GDT: Game 48: New York Rangers vs Vegas Golden Knights, 7pm ET (Game is on ESPN, and ESPN+)

[LOFIN]

Curses don’t exist. They’re just a convenient excuse for fans that don’t want to become aware that their organization just isn’t good enough to win the big one.

Our core is incredibly flawed. The sooner we realize that, the better. It needs to be ripped down and rebuilt.

Problem is our owner will force more band-aid solutions that just make our roster a 2nd round playoff exit-type team

100%

They were on a path for a rebuild, then decided to sign Panarin out of the blue. So much for that rebuild lol.

 

[hackeyman]

That's what I'm thinking.

I know the roster is a problem, but a transformative, legit hardass coach who said "I'm not using this asshole" might help cut some of the dead wood.

With Lavi's credentials he came in here with and the hot start we had you would think he had more independence from the GM than the last 2 coaches had so it's troubling to understand why he isn't changing things up more.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

I really think we need to shake up this locker room in June.

1) Trade Trouba. Hes frankly been a shit leader. Hes a weird guy socially and yes while he lays some big hits, he really is just a strange guy. I need a captain who cares more about winning than painting and his wifes career.

2) trade keandre. Total headcase and better to tradr him now when he still has value.

3) trade kreider and ask zib to waive his nmc. Mika probably would cost assets to move.

4) trade lindgren for assets and sign zadorov

5) sign whoever the biggest scumbag free agent is. We need to bring some life to this dead lockerroom. This locker room has about as much energy as a sloth.

Just one minor tweak: don't wait 'til June.

Hopefully we're sellers before the TDL.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

This is a waste of my time. I could be out at a nice bar or restaurant instead of watching this.

 

[Profet]

If Panarin doesn't take over a game... We lose.

I really hope we're sellers at the deadline. This isn't a contending team.

 

[haohmaru]

LOL, they can't buy a goal or any kind of puck luck the last 3 weeks. It's awful.

 

[hockeyplayer999]

Hill makes these saves look so easy. Igor makes the easy saves that go in

 

[Rangers in 7]

Trouba shot that into his glove lol

 

[will1066]

Drury should seriously look into Duncan the Walrus

 

[IronBloodedLion]

This team need a retool and the core a major shakeup. This just isn’t working anymore, and you can’t keep changing coaches.

 

[turcotte8]

Hill makes these saves look so easy. Igor makes the easy saves that go in

when your glove is in the right position it is easy. Igor's glove is practically on the ice.

 

[gravey9]

Yes, it's a snakebit group. And maybe they've got too much in their head now? I don't know. But they've become a softer squad. Their go to players are not their sturdiest guys. Fox, Zibby, Panarin and even Tro -- they get banged up. Then you have too many inconsistent players who have too many mental breakdowns -- Kakko, Kandre, Shesty, Laffy and you're pretty much looking at most of your core here. They just might be a team that has to have too many things go right to be successful. Not sure. But if we had better goaltending, this would be a different conversation. We'd be closer to 500 in the last stretch.

 

[Machinehead]

This organization desperately needs to reset, decide what they want to be, and build towards it.

Maybe it's a rebuild, maybe it's not. Hiring Torts wasn't a rebuild in the sense that we sold a bunch and had a bunch of draft pucks, but it completely changed the team's identity.

It's not about blaming Laviolette, it's just that shuffling the coaches hasn't changed the culture.

Prior to the Torts teams, the Jagr Era teams also had their own identity and were fun and effective. That core would have had some kicks at the can if they didn't get old.

I find everything after AV to be pretty featureless. There's no identity and nothing they're particularly good at. It's just a collection of players, and not enough of them are good.

The Devils are fast and tenacious. The Oilers are run and gun. The Knights are big and suffocating. What are we? Nothing.

The stink of Gorton is all over this team. He said he wanted to build something in the letter but he had nothing in mind. He took a no talent grinder in one draft and then off the board for an enigmatic skill player in another.

If Drury wants his tenure to be successful, he needs to decide what this team is and who's part of it. Picks like Othmann, Cuylle, and Sykora to add to holdovers like Edstrom and Berard all have a theme. It seems like he wants to play heavy and volume shoot. Even Perreault is good at finding spaces off the cycle.

Great, but he has to contend with the fact that none of our current core do that or have ever succeeded doing that except Kreider on the '14 and '15 teams.

It's Drury who signed the Zibanejad contract, and again, he doesn't fit any of that. What are we trying to be?

 

[irishlaxburger2]

Random aside - we always seemingly stick against tall goalies. Make every single one of them look way better than they are

 

[RangerLifer]

LOL, they can't buy a goal or any kind of puck luck the last 2 months. It's awful.

FIXED!

 

[Profet]

I know he has a goal, but Wheeler on the first line makes me irrationally angry.

Break up that second line... It's not doing anything anyway. We need to find something that works... Please please please...

DO SOMETHING

 

[hockeyplayer999]

Love to hear the commentary guys talk crap about Igor

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

I used to think Brett Howden was the most useless player in the NHL, but then I watched Brodzinski and Goodrow

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

This team could be playing perfect hockey and they’re not going to win with Igor playing like this. Sad but true. A bad goalie can tank any team.

 

[Row I Goon]

This organization desperately needs to reset, decide what they want to be, and build towards it.

Maybe it's a rebuild, maybe it's not. Hiring Torts wasn't a rebuild in the sense that we sold a bunch and had a bunch of draft pucks, but it completely changed the team's identity.

It's not about blaming Laviolette, it's just that shuffling the coaches hasn't changed the culture.

Prior to the Torts teams, the Jagr Era teams also had their own identity and were fun and effective. That core would have had some kicks at the can if they didn't get old.

I find everything after AV to be pretty featureless. There's no identity and nothing they're particularly good at. It's just a collection of players, and not enough of them are good.

The Devils are fast and tenacious. The Oilers are run and gun. The Knights are big and suffocating. What are we? Nothing.

The stink of Gorton is all over this team. He said he wanted to build something in the letter but he had nothing in mind. He took a no talent grinder in one draft and then off the board for an enigmatic skill player in another.

If Drury wants his tenure to be successful, he needs to decide what this team is and who's part of it. Picks like Othmann, Cuylle, and Sykora to add to holdovers like Edstrom and Berard all have a theme. It seems like he wants to play heavy and volume shoot. Even Perreault is good at finding spaces off the cycle.

Great, but he has to contend with the fact that none of our current core do that or have ever succeeded doing that except Kreider on the '14 and '15 teams.

It's Drury who signed the Zibanejad contract, and again, he doesn't fit any of that. What are we trying to be?

 

[Go Rangers]

If Panarin doesn't take over a game... We lose.

I really hope we're sellers at the deadline. This isn't a contending team.

It won’t happen with dolan alive.

 

[Daves a mess]

Shame on all of us for continuing to fuel a culture that does not win.

Bingo

 

[irishlaxburger2]

This organization desperately needs to reset, decide what they want to be, and build towards it.

Maybe it's a rebuild, maybe it's not. Hiring Torts wasn't a rebuild in the sense that we sold a bunch and had a bunch of draft pucks, but it completely changed the team's identity.

It's not about blaming Laviolette, it's just that shuffling the coaches hasn't changed the culture.

Prior to the Torts teams, the Jagr Era teams also had their own identity and were fun and effective. That core would have had some kicks at the can if they didn't get old.

I find everything after AV to be pretty featureless. There's no identity and nothing they're particularly good at. It's just a collection of players, and not enough of them are good.

The Devils are fast and tenacious. The Oilers are run and gun. The Knights are big and suffocating. What are we? Nothing.

The stink of Gorton is all over this team. He said he wanted to build something in the letter but he had nothing in mind. He took a no talent grinder in one draft and then off the board for an enigmatic skill player in another.

If Drury wants his tenure to be successful, he needs to decide what this team is and who's part of it. Picks like Othmann, Cuylle, and Sykora to add to holdovers like Edstrom and Berard all have a theme. It seems like he wants to play heavy and volume shoot. Even Perreault is good at finding spaces off the cycle.

Great, but he has to contend with the fact that none of our current core do that or have ever succeeded doing that except Kreider on the '14 and '15 teams.

It's Drury who signed the Zibanejad contract, and again, he doesn't fit any of that. What are we trying to be?

This is so incredibly true. It’s almost as if we’re constantly just trying to find “good” without first developing a vision for what good should look like going forward. Theres no identity or culture goals. Just go get the best players available at the positions of need and hope they do good. I’m sure we’ll do the same at this trade deadline.

 

[Machinehead]

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It's not about hope. It's what they have to do to be successful. Maybe they won't and continue trying to push the same team across the line.

 

[hockeyplayer999]

If the shot total was different. This might be a 10 goal game for Vegas