[brooks] Rangers "need to add some fiber," to lineup

The way the Blueshirts should respond is by adding some gristle to their bones and acquiring personnel who will make opponents think twice when they?re around the puck.

 

This has been obvious since the offseason, but the coach wants north-south, shoot-on-sight skill sets and most of his forwards are east-west guys who prefer to hold their fire. Something is going to give at some point.

 

If you?re a Rangers person, you shouldn?t necessarily be concerned with reacting to intimidation tactics as much as initiating them. I am a peaceful man, but hockey is not a peaceful game. Every single time Tom Wilson steps on the ice for the Capitals, that represents an intimidation tactic.

 

The Rangers need a Wilson equivalent (or two), but without the head-hunting feature and glitch. That is exactly the kind of player the Rangers need to advance this program that is still in the gestation stage regardless of how much everyone wants to accelerate it. At this stage, 16-13-4 is not half bad.

 

General manager Jeff Gorton has work to do. The Rangers need to add some fiber. And if the plan is to go north, they want might to think about players who go in that same direction.

 

https://nypost.com/2019/12/17/rangers-are-helpless-in-this-cheap-shot-epidemic/

 

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Ryan Reaves, come on down.

Always admired Reaves' game. A true heavyweight hitter that can play some.

No Pete....

 

I'm not posting anything in this thread!!! I swear!!! :rofl:

Grape Nuts and Raisin Bran to be served at morning skates.

Kakko, if he grows up couple of inches and adds more pounds in the next couple of years? He’s pretty big for an 18 year old now, could be a heavy weight if he learns to hit properly :confused:

Brooks, more or less by his own admission, does not have a solution to what is a league problem. Enforcers won't do any good; we already lead the league in fights. As for a sandpaper player like Tom Wilson, perhaps he might make cheap shots like the elbow that Buch took less likely, but players like Wilson will launch their own cheap shots, which, in turn, will result in reprisals (so a guy like Buch will get cheap shotted anyway). I don't have a real solution except the league cracking down, which it will never do. It is emboldened with its relative success in concussion litigation, where they took a hard line instead of caving as the NFL did.

The bigger problem is that every team has a Tom Wilson problem. Because Wilson is the unicorn. The rest of the options are playing at it. Like, the next closest is who — Kassian? Who has a career-high in points of like 29?

https://nypost.com/2019/12/17/rangers-are-helpless-in-this-cheap-shot-epidemic/

 

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Ryan Reaves, come on down.

 

We had this talk two weeks ago.

 

Your bottom 6 needs a role. When its Smith, McKegg, Haley, Howden, Fast, Lemieux.. and you dont provide toughness, energy, protection on a consistent basis - its worthless.

 

When we discussed Reaves over the summer, it was under the impression of having the kids play third line minutes. He would be a role player, playing that role, as a role player. You cant add a role player to a team with a worthless bottom 6. If you want to revamp the third line, sure, stack the fourth with protectors and role players.

We had this talk two weeks ago.

 

Your bottom 6 needs a role. When its Smith, McKegg, Haley, Howden, Fast, Lemieux.. and you dont provide toughness, energy, protection on a consistent basis - its worthless.

 

When we discussed Reaves over the summer, it was under the impression of having the kids play third line minutes. He would be a role player, playing that role, as a role player. You cant add a role player to a team with a worthless bottom 6. If you want to revamp the third line, sure, stack the fourth with protectors and role players.

 

Yup, it all goes back to the bottom 6. There's not much issue with the top 6 right now.

Maybe see if they can convince the Hansons out of retirement.

Isnt Lemieux that guy? Dont see why we need another player who will spend most of the time in the penalty box.

 

 

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Lemieux only intimidates cockroaches in his apartment

Isnt Lemieux that guy? Dont see why we need another player who will spend most of the time in the penalty box.

 

 

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I think that's a load of shit, personally.

I think it's a load of shit, too.

 

Plus, we have one of the top 5 guys in the league in this regard, already, in Lemieux.

 

As Phil said, Wilson is a unicorn.

I didnt look - I assume Brooks. He repeat himself from the Josh Anderson article?

I shutter to think about what Zib is one elbow to the head away from.

I shutter to think about what Zib is one elbow to the head away from.

 

Probably the difference between being Captain of the Rangers or believing he's Captain Jack Sparrow.

The bigger problem is that every team has a Tom Wilson problem. Because Wilson is the unicorn. The rest of the options are playing at it. Like, the next closest is who ? Kassian? Who has a career-high in points of like 29?

 

Tom Wilson and Brad Marchand are the two biggest 'names' that produce points and make opponents think twice.

 

Since clutching and grabbing have become increasingly penalized, the NHL has evolved into speed/skill game, where these guys have become increasingly obsolete.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1252611-the-15-dirtiest-players-in-nhl-history-and-the-hits-that-prove-it#slide1

 

We just have a roster construction issue with spare parts on our third and fourth lines. Due to roster turnover and promotions to NHL, we are still working out kinks. Islanders have had a solid fourth line for years, if you look at current four lines, construction makes sense.

 

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-york-islanders/line-combinations/

 

We'll get there, but right now Rangers are trying to fit the pieces together. Lots of changes in the lineup to figure out where everyone fits

Brad Marchand has completey divested himself from a pest role. He's a 100 point forward. I'd remove him from that group entirely?

Also he's not a pest and never was. Just a cheap shot artist and rat fuck dirty PoS.

Yeah, I included Brad Marchand as a name who makes you think twice because of his dirty plays.

 

Back in the day there were more players like Doug Gilmour that would generate points and rack up the penalty minutes.

 

https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/g/gilmodo01.html

 

Game has just changed.

Also he's not a pest and never was. Just a cheap shot artist and rat fuck dirty PoS.

 

Despite being under suspension and a frequent bad actor, NHL let Marchand play in the 2018 All Star game; mixed messages.

That seems like punishment to me.

Time to make some phone calls....

 

Ryan Hollweg- Blair Betts- Jed Ortmeyer coming our way!!!!