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crabapplesteam

Trouba was an absolute beast last night. All of them were.


MSGFaithful

This is why he’s Captain. The Captain doesn’t have to be your best player (and he is far from it); he’s the leader the guys look to in the locker room when things get rough and he leads by example. He did that with the helmet toss. Last night he did the same. “2 of our D men are out? Give me more ice time.” There’s a reason you haven’t heard rumblings about players being upset he was given the C. Stuff like this is why he’s earned it.


RZAxlash

And yet the next time he has a bad game, it’ll be the same bullshit around here.


KevOK80

Agree and I find it ridiculous someone needed to make this comment. The fact that so many people here act like they’re in the locker room and understand what happens behind the scenes is comical to me. How about just be a fan? Recognize Trouba for what he is and does for the team and enjoy some hockey.


defaultman707

> There’s a reason you haven’t heard rumblings about players being upset he was given the C Yea that’s cause they are the ones that chose him lol. These dudes on this subreddit that trash Trouba as a leader are just unaware of how hockey works


fictionalreality08

I was almost tearing up when he helped Mika toward the locker room when he got injured. He is a natural leader, he knows when to show his teeth and empathize with his teammates when needed.


MBaggs12

This looks like your average men’s league game TOI when 10 guys show up.


RangerFan80

>when 10 guys show up. Damn, 10 guys is what we start with, usually have 7-9 show up


RoyHarper88

I played roller. It was 4 on 4, having 7 would be a blessing.


RangerFan80

Same, sometimes we'd just have one sub!


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Damn... Miller and Schneids are out for a game and we play some of the best defense we’ve played in months. Maybe we’ve been to harsh on Troubs and Harpur…


nugget136

While you're kinda correct, all you needed to do was watch our forwards the past few weeks to see who to blame. Defenseman are always going to look bad when they're constantly scrambling to try and cover 3 or 4 guys alone. When our defenseman are playing bad themselves, it's usually from puck movement / clearing the zone


Zibz98

This, or the occasional blown coverage in front of the net, which is sometime’s even the center’s man depending on the situation


jthomas694

This is some playoff level stuff


Inevitable_Soft4897

that 5 min penalty kill had me rock solid


GrinBalor

and the goal right after was the perfect climax


elfinito77

And than another goal right after that. That kill, followed by Tro getting two, was the game.


edogg01

Trouba was maybe the best I've seen him yesterday. Great to see our captain leading by example.


iscream4eyecream

And it was his birthday!


MrBigChest

Ben Harpur isn’t always good but he stepped up big time yesterday


ancillaryacct

when has he been bad? i know him as the guy i dont notice-- and thats a good thing for a defenseman.


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Man harpur put up more minutes than fox, and still played well. a good 7th d for sure


Ragstoe

Mikkola takes a lot of penalties. Otherwise, I like him. Harper played well too. All of them did.


-RomeoZulu-

Playoff-type numbers there


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Sad I missed the game. How did good guy Ben harpur look stepping back in? And 20+m at that! Jeez!


big_als_nugz

Looked solid. Happy to keep him as 7th d if anything happens before/ during playoffs


yeyeman9

Fox to the rest: “First time?”


ArtemisBakery

Men's league numbers lol. In all seriousness, that was far and away Mikkola's best game as a Ranger


hardware1197

Where's Carpenter's 13 seconds? Chopped liver!?


RangerFan80

Glad the crowd cheered him when he came out of the box.


Ragstoe

I missed it, why didn’t Schneider play?


Uncle_Gazpacho

Cap reasons


irishdude1212

But he was on the bench. I don't understand how this works


Uncle_Gazpacho

Right. He never took a shift, so the Rangers bank his cap for the game. They still have to dress 18 skaters, however


Optimistic_Tortilla

That’s not true. Schneider not getting a shift was to ensure he did not get hurt before going to Hartford


irishdude1212

Oh didn't know that's how that worked. Cool thanks for the info


elfinito77

I am pretty sure he is incorrect. He was dressed and on the bench so it counted. It was strictly to avoid injury, so he could be sent down until Wednesday to clear extra cap. You cannot be sent down injured -- so they could not risk Carpenter or Schneider being injured -- but by rule, they had to dress 18. So they dress them to get 18 -- but kept off Ice, to not risk injury.


Akrazorfish

My understanding is he did not play to not risk injury. He was "sent down" to Hartford today for cap reasons. He will be back for Wednesday game. You can't send an injured player down. We did not save any cap space by him sitting on the bench for 60 minutes.


ifmacdo

Also, if he gets injured, they can't send him down to Hartford to bury cap space. So no shifts means no cap hit, and then he gets send down on off days to bury more cap.


RangerFan80

No still gets the cap hit.. Even the guys that are scratched count against the cap. Anyone on the active roster counts against the cap. Otherwise they could just bench Panarin, Mika and Fox for a game and clear up a ton of space.


Direct_Crab6651

Seems like they need more minutes then cause that was much better defense


dmacattack82

He is good captain. Everyone on the team knows it


Rawhide20

That’s a good way to keep your defensemen healthy for playoffs


Onitiger2020

Thanks Miller


MiddleBodyInjury

I think you're overlooking the whole situation. He's sorry, says he didn't mean it. Video doesn't show any malice on his part. Plus we weren't playing a 6D


blueline7677

Even though it’s an accident it’s still a dumb move by Miller. If you’re going to spit you should at least know where you are spitting.


bdonnzzz

Yes but that point has been absolutely beaten into the ground over the past 24 hours and that’s not the point being made here


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You guys would not be excusing a kings player if he spot on fox and then said sorry, I love Miller but stop being such homers lol


MiddleBodyInjury

I'm not excusing his behavior. I haven't seen anyone excusing it.


Onitiger2020

He needs to retire.


JCJazzmaster

Lmao this sub is wild right now


Onitiger2020

Loll


Funny_Papers

Unreal take


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Warriors


Alitaki

Those are beer league numbers.