RangersIn7 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I meant if I’m the Rangers I rather stay at 20 then trade the pick plus Kreider just to move up to 10. Unless there’s some player that should’ve went top 5 that’s still on the board. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Value-wise, that’s probably true. But if you’re rebuilding and you aren’t going/wanting to pay Kreider, I’ll take the pick at 10 instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I still think JD and Gorton are saying they are sticking to the rebuild but actually trying to make playoffs this season and maybe a run the following season. Look at a team like the Blues. They really aren?t all that talented of a team in my opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I still think JD and Gorton are saying they are sticking to the rebuild but actually trying to make playoffs this season and maybe a run the following season. Look at a team like the Blues. They really aren?t all that talented of a team in my opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by TapatalkWait... seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I still think JD and Gorton are saying they are sticking to the rebuild but actually trying to make playoffs this season and maybe a run the following season. Look at a team like the Blues. They really aren?t all that talented of a team in my opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk I don?t think it works that way. JD has said over and over patience is paramount. Would they like to make the playoffs next season? Of course. But I don?t think that means anything. They?re going to make the decisions that best help build the team for long term success. ?Trying to make a run? implies they?ll be selling first round picks and young players to the highest bidder and I just don?t see that being the case in two years. I think the team will be talented enough next season to be better than they were this season. How much better depends more on what happens at defense and how effective Kravstov and Kakko are in their rookie seasons. That said they missed the playoffs by 20 points. There?s a ton of ground to make up. Re: Blues. You?re wrong haha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I don’t think it works that way. JD has said over and over patience is paramount. Would they like to make the playoffs next season? Of course. But I don’t think that means anything. They’re going to make the decisions that best help build the team for long term success. “Trying to make a run” implies they’ll be selling first round picks and young players to the highest bidder and I just don’t see that being the case in two years. I think the team will be talented enough next season to be better than they were this season. How much better depends more on what happens at defense and how effective Kravstov and Kakko are in their rookie seasons. That said they missed the playoffs by 20 points. There’s a ton of ground to make up. Re: Blues. You’re wrong haha. No he's not. 3 players over 50 points. None over 80. They have a good defense and have gotten some timely goaltending. There's a reason they only accumulated 99 points during the season, were the 4th worst playoff team, and a very small minority picked them to even get out of the 1st round against the Jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 No he's not. 3 players over 50 points. None over 80. They have a good defense and have gotten some timely goaltending. There's a reason they only accumulated 99 points during the season, were the 4th worst playoff team, and a very small minority picked them to even get out of the 1st round against the Jets. They started out horribly. The worst team in the league at Christmas. That's the only reason they didn't win the division -- in fact they lost the division on the last day of the season. "4th worst" is not the proper way of thinking about it. They were the best team in the NHL in the second half. I agree they're not loaded with offensive game breakers but they have at least two. To say they're not that talented is wrong. They're a heavy team. Good defensive team. Good goaltending. They're solid all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 In a league where expansion teams make the finals and teams with the worst record on January 3 maybe win the cup, I'm not sure why you have to expect to wait through three years of rebuilding just to make the playoffs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 In a league where expansion teams make the finals and teams with the worst record on January 3 maybe win the cup, I'm not sure why you have to expect to wait through three years of rebuilding just to make the playoffs. It's not about waiting three years, it's about not doing anything dumb to mortgage the future. I think the Rangers should be trying to model themselves after the Bruins. Year after year they give themselves a chance. That's all you need to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravesy Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 The Blues are a big, heavy veteran driven team who play absolutely incredible structured defensive hockey. What they have been able to do is in no way indicative of what the Rangers may or may not be able to achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 They started out horribly. The worst team in the league at Christmas. That's the only reason they didn't win the division -- in fact they lost the division on the last day of the season. "4th worst" is not the proper way of thinking about it. They were the best team in the NHL in the second half. I agree they're not loaded with offensive game breakers but they have at least two. To say they're not that talented is wrong. They're a heavy team. Good defensive team. Good goaltending. They're solid all around. Playing a good defensive game with good goaltending hides a lot of shortcomings in talent. As a Rangers fan, you've seen this for the better part of the past decade. Tarasenko is the best forward the Blues have. Ironically, he's around Panarin's tier. Probably half a rung lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Team that beat pretty much the best teams in the west and is one win away from a cup against the 2nd best regular season team in east isn't talented? What have we become here lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Team that beat pretty much the best teams in the west and is one win away from a cup against the 2nd best regular season team in east isn't talented? What have we become here lol? "isn't talented" != "not all that talented". I took it to mean they are not as talented as many of the other teams that were in the playoffs. It's a shining example that you can win with less talent. Credit to the Blues playing some great hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 "isn't talented" != "not all that talented". I took it to mean they are not as talented as many of the other teams that were in the playoffs. It's a shining example that you can win with less talent. Credit to the Blues playing some great hockey. Bingo. Most talented teams don?t always win. I?m sure most hockey experts would agree that Washington, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Boston, Winnipeg and Nashville have more talent on their teams than St. Louis. Blues remind me of the Rangers teams that just couldn?t quite get over the hump with Hank in net when lots of Rangers fans complained the team didn?t have enough scoring talent. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Progrocker Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Fuck the cubs, go Blues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 "isn't talented" != "not all that talented". I took it to mean they are not as talented as many of the other teams that were in the playoffs. It's a shining example that you can win with less talent. Credit to the Blues playing some great hockey.Bingo. Most talented teams don?t always win. I?m sure most hockey experts would agree that Washington, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Boston, Winnipeg and Nashville have more talent on their teams than St. Louis. Blues remind me of the Rangers teams that just couldn?t quite get over the hump with Hank in net when lots of Rangers fans complained the team didn?t have enough scoring talent. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by TapatalkOk, cool. So then we can shift this and stop equating talent with scoring, so the conversation is moot. Erik Christensen and Rob Schremp had talent and were terrible hockey players who couldn't score. The word talent in the NHL can't be relegated to the ability to score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Every NHL player has some sort of talent or they wouldn?t be in the NHL. Theres just different levels of talent. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersIn7 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 In a league where expansion teams make the finals and teams with the worst record on January 3 maybe win the cup, I'm not sure why you have to expect to wait through three years of rebuilding just to make the playoffs. I can’t call it waiting A true, complete, well formulated, and properly executed rebuild is generally going to result in 3 seasons of missing the playoffs. And that’s a fair price to pay if you’re good for a long period of time afterwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slobberknocker Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 back to the 1 / 2 debate. we are just so in the driver seat here. going to be so much fun to watch this group come together and grow. i'm not sure we can compete until we can grow into our young defense, but that's going to be interesting to watch as well. LGR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersIn7 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 back to the 1 / 2 debate. we are just so in the driver seat here. going to be so much fun to watch this group come together and grow. i'm not sure we can compete until we can grow into our young defense, but that's going to be interesting to watch as well. LGR. Agreed. Much of what they may achieve hinges on a group of young D, many of whom have yet to play at the NHL level yet and will probably need a fair amount of time to develop once they reach the NHL as well. Improvement should come over the next couple of seasons but with so many unproven players it’s likely a while before they have a serious shot at winning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I can’t call it waiting A true, complete, well formulated, and properly executed rebuild is generally going to result in 3 seasons of missing the playoffs. And that’s a fair price to pay if you’re good for a long period of time afterwards Yeah - this. We got a stroke of luck this year w/the draft lottery win and getting to a spot where the talent drop-off isn't big from 1-2. That said - we're going to be icing a team with an average age of "gets carded to go to the movies" next year, and while these kids are pretty damn talented, they're still young. If we're within striking distance of the playoffs next year, it's a big deal. More likely, we're in the lottery pile again, and hopefully for the last time in a while. And that's OK - we could get stupidly lucky and win the thing again, and walk away with Lafreniere or Byfield or any of the crazy talented players at the top of the 2020 draft. And heck, we're probably picking twice in the 2020 1st round too - if not because of Zucc, because of a TDL deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Agreed. Much of what they may achieve hinges on a group of young D, many of whom have yet to play at the NHL level yet and will probably need a fair amount of time to develop once they reach the NHL as well. Improvement should come over the next couple of seasons but with so many unproven players it’s likely a while before they have a serious shot at winning I'd argue the 2020-2021 season is a season where I have the team earmarked for a wildcard spot. I wouldn't be too disappointed if it took another year, but I think they're going to be threatening playoffs then. Somewhat tongue in cheek, but I think they win 2023-2024, just to usurp the 30th anniversary celebration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersIn7 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I'd argue the 2020-2021 season is a season where I have the team earmarked for a wildcard spot. I wouldn't be too disappointed if it took another year, but I think they're going to be threatening playoffs then. Somewhat tongue in cheek, but I think they win 2023-2024, just to usurp the 30th anniversary celebration. I would agree with that. I think they’re a playoff team in 20-21. But I view that as part of the improvement process. Two years of really bad play, 17-18 and 18-19, a 3rd season wherein they still miss the playoffs but are better and maybe have a shot at a spot late in the year in 19-20, and hopefully a solid playoff team in 20-21. Hopefully they then open a window of 3-5 seasons from 21-22 on where they are legit contenders. Panarin is by no means a foregone conclusion, though I think they have a legitimate shot at him. But even with him, I don’t like their chances at making the playoffs. 20 points is a huge margin. Especially when they’ll be playing even more kids. Honestly, I’d be happy this year if I saw just a few things. Good debuts from the rookies. Improvement from the other young guys we’re counting on moving forward, and an 8-12 point improvement in the standings resulting in meaningful hockey games in March and April. They certainly don’t need to rush the process, but the sooner you get your young core playing important games late in the season, the better off you are. If they can by in large do those 3 things, the season would be a big success. Relative to the rebuild that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Rangers did finish 20 points out of a playoff spot.. with a roster built for a tank. Carolina missed by 14 points last year and made it to the ECF.. Not optimal, but every year there are a few teams who make a big leap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Not sure how anyone can say one way or the other what this roster will look like until you get past the draft, trades, buyouts, free agency and camp. Not saying NYR are a lock for a playoff spot this season, but objectively it's not out of the question. But the question is right now premature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBrowningPI Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Getting enough wins to make the playoffs also depends on how long it takes to Jake Allen someone. [emoji6] Sent from my SM-N900T using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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