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The person that's actually being positive about something is the contrarian? The world we live in is that everything sucks and everyone hates everything. It's exhausting. There was no chance they could satisfy everyone and yet the vocal minority of haters get the majority of attention. I'd love to know what you thought didn't make sense. Yeah, and I don't know Bronn by name, sorry lol.

If the Rangers get Kakko and try to force him into Center when they already have a few centers they're forcing to be wings, I'm going to be upset.

You can't end the show with Cersei being alive, because then the show isn't over. As far as storylines go, the finale made sense for every single character. It floors me that people say "the writing sucks" and shit on the two writers when really it just didn't end like YOU wanted it to.

The fact that I had to look up who Bron was, makes me disagree. Sorry it didn't turn out how you personally wanted it to, but in terms of writing it was great. Can't satisfy everyone I guess, but everything makes sense and dates back to earlier seasons.

That was the best finale of any major television series ever and likely the greatest show ever made. Well done to all that worked on it over the last however many years.

People have been shitting on Marc Staal for years but he’s the only plus defender in the last two seasons (collectively) and has been beyond steady. Yes, I’m sure there’s some kind of advanced stat based on zone starts or whatever that says he’s garbage but as far as being a leader and defensive defender, he’s a useful piece to a rebuilding team that has no idea how to keep the puck out of their net. I’d much rather keep him than Shattenkirk or Smith or Pionk even.

Wow. Didn’t see this happening. I can hardly take all the positivity.

Everything about the Rangers I know is changing... and it's a fucking great thing. I am thrilled for the future of this organization.

But you don't draft for "now" you draft for "later." Who is the better player down the road? Hard to know but it seems people think Hughes is the better all around player in the long run. Right now? Yes. Kakko is head and shoulders above Hughes, literally. He's dynamic in every aspect of the game. I argued that if we get Hughes he should spend time in the minors before being thrust into the NHL roster. Where as Kakko would probably become a 1st or 2nd line player immediately.

He's doing unbelievably well but I don't think one tournament, much less one goal against Denmark is going to change the Devil's minds.

We've not had raw talent like this throughout the lineup since the 90s. Panarin aside, I am in no rush to sign anyone outside the organization to big time money. We will need cap space down the road. The list of young, talented players is long, and I have never been more excited.

Fresh blood organization-wide. I don't hate it.

5m a year. Sure. That's what he's worth. Anything higher than that is a huge mistake. I have no problem with the Rangers walking away from overpriced players and continuing down the rebuild path. You don't pay people just because.

Dude can barely move out there. He should go on LTIR (retire) for everyone's sake.

Kakko is the better player right now. I don’t know if that means Hughes will eventually overtake him but Kakko is better suited for the next stage of his career.

I would be. I'll be disappointed for sure.

Kakko has 3 goals in the tournament now. I'm beginning to worry that the Devils are going to take him over Hughes. At the moment, he's the more attractive pick, IMO. He looks like a man out there.

Kreider's issue is not his center. He has stone hands. He would be a 2nd liner on most good teams.

He did what he had to do to make a living. Doesn’t mean he wasn’t smart.

Kreider is a 50 point player. He gets 5m, period. If he were putting up 40 goals and 10 assists it would be a different story, but he's not. If he doesn't want 5m, he can go get it in Edmonton. I love Kreider but he's a complimentary player.

I really like how the Rangers are set up beyond the team at the moment (president questions aside). I think Quinn has a great demeanor and personality and I think we saw huge strides with most of our players in a "lost cause" kind of scenario. I think Jeff Gorton has done an absolutely incredible job managing assets and rebuilding this thing much quicker than I anticipated. But, most of all, I think I appreciate how open they are in the media. To me, that's a critical element to walking a fanbase through a rebuild. There were no boos this year at the garden, no unhappy fans. Everyone is on the same page from GM - players - fans and I'm honestly shocked. People have always said you can't rebuild in New York. It's not over yet but so far so good. I've very happy with the direction of the club.

I wouldn't hold your breath on that one. #19 and #28 are not anywhere near as valuable as #10 (or higher). I don't see any team doing that.

Middlestadt? That's it? Middlestadt or bust? You know he also hasn't been great. I just don't understand how you can constantly shit on a rookie. I don't get the thought process behind that.

At what point would you just be satisfied with his play? If he becomes a reliable NHL player, does it really matter where he was drafted? Considering we are already two years beyond this draft and still somehow talking about drafting him at 7, in complete hindsight, who would you want instead? The list of players who have significant NHL time from that draft is very short. I just don't understand why anyone would expect Andersson to be a great player at 20 years old.

Lol god we're just going in circles. What are you basing your opinion on that Gorton "always" overpays? That's all I'm asking.