Steven MacDonald Extra Effort Award: Who's Your Guy?

[Sharpshooter]

Voting for this hasn't started yet, but probably soon since the season is winding down. So, whenever voting does begin, who has yours?

 

It might be easy to give it to a guy like Zibanejad or a Trocheck maybe, but my vote is going to Jimmy Vesey. With the Hobey Baker hype long gone, he's done a nice job for himself coming into his own as a solid bottom six player. He came here and we kind of thought he'd be a solid fit. Not only has he been solid, but I think he's been pretty damn good. He's been relentless on the forecheck all year, been really good defensively, PK and has helped round out the lineup even more.

[Ozzy]

4 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said:

Voting for this hasn't started yet, but probably soon since the season is winding down. So, whenever voting does begin, who has yours?

 

It might be easy to give it to a guy like Zibanejad or a Trocheck maybe, but my vote is going to Jimmy Vesey. With the Hobey Baker hype long gone, he's done a nice job for himself coming into his own as a solid bottom six player. He came here and we kind of thought he'd be a solid fit. Not only has he been solid, but I think he's been pretty damn good. He's been relentless on the forecheck all year, been really good defensively, PK and has helped round out the lineup even more.

 

I like your take on this, Sharpy!  Vesey has given us a lot for a guy that made this team on a PTO.  That'd be my vote too!

[Sharpshooter]

Indeed. I forgot to mention he did really well for himself getting a nice new two-year contract also.

[BlairBettsBlocksEverything]

Lindgren maybe? It takes a lot of extra effort to play in a constant state of bleeding from your face

[Sharpshooter]

Just now, BlairBettsBlocksEverything said:

Lindgren maybe? It takes a lot of extra effort to play in a constant state of bleeding from your face

It's also very noticeable when he's not in the lineup. lol He's one of the most important players on the team.

[Long live the King]

[BrooksBurner]

It's Trocheck. The guy is solid at everything. He's always present in some fashion. He can hit. He can forecheck. He can be a pest. He can score. He can pass. He's the best faceoff guy on the Rangers since, well, I can't even recall one in recent memory. He's just always involved and it takes a lot of effort to do that. I give Drury some major props on this one because I questioned the move heavily. Incredible upgrade from Strome for barely a smidge more.

Edited March 29, 2023 by BrooksBurner

[jsm7302]

6 minutes ago, BrooksBurner said:

It's Trocheck. The guy is solid at everything. He's always present in some fashion. He can hit. He can forecheck. He can be a pest. He can score. He can pass. He's the best faceoff guy on the Rangers since, well, I can't even recall one in recent memory. He's just always involved and it takes a lot of effort to do that. I give Drury some major props on this one because I questioned the move heavily. Incredible upgrade from Strome for barely a smidge more.

+1

[Sharpshooter]

10 minutes ago, BrooksBurner said:

It's Trocheck. The guy is solid at everything. He's always present in some fashion. He can hit. He can forecheck. He can be a pest. He can score. He can pass. He's the best faceoff guy on the Rangers since, well, I can't even recall one in recent memory. He's just always involved and it takes a lot of effort to do that. I give Drury some major props on this one because I questioned the move heavily. Incredible upgrade from Strome for barely a smidge more.

Yeah man, I was going back and forth between he and Vesey. They were kind of my 1 and 1A options. Vinny has been fantastic all year long. Don't forget all of those posts he hit early in the season. He was making things happen then, just wasn't necessarily getting the results on the scoresheet.

[Ozzy]

I can dig Trocheck as a candidate as well.  He's done an awful lot for us, especially at winning faceoffs.  He's a pesky little bastard too, which we needede.  I just like the Vesey story a lot.  If Tro wins the Steven McDonald, then I give the "Player's Player" to Vesey for his comeback.

[BrooksBurner]

13 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said:

Yeah man, I was going back and forth between he and Vesey. They were kind of my 1 and 1A options. Vinny has been fantastic all year long. Don't forget all of those posts he hit early in the season. He was making things happen then, just wasn't necessarily getting the results on the scoresheet.

 

Vesey is a great choice too, but I think he gets the Players' Player award. Goodrow/Trouba co-won it last year. Lindgren the year before. And Fast won it 5x in a row before that. Scoring doesn't matter, and it's player voted so I think they'll be recognizing Vesey on that one. Maybe Trouba co-wins it for the helmet throw and all that shtick.

 

The Steven McDonald is fan voted so it's usually someone more popular. A "grunt" player hasn't won it since Prust in 2010, so it's not impossible though.

Edited March 29, 2023 by BrooksBurner

[siddious]

Trouba (it pains me to say it) or trochek would be my votes. 
 

lmao at the Kreider suggestion though 

[Sharpshooter]

I'm excited to see what Trocheck can bring in the playoffs. His past performances with Carolina were good. He's also on pace to have his second best offensive season of his career.

[RangerDanger]

I like Vesey for it, but could see Trouba getting it for the "helmet throw". 

[Pete]

Lindgren, and it's not even close.
HM Vesey.

[Sharpshooter]

I really hope they don't give it to Trouba just for that. He's been mid, at best, basically all year and not really deserving of any kind of team award.

[Pete]

1 minute ago, Sharpshooter said:

I really hope they don't give it to Trouba just for that. He's been mid, at best, basically all year and not really deserving of any kind of team award.

Agreed. I'm about as tired of hearing about the helmet as I am about the pride jersey. Both are peak irrelevant.

[Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc]

Honestly don't know who deserves it this year. It'll probably go to Vesey, Trouba or Lindgren.

 

My HM goes to Halak tho. After that brutal start and at a time where Igor was shaky as hell and the team struggled to put the puck in the net he had a stretch of really good games that I would argue saved the season.

[Albatrosss]

no one really stands out like in years past.  so probably Vesey for a feel good story.

[Albatrosss]

3 hours ago, siddious said:

Trouba (it pains me to say it) or trochek would be my votes. 
 

lmao at the Kreider suggestion though 

who suggested Kreider? lol

[siddious]

1 hour ago, CCCP said:

who suggested Kreider? lol

You’re right that gif is Vesey. The 6 looked like 0 until I took a closer look.

 

[Keirik]

Lindgren. 

[Gravesy]

imo

[Br4d]

The Rangers have a bunch of guys who work hard all the time.  I think you could pick Zibanejad, Trocheck, Lindgren, Vesey, Trouba or Lafreniere and not be wrong on the call.  That's one of the reasons the second half of the season has turned into a romp for us.

 

That's all 4 lines and the top 2 defensive pairs all with a guy you could make the call for.  Great team effort at this point.

 

And as I was typing the second line it occurred to me that the hardest working Ranger right now is Motte.

Edited March 29, 2023 by Br4d

[Albatrosss]

for pete's sake, people, don't say Trocheck