GDT: Game # 54 - Rangers vs Blues (Return of Buch) - 7:30pm EST - TNT

[Daves a mess]

Hunt is sucking the life out of this team, and me.

Gregg is doing that for me. He got the puck at the blueline with nobody on him. He took two strides with the puck and it somehow jumped off his stick like a camp counselor trying to get away from Jason Voorhees.

 

[will1066]

Panarin's ability to shake off checks is completely gone. The fact he looks this bad already is concerning, and no it has nothing to do with Hunt and Strome.

I realized recently that he hit 30. 30 is the new 35 in today's league.

 

[TGWL]

Official stat counter only shows 3 giveaways that period. I think they need an overhaul on that...

 

[CupSeeker]

Call up greco im sick of this low effort bs, gimme someone that works their tail off

Greco? He has to get past Johnny Brodz.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Gauthier is significantly more effective than the other three; not sure I would add him here.

Gauthier sucks too

 

[DanielBrassard]

Get that gravestone right? Cuz hes over the 30 yr old hump, might as well make the arrangements.

Do you think he looks like nearly the same player he did before this season? If you do I have to wonder what the hell you are watching.

 

[Psycho for Perreault]

If not for Shesty, we'd be wanting GG fired. I like GG. I think the guys play hard for him. His decision making is at Quinn level. He needs to just make the obvious lines.

 

[Chaels Arms]

10 seconds left in the O zone and Panarin and Strome decide to suck each other off instead of getting the puck to the point man to get to toward the net

They don't want to involve anyone else in the play. It's one of the reasons why I almost don't even want Kakko to be placed on their line. They will just try to use him the way they use Hunt, i.e. to retrieve pucks along the wall and play defense.

Zibanejad and Kreider don't get enough credit for really trying to integrate Lafreniere into their games. They treat like him an equal on that line, not just some guy who is going to cover up for them when they turn the puck over. Panarin and Strome never do that with anybody.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Greco? He has to get past Johnny Brodz.

Lol...Brodz adds nothing

 

[will1066]

Gretz: Rangers fans are very patient with him

 

[JohnC]

At the game.

Wheels fell off like a motherf***er after the goal.

The only line that hasn’t made me want to vomit is the 1st line.

I could’ve gone the rest of my life without having to watch Nemeth play hockey for this team.

 

[CupSeeker]

He's in over his head in the top 6, belongs on 4th line.

This. He is standing out negatively because he is botching anything positive that Bread has going; which isn't much. If he was on the 4th line grinding, he would appear better. Although the way he played that period, there is no line for that player.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Remember the few games we had Barron, Gettinger and Greco/Brodzinski? That line actually worked. Ill take that line over this third line

 

[DanielBrassard]

Jones should've stayed in the lineup.

He should have but it just isn't happening unfortunately.

 

[Do you want ants]

At this point just go 11F 7D until Kakko returns if they won’t play Barron. McKegg is useless. I’d rather see Jones get 6-8 mins of 5v5 than McKegg touch the ice at all.

 

[Greg02]

Gauthier is significantly more effective than the other three; not sure I would add him here.

Gauthier is uniquely frustrating though.

 

[Kane One]

Anson Carter sucks

 

[CupSeeker]

I mean Chytil or Gaut are obviously much better options than Hunt, right?

You would think.

 

[TGWL]

I'm not sure which team is more unorganized. NYR or the TNT panel

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Atrocious commentary. Not even talking about the subject matter, they are just talking over each other.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Players I rather see on the 2nd line instead of Hunt:

Barron
Gauthier
Goodrow
Chytil
Miller (still better than Hunt)
Brodzinski
Greco
Pajuniemi
Ronning

 

[Harbour Dog]

Gretz: Rangers fans are very patient with him

Lol, I'm not watching and so I don't know who he was talking about; but I know that it's categorically false nonetheless.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

I agree with Carter that we are too early

 

[CupSeeker]

Gauthier is uniquely frustrating though.

Yeah, but in the O-zone. Those other guys do nothing with the puck at all and chase poorly.

 

[Kane One]

Gretz: Rangers fans are very patient with him

I was like wat