These ratings are hilarious. It's like no one actually watches the games they look at analytics and judge the player on that alone.
Rangers Report Card
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The players downplayed the bubble games. Yes, they were a unique experience but the reality is outside of watching Lundqvist play his final games they weren't that important.
The Crypto Guy
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You sure have a lot of snide remarks for someone who won’t post his ratings.
SingnBluesOnBroadway
Retired
Sammy Blais: n/a
Justin Braun: C
Filip Chytil: C-
Andrew Copp: B+
Adam Fox: A-
Julien Gauthier: D
Alexandar Georgiev: D
Barclay Goodrow: B
Dryden Hunt: C
Kaapo Kakko: C
Chris Kreider: A+
Alexis Lafreniere: C
Ryan Lindren: B-
Gregg McKegg: C
K'Andre Miller: A-
Tyler Motte: B+
Patrik Nemeth: D
Artemi Panarin: B (playoffs drag it down)
Ryan Reaves: B
Kevin Rooney: C-
Igor Shesterkin: A
Ryan Strome: B-
Jacob Trouba: B+
Frank Vatrano: B+
Mika Zibanejad: B+
Justin Braun: C
Filip Chytil: C-
Andrew Copp: B+
Adam Fox: A-
Julien Gauthier: D
Alexandar Georgiev: D
Barclay Goodrow: B
Dryden Hunt: C
Kaapo Kakko: C
Chris Kreider: A+
Alexis Lafreniere: C
Ryan Lindren: B-
Gregg McKegg: C
K'Andre Miller: A-
Tyler Motte: B+
Patrik Nemeth: D
Artemi Panarin: B (playoffs drag it down)
Ryan Reaves: B
Kevin Rooney: C-
Igor Shesterkin: A
Ryan Strome: B-
Jacob Trouba: B+
Frank Vatrano: B+
Mika Zibanejad: B+
yada
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The games werent unimportant but judging play in the play in rounds doesnt reflect the players. Kakko was the best forward in that series, how was he compared to the rest of the team this run which is a significant portion of the same players?
This year he was 11th in scoring on the rangers
SingnBluesOnBroadway
Retired
yada
move 2 dallas 4 work
The games were important but they dont reflect much about the players. It did lead to a stanley cup winner but the quality of games was at pre season levels until the conference finals (maybe parts of 2 round)
So what did you feel kakko showed you from the play in round that made him play better in this playoff?
SingnBluesOnBroadway
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yada
move 2 dallas 4 work
Yeah good answer, you know a player that didnt play in the play in rounds still had more points then him but im only using vets. At least 4 other youngsters players that played in that same play in round who were terrible and were much better this season, what can you take away from the play in round now? Nothing because it wasnt representive of how they reacted this year.
The 1 positive i do give them is a little experience of win or go home. That doesnt mean i expected the same bad play.
SingnBluesOnBroadway
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yada
move 2 dallas 4 work
Good job then keep saying those play in games are representative of their usual play
That was the point I was making. You can't make any assumptions about players ability to rise to the occasion in playoffs from the bubble. Such unique circumstances that will never be replicated.
4 years remaining on his contract. This was year 3. He looked and played injured to me. It will be interesting to see what ailed him.
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My favorite kind of thread
Blais - C+ - it was only like 16 games but he's a useful player. Fast-ish, hits comically hard, and has surprisingly good hands in tight. He's really dumb though and I think the idea that he's anything more than a "fine" 3rd liner is misguided. Would've been cool to see him in the playoffs, though
Chytil:
Regular Season: C+
Playoffs: A-
Had probably his worst regular season but was also very unlucky. He took his game to another gear in the playoffs and I'm still pretty impressed at him calling out the team for not shooting enough, following that up with a GWG. He's a weird player, fast, good carrying the puck, and showed a new level of physicality and battle in the playoffs. He needs to be that kind of player to succeed. I'm excited to see what he does next year.
Copp:
Regular Season: A
Playoffs: C
Was one of our best skaters down the stretch and gave an admirable effort against Pitts and Carolina. You can see why he's so good in transition. He has some bad bouts of tunnel vision but he's great at carrying the puck and fine defensively. His injury (that i'm speculating he has) really hurt him down the stretch and his effectiveness declined series over series, culminating in a horrendous series against Tampa where he might've been one of our worst skaters. I'm not sure where we go with him, i'd welcome him back though.
Gauthier:
Regular Season: D
He sucks and i'm sick of seeing him. If he was physical and skated hard every shift he'd be an NHL'er. Even if he makes those changes to his game, it almost certainly won't be here, since he's really bad defensively I can't see any coach trusting him on the 4th line.
Goodrow:
Regular Season: C-
Playoffs: D-
He wasn't signed for the regular season. He's a whatever bottom 6 player that is good enough at a lot of things the Rangers aren't good at. I can't rag on him too much in the playoffs because it was clear he should not have come back with his injury but he was baaaaaaaaaaaad against Tampa. Really bad.
Hunt:
Regular Season: B-
I like Hunt more than most and am frustrated that Gallant didn't trust him enough for whatever stupid reason to play him in the playoffs. He's a monster on the boards and can stay in the offensive zone for hours. Those players are valuable in the playoffs. We could've really used that to slow down Pitts and Tampa's game. Hated him on the second line but that's not his fault. I hope he stays a regular next year.
Kakko:
Regular Season: B-
Playoffs: B+
Never got into any kind of groove and had bursts of great skill and puck protection. His skating direly, direly needs to improve for him to be any good. His offensive instincts are lacking at the NHL level and he legit does not trust his toolkit and on year 3, I'm getting pretty sick of it. He was a strong part of our best line though and I will not discount that.
Kreider:
Regular Season: B+
Playoffs: C
It feels weird giving a 52 goal scorer in the RS a B+ but here I am. His goal scoring efforts were truly marvelous but Chris Kreider does not do nearly enough at ES anymore. He's not strong enough on the boards as he used to be and with his speed gimped too (that tends to happen when you turn 31) I don't think he's ideally in the top 6 anymore going forward. He just doesn't do enough there and it really showed in the playoffs (I know he led us in goals, my point stands).
Lafrenière:
Regular Season: B
Playoffs: A+
Up and down regular season where he was routinely yanked off lines where he was succeeding but he really seemed to get comfortable in his skin the last 2 months and really started showing off his elite talent. His playoffs to me were borderline captain material. Never took a shift off, was relentlessly physical, and made something out of every shift. It's an absolute tragedy that his incredible effort in game 6 against Tampa that drew the penalty we scored on went to waste. f***ing tragic. He needs to get way more ice time at ES next year.
McKegg:
Regular season: F-
Please. No more daddy. I'm begging you.
Motte:
Regular season: B+
Playoffs: A-
His speed and awareness are a sight to behold. He's so f***ing good on the PK and disruptions in the defensive zone. Amazing find by Drury and our scouts. He has not one ounce of talent offensively however and tbh that matters. Especially if he's going to make the money he likely will. I let him walk but I loved almost every second of him here.
Panarin:
Regular season: B
Playoffs: C-
Had a regular season where he was a diminished impact at ES. I was disappointed with him at least half of the year. I thought he was at his best with Copp at C and Strome hurt. He was a monster in that short stretch. But then Strome came back and it was all over. His playoffs were, um, pretty horrendous lol. Absolutely useless player until Tampa where IMO he was very effective, it just happened to coincide with Strome and Copp completely collapsing in effectiveness. Real shame. I absolutely do not trade him or even consider moving him at this point. He knows he f***ed up, he knows he can be better. I let him work through it.
Reaves:
Regular Season: C-
Playoffs: C-
He's just too slow. Too slow to be impactful. Too slow to be threatening. Too slow to make plays. I love the guy but he can't f***ing skate. And he was our worst player against Tampa. He knew it too.
Rooney:
Regular season: F
Playoffs: F
He was absolutely horrible this year. He forgot how to use a hockey stick, I can't think of any better explanation. He single-handidly killed more possessions this year than any regular roster forward I can think of in years. Just f***ing terrible and he got miles and miles of undeserved slack because he "plays" "center". I don't ever want to see him again.
Strome:
Regular season: B-
Playoffs: C
He's fine for what he is. A one dimensional top 6 center who couldn't give a f*** less about the other two zones. Really happy to have had him during our transition but he absolutely cannot come back. There's nothing left to say about him that everyone else hasn't already said. I do wish he got some time split from Panarin, they are both different players away from each other. But clearly you need to take the coach's toys away here, so go on and do it.
Vatrano:
Regular season: A-
Playoffs: B-
Did what everyone said he'd do. Got some nice goals, shot the puck a lot, gave an effort every shift. That effort bought him way too much ice time, however, and it showed in the playoffs when he was AHL level in our own zone. I'd bring him back if he was affordable and if he stayed in the bottom 6. But that won't happen, so bye Frankie.
Zibanejad
Regular season: A
Playoffs: A+
Rough start to the year and the playoffs but he absolutely roared back both times. Dynamic every game in the playoffs after game 5 against Pitts. Even when his line was getting waxed by Cirelli and friends, he still did everything he could to make plays. Wasn't his fault that Kreider and Vatrano just dropped dead. He proved a lot to me this playoff run.
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Braun:
Regular Season: n/a
Playoffs: B
He really stabilized Schneider in the playoffs. Played about as good as you could've expected. Steady and good enough with the puck.
Fox:
Regular season: A
Playoffs: A+
He wasn't as dynamic in the regular season as the last two but he's been hurt since January. I think whatever he has (had) has really impacted his movement. He was absolutely electric in the playoffs at all strengths and greatly outplayed some defensemen that have tons of playoff experience. Another player that proved a lot to me.
Hajek:
Regular season: D
Playoffs: n/a
bye.
Lindgren
Regular season: C-
Playoffs: A
Absolute shit regular season followed up with a very strong playoffs. I don't know how this kid will live past 30. Ironically though, these playoffs just cemented to me that he's not a player I keep past this contract. Also do NOT buy into the narrative that he "enables Fox". He's just the guy playing next to him and he's fine. I really appreciated his brutality these playoffs though. Love the guy.
Miller:
Regular season: B+
Playoffs: A
Two KAM's this year. One from October - January that looked the same in a lot of ways as his rookie year. And then the top pairing human eraser that graced us with his presence from February through the playoffs. Particularly against Pittsburgh and Carolina, he was FANTASTIC. Skating, moving the puck, making the right plays, it was all there. Trouba has this reputation as a "steadying player" for him but it's very much the opposite IMO, he stabilizes Trouba, who takes plenty of stupid chances and doesn't have even close to the skating to recover. He tailed off pretty dramatically against Tampa but I can't blame him, he went form 40-50 games a year to 100. You had to expect it. Can't wait to see him next year.
Nemeth:
Regular season: F
Playoffs: F
Was completely wrong about him. he's atrocious. never want to see him again.
Schneider:
Regular Season: C-
Playoffs: C+
He earned his spot but really wasn't effective in the regular season. He tailed off very quickly and to me, it was clear he was not NHL ready by the time March-April was here. He was our worst defenseman, handily, against Pittsburgh and he got beat like a dog. But after that I feel he calmed down a bit and he was much more solid against Carolina and Tampa. He impressed me a bit there. He had every right to suck but he was, fine. He has a very fascinating skillset, he's big and tuff but he also has some surprisingly good offensive instincts, a good shot, and he can skate. I'm excited to see him grow.
Trouba:
Regular Season: A-
Playoffs: B
Highest of highs and lowest of lows these playoffs. He is a high impact player but it goes both ways. He single handily cost us several goals and a game or two with his tendency to be an absolute f***ing idiot. Very low IQ player. But he's the last of a dying breed of defenseman, there are very few players like him left and I'd rather hold onto him while we can. He NEEDS to come off the powerplay though and rein in some of his chances. He's never been a good skater and he ain't getting better with age. Enough.
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Georgiev:
Regular season: D-
Playoffs: n/a
Happy trails.
Shesterkin:
Regular Season: A+
Playoffs: A
He was on lock most of the playoffs but I think he gave up more bad goals this one run than Hank had from 11-15 combined. I think he got hurt on that Carter play. Besides that, he's probably the best goalie in the world.
Blais - C+ - it was only like 16 games but he's a useful player. Fast-ish, hits comically hard, and has surprisingly good hands in tight. He's really dumb though and I think the idea that he's anything more than a "fine" 3rd liner is misguided. Would've been cool to see him in the playoffs, though
Chytil:
Regular Season: C+
Playoffs: A-
Had probably his worst regular season but was also very unlucky. He took his game to another gear in the playoffs and I'm still pretty impressed at him calling out the team for not shooting enough, following that up with a GWG. He's a weird player, fast, good carrying the puck, and showed a new level of physicality and battle in the playoffs. He needs to be that kind of player to succeed. I'm excited to see what he does next year.
Copp:
Regular Season: A
Playoffs: C
Was one of our best skaters down the stretch and gave an admirable effort against Pitts and Carolina. You can see why he's so good in transition. He has some bad bouts of tunnel vision but he's great at carrying the puck and fine defensively. His injury (that i'm speculating he has) really hurt him down the stretch and his effectiveness declined series over series, culminating in a horrendous series against Tampa where he might've been one of our worst skaters. I'm not sure where we go with him, i'd welcome him back though.
Gauthier:
Regular Season: D
He sucks and i'm sick of seeing him. If he was physical and skated hard every shift he'd be an NHL'er. Even if he makes those changes to his game, it almost certainly won't be here, since he's really bad defensively I can't see any coach trusting him on the 4th line.
Goodrow:
Regular Season: C-
Playoffs: D-
He wasn't signed for the regular season. He's a whatever bottom 6 player that is good enough at a lot of things the Rangers aren't good at. I can't rag on him too much in the playoffs because it was clear he should not have come back with his injury but he was baaaaaaaaaaaad against Tampa. Really bad.
Hunt:
Regular Season: B-
I like Hunt more than most and am frustrated that Gallant didn't trust him enough for whatever stupid reason to play him in the playoffs. He's a monster on the boards and can stay in the offensive zone for hours. Those players are valuable in the playoffs. We could've really used that to slow down Pitts and Tampa's game. Hated him on the second line but that's not his fault. I hope he stays a regular next year.
Kakko:
Regular Season: B-
Playoffs: B+
Never got into any kind of groove and had bursts of great skill and puck protection. His skating direly, direly needs to improve for him to be any good. His offensive instincts are lacking at the NHL level and he legit does not trust his toolkit and on year 3, I'm getting pretty sick of it. He was a strong part of our best line though and I will not discount that.
Kreider:
Regular Season: B+
Playoffs: C
It feels weird giving a 52 goal scorer in the RS a B+ but here I am. His goal scoring efforts were truly marvelous but Chris Kreider does not do nearly enough at ES anymore. He's not strong enough on the boards as he used to be and with his speed gimped too (that tends to happen when you turn 31) I don't think he's ideally in the top 6 anymore going forward. He just doesn't do enough there and it really showed in the playoffs (I know he led us in goals, my point stands).
Lafrenière:
Regular Season: B
Playoffs: A+
Up and down regular season where he was routinely yanked off lines where he was succeeding but he really seemed to get comfortable in his skin the last 2 months and really started showing off his elite talent. His playoffs to me were borderline captain material. Never took a shift off, was relentlessly physical, and made something out of every shift. It's an absolute tragedy that his incredible effort in game 6 against Tampa that drew the penalty we scored on went to waste. f***ing tragic. He needs to get way more ice time at ES next year.
McKegg:
Regular season: F-
Please. No more daddy. I'm begging you.
Motte:
Regular season: B+
Playoffs: A-
His speed and awareness are a sight to behold. He's so f***ing good on the PK and disruptions in the defensive zone. Amazing find by Drury and our scouts. He has not one ounce of talent offensively however and tbh that matters. Especially if he's going to make the money he likely will. I let him walk but I loved almost every second of him here.
Panarin:
Regular season: B
Playoffs: C-
Had a regular season where he was a diminished impact at ES. I was disappointed with him at least half of the year. I thought he was at his best with Copp at C and Strome hurt. He was a monster in that short stretch. But then Strome came back and it was all over. His playoffs were, um, pretty horrendous lol. Absolutely useless player until Tampa where IMO he was very effective, it just happened to coincide with Strome and Copp completely collapsing in effectiveness. Real shame. I absolutely do not trade him or even consider moving him at this point. He knows he f***ed up, he knows he can be better. I let him work through it.
Reaves:
Regular Season: C-
Playoffs: C-
He's just too slow. Too slow to be impactful. Too slow to be threatening. Too slow to make plays. I love the guy but he can't f***ing skate. And he was our worst player against Tampa. He knew it too.
Rooney:
Regular season: F
Playoffs: F
He was absolutely horrible this year. He forgot how to use a hockey stick, I can't think of any better explanation. He single-handidly killed more possessions this year than any regular roster forward I can think of in years. Just f***ing terrible and he got miles and miles of undeserved slack because he "plays" "center". I don't ever want to see him again.
Strome:
Regular season: B-
Playoffs: C
He's fine for what he is. A one dimensional top 6 center who couldn't give a f*** less about the other two zones. Really happy to have had him during our transition but he absolutely cannot come back. There's nothing left to say about him that everyone else hasn't already said. I do wish he got some time split from Panarin, they are both different players away from each other. But clearly you need to take the coach's toys away here, so go on and do it.
Vatrano:
Regular season: A-
Playoffs: B-
Did what everyone said he'd do. Got some nice goals, shot the puck a lot, gave an effort every shift. That effort bought him way too much ice time, however, and it showed in the playoffs when he was AHL level in our own zone. I'd bring him back if he was affordable and if he stayed in the bottom 6. But that won't happen, so bye Frankie.
Zibanejad
Regular season: A
Playoffs: A+
Rough start to the year and the playoffs but he absolutely roared back both times. Dynamic every game in the playoffs after game 5 against Pitts. Even when his line was getting waxed by Cirelli and friends, he still did everything he could to make plays. Wasn't his fault that Kreider and Vatrano just dropped dead. He proved a lot to me this playoff run.
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Braun:
Regular Season: n/a
Playoffs: B
He really stabilized Schneider in the playoffs. Played about as good as you could've expected. Steady and good enough with the puck.
Fox:
Regular season: A
Playoffs: A+
He wasn't as dynamic in the regular season as the last two but he's been hurt since January. I think whatever he has (had) has really impacted his movement. He was absolutely electric in the playoffs at all strengths and greatly outplayed some defensemen that have tons of playoff experience. Another player that proved a lot to me.
Hajek:
Regular season: D
Playoffs: n/a
bye.
Lindgren
Regular season: C-
Playoffs: A
Absolute shit regular season followed up with a very strong playoffs. I don't know how this kid will live past 30. Ironically though, these playoffs just cemented to me that he's not a player I keep past this contract. Also do NOT buy into the narrative that he "enables Fox". He's just the guy playing next to him and he's fine. I really appreciated his brutality these playoffs though. Love the guy.
Miller:
Regular season: B+
Playoffs: A
Two KAM's this year. One from October - January that looked the same in a lot of ways as his rookie year. And then the top pairing human eraser that graced us with his presence from February through the playoffs. Particularly against Pittsburgh and Carolina, he was FANTASTIC. Skating, moving the puck, making the right plays, it was all there. Trouba has this reputation as a "steadying player" for him but it's very much the opposite IMO, he stabilizes Trouba, who takes plenty of stupid chances and doesn't have even close to the skating to recover. He tailed off pretty dramatically against Tampa but I can't blame him, he went form 40-50 games a year to 100. You had to expect it. Can't wait to see him next year.
Nemeth:
Regular season: F
Playoffs: F
Was completely wrong about him. he's atrocious. never want to see him again.
Schneider:
Regular Season: C-
Playoffs: C+
He earned his spot but really wasn't effective in the regular season. He tailed off very quickly and to me, it was clear he was not NHL ready by the time March-April was here. He was our worst defenseman, handily, against Pittsburgh and he got beat like a dog. But after that I feel he calmed down a bit and he was much more solid against Carolina and Tampa. He impressed me a bit there. He had every right to suck but he was, fine. He has a very fascinating skillset, he's big and tuff but he also has some surprisingly good offensive instincts, a good shot, and he can skate. I'm excited to see him grow.
Trouba:
Regular Season: A-
Playoffs: B
Highest of highs and lowest of lows these playoffs. He is a high impact player but it goes both ways. He single handily cost us several goals and a game or two with his tendency to be an absolute f***ing idiot. Very low IQ player. But he's the last of a dying breed of defenseman, there are very few players like him left and I'd rather hold onto him while we can. He NEEDS to come off the powerplay though and rein in some of his chances. He's never been a good skater and he ain't getting better with age. Enough.
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Georgiev:
Regular season: D-
Playoffs: n/a
Happy trails.
Shesterkin:
Regular Season: A+
Playoffs: A
He was on lock most of the playoffs but I think he gave up more bad goals this one run than Hank had from 11-15 combined. I think he got hurt on that Carter play. Besides that, he's probably the best goalie in the world.
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Regular season/playoffs
Kreider: A+/B-
Mika: B-/A+
Vatrano: B/B+
Panarin: C/C
Strome: C/F
Copp: A/B-
Lafreniere: C-/A-
Chytil: D/A-
Kakko: D/D+
Goodrow: C/D+
Rooney: D+/C-
Reaves: B-/D
Lindgren: B-/B+
Fox: B/A
Miller: B/A-
Trouba: A-/B
Braun: B-/A-
Schneider: B/C-
Shesterkin: A+/A
Georgiev: C/C
Motte: C/B+
Hunt: C/D-
Blais: C+
Gauthier: D
McKegg: F
Barron: D
Kreider: A+/B-
Mika: B-/A+
Vatrano: B/B+
Panarin: C/C
Strome: C/F
Copp: A/B-
Lafreniere: C-/A-
Chytil: D/A-
Kakko: D/D+
Goodrow: C/D+
Rooney: D+/C-
Reaves: B-/D
Lindgren: B-/B+
Fox: B/A
Miller: B/A-
Trouba: A-/B
Braun: B-/A-
Schneider: B/C-
Shesterkin: A+/A
Georgiev: C/C
Motte: C/B+
Hunt: C/D-
Blais: C+
Gauthier: D
McKegg: F
Barron: D
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Sammy Blais:
Regular: C
Playoffs: n/a
Justin Braun:
Regular:
Playoffs: C+
Filip Chytil:
Regular: C-
Playoffs: B+
Andrew Copp:
Regular: A-
Playoffs: C
Adam Fox:
Regular: B+
Playoffs: B-
Julien Gauthier:
Regular:
Playoffs: n/a
Alexandar Georgiev:
Regular: C
Playoffs: B
Barclay Goodrow:
Regular: C+
Playoffs: C+
Dryden Hunt:
Regular: C-
Playoffs: D
Kaapo Kakko:
Regular: C-
Playoffs: C
Chris Kreider:
Regular: A+
Playoffs: B-
Aelxis Lafreniere:
Regular: B-
Playoffs: B+
Ryan Lindren:
Regular: C
Playoffs: A-
Gregg McKegg:
Regular:
Playoffs: n/a
K'Andre Miller:
Regular: B+
Playoffs: B+
Tyler Motte:
Regular: B-
Playoffs: C+
Patrik Nemeth:
Regular: D
Playoffs: D
Artemi Panarin:
Regular: B+
Playoffs: C
Ryan Reaves:
Regular: C
Playoffs: C
Kevin Rooney:
Regular: C-
Playoffs: C-
Igor Shesterkin:
Regular: A+
Playoffs: A
Ryan Strome:
Regular: C+
Playoffs: C-
Jarred Tinordi:
Regular: D
Playoffs: n/a
Jacob Trouba:
Regular: B
Playoffs: B
Frank Vatrano:
Regular: B
Playoffs: B
Mika Zibanejad:
Regular: B+
Playoffs: A-
Regular: C
Playoffs: n/a
Justin Braun:
Regular:
Playoffs: C+
Filip Chytil:
Regular: C-
Playoffs: B+
Andrew Copp:
Regular: A-
Playoffs: C
Adam Fox:
Regular: B+
Playoffs: B-
Julien Gauthier:
Regular:
Playoffs: n/a
Alexandar Georgiev:
Regular: C
Playoffs: B
Barclay Goodrow:
Regular: C+
Playoffs: C+
Dryden Hunt:
Regular: C-
Playoffs: D
Kaapo Kakko:
Regular: C-
Playoffs: C
Chris Kreider:
Regular: A+
Playoffs: B-
Aelxis Lafreniere:
Regular: B-
Playoffs: B+
Ryan Lindren:
Regular: C
Playoffs: A-
Gregg McKegg:
Regular:
Playoffs: n/a
K'Andre Miller:
Regular: B+
Playoffs: B+
Tyler Motte:
Regular: B-
Playoffs: C+
Patrik Nemeth:
Regular: D
Playoffs: D
Artemi Panarin:
Regular: B+
Playoffs: C
Ryan Reaves:
Regular: C
Playoffs: C
Kevin Rooney:
Regular: C-
Playoffs: C-
Igor Shesterkin:
Regular: A+
Playoffs: A
Ryan Strome:
Regular: C+
Playoffs: C-
Jarred Tinordi:
Regular: D
Playoffs: n/a
Jacob Trouba:
Regular: B
Playoffs: B
Frank Vatrano:
Regular: B
Playoffs: B
Mika Zibanejad:
Regular: B+
Playoffs: A-
Kreider: A/B-
RS: PP dominance or not, 52 goals is 52 goals. Quite the turn around from the year before where he looked like he was just going to collect a check for the rest of his days here. His ability to retrieve pucks at an elite level is gone but he was better here than he was last year.
PS: Hard to really give him anymore than a B- . Scored some huge goals and had some really big moments overall, but they were sandwiched in between just bouts of not being very effective or just plain bad. Honestly he was slightly better than Panarin for most of the run with a few more big moments sprinkled in, but there were enough of them to bump his grade up.
Mika: B+/A-
RS: Tale of 2 halves. Listless yet productive in the first half, absolute wagon in the second. Thought he got too pass happy with Kreider chasing the franchise goal record but that is what it is. It didn't carry over to the playoffs.
PS: Really redeemed himself after a slow start in the Pittsburgh Series. Those first 5 games were rough but after that he really led the charge for the forwards offensively. He is that guy.
Vatrano: B+/B:
RS: Frank the Tank came in like a house of fire and just filled the net with goals from almost the second he became a Ranger. There are clear warts in his game, but he is what he is.
PS: More of the same really. His gaffe in Game 5 ultimately ended up leading to the game winner but if we're being real, he shouldn't have been out there to begin with. At the end of the day, I'm probably letting that one play impact my overall score for him too harshly as he did exactly what you hoped he would do. If we got more out of some of the guys coming up (cough Panarin cough), he's probably viewed as an unsung hero.
Panarin: C+/D+
RS: Productive but completely underwhelming. Most of his season was like Mika's first half. Was back to wagon status during the last month of the season but that was short lived.
PS: Biggest disappointment on the team by a long shot. Made more dumb plays in 20 games than he has during the rest of his Ranger tenure. As someone else mentioned, his Tampa series was probably his best so that dragged him down from the doldrums of F territory to a high D, but its too hard not to forget his gaffes. But oh did Strome rob him of a moment by whiffing on that pass. I know Copp slid the puck over to Strome, but the pass to Copp was the type of stuff that makes you stop questioning why the hell the team gave him 11.6 million a year in the middle of a rebuild.
Strome: B-/D+
RS: Learn to hit an open net
PS: Learn to hit an open net, again.
But for real, respect on trying to play through what seems like a pretty major injury. It was probably dumb, but he could have easily excused himself out of the lineup. His time here should be done, but go collect that bag, Ryan.
Copp: A/B
RS: Looked like he revived Panarin before the playoffs happened. Came exactly as advertised, natty hatty against the Isles en route to shit stomping them in front of their fans at the IBS center or what ever its called will be a fond memory.
PS: Tampa series was really bad and I think it's clear that what ever that bag of shit Cizikas did to him at the end of the season impacted his mobility. Despite that, we don't beat Pittsburgh or Carolina with out him. Please come back.
Lafreniere: C/B+
RS: I don't think he was nearly as bad as some of his biggest detractors thought he was this year. Lack of opportunity had more to do with his production suppression than anything else. Hit another level after the ASB.
PS: Numbers don't reflect how well he played. Should have been in the low teens production wise with better puck luck and was on everything. Physical game came along and the hits were meaningful and mostly within the lines of the rules (was really lucky he didn't get called for that headshot on Hedman.) Took a pretty big step though. Should get top 6 minutes from the jump next year, no more of this BS of jerking him around please.
Chytil: C/A-
RS: His up and down play was exacerbated by poor puck luck in the regular season. I don't think he looked nearly as flat as the stats suggest, but this wasn't the budding break out candidate that we saw the year before. Looked like he was a prime candidate to be moved this summer
PS: Then the playoffs happened. Confident, assertive Chytil is a pretty big force. Theres so much that still remains to be worked with and as much as people want to convince themselves that hes not a center, he literally just put up 7 goals in a playoff run with little PP time and 3rd line minutes playing the Center position. Stock has improved dramatically, but the expectations will be even higher next season than they were coming into this year.
Kakko: D/C+
RS: He never really found a groove as he got hurt, then picked it up a bit, got hurt again and played hurt before they shut him down and got him right. Really considered going INC for the RS.
PS: Thought he played well when given the opportunity but he HAS to start driving the net. I don't care if you get knocked on your ass or if it results in an easy save for the goalie, its your game, make the opponent respect the possibility at least.
Goodrow: C/C-
RS: His game really fell off at the half way point after what was a pretty strong start. I think he scored 3 goals after the turn of the calendar.
PS: I'm taking into account that he was playing a lot sooner than he probably should have been. His presence clearly gave the team a bit of a boost in the Carolina series but then it became clear that he was hampered in the Tampa one.
Rooney: F/F
RS: He sucked.
PS: He continued to suck. The end. Worst player on our team by a mile. If I never see him again I'll still be pissed off because I had to watch him play here to begin with. No player f***s up simple plays that a pee wee player should make more than Kevin Rooney. Doesn't surprise me that he was a Devil at one point, he plays like one.
Reaves: C/C-
RS: He was pretty much what I expected... sans the boots which have taken a huge hit. I do wonder how much that pre season injury impacted him the whole year.
PS: Had his moments, but that game 4 man... It's clear that he can't keep up anymore.
Lindgren: D/A-
RS: Massive step back from last year. Slow start and then looked to pick it up some, but quickly reverted back to the way that he looked for most of the year. I don't know what happened to him in the regular season
PS: I don't know how or why he played better hurt, but he did. Gutted through something that was clearly still bothering him late into this run but looked every bit the guy he was in 2021. Consider yourself redeemed, you earned it.
Fox: A/A-
RS: The usual. Play dipped a bit post injury, but he was not nearly as bad as Snowblind will have you think.
PS: He had some ROUGH moments against the Pens but it was mostly his usual wizardry after that. Him completely de spiriting Rutta in game 2 will never get old for me.
Miller: B+/A
RS: Steady incline throughout the season. Probably the most unfairly scrutinized player on this team last year where he was asked to do wayyyyyy more than he should have been asked to do but the extra reps helped.
PS: Rumor has it that Trotz left the Isles because he couldn't bare watching Miller play for a team in his division....
Absolute man rocket. It's only going to get better from here guys, get excited.
Trouba: A/C
RS: This was the guy we traded for. Steady, productive, physical. I cannot wait until he catches Jack Hughes and sends all 5 Devils fans into a frenzy.
PS: If ever there were a wildcard in this playoffs it was Trouba. It seemed like he was in the middle of every major event in each series, good or bad.
The unforced dropping of his stick in g3 was the turning point of the series. Inexcusable.
Braun: B/B
I don't think I really need to separate the two categories here. He was what he was supposed to be. Would be happy to bring him back as a 7th D.
Schneider: C/C+
RS: He probably shouldn't have been with the team at all this year but most of it really came from a lack of options and this organizations decision to decide that PMD's are bad again. Lack of quality partners didn't help and there was a period of time where he was asked to eat top 4 minutes when Fox was out. Kind of Similar to Miller's situation where he was probably asked to do way more than he was ready for... except Miller ate top 4 minutes pretty much all year. Hopefully the extra reps pay off.
PS: I thought he actually played better in the playoffs than he did in the regular season. You could see him start to get better at making reads during rushes and actually snuffed a few out. Needs to keep progressing as there are flashes of some pretty great stuff in his game, they just aren't there with any consistency.
Please pair him with Jones next year.
Nemeth: F/GTFO
Enough said.
Shesterkin: A+/A
RS: Legend shit.
PS: Still really good. Clear lapses in concentration at times (Nino goal in g3 of Carolina, Stamkos goal #1 in G6.) Pittsburgh G3 was flukey BS but G4 was bad. Luckily for him (and us) he didn't allow the dam to collapse on the team like that again.
Georgiev: D+/INC
RS: + for that effort against Carolina but how many times did we watch the team bail him out for giving up multiple softies in a single game?
Motte: B+/B+
RS: Shot in the arm to the 4th line and PK before he got hurt
PS: Shot in the arm to the 4th line and PK after he came back. I really like the player and you need guys like this to win. Again it comes down to the price and I feel like hes in a position to do pretty well this summer.
Hunt: C/ INC
I mean he should have probably played over Rooney and Reaves, especially in the Tampa series.
Blais: INC
Gallant: B/B-
RS: It was a gong show at times but you don't fix a Quinn coached team in a year. They were more motivated/focused this year, thats for sure.
PS: Should be an A grade considering they had to come back and win 5 elimination games in their first 2 series and was caught on camera chirping DeAngelo, but any amount of Kevin Rooney is in the playoffs inexcusable. The lack of playing the 3rd line in the Tampa series was infuriating and constantly throwing Reaves out there finally came back to bite us. There were so many things that went wrong that were really his own doing. I don't expect a coach to win you a game, but he sure as hell shouldn't lose you one.
RS: PP dominance or not, 52 goals is 52 goals. Quite the turn around from the year before where he looked like he was just going to collect a check for the rest of his days here. His ability to retrieve pucks at an elite level is gone but he was better here than he was last year.
PS: Hard to really give him anymore than a B- . Scored some huge goals and had some really big moments overall, but they were sandwiched in between just bouts of not being very effective or just plain bad. Honestly he was slightly better than Panarin for most of the run with a few more big moments sprinkled in, but there were enough of them to bump his grade up.
Mika: B+/A-
RS: Tale of 2 halves. Listless yet productive in the first half, absolute wagon in the second. Thought he got too pass happy with Kreider chasing the franchise goal record but that is what it is. It didn't carry over to the playoffs.
PS: Really redeemed himself after a slow start in the Pittsburgh Series. Those first 5 games were rough but after that he really led the charge for the forwards offensively. He is that guy.
Vatrano: B+/B:
RS: Frank the Tank came in like a house of fire and just filled the net with goals from almost the second he became a Ranger. There are clear warts in his game, but he is what he is.
PS: More of the same really. His gaffe in Game 5 ultimately ended up leading to the game winner but if we're being real, he shouldn't have been out there to begin with. At the end of the day, I'm probably letting that one play impact my overall score for him too harshly as he did exactly what you hoped he would do. If we got more out of some of the guys coming up (cough Panarin cough), he's probably viewed as an unsung hero.
Panarin: C+/D+
RS: Productive but completely underwhelming. Most of his season was like Mika's first half. Was back to wagon status during the last month of the season but that was short lived.
PS: Biggest disappointment on the team by a long shot. Made more dumb plays in 20 games than he has during the rest of his Ranger tenure. As someone else mentioned, his Tampa series was probably his best so that dragged him down from the doldrums of F territory to a high D, but its too hard not to forget his gaffes. But oh did Strome rob him of a moment by whiffing on that pass. I know Copp slid the puck over to Strome, but the pass to Copp was the type of stuff that makes you stop questioning why the hell the team gave him 11.6 million a year in the middle of a rebuild.
Strome: B-/D+
RS: Learn to hit an open net
PS: Learn to hit an open net, again.
But for real, respect on trying to play through what seems like a pretty major injury. It was probably dumb, but he could have easily excused himself out of the lineup. His time here should be done, but go collect that bag, Ryan.
Copp: A/B
RS: Looked like he revived Panarin before the playoffs happened. Came exactly as advertised, natty hatty against the Isles en route to shit stomping them in front of their fans at the IBS center or what ever its called will be a fond memory.
PS: Tampa series was really bad and I think it's clear that what ever that bag of shit Cizikas did to him at the end of the season impacted his mobility. Despite that, we don't beat Pittsburgh or Carolina with out him. Please come back.
Lafreniere: C/B+
RS: I don't think he was nearly as bad as some of his biggest detractors thought he was this year. Lack of opportunity had more to do with his production suppression than anything else. Hit another level after the ASB.
PS: Numbers don't reflect how well he played. Should have been in the low teens production wise with better puck luck and was on everything. Physical game came along and the hits were meaningful and mostly within the lines of the rules (was really lucky he didn't get called for that headshot on Hedman.) Took a pretty big step though. Should get top 6 minutes from the jump next year, no more of this BS of jerking him around please.
Chytil: C/A-
RS: His up and down play was exacerbated by poor puck luck in the regular season. I don't think he looked nearly as flat as the stats suggest, but this wasn't the budding break out candidate that we saw the year before. Looked like he was a prime candidate to be moved this summer
PS: Then the playoffs happened. Confident, assertive Chytil is a pretty big force. Theres so much that still remains to be worked with and as much as people want to convince themselves that hes not a center, he literally just put up 7 goals in a playoff run with little PP time and 3rd line minutes playing the Center position. Stock has improved dramatically, but the expectations will be even higher next season than they were coming into this year.
Kakko: D/C+
RS: He never really found a groove as he got hurt, then picked it up a bit, got hurt again and played hurt before they shut him down and got him right. Really considered going INC for the RS.
PS: Thought he played well when given the opportunity but he HAS to start driving the net. I don't care if you get knocked on your ass or if it results in an easy save for the goalie, its your game, make the opponent respect the possibility at least.
Goodrow: C/C-
RS: His game really fell off at the half way point after what was a pretty strong start. I think he scored 3 goals after the turn of the calendar.
PS: I'm taking into account that he was playing a lot sooner than he probably should have been. His presence clearly gave the team a bit of a boost in the Carolina series but then it became clear that he was hampered in the Tampa one.
Rooney: F/F
RS: He sucked.
PS: He continued to suck. The end. Worst player on our team by a mile. If I never see him again I'll still be pissed off because I had to watch him play here to begin with. No player f***s up simple plays that a pee wee player should make more than Kevin Rooney. Doesn't surprise me that he was a Devil at one point, he plays like one.
Reaves: C/C-
RS: He was pretty much what I expected... sans the boots which have taken a huge hit. I do wonder how much that pre season injury impacted him the whole year.
PS: Had his moments, but that game 4 man... It's clear that he can't keep up anymore.
Lindgren: D/A-
RS: Massive step back from last year. Slow start and then looked to pick it up some, but quickly reverted back to the way that he looked for most of the year. I don't know what happened to him in the regular season
PS: I don't know how or why he played better hurt, but he did. Gutted through something that was clearly still bothering him late into this run but looked every bit the guy he was in 2021. Consider yourself redeemed, you earned it.
Fox: A/A-
RS: The usual. Play dipped a bit post injury, but he was not nearly as bad as Snowblind will have you think.
PS: He had some ROUGH moments against the Pens but it was mostly his usual wizardry after that. Him completely de spiriting Rutta in game 2 will never get old for me.
Miller: B+/A
RS: Steady incline throughout the season. Probably the most unfairly scrutinized player on this team last year where he was asked to do wayyyyyy more than he should have been asked to do but the extra reps helped.
PS: Rumor has it that Trotz left the Isles because he couldn't bare watching Miller play for a team in his division....
Absolute man rocket. It's only going to get better from here guys, get excited.
Trouba: A/C
RS: This was the guy we traded for. Steady, productive, physical. I cannot wait until he catches Jack Hughes and sends all 5 Devils fans into a frenzy.
PS: If ever there were a wildcard in this playoffs it was Trouba. It seemed like he was in the middle of every major event in each series, good or bad.
The unforced dropping of his stick in g3 was the turning point of the series. Inexcusable.
Braun: B/B
I don't think I really need to separate the two categories here. He was what he was supposed to be. Would be happy to bring him back as a 7th D.
Schneider: C/C+
RS: He probably shouldn't have been with the team at all this year but most of it really came from a lack of options and this organizations decision to decide that PMD's are bad again. Lack of quality partners didn't help and there was a period of time where he was asked to eat top 4 minutes when Fox was out. Kind of Similar to Miller's situation where he was probably asked to do way more than he was ready for... except Miller ate top 4 minutes pretty much all year. Hopefully the extra reps pay off.
PS: I thought he actually played better in the playoffs than he did in the regular season. You could see him start to get better at making reads during rushes and actually snuffed a few out. Needs to keep progressing as there are flashes of some pretty great stuff in his game, they just aren't there with any consistency.
Please pair him with Jones next year.
Nemeth: F/GTFO
Enough said.
Shesterkin: A+/A
RS: Legend shit.
PS: Still really good. Clear lapses in concentration at times (Nino goal in g3 of Carolina, Stamkos goal #1 in G6.) Pittsburgh G3 was flukey BS but G4 was bad. Luckily for him (and us) he didn't allow the dam to collapse on the team like that again.
Georgiev: D+/INC
RS: + for that effort against Carolina but how many times did we watch the team bail him out for giving up multiple softies in a single game?
Motte: B+/B+
RS: Shot in the arm to the 4th line and PK before he got hurt
PS: Shot in the arm to the 4th line and PK after he came back. I really like the player and you need guys like this to win. Again it comes down to the price and I feel like hes in a position to do pretty well this summer.
Hunt: C/ INC
I mean he should have probably played over Rooney and Reaves, especially in the Tampa series.
Blais: INC
Gallant: B/B-
RS: It was a gong show at times but you don't fix a Quinn coached team in a year. They were more motivated/focused this year, thats for sure.
PS: Should be an A grade considering they had to come back and win 5 elimination games in their first 2 series and was caught on camera chirping DeAngelo, but any amount of Kevin Rooney is in the playoffs inexcusable. The lack of playing the 3rd line in the Tampa series was infuriating and constantly throwing Reaves out there finally came back to bite us. There were so many things that went wrong that were really his own doing. I don't expect a coach to win you a game, but he sure as hell shouldn't lose you one.
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Chris Kreider: A/C+
Mila Zibanejad: B/B+
Fred Vatrano: B/C
Artemis Panarin: A/A-
Ryan Strome: B+/C+
Vitali Kravtsov: A/A+
Adam Copp: A/F
Alexis Lafreniere: C-/A-
Filip Chytil: D/A-
Kaapo Kakko: D-/D
Barclay Goodrow: C/D-
Ryan Reavo: B/B
Ryan Lindgren: C+/A+
Adam Fox: B/B
K’Andre Miller: B-/B
Jacob Trouba: C+/F
Justin Braun: C+/A
Igor Shesterkin: A+/A+
Alex Georgiev: F/F
Tyler Motte: C+/B
Dryden Hunt: C/D
Sammy Blais: F
Julien Gauthier: F
Greg McKegg: C
Morgan Barron: F
Mila Zibanejad: B/B+
Fred Vatrano: B/C
Artemis Panarin: A/A-
Ryan Strome: B+/C+
Vitali Kravtsov: A/A+
Adam Copp: A/F
Alexis Lafreniere: C-/A-
Filip Chytil: D/A-
Kaapo Kakko: D-/D
Barclay Goodrow: C/D-
Ryan Reavo: B/B
Ryan Lindgren: C+/A+
Adam Fox: B/B
K’Andre Miller: B-/B
Jacob Trouba: C+/F
Justin Braun: C+/A
Igor Shesterkin: A+/A+
Alex Georgiev: F/F
Tyler Motte: C+/B
Dryden Hunt: C/D
Sammy Blais: F
Julien Gauthier: F
Greg McKegg: C
Morgan Barron: F
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So if you flip the script and the Rookie has 96 points and the high-paid vet has 30 points then the comparison is ok?
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Gallant. RS A. PS. C-
Igor. RS. A+ PS A
Mika. RS. A. PS A-
Pan. RS. B. PS. D
Fox. RS. B. PS B+
Krei. RS. A+ PS C
Trou. RS. B. PS. D
Stro. RS. C. PS. D
Laf. RS. B- PS. B
Chy. RS. C. PS. B
Kk. RS. C. PS. B-
Lind. RS. B- PS. A
Miller. RS. B- PS. B
Scneid. RS. C. PS. C-
Goody. RS. B- PS. C
Roon. RS. C- PS. D
Nem. RS. D. PS F
Reav. RS. C. PS. C-
Hunt. RS. C. PS C-(only 1 game)
Motte. RS. A- PS. A-
Cop. RS. A- PS. C
Vat. RS. A- PS. B-
Braun. RS. C. PS. B
Igor. RS. A+ PS A
Mika. RS. A. PS A-
Pan. RS. B. PS. D
Fox. RS. B. PS B+
Krei. RS. A+ PS C
Trou. RS. B. PS. D
Stro. RS. C. PS. D
Laf. RS. B- PS. B
Chy. RS. C. PS. B
Kk. RS. C. PS. B-
Lind. RS. B- PS. A
Miller. RS. B- PS. B
Scneid. RS. C. PS. C-
Goody. RS. B- PS. C
Roon. RS. C- PS. D
Nem. RS. D. PS F
Reav. RS. C. PS. C-
Hunt. RS. C. PS C-(only 1 game)
Motte. RS. A- PS. A-
Cop. RS. A- PS. C
Vat. RS. A- PS. B-
Braun. RS. C. PS. B
If the Rangers had a great play in round but lost in the first round these same players would say it didn't matter,
They still wouldn't matter. Who can glean anything from players who took 5 months off during a pandemic and then had like 1 week of training camp and then thrown into a bubble to play in front of empty arenas. Not only were they not in game shape, but dealing with a pandemic, they were not in a good mental space either. On top of that playing in front of an empty arena. Panarin even noted months later how he realized that playing in front of empty arenas affected him mentally.
If the rangers did well in the playoff round, it could have been due to a number of factors. Maybe some of our players were not as affected about the pandemic as the Canes players? Maybe our guys were able to do more with the time off than the Canes players were? The whole situation was bonkers it could have been anything. Honestly, if the Rangers had won the cup that year I still would have put an asterisk next to it because the whole situation was so wild I couldn't take it seriously as a real playoffs.
Also, aren't you the guy who gave up on Shesty after 2 bad games in Pittsburgh in the first series? Seems you are really quick to give up on players in general...
