Phil Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 In calling the recent record a ?problem,? Brooks is constructing an argument that the current roster is too good and success is an unwanted byproduct. But this is misguided, and fails to paint the complete picture of the Rangers? season. New York has lost 10 of its last 15 and the seeds for the current draft-position posturing were planted months ago. The sample of games that Brooks references is flawed ? New York gave up on aspirations as a playoff team long before the trade deadline. As such, eight games is not a fair representation of when the Rangers started their quest towards the top draft positions. Was there any real expectation that, even with all of the moves at the deadline, the Rangers were going to end up one of the three-worst teams in the league? Had they just swapped the AHL and NHL rosters altogether, it?s still hard to imagine that the Rangers would have lost enough games to ?surpass? any cellar-dwellers like Arizona, Buffalo, Vancouver and Ottawa, let alone two of them, in addition to Montreal, Detroit, Edmonton, and Chicago. Finishing fifth-worst in the league was probably the best position that the Rangers could realistically imagine. Using Tankathon?s estimates, the 10th place finisher in the league has a 14.4% chance of getting a top-three pick in the draft, while 5th owns a 25.9% chance. The Rangers currently sit in 9th with a 5.4% chance. If we consider 5th the high-water mark, then the Rangers could, theoretically, improve their odds by 8.8%. In a vacuum, that?s a good thing. But, considering the fact that you?d still be far more likely to pick outside of the top-three picks than in it, is pushing for that 5th spot worth missing the opportunity to give rookies valuable NHL experience? https://thehockeywriters.com/new-york-rangers-rookies-tanking/ Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giacomin Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Mike, read the whole piece, couldn't agree more. There is not much more mgmt could do w/o a compromising of integrity (of the game, our system and trust of prospects & players). Did you check out the last few pages on the gameday thread? We may have stole your thunder. Having game film against NHLers will help the kids we brought up, whether they make it or not, as well as mgmt and coaching. It figures Brooks would criticize mgmt for not icing our worst AHLers for 20 games. It is absurd. The kids they brought up are into their 20's and it is time to see if they have what it takes. Not like they rushed anybody. If anything, Pionk should have been up sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Head Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 The rangers are 6-3-1 since the roster dump ? Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 The rangers are 6-3-1 since the roster dump ? Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk They're 5-2-1 since the deadline and lost 7 in a row before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Head Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 They're 5-2-1 since the deadline and lost 7 in a row before that. Copy Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slobberknocker Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 brooks is a fool. could just see what he would have written if the Rangers decided to ice the scrubs. jobs are on the line. i like that there playing to win. winning is infectious. highly doubt that gretsky, howe and orr are in the top three this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 brooks is a fool. could just see what he would have written if the Rangers decided to ice the scrubs. jobs are on the line. i like that there playing to win. winning is infectious. highly doubt that gretsky, howe and orr are in the top three this year. They don't have to be. If that's your barometer for picking at the top of the draft, no wonder you don't' appear to care for it. You've set an impossible standard to meet. "Oh, Hajek isn't Lidstr?m? Fuckin' scrub." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 You lost me at GretSky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 They don't have to be. If that's your barometer for picking at the top of the draft, no wonder you don't' appear to care for it. You've set an impossible standard to meet. "Oh, Hajek isn't Lidstr?m? Fuckin' scrub."I mean a blog post just came out suggesting Skjei was expendable and one reason was that he wasn't a true first pair D... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatfrancesa Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Skiej is not expendable but he’s also shouldn’t be untouchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I mean a blog post just came out suggesting Skjei was expendable and one reason was that he wasn't a true first pair D... This. I think there's a serious need to check expectations vs. reality about this rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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