GDT: Game # 55 - New York Rangers @ Columbus Blue Jackets , 7pm ET, MSG (Last game before 4 nations break)

[Leonardo87]

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New York Rangers @ Columbus Blue Jackets
7pm ET, MSG

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[NickyFotiu]

I always laugh at the must win stuff but this game is pretty close. If they lose it I suspect Drury goes 80% seller mode.

 

[Jack Hanson]

Forum members if we win tonight

And if we lose

 

[TGWL]

If we lose tonight, he's canned, right? Going into the Four Nation Tournament break, perfect time to let him go.

 

[94leetch]

Standings watching for the rest of the season?
No thanks.
I'll check them game 78.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

what a frustrating club. Could’ve had a chance to tie Columbus going into the break

Oh well, have to have this one.

 

[Crease]

There's no roster freeze during the Four Nations. Hopefully they get destroyed tonight and Drury loses his mind.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

There's no roster freeze during the Four Nations. Hopefully they get destroyed tonight and Drury loses his mind.

That would great. C'on a nice 6-0 loss would be perfect.

 

[pld459666]

If we lose tonight, he's canned, right? Going into the Four Nation Tournament break, perfect time to let him go.

Hope you are talking about Drury

Not a coach on earth can get these guys to change their default approach to the game.

Not enough guys with an understanding on how to play winning hockey or that the time to start playing playoff hockey was 01/01/2025

No purpose, no urgency

That's a not all on coaching. The players bear the lions share of that blame.

 

[TGWL]

Hope you are talking about Drury

Not a coach on earth can get these guys to change their default approach to the game.

Not enough guys with an understanding on how to play winning hockey or that the time to start playing playoff hockey was 01/01/2025

No purpose, no urgency

That's a not all on coaching. The players bear the lions share of that blame.

Unfortunately for the coach, if your team isn't getting the message, you have to go. Will it resolve anything? Maybe not. I don't think anybody is looking at this team and going the coach ruined the season, even with his iffy lines, but it feels like the coach and the players aren't on the same page here. And I don't think you can go into next season with the same coach.

The Housley experiment should be over. I don't think he gets hired if it weren't for being on Laviolette's previous coaching staff

Kick Drury to the moon as well.

 

[MyLoveIsBlue]

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

I always laugh at the must win stuff but this game is pretty close. If they lose it I suspect Drury goes 80% seller mode.

good

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Hope you are talking about Drury

Not a coach on earth can get these guys to change their default approach to the game.

Not enough guys with an understanding on how to play winning hockey or that the time to start playing playoff hockey was 01/01/2025

No purpose, no urgency

That's a not all on coaching. The players bear the lions share of that blame.

You're 100% right.

The coach hasn't done anything to help matters though. He just keeps on pushing the same button that hasn't worked and expecting things to change because its what hes comfortable with.

I think its worth seeing what we have with one of the assistants in an interim basis. Lavi is basically doing a repeat of his Washington stint.

I don't think most of the core should survive this either and was hoping that they could have at least gotten through the season before axing him but Im tired of the faux accountability that he only wants to apply to players who aren't his favorites.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Unfortunately for the coach, if your team isn't getting the message, you have to go. Will it resolve anything? Maybe not. I don't think anybody is looking at this team and going the coach ruined the season, even with his iffy lines, but it feels like the coach and the players aren't on the same page here. And I don't think you can go into next season with the same coach.

The Housley experiment should be over. I don't think he gets hired if it weren't for being on Laviolette's previous coaching staff

Kick Drury to the moon as well.

At the same time, you can't go into next season with the same players.

 

[Filip Chytil]

These asshats play again today? Damnit

 

[will1066]

Soft