Ozzy

3 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said:

With Gleyber, he has a lot of skill and ability, but his baseball IQ just isn't there, and he gets down on himself for everything. He's just mentally soft. I don't see them bringing him back anyway, because re-signing Soto needs to be a priority. DJ will be back soon enough and we still have Dominguez as well. I think their system now is the best it has been in a very long time. Lots of reasons to be excited otherwise.

Yeah, we just have to rough it for a little bit.  DJ is always a shot in the arm, and I forgot about Dominguez!!!  Hockey season...that's why!  

It should be a good year though!  I'd love to see these guys get to the post season!

54 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said:

A guy with left-handed power was needed at Yankee Stadium. Who knew? lol One of my main critiques about this team the last few years was that they basically had no left-handed power hitters, and were far too right-handed down the lineup. Soto is a franchise player, generational type of talent who really needs to be retained at all costs. Getting Verdugo was a nice move as well. A solid lefty hitter who works counts and draws a lot of walks. This current lineup feels more like the old school Yankees lineups where they have patience and work at-bats.

 

So far my big disappointments are Torres being absolutely terrible in all facets and the infield defense being pretty terrible.

I love the big 3 in the OF, and I'm not terribly down on the infield.

Volpe has a great glove and Berti the 3rd baseman looks pretty decent so far.  Gleyber is gonna be Gleyber..I know.  But he has his moments.

How much do you love Soto??  ...Guy is a beast!

18 minutes ago, Pete said:

 

Realistically you would expect your first rounders and second rounders to be locks in the NHL in some capacity. Everything else is gravy.

 

That doesn't mean they will all be high end players, though. When you look at who the Rangers have coming, you could easily see in 2-3 years this team being comprised of: 

 

Lafreniere 

Miller 

Schneider 

Cullye

Kakko

Perrault

Othmann

Sykora

Maybe even Chytil!

 

Who were all first or second round picks. Then sprinkle in later rounders like Zac Jones, Edstrom, and Brett Berard... That's half of a 23-man roster and those guys will be sprinkled anywhere from the top lines to the bottom pairs, and we haven't even talked about goalies. 

 

It's getting really hard to say they don't draft well. And we haven't even gone back to guys they drafted like JT Miller who are now 100 point players. 

 

What's up for debate is how well they develop guys, but you can see they're trying to remake Hartford.

 

The present and future are both bright. 

Big point there!

I'm learning how to be patient as a fan, which is never easy...especially in the wake of what we've experienced up here with Laff and Kakko just recently.  But I like where we're headed!  All those names listed will also most likely get a boost with new UFA signings, and whatnot!

I think we're going to be in pretty good shape going forward.  The future looks pretty good, and a lot of these guys are getting some really valuable playoff experince at such a young age!

"We NEVER draft well!!!"

...well, maybe we're getting better these days

Great comeback yesterday!  I think Stanton's home run in the 9th landed near San Francisco!

14 hours ago, Dem said:

Not even on the same magnitude of emphasis as Brooks today Ozzy. You gotta up your game man lol

I was first though 

12 minutes ago, Albatrosss said:

why is it that you want to get every man drunk?

I never drink alone, Simon!!   ...and my wingmen all have little kids now!! 

24 minutes ago, Morphinity 2.0 said:

If this happens, I'll buy your plane ticket for the parade.

If you buy his plane ticket, I'm buying you the beers!!!

If it was like that for Panarin, I'm thinking what the hell kind of handcuffs were on Miller, Laffy, Kakko, Chytil, and Schneider???

We're gonna kill these fucking turds.  They don't even belong in the playoffs.

Enough of that "fraidy cat" shit!  We are the team to beat...and these guys are fucking terrible.  We play our game, we win!  That simple!

1 hour ago, Karan said:

What's uhh Alain Vigneault up to these days?

Chewing his gum

Amazing how one bad call can even affect another team.  So Sutherland fucked the Wings too, I suppose!  LOL

See?  It's not always just us! 

This one's over in 5!  I think we're going to see that this Rangers team wants it badly.

Edit:  Oh, and Fuck Tom Wilson!

12 minutes ago, Pete said:

I'm not a fan of Kelly Sutherland, however, that was by the book call. A referee is supposed to blow the whistle if they lose sight of the puck. Lindgren is acting like he had it trapped. I don't know what else the ref is supposed to do there, if they can't see the puck. 

I actually saw the puck pop up in the air on TV.  Granted Kelly is on the ice at a different angle, but that's just a terrible call.  The "dead puck" if it hits a player rule???  Sometimes I think they make this shit up as they go along.

I feel bad for Torts, I guess.  That's a shitty way to blow a spot in the playoffs.  I mean, Detroit won, and they would've been eliminated anyway.  But it just seems to always be Kelly Sutherland, doesn't it??

10 hours ago, BrooksBurner said:

 

Shut up Ray, you cunt

I couldn't help bust out laughing reading this one, man!!! 

...just outta nowhere!!!  LOL

1 minute ago, jsm7302 said:

I just saw it is regulation wins as a tie breaker. What a dumb tie breaker. In a league where they give loser points in OT, it should strictly be wins. This just seems inconsistent.

I've probably said it a zillion times, but I hope they get rid of fucking regular season OT and go back to the original setup with ties being one point.  That whole "participation trophy" bullshit is wearing on me.

Awesome bracket!!!

12 hours ago, RichieNextel305 said:

Kelly Sutherland strikes again in Philadelphia. Another brutal call as he lost the puck in the sky.

I thought we'd seen the worst of him, but this one takes that cake.  Credit Kelly Sutherland for personally eliminating the Flyers.

...Lost the puck in the air and blew the whistle!!!  LOL  (....puck goes in the net....NO GOAL!)

Watch this shit:

Way to go Kelly! 

The NHL will certainly get him to ref all our games for that one!!

I think Sam is a goof ball that's fun to laugh at, but he's genuine.  This guy's an ass.

14 hours ago, RangersIn7 said:

By which you mean…, your

 Swedish made Penis Enlarger Pump???

It's made in Denmark....just sayin' 

1 hour ago, Abe Froman said:

I've never had the pleasure of seeing it. I just thought of another awful one. The third Crocodile Dundee movie. 

Don't waste your time Abe...I went when I was a kid...3D glasses and all.

I can never get back those 2 1/2 hours of my life!  LOL

It's official...I'm pumped for this!!

1 minute ago, Blue Heaven said:

They have Alec Martinez 

I can't even look at that name, Blue!!  LOL

2 minutes ago, Phil said:

 

...so 9 coaches in 14 years, then?

I say 15...he makes it through 1 season.  After that Tage and Dahlin turn "Laffy" and give up!