Ozzy Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Gimme that toughness back, Skunk!!! :rofl: We get to enjoy this stuff again soon, my good man!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty9 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 There no doubt Av coaching system is not gritty and probably encourages players not engage in physical play(since I still don't get, he was a physical in your face player), but let's be honest this is not a gritty lineup,there is quite a bit off finesse players on this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slobberknocker Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 The Brooks article today in the post again points this out with Shattenkirk even stating there was no veteran accountability in the locker room. Loved Mac but never agreed with him being captain. i still think the Garden makes it way to comfortable to play here as well. that philosophy is the first thing that needs to change around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skunkman Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Gimme that toughness back, Skunk!!! :rofl: We get to enjoy this stuff again soon, my good man!!!!Who was the guy on here that said he was fed up with Gorton for letting AV go? I would have been more pissed if AV stayed! I am so sick and tired of watching Ranger Pussy Hockey! Now don't get me wrong, i am not talking fighting all the time but there are times when you can't skate away! You have to get in there and give that nasty face scrub to the prick on the other team! Hell i want a few pricks back on my team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skunkman Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 The Brooks article today in the post again points this out with Shattenkirk even stating there was no veteran accountability in the locker room. Loved Mac but never agreed with him being captain. i still think the Garden makes it way to comfortable to play here as well. that philosophy is the first thing that needs to change around here. AMEN!:mactruck::thankyou::clap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatfrancesa Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 This is on Gorton as much as av. And I fucking hate av. The gm coming out and saying this does nothing but indict himself as anybody that has watched 3 games the past fours years already knew this. Why didn’t Gorton address this already. Also why are we bringing in guys like spooner and Namestnikov. Look up soft, there they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long live the King Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 This is on Gorton as much as av. And I fucking hate av. The gm coming out and saying this does nothing but indict himself as anybody that has watched 3 games the past fours years already knew this. Why didn’t Gorton address this already. Also why are we bringing in guys like spooner and Namestnikov. Look up soft, there they are. What trade partners at the deadline were going to give up grit and toughness guys, that are actually worth anything, when gearing up for a playoff run? He brought in Spooner and Names because they were available and have value. Between those 2, Hayes, Zucc, and Kreider, I bet at least two are traded in the off season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 The Brooks article today in the post again points this out with Shattenkirk even stating there was no veteran accountability in the locker room. Loved Mac but never agreed with him being captain. i still think the Garden makes it way to comfortable to play here as well. that philosophy is the first thing that needs to change around here. I've been saying it for a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I've been saying it for a year. And he's been reading it for a year. Hence the article. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 The Brooks article today in the post again points this out with Shattenkirk even stating there was no veteran accountability in the locker room. Loved Mac but never agreed with him being captain. i still think the Garden makes it way to comfortable to play here as well. that philosophy is the first thing that needs to change around here. MSG cannot wait to throw a BS ceremony for every minor benchmark. I get they want to make players feel valued and give the less intelligent fans something to celebrate. Recall Dan Boyle, who was barely here, getting a silver stick for some number of games.Did roughly the same thing for Kevin Lowe way back and don't know how many others. Do that at practice or in warmups, if you're gonna do it at all. I understand MSG has no real summer programming, but if I never seen another episode of "Beginnings' or "The Mask" it will be too f__ing soon. Not saying Lundqvist hanging with John McEnroe is why the NYR sucked, but really, who wants to see that crap? Though may be before dumping John Moore for a box of used tape they could've seen they had a solid NHL defenseman, but I digress. Things like that are but one example of the silliness that may cause some players to lose focus. Tortarella clearly went too far in the other direction, but has to be a change to focus on the task at hand and not the surrounding nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LONG LONG LONG TIME FAN Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Another brilliant deduction from the co-conspiratorial architect of the letter to the fans telling the world that the management in place has decided to give them the finger. Any person with 0/0 vision watching this team for the last number of years could have given him a heads up. And this guy is the GM that is going to be the lead man at the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Who was the guy on here that said he was fed up with Gorton for letting AV go? I would have been more pissed if AV stayed! I am so sick and tired of watching Ranger Pussy Hockey! Now don't get me wrong, i am not talking fighting all the time but there are times when you can't skate away! You have to get in there and give that nasty face scrub to the prick on the other team! Hell i want a few pricks back on my team! Me too skunk! I'm sick of watching teams run Hank and take liberties with our soft asses. Time to start a little return fire. It's not fighting...unless we have to, but some type of laying down the law again. "No one runs our 10 million dollar man without taking a solid 2-hander across the arms"....or at least a nice little "how do ya do" cross check in the back for some dirty shit. It's hockey...it's always been that way and if you've played it that way...it's the unwritten code. You still see it today...not on the Rangers in the recent past, but I wanna see it going forward. To me its a form of team unison, and I like it. I will never mind a guy taking a penalty to stick up for one of his teammates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Cody McLeod 3 year extension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatfrancesa Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 What trade partners at the deadline were going to give up grit and toughness guys, that are actually worth anything, when gearing up for a playoff run? He brought in Spooner and Names because they were available and have value. Between those 2, Hayes, Zucc, and Kreider, I bet at least two are traded in the off season. Fine. Then I will assume they won’t be here come next season. Once the trade market opens again he will trade those guys or others like them for that grit. My point is that this has been a problem for years. This is not something they thought they had covered in their lineup and they just fell short this year. It should have been addressed long before this deadline and long before they decided to rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontonyr Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 idk the team has been tough to watch for a couple of seasons. Not much to address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I'm a grit guy. I love that shit. I think it's incredibly important, as you have already seen in 2 of the 3 playoff games played this season, but I hope they have the foresight to not over do it. We also lack SKILL. We have a buch of 30-point blobs. Players who are neither skilled nor gritty. It's actually baffling how we've even made it this far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 Right. The two are not mutually exclusive. The best teams have a healthy mix of both. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBrowningPI Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 It has been really sad that Jesper Fast is our most physical player while our biggest guy (Hayes) plays like he's afraid to break a nail. Step played the same, as if he doesn't hit anyone then maybe he won't get hit. Hate lady bing hockey. Sent from my SM-N900T using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 It's more than just hitting, or having "4th liners" - its a mentality. A team mentality. I've seen more camaraderie during a pick-up game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 It's more than just hitting, or having "4th liners" - its a mentality. A team mentality. I've seen more camaraderie during a pick-up game. Maloney goes nuts during the radio broadcasts. He bitched Miller because he snowed the goalie, someone back him a whack and as Miller skated away, the defender snuffed him. Miller did nothing, nor did anyone else. Maloney just goes, "My gosh." Then tore Miller a new asshole. No push back, or spine, at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Maloney goes nuts during the radio broadcasts. He bitched Miller because he snowed the goalie, someone back him a whack and as Miller skated away, the defender snuffed him. Miller did nothing, nor did anyone else. Maloney just goes, "My gosh." Then tore Miller a new asshole. No push back, or spine, at all. That's AV ingrained though. We know Miller can throw 'em if he has to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 That's AV ingrained though. We know Miller can throw 'em if he has to. For sure. Rick Nash used to walk away from the extra stuff all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravesy Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 AV has to take a large part of the blame, but a lot of it is down to individuals as well. Like I said, Kreider is a big boy and powerful skater and should be dominating physically out there. Hayes as well, doesn’t use his size and strength anywhere near enough. It’s a bit embarrassing when you compare them to guys like Scheifele for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 That's AV ingrained though. We know Miller can throw 'em if he has to. That's not entirely AV though. What AV talked about was guys like Kreider and Smith getting "loose" and taking dumb penalties. I've also bitched when Zuccarello tries his Avery impression - the problem being, these guys arent Avery, and when they play with just "grit", they forget the game and are a detriment to the team. But if you have a coach saying, "be careful" followed by a Captain saying "stop it guys", you end up with a bunch of pussies. There is a small line, and it takes a great mind to understand it. Unfortunately, leadership wanted people to stay back, and they stayed too far behind the line. They are push overs. The entire season - way too easy to play against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 For sure. Rick Nash used to walk away from the extra stuff all the time. That's because Rick Nash is a bitch boi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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