Jan Levine: Game 26: LV 4 NYR 1, Rangers come out flat-footed in loss Special teams back to Jekyll...

Thought i could let you boys alone yesterday and you will win easily and score 7 on Subban... but how wrong was i?

I mean Fast played a lot of the time with Panarin and Strome and it's not like he put up any points either. Panarin will produce regardless of who is with him. That being said I want the guy with the higher ceiling playing with Panarin which right now seems like Chytil. Give me

Panarin Chytil Kakko
Kreider Zibanejad Buchnevich
Lemieux Strome Fast
Nieves Howden Smith

Thought i could let you boys alone yesterday and you will win easily and score 7 on Subban... but how wrong was i?
- VeryModernMan

We always let backups look like Roy.

I think it's about time to send Howden down for a bit. I'm all on board with letting him learn while getting icetime, but he's starting to go in a downward spiral like last year. I would call Lias up and insert him as the 3C while moving Strome to wing. Boo is perfectly fine playing as the 4C for a stretch.

I think it's about time to send Howden down for a bit. I'm all on board with letting him learn while getting icetime, but he's starting to go in a downward spiral like last year. I would call Lias up and insert him as the 3C while moving Strome to wing. Boo is perfectly fine playing as the 4C for a stretch.
- 2sticks1puck

I don't think Lias has played all that well in Hartford though

Lundqvist needs to stop getting nervous and putting the puck in himself

We totally out sucked you guys last night.

Islanders are the best team in the NYC area. This is bullpoop.

I hate hockey.

Regards,


Queenie

We totally out sucked you guys last night.

Islanders are the best team in the NYC area. This is bullpoop.

I hate hockey.

Regards,


Queenie


- Queenie_5_hole

This is all your fault. Your team was supposed to stop sucking this year.

This is all your fault. Your team was supposed to stop sucking this year.
- JRR1285

Taylor Hall on a team means a guaranteed lottery win

if they trade him then their chances of winning are all gone

Taylor Hall on a team means a guaranteed lottery win

if they trade him then their chances of winning are all gone
- jimbro83

I gotta say, last night was pretty frustrating. Because the lack of effort when they could have gone for 4 in a row was appalling. Just (frank)ing try.

I think it's about time to send Howden down for a bit. I'm all on board with letting him learn while getting icetime, but he's starting to go in a downward spiral like last year. I would call Lias up and insert him as the 3C while moving Strome to wing. Boo is perfectly fine playing as the 4C for a stretch.
- 2sticks1puck

Lias couldn't sniff the 3rd line when he was coming off a great preseason. After looking like crap and being sent down, you think he would get called up to fill that role?

Losses happen, but the coming out flatfooted in maddening

Lias couldn't sniff the 3rd line when he was coming off a great preseason. After looking like crap and being sent down, you think he would get called up to fill that role?
- TPC

I don't think he's coming back anytime soon

just reading some of the guys who cover the Hartford games on twitter, he seems to have taken some dumb penalties too

I don't think he's coming back anytime soon

just reading some of the guys who cover the Hartford games on twitter, he seems to have taken some dumb penalties too
- jimbro83

I can't believe he was the 7th overall pick. It looks painfully hard for him to even generate a shot on net, let alone a scoring chance. If it came down to it I would use Brendan Smith over him in an offensive situation.

I can't believe he was the 7th overall pick. It looks painfully hard for him to even generate a shot on net, let alone a scoring chance. If it came down to it I would use Brendan Smith over him in an offensive situation.
- TPC

yeah, I can't honestly say I can think of a thing he does well

yeah, I can't honestly say I can think of a thing he does well
- jimbro83

But seeing the way Chytill is progressing and playing, I am not upset if Lias turns into a complete bust

But seeing the way Chytill is progressing and playing, I am not upset if Lias turns into a complete bust
- TPC

I think they are wasting valuable time getting something back for him in a deal

This is all your fault. Your team was supposed to stop sucking this year.
- JRR1285

I don't know if you mean me personally or the team, but yes....

A Ranger friend was joking with me last night and texted (at 6-1 Buffalo) that we were a Mickey Mouse Club. (frank)ing hard to argue at this point. I'm old enough to remember when Gretzky said that and I can't believe we are back where we started.

I don't know if you mean me personally or the team, but yes....

A Ranger friend was joking with me last night and texted (at 6-1 Buffalo) that we were a Mickey Mouse Club. (frank)ing hard to argue at this point. I'm old enough to remember when Gretzky said that and I can't believe we are back where we started.
- Queenie_5_hole

I remember watching that game when Gretzky said it and I remember the Devils actually had an early lead in that game, like 2-0. I think Oilers won like 13-4

But seeing the way Chytill is progressing and playing, I am not upset if Lias turns into a complete bust
- TPC

Chytil looks 100% like the real deal. I'm not saying Lias is great or anything, but Howden has been trending bad, like really bad like last year. I'd rather fix that because I still think he has a decent ceiling as a 2/3 tweener type guy.

This is all your fault. Your team was supposed to stop sucking this year.
- JRR1285

I could never figure out why so many people picked them to be even halfway-decent this season. They had the same top-heavy forward group, save for the addition of a washed-up Simmonds and a talented rookie built like a girl scout, a patchwork-at-best goaltending tandem, and brought in Subban as the only significant addition on the blueline. PK is a real talented player but he's a luxury item, not the kind of guy that comes in and really changes the make-up of the team.

I don't know if you mean me personally or the team, but yes....

A Ranger friend was joking with me last night and texted (at 6-1 Buffalo) that we were a Mickey Mouse Club. (frank)ing hard to argue at this point. I'm old enough to remember when Gretzky said that and I can't believe we are back where we started.
- Queenie_5_hole

I am not trying to poke or troll but I cannot believe how bad Subban is. I actually dropped him in fantasy the other day.

The Devils are better than this, I think it might be time for some new personnel behind the bench.

I could never figure out why so many people picked them to be even halfway-decent this season. They had the same top-heavy forward group, save for the addition of a washed-up Simmonds and a talented rookie built like a girl scout, a patchwork-at-best goaltending tandem, and brought in Subban as the only significant addition on the blueline. PK is a real talented player but he's a luxury item, not the kind of guy that comes in and really changes the make-up of the team.
- eichiefs9

Yeah, but are they really this bad? Subban can be a game breaker but now he looks like the opposite. Simmonds I kind of expected to have more in the tank.

I am not trying to poke or troll but I cannot believe how bad Subban is. I actually dropped him in fantasy the other day.

The Devils are better than this, I think it might be time for some new personnel behind the bench.
- JRR1285

if the Devils want to dump him they'd have to pick up 50%, unlike Nashville who made out like bandits getting rid of that whole salary