Seriously. I don't give a crap if he wins a fight or gets beat up. That helps the team in no way. Learn how to play hockey better instead. I'd rather edstrom.
Trouba is the reason this blew up. His hot head hockey skills lost its enjoyment when he also sucked at his defensive abilities. He is to blame.
I am a family man and totally get it. But as a pro athlete, you signed on for this type of lifestyle.
Trading igor. Goodness you people.
Dude single handedly got us 2 wins from the finals. This team needs 2 to 3 guys on the ice and they win the whole thing. Yall wanna trade the guy in net to just get 1 of those pieces while weakening the other major piece??
Just saying....
Game 1 - Devils Win
Game 2 - Rangers Win
Game 3 - Rangers Win
Game 4 - Devils Win
Game 5 - Devils Win
Not advocating for this..but this is one of those times I'd like a guy like messier behind the bench. Someone who has done it to rip into his players that they need to do better.
This. Said it when that happened. That cost us the game IMO. He and Trouba have to be the 2 dumbest hockey players in the league. Just legit, dumb. Jones in for G next year and send Trouba packing for just an average defenseman.
Its not his points or lack of...it's his constant turnovers and falling down that is the problem. Having him and kreider, the other guy who disappears for games on end does not help when u r the "top" line.
This team is full of guys who come up to bat in the bottom of the 9th inning in a 1-5 game and hit a solo home run, after going 0-3 with runners in scoring position through the first 8 innings.
Let's face it...Carolina has smart players. Rangers do not. We put the puck around the boards to a 1 v 3 instead of reversing to a wide open guy. Carolina finds their open guy. So many poor decisions.