What is your most unpopular Rangers opinion?

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

2. Marek Malik was never as bad as many fans thought he was.

Agreed. Malik and Rozsival was used a top pair — which they weren't. But they were far from as bad as some will have you believe.

5. Mike Gartner was a legitimate elite forward.

I'm sure who questions this.

 

[True Blue]

easy to say now

Easy to predict back then as well. Completely unrealistic expectations were heaped on an 18 year old

 

[Machinehead]

Peak Frolov would be fine- assuming he held that level for longer.

Anything less would be a serious disappointment. Less than 200 goals?

Yeah that would be a disaster but we also have to remember that Frolov is a bad example because he retired from the at 28. We're assuming that doesn't happen.

 

[RangersFan1994]

I don't think the majority opinion is that Marcel Hossa and Sean Pronger were the superior brothers.

well Rangers did not have a need to bring those players to NYR.

 

[Machinehead]

Don't like the handling of a lot of younger players in the organization. It is an alarming concern for some of these guys to look like duds as soon as they play for the Rangers organization. I think it's a by-product from the top.

The team still plays a bad style of hockey that will affect these players long term. Literally worst in the NHL in most advanced stats.

We saw what happened with Buffalo/Edmonton's bright core when they were exposed to bad systems play for a long time. The Rangers can hide that up in the standings because they always have elite goaltending.

I think Gorton has enough strikes (McDonagh trade, Andersson pick, Smith contract, Quinn, etc) to get fired and get a new direction for the organization. I actually want to see them try to control the pace of play for once. The same regiment has been in upper management for the past ~10 years and their style of play has always been praying the goalie gives a 9/10 performance for the most part. It needs to change ASAP.

I'd be shocked if a team like the Kings don't become a contender before the Rangers because they seem to have a strong philosophy in place.

I got on board with the rebuild because of the promise that this franchise which had one Cup in however many decades was going to do something radically different.

As this season goes on, you realize how much it's the same thing just with less talent.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Easy to predict back then as well. Completely unrealistic expectations were heaped on an 18 year old

40-50 point rookie season was unrealistic?

 

[nyr2k2]

All of my opinions are popular, duh.

Stu Bickel wasn't that bad?

I liked Poti?

The way people treated Rosie was disgusting?

Staal sucks but I will never boo him because he bleeds blue?

 

[RangersFan1994]

signing Malakhov over Schneider was a great move for the Rangers.. Ryan Hollweg will be Captain soon

 

[Machinehead]

All of my opinions are popular, duh.

Stu Bickel wasn't that bad?

I liked Poti?

The way people treated Rosie was disgusting?

Staal sucks but I will never boo him because he bleeds blue?

Bickel wasn't any worse than...I don't know, the dozen other bad defensemen we've had?

I agree with that.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Staal will be named Captain over anyone on this current roster

 

[True Blue]

40-50 point rookie season was unrealistic?

Very much so. How many 18 year olds in history of the NHL scored that may points? Just because McDavid did, that does not make it the rule.

A 50 point player is a top line player in this league. Expecting Kakko to be at 18 that was setting oneself up for failure.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Rangers are using this 3 goalie rotation to piss off Lundqvist so he will demand a trade before the deadline

 

[Machinehead]

Rangers are using this 3 goalie rotation to piss off Lundqvist so he will demand a trade before the deadline

If 2016 didn't force Lundqvist off the team, nothing will.

Without exaggeration, that team defended at an AHL level.

It was the diabolical perfect blend of AV being checked out, Girardi and Staal falling off the face of the Earth, and McDonagh being always hurt.

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

I liked Poti?

Don't get me started.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Rangers should kept Girardi over Marc Staal

 

[RangersFan1994]

Rangers should have kept Fedor Tyutin and found a player with a better attitude to acquire

 

[cwede]

Rangers always seem to get the wrong brother, Hossa, Pronger, Andersson (Calle)

Lindros, Gretzky, Patrick (James), Moore(Dom), Lundquist,
this one swings both ways

 

[LORDE]

It may be unpopular to the degree that it implies we win the 94 cup without guys like Matteau, Noonan, Andersen ect.

It's my contention that we don't go 7 against the Devs and CERTAINLY don't against VAN

 

[TheDirtyH]

The refs lost us the cup in '14. Injuries lost us the cup in 15'. 14-15' team was every bit as good as its record, corsi ranks be damned.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Rangers should have gave every chance for Jarkko Immonen to be an NHL player since he was dealt for Brian Leetch.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Lauri Kopikoski was a better NHL player than Kaapo Kakko will ever be

 

[will1066]

Lindy Ruff

This is not an opinion but merely a fact.

 

[RangersFan1994]

AV is a great coach in the playoffs and also known as the best coach to choke in 2 different series with 2 different teams that had hall of fame goaltending Loungo and Lunqvist

 

[JayMan82]

That 51 games of Pavel Bure (on one leg) on a HORRIBLE NYR team was something I was very willing to pay money for.

 

[RangersFan1994]

The Refs never help the Rangers because they really love James Dolan