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Is Vakinainen not the odd man out?
Maybe there will be some rotation with guys sitting here and there depending on how they perform with Soucy...
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Is Vakinainen not the odd man out?
Maybe there will be some rotation with guys sitting here and there depending on how they perform with Soucy...
Machinehead
Fox Mafia Consigliere
Nah they'll sit de Haan I think.
He got traded for Lindgren, he can't be seen that kindly.
Machinehead
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We'll see.
My personal guess would be Vakinaien sitting first. He was really bad against Washington. DeHaan's been decent defensively.
Then we might see somewhat of a rotation, could see any of CDH, Vak, Soucy (depending on how good/bad he is) and even Zac Jones sitting a game here and there.
Chytilmania
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Idk enough about him to complain but we could have just resigned Mikkola two years ago and saved a lot of moves.
DanielBrassard
It's all so tiresome
Yes that is the one thing he’s seemingly above average at. So is Zac Jones and he can’t get into the lineup.
80shockeywasbuns
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I’m not trying to be a dick but why do people talk about this sport like it’s a fight in an alley?
NYR Viper
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There are a lot of moving parts on this defense and theres plenty of time left until the deadline. I wouldnt draw conclusions about usage and the depth chart until we know no more moves are coming.
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Bigger issue is that those rushes and odd mans happen to begin with. Lot of that is on the forwards. Forcing passes that aren't there, high risk plays, being soft and not chipping chasing at times etc.
That wasn't an option at the time. They were in a serious cap crunch and he was getting a big raise. He was underrated though.
I remember Blues fans saying he was garbage and he turned out to be extremely solid.
KevinFinnerty
I bomb atomically...
You're not being a dick brother, did you see the game last night? Did you see the guy who almost prematurely ended Panarin's career dump Zibanejad after he lightly hit Lindgren's glove with his stick? No response from the rangers led to the result last night.
Machinehead
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I have very little patience for the alley talk with where the roster currently stands. This team is big and nasty. They can stand up to anybody in the league in that department.
We don't even need to sit here and argue over the validity as we've been prone to do. The team has plenty of it and more in the pipeline.
We don't even need to sit here and argue over the validity as we've been prone to do. The team has plenty of it and more in the pipeline.
offdacrossbar
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The defense has been much better of late. They actually seem to be fairly structurally sound. Last night's 3rd period was just running out of gas against a physical quality team. They gave up 2 goals in regulation.
Last 10 games 2.6 ga and that's with the stinker in Buf. Take that out and for those last 9 games, it's 2 ga per game.
The D is a work in progress. Removing Lindgren has been addition by subtraction. Fox is hurt. Adding the new faces has changed the dynamic of this defense. New partners and new faces tend to freshen things. This defense appears to be gelling.
Drury has done as good a job as he could do to this point. He can always flip some of these guus and recoup picks. Trying to make the playoffs as buyers while not selling the farm is a tough test. He's trying to find value and a legit contributor. Not easy.
The team is showing life.
Last 10 games 2.6 ga and that's with the stinker in Buf. Take that out and for those last 9 games, it's 2 ga per game.
The D is a work in progress. Removing Lindgren has been addition by subtraction. Fox is hurt. Adding the new faces has changed the dynamic of this defense. New partners and new faces tend to freshen things. This defense appears to be gelling.
Drury has done as good a job as he could do to this point. He can always flip some of these guus and recoup picks. Trying to make the playoffs as buyers while not selling the farm is a tough test. He's trying to find value and a legit contributor. Not easy.
The team is showing life.
Mike in Houston
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Because Mark Messier once said you've got to be able to win in the street and the alley.
80shockeywasbuns
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mark messier also once said “give me the big farm boy who can’t skate in the playoffs”
HatTrick Swayze
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Mike in Houston
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People aren't happy here but then I saw this graph and now I'm on the ledge. I assume even Lindgren's didn't look this bad.
SA16
Sixstring
Post his graph from last year or the year before (I don’t know what it is) and then ask yourself if it’s reasonable to have such a wild swing from one year to the next.
You also have this model saying he’s terrible defensively but then you have Dom’s model giving him a +1 rating defensively (but bad offensively) so there isn’t even agreement between models directionally.
Priorae
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Give Drury, he can pivot. Remember a couple years ago when we were sitting guys to get like 10 grand to get under the and sign Kane.
Now he’s all about cheap term. I kind of like the options. Something big is afoot, likely in the offseason.
Now he’s all about cheap term. I kind of like the options. Something big is afoot, likely in the offseason.
Machinehead
Fox Mafia Consigliere
He's a disaster this year but Soucy has had decent seasons before.
Harbour Dog
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Would prefer to have kept the pick, but I understand the need to add sandpaper to the team. Borgen has surpassed expectations and I hope Soucy will do the same. I also like the fact that JT recruited him. That means he must be a gamer.
RangersFan
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He was an interesting prospect back in the day with Minnesota, big guy LHD who is a decent skater. But his potential never materialized. He's better than de Haan but definitely not better than Jones imo. Jones ability to move the puck quick is huge, don't know why NYR hate him so much. Not one to gripe about 3rds, but that was going to be the top 3rd round pick.
