This is a good hockey team

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The additions Drury made during the offseason as well as Gallant have changed the culture in the room, and makes players feel more engaged in the game on the ice. People still continue to shit on him
Its a long season, but as you said the culture just seems so different. The vibe is different. This team seems more like a team. They look more confident, centered, and in control even when they are not playing their best.

So glad we hired Gallant.
 
Its a long season, but as you said the culture just seems so different. The vibe is different. This team seems more like a team. They look more confident, centered, and in control even when they are not playing their best.

So glad we hired Gallant.
Yup. It wasn’t that Quinn was all bad, but his time here had run it’s course. The Quinn bro’s will never admit it, but Gallant is the type of guy we needed to bring in.
 
The team can improve a lot, but they’re not total dogshit right now. This thread may not age well
 
The team can improve a lot, but they’re not total dogshit right now. This thread may not age well

Good hockey teams also find ways to win even when they aren't playing well though - which is something we are definitely doing this year. Good teams don't steamroll their opponent all year long. They find a way to win regardless of how they are playing on a given night.
 
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We'd be even better if we had a competent backup.

We have 3 back2backs coming up over the next few weeks

I have zero faith in Georgiev. Huska or Kinkaid should be here already.
 
Is it crazy that I'm not that concerned about Corsi? Since getting caved against Florida (in large part due to having a large lead against a great offense) the Rangers have been so much better. I think our poor Corsi was what was unsustainable rather than our good record. It's possible that we'll improve play and get worse results on the scoreboard.
 
Shame on anyone that was crying about trading for and signing Reavo. Dude is like a freight truck out there. Put them in charge they'd have some skill guy on the 4th line playing 7 mins a night and getting ragdolled all over the ice by Matt Martin.
 
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Shame on anyone that was crying about trading for and signing Reavo. Dude is like a freight truck out there. Put them in charge they'd have some skill guy on the 4th line playing 7 mins a night and getting ragdolled all over the ice by Matt Martin.

That saved goal today was great. I knew he was a decent player so I wasn't as annoyed by the trade as I would for most fighters but it did make my eyes roll because I felt like it was a response to Tom Wilson.
 
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That saved goal today was great. I knew he was a decent player so I wasn't as annoyed by the trade as I would for most fighters but it did make my eyes roll because I felt like it was a response to Tom Wilson.
People had this all wrong, Reaves Blais and Hunt are here for the Islanders and not one game vs Washington last year.
 
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People had this all wrong, Reaves Blais and Hunt are here for the Islanders and not one game vs Washington last year.
I mean reaves literally said that in his first interview with the rangers. The Metro has a bunch of big heavy lines and he's the response. And he's right.
 
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Id add that panarin and mika are having career low sh% percentages. A regression to the mean should be inevitable.
 
Say what you want to say, but Drury is looking awfully smart right now.

only 20 games, but they seem to be gelling

I’ve never seen so many finished checks by the Rangers since the Torts playoff teams.

And they are winning games with Igor not just because of him

No, no, no. Do you not see? Tom Wilson ruined our franchise because he made them sign Ryan Reaves. How can we play Kravtsov on the 4th line now???
 
Hottest team in the NHL. 9-1 over the last 10. Only team in the league to win 9 out of their last 10 games right now.
 
I was told....repeatedly....this is not sustainable.....

I was told that points dont matter....that we didnt win by enough (goal differential was sooooo important).....

I was told that we didnt beat certain teams by enough goals....

I was told that winning didnt matter if we didnt dominate (words to that effect)....
 
Ive reached the point where i genuinely believe they are going to win every night. The core of Panarin/Fox/Igor is as good as any team in the league, and we are very lucky to have them locked in long term.

Drury took heat this offseason but its clear the bottom 6 additions have raised the floor of the team, and he gets a ton of credit for firing his buddy Quinn and hiring Gallant.
 
I was told....repeatedly....this is not sustainable.....

I was told that points dont matter....that we didnt win by enough (goal differential was sooooo important).....

I was told that we didnt beat certain teams by enough goals....

I was told that winning didnt matter if we didnt dominate (words to that effect)....

Last year when we had a fancy goal differential but a mediocre record we were told that we only have a fancy goal differential because we had a couple of blowouts against Philly. Somehow that didn't translate to the three blowouts we lost by this year. The blowouts against Philly was an argument against us and now the blowouts against Washington and Calgary are still an argument against us.
 
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