GDT: Game # 38 - Rangers vs Pittsburgh - 7pm - NBCSN

[chosen]

Games against Pitt are torture. Let’s see if DQ had learned anything and adjusts accordingly. 6th time’s the charm??

You mean that you don't believe Pittsburgh has been the far better team this year?

What adjustments would put the Rangers on equal footing with Pittsburgh?

 

[chosen]

Look at that Pittsburgh forward lineup. Guentzel, Sid, maybe Zucker and maybe Rust are the only guys who should even be sniffing top six. Defense and goaltending doesn’t look a whole lot better and somehow they’re a good team.

For one thing, I think you're underrating their D.

 

[Trueblue30]

You mean that you don't believe Pittsburgh has been the far better team this year?

What adjustments would put the Rangers on equal footing with Pittsburgh?

They are simply better coached. Talent is very similar.

my adjustment would be firing Quinn.

 

[noupf]

6-2 loss

Strome and Rooney with the goals.

KK, AL, and VK will be almost invisible.

 

[chosen]

GDT reminder: f*** David Quinn in the ass with a Duku angled light saber

Someone's a little kinky.

 

[LokiDog]

For one thing, I think you're underrating their D.

It’s performed very well but Mathesson and Pettersson (to a lesser extent) seem to often be considered bad contracts by Pitts fans and Pettersson has disappointed relative to expectations since signing his extension, from what I’m told by Pens fans. Ceci has played better than expected this year but is hardly a gem. There’s no doubt their team and defense have performed well, I just think it’s remarkable how hodgepodge it looks on paper.

 

[chosen]

Gauthier has probably created more scoring opportunities in 1 game than PDG the entire season.

Gauthier makes a lot of awful plays, too.

He's also become a 1-move player that drives the outside of the D, which isn't a terrible move, but I'd like to see him do something else once in a while.

 

[chosen]

They are simply better coached. Talent is very similar.

my adjustment would be firing Quinn.

If it was another coach, specifically, what on-ice adjustments would make the Rangers better coached?

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Miller looked REALLY bad in the last couple of games against them but I feel like he has since got his game back.

 

[chosen]

It’s performed very well but Mathesson and Pettersson (to a lesser extent) seem to often be considered bad contracts by Pitts fans and Pettersson has disappointed relative to expectations since signing his extension, from what I’m told by Pens fans. Ceci has played better than expected this year but is hardly a gem. There’s no doubt their team and defense have performed well, I just think it’s remarkable how hodgepodge it looks on paper.

I've learned that fans of teams almost always have a more negative view of their own players and/or coach than the reality. What they think is often inaccurate.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Look at that Pittsburgh forward lineup. Guentzel, Sid, maybe Zucker and maybe Rust are the only guys who should even be sniffing top six. Defense and goaltending doesn’t look a whole lot better and somehow they’re a good team.

Sullivan vs. Quinn. Quinn might be the biggest net negative in the league.

 

[DudMan28]

6-2 loss

Strome and Rooney with the goals.

KK, AL, and VK will be almost invisible.

6-2 loss. Blackwell scores both goals and solidifies his spot in the top 6 for the next decade

 

[Greg02]

Credit to the Rangers media machine for framing the Kid Line as the third line when the Rooney line consistently gets more ice time.

It's really sad because there's a world where they're playing with each other for the next decade plus. But I don't think they'll develop chemistry if they never settle into a groove in the games.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

6-2 loss. Blackwell scores both goals and solidifies his spot in the top 6 for the next decade

Yup, and Gorton will be waiting in the locker room with a 6x6 year contract extension as well.

 

[duhmetreE]

You mean that you don't believe Pittsburgh has been the far better team this year?

What adjustments would put the Rangers on equal footing with Pittsburgh?

They have been far better than us... the same team that had rumblings of firing their coach. He won with AHL defense and didn't make excuses

Support the puck better, add depth and layers to our attack. Stop forcing cross ice passes and playing on the perimeter... would be a good start.

We're a finesse perimeter team with no depth to our attack and bad transition... any adjustments to that can go a long way

Powerplay? It has been the same exact, room temperature IQ setup, since the beginning of the season

 

[Kravtsov420]

Mhm

 

[YoSoyLalo]

GDT reminder: f*** David Quinn in the ass with a Duku angled light saber

The g spot shape

 

[chosen]

They have been far better than us... the same team that had rumblings of firing their coach. He won with AHL defense and didn't make excuses

Support the puck better, add depth and layers to our attack. Stop forcing cross ice passes and playing on the perimeter... would be a good start.

We're a finesse perimeter team with no depth to our attack and bad transition... any adjustments to that can go a long way

So, you believe that Quinn is telling them to play on the perimeter and make cross-ice passes?

I doubt that's true, but if it's accurate and Gorton hasn't fired Quinn, the fault lies 100% on Gorton.

 

[duhmetreE]

So, you believe that Quinn is telling them to play on the perimeter and make cross-ice passes?

I doubt that's true, but if it's accurate and Gorton hasn't fired Quinn, the fault lies 100% on Gorton.

So, you believe a Coach doesn't dictate how his team plays? Or is capable of making 'bad habits' stop?

What he says in the press comapred to what happens on the ice... TWO different things. Either, he's incompetent in implementation and communication, or the players tune him out and dont care what he says. Either scenario, not good.

 

[chosen]

6-2 loss. Blackwell scores both goals and solidifies his spot in the top 6 for the next decade

If Blackwell gets their only two goals, the decision to place him where he is, would be the correct choice.

 

[Zibanejbread]

Please win

 

[Sayba]

So, you believe a Coach doesn't dictate how his team plays? Or is capable of making 'bad habits' stop?

What he says in the press comapred to what happens on the ice... TWO different things. Either, he's incompetent in implementation and communication, or the players tune him out and dont care what he says. Either scenario, not good.

Yet he continues to play the guys doing that 20 minutes a night.

 

[chosen]

So, you believe a Coach doesn't dictate how his team plays? Or is capable of making 'bad habits' stop?

What he says in the press comapred to what happens on the ice... TWO different things. Either, he's incompetent in implementation and communication, or the players tune him out and dont care what he says. Either scenario, not good.

Again, if your assessment of Quinn is correct, isn't it incumbent upon management to fire Quinn, and if they are aware of what you seem to be aware of, and not firing him, isn't it 100% Gorton's fault that an incompetent coach is keeping his job?

I really don't see another way to look at this.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

They have been far better than us... the same team that had rumblings of firing their coach. He won with AHL defense and didn't make excuses

Support the puck better, add depth and layers to our attack. Stop forcing cross ice passes and playing on the perimeter... would be a good start.

We're a finesse perimeter team with no depth to our attack and bad transition... any adjustments to that can go a long way

Powerplay? It has been the same exact, room temperature IQ setup, since the beginning of the season

Transition defense or offense? Because Vally said our transition offense is great.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

GDT reminder: f*** David Quinn in the ass with a Duku angled light saber