Oh yea. This defense is DEFINITELY not a concern. Lmfao. Can't make this shit up. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING. Yea, we've been winning with bad defense, but against SUBPAR teams. Now we play a team with equal talent and we get exposed. So please, tell me how I'm wrong. I'll wait for your bullshit excuse, don't worry.
No one covers the slot. We have a bunch of pansies on this team that shy away from contact. Get a good forecheck going against this team and they shrink like a dick in Siberia during winter.
Well time to see what else is on tv. No point in watching this team look like a JV squad against a far superior team with better coaching and a better game plan
If Staal isn't playing with an injury then they really need to sit him down and find out what the deal is.
Hey 94, not only are you wrong but you're a fucking asshole pulling for career ending injuries just because a guy isn't playing well. Hope karma catches up to you sooner rather than later. Now do everyone a favor a dump a drink on your keyboard.
AV is a fucking buffoon for continue playing Boyle. He is getting out coached by Therien every single game.
Same old same old. Defense lacking and this time playing a talented team not letting them get away with it. Ranger hitting stats are a joke as I guess they get credit if they accidentally brush up against someone. Not one defenseman can put an opposing forward on their ass and make them hesitant to come back in there except for the kid in the press box. AV needs some teeth in his defense. Our record so far is great but I think in large part to not playing a lot of the good teams and hank playing like the runaway vezina winner. Time to cut boyle loose whether trade or press box or just buy out, use big mac full-time and can bring up diaz as the 7th d man.
I couldn't wait to read the board this AM Prod...and these guys did not let me down. Exactly what I expected. The sky is falling, everyone sucks, the D is awful, Boyle is a serial killer, AV sucks, team is horrible. On and on. Well played guys...LOL.
Said it going back to last year. Team is flawed. There is no physical element to this team. They have guys taking draws that simply suck and can't do it. There are just too many of the same types of players on this team. AV 90% of the time is an amazing coach. However, he's a stubborn buffoon with a few things. Not playing McIlrath is one. Second, he can't grasp the concept you need tough defenseman who can clear the crease. His stupid praise of Montreal's defenseman moving the puck shows that. Monteal was dominated by Tampa even more than this team was in the playoffs because their defense is also soft. How many more times does thickhead AV have to watch Boyle suck and do nothing but screw up games before he puts the kid in there. The problems in order 1. Kreider is a moron. About time for the GM to step in and sit the kid down and tell him the following. Play better and consistent or we will shop you. 2. Yandle is not a difference maker on the PP. So instead of losing him for nothing, they need to deal him and change the makeup of this team unless they can get rid of bonehead Staal. 3. Tell the same thing to Stepan as Kreider. Bottom line is this tool got a big contract and now he's playing like a lazy tool. Play better or you will be on the block. Also, never let Stepan take a faceoff again. He sucks and this shows his lack of commitment to be a top player. He has made no efforts IMO to get better on draws like Brassard did. 4. McIlrath needs to play every game, the rest of the season. Boyle sucks. Fact. He is a negative on this team. 5. Tell Boyle he will not play any longer and accept a trade. If he does, trade him along with Etem and Stalberg for Pouliot and a 2nd with both teams eating half the contract of Boyle and Pouliot. So basically, Edmonton dumps 2 million a season which they will need for other players, gets Etem who is dirt cheap and Stalberg who can provide some depth for them. Rangers get Pouliot back at 2 million a season for the rest of his contract, a high second rounder. Edmonton from what I hear is looking to get rid of Pouliot. Fat chance at 4 million. They have to eat some of that contract. Getting Pouliot will then push players down on lines who don't deserve to be playing higher. You also re-unite the Zucc line. I'm letting Miller take the draws. Bottom line is that Stepan and Hayes suck on faceoffs. Let's see what Miller can do full time on draws. He was good in the minors. His % this year should go up if he takes the draws full time. Plus, Kreider, Stepan and Miller don't deserve 2nd line ice time. All 3 have sucked this season. Pouliot-Brass-Zucc Hayes-Lindberg-Nash Kreider-Stepan -Miller Fast-Stoll-Moore
At some point I'm looking to add a physical, 4th line wing with some offense because D. Moore is starting to look like he's done. Perhaps R. Nash for the 4th line. Edmonton is also going to have to dump some salary before that deal. It's about time for the Oilers to finally trade Eberle. They can't afford him. Toronto seems like a perfect fit for him.
Of course, none of this will happen. All this team does is trade away draft picks and acquire extra pieces which they overpay for instead of changing the team from a soft bunch of assclowns to a team built for the playoffs.
They need Buchnevich here, a guy who can actually make a play without having to be perfectly set up for a wide open net. Nash and Z are the only ones with any semblance of creativity. I agree Dump on the 4th line thing too, replacing Moore is a minor tweak that could help. Someone like Purcell maybe.
Last year through 22 games we were 10-8-4. This year through 22 games we are 16-4-2. 10 more points this year through 22 games. Last year through 22 games we had allowed 58 goals against. This year through 22 games we have allowed 43 goals against. That is a big difference. So if the sky is falling and we suck this year...what the F were we last year...LOL. And we won the President's trophy. Now that doesn't mean we are perfect or don't need some tweaks, we do, but this nonsense of negativity is a comical joke. We can use a top 6 RW as Prod has said. And to me we need to add some power/grit up front. I still think that is our biggest issue, toughness up front. We still try and be too pretty, and that doesn't work well in the playoffs as you get further. I'll also add that Miller AND Etem struggling hurts because I don't like the top 6 without either of them. Hayes should be the 3rd line C, without him the 3rd line doesn't look as good. Miller or Etem has the talent to play that 2nd line role I believe, but neither is there mentally IMO, so it hurts us as we bump Hayes up and Fast up (Fast is a 4th line player). And as 71 loves to point out, maybe Buch can help in this area later in the season. So yeah we have to tweak some things, but for the love of god this negative BS in here is laughable and so over the top. We will finish near the top of the Met, 1st or 2nd with the Caps is my guess, and then the real season will start...the only season that matters for us IMO.
Amazing how a soft bunch of assclowns not built for the playoffs has won 8 playoff series over the past 4 playoffs. Made it to at least the ECF 3 of 4 seasons. Made it to an SCF two years ago. Totally not built for the playoffs...LOL.
