Kitchener Rangers 2023-24 Off-Season Thread (Part 1)

[RangerNation]

As a team who is supposed to be a contender this year, we should be deep enough to cancel out one line.


We don’t have a captain.

He's my captain

 

[nelli27]

I'll say 4-3 (OT) Rangers tonight. Sop with the GWG.

Got the score right! Now will someone answer that...

 

[GeoBlue]

I'll say Ellinas.

 

[RangerNation]

Amazing. Now to hate my life even more next round.

 

[Krangers08]

Luke Ellinas is a great story.

2nd round pick that didn’t make the colts in his first year.

Colts gave up on him/ didn’t have him in their plans

Traded here for a 4th
9th in rookie scoring and worked his way up to the first line at times

Kept on progressing throughout the year.
Gathered attention around the league
Likely a draft pick in this coming draft.

Sent Kitchener to the 2nd round

 

[ZinErie]

Congratulations Rangers fans. He'll of a series. Good luck vs London. On a side note, if my boss asks me to work overtime tomorrow I may snap.

 

[OttersHockey1968]

Congratulations Ranger fans. That was one hell of a series. Best of luck against the Evil Empire. Let's do it again next season.

 

[OttersFan]

Cheers Rangers fans! Heck of a first round series and quite honestly the most exciting so far.

See ya next year and hopefully a trip back to the Aud will be in the works!

Best of luck the rest of the way!

 

[robertmac43]

Schedule is out we go to London Thursday and Saturday.

Home next Tuesday and Thursday.

 

[Krangers08]

Šalé with 8 points in the series, Mešár had 10

 

[Mata]

Well done boys...

3 OT games in the opening round was hella awesome hockey! Good luck the rest of the way out! Your boys represented the team very well while visiting here in Erie, you should be proud of each and every one of them because being a great person goes beyond hockey, they have both!

 

[SSMHoundsFan]

I've been listening to Mike Farwell colour commentate the past two games, is Šalé pronounced like "Chalet" or am I just not hearing Mike correctly?

 

[bobber]

I've been listening to Mike Farwell colour commentate the past two games, is Šalé pronounced like "Chalet" or am I just not hearing Mike correctly?

Swiss Chalet. Comes with the sauce!

 

[bobber]

Looking at playoff point leaders Rangers have a few players near the top. The interesting stat though is all of the Ranger top point players are minus in +/- . Not sure sure if it means much just seemed odd.

 

[Rangers True Blue]

Instead of losing in 7 as certain "experts" outside our thread predicted, Rangers find a way to win against a very good Erie team....three of those games in nail biting OT. It will be fun to see these two play each other next season.

As for London, they're built for the playoffs much like the Soo and Sag. As along as both teams play hockey and stay away from antics, this could be a fun and exciting series. We will of course "welcome" the Green Machine when they come to the Aud next week.......

Again......broken record I know....who every thought at the first of the season that the Rangers would have made the playoffs let alone win their first round.

 

[ohloutsider]

Looking at playoff point leaders Rangers have a few players near the top. The interesting stat though is all of the Ranger top point players are minus in +/- . Not sure sure if it means much just seemed odd.

Would not read too much into either stat. Kitchener series went longer than most so more games to get points and top players against top players can lead to skewed plus/minus in the playoffs. Be safe.

 

[Tim Wallach]

Congratulations Rangers fans. He'll of a series. Good luck vs London. On a side note, if my boss asks me to work overtime tomorrow I may snap.

Congratulations Ranger fans. That was one hell of a series. Best of luck against the Evil Empire. Let's do it again next season.

Cheers Rangers fans! Heck of a first round series and quite honestly the most exciting so far.

See ya next year and hopefully a trip back to the Aud will be in the works!

Best of luck the rest of the way!

Well done boys...

3 OT games in the opening round was hella awesome hockey! Good luck the rest of the way out! Your boys represented the team very well while visiting here in Erie, you should be proud of each and every one of them because being a great person goes beyond hockey, they have both!

Big congrats to Erie on a great season despite some challenges with goalie health. The Otters gave Kitchener everything they could handle. But they also played a hard, but classy series. Look out for Erie next year!

 

[East Avenue Bully]

Looking at playoff point leaders Rangers have a few players near the top. The interesting stat though is all of the Ranger top point players are minus in +/- . Not sure sure if it means much just seemed odd.

Erie top line was lights out and outplayed Rangers top line, handily

 

[Billyjack]

Hello, Hello anybody seen Carson Rehcroft, he's nowhere to be found

 

[bobber]

Hello, Hello anybody seen Carson Rehcroft, he's nowhere to be found

I was wondering where he went. Had him for the OT goal but our old stand by Elinas came through.

 

[Coaches Coroner]

It would also be nice if Brz showed up offensively.

 

[robertmac43]

Alright - with the second rounding starting in just over 24 hours...What are peoples predictions?

For me - my brain is saying London in 5 but the Heart is saying Kitchener in 7.

 

[robertmac43]

Also in case you need some inspiration going into tomorrow!

 

[Torts]

Also in case you need some inspiration going into tomorrow!

Some of those Cajan saves in the 3rd and OT were HUUUUGE!!!

 

[robertmac43]

Some of those Cajan saves in the 3rd and OT were HUUUUGE!!!

He was unreal in that game. Saved it for us really.