Ozzy Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I suggested those lines 3 days ago Brooks. I'll look for my royalty check in the mail. He's reading your posts, LLTK!!! ...gotta get his material from someplace, right?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Don't let David Quinn touch him. Even if it's Jacques Martin temporarily at least he's a previously qualified NHL coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Don't let David Quinn touch him. Even if it's Jacques Martin temporarily at least he's a previously qualified NHL coach. This. Quinn should have been let go overnight. There's simply no excuse for having the 1st overall and 2nd overall in consecutives seasons come in and be so incapable of periodically displaying what made them such high selections. Adding in another young offensive piece in Kratsov in a throw away season can not be left to a coach simply not getting it done as far as development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 This. Quinn should have been let go overnight. There's simply no excuse for having the 1st overall and 2nd overall in consecutives seasons come in and be so incapable of periodically displaying what made them such high selections. Adding in another young offensive piece in Kratsov in a throw away season can not be left to a coach simply not getting it done as far as development. Agreed. We like to talk about Kakko being light years better than last year. He hasn’t scored a goal since January 22nd. 15 games ago. Does he even actually look better or has his play just mimicked more of Howden with similar results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-ERIK- Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Kakko definitely looks better but ultimately there are no results from it yet, still not scoring goals. Laf we have seen flashes from and every time he looks ready to maybe break out and get going,Quinn blenders the lines up and he finds himself with Howden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Agreed. We like to talk about Kakko being light years better than last year. He hasn’t scored a goal since January 22nd. 15 games ago. Does he even actually look better or has his play just mimicked more of Howden with similar results? Light years better, but not much to show for it on the scoresheet. Story of the year, really. I'm sure it'll be the kind of thing we look at in 3 years and go "well, glad Quinn got him playing that way", but it's just massively frustrating right now. I'm with AJ here - Quinn shouldn't have woken up as the coach this morning and we can't let Kravtsov continue this trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Kakko looks better to fill a 3rd line role. Not sure if he's any closer to meeting his potential in the NHL. The biggest difference for Kakko this season, as I say is the issue with every young forward under Quinn, he's not sitting there thinking before. He's just throwing the puck in the zone and skating - which Quinn demands. It's a the Callahan factor. We see him skating around more - so he must be playing better! We've seen it from all the kids, they develop this, almost 'hitch'. When the puck or opponent get close to them, they literally stop, try to think what theyre supposed to do, then go try to do it without making any mistakes. Andersson -"He's slow" Kakko "He's slow" Lafreniere "he's not engaged" its because theyre all trying to think too much. You cant do that at the NHL level or you are 2 steps behind. This season, Kakko hot potatoes the puck into the corner every time. Is that really better? Is that what the Rangers need from Kakko? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Bless you, sir!!! I'm looking so forward to seeing some life injected into this lineup! :rofl::rofl: I'm dying overhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Kakko is just so choppy. Puck on his stick and just furious hand movement couple with an ugly skating stride and looks... Ugly. I'd also agree he actually looks like a bona-fide NHLer this year, but he's pacing like 20 points. Unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 Kakko is just so choppy. Puck on his stick and just furious hand movement couple with an ugly skating stride and looks... Ugly. I'd also agree he actually looks like a bona-fide NHLer this year, but he's pacing like 20 points. Unacceptable. Yeah, it's just brutal output when you also factor in zero from Kravtsov since his draft and a pace of 16 points for Lafreniere, to boot. You can't have this many high-end draft picks give you this little this quickly and not do something about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Yeah, it's just brutal output when you also factor in zero from Kravtsov since his draft and a pace of 16 points for Lafreniere, to boot. You can't have this many high-end draft picks give you this little this quickly and not do something about it. If you look back at all their Top 10 picks since we were born, you'll see a trend. By my count, they've had 11 such picks since 1990. Sundstrom Malhotra Brendl Lundmark Bkackburn Montoya McIlrath Lias Kravtsov Kakko Lafreniere Also, factor in some of the guys picked just outside the top 10. Michael Stewart lol Stefan Cherneski lol Huge Speciman lololol I'm not sure a more dystopian list could possibly exist. It's failure after failure after failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 If you look back at all their Top 10 picks since we were born, you'll see a trend. By my count, they've had 11 such picks since 1990. Sundstrom Malhotra Brendl Lundmark Bkackburn Montoya McIlrath Lias Kravtsov Kakko Lafreniere Also, factor in some of the guys picked just outside the top 10. Michael Stewart lol Stefan Cherneski lol Huge Speciman lololol I'm not sure a more dystopian list could possibly exist. It's failure after failure after failure. It was, but they started to hit for a while — Staal, Miller, Skjei, Kreider. They were all grouped together, too, just before those three or four years they were in Cup contention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 plus a lot more high end talent now than in previous decades. Hockey is growing worldwide and especially so in the US. So many more good draft picks now than in years past, IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 It was, but they started to hit for a while — Staal, Miller, Skjei, Kreider. They were all grouped together, too, just before those three or four years they were in Cup contention. All those guys were put in good places, even with more established veterans on that team. I mean, prior to that, you had other draft picks breaking in - Callahan, Dubinsky, Anisimov, Del Zotto, Stepan. Hell, these guys were given better offensive opportunities than the FIRST and SECOND overall picks. Even the last crop, Andersson, Howden (late first), Chytil (23 pts career high) - they're getting NOTHING from young forwards under Quinn. And that's supposed to be his biggest strength as a coach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 All those guys were put in good places, even with more established veterans on that team. I mean, prior to that, you had other draft picks breaking in - Callahan, Dubinsky, Anisimov, Del Zotto, Stepan. Hell, these guys were given better offensive opportunities than the FIRST and SECOND overall picks. Even the last crop, Andersson, Howden (late first), Chytil (23 pts career high) - they're getting NOTHING from young forwards under Quinn. And that's supposed to be his biggest strength as a coach... Agreed. It's completely crippling their progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Yeah he's on his way over for sure. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Can’t wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 Link: Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 So where does he slot in? I’m assuming 2nd pp for sure but idk other than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Excited! I can't wait to see him play a few minutes a night with Blackwell and Smith. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Excited! I can't wait to see him play a few minutes a night with Blackwell and Smith. :pJoke wasn't funny the first eight times other people made it. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Joke wasn't funny the first eight times other people made it. ;) I only counted five, I think! I don't think it's a joke either. #FireQuinn Get on board!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long live the King Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 So where does he slot in? I’m assuming 2nd pp for sure but idk other than that Based on the lines last game, and them saying they want to see more of the Laf-Chytil-Kakko line, my quess is: CK - Zib - Buch Bread - Strome - Kravtsov Laf - Chytil - Kakko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Based on the lines last game, and them saying they want to see more of the Laf-Chytil-Kakko line, my quess is: CK - Zib - Buch Bread - Strome - Kravtsov Laf - Chytil - Kakko God would I love to see Kakko and Laf wake up and produce regularly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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