GDT: Training Camp 2021: Everyone Else Too Lazy to Make a Thread

[McSauer]

Mika hurt already? hoping just still in quarantine...

 

[Kovalev27]

Why is Johnson the guy with the spot and Smith the insurance? Why not the other way around?

ask management not me. He wouldn’t have been signed otherwise bank on that

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Yikes

Zibanejad not available for start of camp, considered day-to-day

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

According to the Ranger site, Barron is up to 6'4" and 220

The same page has Lafrenière as 6'1", 193, so even those might not be the most up-to-date stats.

In fact... isn't official testing tomorrow?

 

[Mikos87]

According to the Ranger site, Barron is up to 6'4" and 220

That's very believable, from what I heard a while back, the dude looks like Henry Cavill.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Yikes

Zibanejad not available for start of camp, considered day-to-day

Is day-to-day a big worry when there are still two weeks till the season starts?

 

[TominNC]

Panarin-Strome-Buch
Laf-Mika-Kakko
Kreider-Chytil-Gauthier

 

[Mikos87]

It doesn't look like camp will be televised based on my peek of the MSG television schedule.

They should do it digitally. Direct to consumer.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Panarin-Strome-Buch
Laf-Mika-Kakko
Kreider-Chytil-Gauthier

I know a few of those guys are young and we don't know what they'll be, but that's as good as almost any top 3 lines in the league.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Is day-to-day a big worry when there are still two weeks till the season starts?

Normally no, but we all know Day to Days can turn into...many many days..

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Did you guys watch the Rangers' Winter Classic from 2018? 3 years and the changes in that team might as well have been over 10 years.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Normally no, but we all know Day to Days can turn into...many many days..

he just landed in NY a few days ago.

it’s almost 100% tied to mandatory quarantine

 

[SnowblindNYR]

he just landed in NY a few days ago.

it’s almost 100% tied to mandatory quarantine

Honestly, I can't stand how secretive the NHL is about this stuff.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

he just landed in NY a few days ago.

it’s almost 100% tied to mandatory quarantine

Hopefully that's all it is, but why don't they just come out and say that?

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Kreider-Zibanejad-Buchnevich
Panarin-Strome-Kakko
Lafrenière-Chytil-Gauthier
Lemieux-Howden-Rooney


Smith-Trouba
Lindgren-Fox
Johnson-DeAngelo
Bitetto

Shesterkin
Georgiev

Taxi:
Barron
Richards
DiGiuseppi
Miller
Hajek
Kinkaid

They start the season with a 21 man roster to maximize cap space. Bitetto is the extra because they want to make sure he qualifies for expansion and won't put him through waivers on the off chance that he gets claimed. For similar reasons (performance bonuses), Barron and Miller both start out on the taxi squad, but transfer to the active roster several weeks in, displacing Smith (to the taxi squad) and Lemieux (sits as an extra).

Then, sometime in March, an injury to someone meaningful scrambles the whole thing.

 

[Ola]

Miller, Reunanen or Hajek have about an equal chance.

I think Reunanen is at a disadvantage since there will be no PS games. He is remarkably poised under heavy pressure. Practice/scrimmages are always more sloppy and less structured.

 

[Irishguy42]

Honestly, I can't stand how secretive the NHL is about this stuff.

It's pretty annoying but the league and PA agreed to it for the duration of the camp, so what can ya do...

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Hopefully that's all it is, but why don't they just come out and say that?

they can’t.

gag order on anything and everything covid related.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I think Reunanen is at a disadvantage since there will be no PS games. He is remarkably poised under heavy pressure. Practice/scrimmages are always more sloppy and less structured.

Seems like a guy we never talk about but he sounds promising.

 

[kovazub94]

I think Reunanen is at a disadvantage since there will be no PS games. He is remarkably poised under heavy pressure. Practice/scrimmages are always more sloppy and less structured.

On the contrary. Reunanen had the most games this season so he should be more in-season form than the other two

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I think Reunanen is at a disadvantage since there will be no PS games. He is remarkably poised under heavy pressure. Practice/scrimmages are always more sloppy and less structured.

on the other hand, he’s actually been playing competitive hockey this year.

his game should be crisper than those who haven’t played in months

 

[bobbop]

Over/under on the number of times Smith is waived and put on the taxi squad this year? Anytime he is out of the lineup, he grabs a taxi.

I'm betting at least 5X.

 

[NYR Viper]

Reunanen also impressed in last years camp. Quinn and his staff liked him then so he isn’t an unknown. I would imagine that, given equal playing in camp, Hajek and Reunanen start with the team. The left side last 2 spots probably are a fight between Smith, Johnson, Reunanen and Hajek for now with Miller needing to force the issue. Smith can rotate over to RD in a pinch as needed but that would be my guess for the 8D.

 

[Raspewtin]

Reunanen also impressed in last years camp. Quinn and his staff liked him then so he isn’t an unknown. I would imagine that, given equal playing in camp, Hajek and Reunanen start with the team. The left side last 2 spots probably are a fight between Smith, Johnson, Reunanen and Hajek for now with Miller needing to force the issue. Smith can rotate over to RD in a pinch as needed but that would be my guess for the 8D.

nvm misread

 

[Ola]

on the other hand, he’s actually been playing competitive hockey this year.

his game should be crisper than those who haven’t played in months

Good point!