Post-Game Talk: The Powerhouse at Arizona | 01/06/19 - 4PM - MSG

[Machinehead]

I remember when the Rangers could cycle.

Yeah, 2014. Fun times.

 

[Crease]

Is this low point of the decade?

 

[DanielBrassard]

I remember when the Rangers could cycle.

It's been 5 years.

 

[Avery16]

The mighty Arizona Coyotes.

awoooo aw aw awoooo

 

[effen]

I'm not really freaking out about Chytil, but if he was going to be a game-breaker, he probably already would be.

He has one elite skill: stealing the puck from guys on the wall. I think that alone will make him eventually an above average winger and he'll probably score 30 a few times with his reach. He doesn't seem to have a lot of aptitude as a center.

I said he profiled to be a better Jimmy Vesey from what I could see and a few guys lost their minds chortling at me but uh, I think its on and that's a pretty good player.

 

[Fitzy]

Is this low point of the decade?

In a vacuum yeah but we expected that this year.

The relative low point for me was losing to tanpa in the ecf. That was supposed to be the year

 

[Machinehead]

He has one elite skill: stealing the puck from guys on the wall. I think that alone will make him eventually an above average winger and he'll probably score 30 a few times with his reach. He doesn't seem to have a lot of aptitude as a center.

I said he profiled to be a better Jimmy Vesey from what I could see and a few guys lost their minds chortling at me but uh, I think its on and that's a pretty good player.

He'll be Kreider.

I adore Kreider, but we didn't need another one. We need players that make Kreider a compliment like Guentzel and Wilson are.

 

[trilobyte]

It's been 5 years.

close to that. Was always one of my major points of pride in the team. Boyle and the bunch

 

[Black Aces]

He'll be Kreider.

I adore Kreider, but we didn't need another one. We need players that make Kreider a compliment like Guentzel and Wilson are.

That why we need to lose as much as possible to try to get one.

 

[Profet]

I'm going to just say, this is our new reality. And im not going to get optimistic until we have a Calder finalist on the roster.

 

[Nickmo82]

I feel like McQuaid has spent more time sliding around on his belly than on his skates.

 

[NCRanger]

Is this low point of the decade?

And the high point of the 2020s

 

[Rempe73]

Going to repost this here because I don't think it's inconceivable - and I'm in trade mode on these four cats...

Buchnevich, Vesey, Skjei, Lias
for
Draisaitl, Kassian, Caleb Jones

I see the logic, but that’s an ugly trade to me.

 

[bl02]

Couldn't disagree more.

Because Zibby has term and is on a pretty good deal it's fair he stays but just curious if both were UFA's who would Ranger fans wanna keep. Not easy

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

This group went from not getting boat raced all year (despite deserving to on several occasions) to it happening in 3 straight.

Think the b2b against the Isles will be the unofficial official nail in the coffin.

 

[Ghost of jas]

McQuaid spends more time on his stomach than Girardi did. That's not a good thing.

 

[Tob]

AROOO AROOOOO ROOOOO ROOOOOO

 

[effen]

I see the logic, but that’s an ugly trade to me.

It's 50 cents on the dollar for Draisaitl. If anyone could score with McDavid Lucic wouldn't have 2 goals in a calendar year.

 

[Good Intentions]

I see the logic, but that’s an ugly trade to me.

Why ugly? I think the premise of netting Draisaitl from all is realistic and quite ‘pretty’

 

[Ghost of jas]

I feel like McQuaid has spent more time sliding around on his belly than on his skates.

Missed it by that much.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

AROOO AROOOOO ROOOOO ROOOOOO

Haha. That's the sound of Rock Bottom

 

[Idlerlee]

Great performance today. Future looking bright

 

[Machinehead]

That why we need to lose as much as possible to try to get one.

I agree with that.

I still just don't have much faith in this organization to get it done.

More than that, the grit > skill philosophy is still alive and well. That much is clear.

People will tell themselves McLeod and McQuaid are hired saboteurs to help the tank. Whatever helps you sleep at night, but teams don't really do that.

They're here because the Rangers value players like them. Always have, still do.

 

[NCRanger]

Because Zibby has term and is on a pretty good deal it's fair he stays but just curious if both were UFA's who would Ranger fans wanna keep. Not easy

When it’s all about the contract and not about the production, that’s a major problem.

 

[Maliks PlusMinus]

Does anyone think that the young players will get better for this year in the NHL? I dunno.
One of my main issues with tanking (I have many) is that if you form a crap team then these poor young players come into it and feel rubbish, like they're not cut out for this. Howden has been poor for a long time now, Chytil isn't producing, he has skill, but not much results, Andersson looks like a nothing. I don't mean that I think they can't get better, of course they will, but these guys are beginning to think that they belong in a losing team and that they don't contribute much to that team. Could really damage them. Hope not.