This thread is awesome. The 3 usual suspects doing nothing but whining and crying about the coach. As usual destroying the board. This game was no different than any others. Lost again by 1 goal, played the same lines, Blackwell scored 2 goals, Lafreniere scored, but all you guys do is cry about the coach post after post as if he is the reason their 3rd string goalie allowed 5 goals. And you have the extra, and predictable, kicker of your grand leader saying they played well in the 3rd period in spite of Quinn. It was all there. Compare this thread to the one or two very soft posts about yesterdays L. So funny, and again predictable. Once again, the team is what it is right now. They are where they were expected to be, they were not going to be a playoff team this season, but they are gaining experience and will be better for it next season when they are ready to win, and will have the additional experience, and players we need to do so. Kravtsov plays Tuesday, more kids up after the trade DL, the rest of this season should be all about gaining experience for the kids as we prepare to be a winning playoff team again starting next season.
Yes they quit on Quinn then they didn't quit and almost pulled out the win but that was probably after you stopped watching.. They haven't been putting shots on goal instead choosing low percentage passes, everyone wants to be the breadman. I thought Kakko played a good game, liked his aggressiveness. but there seems to be no video evidence online of his legendary one timer, guess it must be too quick to film. These young players have to learn to keep going to the net with the puck and they'll start scoring. See how they bounce back Tuesday.
Panze, I think he was just out on a shift in the last half of the game because Quinn thought it was over at 5-2 and he was in the right position for the rebound. I wonder how many number one overall picks never get to play on the Pp except when there’s 30 seconds left. The season is over, they are not catching Boston and Pitt and the kids should play good minutes the rest of this shortened season. I will be interested to see what happens when kravtsov eventually gets in there.
Quinn is a nice guy. Is a standup guy. He’s a shitty NHL coach. I can see him being a very good college coach. I also don’t think he’s going to survive the season in fact I expect him to be fired before or after the trade deadline.
I understand it's like beating a dead horse. Gauthier got 6:53 of playing time. Laf around 8 minutes and Chytil 11:55.
Carolina picked Gauthier 1st round and he didn't sniff the NHL for 2 years, our young players are all getting play time immediately. I think the Rangers started off the way you would expect a young team who hadn't practiced or played preseason games together. Boston and Philly are still within reach.
Did you guys complain when Lafreniere played 7:53 a few games back under Knoblauch, or 11:50 the game after that? Did you complain when Gauthier played 7:04 under Knoblauch? Did you complain when Chytil played 9:57 or 11:33 under Knoblauch? The answer to all those questions is no, because you guys following your grand leader have a pre-determined narrative, and just want to whine and cry and blame Quinn for everything, and at the same time kill this board. Keep going back and forth in your echo chamber.
I like you mel, but this post right here shows just how much of a joke you have become following your grand leader. It really touches all the bases. First, of course there has to be a reason to not give Quinn credit when something good happens, so he thought the game was over, that's why Lafreniere was out there. Second, the team made a push and showed fight coming back, but no credit, because everyone thought the game was over, so doesn't count. Third, saying the season is over shows you really don't get at all where this team is at. This was never going to be a playoff team this season. They were never predicted to be a playoff team, they never were in position to be a playoff team. So saying the season is over when they are not going to be a playoff team is saying you might as well have sat the whole season out. This season has always been about getting experience for the kids, helping their games grow, and setting us up to take the next step into winning next season. As a real Rangers fan I couldn't be more excited to watch the remainder of the season and see the kids grow, see Kravtsov here, and see more kids here after the trade DL. In the meantime, the 3 of you guys will whine and cry about everything non-stop. Yes, you are a true Rangers fan alright.
You are missing the point Mess, these guys and their grand leader just want to kill the board and whine and cry non-stop about the coach. The only thing different from today versus the past 6 games was the board reaction. Once again VERY predictable as I wrote yesterday.
This post sums up this thread perfectly, and shows crystal clear that Brooks was spot on when he wrote this.
Quinn will get next season to see if he gets them into, or very, very close to the playoffs. If they have a subpar year and miss the cut i think that's when you'd see a change. JD and JG aren't going to be rash about it in a shortened season, when they weren't expected to make it anyway.
I really hope we don’t have to see Quinn in another season for gorton and jd to make the obvious change. And note to Chuck this is MY OWN OPINION. Dump or anyone else is not my leader which is one of the dumber things you’ve said on the board. Everyone has their own opinions. And while I didn’t see us as a playoff team in this division it doesn’t mean we can’t be. We trail the flyers by 2 points and they look like shit. The bruins who I expected to be a lot better just aren’t for whatever reason losing to the devils again tonight for the 4th time in 5 games against them. We handed them a couple of games outselves. Our coach constant scrambling of the lines and his reliance for whatever reason on guys like howden who doesn’t have an ounce of ability while constantly sitting or not playing a kid like gautier who has size and speed and makes things happen drives me crazy. I’m dreading watching how he is going to handle kravtsov when he finally is allowed to play. And I don’t really care if we have 8 people on the board as you keep mentioning or 800. One has nothing to do with the other. I’m on other boards besides this one and I can tell you there is not a lot of love for Quinn on any of them. Friends of mine who are islanders friends constantly tell me about the talent that Is on the team and surprised we’re not doing better than we are. This team should be playing and doing a lot better than it is being the youngest team or not. This team has a lot of talent and this coach that you love for whatever reason is not getting the most out of it.
.500 or maybe slightly better is what was expected from a team with the avg age they do and a defensive corps that is in the bottom half of the league, despite having Fox. Not to mention Shest hadn't played more than 20g. On top of that having to finish top 4 in this division. Next year to me is when the playoff expectations start needing to be met.
13 of the Rangers 15 losses have been by one goal in a tough division yet they're 3 points out of a playoff spot with 22 games left - yep, it's over. Still contending despite a significant lack of contribution from vets to start the season, having 2 rookies thrust into full time defensive starting positions and losing Hank's replacement for a third of the season thus far. Statistically Mika, Strome and CK should have a prolific scoring burst to approach their seasonal norms these last 22 games. Whether Laf and Kakko flourish or not is entirely up to them.
Buch is having a breakout year, Fox is morphing into Brian Leetch, Gorton stole Lindgren from Boston, the usual 3 stooges 4th line can now actually score and thePK is top 5. So much more positive than negative going on with this team so the fire Quinn Karens have to resort to Debbie/Fishstick 81 years taunting bs - good fans.
Just to clarify pp, they're 5 out of spot behind a Boston team with 3g in hand. It would take a minor miracle with 22g left.
