tlk
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Pretty sure there were ones in multiple GDTs/PGTs (and I don't read all of those obviously). Probably since Nov 1st.
Player Discussion K'Andre Miller
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romba
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Harbour Dog
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23 year old player, who was a late transition to D, has an occasional hiccup, that he normally covers with his freakish athleticism. Otherwise scores at about 0.5 P/GP at even strength, and continues to improve his reads and fundamentals, despite already being the 2nd or 3rd best defenseman on the team.
Yeah, seems like the right guy to shit on.
Yeah, seems like the right guy to shit on.
McRanger92
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K'Andre is looking at Sergachev money in 2 years. No brainer for Drury and the Rangers when the time comes. He's only going to get better, especially when he starts playing with Fox more.
DanielBrassard
It's all so tiresome
It's fun watching him when he jumps on pucks like he did on the first goal.
leetch99
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I thought he did OK last night in the Nash game . Seemed a bit more aggressive then usual . This team will be a force if we are patient with Miller .He has the tools and now we are slowly seeing his tool box evolve .
Lion Hound
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Anyone have any insight on what the deal is with Miller? Personal reasons have been all over the map with the Rangers.
HFBS
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The deal is that he is a defenseman that can't play defense and is a turnover machine. .
ReddestRum
Sad even when winning
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Miller isn't even on the top 5 for turnovers on this team.
The Lindgren fan club should be glad that there isn’t because he’d be leading by a lot.
TopShelfSnipes
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If he just adds the awareness to recognize when he is the last man back and not try to step up in that instance, or when he and his partner are back and 3 are attacking, that alone would do wonders for his game.
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that's much easier to do/get away with consistently when a slug like Trouba isn't covering you.
Machinehead
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It might be a coincidence (I don't think it is) but he was away from Trouba for half a game and looked like Al MacInnis.
I hate that pair.
I hate that pair.
I Eat Crow
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He looked like Larry Robinson the minute he got minutes with Schneider and Fox. Very odd but you have to go with what works.
Machinehead
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It's not that odd. He and Trouba don't really make sense as partners. It's another case of the Rangers thinking something works just because it exists.
McRanger92
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That pairing worked when we were still rebuilding and Miller was learning the league. Time to let him spread his wings
Miller has more potential than any other defenseman in the NHL in my opinion and has a path to reach that potential in the next three or four years. He has tools that should be illegal. That all said, he makes some real bad decisions like pinching at real inopportune times and letting up massive odd man rushes, he gets his pocket picked when holding the puck for too long, he makes cross ice passes instead of dumping it deep when really needed. But I feel like Lavi is a great coach to help him with that bad decision making and can help him to reach that potential that he has. Honestly, more excited about his potential than any of the young Norris contenders like Hughes, Fox, Makar, and Josi. If Miller hits his potential he is literally a new era Pronger at the top of his domination when he dictated games for 30 minutes on the ice everyday.
Machinehead
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That's the other problem. If something works for 5 minutes, it takes the Rangers 5 years to realize it's not anymore.
Mugless
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Put him on the wing with Mika and Kreider, he'd score 30 goals. 5v5 problem solved. Now about that hole on D.....
Machinehead
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It would be good if we had somebody covering for him so he could use his skills.
Trouba doesn't really have a sense of holding back because his partner is taking a risk. He does what he feels like doing. It's one of the reasons the pair doesn't work.
The other reason is that Miller does get in trouble in traffic with his long stick and having Trouba as an outlet is like having gasoline to put out a fire. Somebody like Fox who excels in traffic would be a good partner.
I know some people don't like that because "OMG they're both offense!" but it's way more nuanced than that. Fox has an incredible hockey sense and can make and receive passes from anywhere. Miller takes a lot of risks and his biggest weakness is passing. It seems like a match to me.
