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Roo Returns said:
Muckler/Lowe/Quinn were all connection based. Renney wasn't a connection, he was the only man who would take the job after Sather himself didn't want it.
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Haha. Fair enough.

But Torts had connections to the Rangers having worked as assistant coach previously and again, Renney was also working as DoPP before taking over as head coach. Always connected.
 
DialUp said:
"I think the Rangers can win a round this year" is WAY more reasonably and likely. *Anything goes* once you go into the playoffs, of course, because there isn't a straight face during the offseason saying the Canadiens can take the cup, but Rangers are so so far off from being contenders. It takes a very long time.
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I'd be happy with a strong showing this next season --- be it one round or two.

As mentioned by others, I think the transition from playoffs to top contender is usually a little more complicated and seldom as smooth as many imagine.

This team is probably going to have some seasons like recently seen from the Avs or Tampa before they truly realize their potential. So I also squirm a little when people are already planning their days off around attending cup finals games in 2024.
 
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DialUp said:
"I think the Rangers can win a round this year" is WAY more reasonably and likely to say during Summer '23. *Anything goes* once you go into the playoffs, of course, because there wasn't a straight face during the last offseason saying the Canadiens can take the cup, but Rangers are so so far off from being contenders. It takes a very long time.
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Teams go in these runs, yes, and we always tell ourselves we're next, but when's the last time one of them actually won the whole thing? 1993?
 
One Winged Angel said:
I'm with you.

Gallant had no pre-existing ties to the organization that I know of.

Low was in Edmonton while Sather was there. Muckler another one, obvious connection to Sather. Trottier, not sure if there was any connection there, Tortarella had been with the Rangers previously as an interim and Quinn was friends with Drury from Drury's BU days.
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I'll concede the Trottier one. That was probably them trying to get a New York sports legend and a guy coming off a Cup as an assistant.
 
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Edge said:
I'd be happy with a strong showing this next season --- be it one round or two.

As mentioned by others, I think the transition from playoffs to top contender is usually a little more complicated and seldom as smooth as many imagine.

This team is probably going to have some seasons like recently seen from the Avs or Tampa before they truly realize their potential. So I also squirm a little when people are already planning their days off around attending cup finals games in 2024.
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For sure, and I cringe when writers are like "Nathan is going to win his fair share soon enough..." etc etc. What? No he fcking won't!
Jumbo won his fair share? Iginla? Curtis Joseph? Hank? It doesn't work that way. LUCK LUCK LUCK!

*yes we have been having some of it both bad and good*
 
Edge said:
I'd be happy with a strong showing this next season --- be it one round or two.

As mentioned by others, I think the transition from playoffs to top contender is usually a little more complicated and seldom as smooth as many imagine.

This team is probably going to have some seasons like recently seen from the Avs or Tampa before they truly realize their potential. So I also squirm a little when people are already planning their days off around attending cup finals games in 2024.
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Yup, Harvey Keitel's character in Pulp Fiction. Let's not....ahem...do that to each other quite yet.
 
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Edge said:
Like you said, I think Kakko's offense will come with better players, time, and more special team time.

One thing that people don't always take into account in today's NHL is just how much of a boost powerplay time provides to numbers. You get those kids some consistent time, including time with the man advantage, and they're going to be jumping into that 50-60 point range very quickly.

With Kakko, I also think we're potentially looking at a guy who becomes a top-5 Selke candidate for the next decade.
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You hit it on the head of the nail. That's what made it so frustrating for me. In that game against Calgary 2 seasons ago, Kakko played his ass off, scored twice and they called that BS penalty on him. So what does Quinn do? Benches him. You kill a kid's confidence that way. Even Gauthier said it verbatim, he was afraid to go out there and just play because if he made a mistake, he was being stapled to the bench.

So Quinn got Kakko to play the way he wanted him to play and what did he do? Didn't give him anymore TOI and didn't keep him with Strome and Panarin. If I'm Kakko, I'm asking myself what the f*** I have to do to get through to this guy and start getting more minutes. His defensive metrics were incredible. He had over 30 takeaways, which I think would put him in the top 20-30 players in the league in that stat this year.

Sorry for rambling, but my point is that it was as clear as day that he deserved more TOI and was doing everything he was asked, yet didn't get it. Gallant gave the young guys those chances in Florida. Look at how they came out for it.
 
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Hi folks,

Very excited for you with this hire. I haven't read any Posts in the Thread yet, to be honest. I just heard the News, came here, and started writing. I'll swing by later to read everyone's thoughts.

Well done Mr. Drury & staff. Well done.

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DialUp said:
Meaning an out of no where cup win? LA the first time around maybe?
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A lot of people had LA contending that year, they just massively disappointed in the regular season.

The only team I can remember that won the Cup and didn't contend before or after is Montreal in '93.

It's gonna be a little while before we win the Cup.
 
Roo Returns said:
Sather saw the mess he made and was like....nope.
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Pretty much, but he wanted to focus on being the GM at that point. That was when he told Dolan that he had to take his hands off the team and when they finally started that re-tool, which brought the Jagr and Friends/Hank era, which lead all the way to where we are today.

That's why I think a lot of Ranger fans started going crazy when the firings happened, because for those of us who were around or old enough during the dark ages, we vividly remember how bad things were with Dolan and how it was "push push push" every year, resulting in the team missing the playoffs by a few points after acquiring players like Bure, Poti, Carter and Jagr before the deadline, giving away 1st round picks and not having anything to show for missing the playoffs.

It was literally the worst position a team can be in. Not good enough for the playoffs, but the owner won't let them suck enough for the 1st overall pick.
 
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