I always think that afterwards, then I remember all of the games (especially football) where I am just as confident and completely wrong.
OT: NY Rangers 2024-2025 Thread
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Falling short in the playoffs and conference finals is a far cry from being one of the worst and easiest teams in the league to play against .
Mika is 31, a slippage in play and declining is also a far cry from looking like you don’t belong in the NHL.
This is a system and coaching problem.
The Rangers still have a core of proven productive players who would excel on other teams, trade an aging Kreider to a team who live in the back pockets of the opposing team like the Devils, Florida or The Canes and he’d score 40.
Vinnie T is a gamer any good team would love to have, he’s been rendered useless in this retreating non attacking system
They are coached similarly to our basketball team.
There is no system to fall back on, unless you think Igor standing on his head is a system.
In our case it’s Dylan scores 40….lol
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Laf with Aho and Jarvis in Brind’Amour no time and space allowed system is 40 more goals.
We have players
Shesterkin to the IR, probably a result of the hit he took when Lindgren mind-numbingly shoved a Panther into him….bad time for a NYR defender to finally hit someone.
Domingue called up.
I think it’s fair to stick a fork in this season, and this iteration of the Rangers core.
Domingue called up.
I think it’s fair to stick a fork in this season, and this iteration of the Rangers core.
End of season was the time to move on from this core. Not a fan of sandbagging, but the center from BC looks pretty good and you build contenders from goal out, then down the middle.
Hagens from BC seems obvious based on his having chemistry with Perreault, but a lot of people are starting to rate RW Porter Martone ahead of him, and with the Rangers always salivating over getting a Tkachuk type they might have trouble passing up a kid who is 6’3” 207 and just turned 18 years old if they got pick #1.
The only hit Lindgren can make currently that has any impact is on a defenseless player.
In this case a big dude he pushed directly from behind into his goalie’s chest and crossbar
We are 5th now, and I used Tankathon’s mock draft feature and it returned a prototypical Ranger for this dysfunctional front office.
A forward from Canada named McQueen who is skilled with the puck and isn’t a great skater, but he is 6’ 5” tall at 18. Drury is probably already salivating over the thought of getting him.
It’s so obvious I have no clue why he gets trotted out there game after game when others are healthy scratched.
What more do you need to see to figure out Laffreniere is NOT a goal scorer?
I would trade him for a 31 year old JT Miller immediately.
He actually sucks in all 3 zones….
I would trade him for a 31 year old JT Miller immediately.
He actually sucks in all 3 zones….
That's an emotional take. Laf will become a very good player but it's not linear. I'd like to see a lot more from him, for sure, but far bigger issues on this team.
Same thing was said, verbatim, about JT Miller when he was here. Also worth noting Kakko's 9 points in 12 games with Seattle compared to 14 points in 30 games in NY...
Laf has a weak shot, no one timer and is a bad defensive player….period.
He can’t score.
You need to see only one thing from him Cheese😊, it’s called goals…. Plus he’s minus 12 and can’t play 3 on 3 or kill penalties.
If he was a hitter in baseball, he’d be hitting 180 and playing bad in the field
Excellent defensive effort tonight from Rangers.
Easy reads for Igor, even on Grade A’s.
Lafreniere, worst player on the ice for either team….again
Easy reads for Igor, even on Grade A’s.
Lafreniere, worst player on the ice for either team….again
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Will Borgen has been decent since the Rangers acquired him.
However, is there a better example of why they have one Cup in 85 years than the idea that they decided Borgen after less 20 games deserved a 5year/4.1 million contract with partial trade protection?
He has been part of multiple organizations since he was drafted almost 10 years ago and those organizations decided he was only worth putting on the ice for a little over 250 games.
However, is there a better example of why they have one Cup in 85 years than the idea that they decided Borgen after less 20 games deserved a 5year/4.1 million contract with partial trade protection?
He has been part of multiple organizations since he was drafted almost 10 years ago and those organizations decided he was only worth putting on the ice for a little over 250 games.
System issues again last night.
We have no coherent forechecking or shooting strategies.
The residual affect is allowing an un-tired from defending opponent to freely enter our zone unpressured and with speed.
All night long!!!!
We have no coherent forechecking or shooting strategies.
The residual affect is allowing an un-tired from defending opponent to freely enter our zone unpressured and with speed.
All night long!!!!
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NHL News: J.T. Miller Reportedly Traded to Rangers; Canucks Get Filip Chytil, More
J.T. Miller is reportedly headed back to Manhattan. The New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks agreed to a trade that will bring Miller back to where his NHL…
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Miller is 32 in April, has five years left on his contract at 8 million, and rumored to be a locker room cancer in both TB and VAN.
You don’t make this deal when you aren’t close to winning a Cup, and the Rangers aren’t close to winning a Cup.
I’m good with it, locker room cancers are cured by winning.
Miller is a point per game player, he’s big and is an elite passer
They aren’t a team close enough that he makes a difference now, and he and some of their other high priced players are too old to make a run later.
This team is going to be worse than the “pre-letter” team soon, with the difference being that team had more players who could traded for assets to rebuild.
I rather have a locker room "cancer" that plays strong than a Charmin-soft loser like Mika Z. That bum needs to be waived.
Mika is -25. Absolute garbage on the ice. Thank you for your service to the franchise, now waive him. He should never see the ice again.
Well, thanks to Drury, we have both.
And no first round draft pick this year, or next.
And no second round picks for the next three years.
This team is shaping up to be in a worse situation than before the letter soon.
They're a joke. At least the first in the JT deal is top 13 protected
Kreider does less than nothing.
That’s a top 6 winger playing close to 20 minutes a night with 2 assists all year
That’s a top 6 winger playing close to 20 minutes a night with 2 assists all year
That’s actually another Drury ****up. Nobody thinks there are anywhere near as many as 13 top players in this draft.
I would have rather given up any pick past 7 or 8 than draft 9-13 and give up an unprotected first next year which based on this team’s trajectory might be a better pick.
Miller is an elite player and will be better over the next 5 years than anyone the Rangers draft.
Two bottom at best 6 players in Laf and Kakko taken 1 and 2 tell me that.
Technically, they have one of the best young defenseman corp in the entire league…unfortunately they are totally mismanaged and under relentless pressure due to the Laviolett’s horrendous antiquated system.
I have no interest in a Black Hawks, Red Wings style rebuild…. Use the George Steinbrenner buying the team method as much as possible and hire a new coach who plays a time and space limiting, aggressive style.
How many times do you need to hear Joe tell Sam:
“This team is aggressive Sam, they really pressure you and force you into making a decision with the puck…. they are relentless”
That’s the opposite of Lav system… fire him
I’m sorry zap, but you are denying reality both with your belief that Miller is going to defeat the decline that all players go through in their 30’s, as well as your idea that the Rangers have one of the best young defense corps in the league.
The recent acquisitions have been decent but hardly elite, and Borgen is already 28 not young (so Drury giving him a 5 year deal is stupid).
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