Worst NYR rental in the post-lockout era?

[Lua]

Definitely Jokinen.

We didn't even make the playoffs that year. We didn't even make the playoffs that year because in the last game of the season against the Flyers, with the season on his stick in our final shootout attempt, Jokinen attempted the lamest, limp-dick hotdog water backhander ever to be seen, for an easy save.

Absolute joker.

 

[Filip Chytil]

Thanks for triggering my PTSD. That list. <barf>

Jokinen. Didn't he muff a shootout try in the last game of the season and we didn't even make the playoffs? Plus, ugliest Ranger I can remember.

I always thought Jokinen looked like a baby except in an adult body

 

[haohmaru]

I always thought Jokinen looked like a baby except in an adult body

That's a butt ugly baby.

 

[nyr2k2]

Jokinen sucked but they literally gave up negative value players in Kotalik and Higgins to get him AND got Prust to boot. I will always consider that a good deal.

Staal may have been misused but he was already having a bad season and looked terrible with us in any capacity. And to get him they gave up a promising prospect and two seconds.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Answer is Staal but I think that falls on AV more than anything

God I f***ing detest AV

 

[Machinehead]

Went with Jokinen on his WOAT shootout attempt alone.

People are too hard on Eric Staal. AV miscast him and the team wasn't going anywhere anyway.

 

[Matt Rentfree]

Voted Staal but it really wasn't his fault. Jokinen on the other hand, I actively hate after his half assed shootout attempt in the last regular season game against Philly that decided who was going to the playoffs and who was going golfing.

 

[Machinehead]

I will say this: I don't think we've had one in this era that made the difference yay or nay on going any further than we did.

 

[BleedBlueNYR]

I went Staal. Everyone here is saying it’s AVs fault the player still has to take some of the blame.

 

[will1066]

Went with Jokinen on his WOAT shootout attempt alone.

People are too hard on Eric Staal. AV miscast him and the team wasn't going anywhere anyway.

You're not changing my mind from Staal being the WOAT. Forget the AV miscasting, he was NY miscast. He just looked out of sorts existing in NYC.

 

[Row I Goon]

Staal - then daylight to the next donkey.

20 games for 6 points and then feck all in a 5 game loss to the Pongos (still irks me).

Played out of position, sure, but the cost to us for the return makes him easily “the worst”.

 

[Zats Muccarello]

Yandle was pretty disappointing. he was a player that I always wanted the Rangers to get and when they finally did I was so pumped. but he was also not really used correctly either and was maybe past his best days too.

Its the same issue as with Staal, the coaching staff didn't use them properly.

 

[mti79]

I know we gave up a lot to get Staal but I had to go Olli.... man, that guy just irked me. I feel like he did absolutely nothing here and the only memory I have of him is that ridiculous shootout attempt when he was supposed to be close to automatic in that situation. F* that guy.... thanks for bringing back these awful memories.

 

[CasusBelli]

Staal. Didn’t have expectations for the others.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Jokinen got rid of Kotalik

Kotalik was a better Ranger than Jokinen. Come at me.

 

[mti79]

Kotalik was a better Ranger than Jokinen. Come at me.

I was excited when we got Ales if only because my friend's wife loved him on the Sabres and now we stole her guy.... I'm petty like that. Ha ha ha.

Also, I used to live up there so I know plenty of Sabres fans.... Hate that team though.

 

[Crease]

Staal hurt more because of what we gave up but f*** Jokinen with the power of a thousand suns. I voted Olli.

 

[Mandar]

I thought that Derek Morris was gonna be a good addition…..not so much.

 

[will1066]

I was excited when we got Ales if only because my friend's wife loved him on the Sabres and now we stole her guy.... I'm petty like that. Ha ha ha.

Also, I used to live up there so I know plenty of Sabres fans.... Hate that team though.

All I recall of kotalik was Sam and Co. hyping up his shot from the power play point endlessly.

 

[mas0764]

Staal was so frustrating because while expensive it made 100% sense at the time.

He flopped massively here.

Then found the fountain of youth, signed the kind of bargain contract which the NYR never have, and had 3 very productive seasons with MN including a 40 goal year.

We may have won a Cup if we had the Staal who showed up in Minnesota. What a waste.

 

[GENESISPuck94]

Look what Staal did the two seasons after his short stint with the Rangers. Look at what he did before his short stint with the Rangers.

He was still a very good player. Vigneault was an idiot.

Vigneault and Gallant should tandem coach Canada so USA can win.

 

[Mac n Gs]

That stupid f***ing shootout will forever haunt me. The 2009-10 roster is nauseating to look at and saw so much stupidity that led to this franchise making such horrible decisions.

This might be another hot take, but I didn’t hate Chris Higgins. I thought he had absurdly bad shooting luck that threw off his confidence the rest of that year. He went on to have a few more productive seasons after that.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Watching Jokinen play was like swallowing bile, over and over again

 

[McRanger92]

Christian Backman. No idea why I remember him.

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

Kotalik was a better Ranger than Jokinen. Come at me.

Kotalik was in my top five least favorite Rangers ever. My favorite moment was when Torts tried him on a line with Prospal and Gaborik and gave up after one period. The guy was terrible. Couldn't do anything other than shoot on the PP and his shot was lethal but not very accurate.