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Rangers aren't gonna trade Georgiev in season.

I loved it. Probably the best lineup an LA superbowl could have had and they crushed it.

I dunno. Are the Rangers really concerned with a joke team/franchise/player who's in last place? Probably not. I know Blais is out for the year, and Reaves got the Slewbban treatment, but the Devils probably aren't even on their radar. Personally, I completely forgot about that incident. Reaves leads the league in hits and he's always looking to catch someone with their head down, but I doubt he purposely targets anyone. I don't see that as soft behavior either, like the Devil's season is over, why bother? It sounds like you're wanting revenge which also sounds like a suspendible offense. I don't see the point in going that far against a team that doesn't matter.

TBH, my interest has wained since the long Christmas break. That huge break coupled with the trip out west where I couldn't watch any games and this massive break, I basically haven't watched much hockey in 2 months. I think it's pretty poor scheduling by the NHL but I'm not sure what the solution is.

Honest question: does anyone care about these anymore?

I'm ready to run through a wall.

I wonder how much stock the team puts in him going to the ASG as well. You know, Mika had a chance to represent the Rangers and turned it down. Kreider has always attended. That might seem like a minor thing, but the captain of the team is more than just the guy who makes speeches, he has to be the face of the team in the media.

I'm so glad he's realized this. Funny how his contract went from a burden to a steal overnight. As far as the number retirement talk goes, I don't think there's any chance unless they win a cup. If they win a cup half the team's numbers will be retired.

Yeah that's fair. And easier to acquire a 3 line wing than a 2nd or 1st. So, yeah. I hear you and I like that.

I don't want Radulov. Guy's toast. I think what happens after break, and Vince said something similar, Kakko plays on the 2nd line where he actually looked good. Laf on the 1st. Hopefully that works and they only have to worry about getting a 3rd line center (Pavelski would be ideal). Assuming Kakko and Laff work in those positions, that leaves you with: Kreider Zib Laf Panarin Strome Kakko Goat/Barron/Chytl, Pavelski, Goodrow Hunt Rooney Reaves I like that roster, honestly. It's deeper than most.

I get that but how can a professional league operate this way? I mean for 20(?) years that franchise has bene a dumpster fire and the NHL has propped them up, and now they're becoming the 2nd tenant in a college arena? It's shocking.

Everyone shits on Nemeth, Chytil, and Kakko - and it's warranted. But my god, the current lineup is brutal. Nemeth is miles better than Hajek and Jones. Chytil is miles better than Barron and who ever Brodsinsksi is. Kakko is better than literally every other RW. We're legitimately icing a preseason line up right now and when they go down in a game, it's hard to keep the faith. I dunno how long some of these guys are supposed to be out, but we might lose out until the All Star break.

I still can't ever seeing this happen. This would be so embarrassing for the NHL, I just can't imagine they would let it happen... Right?

Why is the lineup so horrendous. Who are we missing besides Kakko and Fox? Suddenly half the hartford wolfpack are playing in the NHL.

Love Dubi, love Torts. Probably because they have similar public-facing personalities. It's also no surprise then that they didn't get along.

Pretty sure the ceremony is at 7

What is this based on?

Brandon Dubinksy

I can all but guarantee Panarin will be the best player he'll ever play with in his career. As we've established, Panarin doesn't carry him, but it's certainly a beneficial partnership. I think if he holds out for more than what the Rangers are willing to offer and goes somewhere else, he'll be a disappointment. He is a Ranger. And he sort of has to be.

I'm a Jones hater. I don't see it working at the NHL level. Hopefully they trade him before everyone figures that out.

By the same logic, half the league is going to Montreal because their agent is the GM. Makes no sense. The more likely scenario is that Lafreniere has to get a new agent.

Hadn't even thought of this, but yeah! Should be an awesome show.

Funny how someone can say something nice about the team we love and still be shit on, lol

I dunno man, I think you're looking at it the wrong way. Our highest-rated prospects are not producing yet and we're still 1st in the division. We still have a Norris winner. We still have a Hart and Vezina candidate. Our D is 2/3 "fruits of our rebuild" as you said. If Laf and Kakko can amount to anything, we'll only be better -- which again, we're in 1st. And if they don't they can be moved for someone who will, because they have enough pedigree that someone will want them. We're ahead of schedule in that we bottomed out and bounced back in 3 years. I'm not sure if there are any other teams who've done this.

He's missed quite a bit of time, even got removed from the roster at one point. Not often you see someone step away for personal reasons let alone twice in a year. Hope he and his family are alright.