Post-Game Talk: More than we Borgened for

[Oscar Lindberg]

The team trading away Trocheck after having him cape up for his malcontent buddy to get him here would be peak content

 

[bleedblue94]

With him clearly nursing a hand injury,I would be shocked if anyone would want to trade for him


Is that kind of voodoo even allowed???

It's a broken finger. A team can trade for him and let him rest and he's 100 percent for playoffs. A broken finger isnt a ruptured Achilles. Players play with broken fingers all the time that fans have no clue about.

 

[ReddestRum]

It's funny how much everyone hated the Kakko deal and yet Borgen is shockingly one of the better players on this roster.

We're praising Borgan for his play in a game we should've lost by a mile because Igor stood on his head and the Pens that played like they weren't worse than us couldn't cash out on the shots they doubled up against us.

That's where the bar is at.

 

[ArPanet]

Well at least we harmed Penguins fans.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

We're praising Borgan for his play in a game we should've lost by a mile because Igor stood on his head and the Pens that played like they weren't worse than us couldn't cash out on the shots they doubled up against us.

That's where the bar is at.

Ok, I don't know what you said that contradicts anything I said. My point is he's one of the taller midgets. It's just ironic.

 

[mrmovies779]

It's a broken finger. A team can trade for him and let him rest and he's 100 percent for playoffs. A broken finger isnt a ruptured Achilles. Players play with broken fingers all the time that fans have no clue about.

I know,but I don't think the Rangers want to move him anyway.Hes a good player having a rough season on a good contract.

 

[bleedblue94]

He should be available but I don’t think the rangers have the guts to do so after bringing in his best friend.

Did anyone hear that Miller and Trocheck were "best friends" before the Miller to nyr stuff started? Now with the narrative its like they have been inseparable for decades yet its never been talked about until recently. It's clear they are friends but the media has made this out to be more than it is, and what about Drury this year makes you think he doesn't have the guts to rip someone's heart out? This entire season has been married with that.

 

[haohmaru]

Kinda wished we lost this game. Putrid.

 

[Jack Hanson]

Laf, Zib and Bread dancing after the game. Zibs in the center.

 

[bl02]

People should keep an eye on Trocheck. He's not a guy nyr wants to trade but out of the garbage on this roster he might be the most valuable to a contender right now based on his contract. His age puts him in a weird position bc having Trocheck and Miller in their young 30s for a non-playoff team walks them both towards decline at the same time, not to mention zib is in the same situation based on age/performance.

We better trade 93 before we trade Trocheck.

 

[Siddi]

This team gets destroyed in the underlying metrics because our top paid offensive players are so bad they never are able to play offense. And when they are forced to defend they are butter soft. They have to move Panarin and Mika (and Kreider by extenstion) if they ever want to change the apathetic culture of the team

Panarin yes. Mika was one of our best players defensively today.

Miller is a stud as was stated before. He's a bull on the ice with skill and makes a ton of great small plays around the ice. The thing that stands out so largely is that when he chips the puck he actually follows up the chip to get the puck instead of staring at others hoping they do the work.

Trocheck has limitations offensively and possession wise that are helped a ton when he's with Panarin no think they need to keep those two together and pair laffy with Miller.



Panarin Trocheck Smith

Cuylle/laffy Miller laffy/Cuylle

Kally zib Berard

Kreider is basically a 4th line power play specialist at this point. He and zib need to be kept apart for as long as they are each here.

He Trocheck and Cuylle are the only top 9 forwards who show up every night so far

I dont get the love/excuses for Trocheck. He is literally one of the worst players in 2025.

 

[bleedblue94]

Im more open to Schneider for Cozens than I've been. He's a good fit with the young wings we have comeing up and he's at least capable of putting up points.

I brought up cozens for kakko before the Seattle trade. I have no doubt nyr is poking around there but buffalo does not want to send their former #7oa pick 3 hours down the road. It's a challenging trade to make

 

[ArPanet]

Trocheck said he's my best friend in the world. We saw a photo of them drinking light beers at some summer show together.

 

[Filip Chytil]

Laf with 0 points and a -2 is f***ing LOL-worthy. And Cuylle still played less minutes than him.

Craig Button promised me he'd be a 60+ point player from Day 1

 

[bleedblue94]

Id retain on Panarin to get Lundell or Luotsairanen

Don't see the Panthers trading lundell for Panarin. I think at this point every team would rather have the young 2 way center opposed to the 1 dimensional aging winger. Lundell 's offense is coming together as well.

 

[mike14]

No pending and aging UFA’s at the deadline. Any move should have next year and the future in mind

the proof will be in the doing of course, but it does seem that the moves Drury has made this season have been with an eye on the future rather than just for today.
Miller has term and Borgen was signed almost immediately. Hopefully he understands that any assets for expiring help would be wasted this year.
Although, there are still too many wingers in the org so something has to give either at the TDL or the draft...

 

[McRanger92]

I brought up cozens for kakko before the Seattle trade. I have no doubt nyr is poking around there but buffalo does not want to send their former #7oa pick 3 hours down the road. It's a challenging trade to make

Buffalo has a strange obsession with not capitulating to the Rangers. Some good it did them in the Eichel trade. Cozens is a big skilled guy Id ike to see get out of there like Jack, ROR, Reinhart before him. Maybe a big trade with Byram involved too? Feel like these teams have been circling each other since our rebuild began.

 

[bleedblue94]

Panarin yes. Mika was one of our best players defensively today.



I dont get the love/excuses for Trocheck. He is literally one of the worst players in 2025.

He has been bad this year, about ten games in I brought up that last year was also the most games Trocheck has played in a single season and the most minutes per game he has played. I think Trocheck is running on fumes this year. It was than extremely short summer for him as well.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Craig Button promised me he'd be a 60+ point player from Day 1

We should go on a full tank and get some more Lafrenieres to become a dynasty!

 

[bleedblue94]

I know,but I don't think the Rangers want to move him anyway.Hes a good player having a rough season on a good contract.

Don't disagree, but what value do they have to trade? Their top three centers are all over 30 years old and they are most likely going to miss the playoffs. Another year on all three of those centers is not a good thing

 

[Mike in Houston]

Panarin yes. Mika was one of our best players defensively today.



I dont get the love/excuses for Trocheck. He is literally one of the worst players in 2025.

Ryan Lindgren. One spot above Adam Fox on that Game Score doohickey.

 

[will1066]

This group is putrid and pathetic. Today's win doesn't mean shit.

 

[bleedblue94]

We better trade 93 before we trade Trocheck.

One is easy to trade for good value despite a clause, one you will need to really work at to trade and has a nmc. Very different situations.

 

[McRanger92]

He has been bad this year, about ten games in I brought up that last year was also the most games Trocheck has played in a single season and the most minutes per game he has played. I think Trocheck is running on fumes this year. It was than extremely short summer for him as well.

He's not going to make it through this season healthy. The playoffs seem less and less realistic and at a certain point after the deadline, they will start to consider shutting guys down if they dont get into the race. I think its a good time to start getting a few of the young hartford guys to the NHL. They could also really use center depth at the deadline.

 

[CasusBelli]

Least deserved win of the season?