Confirmed with Link: UMass LD Zac Jones to join the Rangers!

[Amazing Kreiderman]

If Lundkvist is the real deal then I don't see 3 smallish d-men. But we don't need to make that decision yet. I'd like to get some size in there, like Schneider, when he's ready

Size isn't everything. Lundkvist plays a more physical game than Miller.

 

[dshea19]

Size isn't everything. Lundkvist plays a more physical game than Miller.

That is the one quality I lament about Miller's game. He needs to develop some nasty. Doesn't need to be a goon, but there are times he is just too nice.

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

There are no playoffs this year. Maybe in the West division. Not anywhere else.

that sucks, then it makes me hate Quinn even more that he didn't play him for so long knowing there is no AHL games after the end of NHL season.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Reminds me of Pionk on the ice, i like Pionk, but let the hate sling lol

 

[Larrybiv]

If a player spends a decade+ learning specific skills for a position, it requires a ton of athletic skill to replace the inherent mental edge of other players who have had a single positional focus throughout their career. I know Brent Burns and K’Andre Miller have transitioned between offense and defense, but they’re both tremendously gifted in terms of size and athleticism. The average professional player has far too many basic instincts drilled into their brain to realistically transition without major developmental setbacks.

So, you are saying that if he didnt have tons of skill he would NOT be able to pull off this transition, especially being undersized?

 

[doomscroll]

So, you are saying that if he didnt have tons of skill he would NOT be able to pull off this transition, especially being undersized?

I’m saying forwards and defensemen have very specific skill-sets and are not usually interchangeable just because of certain favorable traits.

 

[Rempe73]

Reminds me of Pionk on the ice, i like Pionk, but let the hate sling lol

Nah Pionk slaps tbh

 

[TominNC]

Size isn't everything. Lundkvist plays a more physical game than Miller.

From what I read Schneider plays as physical as Lindgren and with more size. Miller will likely play heavier as he fills out.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

From what I read Schneider plays as physical as Lindgren and with more size. Miller will likely play heavier as he fills out.

Yeah, let's see how Schneider does at pro level first. He's still so young. If he can add that physicality with good skating and some puckmoving, he will replace Trouba with ease eventually.

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

3 hits in his 2nd game, looking pretty good

 

[SnowblindNYR]

There are no playoffs this year. Maybe in the West division. Not anywhere else.

They have the same amount of points as Nashville in fewer games and more points than Montreal. No idea why they couldn't have made the playoff in any other division. Literally only the east they're out of the race in.

 

[nyr2k2]

They have the same amount of points as Nashville in fewer games and more points than Montreal. No idea why they couldn't have made the playoff in any other division. Literally only the east they're out of the race in.

I was talking about Hartford--there are no AHL playoffs. There was talk of the teams out West doing something but I'm not sure what happened with that.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I was talking about Hartford--there are no AHL playoffs. There was talk of the teams out West doing something but I'm not sure what happened with that.

Oh whoops, I totally misread that.

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

Anybody see any Brian Rafalski similarities?

 

[egelband]

That is the one quality I lament about Miller's game. He needs to develop some nasty. Doesn't need to be a goon, but there are times he is just too nice.

Sounds like just about everyone on the Rangers

 

[egelband]

They have the same amount of points as Nashville in fewer games and more points than Montreal. No idea why they couldn't have made the playoff in any other division. Literally only the east they're out of the race in.

Not only mathematically, but the level of competition in those other divisions is weaker. Probably we’d have a few more wins, to boot.

 

[Row I Goon]

That is the one quality I lament about Miller's game. He needs to develop some nasty. Doesn't need to be a goon, but there are times he is just too nice.

hey! Easy on the anti-goon speak (lol)

 

[Vitto79]

Good first pass out of the zone is noticeable

should I worry about his size ?

 

[ThirdEye]

NHL.com lists him at 5'11"... not sure what they're smoking. He looks 5'9 at most

 

[nyr2k2]

Good first pass out of the zone is noticeable

should I worry about his size ?

Remains to be seen. He's a little guy and self-admittedly not super mature physically. Some guys can get around that with skating and smarts. He has the smarts. The skating, eh. It's really hard to know for sure until we see more of him.

 

[Vitto79]

Remains to be seen. He's a little guy and self-admittedly not super mature physically. Some guys can get around that with skating and smarts. He has the smarts. The skating, eh. It's really hard to know for sure until we see more of him.

well he needs to play the rest of the year but camp will be nuts with competition. It’s not terrible if he gets some AHL time

 

[Blais to Win]

He has some speed and puck handling ability but he's looked mismatched against bigger forwards against the boards. I get the sense that he's been told to keep it simple and keep his shifts short. Next season I'd like to see him strengthen up and get seasoning in the AHL.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Really jazzed for this kid.

Obviously tentative to start, leading to what were some shaky moments in his first game. But as he played more, you (or at least I) could see the confidence really starting to grow, particularly from about the start of the second period last night. Went from puck watching and out of position to holding his own on the boards and in front surprisingly well for his size, and carrying the puck with authority.

 

[Raspewtin]

He has some speed and puck handling ability but he's looked mismatched against bigger forwards against the boards. I get the sense that he's been told to keep it simple and keep his shifts short. Next season I'd like to see him strengthen up and get seasoning in the AHL.

i haven’t seen him looking mismatched. i saw him against hayes and he did well with what he has, leveraged his stick and core. not going to say he’s ideal at his current build but i’m honestly not seeing mismatched

 

[Kreider Typical]

Not only mathematically, but the level of competition in those other divisions is weaker. Probably we’d have a few more wins, to boot.

imo yea but we're where we are bc we lost games to the bad teams