GDT: 9/30 - Preseason Game 4 - New York Rangers @ New York Islanders, 7pm EST, MSG (Game On! I think?)

[Rongomania]

I held out hope he had improved something over the summer be it skating, strength, agility, shooting anything... but he looks exactly the same if not even a worse version of himself. The team is already bending over backwards to accommodate him. He doesn't fit on PP1 or PP2 and any line you put him on gets wonky.

Where do you go from here?

The actual regular season.

 

[will1066]

Laf seems to be OK positionally most of the time but he's just so limp looking. During the 6 on 5, he won a couple of pucks back to keep his team in possession but he's just kinda just there

 

[duhmetreE]

I held out hope he had improved something over the summer be it skating, strength, agility, shooting anything... but he looks exactly the same if not even a worse version of himself. The team is already bending over backwards to accommodate him. He doesn't fit on PP1 or PP2 and any line you put him on gets wonky.

Where do you go from here?

That's the question....

either force feed him top6RW minutes and 'hope it clicks'.
Put him back on the 3rd line and 'hope it clicks'
or trade him.

So, it's 'hope' or asset management at this point.

He looks a lot like the vets tbh. Slow to act. Sluggish. Telegraph the play. Turn it over.

 

[NYR94]

this interview with Bonino brought to you by the Nun, in theaters this October

 

[will1066]

this interview with Bonino brought to you by the Nun, in theaters this October
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Omg can't sleep

 

[Rongomania]

this interview with Bonino brought to you by the Nun, in theaters this October
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That's the demon we all have to band together, hunt and kill in order for Laf to break out.

I believe it will also take some type of high level, oceans 11 type of diamond heist.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

I held out hope he had improved something over the summer be it skating, strength, agility, shooting anything... but he looks exactly the same if not even a worse version of himself. The team is already bending over backwards to accommodate him. He doesn't fit on PP1 or PP2 and any line you put him on gets wonky.

Where do you go from here?

They are also asking him to play RW when he has been playing LW so maybe not that easy to make the change.

 

[Ail]

Zibs and Panarin scored 183 points between them last year. You might want to give them more than 2 preseason games.

No, it's never been more over than it is now.

 

[egelband]

robertson is f***ing dogshit

He’s big and mobile. Still young. Sometimes these guys figure it out.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

No, it's never been more over than it is now.

So it's over for guys that scored 92 and 91 points just last year? Don't think so.

 

[will1066]

That's the demon we all have to band together, hunt and kill in order for Laf to break out.

I believe it will also take some type of high level, oceans 11 type of diamond heist.

MSG: uh, what woman? There was no woman there during that interview

 

[bl02]

They are also asking him to play RW when he has been playing LW so maybe not that easy to make the change.

3 LW is where he belongs. Kakko and Wheeler are much much more productive RW's then he is right now.

 

[Rongomania]

MSG: uh, what woman? There was no woman there during that interview

Giannones side piece 100%.

"Jennifer, are you f*cking serious? My wife KNOWS what you look like!"

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

https://x.com/mikeystephens81/status/1708265339023188164?s=46&t=trIrYxL9SxrTLY4yPX3_xQ

Misery loves company

 

[PuckLuck3043]

3 LW is where he belongs. Kakko and Wheeler are much much more productive RW's then he is right now.

I agree. Was just saying making that change may not be so easy.

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

Well at least the 'we hate Laf' crew are positively rock hard rn.

well ahh we all want to be rock hard for our significant others, porno images or even a heffer from a dive bar that is known to have plenty amounts of vomit and diarrhea for a desperate quickie, and not for the the ineffectiveness of our main draft pick. but the preseason performances of 13 are just stronger than 4 blue pills.

 

[Whoot Whoot]

I missed the third, anything good?

 

[Rongomania]

I missed the third, anything good?

Superfriends Othmann and Cuylle.

@will1066 said Laf was in good position sometimes.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

https://x.com/mikeystephens81/status/1708265339023188164?s=46&t=trIrYxL9SxrTLY4yPX3_xQ

Misery loves company

Laf x Slaf trade, who says no?

 

[bleedblue94]

Missed the game tonight, can someone give a rundown so i don't read 20 pages. Assume quick was bad again?

 

[Leonardo87]

 

[NYR94]

That's the demon we all have to band together, hunt and kill in order for Laf to break out.

I believe it will also take some type of high level, oceans 11 type of diamond heist.

the demon when we tell it Laf is cursed when it knows the curse was actually placed on us, the fans

 

[Killem Dafoe]

Laf credited with an apple. Suck it haters.

 

[Killem Dafoe]

Missed the game tonight, can someone give a rundown so i don't read 20 pages. Assume quick was bad again?

Quick bad.
Laf bust.
Oth good.
Cuylle good.
Lav mad.
Panarin bald.

 

[LOFIN]

Yes!

But also no. Frankly, all the leash in the world should be extended to Laf because we need him to become effective, or appealing to other teams.

It sucks, because Kakko deserves those opportunities more, but he can function as a 3rdliner as well.

I didn't watch a second before this and I didn't watch a second after this so how the f*** did we get +15 pages more on a pre-season game someone tell me.