Kreider with a natural hat trick to overcome 3-1 deficit

[The New Russian Five]

I'm surprised there was not a thread on this. This was a legendary individual playoff performance. Down 3-1 in the third, scores a natural hat trick to get them to 4-3 and win the game. Rivals the Mark Messier guarantee when you find out Kreider told the locker room during the 2nd intermission that he was going to get a goal.

It's this type of story that makes the NHL playoffs the stuff of legends.

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[SenzZen]

Legit legendary

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

I didn't watch the game but was checking the score and assumed the Rangers would lose until I saw the final score. Talk about strapping a team on your back.

 

[KevinFinnerty]

this guy is a consummate professional, people forget that the man scored 52 goals just a few years back. he's one of the best deflectors and net front guys in the league.

 

[Chet Manley]

His 47 goals in 117 playoff games is pretty impressive too.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

 

[SnowblindNYR]

this guy is a consummate professional, people forget that the man scored 52 goals just a few years back. he's one of the best deflectors and net front guys in the league.

Best in the league, one of the best all time at it.

 

[K Fleur]

That’s awesome but still the greatest thing Kreider has ever done is punch DeAngelo in the face.

Allegedly.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

The anti Auston Matthews

 

[SnowblindNYR]

His 47 goals in 117 playoff games is pretty impressive too.

He's tied with Mark Messier for goals in elimination games all time, as well.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I caught the tail end of that game just in time for the comeback to get going. Man, what a performance from Kreider.

 

[Levitate]

He's gonna go down as one of those interesting cases where he gets his jersey retired by the team and years from now people will look at his stats and go "seriously this guy wasn't very good!" without having some of the context of his career with the team.
Like sure he's not a star player in many ways but how his career has evolved with the Rangers and what he means to these teams is pretty interesting and fit for recognition, especially if he can win a cup

 

[Lua]

He's gonna go down as one of those interesting cases where he gets his jersey retired by the team and years from now people will look at his stats and go "seriously this guy wasn't very good!" without having some of the context of his career with the team.
Like sure he's not a star player in many ways but how his career has evolved with the Rangers and what he means to these teams is pretty interesting and fit for recognition, especially if he can win a cup

I would invite anyone who would question Kreider's legacy with the Rangers to go back through the years and try to find the last forward they've drafted who has done anything worth a good gosh darn for the franchise

 

[5cotland]

That’s awesome but still the greatest thing Kreider has ever done is punch DeAngelo in the face.

Allegedly.

Never happened

 

[Levitate]

I would invite anyone who would question Kreider's legacy with the Rangers to go back through the years and try to find the last forward they've drafted who has done anything worth a good gosh darn for the franchise

yep, and honestly, he's at the top of the list for goals scored for the franchise and playoff goal scored (well, 3rd in overall, 1st in playoff), so when thinking about honoring and retiring for a team, that's pretty good reason.

He'll probably take the #2 spot in goals scored (33 to pass Jean Ratelle) and has an outside shot at the overall (103 to pass Rod Gilbert). He'll also take the power play goals scored lead sometime soon

 

[Tawnos]

I would invite anyone who would question Kreider's legacy with the Rangers to go back through the years and try to find the last forward they've drafted who has done anything worth a good gosh darn for the franchise

They are few and far between. At this point, Kreider is on top of a list that includes Steve Vickers, Don Maloney, Derek Stepan, a great group of Rangers draftees who didn't play for the team for long (i.e. Kovalev, Middleton, etc), and a bunch of junk.

If he keeps up the progression, Lafrenière will join that list of 4 and maybe even end up on top of it.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

He's gonna go down as one of those interesting cases where he gets his jersey retired by the team and years from now people will look at his stats and go "seriously this guy wasn't very good!" without having some of the context of his career with the team.
Like sure he's not a star player in many ways but how his career has evolved with the Rangers and what he means to these teams is pretty interesting and fit for recognition, especially if he can win a cup

He's averaging over 40 goals per game the last three seasons and was 1 goal away from 40 in two of three seasons. Calling him "not a star" is underselling him. Is he ever going to get 100 points no, but he's one of the most underrated goal scorers in the league.

 

[Neil Racki]

Psst .... Chris, dont read what the Rangers faithful were saying about you after you took that penalty in the 2nd period buddy.

 

[CanadienShark]

Still hate him, but he can play.

 

[Super Hans]

According to the US hockey media, this is already the 3rd most important moment in hockey history, behind only the Miracle on Ice and Messier's Game 6 guarantee.

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

Still can't believe we gave the worst use of $8.5M in the world the captaincy over Kreider.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Nice guy. Gave away his hot stick to the young Canes fan.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

This guy is a freaking animal. Fourth line winger on my U.S. Four Nations team!

 

[GAGLine]

He's gonna go down as one of those interesting cases where he gets his jersey retired by the team and years from now people will look at his stats and go "seriously this guy wasn't very good!" without having some of the context of his career with the team.
Like sure he's not a star player in many ways but how his career has evolved with the Rangers and what he means to these teams is pretty interesting and fit for recognition, especially if he can win a cup

Barring injury, by the time Kreider is done, he's going to own a number of Ranger goal scoring records and could be top 100 all time in goal scoring.

He'll probably take the #2 spot in goals scored (33 to pass Jean Ratelle) and has an outside shot at the overall (103 to pass Rod Gilbert). He'll also take the power play goals scored lead sometime soon

Kreider just turned 33 and has averaged 42.3 goals over the last 3 years. If he stays healthy, I think passing Gilbert is very likely.

 

[Leonardo87]

Dude just put his entire team on his back in that 3rd Period and went full Mark Messier.