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Post by PG67 on Oct 14, 2023 20:08:31 GMT -5
By the way, Vince Trocheck was a somewhat abrasive/annoying player who played his opponents HARD! I loved the way he played when he was with Carolina. But....like many players before him, he comes to this organization ...
... and that part of his game...
has completely disappeared. 
Another check in the box for family-friendly hockey, ladies and gentlemen. Lindgren gets crunched tonight, Laffy gets boarded (no call!).... and as usual, their teammates have ZERO response in ANY way.  |
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Post by exref on Oct 14, 2023 20:43:09 GMT -5
Game Observations
1) It only took two games for them to turn back into last year's Rangers.
2) This team isn't built to succeed against physical teams. You're not going to change players who have always played a certain style.
3) Compared to the Buffalo game, they looked lost in the defensive zone. Maybe they need to block twenty shots every game.
4) They had a lot of offensive zone time of possession but few results, even against a backup goalie.
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Post by Double R on Oct 14, 2023 20:47:54 GMT -5
Rangers made a push in the 3rd period, but obviously it wasn't enough. On to Monday night for the home opener.
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Post by PG67 on Oct 14, 2023 20:53:45 GMT -5
Well, at least they played "the right way" tonight : not many hard hits, no pushback, no yapping, nobody stirring shit up a bit when a spark or change of momentum was needed. At the very least, do that in the crease and cause some havoc, no?
But they played the usual nice guy game, so that was really nice of them.
RESULT = LOSS. 5-3!
Lovely.
Keep on playing "the right way" guys. 
BUT exref made a good point and one that is getting more and more obvious:
"2) This team isn't built to succeed against physical teams. You're not going to change players who have always played a certain style."
Tonight, that was clearly evident, wasn't it?
Good lord, there is zero sandpaper on this team. ZERO. With a new coach here, maybe we would've seen some toughness tonight against Columbus, but we saw the usual display of predominantly no-touch hockey by mostly passive players.
Game 1 actually got my hopes up just a little, that just maybe this group has turned a new leaf.
Uuhhmmmmmm .... Nope.
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Post by nyrfan16 on Oct 15, 2023 10:35:10 GMT -5
Jones was typical Jones last night. Too weak to box out a strong Boone Jenner in front of the net. I'm curious why as a second d-man he supported Schneids along the wall. He's helping out, but it's a risky play that cost us.
It's early in the season, but Wheeler doesn't have the wheels anymore.
I honestly believe the craziness of the first period affected our play for the next thirty.
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Post by nyrfan16 on Oct 15, 2023 13:16:30 GMT -5
On a more positive note, that snipe from Cuylie from the end zone replay was a revelation. This boy can shoot the puck.
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