Post-Game Talk: 11/6/19 | #13 red wings @ RANGERS

[ReggieDunlop68]

Thanks for the win Howard....Jimmy was off tonight for sure.

Yeah he was snoozing big time.

Both teams were until the middle of the second.

 

[CasusBelli]

ADA for getting us the lead
The King for holding it
McKegg for crushing their spirits

 

[CasusBelli]

Still waiting for the hot chick and the flamingos.

 

[Edge]

I’m still not convinced. Fool’s gold. He’s nowhere near as good as the points say he is, but he’s also nowhere near as bad as some posters would like to believe.

I guess the question is, why does he have to be as good as the points say?

They don’t count any less. There are other guys who aren’t getting them.

I think we almost resent his success in a way. Because he’s not the guy we wanted to succeed. We don’t have any fun fantasy projections tied to him. He wasn’t supposed to do this. It was supposed to be easy to make jokes about him.

Sometimes we can be really fickle about which guys we root for. Yeah we claim that we want them to succeed because they play for our team, but deep down we don’t.

Let’s be honest with ourselves. Sometimes we’re a bunch of grown ass men who act like the mean girls in high school. It is what it is.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Very meh game, but that's how bad the Wings are.

 

[Anzi]

There were people saying that it was a mistake for Gorton to not buy out Strome during the offseason. He's now tied with Panarin as our leading point getter. Funny how things work out.

 

[will1066]

We’re 1 pt behind the Tampa Bay Lightning speaking of which. Imagine that? And we’ve got 2 more ROWs

We Erned it

 

[SnowblindNYR]

11 points in 13 games

I remember all the toffness people that hated him.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

BTW, Lias was a bonus, but the Stepan trade was a win even if Lias disappoints (which he has so far).

 

[Leonardo87]

Imagine if Strome actually ends up finishing the season with 80 points.

Maybe not, but 50-60 points is realistic and those are 2C numbers on any team. I’m not even a huge Strome fan but find myself defending him. He has stepped up with Mika out.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

I guess the question is, why does he have to be as good as the points say?

They don’t count any less. There are other guys who aren’t getting them.

I think we almost resent his success in a way. Because he’s not the guy we wanted to succeed. We don’t have any fun fantasy projections tied to him. He wasn’t supposed to do this. It was supposed to be easy to make jokes about him.

Sometimes we can be really fickle about which guys we root for. Yeah we claim that we want them to succeed because they play for our team, but deep down we don’t.

Let’s be honest with ourselves. Sometimes we’re a bunch of grown ass men who act like the mean girls in high school. It is what it is.

people think that the Rangers "will be fooled" , and signing him will impede the signing of a player the fans like more.

There is always a behind the scenes feeling with the odd hate, and it's almost always fabricated and hilariously sophomoric in regard to how they assume the Rangers brass makes decisions.

 

[Alluckks]

Anyone who votes McKegg is a boss and knows what's up

 

[Edge]

BTW, Lias was a bonus, but the Stepan trade was a win even if Lias disappoints (which he has so far).

Oh Lord Baby Jesus, don’t bring Lias into this conversation.

We have enough people doing complete detours to talk about him every single day. Don’t do this to us Snow!

 

[Edge]

Anyone who votes McKegg is a boss and knows what's up

Who the hell is McKegg?

 

[PuckLuck3043]

I’m still not convinced. Fool’s gold. He’s nowhere near as good as the points say he is, but he’s also nowhere near as bad as some posters would like to believe.

He scored nearly 20 goals last year which people said was a fluke. He's a bottom 6 forward being forced into a top 6 role and has not looked out of place and has continued to produce. I seriously don't understand what people expect from him.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Who the hell is McKegg?

He designed the steel ring for the McMuffins

 

[Edge]

He designed the steel ring for the McMuffins

Gotcha. I thought maybe he was the equipment manager.

 

[Rempe73]

I guess the question is, why does he have to be as good as the points say?

They don’t count any less. There are other guys who aren’t getting them.

I think we almost resent his success in a way. Because he’s not the guy we wanted to succeed. We don’t have any fun fantasy projections tied to him. He wasn’t supposed to do this. It was supposed to be easy to make jokes about him.

Sometimes we can be really fickle about which guys we root for. Yeah we claim that we want them to succeed because they play for our team, but deep down we don’t.

Let’s be honest with ourselves. Sometimes we’re a bunch of grown ass men who act like the mean girls in high school. It is what it is.

Haha yea I agree with that last part, but Strome isn’t a great player. As a 3C yes, but right now he hasn’t proven to me that he’s a regular top 6 player. And I try to be as objective as possible and not just go along with everyone. I’m pretty open-minded. I will come around on Strome if he proves me wrong. I never hated him like some people on here. I want him to succeed. But I’m not going to like it if/when he demands 6 mil/year after the season ends.

 

[Leetch3]

I guess the question is, why does he have to be as good as the points say?

They don’t count any less. There are other guys who aren’t getting them.

I think we almost resent his success in a way. Because he’s not the guy we wanted to succeed. We don’t have any fun fantasy projections tied to him. He wasn’t supposed to do this. It was supposed to be easy to make jokes about him.

Sometimes we can be really fickle about which guys we root for. Yeah we claim that we want them to succeed because they play for our team, but deep down we don’t.

Let’s be honest with ourselves. Sometimes we’re a bunch of grown ass men who act like the mean girls in high school. It is what it is.

not only why does it matter...but also how long can it continue before people stop saying its a fluke? threw almost a full season as a ranger he's been really good...its not like he didn't have talent as a former 5th overall pick.

reminds of when grabner had 27 goals in 76 games and it was a fluke and would never happen again and then he followed it up with 25 in 59

and why do I feel like if strome had gone to another team and did this the narrative would be that he always had the potential and is finally putting things together and JG was asleep at the wheel when he was available...

 

[Leetch3]

There were people saying that it was a mistake for Gorton to not buy out Strome during the offseason. He's now tied with Panarin as our leading point getter. Funny how things work out.

panarin leads with 14 points in 13 games...strome with 13 in 13. but point remains the same

 

[Edge]

Haha yea I agree with that last part, but Strome isn’t a great player. As a 3C yes, but right now he hasn’t proven to me that he’s a top 6 player. And I try to be as objective as possible and not just go along with everyone. I’m pretty open-minded. I will come around on Strome if he proves me wrong. I never hated him like some people on here. I want him to succeed. But I’m not going to like it if/when he demands 6 mil/year after the season ends.

At the end of the day, to net 50 points over an 80 game span, you gotta be doing something right.

I mean maybe he’s benfitting from some amazing linemates, but he’s still making the most of it. Success is not a given. I mean there are plenty of guys who aren’t scoring at this rate, with or without linemate assistance.

We’re not talking just a 10 game stretch at this point, it’s more than 70 games where he’s been one of our most productive players. I think since he joined the team only Zibanejad has more points.

 

[will1066]

Haha yea I agree with that last part, but Strome isn’t a great player. As a 3C, yes, but right now he hasn’t proven to me that he’s a regular top 6 player. And I try to be as objective as possible and not just go along with everyone. I’m pretty open-minded. I will come around on Strome if he proves me wrong. I never hated him like some people on here. I want him to succeed. But I’m not going to like it if/when he demands 6 mil/year after the season ends.

You say that because he doesn't have any razzle dazzle. He just goes out and does it. He does it with a very steady eddie mentality.

 

[Rempe73]

not only why does it matter...but also how long can it continue before people stop saying its a fluke? threw almost a full season as a ranger he's been really good...its not like he didn't have talent as a former 5th overall pick.

reminds of when grabner had 27 goals in 76 games and it was a fluke and would never happen again and then he followed it up with 25 in 59

and why do I feel like if strome had gone to another team and did this the narrative would be that he always had the potential and is finally putting things together and JG was asleep at the wheel when he was available...

Because this has all the signs of a fluke. High shooting percentage, playing alongside elite talent, never produced like this before, and he’s already 26. What’s more logical? He took a huge step in development at age 26, or a fluke? It’s not like these things don’t happen. Conor Sheary, Ty Rattie, Ryan Spooner, and Vladislav Namestnikov are just some of the names that come to mind, and that’s barely the tip of the iceberg.

 

[Edge]

not only why does it matter...but also how long can it continue before people stop saying its a fluke? threw almost a full season as a ranger he's been really good...its not like he didn't have talent as a former 5th overall pick.

reminds of when grabner had 27 goals in 76 games and it was a fluke and would never happen again and then he followed it up with 25 in 59

and why do I feel like if strome had gone to another team and did this the narrative would be that he always had the potential and is finally putting things together and JG was asleep at the wheel when he was available...

Or what if the trade was reversed and we acquired Spooner for Strome, and he was doing this for Edmonton. People would be having kittens on this board.

 

[Rempe73]

He scored nearly 20 goals last year which people said was a fluke. He's a bottom 6 forward being forced into a top 6 role and has not looked out of place and has continued to produce. I seriously don't understand what people expect from him.

No, this is good. I want him to keep producing, but as I mentioned above, this has all the signs of a fluke. And I don’t want to pay for that. Nonetheless, he’s nowhere near as bad as some people say. I’ll meet you guys in the middle and say he’s a solid 3C.