Post-Game Talk: Rangers @ Stars

[EdJovanovski]

Not for nothing but the call on ADA, Seguin took a dive. I heard the splash from here. [Bill Chadwick quote from the past]

He literally took 3 strides before falling lmao

 

[will1066]

We all knew that this team even when fully healthy was a bunch of second tier and third tier talents. Now we just have to accept the fact that we are going to be outclassed and overmatched

 

[Miamipuck]

Go ahead and start one. You want to claim an anti-euro bias. Mika was brought here replacing a beloved Ranger who was a clutch playoff performer. He was billed as a great young talent that also had a physical edge. He’s been hurt half his time here. He’s in his ass all game long, invisible all the other times he plays and hasn’t done a physical thing in two years. When the shoe fits.......

You realize that Mika was an order of magnitude better in the playoffs last year than that "beloved Ranger who was a clutch playoff performer" but hey continue with the hottest of hot takes.

 

[Nopuckluck]

Do you want to know who was a clutch playoff performer for us last season? Mika Zibanejad.

He was good against Montreal.

 

[Nopuckluck]

You realize that Mika was an order of magnitude better in the playoffs than that "beloved Ranger who was a clutch playoff performer" but hey continue with the hottest of hot takes.

Brassard was our top playoff performer when he was here. Period

 

[aufheben]

We're at a 17.1% chance for a top 3 pick right now, and we're only spiraling downward

I love how terrible the new draft system is. This is a great time to be below-average.

 

[Nopuckluck]

I don’t think anyone billed him as physical. The only thing in anyone’s ass is your head in your own. In 8 less games he has the same amount of points as Brassard. And in 9 less games he’s one point behind Stepan. He’s 24 so younger than both, and makes less than Stepan, and a lil bit more than Brassard.

Furthermore he’s been credited with 41 hits so that’s physical.



Here we go again...

Ok so he’s better than Brass and Stepan. Ok! And he’s physical too. My bad. By the way if I could get my head in my own ass I wouldn’t leave the house

 

[DanielBrassard]

I don't see it man. Probably between 8-12. Atlantic teams suck. bottom pacific terrible. I wouldn't even say the Canes finish ahead of us

The Rangers are arguably worse than every team except Arizona, Buffalo, and Ottawa, and they arent ahead by much. I could easily see them dropping that far, especially after trading Nash, Grabner and others.

 

[LeetchisGod]

This franchise is too cursed to get one of those guys. I hope I'm wrong. I wouldn't mind any of those three.
I'm scared of getting Dahlin. Probably tears his ACL his first year here.

I'd take my chances.

 

[EdJovanovski]

We're at a 17.1% chance for a top 3 pick right now, and we're only spiraling downward

Really hoping we get Svechnikov
Zadina screams bust to me :/

 

[bl02]

You realize that Mika was an order of magnitude better in the playoffs than that "beloved Ranger who was a clutch playoff performer" but hey continue with the hottest of hot takes.

Mika had a terrific playoffs but i wouldn't say magnitude better. Brassard had a decent playoffs. And i'm willing to bet lots of money mika will never do what brassard did in the playoffs with this team.

 

[bl02]

Really hoping we get Svechnikov
Zadina screams bust to me :/

I don't know man. If Chytil shows what he's showing him and Zadina on a line for the next 10 years?!?!

 

[will1066]

The realization is that Zib is not the powerful and stout 1C you build a team around. A good 2C and PP specialist is what he is. He's not a bull in the corners. He's not particularly stable with a low center of gravity

 

[aufheben]

The Rangers are arguably worse than every team except Arizona, Buffalo, and Ottawa, and they are ahead by much. I could easily see them dropping that far, especially after trading Nash, Grabner and others.

We should send Henrik to Aruba for a couple weeks. It's tough watching him play this hard when it'd be in the team's best interest to lose.

 

[LeetchisGod]

We all knew that this team even when fully healthy was a bunch of second tier and third tier talents. Now we just have to accept the fact that we are going to be outclassed and overmatched

No kidding. Pretty much every team that we play has multiple forwards who are better than our best guy.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Mika had a terrific playoffs but i wouldn't say magnitude better. Brassard had a decent playoffs. And i'm willing to bet lots of money mika will never do what brassard did in the playoffs with this team.

This isn't really true.

He had a phenomenal opening around against Boston and then basically did nothing.

 

[Rangers in 7]

Mika had a terrific playoffs but i wouldn't say magnitude better. Brassard had a decent playoffs. And i'm willing to bet lots of money mika will never do what brassard did in the playoffs with this team.

Brassard was on one of the best teams this team has had in a long time. If the rangers retool and get more talent on the roster zib could easily shine in the playoffs.

 

[Trxjw]

Need to get used to this sort of game. There's a cloud hanging over the team with all of the trade talk and I expect things to get way worse heading into the deadline. We should see a slight resurgence once some new blood comes into the lineup. I don't see more wins post-deadline, but a better effort should be there.

I feel like I say this every game lately, but I'm ready to move on from Zuccarello. Dude just looks like he wants to get out of here and onto something new. Can't really blame him, but the effort just hasn't been there for months now.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

I love how terrible the new draft system is. This is a great time to be below-average.

Rangers and Habs will get 1 and 2 while the Sabres and Yotes get the 4 and 5.

Oilers will get the three, because Oilers.

 

[bl02]

The Rangers are arguably worse than every team except Arizona, Buffalo, and Ottawa, and they arent ahead by much. I could easily see them dropping that far, especially after trading Nash, Grabner and others.

True at this point they just got a big head start against us lol. so did teams like montreal, oilers and canucks.

 

[DanielBrassard]

We should send Henrik to Aruba for a couple weeks. It's tough watching him play this hard when it'd be in the team's best interest to lose.

I would lol. Tell Hank he's had enough work this season and to prepare for next year haha. This team is so pathetic it's incredible. I'm not sure there's a worse team at defensive coverage and just making simple hockey plays.

 

[Ex Officer Friendly]

Ok so he’s better than Brass and Stepan. Ok! And he’s physical too. My bad. By the way if I could get my head in my own ass I wouldn’t leave the house

I never said he was physical but your hot takes are asinine. I don’t believe anyone billed him as physical I would argue though for his age he is better than both of him. But hang on to the nostalgia of Brass and Stepan and never let the team move on and improve it’s the same as keeping Staal and Girardi around with those awful contracts.

 

[Miamipuck]

Mika had a terrific playoffs but i wouldn't say magnitude better. Brassard had a decent playoffs. And i'm willing to bet lots of money mika will never do what brassard did in the playoffs with this team.

Brassard was flat out garbage against us last year, the difference between the 2 was an order of magnitude.

Edit: So as not sound too hyperbolic, Brassard wasn't good and Mika was last year in the second round...........

 

[EdJovanovski]

I don't know man. If Chytil shows what he's showing him and Zadina on a line for the next 10 years?!?!

Tell me that doesn’t look like a bust

 

[Glennsoe]

Like the song goes:

Where is the passion when You need it the most?