Post-Game Talk: SCQ #1 - 8/1/20 | RANGERS @ hurricanes

[lemonybergamot]

Horrible: Panarin, Kreider, entire D besides Smith(!), McKegg, Strome
Good: Kakko, Lundqvist
Decent: Chytil, Gauthier, Zibanejad, Buchnevich
Everyone else: No impact, nobody cared about them

 

[mti79]

Can get out and do things, and by that, I mean continue to drink on the couch.

Sounds like a plan to me

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Hank didn't play as well. His first goal was pathetic. He was old, slow and let a crap goal go in from a bad angle. I don't believe for a second Shesterkin was unfit to play. This gutless coach and organization threw an old man a bone and played the third best goalie on the roster because they have nothing between their legs. Take your medicine. This is a below .500 team without Shesterkin in goal. Can't be denied. They are 10-2 with him in net. You don't play him making up some load of crap. Pathetic.

Crap goal from a bad angle? What?

 

[17futurecap]

Either bench him, or make him play less than 5 minutes

That should be the entire fourth line, they are of no use.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Got a little better as the game went on but on the whole, that was horrific.

Good on Hank. Kakko also looking better. About the only positive take aways.

 

[Black Aces]

You guys hit it on the head with the individual names.

The big guys did nothing. Kakko was our best skater.

We had no urgency and didn't win loose pucks or make the effort to retrieve them. We handled the puck like a grenade. The officiating sucked but we took to0 many penalties.

We had no plan on the PP. We couldn't get a clean entry. I get it..some credit to Carolina but we can't just dump it in and not even have a forechecker to got get the puck. The concept of an unscreened wrister from the point isn't much better.

Too much chipping the puck to center ice or into the offensive zone with no pursuit.

The unforced turnovers were shocking.

McKegg is a scrub. I counted 5 turnovers and a moronic penalty. For that I rather play VK to be honest.

 

[Chytilmania]

not sure there were 3 rangers worth votes...can we vote for carolina players? lol

Not gonna lie I want a write in for Aho's tan. He's going to be unstoppable

 

[Leetch3]

He didn’t today but if Igor can go Monday, which they said he should be able to, you have to play him

he would have played today too if he was available IMO

 

[LokiDog]

Hank stopped 34 of 37 with one being a real good shot on the first shift, one being an almost unstoppable deflection and one being kicked between his legs by Staal. I’d say he did alright.

 

[Fataldogg]

No idea if this has anything to do with the play in front of Hank and even the play of Panarin but I have an insider scoop from Panarin. My buddy worked with Varlamov all throughout COVID and one weekend Panarin was with them to skate. This was right when his escrow post came out. And my buddy said 1) Panarin didn't care about practicing during that issue and was enjoying his vodka. 2) he said Hank is pretty much an outcast on the team. Once Zucc was traded he's been a loner and keeping to himself and some guys aren't the biggest fan of him.
Wonder if guys really do play better for Igor and Georgie than Hank. And hopefully Panarin shows up the rest of the series.

If Panarin is more interested in drinking vodka than practicing than this team is in big trouble.

 

[Siddi]

This folks is a Lundqvist hater. Waiting for the opportunity to slam him. Good job.

We know. Dont feed him.

 

[lemonybergamot]

If Fast can't go I'd like to see Kravtsov next game, but we will more likely see Lettieri or Gettinger.

Lettieri likes to shoot the puck at least

 

[Irishguy42]

That should be the entire fourth line, they are of no use.

Agreed entirely.

Load up the Top 9, and roll them. Make your fourth line at least able to tread water for a few minutes a game.

 

[Kords]

why press box him then? he at least should dress as the backup then over georgiev if Hank has a bad start

I wouldn't even entertain that drivel you quoted.

 

[Chytilmania]

There was no team work or support either. Any time we got a shot off it was just one guy and no one near him for a pass or rebound.
Did we get any shots off from the point besides Lindgren?

 

[Joey Bones]

One down, two to go

Hank played well but if Quinn wants to win, you gotta play Igor next game

Hank had a good game, compared to the amount of shots and chances Carolina had. The rest of the team needs to show up....

But, yeah, I think I'd give Igor a shot at some point.

 

[nyr2k2]

Zib looked better as it went on, Buchnevich was decent, Kakko and Gauthier solid. That's it? I guess Howden wasn't as terrible as usual.

Trouba, DeAngelo were shit. Tony finishing the night with a dumb penalty. Fox...f*** me. Smith did okay. Lindgren I thought was good and aggressive getting into the play.

Lunker was great. First goal was iffy, no chance in the other two. A number of excellent saves. Yes, his rebound control is bad, but all in all he played a good game and if the team in front of him matched his performance, we would have won.

 

[Boris Zubov]

I thought the posting on the GDT was pretty rusty today. Lots of poor takes. Not much humor.

Have to be better on Monday

The first period was really brutal...just like the team.

 

[Chaels Arms]

This is the most top heavy Rangers roster we've seen in an extremely long time. Even during the Gaborik years at least you had some quality two way players at the bottom of the forward lineup. The way this team is constructed, if Panarin and Zibanejad are not the best players on the ice for both teams by a significant margin this team has no chance of winning.

 

[bobbop]

Hank didn't play as well. His first goal was pathetic. He was old, slow and let a crap goal go in from a bad angle. I don't believe for a second Shesterkin was unfit to play. This gutless coach and organization threw an old man a bone and played the third best goalie on the roster because they have nothing between their legs. Take your medicine. This is a below .500 team without Shesterkin in goal. Can't be denied. They are 10-2 with him in net. You don't play him making up some load of crap. Pathetic.

The first goal wasn’t as pathetic as this post.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Also I’ll say again our veterans playing like hot garbage isn’t surprising

They know these play-in games are a joke, and it shows by their play

 

[WojtekWolski86]

No idea if this has anything to do with the play in front of Hank and even the play of Panarin but I have an insider scoop from Panarin. My buddy worked with Varlamov all throughout COVID and one weekend Panarin was with them to skate. This was right when his escrow post came out. And my buddy said 1) Panarin didn't care about practicing during that issue and was enjoying his vodka. 2) he said Hank is pretty much an outcast on the team. Once Zucc was traded he's been a loner and keeping to himself and some guys aren't the biggest fan of him.
Wonder if guys really do play better for Igor and Georgie than Hank. And hopefully Panarin shows up the rest of the series.

Is your friend named Bob Sacamento and can he sell me a "mink" hat?

The whole narrative of the team not playing in front of Hank because they dont like him is a bit ridiculous, especially during the playoffs. I can understand a throwaway game up in Rochester, but this is the damn playoffs.

 

[aufheben]

So is this the first game in his career where Kakko was our best skater?

 

[Rempe73]

No idea if this has anything to do with the play in front of Hank and even the play of Panarin but I have an insider scoop from Panarin. My buddy worked with Varlamov all throughout COVID and one weekend Panarin was with them to skate. This was right when his escrow post came out. And my buddy said 1) Panarin didn't care about practicing during that issue and was enjoying his vodka. 2) he said Hank is pretty much an outcast on the team. Once Zucc was traded he's been a loner and keeping to himself and some guys aren't the biggest fan of him.
Wonder if guys really do play better for Igor and Georgie than Hank. And hopefully Panarin shows up the rest of the series.

If this is true, I’m done with hockey forever.

Well not really, but I’m going to be very sad for the rest of Panarin’s contract

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

This game is summed up in 0-7 on the PP and stupid undisciplined penalties from us. Horrible PKing as well. Just bleeding high quality chances.

I really don’t understand anyone blaming Lundqvist. He looked shaky for the first 10 (first start since February will do that)or so but he was damn good the rest of the way. Made tons of very high danger saves. The GWG was off Staal for Christ’s sake.