Would I be wrong in saying that Fast actually has one of the better shots on this team? Seems to always go top shelf. Now that he seems to be shooting more he's scoring at a good pace.
Post-Game Talk: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers - December 9
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kovazub94
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You mean temporary for the whole season? Because of DD plays a wing on the 4th than Miller is a center as there's no other option.
BTW, at this point I see more value in keeping Carey Nieves Vesey like intact because as a group and individually each brings more to the team than DD.
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JT should stay with Zooks no matter what position. JT isn't even playing that much center on defense. At least not the traditional center is first guy back role. Our system is the first guy back takes the 3rd forward/front of the net. Often Zooks is the first guy back and then they switch off. JT is playing very well in my opinion. I would not fix what isn't broken.
Good job mentioning it. Seems like we are the only ones. I love how he was public enemy number one and a horrible NHL center iceman and now what seems to be 20-25 games he's played an incredible defensive game. Look at what his line did last night against a pretty dangerous hall line. I'm glad the coach at least recognizes it. When mika comes back he won't have to worry going up against the opponents number one line if Hayes keeps playing like this . For what he's done guy gets very little credit
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It took AV over two months to figure it out but props to him for at least getting there, and let's hope he doesn't screw it up all on his own. Until Zibanejad is is back I guess Buch and Kreider are better equipped to carry DD instead of anyone else.
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I never was in Hayes' run out of town party but you need to admit that this defensive adeptness was not known from him. Now his offensive production is very well appropriate given his overall contributions.
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Here is the irony of our "third line"
Rangers Leading Goal Scorer-Grabs
Rangers Leading Assist Man=JT
Rangers Leading Point Man=Zooks
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Lables, who cares. This is kind of similar to when we had Pouliot-Brassard-Zuke as a "3rd line".
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Exactly what I was thinking last night. That is why I would hope they stay together for a while.
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Man, I can't believe Zuccarello hasn't progressed in 4 years
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Also, Zuccarello is first in ES TOI/G amongst forwards. Miller is #2.
That's not our 3rd line. It's our 1st line.
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And our 4th line is Kreider-DD-Buchnevich. lol.
Zibanejad and Kreider are 4 and 5 on the team. Buchnevich's TOI has been climbing. Whatever is going on while Zibanejad is injured is really neither here nor there.
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DD is like a Christensen, or most skilled rookies before they're ready to be impact players. Nothing wrong with matching him with great linemates when there's injuries or the team construction's weird, because he actually can keep up and make smart plays. I don't think he'd do anything on a fourth line.
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I think they brought in Holland with the expectation that he'll be a center option.
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