Post-Game Talk: More than we Borgened for

[will1066]

Real talk, I still can't tell if his love for her is schtick. She's not overly attractive and she is the most unprofessional between the bench reporter I've ever seen.

It's not a schtick. I don't need overly attractive. I need minimal hair, minimal shape, but maximal authenticity. A real genuineness. As for unprofessional, you are wrong. She is professional.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Lindgren, Miller, and Vaak are all out of position well too often. Miller has physical skills to cover ground to make up for it a decent amount of the time. Vaak is whatever and is limited by his 3rd pairing role. Lindgren is an abomination.

Some vets and then some very mediocre bottom line quality forwards aren't good enough to play much of a system effectively against other good NHL players. Some vets just seemingly can't be f***ed to care enough on defense as well.

I like KAMs skills. I think we need KAMs skills. With that said early in the game today he has Borgen wide open and makes a bad pass leading to a turnover. I was thinking KAM I could make that pass and I haven't played since 2007. KAM did make a nice play on Wills goal later on. I think he just needs to concentrate more on the details of the game.

In 2005-06, they had Sandis Ozolinsh and Tom Poti. One was an offensive defenseman. The other was perceived as one.

Gresch and McEwen
Gresch, Beck, and Reijo.
Leetch and Zubov.
McD and Yandle.
McD and Shatty.
McD and Brady
Fox and Tony D

 

[Boris Zubov]

Gresch and McEwen
Gresch, Beck, and Reijo.
Leetch and Zubov.
McD and Yandle.
McD and Shatty.
McD and Brady
Fox and Tony D

You forgot to list Willie Huber & Larry Melnyk.

 

[NickyFotiu]

You forgot to list Willie Huber & Larry Melnyk.

LOL there were some others I considered but not those 2. I did use to feel bad for Huber. Fans were tough on him.

Gresh-James Patrick
Leetch-Gresch
Leetch-James Patrick

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Nah. Just trying to add a positive take.

For what it's worth I appreciate it your takes and think that the post from noncents was uncalled for.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

It's not a schtick. I don't need overly attractive. I need minimal hair, minimal shape, but maximal authenticity. A real genuineness. As for unprofessional, you are wrong. She is professional.

Authenticity is great when you're dating, not when you're supposed to be on live TV giving an interview. Then you shouldn't sound like a 16 who won a "be a reporter for a day" contest.

 

[TheWrongWay]

The Rangers would never have two guys perceived as offensive defensemen.

I know I am reaching back a bit, but Leetch - Zubov (before we f-ed that up)

I think we would grab a quality offensive d-men, if we could, but they are not easy to come by. A good number of them stay with the same team for ages.

 

[TheWrongWay]

I like KAMs skills. I think we need KAMs skills. With that said early in the game today he has Borgen wide open and makes a bad pass leading to a turnover. I was thinking KAM I could make that pass and I haven't played since 2007. KAM did make a nice play on Wills goal later on. I think he just needs to concentrate more on the details of the game.


Gresch and McEwen
Gresch, Beck, and Reijo.
Leetch and Zubov.
McD and Yandle.
McD and Shatty.
McD and Brady
Fox and Tony D

I'd say you could tack James Patrick in there, as well. Patrick was usually good for 45-60-ish pts a season.

Edit: on further reading I noticed you did add Patrick a few posts later

 

[TheWrongWay]

I recorded the game, but looking at the boxscore and comments, it looks not worth watching at all and mostly a W cuz Pitt's goalie was complete...

 

[TheWrongWay]

It's not a schtick. I don't need overly attractive. I need minimal hair, minimal shape, but maximal authenticity. A real genuineness. As for unprofessional, you are wrong. She is professional.

You're kinda describing a lot of 60-year old men

 

[NickyFotiu]

I know I am reaching back a bit, but Leetch - Zubov (before we f-ed that up)

I think we would grab a quality offensive d-men, if we could, but they are not easy to come by. A good number of them stay with the same team for ages.

Florida won the cup last season without a big point guy on defense. Id rather have a great shut down guy with decent offense than a Housley type player right now.

 

[TheWrongWay]

Florida won the cup last season without a big point guy on defense. Id rather have a great shut down guy with decent offense than a Housley type player right now.

I agree. When I say quality offensive d-men, I mean a guy who can play both ways, not offense-only types. There's a reason a guy like Housley took a while to get inducted despite being a 1000+ point d-men

 

[Siddi]

Worst possible type of win. We sucked, but won and so the gm will keep wheeling the corpse of this team and coaching staff out again.

Also, my gosh with the Z defense. He sucked. He sucked ass. Like the entire team did tonight. No it doesn't make his suck ok cause trocheck also sucked.

That's the same as saying this stabbing isn't that bad cause that guy shot someone.

No dude. They are both crimes. Haha

Yeah, I dont know about that.

 

[94leetch]

Just as with most players. The biggest support he ever had was after he was traded. All of a sudden I see all of these Kakko fans come out of the woodwork.

I can't speak for everyone here but I'm rooting for him because he seems like a nice enough kid and made it out of this dogshit organization.

 

[MrAlmost]

Yeah, I dont know about that.

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I do. Shit vs crap. He has played better. I dont have a dog in the fight cause everyone has been pretty horrible all year, just not a fan of the, "but what about that" form of defense. Whataboutism.

Team had 8 shots through 2 periods. They played bad. The relative chart vs team expected doesnt mean anything. These numbers go into the aether and drift with a few people latching on to the ones that make them look smart hoping to squeeze out a few "i told ya so's".

Again, Z has been better. But last night? Shit vs crap.

 

[Mike in Houston]

Hugh Jassol to the Rangers E5

Don't leave the women out. Specifically Jenna Tulwarts.

 

[Siddi]

I do. Shit vs crap. He has played better. I dont have a dog in the fight cause everyone has been pretty horrible all year, just not a fan of the, "but what about that" form of defense. Whataboutism.

Team had 8 shots through 2 periods. They played bad. The relative chart vs team expected doesnt mean anything. These numbers go into the aether and drift with a few people latching on to the ones that make them look smart hoping to squeeze out a few "i told ya so's".

Again, Z has been better. But last night? Shit vs crap.

The game was an embarrassment. I just felt it odd that you called him out for his defence when he was one of the most defensively sund players while Trocheck continues his downward spiral of horrific play.

 

[Mike in Houston]

WHOA!!!

 

[Kovalev27]

I don’t know I have a real tough time taking anything away from this 3 in 4 nights coming out of this tournament where 6 of our guys played. I am continually amazed by this this league scheduling a championship game late on a Thursday night then road games Saturday afternoon and Sunday back to back.

Just incredible that the PA continues to let them do this to them.

No other pa gets treated like this.

Igor was terrible Saturday and the team was just terrible yesterday but the one constant is Laviolette.

 

[duhmetreE]

I don’t know I have a real tough time taking anything away from this 3 in 4 nights coming out of this tournament where 6 of our guys played. I am continually amazed by this this league scheduling a championship game late on a Thursday night then road games Saturday afternoon and Sunday back to back.

Just incredible that the PA continues to let them do this to them.

No other pa gets treated like this.

Igor was terrible Saturday and the team was just terrible yesterday but the one constant is Laviolette.

zero adjustments to the gameplan, don't know if there is one tbh.... coaching staff looks lost trying to force something that's not working.

Yes, this roster has warts..... but please change something. The effort is not there. The execution, coverage and plan of attack is atrocious.

Major concerns have crept in with Laffy... he's playing like a plug that makes one really nice setup once e a game.

 

[will1066]

Authenticity is great when you're dating, not when you're supposed to be on live TV giving an interview. Then you shouldn't sound like a 16 who won a "be a reporter for a day" contest.

Let's see you do better! If you won reporter for a day, you'd look at the camera and freeze like Igor on a75 foot floater and blab out, "Igor uh uh uh sucks. Uh uh uh, if you score four goals, you better [BLEEP] win the game. Uh, back to you, John Giannone. That's my report from rinkside. I'm sorry I cussed."

 

[duhmetreE]

1-3-1 with a hybrid man-on-man. No one's sure where to go. Is it the hybrid? Is it the 1 D back who has to be the "centerfielder"? Is it the constant zone-flying and lack of back check by the forwards? Is it the stretch pass being the only zone out option?

Is it all of these?

No one knows wtf they're doing.... from the top of the org to the bottom..

our plan of attack/defense is not working and we look like a beer league team. Worst defensive coverage I have ever seen. Worst zone exits I have ever seen. Zero urgency on the attack. No one attacks the puck. Everyone gets caught watching the play/puck instead of supporting.

Whatever this is...... stop. Lavi is going the way of Gallant. We need a modern coach..... one that's in shape too, as stupid as that sounds.

 

[leetch99]

It's atrocious. It's like getting straight F's on a report card in every major area of the game, and maybe a D is squeezed in there because someone felt sorry.

.....it's all about effort and character and having a spine . Turk Gallant took an EXPANSION club into the Cup finals with a team of cast offs ...albeit they lost .

A flawed roster is a flawed roster .....along with a dumb coaching staff....and here we are ! Roster Building 101.....A coach ....a roster /the guys willing to buy into the program and be a team first pack mentality club . The results will be there . Check the ego at the door !

 

[MrAlmost]

The game was an embarrassment. I just felt it odd that you called him out for his defence when he was one of the most defensively sund players while Trocheck continues his downward spiral of horrific play.

Ahh. I worded that weird. Not his defensive play. The defense of Z's play overall. Didn't make that clear. Sorry.

Point still stands though. Good defense isn't just not getting scored on despite not ever leaving your zone. 2 games this weekend. Equally shit efforts from everyone. Somehow they played a team more inept than them. Shit vs crap. Haha