Flynn

Hell yeah- the 7:30 start was music to my ears... 

Just waiting for the 30 minute delay while they induct Nik Antropov into the Ring of Honor or some shit like that 

Random musings-

1. I'm getting too old or these west coast games- Fuck Charlie Huddy- we don't need a 30 minute delay for this guy to the start for him.
2. I have no idea what a "distinct kicking motion is". 
3. 5-2 with the Zib and FC throwing doughnuts up (coincidence that Laf is doing things- eating those doughnuts and filling the void?)
4. Jay Woodcroft might not last till November. That team is a shitshow right now    
5. Wheeler lives? 

I still want Trouba to make Draisaitl a runny shit stain on the ice. Payback for the stick slap is long over due- Humble him. 

Oooof. Thats some shit D

Sam and Lee Corso should call a game- would be great TV 

Sam: “This Rangers Poweplay is brought to you by Crazy Eddie- His prices are innnnnsane… The Rangers have been on a good clip of late, 6 for their past 22”

Corso- “Not so fast Stu…. The Flames have….wait… is that President Lincoln in the box? Must be here to see Travis Kelce and that little minx Taylor Sweet” 

Sam: “Miller turns it over at the blue line, Andrew Magpie with a lead pass to Joel Otto who lets loose a slap shot…. Save by Richter- oh what a beauty!”

Corpo- “Sal, why is that red light on? Why are all these people here? Is that Lou Holtz?”

Sam: “The Oilers scored?”

What a dumb ass pass. 

I've never felt less upset after a 5-3 loss. Either its a 4-0 win, or they actually play a truly shit game for the 1st time and lose 3-1. 

9 minutes ago, Pete said:

These are the NHL Preseason standings.

 

https://www.espn.com/nhl/standings/_/seasontype/pre

 

The records don't mean anything. The performances of certain players do. For the Rangers, you don't worry about the "meh".

 

The highlights:

• Cullye
• Othmann
• Pitlick
• Gustafsson

The Meh:

• Kakko
• Jones
• Wheeler
• Bonino
• The regulars

The Huge Red Flags

• Quick
• Lafreniere
• Chytil injury

All very fair. I'd also love to know where Panarin's head is at. 

Great career- had some amazing moments in a Rangers sweater. 

He can now join his hairline, which retired in 2011

At least Panarin is in post season form..  Jesus, what a horrid turnover 

Tyler Toffoli is going to be an asshole Very punchable face

Always one of the most enjoyable parts of the GDT’s..  

Rangers trade for Tyler Motte at the deadline

I get it, I really do.. But these are zero value exercises that don't have shit to do with shit.  I guess you need to fill the offseason. 

I get all of these metrics.. but its kind of funny- Go to the ECF, get ranked 24.. Get bounced in the 1st round of the playoffs, get ranked 11h. 

Training camp can't get here fast enough.. 

Charlotte moved up in the world.. They went from the Rangers to being the AHL affiliate for the Hurricanes.. Due to the Canes owner being loon to work with, the they switched over to being the Panthers AHL affiliate a couple seasons ago, Carolina now has Chicago as their top farm team. 

I'm really hoping a real honest to God structure will make a massive difference. Changing the "How" hopefully gets these fuckers playing with a bit more focus. Gallant was a gym teacher who rolled out some basketball's with the objective of keeping the class busy so he could drink his coffee and read the paper in peace. 

The old saying "don't confuse effort with results" applies here- I don't think they were lazy, or didn't try- they just had no real consistent program to conform to, and it led to a lot of freelance horseshit on both ends.

This team didn't lose to Jersey because it wasn't tough enough. Adding a Tough Guy is a solution in search of a problem.  

I like the fact he actually took shots.. This team didn’t need one more guy looking for the perfect pass. Tro fills a gap. Need another Vatrano too while we are at it 

Knob is a guy you can't look a the record in Hartford as any real barometer.. He's been making chicken salad out of chicken shit for ages, my dude might be Gordon Ramsey for all we know. 

I just want a guy that doesn't act like a High School Gym Teacher a year from retirement who just rolls a bunch of basketballs out in the gym while he sits in the corner drinking coffee waiting for the day to end. 

I want a coach.. who has a system... who has tactical sensibilities... who holds his guys accountable... who ever checks those boxes is great, don't care what the name is.   

2 hours ago, CCCP said:

2nd round pick was still an overpayment. Bag of pucks and a pack of Big Red gum should’ve been enough 

To be fair- we probably would have picked some turd with the pick anyhow. 

He's deserving of being a finalist for sure. Its a foregone conclusion that EK wins it, but Fox did have a great season. 

As Pete said, the local fanbase microscope is a surefire way to point out any flaw.  

Fans: "Margot Robbie is stunningly gorgeous. She may be the hottest woman in the world!"

Local Fanbase: "Yeah, she's good... But have you seen her pinky toe? It's all jacked up.. And have you ever gotten a look at her after she runs a marathon? Jesus man, its rough.. And lets be honest, she ain't getting any younger!"