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Then the media will take away the Rangers win and make them forfeit the series.You tell Reaves to kill Crosby game 1 or he’s in Hartford all of next year
Then the media will take away the Rangers win and make them forfeit the series.You tell Reaves to kill Crosby game 1 or he’s in Hartford all of next year
How are they gonna do that?Then the media will take away the Rangers win and make them forfeit the series.
But a rash of injuries heading into Saturday afternoon’s game with the Bruins left the Rangers’ forward group looking as thin as it did for long stretches of this season. Kaapo Kakko is out again, though Gerard Gallant believes Kakko can return from this latest injury before the end of the regular season. Andrew Copp limped off the UBS Arena ice Thursday in the third period and is day to day; Filip Chytil left that same game and is also day to day. Tyler Motte, who served as a very useful fourth-liner after he was picked up at the deadline, isn’t likely to return this season after his significant injury suffered two weeks ago.
Rangers' forward depth could be a problem this postseason
Trying to paper over their depth with second-line Dryden Hunt or bottom-six minutes from some of their former regulars won't cut it anymore.theathletic.com
Eh, I can see him coming back for like the ECF if the Rangers make it that far, but I would bet he's likely out for the 1st round and at least most of the 2nd round if they make it that far.Pretty obvious he's done for the year. Considering you always need to extent +1 to whatever Gallant says. E.G. Igor is day-to-day (actually week-to-week), KK is week to week (actually month-to-month). He's been pretty clear Motte is severely injured and to me that's more telling in terms of anything.
Sucks, because he was really a solid piece. I'm hoping that maybe this brings his price down over the summer and we can give him a reasonable deal to hang around as a 4th line piece. Motte-Brod-Hunt should be affordable and effective imo.
Motte and Blais are almost certainly done for the season, unless the Rangers make the ECF or SCF.
I wonder if they would even play at that point anyway, unless we were icing McKegg or some shit.
Blais/Motte would both be in the lineup over two of Hunt/Rooney/Reaves.I wonder if they would even play at that point anyway, unless we were icing McKegg or some shit.
Blais/Motte would both be in the lineup over two of Hunt/Rooney/Reaves.
ugh. Too BadRangers' forward depth could be a problem this postseason
Trying to paper over their depth with second-line Dryden Hunt or bottom-six minutes from some of their former regulars won't cut it anymore.theathletic.com
Blais/Motte would both be in the lineup over two of Hunt/Rooney/Reaves.
And you also never know who is gonna go down with yet another injury.
You just hope it lines up such that McKegg never gets used.
Blais/Motte would both be in the lineup over two of Hunt/Rooney/Reaves.
This is really the issue. There WILL be injuries in the playoffs. With Motte and Blais out, next up is McKegg and Gauthier, not Rooney and Hunt.
Johnny Brods would get every second of ice I could give over Kegger and Julian. Don't believe GG necessarily agrees though.This is really the issue. There WILL be injuries in the playoffs. With Motte and Blais out, next up is McKegg and Gauthier, not Rooney and Hunt.
I don't think GG is enamored with Gauthier. I think he likes his speed and size, but man is Gauthier just not a bright hockey player. McKegg too has decent speed and a good motor. But the game is too fast for his brain. Same with Julian frankly. Rooney is better than both. but not by a particularly wide margin. Motte was far ahead of the rest. I think Goodrow, Chytil, Laf or Kakko will end up on the fourth line in the playoffs. I don't see anyway around it.Johnny Brods
Johnny Brods would get every second of ice I could give over Kegger and Julian. Don't believe GG necessarily agrees though.
That's fine with me. I'm not a Brods fan, but to me he's way better than McKegg and Gauthier. They both are horrible. Was so enamored when the Rangers landed Julian. Thought he was going to be a player.I don't think GG is enamored with Gauthier. I think he likes his speed and size, but man is Gauthier just not a bright hockey player. McKegg too has decent speed and a good motor. But the game is too fast for his brain. Same with Julian frankly. Rooney is better than both. but not by a particularly wide margin. Motte was far ahead of the rest. I think Goodrow, Chytil, Laf or Kakko will end up on the fourth line in the playoffs. I don't see anyway around it.
Thats a real brilliant article by the athletic. Who would have a thought that a team that is down 5 forwards in Blais, Motte, Kakko, Copp, and Chytil would be thin at forward.Rangers' forward depth could be a problem this postseason
Trying to paper over their depth with second-line Dryden Hunt or bottom-six minutes from some of their former regulars won't cut it anymore.theathletic.com
Why is McKegg getting joaned?I wonder if they would even play at that point anyway, unless we were icing McKegg or some shit.
Yup as expected Motte won't be available until at least the ECF. Sounds like a broken clavicle or separated shoulder which are both typically 6-8 weeks minimum.Not revealing anything here but got some info on this.
Motte isn't back until at the earliest June. Potentially available during the ECF or SCF, but not certain. Team won't officially announce what it is, we can all guess pretty much what happened.
I was told what the injury is exactly, but can't share. All I'll say is no surgery is needed for it.