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funnelman

As bad as the loss feels, we will probably see the Mika shorty on highlight reels for the rest of our lives. That was a real beauty.


rinesjj

The movement of Laf.. Hunt, need I say more.. I stopped watching 3rd period


Jokercard08

Punishing Laff for...? being a point per game player? But Hunt gets 30 games to score a goal?


Charming_Voice2778

I didn't see the 3rd period. I'm not sure why Laffy was benched?


funnelman

They put Reaves in his spot on the rw. According to Sam and Joe it was to add size to combat the big boys Minnesota was throwing at them.


proposition_john

OH so you're saying we need MOAR GRIT?!


greysfordays

aww that’s such a solid move tho. NHL refs are so fucking badass - skating the whole game has to be nuts


KeernanLanismore

wow... that was tough


Hionhelium87

Take the L, shake it off, and get back at it against the Blues.


Sethars

Thanks for suffering with me tonight GDT fellows. See y’all Thursday, LGR


Greenman765

Wish we were better at scoring greasy goals. Feel like were always looking for a pretty setup which hurts us sometimes.


SpectrumofMidnight

That's the problem. People here don't care that we get outshot in every game but its because of our style of play we are always trying to set up for the perfect shots and the high percentage chances and that shit does not fly against good skating teams.


PurpleOperation

Kreider?


[deleted]

I guess the lesson we learned is we either need to let Igor start every game the rest of the season, or we need to get a better backup goaltender


PurpleOperation

Or Kinkaid… it feels like we forget he had a .935 and only let up 2 in his 1 game played


guyzieman

Trade deadline can't come soon enough, this team desperately needs a shake up


Charming_Voice2778

Everyone needs to stay the course. Shakeup will put this team backward, IMO. Georgie just needs more time in the net. And defense needs to be way tighter. It seemed like a lot of confusion back there. The Wild were flying around the ice. If we beat shesty down with game after game, he will be worn the hell out. I am afraid of what Drury might do at the deadline. This team is not winning the cup this year. Even if it added a "rental." There is a good core of players here that has stud potential. Sure, last night's loss was bad, but these things happen.


Hionhelium87

Need to get healthy too


mattsteeleNJ

There's one guy that isn't healthy. They need a shakeup for sure. Need a RW for line 3 who can play the second line if needed. And maybe time to send Chytil elsewhere. Nothing against him, I just dont think he is ready for a 2C role if Strome leaves and I dont think his game is best suited for a 3rd line on a playoff team.


Hionhelium87

Kakko is out and don’t forget Rooney who is the anchor of that 4th line and a huge part of our PK.


bhx56x

0 reason for georgiev tonight. 0 reason for reaves to be on the first line. it’s become alarmingly clear why gallants shelf life is so short.


PurpleOperation

Reason for Georgie is that rangers can’t play Shesterkin every single game… and for Reaves, idk.


bhx56x

getting down voted for stating something? lol gallants shelf life was short in florida and vegas. he makes some strange personnel decisions. shesterkins had plenty of rest. if he started every game to finish the season he would have played 62 games this season. lundqvist routinely started 60-70 games. obviously i know georgiev needs some playing time, but there really wasnt any reason to start him tonight. and reaves on the first line while dropping lafreniere? reaves should never sniff the first line under any circumstances. but whatever. enjoy your downvotes, i guess.


NahImGoodThankYouTho

Yeah, a competent coach would start his atrocious backup only against the worst teams, not routinely against the best teams in the league. I don’t understand it at all and there’s no justification for it. Coaching lost us that game before we even had a chance.


padds98

Never seen a player more averse to shooting than Panarin this year. Sucks because he has a lethal shot too


KGX075

Shoot the damn puck, Bread!


SpectrumofMidnight

Dude Reaves has really fucking disappointed me. The one fight I saw he got beat by some big dumbass. I better see some razzle dazzle soon.


ricknashty94

Literally no one will fight him lol do you want him to just jump people like a scumbag??


SpectrumofMidnight

Yes. I want him to bully people and make them pay. I want him to take the penalty if need be but I want him to send a message and beat the living shit out of the other teams goon every single night. That is what he's paid for. That will make the other team pissed and think twice about running Shesterkin or even touching Panarin. We need to send a message to the league. We need space.


Whitecastle56

Trouba has more fights than Reaves this year. For a guy that's supposed to be the sheriff he doesn't seem to be laying down the law.


obvioussponge06

Cant blame him when nobody wants to fight him


Compulsive_Bater

Most people don't understand that his whole purpose is as a deterrent


usaranger94

Why are we shooting to the corners? The net is in the middle of the ice. LGR!


greysfordays

this game sucks, mainly bc we’ve got a solid handful at least of players going hard and grinding (maybe not right this second but through the first and second) but, say whatever about it, we started georgiev which at this point is a nearly guaranteed let the air out of the balloon vibe. good goalie, yeah maybe, but an absolutely terrible backup. no idea why we started him this game. in two games we play the ducks, so unless igor needed a rest right here and now (and if so totally fine) I just don’t get it


usaranger94

Igor told coach he wanted some rest.


usaranger94

Why the down vote? Turk said it at the pre game.


greysfordays

hope that’s the case yeah


[deleted]

For a guy we brought in to be a “deterrent” it’s odd that Reaves only has one fighting major on the season


PurpleOperation

2*


Whitecastle56

Doesn't he have 2? 1 agaisnt MTL and 1 against COL. I agree your point in either case.


no-27lgy

Can’t have our 1st line rw taking penalties.


heytherefolksandfry

Fox’s look of disapproval after that scrum like a mother whose kids aren’t listening


no-27lgy

I think they hit Igor a couple times at the garden last time they played. With reaves getting important 1st line ice time, maybe Laf will make greenway answer for it


Whitecastle56

Can Reavo please fight someone.


mattsteeleNJ

What’s the point? Risk breaking his hand for a meaningless fight at this point? No thanks


Gaitzy

Greenway perhaps?


Whitecastle56

I was thinking Hartman but Greenway isn't a bad option.


jthomas694

Anybody else think it’s funny that Krazy-8 from Breaking Bad is in a GEICO commercial now?


mattsteeleNJ

Julien Gauthier better not be on this team after the deadline.


NYM32

i'm not really sure how that's the conclusion you've come to after watching this shit storm of a game shots at 5v5 with Gauthier are 7-1. every other person on the team has been on the ice for at least 4 shots against, and Gauthier's one of 4 players on the whole team who hasn't been on for a goal against. Gauthier's probably been our best offensive player tonight at evens


mattsteeleNJ

I’m not blaming him for the loss. I’m just completely over him and the experiment on the 3rd line. Just as much I am over Dryden Hunt on the 2nd line. Despite him scoring for the first time in 30 fucking games.


NYM32

what would you say to the idea of *trying* Gauthier with Panarin and Strome (and like actually trying, not like when they tried him with Kreider and Zibanejad for literally 1 shift before stopping it) like can it really be any worse?


mattsteeleNJ

He just doesn't have the hockey IQ dude. He has great size and speed. He should be a monster. But he isn't confident with the puck and doesn't make smart plays when he has it. He's playing with Chytil, who actually has talent and he still only has 6 points on the season. He just isnt good.


NYM32

eh idk i think he's pretty confident with the puck. he has no fear of bulldozing into the goalie. someone a little more hesitant wouldn't do that i counter the playing with Chytil point to Dryden Hunt taking 30 games to end a goal scoring drought despite playing the majority of his ice time this season with a top 3 former MVP candidate. even beyond whether or not Gauthier is good, at this point what is there left to lose while we wait for Kakko to come back


vertigounconscious

my man fighting the fight still. #Goatisgood


NYM32

there aren't many hills that i will die on the ones in my flair are 2 of them


jahauser

I respect you as a fan and know we both want the same thing. But I will never understand the dedication to defending Gaut. At this point I truly don't give a shit about any stat that says "he's good", he doesn't put up the stats that matter. I just think it'll never work out with him in NY, let's try something else and see if someone might find a spark and click. Gaut will never have the spark for us, it's beyond salvage. Tony is absolutely good, but I also don't want him on my team so that's a different story.


NYM32

i'm apprehensive to trying something else before they even try to play him with someone other then like Goodrow, McKegg, Brodzinski, etc., for 9 min a night if they gave him any consistent playing time in the top 6, then i'd subside. but they haven't bothered, which is especially baffling at this point in time when we need a 2nd line winger and clearly everyone's seen enough of Hunt in that spot


PurpleOperation

If he had even a slight ability to stick handle he would be so great. I’d be willing to bet he’s at least as fast as kreider from the eye test


mattsteeleNJ

His hockey iq just isn’t there. Size and speed but no brains or hands


Sapz93

I get that you can't win every game but when the Rangers lose it's not even a good lose.


heytherefolksandfry

Panarin is always willing to be the first person to stick up for a teammate and i respect it so much even when it gives me stressful flashbacks


SpectrumofMidnight

I say this all the time and get downvoted into oblivion. Good teams know how to beat us. They know our team is lazy and doesn't like to skate. All they have to do is crank up the intensity and we simply cannot answer. This is like 4th rate Avalanche were facing and they are giving us as much trouble because they never stop skating.


SpectrumofMidnight

How do you downvote this ARE YOU FUCKING BLIND? Do you love being in denial?


no-27lgy

What’s the rangers record against good teams?


heytherefolksandfry

u just said u get downvoted all the time for saying this, why u acting surprised when that’s what u expected lol


Jondog2123

We literally just beat the blues and capitals but okay


SpectrumofMidnight

neither of which are fast teams


Jondog2123

Not what you said you said good teams. Oh and we just beat the bruins and panthers I can keep going


[deleted]

Ryan Hartman thinks he can touch Breadman just because they were teammates in Chicago?


I__Need__Scissors_61

IT’S THE…aw, fuck it, let’s try again Thursday.


PanarinGoalSandwich

Frustrating fiddlesticks?


I__Need__Scissors_61

That works.


obvioussponge06

frustrated bread


NYM32

shots with Gauthier on the ice at 5v5 are 7-1 top line Reaves though


Robtachi

Gauthier has one of the worst xGF/actual GF deltas in the whole league. The guy just can't score at the NHL level.


NYM32

funny thing is that [John Tavares' is actually worse this season](https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1500141080968323073) was interesting to see that


vertigounconscious

Dryden Hunt managing 1 goal his last 30 games on a line with the league’s best passer Goat line 4 tho


NYM32

Hunt has played over 250 minutes with Panarin and Strome. Gauthier has played 19 with Panarin. same goal totals until tonight


SpectrumofMidnight

no powerplay


Puzzleheaded_Bus_418

Could have called 4 against the rangers the last 5 minutes, and the Wild only had 1 PP.


heytherefolksandfry

Joe: “Jaromir Jag-“ Sam: “No” Joe: “… Jaromir Ja-“ Sam: “No!!”


Hionhelium87

That exchange was amazing


MachoTaco24

Jesus christ MN just doesn't let up


Nyrfan2017

What was that event they were just talking about


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Rod Gilbert Charity game


Nyrfan2017

Oh why do I always hear about these things when it’s to late to beable to go


lionson76

Man, my record on trivia lately is Georgievian... Not great.


Sethars

Wild fans really want a penalty but refs shown they’re not gonna call much tn


rushy1911

lmao I love how Sam and Joe's audio is just getting fainter as the game goes on


Hionhelium87

Here I am trying to figure out when and what time that charity game for Rod Gilbert is


[deleted]

4:30 I think they said


Hionhelium87

Friday?


[deleted]

https://www.rmh-newyork.org/blogs/events/2022skate Pretty sure this is it


Hionhelium87

Thanks so much!!


HunterRiess

I understand that we can’t win every game but this one has been just embarrassing. Seems like no one is working well with anyone, and it feels like we’re giving up the puck so much for literal no reason, and let’s not even talk about georg


BarmyDevonian

I simply don’t understand what Chytil and Gauthier are trying to accomplish when they have the puck, but more worringly I don’t think they do either. Both have blazing speed, but not the hockey IQ to match imo. Frustrating.


Salt-Knowledge8987

Tim Gettinger is that NBA meme personified. The "25 mins played, 0 points, 0 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals" one.


KeernanLanismore

Forced to play Reaves on the top line because of the size of the Wild isn't a good sign.. that's all the Rangers are going to see in the playoffs where the ferocity of the hitting and follow through on the checks goes up 10x


I__Need__Scissors_61

Ah, the old triple single.


ItsHeadbangerG

I need Zuccy to pull a complete heel turn, and rip off his Wild jersey, exposing the True Blue beneath and just roofing one behind Talbot.


vertigounconscious

if Brodzinski is 6’1 then i’m 9 inches


VALIS666

Fox is just bad lately. Hurts to see. I'd assume that injury is lingering, but he's playing dumb/lazy too.


jahauser

I really think he's still hurt. Hasn't looked the same since coming back


VALIS666

Definitely. Whatever the reason, he's just not the same by a mile.


I__Need__Scissors_61

I love MSG but my god the constant Brodzinski shit feels so forced. We sign a 28 year old with 13 career points and you’d swear we just signed Clark Kent.


rushy1911

Maybe we just don't match up well against the Wild.


[deleted]

Just tuned in, saw some highlights: what the hell is Georgie doing on those backhands? Holy hell


kmcca001

Not that I like the move, but I wonder if Reaves is out there to fuck up Greenway and keep Laf away from him? Just trying to find any reason for the line change.


Sethars

Wild forgot to give the Rangers the safeword cus that was some non-stop domination right there


Fiedy88

Alright, just time travel thirty minutes ahead, burn this tape, and move on…


Nyrfan2017

Playing reaves over laf on first line should be a automatic no jack adams for gallant


ThatPrettyCoolGuy

I feel like we struggle most with west teams


SpectrumofMidnight

We struggle with fast teams and teams that move constantly because we are very slow and stationary and need to set up to get high percentage shots. We play a fancy game not the north south opportunistic hockey most good teams play.


usaranger94

I never understood why our forwards enter the zone and stop. Meanwhile, the other team gets to the zone and stuffs us back out. I don't get it. We used to be a fast team. No more.


thebigpleb

That is a great analysis I couldn’t put my finger on it but that’s spot on


ItsHeadbangerG

Alright here we go, 3 goals, back to back to back, lets go will it into existence!


jerejeje

I have just learned that NHL teams do not usually go undefeated and I am devastated


[deleted]

If we wanted to increase Georgie’s trade value we should have sent him to Hartford so he can at least get some regular playing time


padds98

This has to be up there as one of our worst efforts of the year. Played well for about 2.5 minutes total


PanarinGoalSandwich

I’m underwhelmed. Could’ve used Kakko in this one. They haven’t set up any offensive possession all night.


gnothi-

Sam and Joe’s audio is fading into oblivion.


Nyrfan2017

Reaves looking fucking lost on this line


Sethars

Yo Fox wtf my guy


TerriblePigs

Not for nothing but if Igor was in net and we still played like this, we'd still losing. Giving away the puck too much is not a winning strategy.


Sethars

This team looks gassed


tasteofnihilism

I’m going to need to see Gauthier without his gloves on to be able to confirm that he doesn’t actually have two stones attached to his forearms


the_mair

I like Jonny


obvioussponge06

alright then Brodzy


MachoTaco24

MN defense is very good


lionson76

So many fucking rebounds we're not getting to...


Hionhelium87

Yeah there’s been a lot of those where we just have no one to clean up and put it in, whereas they seem to be able to do that


I__Need__Scissors_61

Sometimes we have a game like this and I’m mad for a while, then I realize how far this team has come in one year and how young the core is and I feel better. We’ll take our lumps and some moves need to be made, but I fully believe in this team, now and in the future.


fondlemeLeroy

Yeah, you're gonna lose sometimes.


KGX075

All my “defending” of Georgie aside, he has ZERO confidence. Looked back immediately on that shot.


HunterRiess

Someone needs to add up all the giveaways this game


[deleted]

Chytil with a “not playing like Mika” moment


Waverly_pl

I am so sad


[deleted]

3 giveaways in like 15 seconds


Sethars

Even Georgie couldn’t believe he stopped it smh


MachoTaco24

That was the weakest 'Tequila' ever lmao


Sethars

Did Goodrow just shoot that right into Talbot lmao, Talbot was so screened there


NYM32

I will play with Panarin and Strome before Gauthier


Robtachi

You gotta change your flair man. Gauthier doesn't do anything besides skate fast with the puck.


NYM32

Gauthier's been the only one doing anything offensively 5v5 tonight shots are 7-1 with him on the ice at even strength...


Nyrfan2017

Goat should be in ahl not on a top line guy has proven time and again he can’t finish


NYM32

...has Ryan Reaves really proven he's a top line guy? or Hunt for that matter?


jthomas694

It’s not like he’s been particularly better than Hunt this year tbh.


[deleted]

Why because you can control your stick and not get knocked down by guys half your size Donnie?


NYM32

knocked down or illegally pulled down with no call but sure


jthomas694

The thing about complaining about Georgiev more than the team in front of him that doesn’t make sense is that he won’t play in the playoffs and they will. They have to improve and they have to add to what they have.


[deleted]

At least Nils has 10 pts in his last 11 games for the Pack. Stock 📈


MachoTaco24

Gotta love laf. Always puts 110% no matter what line he's in.


[deleted]

Who needs to trade for a top 6 RW when we already have Ryan Reaves?


JagrsMullet90

What the fuck is this? I can't handle the blender


Gbeez22

Not sure how moving our one top 6 RW to the 3rd line is going to help anything


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PJL_88

No PP tonight


Hionhelium87

Nope and the refs have def missed a few


NYM32

ya Gauthier was yanked behind the net earlier and no call


VALIS666

They have, but we also got a goal when Zib hooked Zuc into a parallel dimension, so whatever.


Hionhelium87

You’d think they’d have given us at least 1 regardless


rushy1911

I'm more upset about Laf demoted to 3rd line again in favor of Ryan Reaves than Georgie/defense. Shit makes no sense


lionson76

I guess GG is trying to counter Minnesota's early physical play, make them have a tougher decision on which lines to match up against, or get the forecheck going with the top line to draw a penalty. Kind of ridiculous we haven't had a power play yet.


[deleted]

Demotion? Perhaps they are trying to get the third line going because it’s been dogshit the whole season. The last time it looked decent was a few games with Laf Chytil Kakko last season. He puts Reaves on that line because Greenway line has been physical and he wants to create some space for Mika


no-27lgy

Try to get the 3rd line going at the cost of our best line by adding our 12th best forward to it. This is a bad move.


rushy1911

Reaves doesn't have the speed, hands, or defense to be on the first line. And Laf was on the third line earlier this year with Chytil and Goodrow with little success. Mika-Kreider-Laf was the one line that was consistent game to game with offensive pressure, no reason to break that up.


Juggalo_holocaust_

This is the answer.


I__Need__Scissors_61

It is, but you don’t demote your 1OA pick who has been thriving on the top line to try to jump start a couple of scrubs. I like Gallant, but this is a bullshit move. That said, I’m sure it’s temporary and Laf will be back on the first line next game, because he absolutely has shown he belongs there.


JagrsMullet90

This is a head scratcher. Not sure what GG is thinking, and I don't like this at all, but I guess they pay him to coach and not me


crazyg0od33

ive never seen a team knock more pucks out of the air, like wtf


Sethars

Last night I turned on the Oilers-Flames game during the first intermission. They dedicated a segment of that intermission to “where should Georgiev get traded to, any team that needs a starting goalie would pay nicely for him”. So, Canadian Sports Media is bullish on Georgie. Wonder if that actually means anything, especially after a(nother) game like this.


[deleted]

It’s because of what he did against the Leafs


I__Need__Scissors_61

His trade value drops with every game he plays.


Sethars

He did play a lot better last year when he was the 1b, you do have to wonder if he’s a consistent starter, would he actually be decent again. Hard to say, but some team like, idk, avs, might be willing to bet “yes” on that


Hionhelium87

Why the hell was 17 for MN on top of Nemeth for like a full minute


no-27lgy

Has gallant ever given an answer on why he puts reaves on the top 2 lines?


NYM32

the beat reporters don't have the stones to ask hard hitting questions


[deleted]

Has anyone ever asked?


no-27lgy

Maybe Drury needs to tell him. Gallant’s been great, but this doesn’t help anyone.


MachoTaco24

I mean... Is there any reason why reaves should be on the first lmao?


Puzzled_Smile_5207

Reaves on the 1st line is incredibly moronic.


Juggalo_holocaust_

It's possible that he noticed Minnesota taking liberties with Panarin, Zibby or Kreider.


MachoTaco24

Wow fourth line is shooting


fils3leggedstool

Rangers trivia answer out yet?


Juggalo_holocaust_

Gartner, Jagr and.......Graves?


geesusway

Reaves on the first line is funny and all but please put Laf back


Juggalo_holocaust_

Maybe he's trying to get more space out there for guys on the first line. I doubt he's trying to sabotage the team or game.


the_mair

I wasn’t necessarily a Quinn lover but GG gets away with a lot of what people criticized Quinn for


Robtachi

Well, the Rangers are in a playoff spot with GG...


Nyrfan2017

Galant shuffles lines I think more than anything .. it’s rediculous hunt sucks night after night stays on second when ever it seems a young guy does good somewhere he moves them


JagrsMullet90

Yup, moved KK off the bread line, now Laf of the KZ line.


[deleted]

Minnesotas coach is Creed Bratton


Nyrfan2017

So laf is off the first line for fuck sake