Post-Game Talk: New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers - March 3 and 4

[SnowblindNYR]

If Gorton trades Kreider I will picket outside of the garden.

 

[nyrleetch]

Rangers have a 3.9% chance of making the playoffs, and realistically have to go 11-3-2 to have a shot. Odds are they don't and everyone here realistically knows that, but to be upset when they win, or saying it's only because they aren't playing real teams etc etc, is a little annoying.

 

[Machinehead]

7 good teams that are playoff worthy. Mediocrity rest of the way.

More like one good team that's winning the Cup again. Mediocrity the rest of the way.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I say it is worth it just for the chance to stick it to Tampa and Stevie Y.

We would almost certainly lose. How would that be sticking it to Tampa?

 

[FireGerardGallant]

If Gorton trades Kreider I will picket outside of the garden.

What if it's to Edmonton for the first pick

 

[Bob Richards]

Also big time LOL @ Cody McLeod being a shot machine tonight. Especially after spending last game trying to thread a needle with a boxing glove.

 

[darko]

For real.

Team squeaks by 3 bad teams and the playoff pals come out of the woodwork.

FYI to all of the anything can happeners, Florida has 4 games in hand on the Rangers and the Isles are about to play the trio of dead weights that the Rangers just beat while the Rangers have Winnipeg, Tampa and Florida (the last 2 on the road) this week.

Don't care. I enjoy wins and seeing our young guys play well (Georgiev, Pionk, Gilmour)

 

[bl02]

Kreider getting hurt was a blessing and a curse. If he didn't get hurt this team would have never fell out of a playoff race and forced Gorton to sell but then again I think he would have anyway.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I say it is worth it just for the chance to stick it to Tampa and Stevie Y.

Oh stop it.

Rangers would play the role of the 94 Islanders.

 

[TheTakedown]

Kreider is our game breaker.

We're a completely different team with him on ice.

We need more

I've been saying it for some time now. He is borderline elite. People calling for him to be traded is just insanity

 

[BoWmEn]

The letter was just a diversion from the master plan, which is for the organization to meme their way into a playoff spot after the deadline.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Rangers have a 3.9% chance of making the playoffs, and realistically have to go 11-3-2 to get in. Odds are they don't and everyone here realistically knows that, but to be upset when they win, or saying it's only because they aren't playing real teams etc etc, is a little annoying.

So you admit that they'll likely not make the playoffs so these wins are absolutely meaningless and we hurt a chance at getting a great player and it's a little annoying to be upset about a win? I think there's a balance and it bothered me when people were actively rooting against us in game threads. But overall this is not good for the franchise.

 

[will1066]

Tankers

1. Lucic
2. Russell
3. Talbot and rest of Oil Tankers

 

[Machinehead]

Actually, I f***ed up.

Staal had 33 corsi against.

He was minus 24.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Don't care. I enjoy wins and seeing our young guys play well (Georgiev, Pionk, Gilmour)

I enjoy the young guys playing well too.

What I don't enjoy is this team putting up W's in games that they don't deserve to win, dropping down in the draft lottery and increasing the chances of AV staying.

 

[Siddi]

Winning is fun!

Georgiev
Pionk
Zibby

 

[Fvital92]

The happiness on Georgiev face when the game was over was freaking awesome, congratulations to the kid.

 

[nyrleetch]

Rangers are 23-14-5 when Kreider plays. 7-16-1 when he doesn't play.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

I've been saying it for some time now. He is borderline elite. People calling for him to be traded is just insanity

Can't trade Kreider. He's just such a difference maker. He's young and a good veteran at the same time. He's the type of guy you keep in a rebuild a la JVR in Toronto.

 

[darko]

Regardless of what happens the rest of the way,this is invaluable experience for our younger players.

This.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Can't trade Kreider. He's just such a difference maker. He's young and a good veteran at the same time. He's the type of guy you keep in a rebuild a la JVR in Toronto.

Leafs prob not resigning JVR

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I'm still celebrating when the Rangers score but this is pretty brutal for the franchise.

 

[Fvital92]

Don't care. I enjoy wins and seeing our young guys play well (Georgiev, Pionk, Gilmour)

Islanders lost twice to Montreal, and they have Tavares and Barzal, that franchise is just the face of sucking. I f***ing love it!

 

[Machinehead]

I enjoy the young guys playing well too.

What I don't enjoy is this team putting up W's in games that they don't deserve to win, dropping down in the draft lottery and increasing the chances of AV staying.

That's 100% on Gorton at this point. No excuses.

We could win the Cup and AV should still be fired.

 

[egelband]

Good effort and win by the team. That does count. It matters.
Big props to Georgiev for weathering an onslaught.

Yep. It does matter. Ranking is fine if they can’t win. But if they can win, I say ‘go for it!’