gdt: [RS] (#70) Rangers @ Colorado Avalanche // Goin' Down to Tegridy Farms

I'm getting less and less enthused with the idea of bringing Lemieux back.

I think he just has to be harnessed a little, Sharpy. He doesn't have a "bad game". He plays decently defensively and he has some offensive talent. Albeit he doesn't play with top 6 players. He's a guy I'd keep. I think he's an ingredient needed for playoff hockey down the pike a little.

He has to learn his limits as well.

All part of growing. He's young too, and he'll figure it out. But I'd hold on to Lemeiux.

I think he just has to be harnessed a little, Sharpy. He doesn't have a "bad game". He plays decently defensively and he has some offensive talent. Albeit he doesn't play with top 6 players. He's a guy I'd keep. I think he's an ingredient needed for playoff hockey down the pike a little.

 

He has to learn his limits as well.

 

All part of growing. He's young too, and he'll figure it out. But I'd hold on to Lemeiux.

I hope so, because if he does smarten up, he can be extremely useful. I just wonder sometimes. Last night was just really reckless and foolish, even for him.

I hope so, because if he does smarten up, he can be extremely useful. I just wonder sometimes. Last night was just really reckless and foolish, even for him.

Same thing goes for Strome; He had "one of those nights" as well, Sharpy. Dude couldn't hit net with a fire hose! It's the patience part that's the hardest to maintain, but if we give these kids a little more freedom to find where the line is, we'll be better off in the long run.

I'm kinda glad Lemeiux hasn't had a break out year. He keeps his price tag low, and we can re-sign him for a nominal amount that fits into our plans and under the cap. I feel he's gonna be an ingredient we need going forward, as I think he's a solid bottom 6 forward to have on the team.

He'll learn and we'll benefit from it....just down the road a little bit. ;)

I think he just has to be harnessed a little, Sharpy. He doesn't have a "bad game". He plays decently defensively and he has some offensive talent. Albeit he doesn't play with top 6 players. He's a guy I'd keep. I think he's an ingredient needed for playoff hockey down the pike a little.

 

He has to learn his limits as well.

 

All part of growing. He's young too, and he'll figure it out. But I'd hold on to Lemeiux.

I don't think we'll agree here Ozzy but what does he has to be harnessed a little followed up by Sharply? What's a good game when you say he doesn't have a bad game, is the bar he doesn't do anything overtly stupid on the ice.

His penalty mins are 111, he points and goals are weak. I don't see the defensive skills, he was on the ice in OT last night (a head shaker in itself considering the circumstances) and he did a fly by on Makar on the game winner.

Do I think cup teams need toughness, yes. Do I think it's a stretch to be a guy like 48, yeah I do.

I guess we'll see to me his biggest asset maybe his cap hit.

I don't think we'll agree here Ozzy but what does he has to be harnessed a little followed up by Sharply? What's a good game when you say he doesn't have a bad game, is the bar he doesn't do anything overtly stupid on the ice.

 

His penalty mins are 111, he points and goals are weak. I don't see the defensive skills, he was on the ice in OT last night (a head shaker in itself considering the circumstances) and he did a fly by on Makar on the game winner.

 

Do I think cup teams need toughness, yes. Do I think it's a stretch to be a guy like 48, yeah I do.

 

I guess we'll see to me his biggest asset maybe his cap hit.

That's cool JS, but I simply think his 2 way game isn't that bad. He's pretty good picking up players entering the zone, and his switches defensively look pretty good. It appears like he communicates with his defenseman, because I can overhear him sometimes on the MSG mic, and you can see him point at times.

My point is that he's a young player, but his game needs to be judged differently; He's not going to be a big scorer like Zibby or Panarin. Lemeuix's game is an intimidation/agitator type game, and I think he needs to be judged by that stick, instead of a scorer's type game. Anything he can give you on the scoreboard is a plus, but if he can play 15 minutes a night, and keep the biscuit outta the basket, stir up some shit, and keep the team's momentum flowing in a positive fashion, protect our superstars....yeah, that's the player I think we need going forward.

He'll learn just like the rest. Just gotta let him go through the learning curve, in my opinion.

If last night was really the last game of the season and the Rangers move on from Hank, pretty shitty that he didn't have a proper send off from the NYR faithful.

Yep, his last game at MSG would be a 3rd period relief appearance. Pretty sad.

Need a smile? Rewatch that game-tying goal. Just worked for me.

It worked... for 30 seconds. Now I just miss hockey even more.

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