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Post by Double R on May 10, 2023 8:05:43 GMT -5
There's been chatter that the Rangers could be interested in Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe if he's fired after the Leafs are eliminated by Florida. My question is "WHY?" There is nothing he's done as a head coach that makes me want him as the next Rangers coach. I stand by my original opinion that the job should go to Kris Knoblauch.
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Post by nyrfan16 on May 10, 2023 10:11:47 GMT -5
There's been chatter that the Rangers could be interested in Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe if he's fired after the Leafs are eliminated by Florida. My question is "WHY?" There is nothing he's done as a head coach that makes me want him as the next Rangers coach. I stand by my original opinion that the job should go to Kris Knoblauch. None of the chatter is coming from Drury. The key words are "presumably interested" if Keefe is fired.. |
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Post by NYR112935 on May 10, 2023 14:48:41 GMT -5
There's been chatter that the Rangers could be interested in Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe if he's fired after the Leafs are eliminated by Florida. My question is "WHY?" There is nothing he's done as a head coach that makes me want him as the next Rangers coach. I stand by my original opinion that the job should go to Kris Knoblauch. None of the chatter is coming from Drury. The key words are "presumably interested" if Keefe is fired.. He’s got the same problem coaching “star” players in Toronto. That would be a lateral move from Gallant at best…. |
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Post by PG67 on May 10, 2023 18:54:17 GMT -5
None of the chatter is coming from Drury. The key words are "presumably interested" if Keefe is fired.. He’s got the same problem coaching “star” players in Toronto. That would be a lateral move from Gallant at best…. Agreed. That would be a VERY bizarre choice. Big IF, though.
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Post by NYR112935 on May 10, 2023 19:14:47 GMT -5
He’s got the same problem coaching “star” players in Toronto. That would be a lateral move from Gallant at best…. Agreed. That would be a VERY bizarre choice. Big IF, though.
Keefe would not be a good fit for this team in my opinion. Unless we suddenly acquire 3-4 players that aren’t fancy Nancy’s. It is so hard to be a fan of this team. I know we all share the same pain. I really hope Drury learned an important lesson from the way this season turned out. Dolan be damned. Chris needs to build this team in his vision, and not listen to any outside noise. He may get fired for it, but he’s gotta do what he thinks is best. He knows how to win. Dolan needs to back the fuck off. I wish he’d go back to ruining the Knicks again. |
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Post by Double R on May 11, 2023 22:27:28 GMT -5
None of the chatter is coming from Drury. The key words are "presumably interested" if Keefe is fired.. He’s got the same problem coaching “star” players in Toronto. That would be a lateral move from Gallant at best…. Indeed it would |
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Post by Nicky22 on May 13, 2023 7:38:27 GMT -5
They went for Quinn, so Knoblauch could be on their radar. I will say that other then a select few like Cuylle. The Wolfpack are a veteran team by AHL standards. Most of our top young players are in other leagues, or up with the team already. Not saying he’s a bad coach. It’s just something for consideration when seeing the Wolfpack’s success this year. I think the point is that he will be willing to give the young guys (Kakko, Laffy, Chytil, presumably Cuylle & Othmann) time, as opposed to playing the veterans most of the time. As opposed to Quinn, Knoblauch has experience in the NHL as an assistant coach, along with junior teams (in which he has coached many big names apparently), and obviously AHL experience. |
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Post by Double R on May 13, 2023 8:34:27 GMT -5
They went for Quinn, so Knoblauch could be on their radar. I will say that other then a select few like Cuylle. The Wolfpack are a veteran team by AHL standards. Most of our top young players are in other leagues, or up with the team already. Not saying he’s a bad coach. It’s just something for consideration when seeing the Wolfpack’s success this year. I think the point is that he will be willing to give the young guys (Kakko, Laffy, Chytil, presumably Cuylle & Othmann) time, as opposed to playing the veterans most of the time. As opposed to Quinn, Knoblauch has experience in the NHL as an assistant coach, along with junior teams (in which he has coached many big names apparently), and obviously AHL experience. All the more reason that he deserves his shot. |
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Post by NYR112935 on May 13, 2023 9:24:20 GMT -5
They went for Quinn, so Knoblauch could be on their radar. I will say that other then a select few like Cuylle. The Wolfpack are a veteran team by AHL standards. Most of our top young players are in other leagues, or up with the team already. Not saying he’s a bad coach. It’s just something for consideration when seeing the Wolfpack’s success this year. I think the point is that he will be willing to give the young guys (Kakko, Laffy, Chytil, presumably Cuylle & Othmann) time, as opposed to playing the veterans most of the time. As opposed to Quinn, Knoblauch has experience in the NHL as an assistant coach, along with junior teams (in which he has coached many big names apparently), and obviously AHL experience. That’s what we need Nicky. Someone that is willing to play the kids, and let them grow. Enough with the mercenary for higher RW’s we’ve been getting. Copp and Vatrano last year (even though I liked both). Of course Tarasenko and Kane this year. They need to incorporate these younger players in the top 6 or top 9 in Cuylle and Othman’s case as well. It’s now or never. And if it’s never then we need to find that out. You gotta have more then 30 seconds on the PP to be effective. I thought it was ridiculous that the Rangers would rather keep tired players on the ice as opposed to giving the younger guys a chance to make a difference. I’d also stick Chytil on the wing and leave him there. I think he’d be much more effective along the wall, and we all know he’s awful at draws. |
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Post by Double R on May 13, 2023 15:49:42 GMT -5
I think the point is that he will be willing to give the young guys (Kakko, Laffy, Chytil, presumably Cuylle & Othmann) time, as opposed to playing the veterans most of the time. As opposed to Quinn, Knoblauch has experience in the NHL as an assistant coach, along with junior teams (in which he has coached many big names apparently), and obviously AHL experience. That’s what we need Nicky. Someone that is willing to play the kids, and let them grow. Enough with the mercenary for higher RW’s we’ve been getting. Copp and Vatrano last year (even though I liked both). Of course Tarasenko and Kane this year. They need to incorporate these younger players in the top 6 or top 9 in Cuylle and Othman’s case as well. It’s now or never. And if it’s never then we need to find that out. You gotta have more then 30 seconds on the PP to be effective. I thought it was ridiculous that the Rangers would rather keep tired players on the ice as opposed to giving the younger guys a chance to make a difference. I’d also stick Chytil on the wing and leave him there. I think he’d be much more effective along the wall, and we all know he’s awful at draws. Laffy and Kakko plateaued this season when they should have taken significant steps forward. Was that due to them not getting top line minutes or do they get the blame for not stepping up their game when they needed to? Probably both. I would think both players would benefit greatly having Knoblauch behind the bench. And if they don't, at least we know it's them and not the coaching. |
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Post by Double R on May 15, 2023 21:45:03 GMT -5
I agree with the first half of what McGuire said, but not the last part. How the hell can he be in favor of Joel Quenville being the next Rangers coach?? Quenville stepped down in disgrace from coaching, and rightly so, for his part in sweeping the Kyle Beach scandal under the rug when he was coaching the Blackhawks. I have no respect for him and there is no way in hell I would want him behind the Ranger bench. |
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Post by Double R on May 16, 2023 19:14:07 GMT -5
There's a rumor floating around that Vancouver is interested in acquiring Laffy. If that's the case, then Drury would most certainly ask for the Canuck's first round pick, which is #11 overall in this year's draft. I gotta tell ya, I would seriously consider it if I was Drury. First off, Laffy has been a bit of a disappointment developement-wise. He does not look like a player who was the number one overall pick a few years ago. He looks like an average player, nothing more. This year draft is deep with talent so it's entirely possible the Rangers could end up with an upgrade with the #11 pick. Again, all of this is just speculation but those are my initial thoughts.
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Post by nyrfan16 on May 16, 2023 19:50:59 GMT -5
I feel it's too early in his career to make a move. I personally think he will have a breakout year moving forward, but only if he's given a halfway chance to succeed. It was a bad ending to 2022, but I liked what I saw in 2023. Yes, he didn't do much against the Devils, but he wasn't the only one.
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Post by Double R on May 17, 2023 8:00:02 GMT -5
I feel it's too early in his career to make a move. I personally think he will have a breakout year moving forward, but only if he's given a halfway chance to succeed. It was a bad ending to 2022, but I liked what I saw in 2023. Yes, he didn't do much against the Devils, but he wasn't the only one. But you have to admit, Laffy's NHL career has been underwhelming thus far. What is his skill set that makes us believe he can be a top tier player? Does he have blazing speed? No. Is he a sniper? No. Does he play with win-at-all-costs physicality and wreckless abandon? No. Does he have game-breaking overall talent? No. Does he completely suck? No. Again, I see no evidence that leads me to believe he is going to be anything more than what we see now, which is an average NHL player. Admittedly, I don't like speaking ill of our youngsters as I have always been a proponent of youth and I would like nothing better than to be wrong about Laffy. The Rangers have long been guilty of sacrificing young talent for veterans who are past their primes, and all for naught. All we have to do is look at how our season ended and there ya go. |
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Post by nyrfan16 on May 17, 2023 11:28:27 GMT -5
Unlike Kravs or Gauthier, Laffy has shown he does belong in my opinion. We had this same conversation in 21-22 and then Laffy showed enough improvement in 23 that the talks went away. With his less than stellar showing during the playoffs, the subject is coming up again. That cupped with a new contract and the rangers impending cap issues. Yea, we can trade him, but who knows what we're going to get in return. I only see the rangers trading Laffy because of cap issues, not because of his play. It's too bad Goodrow is now a permanent fourth liner because paying 3.6 mil for that position is too high. That's a problem. We're still reeling from our playoff ouster. If we're finger pointing out Alex, then we have to point the same finger to KK, Chytil, Bread, Zbad, and Fox. They all didn't put the puck into the net. I'll go ahead and finger point our fourth line. They were all on the ice when the devils scored in OT in game 3 and looked in total disarray during the sequence. We were so close to scoring in OT before Hamilton's goal. Turning point in the series.
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