GDT: 4/7/18 - New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers: The Last Supper Edition. RIP 2017-18 season.

[KOVALEV022473]

We don't have a direction.

We have a direction when there's tangible bodies in the system and we have a highly ranked farm system.

Right now, we're taking the very first step on what could be an absolute dumpster fire of a rebuild. 50-50 proposition. Better chance as of today to end up Edmonton than to end up Pittsburgh. And everyone is giddy about it.

What future?? We have a bottom 10 farm system. Call in me two years, but right now, there's zero to be happy about. We just humiliated ourselves for 82 games.

This sums up my feelings on this shit season as well.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Never hated McDonagh and made probably a thousand posts on here in favor of keeping him.

You're straight up making things up.

This season yes. From 2014-15 to 2016-17 you hated on the guy.

 

[Miamipuck]

Maybe I'm remembering wrong.

Yeah it's not him. MH was a McD fan.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

If AV comes back I wont.

 

[Matt4776]

I did. Absolutely.

We have no realistic replacement.

What if the rebuild works and we're ready to contend in three years, and Brady Skjei is still our best defenseman?

Then Gorton has failed as a GM.

I think giving McDonagh 7 years at 8M+ a year would've been catastrophic for this franchise. And I love McDonagh.

 

[Irishguy42]

Oh man that replay of Laughton knocking the stick out of Gilmour's hands. That was naughty.

 

[Tob]

This was a competitive team then Shattenkirk and Kreider got hurt. AV didn't help then things got out of hand because the players knew a shakeup was happening. I think Gorton played it as best as he could.

I'm okay with everything except for not firing AV after the Ottawa series. Just an atrocious decision and strictly evil for management to retain a fool out of loyalty and personal relationships.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

What if it doesn't heal? What if we become Florida, Edmonton, the Islanders.

Everyone blindly assumes our rebuild will be a good one.

I'd love it if we could switch rosters with Florida right now.

 

[GregSirico]

This is just BAD hockey and it's not even from just a talent POV. The miscues, lack of preparation, and defensive assignments are hideous

 

[Machinehead]

Uh, then either after a sophomore slump, Brady Skjei continued to progress to become a damn fine defenseman or we aren't actually ready to contend?

You're complaining because the team really just committed to a full-on rebuild a few months back and you don't clearly see all the pieces already in place? C'mon...

Just don't understand what there is to be excited about right now.

This sucks. This has sucked for 7 months.

 

[nevesis]

What if it doesn't heal? What if we become Florida, Edmonton, the Islanders.

Everyone blindly assumes our rebuild will be a good one.

You’re too cynical, and we have a solid amount of talent around (plus more to come) that we can still be competitive and potentially successful much sooner than later.

Have some faith. Everything changes once this game ends.

 

[Tob]

Yeah it's not him. MH was a McD fan.

Ahh, my apologies.

 

[Machinehead]

I'd love it if we could switch rosters with Florida right now.

We've made the playoffs once this century but we finally have our 1C!

 

[GregSirico]

Any reason in particular? (Genuine curiosity)

More relatable to the younger kids and more adaptable to change and open to new ideas. I don't want a coach with some cookie cutter mentality.

 

[Machinehead]

You’re too cynical, and we have a solid amount of talent around (plus more to come) that we can still be competitive and potentially successful much sooner than later.

Have some faith. Everything changes once this game ends.

I'm too cynical?

Have some faith?

 

[nevesis]

If AV comes back I wont.

He’s gone. Don’t worry.

I guarantee it.

 

[member 116805]

This is like watching a dog get kicked over and over and I'm still just sitting here watching like a ****ing idiot.

Sometimes if you love watching dogs, any dog is better than no dog

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

This was a competitive team then Shattenkirk and Kreider got hurt. AV didn't help then things got out of hand because the players knew a shakeup was happening. I think Gorton played it as best as he could.

If it wasnt for that 12 game streak of the PP saving us this is a bottom 3 team.. AV is definitely more at fault than anyone. His refusal to trust young guys had us skating garbage vets too often

 

[Tob]

It's hilarious that posters are now joining the thread to observe the end of an era together.

 

[Ghost of jas]

What if it doesn't heal? What if we become Florida, Edmonton, the Islanders.

Everyone blindly assumes our rebuild will be a good one.

No one blindly assumes anything. How many times can I say nothing is guaranteed? However, the only time this franchise actually tried to do this type of rebuild, they were nowhere near in the position to do it in a manner they can at this time.

 

[Mac n Gs]

What if it doesn't heal? What if we become Florida, Edmonton, the Islanders.

Everyone blindly assumes our rebuild will be a good one.

Because we have pieces in place that those teams never did. Those teams didn't have a crop of Zibanejad, Hayes, Kreider, Skjei, Buchnevich, Shattenkirk, ADA, and Hank. They didn't have prospects like Chytil, Andersson, Hajek, Howden, etc. to add in insulated roles. We have three more first round picks to add, one being a lottery pick in a loaded draft. The Isles mired in mediocrity because they didn't know how to put talent around Tavares. Do I seriously need to explain again why the Oilers failed?

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Just don't understand what there is to be excited about right now.

This sucks. This has sucked for 7 months.

You're complaining about the rebuild and the farm system. How would either of these things be different if we didn't sell off the pieces we did?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

We've made the playoffs once this century but we finally have our 1C!

That core+Ranger financial muscle= perennial contenders

 

[Machinehead]

Because we have pieces in place that those teams never did. Those teams didn't have a crop of Zibanejad, Hayes, Kreider, Skjei, Buchnevich, Shattenkirk, ADA, and Hank. They didn't have prospects like Chytil, Andersson, Hajek, Howden, etc. to add in insulated roles. We have three more first round picks to add, one being a lottery pick in a loaded draft. The Isles mired in mediocrity because they didn't know how to put talent around Tavares. Do I seriously need to explain again why the Oilers failed?

Everyone talks about all the talent we have and we can't win a hockey game.

 

[GregSirico]

You’re too cynical, and we have a solid amount of talent around (plus more to come) that we can still be competitive and potentially successful much sooner than later.

Have some faith. Everything changes once this game ends.

Also we have something other franchises don't ... a place people WANT to play and money. Not saying this rebuild will all be 18 year old rookies, but other FA's, college kids, etc will look at this team a lot differently than the Panthers.