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Speculation: Roster Building Thread II (2022-23): The Puck is Prepared to be Mounted

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Kocur26 said:
Ziba body language as says I can’t be bothered with this shit .
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Zibanejad always looks like he'd rather be anywhere else. Guy has zero intensity. On game nights he looks like he can't wait to get back to his Cheech & Chong VHS tapes, hot boxing in his room with his DJ music. He's one lava lamp and a dime bag away from being on a page of a Bluntman and Chronic comic book.

This team needs someone in the locker room to kick these pacifists in the fleshy patch where male genitalia generally should be. It's not aloof Gallant. This team needs a Brind'Amour or Tortorella. An alpha male that can step in and carry them. Like what Messier did. The "ho hum, awe shucks" isn't working.
 
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Laffybomb said:
Its the group of them, Marchand included, Chara, Shawn Thorton as well before that play hard and players follow their lead. We honestly don't have that guy outside of maybe Lindgren but he's gonna wear out soon. People complained about Richards but he was a leader, St.Louis too, McDonagh , maybe even Girardi as well, i dont see those types here, putting a C on someone doesn't make them a leader i think thats the problem here. I think Trochek was added for that effect, he's hitting everything that moves but nobody is following the lead....maybe Laf and him can do some damage together.
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Without a doubt Girardi was a leader.....maybe one of the best we have had over the last 15 years . Lindgren fits in that category and you are correct on Trocheck . I would love to see Girardi as our D coach .
 
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bigdog16 said:
This is exactly what I mean by doing stuff to appease coaches, its so fake and if you fall for it you are a fool
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The fact that the players respect him and like him has nothing to do with appeasing the coaches. They all have the ability to come to their own conclusions. So I guess to you everything is fake. How Kreider acts and how the players on the team react to him. Might be the biggest collusion theory in the history of this country.
 
leetch99 said:
Without a doubt Girardi was a leader.....maybe one of the best we have had over the last 15 years . Lindgren fits in that category and you are correct on Trocheck . I would love to see Girardi as our D coach .
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Hopefully in retirement without being compared against the salary cap people can appreciate Girardi (& Staal) for the great Rangers they were
 
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Bruner4329 said:
The fact that the players respect him and like him has nothing to do with appeasing the coaches. They all have the ability to come to their own conclusions. So I guess to you everything is fake. How Kreider acts and how the players on the team react to him. Might be the biggest collusion theory in the history of this country.
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Lol you literally have zero clue if they respect him, like him, or think hes fake as hell. You arent in the locker room, you have no idea.

Not saying I do either but its pretty telling that Kreider was here all these years and didn’t get the C. Hes an awkward cat, not sure how that is so difficult to see.

Not to mention he still doesn’t pay for his parents hotel rooms when they visit NYC. Which is weird.
 
bigdog16 said:
Lol you literally have zero clue if they respect him, like him, or think hes fake as hell. You arent in the locker room, you have no idea.

Not saying I do either but its pretty telling that Kreider was here all these years and didn’t get the C. Hes an awkward cat, not sure how that is so difficult to see.

Not to mention he still doesn’t pay for his parents hotel rooms when they visit NYC. Which is weird.
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The amount of years here has nothing to do with “getting the C”. Mr. Ranger, Rod Gilbert was on the team for 18 years and never wore the C….

your criticisms of him are….curious
 
Laffybomb said:
Its the group of them, Marchand included, Chara, Shawn Thorton as well before that play hard and players follow their lead. We honestly don't have that guy outside of maybe Lindgren but he's gonna wear out soon. People complained about Richards but he was a leader, St.Louis too, McDonagh , maybe even Girardi as well, i dont see those types here, putting a C on someone doesn't make them a leader i think thats the problem here. I think Trochek was added for that effect, he's hitting everything that moves but nobody is following the lead....maybe Laf and him can do some damage together.
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Never a fan of Girardi’s character. Stood by when Gaborick was getting destroyed. Then when asked about it, said he was being held, then when video showed otherwise, said he wasn’t sure what the coach wanted him to do so he didn’t step in.
 
Mandar said:
The amount of years here has nothing to do with “getting the C”. Mr. Ranger, Rod Gilbert was on the team for 18 years and never wore the C….

your criticisms of him are….curious
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You just proved my point further then. Hes clearly not as much of a leader as many here think
 
Here is the quote from Emily Kaplan “There is a lot of speculation about the New York Rangers and I don’t believe that anything is imminent now, but I do know that the owner, Jim Dolan is paying close attention to Gerard Gallant, I believe he would like for him to show more accountability.”
 
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Rodolfo Lassparri said:
Here is the quote from Emily Kaplan “There is a lot of speculation about the New York Rangers and I don’t believe that anything is imminent now, but I do know that the owner, Jim Dolan is paying close attention to Gerard Gallant, I believe he would like for him to show more accountability.”
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I believe it when I see it. accountability only matters to benching young players not vets. Always been that way here
 
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Rodolfo Lassparri said:
Here is the quote from Emily Kaplan “There is a lot of speculation about the New York Rangers and I don’t believe that anything is imminent now, but I do know that the owner, Jim Dolan is paying close attention to Gerard Gallant, I believe he would like for him to show more accountability.”
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No surprise. Dolan talking through the media. His seat is warm.
 
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I’m terrified at the prospect of Dolan being heavily involved, but at the same time when he’s been right he’s been right. I’m just afraid of who’s in his ear.
 
Rodolfo Lassparri said:
Here is the quote from Emily Kaplan “There is a lot of speculation about the New York Rangers and I don’t believe that anything is imminent now, but I do know that the owner, Jim Dolan is paying close attention to Gerard Gallant, I believe he would like for him to show more accountability.”
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The accountability thing was actually the line from Vince too on the show with Jeff Marek, not bringing ownership into it or talking about his job status though. It's interesting because I don't think that's a focus here compared to the kids doing nothing and the games being hard to watch
 
Rodolfo Lassparri said:
Here is the quote from Emily Kaplan “There is a lot of speculation about the New York Rangers and I don’t believe that anything is imminent now, but I do know that the owner, Jim Dolan is paying close attention to Gerard Gallant, I believe he would like for him to show more accountability.”
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Hey Jimmy why don’t you go have a good time with yourself
 
Rodolfo Lassparri said:
Here is the quote from Emily Kaplan “There is a lot of speculation about the New York Rangers and I don’t believe that anything is imminent now, but I do know that the owner, Jim Dolan is paying close attention to Gerard Gallant, I believe he would like for him to show more accountability.”
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wait, is that from Tonight?

FWIW, and I know this is a separate bit of info. But James Dolan just basically laid off a ton of people at AMC and their other networks. Heads are rolling. And he's in a penny pinching mode at least in the other portions of their business. It doesn't mean anything necessarily. But it is human nature when going through a major change and restructuring to keep going.

But that said, you know what we HAVEN'T heard yet. Usually when a coach is truly on the hot seat, the GM comes out and gives them a vote of confidence. We're not hearing that yet. And I would think, if Dolan wanted accountability and Drury took no responsibility either, that wouldn't be great for him too. What's Jeff Gorton doing these days anyways? oh right, he's busy saving the Habs.
 
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