GDT: Game 39: New York Rangers vs Vancouver Canucks - 7pm ET, MSG

[will1066]

He has like one, Demko has had like 10. Look at the f***ing stats.

Demko's only had to be positionally sound to make his stops. Because all of our offensive production is predicated on tap-ins and slam-dunk attempts off passes. He doesn't need to deal with dekes or Rangers cutting in close, cutting laterally on him.

 

[INWOODBLUE]

Elite? It can't. Maybe Henrique level maybe and even that won't be easy with our lack of assets and cap room. Unless you wanna trade yet another first. I sure don't.

Moving players to the LTIR? Buy out a contract? Trade Wolfpack assets? I dunno....something. I'm just a fan, not a GM.

 

[Daves a mess]

When I was 5 years old playing NHL '99 and getting my ass beat in a game like this I'd switch sides to control the opposing team and pull my goalie to let the Rangers tie it back up.

I think Mike Knuble broke the single season goal record because of that

Knuble was sick in NHL 99 .

 

[INWOODBLUE]

That's the start and the end.....you're not going to get anything much for him without adding a prospect or high pick. the rest of the bargain basement signees might bring you a bag of used pucks. And we have no ready for prime time prospects able to make the jump. So, what you see is what you get.

Ok yes I get it. I hope Drury can be creative.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

The fact that we have to double shift panarin, laf and trocheck to play with Mika and kreids speaks volumes to how shit they are playing

Mika again looks like f***ing shit, kreider has been ok at best and that’s me being nice

No, it speaks volumes on how little talent we currently have in the bottom 6.

 

[Richard Banger]

I can complain about 17 things at once. These hands rated E for everyone.

Simple fact is this team isn’t built for bad goaltending. When our goalie sucks it’s game over. This team needs to be built like the early Hawks. All offense even from the D. f*** defense. It’s overrated nowadays.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Honestly those charts are absurd & not to be taken seriously so skewed in our favor. We're trading chances with them & falling asleep on D. It's not all on Igor...you could argue he should've stopped 1 of the 5.

I'm not even saying he's been giving up soft goals, but Demko is making virtually every difficult save and Shesterkin is just there.

 

[RangerLifer]

I suspect that the rest of the league is going into playoff mode and the Rangers have not adjusted. They better snap out of this funk or we're sliding down the standings, and quickly.

 

[Baby Punisher]

Knuble was sick in NHL 99 .

I had him, Nedved and Sundstrom on the same line. Ridiculous! Dude would grind it out along the boards and tip in goalsnall the time.

 

[will1066]

Demko's only had to be positionally sound to make his stops. Because all of our offensive production is predicated on tap-ins and slam-dunk attempts off passes. He doesn't need to deal with dekes or Rangers cutting in close, cutting laterally on him.

Vally just echoed this.

 

[Row I Goon]

Canucks looking like genuine contenders.

We look like schmucks

 

[Machinehead]

Vancouver's chances have all been great but they're not necessarily getting a lot of them.

I think we can acknowledge that our defense fell asleep a few times and also acknowledge that high-danger chances are stopped like 80% of the time.

Both things can be true.

 

[Profet]

Kreider, Zib, Othmann
Panarin, Tro, Laf
Kreider, Zib Cuylle
Panarin, Tro, Laf
Line of who gives a f***

Rotate that the rest of the night.

 

[Baby Punisher]

Vancouver's chances have all been great but they're not necessarily getting a lot of them.

I think we can acknowledge that our defense fell asleep a few times and also acknowledge that high-danger chances are stopped like 80% of the time.

Both things can be true.

They are playing .500 hockey and it shows. Time to shake things up a bit.

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

I'm not even saying he's been giving up soft goals, but Demko is making virtually every difficult save and Shesterkin is just there.

5 goals on 18 shots is indefensible. Unless it's 18 penalty shots, you just can't justify that. I would bet a massive amount of dough if Domingue was in tonight, he would not have given up 5 on the same exact 18.

 

[Boris Zubov]

I'm not even saying he's been giving up soft goals, but Demko is making virtually every difficult save and Shesterkin is just there.

Demko hasn't had the tougher chances when comparing goalies tonight. The Canucks could've had 2-3 more in the 2nd if Igor was not sharp.

We're losing to a more balanced team tonight...not the time to be banging the goalie drum, IMO.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

When this team was playing tight defense early in the season people were complaining that they were boring. How do you like the games recently? I would rather win 2-1 or 3-2 games than this bullshit. I still think getting Kakko and hopefully Chytil back will help the overall defense but they need some changes.

 

[INWOODBLUE]

Kreider, Zib, Othmann
Panarin, Tro, Laf
Kreider, Zib Cuylle
Panarin, Tro, Laf
Line of who gives a f***

Rotate that the rest of the night.

yeah mix n match, see if anything clicks...looking for magic

 

[Kovalev27]

Demko hasn't had the tougher chances when comparing goalies tonight. The Canucks could've had 2-3 more in the 2nd if Igor was not sharp.

We're losing to a more balanced team tonight...not the time to be banging the goalie drum, IMO.

He’s not sharp at all lol

 

[DialUp]

Over analysis is pointless. The entire bottom 6 and 3/4 defensmen could use an upgrade. That's way too many players to address.

Just sneak into the playoffs and who the hell knows what could happen. Just don't draw the Devils in the first round cause sweep regardless of their health status.

 

[bl02]

Moving players to the LTIR? Buy out a contract? Trade Wolfpack assets? I dunno....something. I'm just a fan, not a GM.

I hear you. It's just not easy. Especially with a cap strapped team.
They should have done that with Fil but they won't. Not sure who we can move to LTIR?

I would rather not touch guys like Berard/Sykora. They may actually be a solution to the garbage we have in our bottom 6 in a year or two. They are building something down in Hartford.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Demko hasn't had the tougher chances when comparing goalies tonight. The Canucks could've had 2-3 more in the 2nd if Igor was not sharp.

We're losing to a more balanced team tonight...not the time to be banging the goalie drum, IMO.

He's had as many difficult chances. If you want to say that the Canucks have better finishes ok, but he's had a ton of difficult chances that he's been saving.

 

[RangerLifer]

Canucks looking like genuine contenders.

We look like schmucks

This makes me sad.

 

[Boris Zubov]

He’s not sharp at all lol

He was very good in the 2nd. You wanna argue he should've stopped the 2nd goal in the first, I'm ok with that.

 

[Crease]

For all their inability to score, Chytil and Kakko had the ability to keep the puck on the right side of the redline for 18 minutes a game. The Rangers are sorely missing that right now.