GDT: The Powerhouse at Buffalo | 2/15/19 - 7PM - MSG, NHLN

[CasusBelli]

Expect big games from:

Miroslav Satan
Michael Peca
Jason Woolley

Need the 0 points big time tonight.

One of these days Afinogenov will get it together and become the next Pavel Bure. You just watch. Hat trick for 61. Book it.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Quinn up to his typical bull****
Av 2.0

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Doublepost

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

Shuffling the lineup around - there's 82 games! - makes much more sense to me than the 11F-7D thing

I’d bet we’re no more than five years from a team playing “Positionless Hockey”.

They're gonna sign up John Gilmour from, idk, Barys Astana

 

[Richard Banger]

Quinn up to his typical bull****
Av 2.0

No he's far from AV 2.0

It's a rebuilding year. This is the time to take aside players and help him learn how to play a 200 ft game. And bring it every night.

 

[Irishguy42]

Continuing to go with 7D is puzzling, but he's not wrong about Chytil.

But I would have just kept him in and go 12-6

 

[Harbour Dog]

*cue shitstorm over our developmental coach making decisions based on young guys development*

 

[17futurecap]

Chytil has been invisible, ducks for cover.

 

[Thirty One]

(I hope he continues to hold Chytil accountable)

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Increases our chances of losing.

I’m cool with it

 

[Harbour Dog]

Continuing to go with 7D is puzzling, but he's not wrong about Chytil.

But I would have just kept him in and go 12-6

12-6 is better for sure, but I think I'd prefer for Chytil to be scratched and to learn his lesson that way then to get a handful of garbage minutes on the 4th line.

Take a step back, realize that you're not untouchable, and come back at it hard the next opportunity you get.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

(I hope he continues to hold Chytil accountable)

I wish he held everyone accountable, but hey. We can't all have what we want

 

[Vitto79]

Continuing to go with 7D is puzzling, but he's not wrong about Chytil.

But I would have just kept him in and go 12-6

Trying to trade 1?

Chytil should play some AHL games but w the purge hevwill get back in

 

[Thirty One]

I wish he held everyone accountable, but hey. We can't all have what we want

Who hasn't he held accountable? Keep in mind, I don't think holding people accountable for a lack of skill is a thing that will work.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Eh who cares

He’ll be back next game

 

[FireGerardGallant]

No he's far from AV 2.0

It's a rebuilding year. This is the time to take aside players and help him learn how to play a 200 ft game. And bring it every night.

How is scratching him gonna help him do that

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Who hasn't he held accountable? Keep in mind, I don't think holding people accountable for a lack of skill is a thing that will work.

Staal, Vesey, Howden

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Eh who cares

He’ll be back next game

Yup. I don’t know if I necessarily agree with healthy scratches being a go to motivational tool bait Quinn is looking at the big picture with Filip. He has looked pretty invisible for a while now, basically since he murdered Rask.

Hopefully this jolts him back. It’s really not a big deal.

 

[Lays]

No words

I don’t mind this. Should’ve done this with Howden a few times though. I think Brickley does well though, he doesn’t put up points but I always thought he’d end up a good 4th liner. He’s a good forechecker
Any word on the official lines for tonight?

 

[Calad]

Staal, Vesey, Howden

Vesey has been benched and relegated to the 4th line a couple times. Staal though... Yeah

 

[duhmetreE]

Staal just isn't as physically gifted. He does what is asked... but he's Staal.

 

[NYRFAN218]

Vesey has been benched and relegated to the 4th line a couple times. Staal though... Yeah

Thirty One did say that he didn't believe in being benched for a lack of skill would work so that kind of eliminates Staal so really, the only guy we're really looking at is Howden. And Howden has been horrible for a few months but we don't know what goes on on the bench, in practice, off the ice, etc. Some guys respond differently to different things. Do I think Howden should have been scratched on multiple occasions? Absolutely. But I'm also not going to lose my mind when DQ has scratched nearly every other player who deserved it on the roster. If anything, he's held more people accountable than any coach I've seen recently.

 

[Calad]

Thirty One did say that he didn't believe in being benched for a lack of skill would work so that kind of eliminates Staal so really, the only guy we're really looking at is Howden. And Howden has been horrible for a few months but we don't know what goes on on the bench, in practice, off the ice, etc. Some guys respond differently to different things. Do I think Howden should have been scratched on multiple occasions? Absolutely. But I'm also not going to lose my mind when DQ has scratched nearly every other player who deserved it on the roster. If anything, he's held more people accountable than any coach I've seen recently.

I agree with you. He's spread the benchings, both in game and before puck drop, pretty well so far this year. Accountability is at an all time high compared to the AV years. Not much to be gained/learned by benching Staal unless it's to set an example for the others.

And most importantly, like you said, we don't know what goes on behind the scenes and in practice.

 

[effen]

How is scratching him gonna help him do that

In the last game he directly caused a goal against by, in the offensive zone keep in mind, skating away from a board battle off a 50/50 after a faceoff, then falling down for no reason, then loafing getting back into the Ranger end as Winnipeg had an extended 5 on 4 they scored on.

Deserved result from a bullshit effort.

 

[Larrybiv]

The way that MSG network gives nothing but praise to Namestnikov, you would SWEAR that they are trying to get suitors for the Rangers.
At times, he has been really good......lately, not so much. Still NO point scoring. Even Vesey puts a few in, now and again.
I dont care how good you are defensively......you have to put some points on the scoreboard, now qnd again.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

The 2nd life of Jeff Skinner