Anyone watch the panthers? No idea what kind of game they play just that they are good. Looking forward to seeing what Duclair has become after this org gave up on him. Should be a lesson to all of you ready to give up of Kakko, Laf, KAndre
From what I've seen the Panthers have quite a few aspects to their game I feel the Rangers lack. For example
- they don't stand still waiting for the puck to come to them they keep their edges and the puck moving as much as possible,
- they stand still/slow down only if forced to.
- they work very hard as a team supporting each other, also along the boards while keeping the tempo up
- they keep it simple and focus on moving the puck up the ice quickly without bothering with fancy setups if there is no space.
- they are not afraid of EW passes in the o-zone if they can move the puck with speed
They are kind of a mix between Edmonton and Carolina, not as lose as Edm in their structure but not as solid as Carolina try to be either, but they skate hard as Edm and they work hard as Carolina do. Their weakness is their defense, they can be scored on, that's where the Rangers need to be effective.