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Pre-concussion Staal, I totally agree with you. Staal since the concussion - not so sure.
Apparently you'd like to get rid of everyone who has ever had a concussion.
Pre-concussion Staal, I totally agree with you. Staal since the concussion - not so sure.
Can McIlrath discussions be limited to people who watched at least a dozen Hartford games this year? Seems like 90% have no clue what's up, except that they want Tarasenko, so they feel the need to crap on Dylan without any knowledge.
Apparently you'd like to get rid of everyone who has ever had a concussion.
There were some positives to McIlrath's game in the two (was it two?) games he played with us this year.
Definitely held his own in the fight against McGratton. Even though it led to a goal against, I loved the way he stepped up at the offensive blue line to destroy a Blue Jacket coming out of the zone. In the future, he'll pick his spots more wisely and turn plays like that into very productive plays.
Just from those two games though, and not seeing much of him in Hartford... If McIlrath is the starting 3RD for the Rangers in the 14-15 season, it's going to come with growing pains, that's just not arguable.
This is a big off-season/training camp/preseason for McIlrath.
If Ulf walks to HC, and Beuk steps in as a new assistant, I think that certainly plays into his favor.
If you can commend that play, you can commend anything I suppose.
If you're passing judgment and making assumptions about McI based on his two NHL games, stop it. That's not a fair sample. The kid is more than just a physical force that hits and punches everything he sees. He's got good wheels for his size and is definitely a better puckmover than Girardi. Once he gets the chance to settle in positionally he's going to be a great asset going forward.
Based on how horrible he supposedly was in his 2 NHL games what was he? A minus 7? A minus 5? He was a minus 1. Hardly earth shattering.
Based on how horrible he supposedly was in his 2 NHL games what was he? A minus 7? A minus 5? He was a minus 1. Hardly earth shattering.
Im sure if he played bigger minutes he could've approached those #'s.
But he didn't, because he was a detriment out there. This is no way, shape, or form an indictment on the rest of his career, but I dont know how anyone in their right minds could be comfortable with him in the top 6 next year with performances like that against NHL competition. Connor Allen looked much, much better.
I always like to compare plus/minus to wins for starting pitchers in baseball. It's not a stat that is always in control of the player. A hockey player can have a flawless shift but a mistake by a teammate could give him a negative rating, similar to how a pitcher could not get a win because he received no run support. Plus/minus isn't a really good way to judge player efficiency.
Im sure if he played bigger minutes he could've approached those #'s.
But he didn't, because he was a detriment out there. This is no way, shape, or form an indictment on the rest of his career, but I dont know how anyone in their right minds could be comfortable with him in the top 6 next year with performances like that against NHL competition. Connor Allen looked much, much better.
I've heard he has a BIG (triple digits MPH) shot from the point; maybe the best in the system. Can anyone who's seen him down in HFD confirm?
Maybe could be that big shot from the point we've been dying for...
I always like to compare plus/minus to wins for starting pitchers in baseball. It's not a stat that is always in control of the player. A hockey player can have a flawless shift but a mistake by a teammate could give him a negative rating, similar to how a pitcher could not get a win because he received no run support. Plus/minus isn't a really good way to judge player efficiency.
Can we also include the people who saw McIlrath **** the bed against actual NHL competition?
Thanks in advance.
I remember when we kept Sauer and sent McD down to the AHL. In his first few games in the AHL that season he looked really bad. Did we judge McD by those few AHL games or wait to see how he progressed? There is no reason to judge Dylan before we see how he plays in camp.
Extrapolating from a 2 game sample size from a year ago is going to yield very helpful analysis, I'm sure.