Post-Game Talk: PS #5 - 09/26/18 | islanders @ RANGERS | 7:00 - MSG

[Mandar]

Is it just me or are pionk and mcquaid the same exact player?

huh? not sure if serious....

 

[LeetchisGod]

Namensnikov needs to show something. He’s the definition of invisible right now

I guess he's a fancy stat darling because he doesn't pass the eye test at all.

 

[mike14]

Vesey and staal wouldn’t make this team if it wasn’t for their contracts

I get Staal with the NMC, but I cant see how Vesey's contract would be an issue for a team that had Redden in the minors...

 

[Mac n Gs]

Skjei is trying to do way too much carrying the offensive burden on his line. He's not that type of player and needs to focus on defensive responsibilities first. It's why I want him to play with ADA, so he's forced to sit back and defend while ADA can rove.

Agree, Staal get too much hate from fans. He’s not great but he is fine on the third pair imo.

To be fair, he's been outplayed by Skjei, Smith, and Hajek. He'll win the spot because of seniority, but I'd still prefer to see him elsewhere. I agree that he won't hurt you on the 3rd pair, but I don't think he'll necessarily help.

Offense dies at his stick.

That's the problem when you're partially blind trying to look down and play the puck. That freak injury ruined him.

 

[nevesis]

Staal is f***ing horrid.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Great job Lundqvist!

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Jesus Staal sucks.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

I get Staal with the NMC, but I cant see how Vesey's contract would be an issue for a team that had Redden in the minors...

New cba doesn’t let you bury a full contract like redden, hence why he was bought out

 

[thethirdhockeyman91]

Is it just me or are pionk and mcquaid the same exact player?

Pionk is better.

 

[Machinehead]

Staal around the boards to a waiting opponent. Right out of the old Girardi playbook.

 

[nevesis]

That shot was an absolute BOMB.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

Gtfo Nelson you Easter Island looking mf’er.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Pionk is better.

Yea but style wise they look the same

 

[will1066]

What are you doing Pulock? It's preseason

 

[Edge]

Which is why I was hesitant to see him locked up long term.

I think the value will be there. He’ll be a useful player.

But there has to be reasonable expectations. And hoping he is a first pairing guy on a great contract is probably on the border of reasonable.

 

[Machinehead]

Huge point

 

[Tob]

I get Staal with the NMC, but I cant see how Vesey's contract would be an issue for a team that had Redden in the minors...

Staal definitely wouldn't make it. His body of work and apparent decline makes it obvious.

Vesey has had a poor showing in the preseason but he's one of returning players that has a certain amount of latitude. Standard practice as it should be. A strong preseason camp doesn't automatically qualify a rookie and a weak one doesn't mean Vesey should be cut either, contract or not.

 

[mike14]

New cba doesn’t let you bury a full contract like redden, hence why he was bought out

We're going to be around 3.5m under the cap. I cant see Vesey's 1.5m hit being a factor

 

[I Eat Crow]

We're going to have, like, 15 OTL's this season.

 

[Machinehead]

That shot was an absolute BOMB.

Best shot from a D in the game right now sans Burns.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

We're going to have, like, 15 OTL's this season.

Nah Pionk is good for like 10 OTW's on his own.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

We're going to be around 3.5m under the cap. I cant see Vesey's 1.5m hit being a factor

Not saying it was a problem. I’m just saying if they were on a PTO they wouldn’t cut it

 

[effen]

I guess he's a fancy stat darling because he doesn't pass the eye test at all.

Everyone thinks of him wrong and that's why they're mad at him. He's a 25-35 point guy on skills who can slot up to a 1st line and be a glue guy for it, enabling an actual 1st liner to slot down and add scoring punch to a lower line. He's really valuable.

Just not here.

He's a guy who's better on better teams. The opposite of an empty stats guy.

 

[will1066]

Huge point

Really gonna help us get in at the end of the preseason.

 

[pld459666]

These guys still seem very soft on the puck

 

[Richard Banger]

We're going to have, like, 15 OTL's this season.

What makes you think they will be Ls? Aren't we undefeated in OT this preseason.