Post-Game Talk: I don't have anything clever to put in the thread title

[rangersfansince08]

Mika wasn't a no show. Can't be easy playing against Barkov. Barkov's line didnt exactly light the lamp over & over. Must have done something right. If Filip ever progresses to a 1C, Mika will light up most 3rd lines. Filip's injury hurt, in more ways than one.

When has Fil ever shown 1C potential? plus he can't stay healthy anyways

 

[Larrybiv]

Lav didn't do anything different than Gallant

Maurice said something so legit. Didn't want credit for his team's success. Saying "at some point" you just allow the leadership group to lead. I had little to do with it, club ran on autopilot. Or, something like that.
Problem was they were simply BETTER, as our leadership group wasn't as pushy and arrogant as theirs was. Did we EVER molest anybody in the corners that you could think of? I cannot.
Carolina wasn't especially physical, but they had us running around chasing after them. Didn't seem we had anything left in the tank. We had a good season and it was fun. Just left us wanting more than they had to give.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Mika wasn't a no show. Can't be easy playing against Barkov. Barkov's line didnt exactly light the lamp over & over. Must have done something right. If Filip ever progresses to a 1C, Mika will light up most 3rd lines. Filip's injury hurt, in more ways than one.

I don't think Chytil with perfect health is ever a 1C.

 

[Mike in Houston]

Man! All Mika needed to do was shave his head. He's just not a team first guy.

 

[Wtp99]

Get rid of immediately:

Trouba
Kakko

I am fine getting rid of:

Miller
Lindgren
Panarin
Zib
Goodrow

UFAs to re-sign:

LMFAO NONE (though I'd take Wheeler back on an identical contract - but can't see him staying)

The only ones I disagree with getting rid of is Panarin, he gets you to the playoffs. And Goodrow for the playoffs
Add to the get rid of would be Chytil, made of glass and can teach how to disappear also.

 

[KevinFinnerty]

when Kulikov and waiver wire fodder Forsling outplay Fox and Miller, it's a wrap. I'd keep Panarin and punt Trouba and Lindgren, Gus out of here

 

[Wtp99]

Good night everyone. Until next year. With this many teams, and the cap etc, if you weren't alive for 94, THE ODDS ARE YOU WON'T EVER SEE A CHAMPIONSHIP. Try to enjoy what you can. If you cheer only for Stanley Cups, it is going to turn out bad.

A+ regular season. A- post season. Some teams will never even get as far as we gotten. Seriously, a championship is not something that can be reasonably expected, ever.

1-84 since 1940, rooting for the Rangers this what you come to expect. I can die happy because I have seen a Stanley Cup raised in MSG. It is getting tiring of these expectations. But as a die hard I come every season with new expectations and hope. In my lifetime I’ve seen 6 championships, 3 in one year. I apologize to my kids every year for bring them up
Rangers, Jets, and Met fans. Oh well rose colored glasses

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

He'll get a long look.

Fast forward to opening night when Drurys new Nemeth/Harpur is penciled into 6D and the Jones trade request finally hits

 

[KevinFinnerty]

I Hope the Oilers or Stars smoke the Panthers

 

[DrandonBudinsky]

I Hope the Oilers or Stars smoke the Panthers

The Panthers brand of clog up hockey is so boring to watch.
Just hoping EDM/DAL have enough balanced lines to generate sustained offensive chances.

 

[RangersFan1994]

26 different players have played that RW position.

You could put a HOFer there and it wouldn’t work. In fact, we have.

The problem isn’t the RW. It’s the other two. Particularly the one in the middle.

We seen Kreider with Derek Stepan and had no issues. Of course the issue is Mika. We need a Stepan type of center to play with Kreider. Sadly you need to draft those. Mika too soft for playoff hockey. It's pathetic

 

[Megustaelhockey]

I Hope the Oilers or Stars smoke the Panthers

Don't bet on it.

 

[KevinFinnerty]

Florida is doing something right being in 4 straight SCFS. first Tampa, then Sunrise. what's next Orlando Hockey sticks 5 straight champs? nobody cares about hockey here it's crazy

 

[irishlaxburger2]

We seen Kreider with Derek Stepan and had no issues. Of course the issue is Mika. We need a Stepan type of center to play with Kreider. Sadly you need to draft those. Mika too soft for playoff hockey. It's pathetic

Stepan got caved 5v5 against elite teams, because he was also not an elite 1C.

Again, the detriment of the organization going back to the Hank years has been lack of 5v5 play driving and a lack of a 1C. Those two things are connected. There’s a reason Panarin’s line got so good 5v5 with the addition of Trocheck. Our top line needs that’s too, and it’s not with the addition of a winger (unless they’re the extremely rare play driving winger).

 

[KevinFinnerty]

healthy Fox and Chytil and just maybe we win this

 

[chosen]

Lav didn't do anything different than Gallant

No coaches do anything different from all of the other coaches.

Personnel wins every time.

 

[chosen]

Was told? Not his decision? Where did you see this?

It was printed here

Weekly World News

The World’s Only Reliable News

weeklyworldnews.com

 

[DanielBrassard]

Stepan got caved 5v5 against elite teams, because he was also not an elite 1C.

Again, the detriment of the organization going back to the Hank years has been lack of 5v5 play driving and a lack of a 1C. Those two things are connected. There’s a reason Panarin’s line got so good 5v5 with the addition of Trocheck. Our top line needs that’s too, and it’s not with the addition of a winger (unless they’re the extremely rare play driving winger).

Stepan wasn’t an elite #1 but he also never got caved in as badly as Zibanejad has against other top centers. Zibanejad’s best xGF% in the playoffs over the last 3 years against #1 centers is 65% vs Jack Hughes. The other 4, Barkov, Cirelli, Aho, and Crosby he’s 33% or worse vs all of them. That is f***ing pitiful. Hard to win when your #1 guy is playing like a junior level player against the other teams top guy. Keep in mind Tampa didn’t have Point that series.

 

[chosen]

The Panthers brand of clog up hockey is so boring to watch.
Just hoping EDM/DAL have enough balanced lines to generate sustained offensive chances.

Florida is the opposite of boring.

 

[DrandonBudinsky]

All the blame Mika is taking these past few days is just conjuring in my mind his walk year. Rangers were at the crossroads of having to make a decision on their 1C plans moving forward.

What was the price Buffalo was asking Drury for Eichel again?

 

[irishlaxburger2]

All the blame Mika is taking these past few days is just conjuring in my mind his walk year. Rangers were at the crossroads of having to make a decision on their 1C plans moving forward.

What was the price Buffalo was asking Drury for Eichel again?

Pegula was never letting an Eichel to NYR trade go through, no matter how close the GMs ever got

 

[Megustaelhockey]

You'd think I'd take my own advice and avoid this site like a free gym for the next few days after being eliminated, but what I'm seeing on the main boards is just proof that not everyone in our fan base deserves to see this team win.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

The good news is we kept our 1st rounder.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

All the blame Mika is taking these past few days is just conjuring in my mind his walk year. Rangers were at the crossroads of having to make a decision on their 1C plans moving forward.

What was the price Buffalo was asking Drury for Eichel again?

It's funny Eichel was the exact move this franchise has been criticized for making and now it's some grave mistake.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1797070440289955874

This camera angle is for the people struggling to believe this is all really on 1-2 bad players