Post-Game Talk: wing

[Shesterkybomb]

Best Rangers skater tonight.

Lafreniere is starting to worry me. I'm not worried about American Kakko. The points are going to start coming for him. His line is among the unluckiest in the league so far.

Well he's a year younger than Kakko, for a lot of his time in the regular season last year Kakko wasnt the best either. The difference is that Kakko got faster this offseason and Lafreniere didn't.

 

[Captain Lindy]

Team plays to damn passive. Gallant needs to be FIRED!! That OT goal is everything that is wrong with this team. Trouba stands still and doesn't attack Perron and he picks them apart with that pass. If Trouba attacks him he never makes that pass. Every team in the league attacks us on the powerplay and makes it tough, but we sit back and let teams tick tack toe us. The coach sucks, we need Barry Trotz!!!

The guy who crosschecked Blais into the boards should have been challenged. That was a dirty hit and the team did nothing. The team seems to be mailing it in.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

This team has become unwatchable. The season started I thought it could be a special season instead it's special in a different way. One f***ing cup in 82 years and I don't think I'll see another one in my lifetime.

 

[bl02]

K'Andre's biggest fan but after first stretch of games he's been average at best. I know he can turn it on and defend the best but lately the lax play has been a bummer

 

[CasusBelli]

Yeah this team is cooked. Igor might get us a playoff spot but we will get destroyed. Hopefully Jacob Trouba has one of the shortest tenures of a Rangers captain ever

Need to do a proper rebuild — with a proven NHL coaching team that maximizes asset performance. Not a budget college coach and the three stooges (until Martin came in).

 

[RGY]

Trouba continues to be a disaster.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

At worst it's 2 and 2. If you're going to call that, call the original hook.

I'm absolutely incredulous that Miller got the only call for that. Someone had money on Detroit tonight. I'll just leave it at that.

It was a terribly weak call.

 

[mrmovies779]

Kreider was demoted to the 4th line.Maybe a healthy scratch would wake his ass up.Maybe 1 for Trouba too

 

[RickChartraw]

kreider needs a different brand of smelling salts. i'm not a coach but i don't know how you don't play kakko out there in 3v3.

 

[SML2]

The idea that KAM is a good defenseman is laughable. What he's good at is chasing a guy down and breaking up a play. In his own zone in coverage, he's a circus. His decision making is terrible. His patented soft reverse that puts his partner in a terrible spot has got to go. Putting him out as the only D in OT is a nightmare. No offense, and you know he's going to fumble the puck at the line and that's exactly what happened.

 

[Deleted member 23124]

At what point does Drury look to do something?

While I echo your sentiment, the fact is that they are strapped capwise.

 

[bouds]

Best Rangers skater tonight.

Lafreniere is starting to worry me. I'm not worried about American Kakko. The points are going to start coming for him. His line is among the unluckiest in the league so far.

Laf has always worried me, just don't see the high end skill. I'm sorry you guys can blast me, I just don't see it.

Even when Kakko was a ghost, he'd have his moments of just puck domination. You saw more of it last season, but he was snake bitten with injuries, he's stringing games together this year and it's fun to watch. Laf just seems like a guy. I don't see high end skills, I'm sorry just the truth, and I hope the kid proves me wrong, want nothing but the best for the kid.

 

[CasusBelli]

Kreider and Laf bye-bye?

Buyout Trouba?

Seems that way, though I’ll miss seeing Trouba and his wife at the dog park and Whole Foods

 

[I Eat Crow]

Kreider and Laf bye-bye?

Buyout Trouba?

I'd trade him for Montreal's 2023 unprotected 1st today and run away laughing like a schoolgirl. This is the year to do it.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

He’s been around a long time and played in the league so the players respect him. Other than that he’s no better than David Quinn

Shesterkin and Kreider going off last year carried this team. Let's be honest if it wasn't for a mediocre Penguins team missing Crosby and two goalies we'd have lost in 5 to them. I'm not impressed with this team at all.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

We looked like the fastest team in the league the first week....what happene

 

[AirGut]

we're gonna start needing miracles every night just to scrounge together a win

 

[Circus86]

 

[gravey9]

Let's be clear, the penalty on Miller WAS a penalty. The call on Fox from earlier in the game is a different story. But the Miller play was absolutely a penalty. Could they have called it even up because why was the stick in there in the first place? Sure. But Miller was forced to do that because he coughed the puck up in the worst part of the ice, so of course he's going to get called. But seriously, by that point in the game, with how crappy this team is playing. With how poor we are when it comes to the details fo the game, does it even f* matter?????? Gallant is officially on my get your S* together list. It's egregious how poorly this team is playing when it comes to playing smart, structured hockey. Why the heck does Kreider get to right back out there in OT?

BTW -- Panarin could have been called for 2 too many men penalties towards the end of that game. Jumped on way too early, twice. And it could have been called. This team plays with zero discipline. And it need to change.

I know everyone thinks Trotz is a boring hockey coach, but he was the only one who could get Ovy a Cup. He would fix this team in 30 games. Guaranteed.

 

[Kords]

This team needs a Gallagher type. Absolutely no pressure in the paint, Laffy gets bullied trying to set up. Hope Sykora is up to the task sooner rather than later.

Trivigno is another kid who is all sandpaper in the crease.

 

[LeetchisGod]

At this point, the only positive that I see is that a medicore season makes it more likely that we keep our first round picks. We need to replenish our prospect pool. Hopefully with Drury in charge our drafting will improve.

 

[bleedblue94]

"Everything is fine, we just need a top 5pp and a vezina goalie back a we will be good again, but we are better than last year." Posters here will literally tell you that even while we lose to true world beaters like the wings, jets, jackets, sharks, and Islanders.

And what's funny is EVERYONE points at Thanksgiving as the point where playoff teams take shape and we are two weeks away sitting in 10 place in the conference. Work to be done...

 

[Kords]

Let's be clear, the penalty on Miller WAS a penalty. The call on Fox from earlier in the game is a different story. But the Miller play was absolutely a penalty. Could they have called it even up because why was the stick in there in the first place? Sure. But Miller was forced to do that because he coughed the puck up in the worst part of the ice, so of course he's going to get called. But seriously, by that point in the game, with how crappy this team is playing. With how poor we are when it comes to the details fo the game, does it even f* matter?????? Gallant is officially on my get your S* together list. It's egregious how poorly this team is playing when it comes to playing smart, structured hockey. Why the heck does Kreider get to right back out there in OT?

BTW -- Panarin could have been called for 2 too many men penalties towards the end of that game. Jumped on way too early, twice. And it could have been called. This team plays with zero discipline. And it need to change.

I know everyone thinks Trotz is a boring hockey coach, but he was the only one who could get Ovy a Cup. He would fix this team in 30 games. Guaranteed.

Yeah, I noticed this too. Don't wanna sound like i'm strictly picking on Kreider, but he was literally standing at the door for a solid 5 seconds on that line change.

 

[will1066]

We're literally under 500. Won 6 of 13 games

 

[Charlie Conway]

There needs to be more from the leadership group. It just seems like they crumble instead of stepping up and inspiring.

That post-game interview from Mika was depressing.

Trouba has just been saying "we'll figure it out. We'll keep talking about it."

I had a feeling we'd take a step back after the success last year, and, unfortunately, it's proven to be the case.