Player Discussion Neal Pionk

[Roo Returns]

Possibilities:

1) Staal is going to be out a lot longer than we thought
2) Holden Moved
3)ADA In Pressbox
4)Smith waived
5)Skjei banged up
6)Kampfer being exposed has led to him out of rotation

 

[NYR]

This move is just another head scratcher to me.
The team needs to keep the puck out of their own net and DEFEND.
With this move, they're clearly looking to continue pushing the offense while abandoning the obvious.
So stupid.
Bring up Graves!!

 

[Mac n Gs]

This move is just another head scratcher to me.
The team needs to keep the puck out of their own net and DEFEND.
With this move, they're clearly looking to continue pushing the offense while abandoning the obvious.
So stupid.
Bring up Graves!!

Have you ever watched Pionk?

 

[Roo Returns]

This move is just another head scratcher to me.
The team needs to keep the puck out of their own net and DEFEND.
With this move, they're clearly looking to continue pushing the offense while abandoning the obvious.
So stupid.
Bring up Graves!!

Really want to see Graves. I think he gets his shot after the TDL. I just hope he isn't going the way of like a Dane Byers or Ivan Baranka or Jarko Immonen. All three of those guys had really good preseasons, were solid in the minors, were fine when called up, but just never got past that AHL level.

 

[nevesis]

 

[NYR]

Have you ever watched Pionk?

I caught a few games but not really enough to analyze.

 

[SnowFort]

Now this is interesting..

 

[NYR]

Really want to see Graves. I think he gets his shot after the TDL. I just hope he isn't going the way of like a Dane Byers or Ivan Baranka or Jarko Immonen. All three of those guys had really good preseasons, were solid in the minors, were fine when called up, but just never got past that AHL level.

I was really expecting him to make his mark this season but unfortunately it didn't happen.
I'm rooting for him though.
We'll see..

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Talk to the media or with each other?

Does anyone know if the Rangers practice today?

 

[Mikos87]

Now this is interesting..

Might be a trade.

But that Smith-ADA pair last night. Woof. When Tim Schaller schools you like a son of a bitch, you need to get sent down.

Also heard BOS is interested in Nash.

Nash showed up last night.

 

[Thirty One]

I caught a few games but not really enough to analyze.

Yet here you go anyways...

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I would assume Pionk was chosen just based on handedness

If Graves was a righty he would have gotten called up

 

[Nopuckluck]

Might be a trade.

But that Smith-ADA pair last night. Woof. When Tim Schaller schools you like a son of a *****, you need to get sent down.

Also heard BOS is interested in Nash.

Nash showed up last night.

Stop. ADA is a kid. McD has been walked like that numerous times this year. The season is lost. Let the kid play and learn

 

[NYR]

Yet here you go anyways...

Yup..Here I go with wanting to focus on defense again.
Because that's totally irrelevant in hockey.
What was I thinking?!

 

[Mac n Gs]

I was really expecting him to make his mark this season but unfortunately it didn't happen.
I'm rooting for him though.
We'll see..

Don't worry, he'll get his call soon enough. I'm rooting for him too, but do have some concerns about his lateral agility and his slow windup on that cannon.

 

[Trxjw]

Wait.. to the media? They're actually going to talk to the media??? This is the goddamn twilight zone.

 

[NYR]

Don't worry, he'll get his call soon enough. I'm rooting for him too, but do have some concerns about his lateral agility and his slow windup on that cannon.

This team hasn't had a shot like that on the PP for as long as I can remember.

 

[Kovalev27]

Christ I’d hope they’d have been talking this whole time!!!

We all know this is AdA sitting. No way AV puts them both in.

Kampfer will keep his spot

 

[Gardner McKay]

Christ I’d hope they’d have been talking this whole time!!!

We all know this is AdA sitting. No way AV puts them both in.

Kampfer will keep his spot

Smith was waived?

 

[Mac n Gs]

This team hasn't had a shot like that on the PP for as long as I can remember.

Doesn't matter if it's too slow of a windup. Ya know that Zibanejad kid you always mumble about his quite the one-timer. Maybe you've seen it

 

[Kovalev27]

Don't worry, he'll get his call soon enough. I'm rooting for him too, but do have some concerns about his lateral agility and his slow windup on that cannon.

He doesn’t move well enough to be an nhler. We agree here. I like him but he’s got a lot of what mcilrarh has in terms of his inability to move laterally and or stop and go. He’s not in the plans long term imo.

 

[Kovalev27]

Smith was waived?

Holy crap just saw that. Waivers?!?!

 

[NYR]

Doesn't matter if it's too slow of a windup. Ya know that Zibanejad kid you always mumble about his quite the one-timer. Maybe you've seen it

Go ahead..Feed the bears

Smith waived?
Today is a good day!

 

[kovazub94]

Yup..Here I go with wanting to focus on defense again.
Because that's totally irrelevant in hockey.
What was I thinking?!

You said that you didn't watch Hartford games (be honest here) but in meantime you're up in arms because Pionk got called up instead of Graves? Just need to fume?

 

[NYR]

You said that you didn't watch Hartford games (be honest here) but in meantime you're up in arms because Pionk got called up instead of Graves? Just need to fume?

No, I'm not up in arms at all.
I very aware of what type of game Pionk brings, not knocking him at all but with the current status of the team, I feel like they should be bringing up a more defensive minded D.
They gave up 7 goals last night.
I hardly see how that would be an outlandish request..