Last edited:
Edström > Rempe
deal with it
I mean I don't mind Rempe but this is just fact really. Like an indisputable one lol.Edström > Rempe
deal with it
In isolation do you get a single argument to the contrary?Edström > Rempe
deal with it
He was brought up last year for his fighting. Not his hockey skills. Now he's "an NHL player". I do get annoyed that he plays over guys who can contribute to a win. We didn't need him that game. Edstrom and Carrick took care of business when necessary. Rempe watched. Maybe he "inspired" them... I doubt seriously the other guys play better because he's in the lineup. I doubt he's deterring anything.In isolation do you get a single argument to the contrary?
But Rempe is 21 and made NHL roster (though maybe we the benefit of injuries elsewhere). Edstrom is 24 and at the same age was playing well below NHL level of competition. Also, can you quantify how the Rangers players who are significantly better than Edstrom get to play with more intensity due to something that transpires when Rempe is in the lineup? Finally, they are in internal competition with each other to push their performance up which is a good thing for the team as a whole, agree?
I just don't get vitriol as a thing among Rangers fans in this Rempe vs. Edstrom. We're lucky to have both develop as they've done so far from where they had been drafted. Well done, Drury!
I agree with most of this, but I think you're being a little harsh on Rempe. He's a kid that clearly hasn't grown into his body yet. Edstrom moves with the fluidity of a someone who has their "man strength."Edstrom is a real player with some skill who just happens to be big. There's a reason he said that was his first ever fight. He just plays normally. Rempe's only calling card is that he is big and physical.
I must have missed, with Rempe, why a 22 year old who hasn't performed well against lower competition, is locked in to an NHL job and can't go down to the AHL to learn. It's not just offense. He clearly has to learn about how to be physical in a smarter way without the amount of high hits and elbows he's had so far. The point of the AHL is to learn these things without the high stakes of the NHL. He barely even plays in the NHL when he does play. You'd think he could go to the AHL and the coaching staff could be instructed to give him his 8-11 mins/game, let him try the PK, not bench him in the third period etc.
Also, Rempe has had several big moments including in the playoffs. Edstrom’s big moments came in a rookie camp and preseason game.In isolation do you get a single argument to the contrary?
But Rempe is 21 and made NHL roster (though maybe we the benefit of injuries elsewhere). Edstrom is 24 and at the same age was playing well below NHL level of competition. Also, can you quantify how the Rangers players who are significantly better than Edstrom get to play with more intensity due to something that transpires when Rempe is in the lineup? Finally, they are in internal competition with each other to push their performance up which is a good thing for the team as a whole, agree?
I just don't get vitriol as a thing among Rangers fans in this Rempe vs. Edstrom. We're lucky to have both develop as they've done so far from where they had been drafted. Well done, Drury!
On a separate note, be nice to each-other. Thanks.
What am I looking at here? Is this some demon scooby doo?Roster Building Thread - (Red XIII Edition)
View attachment 917346
Previous thread
Roster Building Thread - Part XII
As much as we hear the "There's nothing wrong with being a 3rd line player" tossed around for Kakko, I think if that's his projection at the end of 2 years, he's likely gone and not on our 3rd line.I dont see how we arent retooling in a couple years when panarin’s deal expires. Mika is a shell of himself - 3C PP specialist.
We dont have a 1C, 1LD, or 1RW and none in the pipeline. defense is kind of a mess. Aside from Laf and hopefully Gabe, every high end forward pick has been a bust which has really f***ed us. What am I missing?
Lafreniere - Trocheck - ?
Kreider - Zibanejad - Perrault/?
Cuylle - Chytil - Kakko
? - Fox
Miller - Schneider (gross pairing)
? - Mancini
The GOAT has spoken!no to the stupidity of pitting Rempe + Edstrom vs each other
keep, use both
DITCH VESEY NOW
outta here til tom peeps
I dont see how we arent retooling in a couple years when panarin’s deal expires. Mika is a shell of himself - 3C PP specialist.
We dont have a 1C, 1LD, or 1RW and none in the pipeline. defense is kind of a mess. Aside from Laf and hopefully Gabe, every high end forward pick has been a bust which has really f***ed us. What am I missing?
Lafreniere - Trocheck - ?
Kreider - Zibanejad - Perrault/?
Cuylle - Chytil - Kakko
? - Fox
Miller - Schneider (gross pairing)
? - Mancini
Why do you hate Perrault? what did he ever do to you?I dont see how we arent retooling in a couple years when panarin’s deal expires. Mika is a shell of himself - 3C PP specialist.
We dont have a 1C, 1LD, or 1RW and none in the pipeline. defense is kind of a mess. Aside from Laf and hopefully Gabe, every high end forward pick has been a bust which has really f***ed us. What am I missing?
Lafreniere - Trocheck - ?
Kreider - Zibanejad - Perrault/?
Cuylle - Chytil - Kakko
? - Fox
Miller - Schneider (gross pairing)
? - Mancini
Miller Fox is currently dominating as a top 10 defensive pairing in the nhl (xgf)I dont see how we arent retooling in a couple years when panarin’s deal expires. Mika is a shell of himself - 3C PP specialist.
We dont have a 1C, 1LD, or 1RW and none in the pipeline. defense is kind of a mess. Aside from Laf and hopefully Gabe, every high end forward pick has been a bust which has really f***ed us. What am I missing?
Lafreniere - Trocheck - ?
Kreider - Zibanejad - Perrault/?
Cuylle - Chytil - Kakko
? - Fox
Miller - Schneider (gross pairing)
? - Mancini
Talk about “Can’t seeing the forest through the trees”.Does it even make sense to have Edstrom and Rempe on a line together if we're not going to call up Roobroeck to center them?
Yeah other player do play better - from their own personal admissions, retired or active or coaching staff etc.He was brought up last year for his fighting. Not his hockey skills. Now he's "an NHL player". I do get annoyed that he plays over guys who can contribute to a win. We didn't need him that game. Edstrom and Carrick took care of business when necessary. Rempe watched. Maybe he "inspired" them... I doubt seriously the other guys play better because he's in the lineup. I doubt he's deterring anything.
Yeah other player do play better - from their own personal admissions, retired or active or coaching staff etc.
Personally, I don't separate fighting from hockey skills - it's part of overall skillset. How important it is obviously subjective but it should not be excluded or completely discounted / disregarded just because you can't exactly quantify it as goals or assists. In someways it's no different than goalie making an amazing highlight save can have a similar impact on skaters in offensive situations.