Par for the course.3 weeks ago this board said Drury/Lavi should be fired for not playing Jones and Othman.
Tonight the board says Jones and Oth suck.
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Par for the course.3 weeks ago this board said Drury/Lavi should be fired for not playing Jones and Othman.
Tonight the board says Jones and Oth suck.
These pretzels are making me thirsty![]()
I'll give you Panarin. He's that good (or at least he was) and I agree with you and others in regard to the reasons you want to move on from him.It does appear that way when our highest paid players pick and choose when they show up
Yes, but we have assets (Panarin, Trocheck, Kreider can all return valuable pieces), cap space, and we're New York and therefore get first dibs on every single free agent.I'll give you Panarin. He's that good (or at least he was) and I agree with you and others in regard to the reasons you want to move on from him.
Even with Panarin in final form, it's not enough. JT Miller would be like 20th best center to win the Stanley Cup since the lockout.
They need more.
And look, I agree, if they played like this all year instead of farting around (and icing Lindgren and Trouba), they would make the playoffs, but we're talking about winning the Cup.
I don't think they're in that bad of a spot, in a sense. They're a lot more competitive now that they're not icing one of the worst regular defensemen in the NHL, which a lot of folks said would happen, but they still don't have the high-end guys, and this game was the perfect example. Bupkis on three powerplays. Top six invisible except for Cuylle. JT barfing the puck all over the place.
They actually played well and it still wasn't enough.
Get rid of Panarin, I agree, but they need a player replacing him who is just as good as Panarin on his game was, and probably another guy in that range.
The shit they need is the hardest stuff to get.
I hope this is what actually happened. Maybe time for Artemi to take things more seriously
single or double drop pass is the best way to get entries on the power play. NYR just don’t have any good transition skaters out there other than Panarin. Laf would help them a lot there and I’m not really sure what aspect of hockey you would see a drop off in if you swapped him with KreiderThe drop pass on zone entries on the power play is embarrassing in how predictable it is. As is Panarin force feeding one timers. As is Fox never shooting from the point. Mika and Kreider may as well have not been on the ice for it.
I'll give you Panarin. He's that good (or at least he was) and I agree with you and others in regard to the reasons you want to move on from him.
Even with Panarin in final form, it's not enough. JT Miller would be like 20th best center to win the Stanley Cup since the lockout.
They need more.
And look, I agree, if they played like this all year instead of farting around (and icing Lindgren and Trouba), they would make the playoffs, but we're talking about winning the Cup.
I don't think they're in that bad of a spot, in a sense. They're a lot more competitive now that they're not icing one of the worst regular defensemen in the NHL, which a lot of folks said would happen, but they still don't have the high-end guys, and this game was the perfect example. Bupkis on three powerplays. Top six invisible except for Cuylle. JT barfing the puck all over the place. Sam Carrick looking like our most talented guy multiple times this year.
They actually played well and it still wasn't enough.
Get rid of Panarin, I agree, but they need a player replacing him who is just as good as Panarin on his game was, and probably another guy in that range.
The shit they need is the hardest stuff to get.
I guarantee you we won't be losing a single game come the middle of May.I'm hoping we get better by the Stanley Cup finals .
I think the point stands. He's probably our best forward.Heres the problem I have with the "center" list.
There have been seasons where a team has won with a "top" center doing f*** all.
Jonathan Toews f***ing did nothing for the Blackhawks in 2013 and they almost got knocked out of the playoffs in the 2nd round because of it.
Strength of a roster is always paramount, not having a "top" center. Sometimes those guys come through but those teams wouldn't be any worse if they played on the wing.
Othmann's clearly not ready.3 weeks ago this board said Drury/Lavi should be fired for not playing Jones and Othman.
Tonight the board says Jones and Oth suck.
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I hate to give up on Jones skills because we have so few but I understand. He needs to play better.Othmann's clearly not ready.
Jones does some nice things here and there but comes up lacking in leverage spots. Got handed the PP and did a whole lot of nothing with it. Closer to a non-tender then playtime.
Kind of ironic that because Mika is succeeding on the wing, we don't have a #3 center
My only rationale is because you need to shit or get off the pot with these guys.3 weeks ago this board said Drury/Lavi should be fired for not playing Jones and Othman.
Tonight the board says Jones and Oth suck.
These pretzels are making me thirsty![]()
We also don't have any other wingers, so Mika is needed more at RW than C. Nobody else is playing a top 6 winger role on the roster.Kind of ironic that because Mika is succeeding on the wing, we don't have a #3 center
Agree with first 2 pointsThe effort was definitely there.
Good, honest hockey from both sides.
Oilers are just the better team.
Agree with first 2 points
Not sure if oilers are he better team, we always ply close games with them. Not that many shots tonight, but the Rangers would rather pass than shoot. Always one to many or just a crappy pass.
No one in position for a rebound and shooting accuracy just is not there.
Which is exactly why you don’t pay yours all that money. Sam Carrick will never luck into being McDavid.Need more talent up front. Don't have enough guys that can either create a real opportunity. Or, more important, we don't have enough guys with enough talent to really capitalize on good chances.
Stuart Skinner sucks ass, but a crap goalie can luck into outplaying your high paid one any random given night.
Also, jesus christ does Zac Jones blow chunks. He can't play actual defense to save his life.
Yep. Jones is fine and getting better. All the bellyaching about him is bananas.Jones > Soucy/de Haan AINEC
no we definitely need to give up our first this year and make sure we have next years pickSolid loss in the JT Miller era. Effort was there. Results were not. Best of both worlds as we need to preserve our 1st this year.
I’m quite happy with Brodzinski tbh.Kind of ironic that because Mika is succeeding on the wing, we don't have a #3 center
Not a single person was calling for Othmann to play 9 minutes a game with Rempe's line.3 weeks ago this board said Drury/Lavi should be fired for not playing Jones and Othman.
Tonight the board says Jones and Oth suck.
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