Post-Game Talk: Mallard

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Yep, very much agree with this. They're very slow and pretty uncreative for such a talented group. Lots of slow plodding and waiting and slowing things down but then not really moving enough in the offensive zone to open up the east west lanes that they used to feast on. And yeah, the rush chances are non existent.
Everytime the puck gets pushed to the halfboards they always move it to the point instead of having a guy supporting down low ready to pick the puck up with their feet moving, which would give them the ability to either cut into the middle or continue the cycle down low. It's predictable and like you said slow and plodding. They don't play with a lot of pace.
 
The chances of not making the playoffs have skyrocketed.

Savvy teams are all in the running. Pittsburgh. Carolina. Tampa. Florida.

With how we're playing... It's getting suspect

Fantilli would be a phenomenal checking line center here. Can't wait for his grit and hustle
 
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Can this team hire a priest, and maybe a shooting coach now? How many more games this year is this team going to lose when they kick the other team's teeth in?
Exorcist

Halak doesn’t deserve turkey tomorrow
It’s getting tough waiting for Kakko and Laf after what jersey does

Ducks seats are so cheap especially for CA prices of everything else
 
The Canes literally lost 4-0 to the Yotes at home tonight lol.
Idk I guess I'm "shitting on people" or whatever but like, when you say "oh you can't lose one particular game in this particular way" you're saying something that literally doesn't mean anything.

The last time we won the Cup, we had two embarrassing losses in the SCF at home.
 
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The chances of not making the playoffs have skyrocketed.

Savvy teams are all in the running. Pittsburgh. Carolina. Tampa. Florida.

With how we're playing... It's getting suspect

Fantilli would be a phenomenal checking line center here. Can't wait for his grit and hustle
How have they skyrocketed? Teams have been bunched up all year.
 
That Thanksgiving thing ain't gonna fly this year with all the teams bunched up. Only a few teams out of it right now.
yep and going forward would be best not to drop points to the worst team in the league. I'm not confident much in beating teams like the canes/islanders
 
I didn't shit on anyone. If anybody can't take disagreement it's the doom and gloom crowd.
You were doom and gloom last year when we were ripping off wins constantly telling everyone who thought we were good that it was going to come to a screeching halt. This year, we’re losing left and right and you seem to believe it’s all a mirage. I hope you’re right, but the team has systematic issues that aren’t going to be magically fixed by throwing more shots on net.

And if you don’t think you come off that way, then maybe it’s time for you to reassess and take time to self reflect. Anytime someone disagrees with you, you act as if you’re the main source of knowledge around here and know better than any of us because you obsess over the metrics. Frankly, it’s largely driven me away as a user and I imagine others as well and this coming from someone who largely believes they are relevant.

I’ve said my peace and I’ll show myself out and let you crap on others.
 
You were doom and gloom last year when we were ripping off wins constantly telling everyone who thought we were good that it was going to come to a screeching halt. This year, we’re losing left and right and you seem to believe it’s all a mirage. I hope you’re right, but the team has systematic issues that aren’t going to be magically fixed by throwing more shots on net.

And if you don’t think you come off that way, then maybe it’s time for you to reassess and take time to self reflect. Anytime someone disagrees with you, you act as if you’re the main source of knowledge around here and know better than any of us because you obsess over the metrics. Frankly, it’s largely driven me away as a user and I imagine others as well and this coming from someone who largely believes they are relevant.
I AM THE MAIN SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE AROUND HERE
 
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This is a fire alarm loss …
We have fallen back to the pack and we are getting worse …
Our best players are in their 30’s and our youth and razor thin depth give us balls ..
There’s nothing in Hartford - two of our top 12 belong in Hartford ; Blais & Carpenter- possibly even 4 - Gauthier & Jones .

Every move Drury makes is a bad one … he’s all alone too - no ex GM ‘s to sound off with no hockey Guy president no one …

He’s In over his head…

He mis read the league - he chose to stand Pat believing in whores like kravtsov.

His plan to squirrel up cap space - assets and cash to land Kane has backfired miserably.

Kane ? We need 2-3 more pieces to make the wild card let alone a cup run.

This is why hanging onto cap space last deadline was an asshole move .
It didn’t carry over.

He may very be faced with off loading a big salary here - Panarin etc.

The holes have become craters

The speed has evaporated.

The shine is off Gallant - he’s starting to look really beat up too behind the bench .

We’re in deep trouble and shit is around the corner .

Btw the guy we named captain is in serious decline .
His lack of right - left mobility is startling .
 
meh I take my chances with the best goalie in the world. I don't wanna waste my time on another top 10 pick who most likely won't do much. Even Bedard wouldn't sniff pp time with this club
He's not playing like the best goalie in the world this year
 
Frankly, I don't even know what the analytics were in this game.

"Oh Machinehead and his analytics."

If you can't SEE with your eyeballs that the Rangers had the puck in the offensive zone the entire game, then you either need to reassess how you evaluate the game or, more likely, you saw what you wanted to see.
we're just unlucky bro
 
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Is the only good team in our division the Devils then? Because teams 2-5 in the Metro basically have the same record?
That makes it ok? I care about the Rangers and how they are playing, just because those teams are also mediocre doesn't make the situation any better.
 
Here’s what’s troubling with Gallant.
Beginning of last season “well Fox isn’t going to be playing 25 minutes a night. “
Yet here we are.
Beginning of this season “we’re not going to be developing players…”
Gallant believes that the team that overachieved, was carried the whole year on Shesterkins back and a team that had Copp and Vatrano to round out their top 6 is this year’s team.
This team needs game management not burning out your stars and denying ice time to his developing players.
At times it seems like his top two lines and Fox are skating with their uniforms soaked in petroleum jelly.
21 games in and signs of fatigue.
No Bueno.
 
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Frankly, I don't even know what the analytics were in this game.

"Oh Machinehead and his analytics."

If you can't SEE with your eyeballs that the Rangers had the puck in the offensive zone the entire game, then you either need to reassess how you evaluate the game or, more likely, you saw what you wanted to see.

Shot attempts were 25-4 Rangers in the 3rd 5 on 5.

4.83-3.42 XG all situations.

I get the frustration, it sucks to lose, but the arguments of everyone sucks just seems weird. No one wants to hear it's bad luck right now, it just is. Maybe it will be 82 games of this, I doubt it, it will turn at some point and the Rangers will run off a 8-2 scoring a bunch of goals.
 
And lastly the word is out - nobody talks about Lafrenniere’s ghost act …

Being hushed up .


Michelletti will that shill that MSG company man line.
 

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