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GDT: Game 5: New York Rangers @ Toronto Maple Leafs, 7pm ET, MSG

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Raspewtin said:
literally the worst talking point

there is no reason, ever, to sit a regular so a 7d can "get reps"

they don't exist to get reps. they exist to get in with injuries.

and this is the leafs. a top team. not some bottom feeding scrub

I just don't get it
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The regular season doesn't matter for this team. It's October.

What's the odds that working in our 7D affects the result of this game? I think pretty low. What's the odds that that decision affects anything with the rest of the season? Basically infinitesimally small.

I think what people are actually concerned about is what this says about Laviolette's decision making processes as they relate to what will happen in May and June. But, for instance, we saw last year that he actually gave Fox the hard minutes in the playoffs that he was resting him for in the regular season. There are a number of reasons why a coach might think it's a good idea to do it, whether it's getting guys rest, making sure people stay game-sharp or even purely "people" related reasons (maybe Ruhwedel has looked great in practice and rewarding that with a game is a way of keeping morale high).

I don't think this actually says anything about the team's chances today or what they're going to do in the future.
 
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SnowblindNYR said:
Am I the only one that's happy with the lineup? We knew Lindgren would play but everyone assumed he'd play with Fox. Even if Mancini is better Lindgren as a bottom pairing defenseman isn't that bad. He's still serviceable.
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Let him build up his value....right now, you wouldn't get a broken stick for him.
 
Greg02 said:
The regular season doesn't matter for this team. It's October.

What's the odds that working in our 7D affects the result of this game? I think pretty low. What's the odds that that decision affects anything with the rest of the season? Basically infinitesimally small.

I think what people are actually concerned about is what this says about Laviolette's decision making processes as they relate to what will happen in May and June. But, for instance, we saw last year that he actually gave Fox the hard minutes in the playoffs that he was resting him for in the regular season. There are a number of reasons why a coach might think it's a good idea to do it, whether it's getting guys rest, making sure people stay game-sharp or even purely "people" related reasons (maybe Ruhwedel has looked great in practice and rewarding that with a game is a way of keeping morale high).

I don't think this actually says anything about the team's chances today or what they're going to do in the future.
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Yes. No one thinks a bad lineup in October matters. But we know that Lavy won’t hesitate to get Mancini and Jones off the ice at any moment when the games do matter. Regardless of how poorly guys are playing or how injured they are.

We just saw it with Trouba. Clearly hurt. Clearly hurting the team against Florida. Didn’t matter. Lavy doesn’t get benefit of the doubt.
 
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MrAlmost said:
Haha. What a f***ing idiot. Ruhwedel sucks. Jones has played well. Perfect idea to start f***ing with his head early. Let him know who the boss is ya know.
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I am okay with Ruhwedel getting a game is the mindset is to keep everyone fresh, but then I want to see the same standard applied to other D-men later on. Especially the ones that have played poorly.
 
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SnowblindNYR said:
Would much rather get nothing for him and put our optimal lineup out there than have a worse lineup and build his value up.
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We're 3-4 games into the season. Way too early to worry about Lavvy's lineup decisions. The only way he can find out about players, he has to use them. And if there's the added benefit of a players improving/showing how they play increasing their value, that's a win-win. I'm happy it's happening now -- I would be upset if this were mid-season or later.
 
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will1066 said:
If you're in a horror movie, you make poor decisions
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Let’s hide behind the chainsaws
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will1066 said:
How dare you
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Ha. I figured it was just another Ranger fan with zero patience with defensemen. Well any player really, but especially Dmen given that people always say it takes D longer. I mean, our 5th round defenseman isn’t a Norris candidate after 4 games? I think he’s been ok
 
SA16 said:
I know puck drop is at about 7:10 tonight but does anyone know what times the Rempe Reaves fight is scheduled for?


Heh.
It's too bad this cheesieness is part of the sport, HNIC, have to have a heavyweight bout. Didn't Reeves take it easy on Rempe the time they fought?
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majordomo said:
We're 3-4 games into the season. Way too early to worry about Lavvy's lineup decisions. The only way he can find out about players, he has to use them. And if there's the added benefit of a players improving/showing how they play increasing their value, that's a win-win. I'm happy it's happening now -- I would be upset if this were mid-season or later.
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Games count just as much now and we know what Chad R is, not good enough.
 
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