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Speculation: Roster Building Thread - Part XIII (Nanaki edition)

McRanger92

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JohnC said:
They were all series where we started out in solid shape but then a combination of momentum, flaws getting exposed, and getting out coached caused everything to spiral.

Up 2-0 on Tampa - Trouba falls on the powerplay and Tampa scores a shorty, lose the next 4 straight

Up 2-0 on NJ - Lose 2-1 in G3 OT and look slow and disjointed the rest of the series

Up 2-1 on FL - Zibanejad blows game 4 and never recover in a series where we were already hanging on by the seat of our pants
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Tampa and Florida series were a carbon copy, but I didnt think the Devils series was anything like it. Devils loss reeked of a lack of coaching adjustments and a checked out team losing to a worse one.

Florida and Tampa's experience helped carry them when things got dicey for them early in those series. They were also both just better than us.
 
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NYR Viper said:
Here's a thought, Detroit is floundering (surprise!) and they signed Gustafsson to a 2 years x $2m contract. In terms of a bottom-pairing veteran d-man, the team could do far worse. Especially if Yzerbum is having buyers remorse and will send him away for nothing. I know he's not perfect but he was a net positive for the team last year and would be a nice, cheap insurance policy for next season as a veteran depth d-man.

Thoughts?
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How did they even let him leave if that’s what he signed for
 
jerseyjinx94

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I've seen enough times in sports, a team or a player struggle to figure it out in the playoffs, in tight games, or in big spots, and suddenly figure it out. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future success. I understand fans being pessimistic about the team's chances in a playoff series with a team like Florida, but they can figure it out. They'll have to in order to be champions. We have no control over it so we just have to wait and see.
 
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McRanger92 said:
Tampa and Florida series were a carbon copy, but I didnt think the Devils series was anything like it. Devils loss reeked of a lack of coaching adjustments and a checked out team losing to a worse one.

Florida and Tampa's experience helped carry them when things got dicey for them early in those series. They were also both just better than us.
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The Rangers had Tampa dead to rights before Trouba took one of the dumbest penalties I’ve ever seen. Then came the unraveling.
 
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KirkAlbuquerque said:
They are a contender for the Presidents Trophy and the Metro Division title, but not the Stanley cup.

The way they want to play is just not the way to win in the playoffs, I’m sorry.

And since the team didn’t change anything at all this summer, that won’t change either.
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I'm not sure I agree with all this. I think a lot of the changes that are going on or going to happen soon are internal changes. Players like Mancini and Edstrom this year bringing size and skating are one thing. I'm happy to see this. It beats filling holes with 30 year old free agents. We're seeing more responsibility and more minutes with Schneider. Chytil looks better than he ever has and Kakko and Cuylle may be breaking out a bit too. Organizationally Berard and Othmann are closer than they were last year. Rempe still developing but there are things he can bring too. The Rangers have a lot of younger players who are doing pretty well for themselves.

As far as the two UFA's we signed both so far have been solid additions.

The team who knocked us off the Panthers on the other hand were forced to move on from several players most notably Brandon Montour and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. They still carry a lot of self belief though something that comes naturally to teams that win championships. On paper they seem less formidable. On the ice because of that Cup means they're going to be a tough team to knock off.
 
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egelband said:
Sure. And that’s a reasonable question the organization has to work out. Do they open it up and then fall back to a playoff style in the spring? I’m sure that’s what the players want to do and personally I like it as a fan. It’s not easy of course. And when push comes to shove in April-May, how will they adjust. I personally think it’s feasible to treat the regular season differently from the playoffs. But I’m no expert.
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That can be a tricky switch to turn on and off....I'd sooner take the season to figure out what we have in certain games and then run with the finished product towards the playoffs .
 
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On an almost entirely unrelated note, the History of Hockey board is doing a Top 60 goalies of all time ranking. Hank placed 12th, highest of any post-lockout goalie.
 
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