Maybe it was more of a the rangers looked so bad and still won kinda take? I mean they both played pretty embarrassing. The amount of falling down and giveaways on both sides was akin to first year peewee.
Thank you. he can't clear the zone, can't handle the puck for longer than half a second, doesn't win board battles, and can't stay on his feet along the boards with the puck. He does go the net. He's last year's Howden basically. I think I've even seen more big hits from Howden than Lemieux this year too. Can't wait for Kakko to bump Lemieux out of the lineup.
Maybe, but wasn't it post game Devils 5-2 loss where he looked defeated and astonished at how the Rangers gave up 3 in 3rd to lose AFTER a Vally prediction of a great 3rd incoming vs a covid affected Devils team?
I made a post about k'Andre a little earlier in regard to this. Yes it's concerning, but I kind of wonder if he was taught, because of that long reach and stick of his.... that he's better off using his stick to his advantage, opposed to his body which may take him out of plays. I dunno, just wondering. In this league though, it may behoove him to do that, and try to establish a mean streak.
He flubbed a beautiful change of pace, sharp pass from Laf that would have turned a 2 on 1 into a breakaway for Mika. Guys were already seeing the headlines, 'From bust, to busting out: Rangers rookie with first multi-point game' until Mika ruined it lmao. Shit happens, Mika had a very good game and was much more noticeable imo. He's putting himself and his linemates in positions to score.
Fortunately we have a lot of defensive talent on the way. Miller has been shaky lately. No surprise, Trouba has been out. When Trouba comes back then it's only the bottom pair, which is easier to hide and will be replaced by young in house talent over the next couple of years. They just need two of Lundkvist, Schneider, Reunanen, Jones, Robertson to hit. Let's not overreact.
Hank did that a few times as a rookie, until one time his attempt was blocked in our zone and of course the opposing team ended up tying it up. I don't think he ever tried again.
And people wonder why our high talent kids don’t look flashy
Like when Chytil didn’t pull a Forsberg goal? Or Laf didn’t whip a pass through 4 players to set up a goal?
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I always was very scared when ever he left the net to touch the puck.Yeah I don't recall Hank trying for the open net, but I do remember how awful he was at playing the puck and it burned us a couple of times when he flubbed it trying to get it around the boards or clear the zone with the other team pressing to tie it. Out of all his insane talent, playing the puck for him - I just wanted him to stop a shoot-in behind the net for his D and quickly get back to the blue paint lol (full disclosure, I'm one of his biggest fans
