If I was the owner of Arizona I would fire their GM today. If the dumb fuck GM had traded with the Rangers last year he would’ve got a lot more.
You guys may get your wish of Carolina over NJ in round 1 - NJ just 1 point back. I rather play NJ, but we'll see.
Both teams are able opponents that we lead the season matchups but there is no playoff series tougher than the run for the Cup. There is still a lot of hockey left for the two teams to be playing at their pace. With all the "Gallant better win it all or he's gone!" nonsense from posters who didn't even consider the team playoff worth last year, the Rangers are 7 points off the pace, lots of hockey left. Unless the Rangers absolutely crap the bed in the first round there's no way GG is going anywhere, he's had the most successful start as a coach in Rangers' history.
If we bow out in the 1st round, which is not at all impossible given the quality of opposition, you don't think Gallant will be under pressure? Drury has worked his ass off to get enough cap space to bring in Tarasenko and Kane and a 1st round loss would be epic failure.
I don't see Gallant being on the hot seat this year period. IF they don't advance in the playoffs and IF they get off to a poor/slow start next year then maybe they would consider moving on from him...maybe. But then the question becomes who is his replacement? Gallant has gotten a lot out of this team so far and he has an excellent arsenal upfront. He needs to fix the defensive lapses though.
It really is a great discussion because of the work Drury has done improving the team, and the quality of the first round opponent - CAR or NJ. On the one hand to lose in the first round after all these moves would be an epic fail. But on the other hand can you really get on anyone if they lose in 6 or 7 to the higher seeded Devs or Canes in the first round - who would each be a top 5 team in the NHL - that is difficult to do. I would tend to lean with Grey that Gallant is at least back to start next season. Only caveat I put on it is if Drury feels pressure from Dolan, so he makes Gallant the scapegoat.
The way the playoffs are setup nothing is guaranteed. For example fair or not either Toronto or Tampa is going out in round one. The same for either Carolina/NJ or the Rangers. These are all very good teams.
Bruins loading up. Went out and got Bertuzzi from the Wings. Love his game, can pop in 20-30 goals with a physical presence.
Unless you come up with a better resume coach this coach easily survives this season and next no matter what happens in these playoffs
It is truly amazing how awesome the East is. Good for whichever team makes the SCF. It is loaded. As mentioned, 6 of the top 7 teams may be in the East. For the record, unfortunately I don't think it will be us. I think the physical nature of the playoffs, especially with these East teams, will wear us down and beat our skill.
In some ways, the fact that they got Kane the Rangers would have been better off dealing for O'Reilly instead of Tara from the Blues. His game fits the playoffs perfectly, and he adds what we lack.
Agree ROR would have been a great add. We definitely went for skill over brawn. The B's adding Bertuzzi, Hathaway and Orlov makes them even tougher to play against, which can be a struggle for us if we don't adapt to the physicality.
Tired of the Bruins. All those players they’ve acquired over the past year sucked on previous teams. Pasternak is good but one shoulder by Trouba and you can say goodbye to him. If the Rangers can’t beat them with this roster idk what it’s going to take. Tired of hearing the Bruins, the Lightning, blah blah blah. About time they win a fucking cup. This is the reason why I went from watching 82 games to maybe 20 + playoffs - tired of let downs. They have a roster better than 2013-2014 they need to fucking win
Agree with you on Boston, but I'd take it because that would mean we'd be in the ECF against them. I'll take my chances if you say we get through the first two rounds, which is certainly no guarantee.
There is 0.00% chance Gallant will be back if they don’t make the playoffs. Drury is a mean prick. He won’t take the fall.
Would you stop already. They are a LOCK for the playoffs. Your nonsense is unbearable sometimes Mr. Titanic. Please do not post if/when the Rangers make the playoffs and go a long way.
