The Dude

I'm sure his return all hinges on cap space. It'd have been nice to get him acclimated to playing with the team and in its system. I wonder if he's a serious option or just a story. Can this player really be inserted into playoff hockey after not playing any hockey for 6 months? I love the player. I hope he can. I have lots of doubt though.

Shesterkin put the puck in the net twice? Cool. Fascinating. Go find that on your DVR. Along with Maloney saying Roslovic plays with snarl (hows he playing by the way? Soooo snarly that hes being benched because he plays like a fucking pussy). Neither happened. Shesterkin certainly played amazing. But Panarin put the last 2 pucks in the net. Won the game. Can't win without putting the puck in the net. I have to explain this? Making a pass isn't a hockey play now? You're absolutely out there man. Had it worked it's fucking genius. It didn't. It was a failed HOCKEY PLAY. It can't be argued. Attempting a pass is a fucking hockey play. But here you are doing it.

They did have a pretty bad stretch where they lost like 10 of 15 games and their bad habits were shining through. I'll say Zibanejad has been the same player since that skid and has barely recovered. He's in a bad funk. It looked like he may have been shaking that off in this past game. Hopefully it clicks for him. This team has some warts. Some aspects of the problems from the past (east west) continually show back up in this roster. It's just fact. It's going to happen. But once the post season starts, that will be inexcusable. It's a must that they play within the system and listen to their coaches. If those problems show up and are prominent in the playoffs... if they lose out before the ECF. Yeah. I blow up the core. It will be evident that it's never been a coaching issue. If they win? I think the coach deserves al lot of the credit. If they win, he becomes a fixture and a mainstay with tons and tons of rope along with a huge amount of pull with decision making on the roster. The fanbase is gonna fanbase. You'll have Negative Nellys, but you'll also have the people who love everything the team does, even if it's a flaming pile of shit. I think here, there's a large mix of every type of fan. I feel like a majority are realistic and can curb some excitement, because they are used to disappointment. It's ok to be a fan on a scale. You don't have to constantly be over positive. The team CAN suck and need change. Nothing wrong with pointing that out. I feel like that's as bad as it gets here. That's not bad at all.

I get not being overly confident. But, come on with this luck stuff. I gotta think you're just trying to get a rise out of some people. Not like that not super uncommon around here. Do you really not see a difference in this team? I think there's less depth and one less line to depend on than the past teams, and they STILL play better games more often. The only similarities I see with this team, is their inability to consistently play 60 minutes of solid hockey and how they can look phenomenal half a period then give by letting teams snap back with a quick goal in a complete defensive collapse. The goaltending is nowhere near as reliable as it was 2 years ago. The PP isn't as dominant. Panarin is carrying the team Vs Fox Kreider and Zibanejad. There's certainly less east west style of play. There's more shots being taken compared to 2 years ago. There's a bit more production from the lower lines. If they dominate the 1st round, are you going to change your tune? When are you going to be fully on board?

For someone who doesn't like a thing I say, you sure pay a lot of attention to what I say. I got called out? You disagreed with my take on other plays and the wording I described them as. I was talking about questionable decisions with the puck in the Rangers own zone. I went into detail on what I was talking about. The fact that you can't understand that Panarin was trying to make a play and flubbed it causing a giveaway---- is different than other players making questionable decisions with the puck in their own zone - like curling back into their own zone by the blue line, before clearing the zone, on a long shift. Trapping tired players in the zone for no reason. One player is taking a risk in making a fucking hockey play. It failed. It happens. The others are brain farts where the players are doing nothing to attempt to make a play. Panarin tied the game and won the game. Go on shitting on him and bitching about him trying to make a play. Go on trying to trash me because you can't grasp the difference in these plays in question. I'll take trying to win the game. You take aimlessly skating around your own blue line in 3 on 3 OT.

OK. It was terrible. It wasn't what I was talking about. Move the fuck on. Guess I'm pretty dumb to be responding to you. Don't know why I bother.

It's even right there in my screen shot. Sorry. Got distracted by some pesty thing.

It certainly is misleading since they have more wins. I was corrected though and it's tied for most points, yet they took most wins away from the 94 team.

Correct tied for most points in team history. Set record for most wins in team history. I thought wins would put them over in points as well, since it's the 94 team team they tied in points. I don't feel like figuring out how they have more wins and same amount of points, considering it's the shootout era vs old school win loss tie era. You'd think with more wins, they'd have more points along with the freebie points from OT losses.

If the word questionable has nothing to do with that play, then why are you commenting about a post I made about questionable decisions with the puck? I attacked you. Sure. I'm a joke between you and another blowhard loud mouth. I'm devastated You sir have hurt my feelers and attacked my soul.

Guys. Most points in franchise history. Kind of a big deal. Anyone still calling this luck is really just trying to be a stick in the mud and ruffle some feathers.

Nothing was questionable on that. You could see what he was trying to do and that he flubbed the puck. Read what I fucking said. Questionable decisions. Meaning curling back at your own blue line on 2-3 different occasions before clearing the zone on a long shift of 3 on 3, non stop pressure, trapping your team in the zone instead of making a change or getting it to a safer spot to reset. You know...Questionable decisions. Like the one your parents made in having you.

Gotta defend the team from the "Rangers solely rely on the same formula as the last 3 seasons" police. Sorry. Felt like thats where you were trying to take it after a big come from behind win with Panarin briefly putting the team on hus back again. Your "meh" attitude towards Panarin doesn't reflect good intent from your statement. In your defense. Some boxscores had it listed as a PP goal.

Box scores were a mess. Yes that and Panarin with the PS interference. It wasn't on the site I was looking at earlier.

Panarin was even strength. Anyone else notice that when Panarin fucks up, whether it be a bad penalty or something that hangs his goalie out to dry, he takes it to heart and makes up for it? After that penalty shot, Panarin was all over the ice and was a difference maker. Take note. He does this a lot. Today his effort resulted in a goal. Guys a team player and eats up all of his own faults by paying it back with his play.

It seems to have been corrected now.

Right? I was going to correct Brooks, but it's in the boxscores. Zero penalties in the 3rd for both. Weird.

I mean. Im not patting myself on the back like Leaping Lanny Poffo. I'm patting myself on the front to push down my win boner.

Cool I'll go to MSG for some post game stuff. Oh...

Lots of questionable decisions made with the puck in that OT. Panarins giveaway the least of them. The fuck are these guys thinking with not getting the puck out of their own zone when they clearly have possession and need it out?

Ho Lee Shit Igor!

Must control the possession.

Why is Panarin entering the zone 1 on 3? The fuck is Zibanejad?

Gotta start Panarin Zibanejad Fox to start no?