Post-Game Talk: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers - February 18

[Siddi]

Why not? He is never going to see a cup with the NYR.

Sometimes people can be stubborn to a fault and in this case I think Hank will go down with the ship.

 

[Ori]

I thought the Holland & Hayes lines had a good game, but it was rough defensive game vs a difficult Flyers who are playing very well recently. I did not expect much before this game started while Ryan Mc. resting until he is moved near the trade deadline for a great return in Gorton`s rebuild plan.

Hopefully Florida, Hawks, and Detroit get more points than us soon - for best possible draft position this summer.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I just want Hank to get to 30 wins. Idk though.

I think once they get past the trade deadline they might play a little better. Now the guys who are still here won’t have a potential trade hanging over their heads.

There is that possibility but after the deadline they have 3 games against teams that are truly out of it the rest of the way.

That March schedule is brutal. I would have been super annoyed with it had this team been good.

 

[smoneil]

Let's be honest, Hank isn't the easiest guy to trade at the moment. Which contender needs him? Are they willing to take on the contract? The return would be minimal.

If the Rangers trade Lundqvist, it won't be about the return. It will only happen if Henrik asks for it, and they would do it for little return in order to help him have a shot at the Cup.

 

[Gravey22]

If I were Hank ... I am on the Phlyer bus cruising on the Turnpike!

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

If the Rangers trade Lundqvist, it won't be about the return. It will only happen if Henrik asks for it, and they would do it for little return in order to help him have a shot at the Cup.

It will be about eating salary and change of the throne.

 

[RangerBoy]

I was pretty big on the idea of us fighting for the 8 seed because we get players back and our February schedule is easy. We lost two division thunderdome games in regulation, we got creamed by the Senators, it's not happening.

The Rangers are 2-8 so far this month.

 

[Ori]

I hope both Chytil & Lias will play NHL soon - it will be more fun to watch even if we lose.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I hope both Chytil & Lias will play NHL soon - it will be more fun to watch even if we lose.

End of March.

 

[will1066]

I think this is the lowest point of the entire rebuild.

We have all the dead weight and cap crunch of the contention years: Nash, Holden, Staal, Smith.

If we unload the expensive, the old, the slow, we'll be a better team already with Pionk, ADA, Chytil, and Andersson ready.

Plus, never underestimate what a deserving and legitimate coaching staff can do.

I don't think this is yet the low point

 

[Leetch Fan]

I'm at work, did anyone at least win a fight ?

 

[Irishguy42]

I'm at work, did anyone at least win a fight ?

Two of them. Buch and McLeod.

 

[ponytrekker]

Two of them. Buch and McLeod.

And deAngelo didn't actually get killed by Simmonds (who didn't even try until he got pissed) . Simmonds was like a teacher holding a third-grader but then deAngelo kept at it so Simmonds said whap.

 

[will1066]

And deAngelo didn't actually get killed by Simmonds (who didn't even try until he got pissed) . Simmonds was like a teacher holding a third-grader but then deAngelo kept at it so Simmonds said whap.

Lol. This description is winning

 

[Samuel Culper III]

The Rangers are 2-8 so far this month.

3-11 in the last 14.

Those 3 wins were 6-5 against SJ, 4-3 against CGY and 3-1 against WPG.

Watched all three and thought we should have lost all 3. Really had no business beating Winnipeg in that game, in particular.

Either way, you will occasionally get wins you don’t deserve but... we could very easily be on a 0-14 run right now.

 

[Leetch Fan]

Thanks guys.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

I think this is the lowest point of the entire rebuild.

We have all the dead weight and cap crunch of the contention years: Nash, Holden, Staal, Smith.

If we unload the expensive, the old, the slow, we'll be a better team already with Pionk, ADA, Chytil, and Andersson ready.

Plus, never underestimate what a deserving and legitimate coaching staff can do.

It’s gonna be a few years.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Why not? He is never going to see a cup with the NYR.

JT wont see one with the Isles either. Do you think he should move on this summer?

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

You know it's bad when even Lundqvist is mailing it in.

Didn't get enough help to be sure, but brutal outing from the $8.5MM man.

 

[mike14]

JT wont see one with the Isles either. Do you think he should move on this summer?

The issue with that argument is that Tavares is almost 9 years younger. Conceivably he could be around long enough for NYI to compete.
At 36, and with the Rangers announcing they are committed to the rebuild, Hank doesn't have the luxury of time like Tavares does

 

[ponytrekker]

The issue with that argument is that Tavares is almost 9 years younger. Conceivably he could be around long enough for NYI to compete.
At 36, and with the Rangers announcing they are committed to the rebuild, Hank doesn't have the luxury of time like Tavares does

OAN, Piles are insane not to trade JT. They are going nowhere and could get a small country for him.

 

[nevesis]

Sometimes people can be stubborn to a fault and in this case I think Hank will go down with the ship.

It’s less about being stubborn and more about not wanting to uproot his family, business interests, friends, and every other thing he’s known in his life for the last 14 years of living here for a cup that still wouldn’t be guaranteed.

Plus, there is no better city to win it in other than New York especially after being with the same team for 13 seasons.

It’s either here or it doesn’t happen for him.

The movie isn’t over yet. We don’t know how it ends.

 

[ncmike]

They should rest Hank. He must be fatigued by now with all these starts and the workload he has in those games..

Get him his 30th win and then shut him down

 

[ncmike]

Philly has been good lately and we're free falling... not sure why ANYONE would be surprised at the result here.

Not surprised by the result, pissed at the effort

 

[RangerBoy]

Over his last 11 appearances, Lundqvist has a 4.46 goals against average, .873 save percentage and has been pulled four times. The soon-to-be 36-year-old started every game of the Rangers’ recent stretch of five games in eight days, leads NHL goaltenders with 52 appearances and has started 50 of the Rangers’ 60 games. Backup Ondrej Pavelec is out with an MCL sprain, and Alexandar Georgiev missed a projected start Saturday with the flu.

There’s no telling how much worse it can get as the Rangers surely will look different a week from Monday when the trade deadline passes. (Former Ranger and current Lightning assistant general manager Pat Verbeek was among those in attendance Sunday.) Any positive stretch of play is undone by the same crushing mistakes.

Rangers’ free fall continues in scoring-filled 7-4 loss to Flyers

Trade as many players as possible by next Monday at 3pm. Finish out the season with some combination of Rangers/Hartford/Greenville players. Kreider will be back sometime in March. No timetable for his return. It could be 2 weeks. It could be a month. Shattenkirk has no timeline for returning. It's been one month since his knee surgery. The next 3-4 weeks will determine when he returns. There are only 7 weeks remaining in the season.