Trouba having the C and making 8 million to be a pylon goon is fascinating. The inflation of these dman contracts really put a lot of teams in horrible positions.
There is no way to justify Trouba being on this team. He has regressed since they gave him that C. He had a terrible year and is a bad defenseman at this point. Cut your losses and bring in a bottom 6 defenseman who can manage the puck.
At least they got it done with Richter jeez 🙄 1993-1994 hello it wasn't all wasted...we made it there with henrik but came up short..there's still hope.
@@jonah.donohue He went from being a top goal scorer in the entire NHL to being invisible. Yeah he scored the only goal but that was also his only goal the entire series. He's has no physicality to his game and was scared to get hit all series. He gave away pucks that turned directly into goals. He's not worth the money
LMAO YOU DONT KNOW SHIT Gaborik was the best player lundqvist had and he was fucking traded to CBJ cuz clueless torts wanted him to “block” shots instead of scoring goals 😂😂😂 Then CBJ traded him to a team youll never know LMAO. Literally one of the biggest reasons the Kings beat the Rangers in the final. Lethal PP scorer. He’s not a ghost like Panarin in the playoffs. And the Rangers PP always stunk until Panarin came over, so can it.
Trocheck, Laffy, fox, goodrow the only guys who played well this postseason. Everyone else was m.i.a. get rid of panarin he's a fraud, I'm starting to think mika might be a little bit too soft and overrated. And trouba is NOT a captain.
A very memorable moment and special gesture from our future Captain as he consoled Igor after the loss. All Igor needs is a few goals per game in the post season and he'll do the rest. It's a shame we can't oblige him. The saddest part is that Igor puts so much on himself and self-shoulders much of the blame. He deserved better. I've read a lot of articles saying that Trouba cost us the series. We never know what would have actually happened if he avoided ridiculous penalties, giveaways and atrocious puck handling in our own zone. But it goes without saying, and I've said it for 3 years... He seems like a good guy, but that doesn't equate to Good hockey player. Making him Captain backfired, because they'll never bench a captain. Thinking back to 1994... If Mike Keenan were coaching this team, Trouba would have been wearing plain clothes for the entire postseason, and rightfully so. As for Trouba having a bad year, it goes well beyond that. He's been killing us for the past three postseasons and I'm getting tired of screaming "NOOOO TROUBA" every damn time he touches the puck, misses a hit or lets his man fly past him, leaving him in the dust. Enough is enough.
@@michaelkane5042Put your anti-Ranger bias in the bin before giving an opinion. Anyone can see that, even with his early form slump, he has been the best goalie this season.
@sotiriosnovatsis4529 better check your ranger bias because he is far from the best goalie in the league 🙄 🤣, only ranger fans think that. He had one great year that happened to be a vezina winner. outside of that he's only been solid, not great, especially for the type of team he plays for. You are allowed an opinion but it doesn't mean it's the right one, and yours isn't even on the map lol.
Listen everyone always wants offensive players at the trade deadline including Larry Brooks from the New York Post. instead we should have been loading up on defense. This happens every year with the New York Rangers.
i feel like the issue is offense. they have to score more than 1 or 2 goals in big games. id love to see them add a sweeper like yanick gourde was for tampa bay who plays good defense and then forces the puck out and beats the opponent to the puck and then sets up his teammates. a lot of players like wheeler are clutch shooters but i think they'd rather have a way to set up their top scorers. if they were scoring 4 goals a game they would have won this series so i think you just have to find a way to get more opportunities and rely on igor.
What I'd like to see happening: Roslovic and Wennberg - gone. They didn't do anything, and we don't need more soft underperformers in this team when most of our core fits that bill. Wheeler - gone. I think he's finished, he can't skate anymore. Lindgren - gone. I know this is going to ruffle some feathers since he's a hardnosed player who bleeds for the team, but the fact is that he sucks as a defenseman, and his stats show that. He's terrible on the puck, the play dies on his stick, and Fox is being held back by him. Optimum scenario would be to get rid of him through a sign and trade. Put Miller on with Fox, and put Zac Jones in the lineup. Trouba - buyout or trade. I don't care if we retain salary or have to give up picks. Just do it. He was a net negative on the ice throughout these playoffs. He was a net negative through large parts of the regular season. All of this for 8 million a year? Hell no. Get rid of him. Gustafsson - if we can convince him to stay for a reasonable price, I'm all for keeping him. He was super valuable at league minimum - obviously he's going to get more than that this time around, but still. Then we pray and hope that Perrault and Othmann pan out. At the deadline, you look out for hardnosed, but responsible two-way players to complement our soft ass core players. That's why Copp worked well for us and the likes of Wennberg, Roslovic and Kane did not. We do not need more finesse players come playoff time, we need killers.
In our country we used to say :" you play what you are allowed to play"- with that said Florida just didnt let them play top players from NYR they have been just erased thats what florida is doing barkov and reino are not only good offensive players but defensively top in league. Put there Forsling and you have mix of rock solid defence that can handle top NHL players. We will all see it in finals when they are going to destroy mcdavid and draisaitl.... mark my words
Nobody sees the stats. Trochek, Zib, Panarin, Laf, Krider are top scorers on the team. Most of the comments say to push Zib and Bread out. Who is going to play then? 😂😂😂 Due to Bread, this team has lifted up. Yes, he is small, he is not trying too hard. What do you expect from him: to fight Tom Wilson every night?😂😂😂 Just bring other good pieces to the team. Truba needs to elevate his game.
Look at the way stankoven played in the playoffs for Dallas. They guy is 5’8 and was playing like a dog out there. And he was in the top percentage of puck battles won too. Size is no excuse for playing like a bitch
Kreider , Zibanejad, and Panarin all disappeared our last three years of being eliminated. After winning two games vs Lightning,Devils and Panthers the three of them were MIA for the remainder of each series. Something needs to change so someone has to go.
I already couldn’t believe we paid $8 million to Truba and then the fact that he got the C blew my mind. this was the core that we built when they decided we had to end the Lundqvist era. with everything in play this was their best possible chance. Trouba single handledly threw a 6 year rebuild out the window. and it also is so sad to say that this has to be Panerins best playoff year.... which isn’t saying much because he didn’t do anything
8 and 10 on the books for the next two years. They're not going anywhere. Othman will get the call up. Shesterkin, I wouldn't be surprised if he leaves via free agency. Maybe he's thinking I don't want to end up like Henrik.
Trying to move Panarin for a more physical is what I would try. I liked the idea of trying to JT Miller for him last year I know Panarin would have to agree ect.
Florida D corp absolutely difference in this series. So much better in all 3 zones!! This Rangers team reminiscent of ‘fat cats’ of 70’s and 80’s - too many bloated contracts for non productive players, exemplified by Trouba! Unfortunately, not easy to just buy him out. Panarin is our Marner, simply not built for playoffs. Our stars didn’t want to get hurt to make a play, while Igor played his guts out! Shameful!! Take their big paychecks and go play golf. Good luck to Drury figuring this out!!!
They definitely wont just let Kakko walk. He'll be signed to a cheap depth deal and/or potentially traded. You dont buy out Trouba since he has 2 years left. You either trade with retainment or see if he has bounce back year and if not just trade or buy out his last year which is a lot easier to move on from.
I want to see NYR do whatever it takes to get Brady Tkachuk in a Bluesbrjts jersey. Ideally, NYR would get Mika, Kakko, Mathew Robertson, and a second round pick to either Ottawa and or a mix by getting a third team involved.
Wouldn’t say Lindgren is a “definite” re-signing. Lindgren is very injury prone. Also rather have more size on on the back end. Also why would they bring back Gustafsson? He wasn’t very good for the Rangers in the 2nd half of the season through the playoffs
I mean for what Gustafsson is, if his cap is cheap it’s not a bad option. I do think if they could get a bigger and physical dman, it would be a nice addition. I think Miller, with his size and skill, should take another jump
Our defense needs an overhaul --Miller Trouba and i know people love Lindgren , but we looked lost back there--atleast Schnieder showed gusto , speed on the puck , grinding when needed and going up when he is supposed too ..Miller was out of position all the time , Lindgren was flailing at the puck all the time , Trouba was on his heels alot and bad recovery descions ---Fox will be ok and Gustusfussen needs more time---ship Miller Lindgren and Trouba or two of them for a lockdown defender --all star defender --make a trade
First thing they need to do is trade Trouba. His modified NMC kicks in now so they should do whatever they can to ship him out. Next, they need to get rid of Mika. His time as a 1C was short-lived and it's clear now he's too soft for the playoffs. Tough part is he's signed till 2030 with a full NMC, but maybe trading away Kreider (now with a Modified-NMC) will push Mika into agreeing to a trade. People blaming the lack of 5v5 production on Mika and Kreids not having a 1RW sounds crazy to me. The way Mika and Kreids played this year, no right winger was gonna produce. Compared to every 1st line in the NHL that can gain the zone and possess the puck, M&K look like minor leaguers. The Bread, Trocheck, Laf line was the best 5v5 line in the NHL this year. Instead of trying to rebuild a 1st line, look at it more as rebuilding a 2nd line.
Mika is here to stay. With six years left on his deal and an AAV of $8.5 million plus declining play this year, he's staying. Having him as the 2C and Trocheck as the 1C might not be a bad idea. They need: 1. A top 6 RW, whether it's Kane, Buchnevich, Tuch, Reinhart or Marchessault 2, Another RD and to let Zac Jones play. 3. One surprising move that we don't see coming
1 Stanley Cup in 85 years . Sickening. K'Andre Miller had to ho. Doesn't like contact loses every puck battle and can't clear the zone at critical times in the game and the puck wines up in back of the net. As for Truba he's the only one with Lingren that consistently hits on D. He's only 30 he's a keeper. Wheeler was out with that nasty looking leg injury. I thought go with guys that got you there. He was rusty and so was Chytil. Keep Chytil hope he doesn't get another concussion. Wheeler to old let him go. 85 years 1 Cup. Sad. Been a fan since 72-73. A lot of heart aches in those years.
Trouba’s contract is an anvil weighing the team down at this point. I don’t know if he necessarily deserves to be traded, but all that money and cap space is really not going to good use where it’s currently invested. At the very least it’s gotta be renegotiated if not bought out.
Get rid of Gustafson, Wennburg, and Phillip and pick up Reinhart, Montour, and Lindholm. That right there makes the Rangers a “Team that’s built for the playoffs” or maybe even get a Carolina hurricane or 2
The problem with the Rangers is that they were bullied with size this series. Personally this offseason id look to see what happens with Carolina contract situation. Carolina is probably gonna have to pick between Necas and Guentzel. I think Drury is gonna keep his eye out for Necas because he’s a big guy who’s young and can make plays at 5 on 5. That’s just my prediction.
Am i the only one who thought throwing Chytil into the ECF after missing 72 games was a terrible idea because they were winning easily right up until then... Why change a winning system????
Yes, there are players who certainly need to lift their game, but they still are getting us close to the winning the cup. The amount of hatred being directed at them, especially towards Trouba, is fucking disgusting. I agree that some changes in personnel need to be made and I’m as heartbroken as any other Rangers fan, but calling players like Trouba “pathetic” and “trash”, players who put their safety on the line to make big hits, take big hits and literally fight for their teammates, well…that just doesn’t cut it if you’re a real fan. We all want to see changes, but calling these guys “pathetic” is what’s truly pathetic.
@@CITYWorker-eh3zf Tough call. I know he was soft in the playoffs but he's Kreiders partner all season. Some interesting free agents coming up though 🤔
I was more upset with third line. They barely showed up all three rounds. Wenberg, Kakko and Culye. Culye for some reason gets a pass on this team. I know he is a rookie but he was useless in playoffs. Barely had any plays for weeks.
Shesty on the way out. Hank 2.0. Also there's other teams that are only getting better. NJ had a bad season due a few reasons but they're only going to get better, Buffalo is pushing and a few others
People forgetting that the reason the Rangers had made it the trophy Presidents was because they were in the Metros which was the worst division by far this year. if they happened to be in the Atlantic or let alone out West they wouldn't come close
I dont know what Gustafsson you all watched during the playoffs, but from what I watched, he played like ass, bad turnovers, bad decisions. I dont want them to resign him.
i cant for the life of me understand how you give a guy a captain stitch when he's total shit but the guys think hes a swell fella. i feel like you actually have to be good to earn that shit. thats like aaron judge being a below average hitter and still being a captain
Trouba has to go he is horrible Panarin is a no show year in year out when it means most Yes zibz was a ghost and played the worst hockey I’ve seen out of him in a while With that said he offers more then Panarin ever can by beeing a 2 way forward and an amazing penalty killer They absolutely let Igor down as a Ranger fan it’s become very repetitive over the years
They DEFINITELY don’t need to resign Lindgren. Statistically he is even worse than Trouba believe it or not. Move on from the both of them and get some d men who can move the puck
I guess I just like his grit, so could be my bias but I think he should be fine. I think if they added a bigger physical dman on the backend that would help a lot. Plus Miller should keep getting better as time goes on.
Trouba is not a captain.. Messier is the only captain in Rangers history. captains lead, you would never ever see mark take dumb penalties like he did in the playoffs
Respectfully, there is a fine line between toughness and stupidity. You still need to be able to move well with the puck. I have no faith in him as Captain.
I have not read one comment claiming that Rangers were better than Florida in this series, only comments about Rangers needing improvement to compete for Cup.
@@christopherokeefe756 It was quite obvious throughout the series.. Florida smothered Rangers …I posted somewhere after Game 3 OT win that it was unsustainable for Rangers..
Rangers are soft AF. Need to give Miller a larger purse to hit people with; big kid who will not play the body. The entire D was awful in rounds 2 and 3. Now watch them make stupid trades and signings for no-talent big bodies like they did with Reeves and Brashear in the past. The window is fast closing on this core. Zib played like his head was up his @ss. Plus singing a couple of career 3rd-liner spares at the deadline for their Cup push? There was nothing in Wennberg or Roslovic's career stats to make anyone think they were getting anything except what they got from them; damn near nothing...the "Almost Twins" - almost entered the zone, almost got the shot, almost cleared the zone, almost won the puck battle... Shesty deserves WAY better than this.
I agree that we need to get tougher but the Rangers didn't have that many options at the deadline. We loaded up last year, yet we made it farther this year. In the case of the Rangers, we need more physicality and forechecking, which is actually available on the market
You're Wrong this is not a good core.They have disappeared previous Playoff years! Time to find a way to get rid of Mika,Kreider and maybe even BreadMan despite his great regular season. They're not Grinders,They're SOFT!!
We will see after this years draft. Ranger focus is overkill on potential scoring as opposed to GRINDERS, WITH SIZE. They should see what gets other teams there over the past decade….size who can contribute.
Locker Room what you are missing is size, grinders. Look how everyone this last decade have won the cup. Not with our lineup. Rangers couldn’t deal with Panthers tenacity. Size, pushed the Rangers around. Rangers were totally outplayed. Why weren’t your star players playing well. It’s obvious. Kakko, gone. Chytl, trade. They need to stop worrying about potential high scorers, and go after big grinders that can give you 12-15 goals. Couple more would be a big plus. Go back and look at the 94 team, how it was built. Been a Rangers fan since early 60’s. They constantly draft the same. Thought Drury would be different.
Early 60's? You must remember "That Gene Carr will be wearing a Rangers sweater for a long time!" unless you were at that game when the Big Whistle made that proclamation. My brother and I always laughed at that one when Carr got traded soon after.
@@miked6335yes Mike, him amongst many other young potential’s that were traded for players on the downside with big draw names. Thank god they got outta that mindset. Now they just gotta understand you have to build for your potential opponents in the playoffs.
@@miked6335miss Gordon and the big whistle. These players today are soft compared to the heavyweights back then. Wilson wouldn’t be sh*t back then. I know game has changed, but still miss it. Look how Keenan built it. He got some flack from Neil Smith, but to Smith’s credit he gave in. Keenan had ROLE PLAYERS. Mostly grinders. His luxury was having Messier, Graves, and Leetch. He also had a defense that didn’t leave guys having coffee out in front of the goalie. What happened with role players, they won the damn cup…p.s. Rick Middleton
@@richardcesarano9724 Rick Middletom, ay-yi-yi. Which was worse for you, Emile Francis trying to remake the Rangers into the Bruins or Herb Brooks remaking the Rangers into the 1980 Olymic team? For me, it was Brooks; boring, losing hockey plus they got pushed around.
@@miked6335for me, same as you. Brooks with his smurfs. His problem, he brought college hockey mentality to the pro level. End of June is the draft. This will tell us what direction they will go in. Hopefully they draft differently, and not just add a free agent and think all is well. They have to change the culture of this team. That’s my take.
Trouba having the C and making 8 million to be a pylon goon is fascinating. The inflation of these dman contracts really put a lot of teams in horrible positions.
It’s so true
Makes me so confused on how the Cats got Forsling for less then 6M
@@Cilvathorne He was on waivers in the not too distant past. You don't turn down money like that playing for a cup contender in a no tax state.
3 goals dude all season 😅
You can thank Seth jones and Darnell nurse for the inflation in the defensemen market
There is no way to justify Trouba being on this team. He has regressed since they gave him that C. He had a terrible year and is a bad defenseman at this point. Cut your losses and bring in a bottom 6 defenseman who can manage the puck.
Zac jones lol
This is what happens when your goalie shows up but your team doesn’t. Reminds me of all those wasted years with Richter and Lyndqvist.
At least they got it done with Richter jeez 🙄 1993-1994 hello it wasn't all wasted...we made it there with henrik but came up short..there's still hope.
@@joshuacruz4244 I'm talking about AFTER 1994. A lot of wasted years. Richter should have had at least three rings.
@@joshuacruz4244 I expect Shesty to test FA next season
If Shesty walked I would throw up and have PTSD
Give Drury a couple more years to build something. The guy is an obvious hockey genius.
Panarin. The modern day Gaborik. Amazing regular season player. Playiff ghost at times.
I say that all the times we’ll put
He literally scored their only goal
@@jonah.donohue He went from being a top goal scorer in the entire NHL to being invisible. Yeah he scored the only goal but that was also his only goal the entire series. He's has no physicality to his game and was scared to get hit all series. He gave away pucks that turned directly into goals. He's not worth the money
Gaborik got a cup with the Kings though.
LMAO YOU DONT KNOW SHIT
Gaborik was the best player lundqvist had and he was fucking traded to CBJ cuz clueless torts wanted him to “block” shots instead of scoring goals 😂😂😂
Then CBJ traded him to a team youll never know LMAO. Literally one of the biggest reasons the Kings beat the Rangers in the final. Lethal PP scorer.
He’s not a ghost like Panarin in the playoffs.
And the Rangers PP always stunk until Panarin came over, so can it.
Panarin was giving up the puck to keep from getting hit...that probably don't sit well with your teammates.
Looked like they were going backwards
He's always been like that. Back in Columbus it was worse. In high school he was voted most likely to become a women🤣
Vinny should be captain.
Trocheck, Laffy, fox, goodrow the only guys who played well this postseason. Everyone else was m.i.a. get rid of panarin he's a fraud, I'm starting to think mika might be a little bit too soft and overrated. And trouba is NOT a captain.
I should be captain
@@joshuacruz4244 i agree with all of this except that panarin is a fraud. the panthers did a really good job of locking his line up in the d-zone
Exactly - Trouba's pathetic
@@joshuacruz4244So there ARE smart Ranger fans who know hockey!!!
A very memorable moment and special gesture from our future Captain as he consoled Igor after the loss. All Igor needs is a few goals per game in the post season and he'll do the rest. It's a shame we can't oblige him. The saddest part is that Igor puts so much on himself and self-shoulders much of the blame. He deserved better.
I've read a lot of articles saying that Trouba cost us the series. We never know what would have actually happened if he avoided ridiculous penalties, giveaways and atrocious puck handling in our own zone. But it goes without saying, and I've said it for 3 years... He seems like a good guy, but that doesn't equate to Good hockey player. Making him Captain backfired, because they'll never bench a captain. Thinking back to 1994... If Mike Keenan were coaching this team, Trouba would have been wearing plain clothes for the entire postseason, and rightfully so.
As for Trouba having a bad year, it goes well beyond that. He's been killing us for the past three postseasons and I'm getting tired of screaming "NOOOO TROUBA" every damn time he touches the puck, misses a hit or lets his man fly past him, leaving him in the dust. Enough is enough.
You raise good points, but the hatred towards him is completely wrong. Calling him “pathetic” is bullshit. At least he’s fighting for a win.
Lafreniere being 2.3m and that good is wild
Trocheck Captain
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Igor Vezina
Igor + the vezina = no 😂
@@michaelkane5042Put your anti-Ranger bias in the bin before giving an opinion. Anyone can see that, even with his early form slump, he has been the best goalie this season.
@sotiriosnovatsis4529 better check your ranger bias because he is far from the best goalie in the league 🙄 🤣, only ranger fans think that. He had one great year that happened to be a vezina winner. outside of that he's only been solid, not great, especially for the type of team he plays for. You are allowed an opinion but it doesn't mean it's the right one, and yours isn't even on the map lol.
Why is no one talking about Trouba's absolutely horrendous "defensive play" on the first goal?
Well based on the series I think they would lose it later in the game or in 7
I did though 😂
@@TheLockerRoomYT Oh ok I just like to comment on videos before i watch them
Between him and Miller, they turn the pucks over and over and take stupid penalties. Both are liabilities. They need more grits.
Listen everyone always wants offensive players at the trade deadline including Larry Brooks from the New York Post. instead we should have been loading up on defense. This happens every year with the New York Rangers.
i feel like the issue is offense. they have to score more than 1 or 2 goals in big games. id love to see them add a sweeper like yanick gourde was for tampa bay who plays good defense and then forces the puck out and beats the opponent to the puck and then sets up his teammates. a lot of players like wheeler are clutch shooters but i think they'd rather have a way to set up their top scorers. if they were scoring 4 goals a game they would have won this series so i think you just have to find a way to get more opportunities and rely on igor.
What I'd like to see happening:
Roslovic and Wennberg - gone. They didn't do anything, and we don't need more soft underperformers in this team when most of our core fits that bill.
Wheeler - gone. I think he's finished, he can't skate anymore.
Lindgren - gone. I know this is going to ruffle some feathers since he's a hardnosed player who bleeds for the team, but the fact is that he sucks as a defenseman, and his stats show that. He's terrible on the puck, the play dies on his stick, and Fox is being held back by him. Optimum scenario would be to get rid of him through a sign and trade. Put Miller on with Fox, and put Zac Jones in the lineup.
Trouba - buyout or trade. I don't care if we retain salary or have to give up picks. Just do it. He was a net negative on the ice throughout these playoffs. He was a net negative through large parts of the regular season. All of this for 8 million a year? Hell no. Get rid of him.
Gustafsson - if we can convince him to stay for a reasonable price, I'm all for keeping him. He was super valuable at league minimum - obviously he's going to get more than that this time around, but still.
Then we pray and hope that Perrault and Othmann pan out.
At the deadline, you look out for hardnosed, but responsible two-way players to complement our soft ass core players. That's why Copp worked well for us and the likes of Wennberg, Roslovic and Kane did not. We do not need more finesse players come playoff time, we need killers.
In our country we used to say :" you play what you are allowed to play"- with that said Florida just didnt let them play top players from NYR they have been just erased thats what florida is doing barkov and reino are not only good offensive players but defensively top in league. Put there Forsling and you have mix of rock solid defence that can handle top NHL players. We will all see it in finals when they are going to destroy mcdavid and draisaitl.... mark my words
Nobody sees the stats. Trochek, Zib, Panarin, Laf, Krider are top scorers on the team. Most of the comments say to push Zib and Bread out. Who is going to play then? 😂😂😂 Due to Bread, this team has lifted up. Yes, he is small, he is not trying too hard. What do you expect from him: to fight Tom Wilson every night?😂😂😂 Just bring other good pieces to the team. Truba needs to elevate his game.
Look at the way stankoven played in the playoffs for Dallas. They guy is 5’8 and was playing like a dog out there. And he was in the top percentage of puck battles won too. Size is no excuse for playing like a bitch
Bring up the young talent from Hartford and then see who you can pick up from free agency that can blend in with the team.
Send Rempe back down
All year 5-5 was a problem. They need just one Patrick kane type to take off the pressure on Mika, panarim.
Kreider , Zibanejad, and Panarin all disappeared our last three years of being eliminated. After winning two games vs Lightning,Devils and Panthers the three of them were MIA for the remainder of each series. Something needs to change so someone has to go.
How about adding some muscle? Enough skill players.
Absolutely 💯 % rite
I already couldn’t believe we paid $8 million to Truba and then the fact that he got the C blew my mind. this was the core that we built when they decided we had to end the Lundqvist era. with everything in play this was their best possible chance. Trouba single handledly threw a 6 year rebuild out the window. and it also is so sad to say that this has to be Panerins best playoff year.... which isn’t saying much because he didn’t do anything
8 and 10 on the books for the next two years. They're not going anywhere. Othman will get the call up. Shesterkin, I wouldn't be surprised if he leaves via free agency. Maybe he's thinking I don't want to end up like Henrik.
Trying to move Panarin for a more physical is what I would try.
I liked the idea of trying to JT Miller for him last year
I know Panarin would have to agree ect.
Florida D corp absolutely difference in this series. So much better in all 3 zones!!
This Rangers team reminiscent of ‘fat cats’ of 70’s and 80’s - too many bloated contracts for non productive players, exemplified by
Trouba! Unfortunately, not easy to just buy him out. Panarin is our Marner, simply not built for playoffs. Our stars didn’t want to get hurt to make a play, while Igor played his guts out! Shameful!! Take their big paychecks and go play golf.
Good luck to Drury figuring this out!!!
They definitely wont just let Kakko walk. He'll be signed to a cheap depth deal and/or potentially traded. You dont buy out Trouba since he has 2 years left. You either trade with retainment or see if he has bounce back year and if not just trade or buy out his last year which is a lot easier to move on from.
I want to see NYR do whatever it takes to get Brady Tkachuk in a Bluesbrjts jersey. Ideally, NYR would get Mika, Kakko, Mathew Robertson, and a second round pick to either Ottawa and or a mix by getting a third team involved.
His No Trade Clause (NTC)
Gustafsson hurt us during the playoffs. Caused too many odd man rushes.
Goodrow has to go.
Ros, Wenn, and others are gone
Wouldn’t say Lindgren is a “definite” re-signing. Lindgren is very injury prone. Also rather have more size on on the back end. Also why would they bring back Gustafsson? He wasn’t very good for the Rangers in the 2nd half of the season through the playoffs
I mean for what Gustafsson is, if his cap is cheap it’s not a bad option. I do think if they could get a bigger and physical dman, it would be a nice addition. I think Miller, with his size and skill, should take another jump
@@TheLockerRoomYT need Montour and maybe one of the Carolina defenseman
Our defense needs an overhaul --Miller Trouba and i know people love Lindgren , but we looked lost back there--atleast Schnieder showed gusto , speed on the puck , grinding when needed and going up when he is supposed too ..Miller was out of position all the time , Lindgren was flailing at the puck all the time , Trouba was on his heels alot and bad recovery descions ---Fox will be ok and Gustusfussen needs more time---ship Miller Lindgren and Trouba or two of them for a lockdown defender --all star defender --make a trade
First thing they need to do is trade Trouba. His modified NMC kicks in now so they should do whatever they can to ship him out. Next, they need to get rid of Mika. His time as a 1C was short-lived and it's clear now he's too soft for the playoffs. Tough part is he's signed till 2030 with a full NMC, but maybe trading away Kreider (now with a Modified-NMC) will push Mika into agreeing to a trade. People blaming the lack of 5v5 production on Mika and Kreids not having a 1RW sounds crazy to me. The way Mika and Kreids played this year, no right winger was gonna produce. Compared to every 1st line in the NHL that can gain the zone and possess the puck, M&K look like minor leaguers. The Bread, Trocheck, Laf line was the best 5v5 line in the NHL this year. Instead of trying to rebuild a 1st line, look at it more as rebuilding a 2nd line.
they should blow it up mika and breadman are playoff chokers and laf is daigle 2.0 even daigle had an almost 60 point season during the dead puck era
I have full faith in Trouba for next season. He’s gonna bounce back
Mika is here to stay. With six years left on his deal and an AAV of $8.5 million plus declining play this year, he's staying. Having him as the 2C and Trocheck as the 1C might not be a bad idea. They need:
1. A top 6 RW, whether it's Kane, Buchnevich, Tuch, Reinhart or Marchessault
2, Another RD and to let Zac Jones play.
3. One surprising move that we don't see coming
1 Stanley Cup in 85 years . Sickening. K'Andre Miller had to ho. Doesn't like contact loses every puck battle and can't clear the zone at critical times in the game and the puck wines up in back of the net. As for Truba he's the only one with Lingren that consistently hits on D. He's only 30 he's a keeper. Wheeler was out with that nasty looking leg injury. I thought go with guys that got you there. He was rusty and so was Chytil. Keep Chytil hope he doesn't get another concussion. Wheeler to old let him go. 85 years 1 Cup. Sad. Been a fan since 72-73. A lot of heart aches in those years.
Trouba’s contract is an anvil weighing the team down at this point. I don’t know if he necessarily deserves to be traded, but all that money and cap space is really not going to good use where it’s currently invested. At the very least it’s gotta be renegotiated if not bought out.
The inconsistency of who would be in for the bottom 6 forwards is the main issue for New York. They need more guys like Goodrow.
You guys can’t afford to pay another goodrow lol.
@@vinny1537 actually, I don’t pay anyone.just an observation of the lack of consistency in the bottom 6.
Get rid of Gustafson, Wennburg, and Phillip and pick up Reinhart, Montour, and Lindholm. That right there makes the Rangers a “Team that’s built for the playoffs” or maybe even get a Carolina hurricane or 2
Reunion with Brady Skjei may not be a bad idea
Can’t afford Reinhart. But Montour I agree with. Maybe get Stephenson and Pesce as well. Would love to trade for Brady Tkachuk.
The problem with the Rangers is that they were bullied with size this series. Personally this offseason id look to see what happens with Carolina contract situation. Carolina is probably gonna have to pick between Necas and Guentzel. I think Drury is gonna keep his eye out for Necas because he’s a big guy who’s young and can make plays at 5 on 5. That’s just my prediction.
Also I think Necas would be awesome for Zib and Krieder next year
POV: MILLER IS STILL LOCKED IN LOL
Am i the only one who thought throwing Chytil into the ECF after missing 72 games was a terrible idea because they were winning easily right up until then... Why change a winning system????
First things first is finding a 1RW
Heard Trouba was playing on a broken ankle
Yeah I just saw that, my buddy sent me a text. I might make a video on it
Yes, there are players who certainly need to lift their game, but they still are getting us close to the winning the cup. The amount of hatred being directed at them, especially towards Trouba, is fucking disgusting.
I agree that some changes in personnel need to be made and I’m as heartbroken as any other Rangers fan, but calling players like Trouba “pathetic” and “trash”, players who put their safety on the line to make big hits, take big hits and literally fight for their teammates, well…that just doesn’t cut it if you’re a real fan.
We all want to see changes, but calling these guys “pathetic” is what’s truly pathetic.
Shestirkin should be captain in my opinion he is hands down the hardest working player
The NHL doesn’t allow goaltenders to be captains
@@tbowers0045 I know I’m just saying that of all people shestirkin works the hardest
I would say Bye Panarin, Roslovic, Kakko... As long as we get grinding players who are willing to fight to win the puck battles
Kakko literally does that plus he’s young. I would keep him
@@CITYWorker-eh3zf Tough call. I know he was soft in the playoffs but he's Kreiders partner all season. Some interesting free agents coming up though 🤔
Laffy next captain
I was more upset with third line. They barely showed up all three rounds. Wenberg, Kakko and Culye. Culye for some reason gets a pass on this team. I know he is a rookie but he was useless in playoffs. Barely had any plays for weeks.
Roslovic ,Gustafson Wheeler should be off team -Chytil has to play center -Kakko a ? mark
I think #20 or igor or zibanejad should be captain.
Shesty on the way out. Hank 2.0. Also there's other teams that are only getting better. NJ had a bad season due a few reasons but they're only going to get better, Buffalo is pushing and a few others
And the rangers aren’t? You sound silly. All they got to do is retool a bit. They are young and can have a good balance of youth and experience
@@dkarmusic5424Shesterkin is considering a pretty big paycheck which will stop any major deals for rangers if they keep him.
Send Mika,Kakko and a couple pics to Ottawa for Brady Tachuck trade trouba then sign Christopher Tanev maybe sign Lindholm
People forgetting that the reason the Rangers had made it the trophy Presidents was because they were in the Metros which was the worst division by far this year. if they happened to be in the Atlantic or let alone out West they wouldn't come close
I dont know what Gustafsson you all watched during the playoffs, but from what I watched, he played like ass, bad turnovers, bad decisions. I dont want them to resign him.
Panarin is not a playoff player, he's too small and just gets pushed around and he himself never joins a fray for the puck.
Igor is gonna want a bigger paycheck, and the Rangers won’t oblige so he’ll likely walk
The Rangers had their chance, just like the Bruins last year. But sadly, it seems obvious that there's a lot of fishy business in the NHL these days
i cant for the life of me understand how you give a guy a captain stitch when he's total shit but the guys think hes a swell fella. i feel like you actually have to be good to earn that shit. thats like aaron judge being a below average hitter and still being a captain
Give kreider the C and get rid of trouba. Bring up Othhmann and give shesty an extension if he wants it
Trouba has to go he is horrible
Panarin is a no show year in year out when it means most
Yes zibz was a ghost and played the worst hockey I’ve seen out of him in a while
With that said he offers more then Panarin ever can by beeing a 2 way forward and an amazing penalty killer
They absolutely let Igor down as a Ranger fan it’s become very repetitive over the years
Trouba makes 8 mil????
They DEFINITELY don’t need to resign Lindgren. Statistically he is even worse than Trouba believe it or not. Move on from the both of them and get some d men who can move the puck
I guess I just like his grit, so could be my bias but I think he should be fine. I think if they added a bigger physical dman on the backend that would help a lot. Plus Miller should keep getting better as time goes on.
There's no forward
#FreeIgor
Trade Trouba, Miller, Zibanejad + draft picks for Brady Tkachuk. Promote Trocheck to Captain and 1C. Sign Brendan Montour.
Sorry 84 years . But who's counting?
Trouba is not a captain.. Messier is the only captain in Rangers history. captains lead, you would never ever see mark take dumb penalties like he did in the playoffs
Everyone bitching about Trouba …at least he plays with toughness .. Zibanijad and Bread disappeared vs Fl and we’re more responsible for the loss
I felt like he was playing decently until his injury. But after, and especially in the playoffs, he was brutal.
Respectfully, there is a fine line between toughness and stupidity. You still need to be able to move well with the puck. I have no faith in him as Captain.
Troubas should have been suspended twice
Florida was just better need to be admit nyc fans
100% accurate. If not for Igor.. NY RANGERS would have been swept. Florida dominated the Rangers throughout series
I’m pretty sure most of us have admitted that.
I have not read one comment claiming that Rangers were better than Florida in this series, only comments about Rangers needing improvement to compete for Cup.
@@christopherokeefe756 It was quite obvious throughout the series.. Florida smothered Rangers …I posted somewhere after Game 3 OT win that it was unsustainable for Rangers..
Kakko is a total bum. K miller sucks. The bread man is stale.
Miller is inconsistent but I'll take him over Trouba. Kaako needs a change of scenery. Panarin needs to add a little more muscle.
Rangers are soft AF. Need to give Miller a larger purse to hit people with; big kid who will not play the body. The entire D was awful in rounds 2 and 3. Now watch them make stupid trades and signings for no-talent big bodies like they did with Reeves and Brashear in the past. The window is fast closing on this core. Zib played like his head was up his @ss.
Plus singing a couple of career 3rd-liner spares at the deadline for their Cup push? There was nothing in Wennberg or Roslovic's career stats to make anyone think they were getting anything except what they got from them; damn near nothing...the "Almost Twins" - almost entered the zone, almost got the shot, almost cleared the zone, almost won the puck battle...
Shesty deserves WAY better than this.
I agree that we need to get tougher but the Rangers didn't have that many options at the deadline. We loaded up last year, yet we made it farther this year. In the case of the Rangers, we need more physicality and forechecking, which is actually available on the market
Kakko Busto
Maybe Bugs Trocheck could get those teeth filed down on the off season....
Trouba out Zibanejad out
You're Wrong this is not a good core.They have disappeared previous Playoff years! Time to find a way to get rid of Mika,Kreider and maybe even BreadMan despite his great regular season. They're not Grinders,They're SOFT!!
buy out trouba and trade Mika!!!
Please move on from Panarin …
Second
trouba contract is weak
Fourth
We will see after this years draft. Ranger focus is overkill on potential scoring as opposed to GRINDERS, WITH SIZE. They should see what gets other teams there over the past decade….size who can contribute.
The Rangers WILL NEVER AGAIN WIN A STANLEY CUP!
First
Locker Room what you are missing is size, grinders. Look how everyone this last decade have won the cup. Not with our lineup. Rangers couldn’t deal with Panthers tenacity. Size, pushed the Rangers around. Rangers were totally outplayed. Why weren’t your star players playing well. It’s obvious. Kakko, gone. Chytl, trade. They need to stop worrying about potential high scorers, and go after big grinders that can give you 12-15 goals. Couple more would be a big plus. Go back and look at the 94 team, how it was built. Been a Rangers fan since early 60’s. They constantly draft the same. Thought Drury would be different.
Early 60's? You must remember "That Gene Carr will be wearing a Rangers sweater for a long time!" unless you were at that game when the Big Whistle made that proclamation. My brother and I always laughed at that one when Carr got traded soon after.
@@miked6335yes Mike, him amongst many other young potential’s that were traded for players on the downside with big draw names. Thank god they got outta that mindset. Now they just gotta understand you have to build for your potential opponents in the playoffs.
@@miked6335miss Gordon and the big whistle. These players today are soft compared to the heavyweights back then. Wilson wouldn’t be sh*t back then. I know game has changed, but still miss it. Look how Keenan built it. He got some flack from Neil Smith, but to Smith’s credit he gave in. Keenan had ROLE PLAYERS. Mostly grinders. His luxury was having Messier, Graves, and Leetch. He also had a defense that didn’t leave guys having coffee out in front of the goalie. What happened with role players, they won the damn cup…p.s. Rick Middleton
@@richardcesarano9724 Rick Middletom, ay-yi-yi. Which was worse for you, Emile Francis trying to remake the Rangers into the Bruins or Herb Brooks remaking the Rangers into the 1980 Olymic team? For me, it was Brooks; boring, losing hockey plus they got pushed around.
@@miked6335for me, same as you. Brooks with his smurfs. His problem, he brought college hockey mentality to the pro level. End of June is the draft. This will tell us what direction they will go in. Hopefully they draft differently, and not just add a free agent and think all is well. They have to change the culture of this team. That’s my take.