GDT: #3 - 10/07/18 | RANGERS @ hurricanes | 5:00 - MSG

[will1066]

It's a fact that some players have longer leashes than others. Veterans always get the benefit of the doubt because of seniority. As a young coach, he's trying to prove himself just as much as a new player. He isn't going to sit a guy like Staal if he wants to win the respect of the veteran core. He needs the veteran core to get behind him and support him in building respect from the whole team in the locker room. Did Vinni do anything wrong? No. But he didn't light it up either. I'm pretty sure Howden would've been first to sit but he is doing well enough that it can't be justified. Kreider has 3 SOG in 2 games and 36 minutes TOI. He should sit based on that, but he won't. Hayes got demoted to the fourth line but he's back on the second line to start tonight.

 

[mike14]

More and more I'm curious about what the actual point of pre-season games are. If we are already at the 11-F 7-D stage the team obviously didn't answer many, if any, of the roster decisions they had coming into the season

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

Ugh. I've always felt 11F 7D does more harm than good. That being said, I'm not a hockey coach.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Namesticov should be in but Letteri shouldnt be coming out. Maybe Letteri has an injury, only thing I can think of.

 

[Irishguy42]

Svechnikov 4th line wat

 

[Ghost of jas]

Svechnikov 4th line wat

And Pesce on the bottom pairing. Jeez.

 

[Irishguy42]

 

[FJB]

Why is Namestikov scratched?

 

[Irishguy42]

Why is Namestikov scratched?

He isn't. He's back in the lineup.

Lettieri and McLeod are scratched.

All this per Quinn

 

[Krams]

Lmao

 

[East Coast Bias]

Im here for the outside the box thinking. Let’s get crazy.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

 

[Irishguy42]

Im here for the outside the box thinking. Let’s get crazy.

Exactly. It's Game 3 of a rebuilding year.

 

[Killem Dafoe]

I have a good feeling about this game.

 

[Machinehead]

11/7 is clown hockey

 

[nevesis]

Let’s get that first win.

 

[Irishguy42]

11/7 is clown hockey

Going based off reports, it'll be 12-6 with ADA was a winger on fourth line with Names-Howdy Doody

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

I have a good feeling about this game.

O do ya bud?

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Why not just let ADA play defense? He was without a doubt one of the best 6 guys in training camp and preseason

 

[EpicDing]

I've wanted to see ADA tried on the wing. Should be interesting.

 

[Nickmo82]

Didn't know Georgiev was the youngest in the league.

 

[kovazub94]

Rooting for ADA (and Namestnikov) to do well with Howden and running the PP2 unit. I liked Quinn moving Chytil to PP1 to join Zibanejad’s line and Spooner with Hayes’ line on PP2.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

I honestly would not be surprised if ADA could become a 40-50 pt winger

 

[Nickmo82]

DeAngelo looked pumped up.

 

[Ghost of jas]

So, from what I’ve seen so far, McQuaid gets beat on regular basis at the blueline. I have not been impressed.