behind the net... give it a try, see what happens.

 

[Machinehead]

Anyway, since it was brought up, xG's are like 1.6-0.4 for the Blues.

Analytics have taken a hard turn south since Gallant blew up the top six to bring back

THE KID LINE!

 

[Kane One]

Anybody who just sang is banned from the forum

It’s a pretty depressing song and this is a depressing team

 

[mike14]

Defenders yes, forwards no

Kreider, Miller, even Chytil. We're ok when we grab a forward outside the top 10

 

[TGWL]

Player moving in with the puck. "Quick, everybody move out of the way and put your stick there at the last possible second"

 

[RangerLifer]

Not even close. He’s been mediocre to bad far too often. Tons of goals at bad times and tons of goals very quickly after one another. Blown leads. It really screams mental to me. He got off to a slow start and his mind imploded. He’s been a headcase this year.

Be honest. If Igor was in his best form, do you really think it would save this team?

 

[Daves a mess]

Time to draft another damn letter.

 

[Atax]

I give it 2 more shifts before Kreider goes back.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Kreider benched

 

[TGWL]

More time for the 4th line.

 

[mas0764]

How do you arrest this slump? Seriously - you've got mostly the same guys who made the ECF so it's gotta be above the neck for them (will not skill).

You start by admitting that they drastically overachieved last year. Then you trade the veterans and continue rebuilding the way you were supposed to.

 

[Kovalev27]

Laf definitely doesn’t deserve a promotion here.

Joe is wrong Kreider was on with goodrow and vesey

And they’re back out now again

 

[ajdj10]

Be honest. If Igor was in his best form, do you really think it would save this team?

All it would bloody do is masks the team's flaws.
I'm sort of glad he's playing like shit as well. What's the point in him playing well while everyone else is doing jack shit.

 

[Lua]

Time to draft another damn letter.

it'd be the first worthwhile thing we've drafted in years

 

[RangersFan1994]

Kreider is back on the ice with Goodrow