Roster Building thread - Part IX - (2024 edition)

[Guyute]

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I see what you did there. Needed the coffee to kick in first.

 

[Gordon Bombay]

The fact that this team is somehow 3rd in the NHL quite frankly makes me concerned about the state of the league and the sport itself.

Bettman is close to reaching his ideal NHL homeostasis. 2 more midwest teams should get there

 

[Guyute]

Lindrgen - Fox
Hanifin - Trouba
Miller - Schneider

would actually be pretty sick for one cup run. Then we trade Lindgren or Trouba this summer and hopefully re-sign Hanifin. Get Nic Dowd for 4C, or if he's too expensive get Nico Sturm.

 

[Do you want ants]

Lindrgen - Fox
Hanifin - Trouba
Miller - Schneider

would actually be pretty sick for one cup run. Then we trade Lindgren or Trouba this summer and hopefully re-sign Hanifin. Get Nic Dowd for 4C, or if he's too expensive get Nico Sturm.

If we acquire Hanifin it should be to play with Fox. Play that pair 25+ a night and the other 4 can play based on who is going that game.

 

[duhmetreE]

Panarin Brodz Laffy
Kreider Trocheck Vesey
Cuylle Zibs Kakko

 

[DialUp]

Panarin Brodz Laffy
Kreider Trocheck Vesey
Cuylle Zibs Kakko

I think my problem with that is Brodz, while living his dream right now, really shouldn't be getting Panarin ice time. And Kakko with Zib scares me. But Cuylle Zib, and Kreider Trochek could might put a fire under their ass.

Swap Vesey and Kakko.

As slow as all hell Wheeler is, there's something old man wizard like about his passing and shots. I kind of don't hate him.

 

[will1066]

Brodzinski is the new Blackwell

 

[kovazub94]

Most of their success is from their great start. They haven't really played well for a while now.

On January 1st, this team was 25-9-1. Since then, we are 8-7-2, and that's riding a 4-game win streak.

Which team do you feel is closer to their actual level? Fil is gone for the year. Kakko hasn't produced like we hoped. The first line hasn't produced like we expected. Defensively, we've regressed since earlier in the year. Igor is struggling.

There are a lot of things going wrong right now, and I've yet to see our coach do anything to address them, other than starting Quick more. All we heard about coming into the season was how they would play 1-2-2 at times. We must be the worst trapping team in the history of the league. We don't stop anyone rushing through the neutral zone. Where is the defensive structure?

Point at 3rd place all you want, but this team isn't a cup contender right now.

If the playoffs started now I wouldn’t be optimistic. But there’s still 1/3 of the season to go and there’s been plenty of games this season including the recent games against Colorado and Tampa to let me have an optimistic outlook toward the end of the season.

I’m starting to be a bit frustrated with Laviolette. I can see him recognizing Panarin - Trocheck - Lafreniere as a legitimate first line consisting of the team’s 3 best forwards (the switch in the middle of the game showed that Trocheck is more dynamic than Zibanejad at this point). And I can understand his thinking that he found his 4th line and that Cuylle - Brodzinski - Kakko is what it is and have been contributing as much as could be reasonably expected. However, essentially leaving Kreider - Zibanejad - Wheeler “to figure it out” is a wrong approach. Zibanejad has not been a top-2 line driver dynamic for most of the season and Wheeler doesn’t have it in him anymore at this point in his career. And we can complain about Wheeler being in the wrong spot or that it’s not his fault but the other two of his linemates, but it’s useless to keep pointing fingers one way or the other. Laviolette has to try something for a few games at least (not a couple of shifts bullshit). IMO switching pivots on the top lines is not a solution because Wheeler is still an issue (I’ve been aski for a few weeks now to give Lafreniere a go with Zibanejad and put continuing to improve Kakko with Trocheck).

Similarly Laviolette seems to have the same approach to D. Personally I don’t think the Rangers have better option to play with Fox but why not at least try switching Miller with Gustafsson and adjust ice time a bit by reducing Trouba minutes in favor of Schneider (and Fox - Lindgren)?

Brodzinski is the new Blackwell

Huh? In what way?

 

[will1066]

Panarin Brodz Laffy
Kreider Trocheck Vesey
Cuylle Zibs Kakko

I always love your line blender suggestions

 

[UnSandvich]

What would we have to add to Zibadejad to get Danault out of LA?

Asking for a friend

 

[duhmetreE]

I think my problem with that is Brodz, while living his dream right now, really shouldn't be getting Panarin ice time. And Kakko with Zib scares me. But Cuylle Zib, and Kreider Trochek could might put a fire under their ass.

Swap Vesey and Kakko.

As slow as all hell Wheeler is, there's something old man wizard like about his passing and shots. I kind of don't hate him.

I don't care as long as Kreider and Zibs are separated and Panarin and Laffy stay together tbh

 

[will1066]

If the playoffs started now I wouldn’t be optimistic. But there’s still 1/3 of the season to go and there’s been plenty of games this season including the recent games against Colorado and Tampa to let me have an optimistic outlook toward the end of the season.

I’m starting to be a bit frustrated with Laviolette. I can see him recognizing Panarin - Trocheck - Lafreniere as a legitimate first line consisting of the team’s 3 best forwards (the switch in the middle of the game showed that Trocheck is more dynamic than Zibanejad at this point). And I can understand his thinking that he found his 4th line and that Cuylle - Brodzinski - Kakko is what it is and have been contributing as much as could be reasonably expected. However, essentially leaving Kreider - Zibanejad - Wheeler “to figure it out” is a wrong approach. Zibanejad has not been a top-2 line driver dynamic for most of the season and Wheeler doesn’t have it in him anymore at this point in his career. And we can complain about Wheeler being in the wrong spot or that it’s not his fault but the other two of his linemates, but it’s useless to keep pointing fingers one way or the other. Laviolette has to try something for a few games at least (not a couple of shifts bullshit). IMO switching pivots on the top lines is not a solution because Wheeler is still an issue (I’ve been aski for a few weeks now to give Lafreniere a go with Zibanejad and put continuing to improve Kakko with Trocheck).

Similarly Laviolette seems to have the same approach to D. Personally I don’t think the Rangers have better option to play with Fox but why not at least try switching Miller with Gustafsson and adjust ice time a bit by reducing Trouba minutes in favor of Schneider (and Fox - Lindgren)?


Huh? In what way?

Being allowed to play

 

[RGY]

What would we have to add to Zibadejad to get Danault out of LA?

Asking for a friend

Just no man. No friends here for that one.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Igor needs to relax, he couldn't even handle the puck in the first, looked like a ball of nerves.

 

[kovazub94]

Being allowed to play

Situations are not even close. There were options for Blackwell’s spot in top-6. Please let me know who’s a better available option to be 3C? Further it took close to half seasons to get Brodzinski a regular spot with the varsity.

 

[will1066]

Situations are not even close. There were options for Blackwell’s spot in top-6. Please let me know who’s a better available option to be 3C? Further it took close to half seasons to get Brodzinski a regular spot with the varsity.

I don't have an answer for you

 

[will1066]

GDT: - Game 52 - New York Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 ET, MSG

New York Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks 8:30 ET, MSG Rangers Projected Line up Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Blake Wheeler Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere Will Cuylle -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Kaapo Kakko Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Tyler Pitlick Ryan...

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They won and you still had to close the thread @Leonardo87

 

[Leonardo87]

GDT: - Game 52 - New York Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 ET, MSG

New York Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks 8:30 ET, MSG Rangers Projected Line up Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Blake Wheeler Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere Will Cuylle -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Kaapo Kakko Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Tyler Pitlick Ryan...

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They won and you still had to close the thread @Leonardo87

Next game is not till Monday so figured can direct all the discussion here.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

GDT: - Game 52 - New York Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 ET, MSG

New York Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks 8:30 ET, MSG Rangers Projected Line up Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Blake Wheeler Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere Will Cuylle -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Kaapo Kakko Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Tyler Pitlick Ryan...

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They won and you still had to close the thread @Leonardo87

People need to know where the line is or I guarantee they will step over again.

 

[will1066]

People need to know where the line is or I guarantee they will step over again.

GDT: - Game 52 - New York Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 ET, MSG

New York Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks 8:30 ET, MSG Rangers Projected Line up Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Blake Wheeler Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere Will Cuylle -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Kaapo Kakko Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Tyler Pitlick Ryan...

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Should never have happened. We scored 4

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Some of you guys live and die on every game, lol. Last night was a trap game if I ever saw one. They just played well and won against Colorado and Tampa and then had this 1 game idiotic road trip to Chicago to play a bottom feeder. I could see a letdown for sure. They will play better against Calgary and they will have to. Oh, and they did get the 2 points and have won 4 in a row.

 

[tlk]

uhmmm... not sure what prompted the lockdown on the PGT. It was just more of the same

 

[Vitto79]

so if they get Zucker say as a RW rental does Wheeler play 4th line ?

 

[tlk]

Some of you guys live and die on every game, lol. Last night was a trap game if I ever saw one. They just played well and won against Colorado and Tampa and then had this 1 game idiotic road trip to Chicago to play a bottom feeder. I could see a letdown for sure. They will play better against Calgary and they will have to. Oh, and they did get the 2 points and have won 4 in a row.

It's the dynamic of this team that is not actually inspiring. They had a few multi-day breaks after bad games lately (both wins and losses), but it doesn't seem they're figuring it out.

Good time to start doing that.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

It's the dynamic of this team that is not actually inspiring. They had a few multi-day breaks after bad games lately (both wins and losses), but it doesn't seem they're figuring it out.

Good time to start doing that.

They are currently on a 4 game win streak and just beat Colorado and Tampa. They are playing better aside from last night's game which they also won.