Post-Game Talk: Pens @ Rangers 2/1/21

[Mac n Gs]

Help please. I really don't understand how to vote on the three stars. Am I not qualified in some way or am I just ignorant?

New users have a 90-day limit (or maybe 60) before being able to vote in polls

 

[bernmeister]

1 and 0 without DeAngel0

should be a stickied thread balance of whole year

 

[LOFIN]

I am just afraid that when Quinn is finally done with, Kakko and Lafreniere have both turned into Joel Armias. Skilled 3rd liners who shine on the PK, but just dump and chase it because if they tried to deke they would get benched.

 

[Joe Ranger Fan 1960]

New users have a 90-day limit (or maybe 60) before being able to vote in polls

Thanks.

 

[Joe Ranger Fan 1960]

Thanks.

 

[will1066]

Thanks.

I can vote for you.

 

[Machinehead]

You guys remember when I was a rookie? That was a good year.

I mean, the Rangers sucked, but I was cool.

 

[will1066]

Bitetto handled himself ok, no?

 

[Machinehead]

Bitetto handled himself ok, no?

I liked him

 

[will1066]

You guys remember when I was a rookie? That was a good year.

I mean, the Rangers sucked, but I was cool.

That was like the Ron Low era.

 

[Mac n Gs]

You guys remember when I was a rookie? That was a good year.

I mean, the Rangers sucked, but I was cool.

You would have never left Torts’ doghouse

 

[gravey9]

Observations:

1 - Once they started getting the puck deep and working, the game turned. Other than Joseph and Marino Pittsburgh's D right now is terrible at first passes. We didn't exploit that until 3rd period. The thing that annoys me is that the team knows this. They've been preaching it but the players have been really bad at it. Even when they were going well tonight, many of the vets that need to set an example were the biggest culprits of going east/west or coughing it up or just failing to chip it past PGH D. Very frustrating.

2 - The best thing I can say about Anthony Bitetto is I barely noticed him. Even when they called his name, I still barely noticed him. I don't know if he'll actually be steady and consistent, but boy is it nice to not notice a bottom pairing D for a change.

3 - I know some are complaining about ice time for Gauthier and Laf. But honestly, the game was won because we gave more ice to the bottom six muckers and they made a huge difference. Lemieux and PDG were a big reason why they won. And Rooney not giving up on that play let to the goal.

4. When Shesty plays well, we're a different more composed team.

5. Miller/Trouba looking better and better

6. Laf showed some flashes of strong play. But there were also a few moments where he took his foot off the gas on the forecheck and he really needs to keep going.

7. As for Gauthier, aside from the stupid penalty, I liked his game. He showed his strength along the boards a few times. I like his game.

8. Howden fighting was actually good for the team. But we have a serious lack of leadership going on. The vets are not keeping it simple enough offensively. they're not working hard enough for their goals and to create space and they are supposed to lead by example. They're failing the kids. It was the journeymen vets who led the way and pulled the team out of the funk.

Quinn needs to take out the tape of the 94 Rangers in the playoffs. That forward group was not hugely gifted after Kovy, Mess and Graves. Larmer and Anderssons skills had eroded. It was all forecheck forecheck forecheck, get pucks deep and outwork your opponent. We need to adopt a similar tenacity and desire to dump and go get it. Even if we lose every game at least there's something to build on.

 

[will1066]

Poor Brendan Smith. He wished he had those 21 pounds back when his front collision warning lit up with thicc Tanev

 

[Don Chytil]

You guys remember when I was a rookie? That was a good year.

I mean, the Rangers sucked, but I was cool.

Hey, at least the Rangers made the playoffs in your rookie season. My rookie season ended in the Olli Jokinen shootout miss, surprised I didn’t rage quit right then and there

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Bitetto handled himself ok, no?

He looked calm and defensively was not that noticeable (which is a good thing for a bottom pair D)

 

[Fitzy]

Poor Brendan Smith. He wished he had those 21 pounds back when his front collision warning lit up with thicc Tanev

By going in for an intentionally clean hit, he was more exposed than he would have been had he been going for a dirty hit

 

[Machinehead]

That was like the Ron Low era.

C'mon now I'm from the cenozoic, not the mesozoic.

Hey, at least the Rangers made the playoffs in your rookie season. My rookie season ended in the Olli Jokinen shootout miss, surprised I didn’t rage quit right then and there

Facts, I'm surprised I joined after that. I'm still mad at Jokinen.

 

[will1066]

By going in for an intentionally clean hit, he was more exposed than he would have been had he been going for a dirty hit

Yup. It's too bad.

 

[Kovalev27]

You guys remember when I was a rookie? That was a good year.

I mean, the Rangers sucked, but I was cool.

Josef Balej was the big story my hf rookie year of 2004. 17 years ago. Christ!

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Buchnevich skeeted on the Pens tonight. They sweep this set if Shesty plays both games. If Geo gets the next game Quinn should be launched into orbit.

Not surprised Panarin has as many votes as he does, but he really wasn't good at all tonight.I'll take productive and bad Panarin over unproductive and bad Panarin though.

Lmao that almost killed me, nearly choked on my pad thai

 

[will1066]

He looked calm and defensively was not that noticeable (which is a good thing for a bottom pair D)

He played pretty simple. Didn't try to reverse the puck too much. Worked the corners ok. And that's what was needed.

 

[Matt Rentfree]

Hey, at least the Rangers made the playoffs in your rookie season. My rookie season ended in the Olli Jokinen shootout miss, surprised I didn’t rage quit right then and there

His body language while he was taking that shot screamed "Let's get this bs over with so I can go fishing". I wanted to jump through my tv and strangle him.

 

[gravey9]

Finally, though every other journeyman that has filled in this year has looked okay to good. I thought Brodzinski was not particularly good.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

He played pretty simple. Didn't try to reverse the puck too much. Worked the corners ok. And that's what was needed.

Exactly. We needed someone to do the basics right, not get too caught up in making the fancy plays. And he did just that.

 

[Alluckks]

Rooney is a substantial upgrade over McKegg

Only in overall hockey ability

Absolutely not in names that can be turned into a nickname