GDT: #1 - 01/14/21 | islanders @ RANGERS | 7:00 - MSG, NHLN

[Hunter Gathers]

Can't wait for Quinn to praise Howden in the post game presser except he's not wrong this time.

There are a few positives for tonight.

Howden is one. He had a great game so far.
Gautier has looked really good.
Kreider looks excellent.

The best?

Laf looks like the real f***ing deal.

 

[rdhstlr23]

David Quinn stinks.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

The younger players are actually the better ones on the ice tonight.

It's Kreider, Strome, Panarin, Buchnevich, Zibanejad, Trouba and DeAngelo who have been poor

That is flat out not true about Kreider.

 

[rdhstlr23]

Not scoring a goal in GM1 also stinks.

 

[Tob]

Good news is our players don't suck this much. This entire barf game is systems and preparation.

 

[Killem Dafoe]

This is physically painful to watch

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

The Rangers haven’t completed a pass in 4-5 minutes.

 

[LokiDog]

Pretty bad night. I’m happy to be patient, but I also have been vocal about not really liking Quinn in the past and another flat, unprepared start with no ability to adjust and answer the other teams’ D doesn’t help my opinion.

 

[egelband]

The team needs to be way tougher but the game really got taken away with the first soft penalty call and then the awful bounce of the linesman. They could have taken it back, but it’s a harsh way for a young team to start off a season.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Man I am really liking Gautier's game

 

[aufheben]

Imagine paying a player $81,000,000.00 and then Brett Howden is the best guy on the ice.

 

[Machinehead]

Lafreniere actually is making his debut and he's one of the few guys who doesn't look like he's making his debut.

I thought Quinn was this player development guy?

 

[NYSPORTS]

I’m stressing over picking the three stars of the game.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Put Lafreniere with Zib and Buch if nothing else is working please

 

[Tob]

PDG and Smith in next game. I liked what I saw from PDG last year. Smith will be good on D. We really really need his personality and energy just as much as we need to replace JJ.

 

[Blue Blooded]

DeAngelo: *75 xGF% despite playing with Johnson, takes a dumb penalty down by 4*
>Gets benched

Johnson: *37 xGF% despite playing with DeAngelo, causes 3 GA*
>Plays

 

[Machinehead]

Howden is on every line lol

 

[Avery16]

Isles are getting bored, now's our chance!

 

[CasusBelli]

Finally found the word to describe this performance: uninspired.

 

[Filip Chytil]

Islanders playing like they're down 2 while the Rangers are playing like they're up 5

 

[Ruggs225]

I wish Harry Doyle was our announcer

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

I predicted it would be an ugly game and it was. Shesterking almost got injured and Rooney out with concussion and as always badly outcoached and outplayed.

 

[BKGooner]

Expo might be thinking of firing the couch and bringing in Michel Bergeron after this one.

 

[rdhstlr23]

We are getting blown the eff out. Why is Miller not getting shifts and Jack Johnson is being treated like he’s prime McDonagh??

Again, Davis Quinn stinks.

 

[LokiDog]

What’s also crazy is that, aside from the end of last year - and even then in some cases - it feels like NYR have always been a team that can’t complete simple passes and just struggles with dumb, simple stuff.