GDT: Game 8 - New York Rangers @ New York Islanders - 7:30 EST, TNT

[Boris Zubov]

Citizen

even better

 

[bl02]

but hey at least we are winning fancy stats. Thats what matters. Right!

does fancy stats have a section for muffin shots?

 

[mas0764]

Hey remember when Dom L said maybe this team isn’t so good if the kids don’t progress and everyone mouthed off ?

 

[RickChartraw]

sigh, could have watched one of the lord of the rings movies on Amazon. i've seen them all several times, would have been better.

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

Alexis Lafrenière is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League.

 

[Daves a mess]

Evander?

No the moderator.

 

[Irishguy42]

lol this team

 

[WojtekWolski86]

Evander?

No we need Kane from Robocop 2...either this team gets hyped up on dope or the Robocop replacement malfunctions and takes em out.

 

[Circus86]

 

[RangersFan1994]

Glad the Rangers showed up on my 41st birthday

 

[DialUp]

Huh?

Talk about being sellers at the deadline. Being a true seller and rebuilding again means we have to dump all our top players. I don't think we can actually do it; meaning there probably isn't even enough 1sts willing to be doled out for a group like that. We aren't selling for a few years. so prepare for mediocrity.

 

[Kovalev27]

Kreider lafreniere two worst players on the ice. For Kreider he’s been the worst guy almost every night but these two games man just atrocious

 

[BleedBlueNYR]

Cancel the season Rangers don’t want it.

 

[mas0764]

Trocheck is another one. I don’t hate the player. But Chytil is gonna pass him soon and then Trocheck will be the 3C and then we will be moving that contract too.

 

[RangerLifer]

Glad the Rangers showed up on my 41st birthday

Happy Birthday!

 

[Leonardo87]

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[Saitama]

sigh, could have watched one of the lord of the rings movies on Amazon. i've seen them all several times, would have been better.

I was at work for the whole game and watched the scoreboard and work was better.

 

[bl02]

Leave Othmann as far away from these player "developers" as possible. He's gotta be better than Laf and Kakko

 

[Daves a mess]

Rangers can't beat teams that are physical and good along the boards. Rangers size doesn't help here

Kravtsov would of died out there tonight.

Clutterbuck and Martin would of knocked him back to Minsk.

 

[hpNYR]

This is tough to watch.

Bring up Domingue to back-up. Halak is showing his age. Slow to react. Spicy pork time.

Carpenter is an AHL player. Doesn't belong on this team. Bring up Rydahl to replace Chytil for now.

Vesey is done in this league. He's a plug if that.

Letting Hunter go was a mistake. Gaudreau should play more.

Kravtsov seems to be working himself out of NY.

We should have kept one or two from this list: Vatrano, Motte, Copp.

Lots of questionable decisions by Drury this offseason.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Panarin Zib Blais
Laf Trochek Kakko
Kreider Goodrow Kravtsov
Vesey Rydahl Gauthier

 

[mrmovies779]

Laf and kk play better together..put them with Vinnie,put bread with Kreider and Mika..and I don't care what the bottom 6 is

 

[mas0764]

Talk about being sellers at the deadline. Being a true seller and rebuilding again means we have to dump all our top players. I don't think we can actually do it; meaning there probably isn't even enough 1sts willing to be doled out for a group like that. We aren't selling for a few years. so prepare for mediocrity.

I don’t think we have to sell all our top players to sell. You can do it selectively.

 

[bl02]

Trocheck is another one. I don’t hate the player. But Chytil is gonna pass him soon and then Trocheck will be the 3C and then we will be moving that contract too.

I don't know man. I still think Trocheck has been visible and in a good way. he isn't the problem right now. He's the only physical forward who has skill right now. Chytil can't even stay healthy.

 

[kinger8998]

Hey remember when Dom L said maybe this team isn’t so good if the kids don’t progress and everyone mouthed off ?

The issue with this is the kids hve progressed. Sure, goals aren't there yet but theres no doubt in my mind Kakko and Laf look better than they did last season, and look like their playoff versions.

The issue here being our star players after the Anaheim game went cold, and they didn't just go cold, they decided to be shells of players in any part of their game.

Your top guys may not always get bounces of have 3 points a game, but they have GOT to be atleast creating something in terms of momentum or scoring chances to tilt the scales in your direction. A good shift for a top line without scoring just tires the opponent out, gets in their head, and only helps the next guys over the boards.

Top players HAVE to contribute to team success in other ways than just straight up goals, assists and points. Right now ours are not doing that.

Dom L said the issue would be the kids. It isn't. Miller, Kakko, Laf, Schneider, Jones, Chytil look fine. Our starts after the 4th game went cold.

This won't last a whole season, they will come out of this so theirs no reason to go nuclear and say the sky is falling. But judging how is their entire game that fell off a cliff and its not just puck luck and a cold SH%, if a streak like this decides so show up in a playoff series 1st round....thats a quick exit for a team that should go deep, because it seems we've finally figured out that whole "relying on Shesterkin" thing and become a favorable corsi team, even if we still give up too many high danger chances.

Anyways, don't panic yet. It's frsutrating for us and more for the organization that aren't just typing on HF Boards. But if our top guys don't figure out how to still be serviceable when pucks don't go in for them or the PP doesn't operate at 33% for an extended period....its not a great mix for a playoff team if a streak like this comes at the wrong time