All in all, this organization is an embarrasment. From all the overpaid, NTC resigning to the lack of managing a roster...it's laughable. Sather and his team have been inept at building a roster year in and year out. Going into this season with this set of forwards is a f'n joke. Derek Stepan is not an elite player but is certainly paid like one. He is paid similar to guys like Ryan O'reilly and Matt Duchene (~6 mil) but he has numbers and impact of guys like Mike Fisher and Tyler Bozak who get paid 1/3 less (4 mil). His skating ability is subpar, as is Hayes, and it is showing loud and clear. Rangers transition game is zero...no speed thru neutral zone. He is being paid like an impact player but is just a passenger on the back of the bus!
I agree with you there Step. Fast is a 3rd or 4th line winger IMO. We need another top 6 forward IMO. That is the missing piece.
With our lack of scoring, two goals is going to be a huge hill to climb. AV loves that 4th line these days. Let's see if we can score now and make this a game again.
LOL...Girardi falls down and there is a goal. This guy is something else. Every time he either falls down or sprawls on the ice, the puck is in the net.
Kind of flat today. No excuses, but terrible travel yesterday and an afternoon game today doesn't help. Still 0 goals against a team that is terrible on D isn't good enough. Get 1 and maybe that can be a start.
Yes...that 2 on 1 goal was Girardi's fault. The man with the puck shot...didn't pass across...and beat Hank, but that was clearly on Girardi....
chuck, let me ask you something. How may times has Dan fallen down the ice or have gone down on his knee and pucks ended up in the net?
I am not going to get on Girardi when he is back on a 2 on 1 and the guy shoots and beats Hank. How the F is that on him...unreal. You guys with the D are so crazy. 6 times in 7 games we have score 2 or less goals in regulation if we don't score 3 today, and we knock the D. We have ZERO ZERO goals again today against a terrible defensive team. I have got to stop this. You guys do you....
It starts down the middle with every team ! We have a solid number 1A guy in Brassard but nothing behind ...that's what's lacking !
Great question JD...where is Zucc. And yeah McD pinched...maybe they actually want to score an f'ing goal...crazy right.