GDT: Game 30 - New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils - 7pm EST - MSG,NHLN

[EdJovanovski]

Is there any attribute that Laf has that's elite? Or even above average?

dihydrotestosterone induced stimulation of hair follicles in the facial region/60

 

[Megustaelhockey]

It boggles my mind how teams get away with that and we never do it. We just let them blow past us. Every team gets away with the little interference

It's the hardest rule in the game to call with how badly worded and poorly implemented it is. Either picks are allowed or they're not.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Trocheck its a powerplay goal 3-2 keep this up bums

 

[Unpredictable1]

Devils have run blatant interference all game, but hey, if the refs don't call it 99% of the time, why not use it?

 

[RangersFan]

Alright life

 

[LeetchisGod]

Lafreniere is the 1st of the draft classes to lose a literal year of prime development and growth to the pandemic.

You basically have to set every draft class affected by it a year back.

Also, yeah Lafreniere just isn't as good as Hughes in general. But theres also other factors.

The problem with that explanation is that Stutzle, Raymond, Jarvis and Lundell were in the same draft and are significantly better than Laf.

 

[NYRfan39]

Laff and Kakko sucking is not because of Gallant. Gallant is an OKAY coach, but Laff and Kakko are not good.
The one thing you notice about good young players is that they keep there feet moving from Neutral zone to O zone. Thats how they sneak in behind defensemen. Kakko and laf are slow with their feet. They dont keep there feet moving with the puck. They coast and get pushed out to the perimeter and immediately get neutralized

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

Unpopular opinion. They haven't been that bad this game.

 

[Captain Lindy]

Woohoooo VINNYYYYYY

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

It boggles my mind how teams get away with that and we never do it. We just let them blow past us. Every team gets away with the little interference

Because we do it slowly easier to see lol

 

[jerseyjinx94]

If Hughes were here he'd probably be Erik Christensen.

If Kakko were a Devil and Hughes were here, it’d be a similar situation. We don’t play them enough and don’t let them grow into big roles.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Yooooooo!!!!!

 

[MysticLeviathan]

great play

 

[Baby Duck Homme]

We can still win!

Keep an eye on that Hughes kid. Don’t let him get behind you.

 

[bl02]

get the puck deep and make them work to go 200 feet.

 

[will1066]

I like Trocheck

 

[Filip Chytil]

If we had gotten hughes, he'd be just as messed up as other Rangers youth.

Rangers would've turned him into Corey Locke

 

[DanielBrassard]

Kakko is the type of player who takes longer to develop. Guys whos games are based purely on speed/skill translate quickly.

Kakko needs to grow into his game style at this level. Sure its frustrating he's not as good as Hughes, and he likely will never score quick stickhandling or dangle goals that show up all over highlight reels like Hughes, but he is progressing alright.

Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk beg to differ.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Miller a -2 tonight so far


Kakko ties it 3-3 Rangers wow

 

[GAGLine]

KAKKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Machinehead]

KAAPO THE KAKKO

 

[RangersFan]

NO WAY LOLL KKK

 

[TGWL]

Well how about that.. kids..

 

[MysticLeviathan]

kakkkooo

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Unpopular opinion. They haven't been that bad this game.

I actually agree with this, but they are so far in the hole on home ice for the season that going down 2-0 early makes everything look worse.