These are the lines I like. Maybe you could switch Buch and Vesey, but this is what it should look like I believe: Chris Kreider, Derek Stepan, Mats Zuccarello Jimmy Vesey, Mika Zibanejad, Rick Nash Michael Grabner, Kevin Hayes, JT Miller Pavel Buchnevich, Oscar Lindberg, Jesper Fast Fast on 4th line is where he belongs. Keep that 3rd line together. I like it. I can also live with the D pairings: Ryan McDonagh & Dan Girardi Marc Staal & Nick Holden Brady Skjei & Brendan Smith The right 6 I think. Maybe move Holden down, but overall I am okay with these for now. Good balance I think.
Why cant this thickheaded coach put Buch on the second line. Vesey should be on the fourth line. The thing with this kid Vesey is he needs to play with the best players to be effective. Thats the issue I can see with him being here. I know he is a rookie but it seems that he was a bit overhyped during offseason.
I agree with your conclusion that Vesey and Buch should be switched. Vesey's game translates to Lindberg's and Fast's 4th line game much better than Buch's does. Buch doesnt play the boards the way that Fast and Lindberg do. He should be with guys who can get him the puck in space, and with guys he can set up with his passing skills. But your logic just doesnt flow. If needs to be with the best offensive players to be effective (which I disagree with), why would we put him on the fourth line with the worst offensive players, thus making him not effective? That doesnt make sense to me.
I agree like I mentioned above you could switch Buch and Vesey for sure. With that said this is the right 12. I like the 3rd line staying together with Grabner, Hayes, and Miller. I am good with these lines, even if Buch is a better fit on the 2nd line and Vesey on the 4th line. I have a feeling those two guys will battle for the final spot in the top 9 the remainder of the season. And Vesey does have 15 goals overall. Not bad for a rookie. Not sure how many more goals you could have expected this season.
You are right that Vesey's game fits more with the fourth line. Thats the issue. This guy was supposed to be a top 6 guy and it does not seem it will happen judging by his play. The problem is he is gonna take a spot in a top 6 from a superior player like Buch because this coach thinks Vesey is a top 6 guy. I just don't see him being more than a good third liner.
He's a rookie. I think it's far too early to be able to tell. Coming straight from the NCAAs, where they play about a third of the games, I think he's done pretty well. Right now he would mesh better with the fourth line than Buch, but that's not a knock on his potential. And if he tops out at top 9, that works for me considering we got him for free. And I dont think anybody was overrating him, he was just the only story to talk about during the dog days of august.
1030 start times are awful. Was up all night with a crying baby so I'm exhausted and don't think I'm gonna be able to last for this one (I know some of you are happy about that lol). Might try to watch the first period and decide from there. Make myself a cup of coffee and see.
Buch does not sniff a second on PP meanwhile Vesey dances like an idiot and loses pucks all over the place. This coach is just an idiot with his favoritism.
Must be the playoffs are coming soon, since the Rangers couldn't put the puck in the net even if their lifes depended on it.
Micheletti needs to GTFO after this season. This homer says Girardi has had a very good game. Are you serious, Joe?
Christ is their anything you don't complain about? I don't know why you bother watching with your constant misery about everything.
