Amazing Kreiderman
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Highest paid D-men on the team... Of course people judge them different than Skjei and McIlrath
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Highest paid D-men on the team... Of course people judge them different than Skjei and McIlrath
Seriously, no comparison. Girardi has been in the league for 10 years... it was Skjei's first game for crying out loud
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It doesn't matter. All players should be judged the same!
Well, unless they are really gritty guys that I like, as opposed to those finesse cream puffs I dislike. Then different standards are ok.
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That's wrong. If you take up $600k in cap space, you allow the team to sign a superior player who has greater responsibility. If you take up $5.5m in cap space, YOU are supposed to be a superior player with greater responsibility because the team cannot afford to sign anyone else. If Staal and Girardi got paid what McIlrath is getting, we'd have $10 in extra cap space right now, allowing the Rangers to acquire/sign someone like Byfuglien and still have more space to improve elsewhere. By taking up all this cap space, these two take on responsibility that a $600k rookie does not carry.
Let me put it this way: if the Rangers were offered to trade Girardi AND Staal for one defenseman of similar ability, age and salary to McIlrath, nearly all of us would make the trade. Yeah, cap's that important!
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Skjei is playing at least one more game. Klein is on the trip but isn't playing tomorrow night. Brady will play in Minnesota. Homecoming for him. G isn't making the trip.
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Dolan sucks!!!
Revel
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Liked Skeij last night. The giveway that resulted in Eberle's goal wasn't because of a poor decision; it was just one of those things that happens when the puck isn't sitting down.
He skated so well and was able to get back a few times when it looked like he may be beat! No holding or desperate penalty takes, either. The dude kept up and was able to tie up opponent's sticks w/o putting himself in the box.
Also liked his attitude at the Post-Game. I had no idea Skeij would look this good!
He skated so well and was able to get back a few times when it looked like he may be beat! No holding or desperate penalty takes, either. The dude kept up and was able to tie up opponent's sticks w/o putting himself in the box.
Also liked his attitude at the Post-Game. I had no idea Skeij would look this good!
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What I love most about Skjei, is the fact that it's yet another name people struggle with to spell correctly 
After McDonaugh, Krieder, Stall, Stefan, Kline and Stahlberg we have another one
After McDonaugh, Krieder, Stall, Stefan, Kline and Stahlberg we have another one
The Lunatic Fridge
why is my name here?
and the needless hate for boyle continues....
"Oh god boyle sucks on D"
*plays better than than half the core*
"Oh god boyle can't score, thats what we signed him for"
*was the only one scoring on D besides McD*
The guy just can't win huh?
The only people that "Deserve" to sit is girardi or staal.
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because they've been in the league for years. That was Skjei's FIRST NHL GAME. Anyone in their first game could make a mistake like that.
Igor Shestyorkin
#26, the sickest of 'em all.
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Igor Shestyorkin
#26, the sickest of 'em all.
I have to agree. A month ago I was done with Boyle but he has played much better. And although there are plays he can't make anymore due to age he's still effective most nights. The key is to give him rest so he can survive the year and help in the POs. Staal on the other hand; ugh
Not really fair to classify a flubbed pass as a "brutal" turnover. That would apply to Staal and Girardi as well.
Problem is, most of their turnovers are not of that variety. Plus I don't think it would be unreasonable to cut a kid playing in his first NHL game some slack if he did make a really bad turnover.
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Yes, it was a bad turnover. Aside from acknowledging that, I don't know what else anyone can be expected to do. If you were to bench everyone who commits turnovers, no one would be playing hockey. JT Miller would be blacklisted from the game.
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People should take a step back.
Skjei played very well last night. That is a good thing. Hopefully tomorrow he's good as well. He should have a nice future in front of him.
But....so far it's just one game. So far in Hartford he's been okay---not always that great. For a 21 year old first year pro there's a lot to absorb and there's no really good reason to rush him into the NHL. So far 10 points in 27 AHL games and a -9. He's a good player but it's not like he's a dominating player at the AHL level. It's not like he's not struggling at all--he has things he should work on. It shouldn't be something monumentally disappointing when other D come back that Brady goes back to Hartford. He's getting a look and maybe he'll get other looks this year but when our D is healthy he should be in Hartford---this year.
Skjei played very well last night. That is a good thing. Hopefully tomorrow he's good as well. He should have a nice future in front of him.
But....so far it's just one game. So far in Hartford he's been okay---not always that great. For a 21 year old first year pro there's a lot to absorb and there's no really good reason to rush him into the NHL. So far 10 points in 27 AHL games and a -9. He's a good player but it's not like he's a dominating player at the AHL level. It's not like he's not struggling at all--he has things he should work on. It shouldn't be something monumentally disappointing when other D come back that Brady goes back to Hartford. He's getting a look and maybe he'll get other looks this year but when our D is healthy he should be in Hartford---this year.
What I love most about Skjei, is the fact that it's yet another name people struggle with to spell correctly
After McDonaugh, Krieder, Stall, Stefan, Kline and Stahlberg we have another one
Don't you mean Shey?
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Actually, I think Hayes was more to blame on that goal (I think it was Hayes). He had dropped back to cover for McDonagh, but once Skjei had the puck, he took off and left the middle of the ice open.
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Can't blame Hayes. He was anticipating Skeij would make a routine pass and was looking forward to getting down the ice (i.e. joining a rush in the making). Nineteen times out of twenty, a pass is made and the players roll down this ice. No way can you blame that one on Hayes.
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