Player Discussion K'Andre Miller

[HFBS]

Good post. The question people need to ask themselves is, do they think K'Andre will be a 1D for this team during the life of a 7x7 contract. Because that's what he will be asking for this summer.

He can ask all he wants. I can't imagine what idiot GM, in a league of idiot GM's, would give him that. I wouldn't give him $7 a year, let alone $7 million. $7 million a year to not play defense and give the puck away? f*** that.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I’d hang on to him. Under a different staff I think he can regain his form

 

[WojtekWolski86]

He can ask all he wants. I can't imagine what idiot GM, in a league of idiot GM's, would give him that. I wouldn't give him $7 a year, let alone $7 million. $7 million a year to not play defense and give the puck away? f*** that.

The same idiot GMs that gave Trouba and Nurse big contracts. Somehow guys with zero hockey sense get paid.

 

[94leetch]

Yeah no thanks.

 

[ReddestRum]

Personally, I hope we moved him. I hoped the same for Igor, but he seems to love playing here and of course, we paid him handsomely.

KAM is a still a young defenseman on a team that...

A) Doesn't know how to develop young players
B) Doesn't have a clue on how to develop a solid system of defense
C) Will trade away their younger players for worse, older, sometimes soon to be UFA players
D) Dolan
E) Drury

Here's to hoping KAM has some sense about his future and realizes that it will go nowhere being here in NY.

I want this because, despite our woes, I'll still have people to laugh at when we don't resign our future, trade away salvageable players, and resign the rot only to watch the same posters keep coming back to the forums to keep bitching about how bad the next guy is.

 

[CasusBelli]

Now there's precedent. Playing hockey like you have your head up your ass is considered an "upper body injury"

The best part is that you can then change it to a lower body injury if the time off doesn’t help.

The same idiot GMs that gave Trouba and Nurse big contracts. Somehow guys with zero hockey sense get paid.

Don’t forget Seth Jones

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Personally, I hope we moved him. I hoped the same for Igor, but he seems to love playing here and of course, we paid him handsomely.

KAM is a still a young defenseman on a team that...

A) Doesn't know how to develop young players
B) Doesn't have a clue on how to develop a solid system of defense
C) Will trade away their younger players for worse, older, sometimes soon to be UFA players
D) Dolan
E) Drury

Here's to hoping KAM has some sense about his future and realizes that it will go nowhere being here in NY.

I want this because, despite our woes, I'll still have people to laugh at when we don't resign our future, trade away salvageable players, and resign the rot only to watch the same posters keep coming back to the forums to keep bitching about how bad the next guy is.

I love that you prioritize laughing at strangers on the internet over the Rangers' success.

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

Good post. The question people need to ask themselves is, do they think K'Andre will be a 1D for this team during the life of a 7x7 contract. Because that's what he will be asking for this summer.

Key is not getting that. He once had great potential but has sucked for the last 3 years straight now.

Can only foresee a trade for him at this point.

 

[ReddestRum]

I love that you prioritize laughing at strangers on the internet over the Rangers' success.

If you think there's a way to salvage success in this organization in the next couple of years after seeing what's been going on since the beginning of the season, I'm all ears? Am I supposed to blind cheer mediocracy and be hopeful for no reason? Continue to call out individual players when it's the organization that's the problem and not any one person's fault? I mean, at least laughing at strangers' misguided finger pointing gives me a bit of joy in these dark times.

 

[Machinehead]

 

[McRanger92]

I love that you prioritize laughing at strangers on the internet over the Rangers' success.

Our fanbase sucks. Same mentality as the entitled Rangers.

 

[TGWL]

They seem like the softest bunch of players I've ever seen in my life. I don't mean toughness. I mean mentally.

 

[its not that serious]

I am fully aware that when the team's defense is such a struggle this wouldn't be an ideal time for it, but I'm very curious to see what would happen if Miller was converted (back) to a forward. There is a part of me that genuinely believes a coach can iron out some of his issues, but he doesn't seem to have the head to be consistent with some of his reads. For example, bad pinches are fixable, but he doesn't have the right instincts when things start to become even the least bit chaotic in the defensive zone.

I don't know what type of player he would be as a forward, but that's why I'm curious. Play along the boards, carrying the puck, going to the net, using his strength, using his reach, etc. Not sure he could make it work, but there's some potential and it would make for an interesting experiment.

 

[TGWL]

I am fully aware that when the team's defense is such a struggle this wouldn't be an ideal time for it, but I'm very curious to see what would happen if Miller was converted (back) to a forward. There is a part of me that genuinely believes a coach can iron out some of his issues, but he doesn't seem to have the head to be consistent with some of his reads. For example, bad pinches are fixable, but he doesn't have the right instincts when things start to become even the least bit chaotic in the defensive zone.

I don't know what type of player he would be as a forward, but that's why I'm curious. Play along the boards, carrying the puck, going to the net, using his strength, using his reach, etc. Not sure he could make it work, but there's some potential and it would make for an interesting experiment.

I don't think he would have been drafted had he stayed a forward.

 

[TheWrongWay]

Gotta keep Miller at this point.

The GDTs are more entertaining than the games, and Miller's the source of some of the funniest posts there.

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

 

[Jauffre]

It's so bad. Bro waited for Dallas to change and enter the zone to make a decision. Had 7 years to pass to Trocheck, or Lindgren. Instead he skates himself into a corner, stares at his own feet and passes it right into Steel's stick. Steel kept his stick in the exact same spot the entire time. At least read the forechecker and toss it up the boards. He's got very little hockey sense. He might do well on a team like Carolina with tons of support and structure. A raw Miller just f***ing about is always going to make these costly mistakes.

 

[426ers]

It's so bad. Bro waited for Dallas to change and enter the zone to make a decision. Had 7 years to pass to Trocheck, or Lindgren. Instead he skates himself into a corner, stares at his own feet and passes it right into Steel's stick. Steel kept his stick in the exact same spot the entire time. At least read the forechecker and toss it up the boards. He's got very little hockey sense. He might do well on a team like Carolina with tons of support and structure. A raw Miller just f***ing about is always going to make these costly mistakes.

In Baseball there is a saying, "Million dollar arm, 10 cent head" That is miller.

 

[Brother Mouzone]

 

[n8]

It's so bad. Bro waited for Dallas to change and enter the zone to make a decision. Had 7 years to pass to Trocheck, or Lindgren. Instead he skates himself into a corner, stares at his own feet and passes it right into Steel's stick. Steel kept his stick in the exact same spot the entire time. At least read the forechecker and toss it up the boards. He's got very little hockey sense. He might do well on a team like Carolina with tons of support and structure. A raw Miller just f***ing about is always going to make these costly mistakes.

You didn't mention his effort to win the puck back from a much smaller Sam Steel. End to end, the play was atrocious.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

I'm not in the trade Miller group but that play last night merits some sort of demotion or benching. He had 3 options, tons of time and ended up giving the puck away, totally unacceptable, id sit him next game for Jones. He needs to get the message. I'm still not trading him though unless it was a steal for us.

 

[94leetch]

It's almost like he's treated different then other guys here?
No, that's tin foil hat nonsense.

 

[McRanger92]

They seem like the softest bunch of players I've ever seen in my life. I don't mean toughness. I mean mentally.

Both. Miller is the poster child.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

It's almost like he's treated different then other guys here?
No, that's tin foil hat nonsense.

He's treated no different at all, Mika stunk all year, Kreider too, Trouba was terrible for the last two years and they continued to roll him out, they only recently started to cut ice time from kreider and Zib, while benching and then trading Kakko. Lindgren is getting the same long leash. If you're trying to make it a race thing it most certainly not. It's about what he has that others don't, size, youth and speed. It's about knowing he was and can be much better than he is. It's about this team not knowing what to do when players fall off, not understanding how to develop young players and our overall defensive approach that leaves us chasing instead of letting the play come to us. It's about team depth and the fact we have 0 top pair dmen on the left side. That's what it's all about imo

 

[Mike in Houston]

Tough season for the guy.