The Kreider Thread (1/22: Kreider fine, skating at practice)
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SlapshotTheMovie
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Kreider struggles on the thirdline against 3rd pair d and 3rd line offense and now you want him in the top line against 1st pair and 1stline? ugh...
Machinehead
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Moving up a struggling player to see if better linemates can get his ass in motion is not exactly a revolutionary move. In fact, it's rather textbook.
Is this a video game?
Our 3rd line is regularly lined up against the oppositions top line. I think Hagelin is best served down there because I think hes a smarter player than Kreider.
Kreider going up to the first line has little to do with Kreider's scoring prowess for me. In fact, Im upset that so many people are willing to forego Kreider's process of turning into a complete player - but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do in a 48 game season.
...and it usually means trouble.
Because very good to great hockey players can make an impact anywhere they play. They're the ones making their linemates better, not vice versa.
Machinehead
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Chris Kreider is not currently a very good to great hockey player and might never be, who knows? Even if he never is I'll gladly take a complimentary talent with the star players we already have on the team.
I hope he becomes a star but I see Kreider panning out as more of a complimentary talent.
I agree. Its time to acknowledge we likely have more of a Brandon Dubinsky-type player in Kreider than the outlandish 40/40 prediction thats have been prevalent on this board.
If this franchise can keep developing those types of players and use them in trades like the Nash one, they'll be in good shape.
Machinehead
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BroadwayBlues
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Still early to say. He seems to take time to adapt to new levels. There were worries when he was a college freshman because he didn't make much of an impact.
He then got progressively better.
It might take a few years to get be that 30 goal scorer that we think he could be.
LORDE
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Its too early to say hes more Brandon Dubinsky than a 40/40 or 35/35 player?
I think he'll fall in between (closer to Dubinsky levels) which is perfectly fine with me. But the #'s carelessly thrown around here would make him a star player - and I dont think we have that on our hands.
Because the smart money is on Chris Kreider not becoming a star, which is fine. I think he can be a very good player 25/25 type of guy that can max out at 30 goals per season. A very good top 6 player.
Hes not going to be a star, hes not going to be a 40/40 guy. Theres only a handful of players in the league these days capable of those numbers and their performance pops out in regards to everything they do. Those expectations/predictions for Kreider were as unfair then as they are now.
To be fair, those 40/40 predictions were few and far between. I've always believed his upside is similar to Max Pacioretty's. 30-ish goals and 60-ish points in his best seasons. Patches was more Brandon Dubinsky than 35/35 guy until he finally put it all together after several unremarkable professional seasons.
You have to think that Kreider is feeling the pressure a little bit. After the impact he made in the post-season, the bar has been set insanely high -- not only by the fans but by the media and the Rangers personnel as well. Betwen McGuire's "star being born on broadway" comments and Nash's "He has all the tools to be a superstar" quote the other day, I can't even begin to imagine what's going on in his head. However, I think we owe it to him to give him more than two games before we come to any conclusions about where his upside ultimately is.
You have to think that Kreider is feeling the pressure a little bit. After the impact he made in the post-season, the bar has been set insanely high -- not only by the fans but by the media and the Rangers personnel as well. Betwen McGuire's "star being born on broadway" comments and Nash's "He has all the tools to be a superstar" quote the other day, I can't even begin to imagine what's going on in his head. However, I think we owe it to him to give him more than two games before we come to any conclusions about where his upside ultimately is.
One of those guys who may always leave you wanting more.
The speed and skill say 40-40, but if you look at his production in college and a half year in AHL it doesn't transalte to the scoresheet.
That's not a knock at all... A 50 point player with that kind of speed is a valuable commodity. We'll have two of them IMO as I think Hagelin will eventually be a 20 goal scorer also.
Definitely, people just need to sit back and relax and see how it develops rather than trying to be the one who correctly predicts his career.
He's got some skills, I like a few things I've seen out of him so far, he'll probably get more icetime with better linemates tomorrow, so we'll see how it works out.
HatTrick Swayze
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Well said. Either way it is absurd to come to definitive conclusions about what his career will look like at this point.
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in this case, i agree. that hit was more krieder's fault than any malice on orpik's part. at least that's how it looked at first and second glance. i will usually point a finger at the headhunters who spend their whole shift looking to 'legally' injure someone. but in this case orpik had no choice but to cream him. essentially.
