Post-Game Talk: New York Rangers @ Vancouver Canucks - Feb 28/Mar 1

[Gresch04]

Dave Maloney FTW “She wasn’t very pretty but she sure could dance”.

 

[darko]

Holy **** Namestnikov's English is ****ing fire

He was super young when he moved to States.

 

[Gresch04]

I sincerely hope he will be great for us but lets be real, its been 1 game and personally, i am more impressed by Spooner.

Same here. Can’t deny his skill though. I’ll take my chances on him over dummy JT if he continues to work hard on D and carry the puck like that.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Holy **** Namestnikov's English is ****ing fire

Dude's from Utah. (...ish)

 

[AndreRoy]

Holy **** Namestnikov's English is ****ing fire

He grew up in Michigan and is really more American than Russian.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Holy **** Namestnikov's English is ****ing fire

He was born in Russia but his family moved here when he was 8 months old. I believe he grew up in Michigan. He's basically an American. Good ol' American boy Vladislav Namestnikov, might as well be John Smith out there.

 

[Machinehead]

Giannone: "Omg Hank that game was amazing"

Hank:

 

[Machinehead]

He grew up in Michigan and is really more American than Russian.

He was born in Russia but his family moved here when he was 8 months old. I believe he grew up in Michigan.

Awesome!

I was afraid AV was going to mix him up with Buchnevich and bench him for existing.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Awesome!

I was afraid AV was going to mix him up with Buchnevich and bench him for existing.

I'm sure he was all set to bench him at the first mistake until he heard him talk

 

[aufheben]

Dude's from Utah. (...ish)

This is somehow both interesting and uninteresting.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Giannone asking Lundqvist if he played well. What a dick.

 

[Fox McCloud]

Namestnikov had a great debut. Another strong game by Spooner. Pionk showed some real promise. Hayes, keep up the good work.

And Hank... bless you.

 

[ClutchTom]

I thought I heard Sam say he only moved to Russia at age 9, which would make sense as to why his English is so good. I posted an interview with him in the dedicated Namestnikov thread and was taken aback by how fluent he is. He's a native speaker, basically.

By the way, if I had four votes, I would have voted for Pionk. His best game as a Ranger by far, IMO. He looked about as good as you can look while everything crumbles around you ie you give up 55 shots. He looked really assertive and confident. Took some bombs from the point right off the pass, made good outlet passes and was solid defensively. He looks like a keeper.

 

[Machinehead]

I'm sure he was all set to bench him at the first mistake until he heard him talk

AV: "Hey kid, I didn't know you're Canadian"

Namestnikov: "Actually..."

AV: "You're on the first line tonight, we can use your compete level."

Namestnikov: "K."

 

[nevesis]

Holy **** Namestnikov's English is ****ing fire

How are people just finding out about this? Haha...

 

[trilobyte]

Kreider has been very good since his return, IMO. That was a quick and sharp pass he made to Zibs from the corner. Maybe Chris gets Mika going again.

 

[Machinehead]

How are people just finding out about this? Haha...

I didn't watch hockey for six weeks

 

[Ori]

OT goal, a great finish by John Gilmour too!

 

[bl02]

Hayes played very well yet again. Iirc they said he’s had 11 points in his last 10? Great to see him doing well, such an underrated player for us

It sucks when he struggles he's whipping boy number one. This year he has really progressed well at both ends of the ice and for the most part not a peep

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

I don't know how this hasn't been addressed

I do. It's bc it's a coaching issue

 

[Vitto79]

Hank might need a week off after this game. Horrible defensive effort.

It’s going to be like this . The offense can be good but the D group is just bad. Only a few nhl caliber players

 

[The Crypto Guy]

It sucks when he struggles he's whipping boy number one. This year he has really progressed well at both ends of the ice and for the most part not a peep

Because so many people bashed him and wanted him traded, especially in the offseason, calling him just a 3rd liner, so now they feel silly and can't admit they were wrong so they just ignore what he's doing.

 

[EdJovanovski]

1. Namestnikov
2. Lundqvist
3. Hayes

Can’t rave enough about Namestnikov, he looked absolutely incredible. He looked as fast as Bure, caused turnovers, was very gritty and hard on the puck, made smart passes. Easily the best player on the ice. He looks hungry and hopefully Tampa giving up on him thinking he wasn’t something they needed for their cup run sparked a bit of fire under his ass. He’s supposed to be a great lockerroom guy too, very excited about him can’t believe the Bozo is gone and this is who replaces him! I love Gorton

 

[trilobyte]

Because so many people bashed him and wanted him traded, so now they feel silly and can't admit they were wrong so they just ignore what he's doing.

Last season I wanted him traded. He showed some real improvement since then, so I think what was at least understandable last season is not any longer. So he looks like he overthinks the odd thing now and then but I think he has really improved on that this season. One of the consistent Rangers this season.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Only 50 Saves?!? Where were the other 5?