jsm7302 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 18 hours ago, Pete said: Teams are practicing less and less due to conditioning/wear and tear. The Athletic had an article about how the Wild IIRC barely practice. Just another wierd change to life as we once knew it..... I get why my Grandpa seemed so out of touch growing up....because staying up to date with things is so time consuming. Trying to understand it all. In a few years, they won't practice at all outside of VR and riding the peloton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 3 hours ago, jsm7302 said: Just another wierd change to life as we once knew it..... I get why my Grandpa seemed so out of touch growing up....because staying up to date with things is so time consuming. Trying to understand it all. In a few years, they won't practice at all outside of VR and riding the peloton. There's a science to it that wasn't there before. These are elite athletes who are only going to get so much better, seems better that they conserve their energy for games and work on skills over the summer and in training camp. Vince also said on his pod that leading up to the break (which was only 2 days), they had a schedule of something like six games in nine nights. They needed the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Pete said: There's a science to it that wasn't there before. These are elite athletes who are only going to get so much better, seems better that they conserve their energy for games and work on skills over the summer and in training camp. Vince also said on his pod that leading up to the break (which was only 2 days), they had a schedule of something like six games in nine nights. They needed the rest. Just odd that coaches constantly bring up how well a player practices and all that, to reason for player benchings/scratches . Yet they don't really practice often enough for a coach to make such claims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, The Dude said: Just odd that coaches constantly bring up how well a player practices and all that, to reason for player benchings/scratches . Yet they don't really practice often enough for a coach to make such claims. Whether or not a player plays hard in practice has nothing to do with how often they practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 20 minutes ago, Pete said: Whether or not a player plays hard in practice has nothing to do with how often they practice. It does if it's a coaches go to reasoning for scratching or dressing players. Can't show the coach the supposed needed efforts in practice if they hardly ever practice. Not that it's been used as a reason by Gallant very often this season, but it was last season. Pretty sure we heard about Hunts amazing efforts from Dumb Dumb most of last season. Just a nit pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, The Dude said: It does if it's a coaches go to reasoning for scratching or dressing players. Can't show the coach the supposed needed efforts in practice if they hardly ever practice. Not that it's been used as a reason by Gallant very often this season, but it was last season. Pretty sure we heard about Hunts amazing efforts from Dumb Dumb most of last season. Just a nit pick. I don't think I've ever heard a coach actually use that phrase when the team hasn't practiced LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 According to Mollie Walker Lindgren & Motte are game time decisions tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 51 minutes ago, RJWantsTheCup said: According to Mollie Walker Lindgren & Motte are game time decisions tomorrow. Motte playing D and Lindgren playing 4th line....useless unthinkable changes no one asked for ....right in Gallants wheelhouse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ozzy Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Love him being here!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 14 minutes ago, Ozzy said: Love him being here!! Absolutely. A bit of a rough start but he will bring playoff swagger. He will be the difference in big games. I’m certain of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ozzy Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Where's Lindgren? I never realized how important a piece of the puzzle that guy is until he's out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br4d Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 58 minutes ago, Ozzy said: Where's Lindgren? I never realized how important a piece of the puzzle that guy is until he's out! Lindgren is the Rangers best defenseman in transition. He's the guy most likely to get back and break up a play. That's because that's his job and he has the speed to do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, Br4d said: Lindgren is the Rangers best defenseman in transition. He's the guy most likely to get back and break up a play. That's because that's his job and he has the speed to do it. Fox has been rough on that way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, Br4d said: Lindgren is the Rangers best defenseman in transition. He's the guy most likely to get back and break up a play. That's because that's his job and he has the speed to do it. Fox has been rough on that way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Just now, jsm7302 said: Fox has been rough on that way... Fox has also been playing with a 6th or 7th defenseman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I have seen enough of Fox without Lindgren to make keeping the latter a priority over Miller, Chytil, LaF etc. I don't care if he's prone to wear down at 30 ala Girardi. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Sod16 said: I have seen enough of Fox without Lindgren to make keeping the latter a priority over Miller, Chytil, LaF etc. I don't care if he's prone to wear down at 30 ala Girardi. And Lindgren will only be 26 at the start of his next contract. I would give him 6 or 7 years to keep the AAV down, which might be 2 or 3 years too long, and worry about the backend of it later. For comparison, Girardi was signed to a 6 year deal at age 30, taking him to 36. This isn't that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersIn7 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 15 hours ago, BrooksBurner said: And Lindgren will only be 26 at the start of his next contract. I would give him 6 or 7 years to keep the AAV down, which might be 2 or 3 years too long, and worry about the backend of it later. For comparison, Girardi was signed to a 6 year deal at age 30, taking him to 36. This isn't that. That’s exactly what they need to do with him. I don’t think he’ll be much after age 30-31, but if it’s only a year or two, 5 years from now, who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 16 hours ago, BrooksBurner said: And Lindgren will only be 26 at the start of his next contract. I would give him 6 or 7 years to keep the AAV down, which might be 2 or 3 years too long, and worry about the backend of it later. For comparison, Girardi was signed to a 6 year deal at age 30, taking him to 36. This isn't that. Agreed with this philosophy but you're a year late, he'll be 26 but halfway to 27. I think you can get him at $4x5. He's got it pretty good here and I think he knows it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 18 minutes ago, Pete said: Agreed with this philosophy but you're a year late, he'll be 26 but halfway to 27. I think you can get him at $4x5. He's got it pretty good here and I think he knows it. I was figuring closer to mid $5s on value. $4 seems a little low when he’s playing top pairing minutes and it’s proving out how obvious of a cog he is on the team. If he’s willing to settle at 5 years then that’s probably the sweet spot though. A 5 year contract would expire with Fox’s contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 34 minutes ago, BrooksBurner said: I was figuring closer to mid $5s on value. $4 seems a little low when he’s playing top pairing minutes and it’s proving out how obvious of a cog he is on the team. If he’s willing to settle at 5 years then that’s probably the sweet spot though. A 5 year contract would expire with Fox’s contract. That's def his market value. I was wondering if he would take a team friendly deal, on the other hand he really can't afford to leave money on the table while his body isn't completely mangled yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerDanger Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 ...........did Brooks and Pete just agree on something?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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