Post-Game Talk: Bitten

[McRanger92]

A one-time passcode I got ended with "20593". It's a sign. Dan Girardi will come out of retirement to be the RW for Kreider and Zibanejad.

Ben Harpoon erasure and I wont stand for it

 

[NYRangers0723]

Eh, am I though?

Yes lol

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

And the sad part is there's been a huge hole and a continued effort to try to replace him. Which made the team worse and cost them tons of draft capital and assets. Horrible.

Yup, but somehow you’ll still get clowned on here for saying Drury stinks because of that move and subsequent failure to actually address it for years.

 

[McRanger92]

Yup, but somehow you’ll still get clowned on here for saying Drury stinks because of that move and subsequent failure to actually address it for years.

He tried to address it by gifting the spot to noted quitter Vitali Kravtsov. The player responded by being out of shape and quitting again. Crazy how that worked out.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

“No no he’s not bad, he tried to address it but all his solutions sucked”

 

[McRanger92]

“No no he’s not bad, he tried to address it but all his solutions sucked”

Ignore the context all you want. It was a bad trade but you are just a Drury hater. Gorton and Davidson would've made the same deal.

 

[chosen]

Didnt JT MIller himself say he needed to be traded twice before he put everything together?

SSSHHHHH.

Don't ruin people's fun.

 

[chosen]

If Drury trades Kakko for a rental, he is ensuring that his end-time at GM comes even quicker, but before he's gone, he'll fire Laviolette, because that's how sports work.

 

[Chaos2k7]

And Mikkola was in the game too lol


Montour came in the blockbuster Flames trade, I believe.

From Buffalo, few years ago

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

SSSHHHHH.

Don't ruin people's fun.

Idk, most of the intelligent criticism I see of the Miller trade isn’t based on his star potential at the time. I think most people are upset because threw in a forward who was ALREADY quite good. Miller already had a 56 point season under his belt with 45 even strength points. It’s been a theme here for a while to give up on already good players for no reason (miller/Skjei Buch) and then rely on worse players later on.

 

[Gluten Free Breadman]

Tofurkey is not turkey, doesn't have protein, and has more carcinogens than Snoop Dogg's lungs.

I know you're meme-ing but you got it backwards. Tofurkey does have protein. Red meat is the one that causes cancer, probably...

 

[Boris Zubov]

And you are entitled to that view.
I don't believe in "untouchable." Even Gretzky was traded. I believe in getting value for any player we move.

Just curious & I'm not being patronizing....how long are you willing to wait for his "upside" to materialize? What if what we're currently seeing is it?

 

[bhamill]

Just curious & I'm not being patronizing....how long are you willing to wait for his "upside" to materialize? What if what we're currently seeing is it?

No worries bud.
I don’t have a deadline. He’s already a useful player. I still expect him to become a much better player. If he doesn’t improve over the next couple of years I’d say his odds go down. Even “power” forward types are usually getting established by 25. Look how long it took JT Miller to really get it, though I think they are different in the type of immaturity. With Kakko I think it’s less of a “bad attitude” and more of a lack of confidence.
If you mean before we trade him, I’m not opposed to it, even today. But his upside at having just turned 23 remains part of his value. All I want is value for him. I understand that’s a subjective thing.

 

[Blasds]

However when Kakko is starting to hit his prime, Buch will be on the downswing.

If Kakko had the potential, he could play with Panarin, but he can't. He's stupid. Blessed is he who believes.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

If Drury trades Kakko for a rental, he is ensuring that his end-time at GM comes even quicker, but before he's gone, he'll fire Laviolette, because that's how sports work.

whats the catch?

 

[egelband]

Gotta disagree. He was not moving his feet when he went for the hit and the only reason the legs of the two players made contact was the Panther diving out of the way. It was a bad call, but the game is fast and it happens.

I’d want Rempe to be closer to the boards there. Can’t give the opponent two directions to go. If Rempe is a step closer to the boards the Florida guy has to go to his right or get crunched. If he goes right, Rempe can at least get a shoulder on him. And if the guy tries going up the boards he’s a pancake.

 

[egelband]

Either way, I appreciate Rempe bodying a guy on the forecheck.
Look at this, right before Florida scored, a puck meandering to a defenseman and 93 swings his stick and goes off for a change. If he puts a body on the guy a million better things can happen. Not saying he needs to blow up the guy. But it’s 100% lazy garbage.

 

[chosen]

Idk, most of the intelligent criticism I see of the Miller trade isn’t based on his star potential at the time. I think most people are upset because threw in a forward who was ALREADY quite good. Miller already had a 56 point season under his belt with 45 even strength points. It’s been a theme here for a while to give up on already good players for no reason (miller/Skjei Buch) and then rely on worse players later on.

Sounds like Miller was an ahole and that TB thought the same, and Miller has said that he needed to grow up.

whats the catch?

No catch.

Business as usual in all of sports and business.

Blame those below you until you get canned.

 

[bhamill]

I’d want Rempe to be closer to the boards there. Can’t give the opponent two directions to go. If Rempe is a step closer to the boards the Florida guy has to go to his right or get crunched. If he goes right, Rempe can at least get a shoulder on him. And if the guy tries going up the boards he’s a pancake.

True. Thought the same watching it.