I know you a glass half full positive guy, and I'm also not for tanking the season to get one defenseman (if he's so good, why didn't they win) but the team is poorly coached and has looked pretty bad for the better part of the season. Every game they play three quarters of it in their end - if it isn't a run and gun open ice game they're lost and in the PO's games are much tighter. Since Zib got hurt the power play is dreadful and for an offensive team they've scored 13 goals in 7 games.You know what's so laugh out loud funny to me. EVERY and in CAPS EVERY team in the Metro who we are competing against to get a playoff spot have as much if not more warts than we do. Why is it so hard for some in here to realize that despite our warts and weaknesses that prop up now and again, we have as good a shot as any of these teams to emerge as the representative of the Eastern Conference to play for the Cup.
Fellas we are what we are....a solid team with some warts but unlike most teams we have a goalie who is playing out of his mind the past few months. Yeah he's 35 but from my recollection there have been quite a few goalies that old who have led their teams to grandeur and Cups. Does Tim Thomas ring a bell? Does Chris Osgood ring a bell? Even Dom Hasek?
What I'm trying to say is let's just enjoy this ride we are on. I don't see any reason why Hank is all of a sudden going to revert to his 2016 ways. He came into the season with a chip on his shoulder as I suspected he would and I said so publicly that I thought this year would be MUCH better than last year, as he wanted to show all his doubters and detractors that last year's piss poor season other than the Habs 1st round playoff series, was a total fluke.
We have a future HOF goalie here at top of his game. Combine that with an offense and defense that is good enough to skate and perform with any team in the leauge and that includes Tampa. So I for one expect us to have one of those long playoff runs all of us have grown accustomed too.
I have total confidence in GMJG to acquire for us the assets we need either before or at the deadline to enhance our club withought taking away from our future. We are in a good place fellas. Let's enjoy what's going on and get ready for what looks to me like a very exciting and enjoyable next 3-4 months.
Maybe I'm on an island and in the minority here but I'm very pumped up about where our boys are headed and it doesn't even include Kreids. If he comes back, that's part of the bonus plan!
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Post-Game Talk: New York Rangers at Arizona Coyotes - January 6
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PuckLuck3043
Stairway To Heaven
Thats not true. They also generate a lot of high quality scoring chances on score plenty of goals(until recently).
Machinehead
GoAwayTrouba
This is probably the best small stretch he's had in his illustrious career and that's saying something.
Machinehead
GoAwayTrouba
Which in a way is also smoke and mirrors because quality doesn't matter in the playoffs when every goal is a deflection.
PuckLuck3043
Stairway To Heaven
I don't think they have played that well for a month now but they still get points. In answer to your question I guess over the last few weeks they have looked pretty good against quality teams like the Ducks, Kings, and Caps.
PuckLuck3043
Stairway To Heaven
OK, so lets just minimize what they do well but bitch and moan constantly when they play poorly. BTW there is nothing that matters more in the playoffs than quality goaltending which we have.
LeetchisGod
This is a bad hockey team.
That will dry up in the playoffs like usual because our opponents will adjust and AV won't. They also give up a ridiculous number of high quality scoring chances.
LeetchisGod
This is a bad hockey team.
Maximus
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Leetchie...I respect ya bud...I do, but you and your comments symbolize alot our brothers in here Negative Nancy tunnel vision type of thinking. No we are not the '76 Canadians nor are we the '94 Rangers. And we are not the 2010 Black Hawks.
That said, our fwds score enough goals to win most games....yes?. Our backend is infinitesimally better than last year's horrid group....yes?. Our goaltending is withought question MUCH better than last year's version....yes?
Why is it smoke and mirrors that we are winning hockey games? Sorry bud but I'm vexed. So unlike 90% of the rest of the teams in the NHL who win games, if we win games because our goalie played great, it's deemed a negative thing?
We don't have a McDavid or a Crosby or a Kucherov? We don't have a generational player on our roster....just the way the cards are. We have been too good over the past decade to draft players like that. So we are what we are....the collective whole makes us what we are and despite the fact we never for most part have top 10 or so draft picks, we sill have been one of the best teams in the NHL over the past 10-12 years and this year looks to be nothing different.
I truly believe you and others in here take for granted how good we've been. Now maybe it's because I'm older than most of y'all as I've been a fan since 1971 and have seen some truly dreadful times for this organization of ours but we all should really take stock that in the fact that only 1 team wins a Cup each year and trust me when I say this but there are probably 95% of the fanbases in the NHL would would gladly trade places with all of us in a NY minute.
Bottom line, warts and all, relying on Hank and all, we have as good a shot at representing the Eastern Conference than anyone seeing IMO, there is no on who we couldn't beat in a 7 game series and that include the Lightening which I stated in an earlier post and that would likely need to occur in the ECF.....
PuckLuck3043
Stairway To Heaven
I said he was mediocre last year and was up and down. Good against Montreal and not so good against Ottawa. This year he has been great so far.
Machinehead
GoAwayTrouba
I can tell by all the Cups our generational goaltender has won us.
I can`t still waiting on NHL highlights - I admit I was sleeping earlier.. I had my beauty sleep with a completely new with Duck A feathers; a new pillow without getting headache for over 9 hours!
edit; I saw the highlight now and it was a beauty!
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Amazing Kreiderman
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After almost 7 years, I finally got to meet someone from HFNYR!
@JRinNYC
It was great meeting you and we will get together tomorrow for a beer in Vegas!
@JRinNYC
It was great meeting you and we will get together tomorrow for a beer in Vegas!
Amazing Kreiderman
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Lundqvist and Price show that the goaltender position is the least instrumental to a cup win. An elite center, D-man or winger has much more influence on a team's success
PuckLuck3043
Stairway To Heaven
Leetchie...I respect ya bud...I do, but you and your comments symbolize alot our brothers in here Negative Nancy tunnel vision type of thinking. No we are not the '76 Canadians nor are we the '94 Rangers. And we are not the 2010 Black Hawks.
That said, our fwds score enough goals to win most games....yes?. Our backend is infinitesimally better than last year's horrid group....yes?. Our goaltending is withought question MUCH better than last year's version....yes?
Why is it smoke and mirrors that we are winning hockey games? Sorry bud but I'm vexed. So unlike 90% of the rest of the teams in the NHL who win games, if we win games because our goalie played great, it's deemed a negative thing?
We don't have a McDavid or a Crosby or a Kucherov? We don't have a generational player on our roster....just the way the cards are. We have been too good over the past decade to draft players like that. So we are what we are....the collective whole makes us what we are and despite the fact we never for most part have top 10 or so draft picks, we sill have been one of the best teams in the NHL over the past 10-12 years and this year looks to be nothing different.
I truly believe you and others in here take for granted how good we've been. Now maybe it's because I'm older than most of y'all as I've been a fan since 1971 and have seen some truly dreadful times for this organization of ours but we all should really take stock that in the fact that only 1 team wins a Cup each year and trust me when I say this but there are probably 95% of the fanbases in the NHL would would gladly trade places with all of us in a NY minute.
Bottom line, warts and all, relying on Hank and all, we have as good a shot at representing the Eastern Conference than anyone seeing IMO, there is no on who we couldn't beat in a 7 game series and that include the Lightening which I stated in an earlier post and that would likely need to occur in the ECF.....
It doesn't matter with this fan base. We win, they cry. We lose, they cry. I will be the first to admit the rangers have not played well recently but they still manage get points. We are 4 points out of first in a year that I thought would be a transition year.
Machinehead
GoAwayTrouba
LeetchisGod
This is a bad hockey team.
On paper yes but the performance on the ice has been putrid.Leetchie...I respect ya bud...I do, but you and your comments symbolize alot our brothers in here Negative Nancy tunnel vision type of thinking. No we are not the '76 Canadians nor are we the '94 Rangers. And we are not the 2010 Black Hawks.
That said, our fwds score enough goals to win most games....yes?. Our backend is infinitesimally better than last year's horrid group....yes?. Our goaltending is withought question MUCH better than last year's version....yes?
Why is it smoke and mirrors that we are winning hockey games? Sorry bud but I'm vexed. So unlike 90% of the rest of the teams in the NHL who win games, if we win games because our goalie played great, it's deemed a negative thing?
We don't have a McDavid or a Crosby or a Kucherov? We don't have a generational player on our roster....just the way the cards are. We have been too good over the past decade to draft players like that. So we are what we are....the collective whole makes us what we are and despite the fact we never for most part have top 10 or so draft picks, we sill have been one of the best teams in the NHL over the past 10-12 years and this year looks to be nothing different.
I truly believe you and others in here take for granted how good we've been. Now maybe it's because I'm older than most of y'all as I've been a fan since 1971 and have seen some truly dreadful times for this organization of ours but we all should really take stock that in the fact that only 1 team wins a Cup each year and trust me when I say this but there are probably 95% of the fanbases in the NHL would would gladly trade places with all of us in a NY minute.
Bottom line, warts and all, relying on Hank and all, we have as good a shot at representing the Eastern Conference than anyone seeing IMO, there is no on who we couldn't beat in a 7 game series and that include the Lightening which I stated in an earlier post and that would likely need to occur in the ECF.....
Amazing Kreiderman
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The kid has no confidence left. Its written all over his face.
PuckLuck3043
Stairway To Heaven
That's true but he has helped the team to many deep playoff runs in the last decade which would not have been possible without stellar goaltending but you keep bringing up the negative. It's what you do best.
LeetchisGod
This is a bad hockey team.
When we win and actually play well, I have no complaints. Unfortunately that rarely happens.
PuckLuck3043
Stairway To Heaven
I'm sure when we win 5-1 you don't have any complaints. Otherwise I'm not so sure.
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