I was thinking the same about Kreider. He can hit 50 again. If they actually had a legit top right winger on their line they would score more 5 v 5. Kreider and Zibanjed score majority of their goals on pp.
Learn from Cuylle, Kakko. That's what you need to do, idiot. All kakko does is plays with his nuts on the perimeter.
Best game for Zac Jones. Could have had a few goals too. Laf is very engaged out there. Love the way cuyyle is playing
The 4th line played really well last night outside of a bad change that led to the Wings 3rd goal. Overall, I think the Rangers 4th line is a 4th line. I think we underestimate how limited depth is in the hard capped NHL. Most team's 4th lines are whatever at best. At least we have Bonino who can win FO's (so far he has been a solid signing), and Goodrow, who is a solid 4th line player. I'd agree we could use an upgrade to a gritty/feisty guy as the 3rd player on that line instead of Vesey, but overall, the 4th line is decent I'd say when you look around the NHL. Solid win last night. As I wrote the other day, every point they get without Fox is a big plus. The team is playing really well, in 1st place with points in 8 straight games (7 of those 8 are wins). Tied for 3rd in the NHL with 19 points overall, and they have allowed the 3rd least number of goals against. Really good stuff. They also have two more very winnable home games, Wild and BJ's, before they get a weird 6 days off in the middle of November. Let's win those games and take a break in style. Quick side note on the Devils. That team is going to score a lot of goals this season, but I think their D and goaltending is at best below average. Losing Graves and Severson, who each played nearly 20 mpg last season, are big losses. Guys like Hamilton and Hughes are nice offensive dmen, but don't add the presence on D that especially Graves added. They will have exciting regular season games, with a lot of high scoring wins, but in big games against good teams, I wouldn't trust them with that D and goaltending.
Great job jumping on Detroit early. Panarin has been great s has the PP/PK. As a longtime Laf critic I'll give him credit for getting another goal in front of the net and playing the best hockey of his Rangers career.
Jones is boosting his value, looks like he really worked on his puck handling. with all the defensive free agents end of year he might crack next year's lineup. .I still can't believe Drury got Gustafsson so cheaply, he must have the worst agent in the NHL.
I disagree, Goodrow is a solid 4th line player as well. He is paid like a top 9 player, which is why he needs to go for cap reasons next offseason, but on the ice as a 4th line guy he is solid. The 3rd forward on the 4th line is where improvement is needed. Put Rempe there if you want, but I think someone with grit, sandpaper, and snarl needs to play as the 12th forward to complete the 4th line in the best way possible for the team. BTW - the fact that we are focused on the 12th forward is a credit to the team in many ways. That is a high-class problem to have.
They will probably upgrade one spot on the 4th line through a trade at some point. Rempe hasn't shown enough to say he deserves a chance yet. He seems more like a career minor league type.
