Post-Game Talk: Rangers @ Bruins -- Black Friday

[Leonardo87]

Thought was a good game, started off rough too many shots against but they cleaned things up. The Panarin glove toss, love that guy even more now. lol.

 

[gravey9]

The bottom line right now?

We are seeing so many players evolve all at once. And so much of that is due to coaching staff and culture.

Gauthier is 10x the player he was since he came here.
Hunt is playing top line minutes and getting points.
Laf is hitting and fighting and chipping in more offense than last year. His game is def improving.
Kakko looks far more confident.
Miller looks more confident
Kreider looks very confident.
Chytil looks solid and more confident.
I thought Lundkvist looked solid again and proving it against the Bruins no less.

All in all, our depth looks pretty good because we have 3 to 4 lines going in most games.

This is a big deal. To see this much growth out of so many players in such a small window of time - it bodes well across the organization. It should make Drury's job easier.

One thing

The bottom line right now?

We are seeing so many players evolve all at once. And so much of that is due to coaching staff and culture.

Gauthier is 10x the player he was since he came here.
Hunt is playing top line minutes and getting points.
Laf is hitting and fighting and chipping in more offense than last year. His game is def improving.
Kakko looks far more confident.
Miller looks more confident
Kreider looks very confident.
Chytil looks solid and more confident.
I thought Lundkvist looked solid again and proving it against the Bruins no less.

All in all, our depth looks pretty good because we have 3 to 4 lines going in most games.

This is a big deal. To see this much growth out of so many players in such a small window of time - it bodes well across the organization. It should make Drury's job easier.

Just to add one more thing: In part because of Shesty and in part due to Gallant/Staff all these guys aren't playing with the fear of making mistakes. It's amazing what happens when really talented hockey players are trusted.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

I think yelling and cheering is a universal language. Everyone knows 'LETS f***IN GO'

ALLEZ!!!

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Bruins fans getting on Swayman, but other than the best rebound, which one of those goals was on him? I felt like that was the type of bad game you see from top goalies. Gave up a moderate amount of goals (4), with a lot of side to side action. Wasn't a good game, but I'm surprised how down Bruins fans are on him.

I'd gladly trade Georgiev for him

 

[duhmetreE]

The bottom line right now?

We are seeing so many players evolve all at once. And so much of that is due to coaching staff and culture.

Gauthier is 10x the player he was since he came here.
Hunt is playing top line minutes and getting points.
Laf is hitting and fighting and chipping in more offense than last year. His game is def improving.
Kakko looks far more confident.
Miller looks more confident
Kreider looks very confident.
Chytil looks solid and more confident.
I thought Lundkvist looked solid again and proving it against the Bruins no less.

All in all, our depth looks pretty good because we have 3 to 4 lines going in most games.

This is a big deal. To see this much growth out of so many players in such a small window of time - it bodes well across the organization. It should make Drury's job easier.

I agree with everything besides Lundkvist. Thought he look lost again. Fully expect Tinordi next game.

Everyone has been playing well/better besides Zibs. Lundkvist has made improvements but I dont think he should be in the NHL

 

[PuckLuck3043]

I thought the announcers were definitely slanted towards the Bruins most of the game. They spent 30 seconds bashing the passing before Strome scored the first goal. They were just a bit too Bruins happy. How we ended up in a 4 on 4 late in the game after that knee on knee was atrocious by the refs and wasn't even pointed out by the announcing team.

No joke, that was the worst and most slanted broadcast I have seen in a very long time. Not only that, but todays game was the first game of the year on ABC and we are almost in December. ESPN hasn't broadcast a game since the beginning of the season. I'm so disappointed in ESPN/ABC/Disney. I would give anything to have NBC/NBCSN broadcasting games again.

 

[duhmetreE]

We've transitioned to a man-on-man defense.

It will take at least 40 games before mistakes like today stop happening and there's more seamless play. We've been limiting top chances, it will only get better. Even more so when we improve our 3rd pair.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Reaves, Goodrow, Hunt, and Blais when healthy have totally changed the way this team carries themselves now. Anyone who doubts that isn’t watching

Wait until Cuylle, Berard, and Othmann get here too. Lots of truculence among that group. I think the last two are much more likely than Cuylle to be contributors in the top 9 up and down the lineup at any given time, but Cuylle I see at least being a 4th liner in the NHL.

I think I still find a way to get a different player besides Strome on this roster moving forward. I want just a little more two way play in that spot. Larkin would be a dream, but a player like Radek Faksa out of Dallas would be much more in line of what's realistic.

You don't trade Strome with the way this team is playing. Sucks, but there's really no other option than to let him walk for nothing unless he takes a RNH contract.

 

[Cmox]

Yes you did: the announcers fawning over the Bruins and not understanding the difference between shot quantity and shot quality and having to eat shit, the Rangers waking up and taking over the game and scoring some nice goals, Kreider trying the lacrosse goal at full speed in tight in the NHL and Panarin proving that if you want to clown, he'll f***ing clown right with you.

I was streaming it and totally blanked on it being a national game. I legit thought I was watching the Bruins feed and I only put it together after the first when Messier and Chelios appeared.

 

[Chytilmania]

Igor
Gauthier
Hunt

 

[Tob]

another swipe at Quinn /s 50%

Tell ya what though, first 2 years with Quinn was just a disaster to figure out how to close and win a game. Last Quinn year we had better defense thanks to Jacque Martin but that finish was still poor. Questionable depth and play. We have good enough defensive structure and depth to play correctly in the 3rd this year.

 

[JohnC]

I wish this ended up as a goal.

This is the first time in Kreider’s career he’s playing in a system that suits his play style and he’s becoming fully unleashed. Total mad lad.

 

[will1066]

I was streaming it and totally blanked on it being a national game. I legit thought I was watching the Bruins feed and I only put it together after the first when Messier and Chelios appeared.

Did you catch them flash the Boston "GOAL" graphic on the Trouba ENG?

 

[Loff]

What did Witch noise do to set off the Breadman like that?

 

[chosen]

I thought the announcers were definitely slanted towards the Bruins most of the game. They spent 30 seconds bashing the passing before Strome scored the first goal. They were just a bit too Bruins happy. How we ended up in a 4 on 4 late in the game after that knee on knee was atrocious by the refs and wasn't even pointed out by the announcing team.

Announcers don't care who wins.

 

[Chytilmania]

This team has a pattern. And the sooner we all acknowledge it the better.

part 1: Shesty carries us in the beginning.

part 2: we find a way to keep the game close.

part 3: We start to come on.

part 4: we generally play better than the other team in the last 30 minutes.

It's very similar to how the Kings were so dominant in 2014. So, when we hear no nothing announcers bash the way to the team plays in the first or fans going crazy that we look like crap in the first half of the game -- just ignore it. If we're getting blown out, sure. Be concerned. But if it's tie or a 1 goal game by the midpoint, we've got a much better than 50/50 chance of winning. Very different than in the last few years.

We are what, 10-0-1? when tied/winning after the 1st.

 

[Chytilmania]

Strome has been a really good player for us. He's been stellar.....

but we need a LHS on the right wall of PP1. It's blatant.

At this point, I'd rather sit Zibs for Kakko. What's the point of Zibs if he's not shooting?

On the 1st PP when Panarin, Zib and Kreider were playing monkey in the middle, Strome was in no man's land and even outside the zone.

 

[will1066]

Y'all wear 13-4-3 so well. You do.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

No joke, that was the worst and most slanted broadcast I have seen in a very long time. Not only that, but todays game was the first game of the year on ABC and we are almost in December. ESPN hasn't broadcast a game since the beginning of the season. I'm so disappointed in ESPN/ABC/Disney. I would give anything to have NBC/NBCSN broadcasting games again.

I think they both suck.

 

[NYRKing]

This game makes me happy we have Lindgren and KAM instead of the Bruins. Thank you Mr Rick Nash.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

Announcers don't care who wins.

Lol

 

[Machinehead]

LMAO

 

[chosen]

This notion that the refs are always against the Rangers is incredibily idiotic.

 

[Leonardo87]

Y'all wear 13-4-3 so well. You do.

It’s funny. They could be 20-0-0 and this place would still be unhappy about something. I said before that it’s a good sign they are winning games and not firing on all cylinders. Good teams find ways to win, bad ones find ways to lose. Happy with this team, and the Mika and Strome hate is just over the top now.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

I think they both suck.

Maybe, but I thought they were better and they showed a lot more games between NBC and NBCSN.