Cash or Czech Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 With Laf's goal, he was the last of the kids to set career highs (and counting) so far this season. Lafreniere, Kakko, Chytil, Miller, and Schneider have all set career bests in scoring. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Fuck yeah!!! My boys!!! I'm even taking Chytil under my wing. I shit on him for as long as I can remember, and he made me eat shit this season!!! Great Job, kid!!! Win us a cup, and I'll drag my balls through 100 yards of broken glass!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Lafreniere has really looked for awhile now. I also thought, like a lot of the team, he was kind of snake bitten. He was creating, but not necessarily getting the results on the scoresheet. The same can be said with Kakko and Chytil. But, it's safe to say they're all trending upwards and it's great to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Gotta say....our impatience has been magnified 1000x with these guys. Happy to see them earn their successes through the trials of starting an NHL career. Hope we can keep em all. Congrats boys!!! Keep up the good work; set career highs And a championship? PLLLEEEAAASSEE!!! (I'm not committing the same way as Oz but I'll def buy a round for all if this rings true) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 This is why you have to be patient with young players. All of them are still in their early 20's (!) still. While I don't think they've necessarily done them any favors sometimes with line mates and such, everyone develops differently and at a different pace. At this point, you have to love what you're seeing with everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 5 minutes ago, Cash or Czech said: With Laf's goal, he was the last of the kids to set career highs (and counting) so far this season. Lafreniere, Kakko, Chytil, Miller, and Schneider have all set career bests in scoring. The bar was set pretty low, but congrats just the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Trending in the right direction so it’s hard to be negative. i keep going back to the fact that they’re not getting 1st line and pp minutes so it’s a slower development process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Laf had a strong finish last season and was good in the playoffs, but I think this has been the best and most engaged he's looked in the NHL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br4d Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Laffy was sparking last night. Canadiens are the team he grew up rooting for and you know they're his dream destination when his Rangers days are over - whenever that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 He got robbed on a couple chances too!! I thought he could've scored 2 more times, had the puck bounced a little different! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 35 minutes ago, jsm7302 said: Gotta say....our impatience has been magnified 1000x with these guys. Happy to see them earn their successes through the trials of starting an NHL career. Hope we can keep em all. Congrats boys!!! Keep up the good work; set career highs And a championship? PLLLEEEAAASSEE!!! (I'm not committing the same way as Oz but I'll def buy a round for all if this rings true) Because the bar has been lowered. Notice how we're using phrases like "career high" instead of the actual numbers? It's because the actual numbers are pedestrian. Like these three have all been up to this season. Kakko still is and Lafrenière isn't exactly inspiring supreme confidence as a FIRST OVERALL PICK, when you see what Hughes is going across the river. I'm glad they've developed into competent NHL players, but there's a whole lot of work to go to make right by their draft position. Kakko and Lafrenière, most especially. 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Yeah, when people were saying for the Rangers to succeed this season The Kids needed to "take off", this isn't what they meant. Congrats on their marginal improvements. Chytil is pacing 54 points, Kakko is pacing 42, and Laf is pacing 42. Hooray for mediocrity! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Drafting first and second overall in back to back seasons could get the Rangers a really good third line for years to come. Hooray. lol 2 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 I oddly have switched opinions on Kakko and Laffy as the season has gone on. Laf now seems on the brink of a break out where Kakko has settled down. One of the two may turn into Tage Thompson. We must have patience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Yeah, patience is still needed. Cythtil has made huge strides this season and he's been in the league a few years. If Laf turns into a Tage Thompson type player with that production, you have to be happy with that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 I've come to grips with the fact that oour kids aren't Jack Hughes, or McJesus, or even Matthews. They are however going to be solid NHL players for us for a long time. I'm ok with their progress so far. You guys can see it as mediocre, but I kinda have taking a liking to the fact that for the most part, with the exception of Chytil, they've been pretty reliable players. They're only going to get better over time, and having them be a part of this winning mix that we've put together over the last couple seasons can only help them. They're still very, very young players with a whole career ahead of them. They'll get there! You'll see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 27 minutes ago, Phil said: Because the bar has been lowered. Notice how we're using phrases like "career high" instead of the actual numbers? It's because the actual numbers are pedestrian. Like these three have all been up to this season. Kakko still is and Lafrenière isn't exactly inspiring supreme confidence as a FIRST OVERALL PICK, when you see what Hughes is going across the river. I'm glad they've developed into competent NHL players, but there's a whole lot of work to go to make right by their draft position. Kakko and Lafrenière, most especially. Yeah, I mean I'm using career high because they haven't finished the season yet. Good chance Laf gets 20 goals IMO which would be a good feat for 3rd line minutes and only PP time in the last quarter of the season. Chytil and Kakko's production has slowed down. For 3rd liners, the production is alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Morphinity 2.0 said: Yeah, when people were saying for the Rangers to succeed this season The Kids needed to "take off", this isn't what they meant. Congrats on their marginal improvements. Chytil is pacing 54 points, Kakko is pacing 42, and Laf is pacing 42. Hooray for mediocrity! It was too early for this thread I think, but I would counter seasonal projections with looking at what these kids have done together since being put back together on a line on Jan 23. That's 18 games. 18 games sample size -> 82 game rate Laf 9 g 4 a 13 pts -> 41g 18a 59 pts Chytil 7g 6a 13 pts -> 31g 27a 58 pts Kakko 3g 9a 12 pts -> 13g 41a 54 pts Maybe that's still short of #1/#2 expectations for Laf and Kakko, but it's a lot closer to reasonable production given the minutes and opportunity they get relative to other high picks. It's actually really kind of interesting to see the point distribution between the players. Laf goal specialist, Chytil a mix of goals and assists, Kakko the playmaker. Maybe that's part of the reason they work well together. Edited March 10, 2023 by BrooksBurner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) Congrats to our #2 and #1 OA becoming middling NHLers after 3-4 seasons. It truly is magical. I'm glad we patiently waited for this. If we wait 2-3 more years, I'm sure they will graduate from 3rd liners to 2nd liners with career highs in the 60s. While Hughes battle for scoring titles across the river. Edited March 10, 2023 by Pete 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 11 minutes ago, Pete said: Congrats to our #2 and #1 OA becoming middling NHLers after 3-4 seasons. It truly is magical. I'm glad we patiently waited for this. If we wait 2-3 more years, I'm sure they will graduate from 3rd liners to 2nd liners with career highs in the 60s. While Hughes battle for scoring titles across the river. If I wasn't laughing I'd be crying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 19 minutes ago, Pete said: Congrats to our #2 and #1 OA becoming middling NHLers after 3-4 seasons. It truly is magical. I'm glad we patiently waited for this. If we wait 2-3 more years, I'm sure they will graduate from 3rd liners to 2nd liners with career highs in the 60s. While Hughes battle for scoring titles across the river. You're right, I know...but I still like them. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Playoffs is all i care about this season. If they want to dominate like they did last year, then it's time to congratulate them for being third liners that turn it on consistently in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamsim1967 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 8 minutes ago, Pete said: Congrats to our #2 and #1 OA becoming middling NHLers after 3-4 seasons. It truly is magical. I'm glad we patiently waited for this. If we wait 2-3 more years, I'm sure they will graduate from 3rd liners to 2nd liners with career highs in the 60s. While Hughes battle for scoring titles across the river. New Jersey was probably a perfect landing spot for Hughes. If he were in New York, chances are (probably a very good chance) that Gallant would fail to remove the training wheels, probably because he made a few mistakes that younger players make, and we'd be saying things like "cool, 10 goals, 15 assists, he's progressing very nicely." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Kind of wierd how we went and signed a generational talent in Panarin and then have #1 and #2 OA draft picks that turn out to be middle of the pack this far. It was like the universe balanced itself out .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) We always go out and get the shiny new toy through Free agency. Freaky how Panarin's deal ends same year McDavid's does, isn't it? Where there's smoke.... The draft seems to be a lottery ticket, no matter who gets picked. Remember that scouting report I posted for Yukon a few months back?? Who in the fucking blue hell printed THAT?? It was nothing like what we saw in Laffy so far...not even close!! LOL We're the Rangers...we sign Free agents. We suck at the draft! ...ahem...McIlrath?? What the fuck was that?? At least we ended up getting Tarasenko anyway, even if it is only for one Cup run!!! LOL Edited March 10, 2023 by Ozzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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