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Like honestly I thought our Stanley Cup checklist from The Athletic was pretty accurate.
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Like honestly I thought our Stanley Cup checklist from The Athletic was pretty accurate.
Yeah I added to that post. I think Zibanejad has been coming around a bit at least.
Kreider has been mostly awful lately but I also feel the most confident in him being fine once the playoffs start.
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I really don't think it's wise to draw major conclusions about the playoffs from games 60-82 in a season where we are in the playoffs.
Most players out there are visibly giving 85-90% effort right now. Sometimes we forget just how much faster, more committed (in terms of man marking, forechecking, and back checking) the playoffs are.
Guys like Lindgren and Trouba are, at least in theory, built more for the playoff games with less time and space.
That said, I wished we played each of them a few minutes a game less. In my ideal world, we give 2-3 extra shifts a game to Schneider when Trouba comes back above what he was playing before. In the same way, I'd like more and more Gustafsson/Jones shifts with Fox that start in the offensive zone, with Lindgren-Schneider covering the off minutes.
Most players out there are visibly giving 85-90% effort right now. Sometimes we forget just how much faster, more committed (in terms of man marking, forechecking, and back checking) the playoffs are.
Guys like Lindgren and Trouba are, at least in theory, built more for the playoff games with less time and space.
That said, I wished we played each of them a few minutes a game less. In my ideal world, we give 2-3 extra shifts a game to Schneider when Trouba comes back above what he was playing before. In the same way, I'd like more and more Gustafsson/Jones shifts with Fox that start in the offensive zone, with Lindgren-Schneider covering the off minutes.
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Also Avs fans on Twitter are stupid.
MacK deserves an assist because Rantanen “pushed” Lindgren’s stick which caused the goal.
No, Lindgren’s dumb ass tried to slide that puck to Igor and ended up sliding it through him instead.
The rule is lame so anyone pissed over that has a valid reason to be so, but there’s no need to distort reality.
MacK deserves an assist because Rantanen “pushed” Lindgren’s stick which caused the goal.
No, Lindgren’s dumb ass tried to slide that puck to Igor and ended up sliding it through him instead.
The rule is lame so anyone pissed over that has a valid reason to be so, but there’s no need to distort reality.
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I'm more, if just marginally, confident of Kreider bringing it than Panarin, who has historically not shown up when it becomes Kumite full-contact. Can the old dog learn a new trick by not trying to force cross ice passes into a mine trap?
And to pin the D woes on Lindgren and Trouba is unfair. Fox is very vulnerable this year, takes penalties a lot when he gets beat. We all know Miller is going to get walked at least a couple of times per game. Gus makes braindead plays, you can count on that too. When it's a tight, close quarters, combat type of game, Lindgren and Trouba will rise up.
They got a gift goal and are complaining that the gift didn't give MacK an assist.
He has been shooting more, and it's a good shot. Maybe he'll start blasting instead? Whose to say?
Trouba has been a beast in the playoffs for us
It’s lindgren. Rushes back last night and what’s he do scores a goal against us.
But imo if we get this Panarin we are going to be a force and I think we will be cause for the first time he has real linemates to play with
It’s lindgren. Rushes back last night and what’s he do scores a goal against us.
But imo if we get this Panarin we are going to be a force and I think we will be cause for the first time he has real linemates to play with
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It's kinda hard to know whether Lindgren and Trouba will be good during the playoffs.
They're not puck movers, and you need that in today's NHL. But I also feel like they play with an edge that our other defensemen don't. And I like that for the playoffs.
Whether you think it was dirty or not, Trouba's hit on Crosby two seasons ago was the turning point of that series.
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Agree about the edge and physicality that Lindgren and Trouba can bring. Puck movers are so important, but I tend to think that in the playoffs it is more about making a solid first pass out or get it out of danger and live for the next shift vs where it's all about stretch passes all the time. Skating it out will still be important. Smart puck management is what's it's about at the end of the day.
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I think the bigger issue is that Fox is our only good defenseman. Other contenders have like 2 or even 3.
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Low danger shit is by definition a nothing burger. If a team allows to get scored on these then this team is dreg
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IMO Lindgren and Cuylle (?) deserve assists (on Kakko’s unassisted goal) way more than McK
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the annoying thing is that because they've been a top team all year, they will get clowned for losing if they do as if the expectation was high. but they don't get the airtime/credit for high expectation before the fact. it's lose/lose.
they're just not gonna get the same love from casuals or analytic media types. refer to my earlier reasons why
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Yup, Brodz. but Aves didn’t have a possession - it was more of a deflection off of him rather than a controlled action.
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We don’t need love from casuals. F ‘em.
Do you hear how many Ranger fans are in every other building? That’s why other fan bases hate us. Our fans take over their buildings. And not just some cheers. There are LOUD “Igor” and “Let’s go Rangers” chants. We have enough fans, we don’t need bandwagoners.
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I think the rangers played great D. Colorado is way more skilled than Carolina but I agree they looked quite like Carolina today. Rangers kept them to the outside mostly.
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I’m reading there’s a bit of Roslovic concern. I think he - and Wennberg will be alright. When players join a team mid season they get a bit more spotlight. New teammates feeding them to see what the new guys can do. Then they kind of settle into their role. I think this is that settling-in period where the new guys are trying to figure things out.
This coaching staff seems pretty switched on tho. They’ll end up in spots to succeed.
After a couple weeks I can foresee them both doing some good standout stuff.
This coaching staff seems pretty switched on tho. They’ll end up in spots to succeed.
After a couple weeks I can foresee them both doing some good standout stuff.
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