GDT: PS #1 - 09/17/18 | RANGERS @ devils | 7:00 - MSG, NHLN

[BearishRiggs]

Do or die, no excuses tonight!

Feels good to have Rangers hockey back, even though this season probably won't be that fun in regards to winning hockey games.

tbh, I think this will be the most fun season to watch in years. as good as we were, most regular season games became somewhat meaningless. plus AV’s style of play was never all that exciting. wins and losses aside, I’m looking forward to seeing a younger, looser, more dynamic team this year.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

The preseason is rarely indicitave of anything you can expect from the regular season.

Glad that there seems to be some real competition this year though and that people won’t just be handed spots.

 

[Ail]

Kinda crazy to think the success of an entire rebuild and legacy of a franchise all rides on the outcome of this game tonight.

Maeks u thnk

 

[Ail]

Great GDT. Loffen is it true you're a Norwegian? I know a loff is the same as a white bread.

Are you going to quit if Zucc gets traded?

Not to speak on behalf of HFNYR legend Loffen, but yes he is Norwegian and no he will not because unlike you he’s a fan of the team, not one player.

Zucc has been one of my favorite Rangers of the past decade, and I will be sad to see him go, but Wolfy can’t go soon enough.

 

[EpicDing]

Must win imo

 

[Tawnos]

The preseason is rarely indicitave of anything you can expect from the regular season.

Glad that there seems to be some real competition this year though and that people won’t just be handed spots.

How I usually watch pre-season games is probably how I'll watch the regular season this year too. I'm really not worried about the score and more concerned with evaluating how individual players are doing.

Although sometimes players can fool you in pre-season, like how I thought Richard Nejezchleb looked like he might be something.

 

[Mugless]

 

[nevesis]

Goddamn this thread looks good. Welcome back boys...LGR!

 

[Bob Richards]

Kinda crazy to think the success of an entire rebuild and legacy of a franchise all rides on the outcome of this game tonight.

Maeks u thnk

"i've been waiting 4 this moment 4 all of my life, oh lord- Phil Collins"

-My aunt on Facebook in reference to her 3rd attempt at the NJ road test

 

[will1066]

Is this thread really happening?

 

[FultonReed]

Staal-Pionk top pair, maybe? are we ready to watch that tonight?

 

[NYR Viper]

Anyone think NHL.TV will carry this game even though it's on NHL Network?

 

[FJB]

"I don’t really see this team as a rebuilding team" - Quinn

LOLWUT

 

[will1066]

Anyone think NHL.TV will carry this game even though it's on NHL Network?

I have a feeling, yes, because of all-access previews before the season starts to lure people in.

 

[NYR Viper]

I have a feeling, yes, because of all-access previews before the season starts to lure people in.

Hopeflly this is true

 

[LORDE]

It's crazy how the NHL runs training camp. 20 days. First day is off ice testing. Second day is on ice testing. Skate for one or two days and play a pre-season game. Play 6 pre-season games in 10-11 days. Off for 6-7 days. Season begins.

Was thinking the exact same thing.

How does a brand new coaching staff instill anything in one day of practice?!?!

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

"I don’t really see this team as a rebuilding team" - Quinn

LOLWUT

For him, he can't really treat it as a full rebuild, especially with it being his first game, PS or not of NHL head coaching. So it's understandable that way but yeah we're in some type of re build

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

"I don’t really see this team as a rebuilding team" - Quinn

LOLWUT

Lol where did he say this?

 

[LaffyTaffy]

We've all been itching for this but the devils are icing an NHL defense and an actual top line so this one should get nice and painful within minutes

 

[LaffyTaffy]

It wasn't Quinn who said that it was McQuaid

 

[Rongomania]

We've all been itching for this but the devils are icing an NHL defense and an actual top line so this one should get nice and painful within minutes

I dig it though. Let our rook D get a good taste right away

 

[pld459666]

Was thinking the exact same thing.

How does a brand new coaching staff instill anything in one day of practice?!?!

Hockey is hockey, different systems are nuanced and if simplified, easier to pick up.

 

[FIRE DRURY]

This was a long ass offseason. So long, that our prospects are probably fully developed.

 

[Tawnos]

Hockey is hockey, different systems are nuanced and if simplified, easier to pick up.

Yep. And most players at this level have been well-enough coached through their careers that jumping into a preseason game isn’t a big deal.

 

[NYR713]

Off that list, gonna take a guess for fun:

Kreider-Hayes-Buch
Lindqvist-Andersson-Meskanen
Schneider-Nieves-Fast
McLeod-Fogarty-Gettinger

Staal-Pionk
Claesson-DeAngelo
O'Gara-Lindgren