RangersIn7

Yes. It should.

He looks like that kid in HS who took advanced math classes at the local university but got his ass kicked every day

This is no gimme game. But finish this thing fucking strong! LGR!

Yeah. I get that. I’ll say I think Wennberg has been a good addition. I’d like to see more offense from that line more consistently, but I think he’s been very good defensively and was the right add. Less so on Roslovic, but he cost them next to nothing and was low-risk with a pretty decent potential for higher reward. It was a flyer and I can’t blame them for taking it. And the chapter isn’t finished yet with him. As for what they did vs what they could have done at the deadline, who knows? We have only some idea what the asking price was on other guys. Or how they would’ve fit. I look at Guentzel and how that’s worked in Carolina, and what they paid for him and it is a bit confounding. But… Rangers would’ve wanted him to move to RW, where he’s never really played. And I think Pittsburgh wanted a package from us that’s way different than what they got from Carolina. Plus, they had to pull a piece of pretty good quality of their roster to do it. And I think Pittsburgh is pretty high on both Koivunen and Ponomarev who are both prospects that look good and are potentially underrated. Both look like they have a strong chance to be good NHL players. So I think it might be that Pittsburgh ends up getting a good return there But it’s hard to project these things for sure.

They really try to avoid that type of thing now, league wide, in all the cities that have NBA and NHL teams in the same arena. Even in the regular season. It tends to make the ice not so good.

Well I can’t honestly see them treating him as anything but a serious option if he’s cleared and practicing. Your concern about him not having played in 6 months is a valid one though, and one that I share. Still though, I plug him in at RW next to CK and Zib. Hes played up there before in a limited basis (probably too limited IMO) and it’s looked pretty good. Hes the type of player they need I think. Speed and a good shot that isn’t reluctant to use it.

We see it cause we watch them every night. Fans of other teams just look at the standings and the stats and say, damn, I wish my team was at the top of the standings. We’d be saying the same shit about the players you mentioned… or (insert elite player here). MacDavid…Kucherov… doesn’t back check. Doesn’t play D. Makar… Hughes… Oh they turn the puck over too much. It’s cause we see them nightly.

5 goal game for Bedard in their final home game.

If he’s currently medically cleared, and practicing with full contact, he’s likely been symptom free and skating for a while. So it’s a fair shot he’s pretty close

This is a must win. LGR!

There’s no complexity to it Its simple and plainly seen

We were just talking. Put it where you want to. But you can’t deny that 3 point games with the phantom, loser’s point water down the value of playing 82. As does the number of automatic bids. You want people to value the regular season. Stop handing out automatic bids. Go from 6 to 4. It’s still half of each conference’s total bids. If you’ve won your division it should be incentivized. And the higher seeded teams should play lower seeded ones throughout. Theyve earned that.

I totally agree with you on point 3. But it still doesn’t make sense. But the NHL wants what it wants… though they are actually choosing an inferior system. I prefer 8 divisions vs 4 cause it limits automatic berths. The only automatic playoff berths you should experience, especially in the world of the constant 3-point games with the phantom, loser’s point, is as a division champion. Go to 4 divisions per conference. 4 automatic bids And allow the remaining 12 teams per conference compete for the remaining 4 playoff berths. They aren’t promoting division rivalries. In fact, they are stifling other rivalries from actually developing. And what I’d do, it actually makes sense from a geographical and travel standpoint.

If you add Atlanta and Houston then you need 2 more teams after that. 1 each in East and West.

It depends on the opponent and the matchups and situations. And they need their best players to be good