You complained about ice time allocation in a game where they won. The power play was effective almost every time they were on the ice.
It's insane they have cut back on the amount of times we play our division rivals. What did they do? Double up trips to the west coast and Canada?
Even schedule whereby we play each team the same amount of games. Ridiculous.
Trouba did have 6 shots on goal. Even if they aren't going in, they are generating rebounds, though I do wish he would use his wrist shot more.
It's just the way the numbers work with 32 teams and 82 games.
I dont think anyone has a problem with him as a player its more so the fact he should be in the bottom 6, i think he's been great for us, i think he's earning his contract even if thats an unpopular opinion.
I think he should be wherever helps the team at that moment. We want the best team not the best individuals. Sometimes the best team doesn't mean all the best talent playing together on the same lines.
IMO it's revenue based. the original 6 teams traveling around. They sell tickets and promote engagement
Play everyone 2 times, and the remaining games are played against your division....seems really easy. Id also revamp the divisions, make a canada one, the rest to build rivals or continue existing ones.
No I don't want to be miserable, I want to use the regular season to help cultivate players to be in better positions to contribute in a playoff run rather than hoping that suddenly during the playoffs players will be ready to step up in case other players are injured or things aren't going exactly to script. This idea that somehow it makes sense to constantly ram PP1 out there constantly and hardly play the second unit as if it's not going to matter in the playoffs is stupid. Last year when Strome got hurt chytil was put out there with PP1 because he was just filling in the same bumper position that strome did, any entire power play disintegrated because chytil actually had no comfort or confidence in the role that he was put out in even though it was his role on the second unit. Part of that is because the second unit never played. It's the same exact situation this year. Guys are going to get hurt, and you need to have your other players ready and familiar to step in to carry the mail when certain guys get hurt. You can accomplish that in November, December, and January. You need to be able to look beyond just the right now if you want to win a championship. You need to look towards how are you positioning your team, roster, and players to be in the best position to contribute when needed in the playoffs. We're not doing that
NHLPA would never let that happen. The travel would be disproportionately hard on the players.
I would prefer division rivals 8 times. Really build on that hate.
Goodrow getting a handful of games with Panarin and then dropped to the fourth was actually one of the better uses of the “put a grinder up with the top players to jump start some things” I’ve seen in awhile since it also recognized the grinders may get a quick bunch of points they tend to drag the line down over the long run
The Rangers need to win hockey games. This dilusional take that they “need to develop” players is way off. Would you rather they just put Sammy Blais and Johnny Brod out there on the power play hoping maybe they will develop their skills or would you rather the Rangers score and win games?
Playing your rivals too often just waters it down. In an ideal world, you would only play every team twice, including your rivals.
Absolutely disagree. The rivalries were much better in the 70s-80s. The current schedule is a watered down mess. I don't care about half these teams.
Agreed. It feels weird to want less hockey, but if it were up to me I’d trim the season by 10 games.
I mean sure if you only want to get close for 1-2 years with this older core, sure. You want to be perennial middle of the pack teams then sure. Don’t develop anyone who can’t reach their peak on their own in 2 years. But if you want to be a top 5 team for the next decade, then develop the kids. Truth is you can’t have your cake and eat it with the kids. Either keep them out of the nhl until they are 24. Or bring them up sooner and be okay with growing pains and developing them. Zib was traded far too soon by Ottawa because they grew impatient. The kids who skate like the wind and have high end skills can sometimes develop quicker. But the bigger guys like the Tkachuks and the Hossas take longer. Buchnevich and now Gauthier are all proof that players need to become adults mentally and physically to reach their NHL potential. But development at the NHL level is a harsh reality for most top 5 picks. The fact that you can’t ever send an 18 to the minors is a problem that a younger league needs to solve. Dahlin and Tage Thompson are prime examples of proof that most players take longer to mature especially if forced to do it at the pro level. So I really don’t agree with your logic here. We don’t NEED to win this season. More than half the top 9 and top 4 aren’t even in their prime years.
