Player Discussion Peter Laviolette

[zlev]

McMichael played 80 games last season and scored 33 points. i'm not a Lavi defender but it seems like he was right to let him develop in the AHL first.

 

[NikC]

I really don't get what many are saying here . Lavi hasn't lost the room . Drury has ! His handling of Trouba and Kreider and rumors of shopping Kakko as well are the obvious cause of our current woes. Drury has to go . It wasn't the last coach and it isn't this one. BUT JUST FOR FUN lets say that it is. So 2 different coaches that DRURY HIRED are the problem all in a span of less than 4 year ??? Drury can't determine and hire a good coach. FIRE DRURY !

Drury was given a mandate by the owner to stop rebuilding/retooling, etc. and start being competitive. there were only so many qualified candidates available. Drury is doing what he is told..
His trades are awful and timing on trades and depreciated value on players is hurting them...
But.. he is doing exactly what Dolan wants.

Both Gallant and now Laviloitte took this team 2 games short of the SCF.
Both are "win now" coaches, who favor vets over youth, every day and 2x on Sunday
Rangers imploded in the playoffs in Gallants 2nd year.
Rangers are falling apart now in Laviolette's 2nd year

You say the coach hasn't lost the room... well yeah all he does is play the vets.. no problem there.

They hate Drury... sure because he sees this core doesn't have what it takes, and if they don't raise their game, he's going to make their lives miserable.

Wasn't Gallant quoted "the NHL isn't a developmental league"?

Rangers should forgo high first round draft picks if they're going to hire coaches that expect entry level players to score 50g on the third line, their first year in the NHL>

You can't have it both ways... the rangers always think they can... how has that worked out?

 

[hackeyman]

Wasn't Gallant quoted "the NHL isn't a developmental league"?

So........Gallant is guilty of stating the obvious ?

 

[NikC]

So........Gallant is guilty of stating the obvious ?

I'm saying Gallant is the coach Drury wanted... a WIN NOW coach... just like Laviolette is.

This team has/had a mandate from management, carried out by Drury.. to be competitive and win now....

The vet makeup and talent level couldn't get it done... even with reinforcements... they got pretty close, but were never a SC caliber team... never!

 

[Peltz]

I'm saying Gallant is the coach Drury wanted... a WIN NOW coach... just like Laviolette is.

This team has/had a mandate from management, carried out by Drury.. to be competitive and win now....

The vet makeup and talent level couldn't get it done... even with reinforcements... they got pretty close, but were never a SC caliber team... never!

No team is... until they win the Stanley Cup.

As much as you guys don't want to admit it, this team had a shot at it last year. Zib, Trouba, Miller, Fox, and Lindgren were particularly bad in the post season last year. If any of them played up to their previous level of play from just a year or two prior, the chances of them winning it all go up a lot.

At the end of the day, the SC caliber team is the one where the players step up and do magical things with the game on the line (like Kreider's hat trick against Carolina for example).

None of the players listed had that magic last year, despite playing well (sometimes extremely well) in previous years for this team.

 

[NikC]

No team is... until they win the Stanley Cup.

As much as you guys don't want to admit it, this team had a shot at it last year. Zib, Trouba, Miller, Fox, and Lindgren were particularly bad in the post season last year. If any of them played up to their previous level of play from just a year or two prior, the chances of them winning it all go up a lot.

At the end of the day, the SC caliber team is the one where the players step up and do magical things with the game on the line (like Kreider's hat trick against Carolina for example).

None of the players listed had that magic last year, despite playing well (sometimes extremely well) in previous years for this team.

i don't disagree with you.. but lets not kid ourselves either.. this team rode the powerplay and their goalie.. they couldn't generate offensive 5v5... when you get to the higher levels of this sport.. thats when you really see the teams shortcomings... as well as their supposed greatness

Panarin and Mika especially were huge playoff let downs when things got serious.

Their defense wasn't strong enough