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

[Machinehead]

Which is why some of us have been hoping for this team to suck this year.

Like I said earlier, I think everyone agrees with that at this point.

It depends on how much faith you have in the team to execute it.

To me, they're the Rongos. They'll be the Rongos until they prove they're not the Rongos.

 

[Machinehead]

And we still value grit. Don't tell me we don't.

 

[NCRanger]

I like Chytil as a player, but it's annoying that he's our best prospect.

Frankly, it's annoying that Kreider is our best player.

It's always good, not great with this team.

That’s been the Rangers since 1926.

Always had GOOD players, but never GREAT players, save 1993-94, and the three years they had Jagr.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Like I said earlier, I think everyone agrees with that at this point.

It depends on how much faith you have in the team to execute it.

To me, they're the Rongos. They'll be the Rongos until they prove they're not the Rongos.

They also haven't had the luxury of drafting in the top 5.

That may be soon about to change.

 

[DanielBrassard]

I would argue that Gaborik, Nash, and McDonagh were all great players, but I agree with the premise that this team's lack of starpower has been staggering.

 

[Edge]

For sure. They'll need some luck to get those guys but if the FO sticks to their guns, they'll be in position to do just that.

I know JG had expressed that he didn't want to ice a "skeleton squad" this year but after the deadline, we're going to be doing that.

If the summer goes with out them making any significant changes, well where does that leave us for next year?

I think we have to take it stretch by stretch.

I’m hesitant to put a timetable on things because there’s so many variables. It depends on how people come along, who we draft, etc.

But I think this team is still in accumulation mode through next season.

 

[E-Train]

That’s been the Rangers since 1926.

Always had GOOD players, but never GREAT players, save 1993-94, and the three years they had Jagr.

Leetch and Messier were great as Rangers in years other than ‘93-‘94.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Lundqvist, Richter, Leetch, Zubov, Messier, Nash, Gaborik, Jagr, Gomez(just joking)and the greatest ever Gretzky were all apart of this team. Star power has always been there, the supporting cast has always been weaker than it should have been because we traded our draft picks away.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Hughes, Kakko, Cozens, Dach or Podkolzin are all home runs.

I need someone to educate me on Dach and Cozens. To me, Kakko and Podkolzin are top3 from what I've seen

 

[romba]

Our losing is finally catching up to our goal differential

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Who?

Tkachuk, Dahlin, Svechnikov, Kotkaniemi and who else?

Not to mention, those guys are all top 5 selections.

Miro Heiskanen, Elias Pettersson, Michae Rasmussen,

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

I like Chytil as a player, but it's annoying that he's our best prospect.

Frankly, it's annoying that Kreider is our best player.

It's always good, not great with this team.

Kravtsov is our best prospect.

 

[Ghost of jas]

I like Chytil as a player, but it's annoying that he's our best prospect.

Frankly, it's annoying that Kreider is our best player.

It's always good, not great with this team.

Chytil is right now. Kravtsov has the highest ceiling and likely passes him next year.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Miro Heiskanen, Elias Pettersson, Michae Rasmussen,

All older, and you may want to check rasmussen's line again.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

All older, and you may want to check rasmussen's line again.

Also all players drafted way ahead of Chytil and aside from Rasmussen all drafted before the Rangers even had a chance to pick. Why even make these comparisons?

 

[RangerLifer]

Our losing is finally catching up to our goal differential

Our GD has to be near 30 now.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Miro Heiskanen, Elias Pettersson, Michae Rasmussen,

Michael Rassmussen has as many points as Chytil and I don't think he has Chytils upside.
If you're using him you're really grasping at straws. As for Heiskanen and Pettersson ofc they're better then Chytil they're top 5 picks while Chytil is in the early 20s

 

[DutchShamrock]

We are just naming players Chytil isn't better than. The fact that other players are better now is not proof that Chytil won't become a great player.

Right now, ranger fans are looking for every excuse to sulk. They don't appreciate that the team didn't play an unimportant game from October 2005 until March 2018. They are distraught that a 2017 20th pick isn't carrying the team.

If this organization was actually trying to win right now, you would have a reason to be depressed. They are walking the correct path. How are you guys not excited for basically an unprecedented path?

That's a rhetorical question. Don't blow up my alerts with "because rongos" posts.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Our GD has to be near 30 now.

It's exactly 30.

 

[bobbop]

The ONLY good thing to come out of the game today was at the end of the game, Chris Kreider gave Henrik (my grandson) his stick. Pretty excited little boy right now. (Pop too!)

 

[Ghost of jas]

We are just naming players Chytil isn't better than. The fact that other players are better now is not proof that Chytil won't become a great player.

Right now, ranger fans are looking for every excuse to sulk. They don't appreciate that the team didn't play an unimportant game from October 2005 until March 2018. They are distraught that a 2017 20th pick isn't carrying the team.

If this organization was actually trying to win right now, you would have a reason to be depressed. They are walking the correct path. How are you guys not excited for basically an unprecedented path?

That's a rhetorical question. Don't blow up my alerts with "because rongos" posts.

This approach has never been undertaken to this extent in my lifetime.

 

[Rempe73]

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

Giving up Buchnevich (low value right now) and Skjei (who is playing better) in the same trade, in addition to a seemingly good prospect, is an ugly trade to me for a rebuilding team. Especially since they’re all 24 and under (not counting Vesey, don’t care about him).

 

[bobbop]

The Rangers are now ninth (from the bottom) overall and still six points behind slumping Ottawa.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

I will watch and would never ROOT against my team, i simply dont get crazed anymore when we lose. Want us to play well enough to look like a decent team, but losing......again, signed up for that this year.

Do you understand they don’t know you exist?

 

[egelband]

Giving up Buchnevich (low value right now) and Skjei (who is playing better) in the same trade, in addition to a seemingly good prospect, is an ugly trade to me for a rebuilding team. Especially since they’re all 24 and under (not counting Vesey, don’t care about him).

yep - never sell low!