You guys just inked shatenkirk and now want to tank? Honeymoon period was fast! Problem is like others have said the rangers are too good to be bad but too bad to be great. Shatenkirk will help you win enough games to keep you from drafting high. I was stoked when the rangers signed him I don't and didn't want him to keep the Devils from their rebuild. You guys should look to move lundqvist if possible that 8 million hit is only going to get worse. I look forward to the typical Devils suck Devils defense sucks no fans show up replies lol
Nobody cares what you think dumbass. Your team has minor league defenseman and by the time you get any real d, your goalie will be ancient. Every year the season starts and all the crap teams start off good because they are fired up. Then when the real teams kick it in, they suck again. The problem with the Rangers is simple. They have heard the same voice for too long with the coach. The need a different voice.
Buch has hardly been impressive. My lines would be Vesey-Zibanejad-Zucc Nash-Miller-Fast Buch-Hayes-Tambellini Kreider-Desharnais-Grabner Kreider's lazy ass needs to be sent to the 4th line. I call Tambellini up and give him a shot. At this point with the lazy bastards on this team, I move Fast to the second line. At least he and Nash actually play hard consistently. Vesey has struggled but I believe in his game and work ethic. DeAngelo to the minors where he should immediately be moved to forward to learn how to play that position. Staal or Holden to the bench. Graves brought up. McDonagh-Skjei Graves-Shattenkirk Staal-Smith We need a legit top pairing shut down pair. If Shattenkirk keeps turning the pick over. Swith him with Smith. Reduce his even ice time. Let him play all 2 minutes on each PP.
Maybe they will play great tonight and turn things around, but I must admit I don't like these lines: Rick Nash, Mika Zibanejad, Mats Zuccarello Chris Kreider, David Desharnais, JT Miller Jimmy Vesey, Kevin Hayes, Jesper Fast Michael Grabner, Paul Carey, Adam Cracknell/Pavel Buchnevich On defense, the Rangers have Ryan McDonagh with Tony DeAngelo, Brady Skjei with Brendan Smith, Marc Staal with Kevin Shattenkirk I don't see how Buch on the 4th line, or out, makes sense. Fast should be flipped with Buch. Deshar is now our 2nd C. I don't get it. It also shows once again we need another C. If they don't want to play Miller there we need to add a top 9 C. That is where Gorton has really F'd up I think. Deal Holden and add a top 9 C please Jeff. That is what needs to be done for this team. On D, if you want McDonagh at LD you cannot pair him with Skjei (also a LD). I just roll with McD/Shatt and Skjei/Smith and see how things go for more than a game or two. Staal/TD would be my 3rd pair, but I would have Graves on speed dial if we continue to struggle, Pionk also. Issue with Graves is he's a LD, and if Staal is going to be here, and he will be for this season, that is too many LD, unless you move McD to RD which I don't think they want to do long haul.
Who cares about Talbot. He would not be a savior. What fuck is Gorton waiting, seriously. This team looks absolutely cooked.
Just bad all around. Shattenkirk basically tapped the puck instead of knocking it away from Crosby and then there's no way Lundqvist can allow something like this into he net.
Just not a lot you can really say. Hank let's in a goal from behind the net to tie it (yes Shatt should have taken the body or not touched the puck leading to a hand pass, but it was still a tying goal by Hank from behind the net) and then McDonagh turns it over right in front leading to a 2 on 0 tap in. It is popular to get on AV, but this has nothing to do with him. And it is funny that neither Joe or Sam can say how the F does Hank allow that goal, or WTF is up with McD turning over the puck there. Going to be a LONG season.
Overrated players. Lundqvist is old, Mcdonaugh is a 2nd pairing guy that is overrated to be a #1 dman. Kreider and Hayes are lazy players... team sucks
