TPC
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Location: Bucks County, PA Joined: 01.18.2008
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lets play the game 1st...... Georgie showed he was serviceable with Shesty out. Not everything is the end of the world. - mdw7413
Maybe Georgiev asked to play so he could fight Tony tonight |
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JRR1285
New York Rangers |
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Location: Coach's decision, PEI Joined: 02.21.2008
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Maybe Georgiev asked to play so he could fight Tony tonight - TPC
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mdw7413
New York Rangers |
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Location: I would rather see a dudes hairy balls than his hairy feet-Jimbro Joined: 12.13.2013
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Seems like the Rangers are doing (the reverse of) what the Islanders are doing. Start your #1 against the weaker team to do your best to guarantee a win and play the backup against the better team so the worst case for the weekend is a wash. Isles have Sorokin going tonight against the Yotes and Varly tomo against the Leafs - eichiefs9
Yeah. I mean these games aren't that important as long as they get a playoff spot. If they lose you think anyone is going to look back and say, damn remember that game against Carolina on January 21, we should just give up now. |
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mdw7413
New York Rangers |
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Location: I would rather see a dudes hairy balls than his hairy feet-Jimbro Joined: 12.13.2013
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Maybe Georgiev asked to play so he could fight Tony tonight - TPC
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eichiefs9
New York Islanders |
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Location: NY Joined: 11.03.2008
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Yeah. I mean these games aren't that important as long as they get a playoff spot. If they lose you think anyone is going to look back and say, damn remember that game against Carolina on January 21, we should just give up now. - mdw7413
Yeah I think it just comes down to statistically hedging against having back to backs and getting either 1 or 0 points. The amount that Shesterkin increases their chances of beating the Yotes is probably greater than the likelihood he increases your chances of beating Carolina. Basically guarantee the two points against ARI and then an OT/SO loss to CAR makes it a solid weekend. Worst case you split. |
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2sticks1puck
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Location: The not quite neutral zone Joined: 01.31.2019
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Yeah I think it just comes down to statistically hedging against having back to backs and getting either 1 or 0 points. The amount that Shesterkin increases their chances of beating the Yotes is probably greater than the likelihood he increases your chances of beating Carolina. Basically guarantee the two points against ARI and then an OT/SO loss to CAR makes it a solid weekend. Worst case you split. - eichiefs9
And then degens like me bet on the 3 way ML against the Yotes lol.
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mdw7413
New York Rangers |
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Location: I would rather see a dudes hairy balls than his hairy feet-Jimbro Joined: 12.13.2013
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Yeah I think it just comes down to statistically hedging against having back to backs and getting either 1 or 0 points. The amount that Shesterkin increases their chances of beating the Yotes is probably greater than the likelihood he increases your chances of beating Carolina. Basically guarantee the two points against ARI and then an OT/SO loss to CAR makes it a solid weekend. Worst case you split. - eichiefs9
Exactly |
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picklerick
New York Rangers |
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Location: New York, NY Joined: 03.01.2018
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Yeah I think it just comes down to statistically hedging against having back to backs and getting either 1 or 0 points. The amount that Shesterkin increases their chances of beating the Yotes is probably greater than the likelihood he increases your chances of beating Carolina. Basically guarantee the two points against ARI and then an OT/SO loss to CAR makes it a solid weekend. Worst case you split. - eichiefs9
i dont know. you have to ice your best team in probably the most important game of the season.... don't you? This is another litmus test game. Georgi has proven himself but he is definitely no shesty |
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JRR1285
New York Rangers |
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Location: Coach's decision, PEI Joined: 02.21.2008
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i dont know. you have to ice your best team in probably the most important game of the season.... don't you? This is another litmus test game. Georgi has proven himself but he is definitely no shesty - picklerick
If they were fighting for a playoff spot I would agree about it being so important. I do agree the game is important but they are not in a life or death situation right now. |
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i dont know. you have to ice your best team in probably the most important game of the season.... don't you? This is another litmus test game. Georgi has proven himself but he is definitely no shesty - picklerick
what makes this the most important game of the season?
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picklerick
New York Rangers |
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Location: New York, NY Joined: 03.01.2018
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If they were fighting for a playoff spot I would agree about it being so important. I do agree the game is important but they are not in a life or death situation right now. - JRR1285
I get that but it seems like whenever a situation like this occurs we go with Georgi and i can't really wrap my head around starting Georgi vs the best team in the league and Shesty vs the worst. I saw the point about hedging but like... give me a break , you want to win both and Georgi could win a game against ARI no problem |
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picklerick
New York Rangers |
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Location: New York, NY Joined: 03.01.2018
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what makes this the most important game of the season? - Greschnergy#4
Well, as we progress there will more "most important games of the season", but this is our first game against CAR and it is another big test for us. They are a division rival and arguably the best team in the league |
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JRR1285
New York Rangers |
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Location: Coach's decision, PEI Joined: 02.21.2008
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I get that but it seems like whenever a situation like this occurs we go with Georgi and i can't really wrap my head around starting Georgi vs the best team in the league and Shesty vs the worst. I saw the point about hedging but like... give me a break , you want to win both and Georgi could win a game against ARI no problem - picklerick
I agree with you but I get the safe choice people are theorizing about too. 2 points is better than none. |
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picklerick
New York Rangers |
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Location: New York, NY Joined: 03.01.2018
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I agree with you but I get the safe choice people are theorizing about too. 2 points is better than none. - JRR1285
i don't see how this is the logical (safe) choice practically or theoretically. Any nhl caliber goalie should be good enough to give you a better than average change to win against ARI. Said a different way, I don't see how Georgi would lose the game for us against them. Shesty is a world beater who you'd think should play against a great team |
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eichiefs9
New York Islanders |
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Location: NY Joined: 11.03.2008
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i dont know. you have to ice your best team in probably the most important game of the season.... don't you? This is another litmus test game. Georgi has proven himself but he is definitely no shesty - picklerick
I don't think it's an especially "important" game. Obviously every game is important, but we're in the dog days of hockey season right now. If this were a game in April that had effect on playoff seeding (or getting in vs. missing)...totally different story. |
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picklerick
New York Rangers |
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Location: New York, NY Joined: 03.01.2018
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I don't think it's an especially "important" game. Obviously every game is important, but we're in the dog days of hockey season right now. If this were a game in April that had effect on playoff seeding (or getting in vs. missing)...totally different story. - eichiefs9
important from a confidence level and momentum standpoint, not a playoff one. maybe you forgot what important games feel like |
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JRR1285
New York Rangers |
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Location: Coach's decision, PEI Joined: 02.21.2008
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i don't see how this is the logical (safe) choice practically or theoretically. Any nhl caliber goalie should be good enough to give you a better than average change to win against ARI. Said a different way, I don't see how Georgi would lose the game for us against them. Shesty is a world beater who you'd think should play against a great team - picklerick
I don't disagree with you at all. If it were me I would roll with Shesty through both games. Maybe Gallant wants to see what Georgiev looks like against a truly competent team. Maybe they are showcasing him for a trade. I have no idea and it's impossible to make actual sense of it. |
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Fenrir
New York Rangers |
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Location: Jesus saves! Satan picks up the rebound...AND SCORES!!, NJ Joined: 04.02.2015
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Maybe Georgiev asked to play so he could fight Tony tonight - TPC
We've seen how much better Georgiev is when he gets to play. I'm sure he is relishing this opportunity.
We didn't look too hot against Toronto to start, but turned it around.
Like someone else said, let's play the game before expecting a loss. |
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Fenrir
New York Rangers |
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Location: Jesus saves! Satan picks up the rebound...AND SCORES!!, NJ Joined: 04.02.2015
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Yeah I think it just comes down to statistically hedging against having back to backs and getting either 1 or 0 points. The amount that Shesterkin increases their chances of beating the Yotes is probably greater than the likelihood he increases your chances of beating Carolina. Basically guarantee the two points against ARI and then an OT/SO loss to CAR makes it a solid weekend. Worst case you split. - eichiefs9
You smart |
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mdw7413
New York Rangers |
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Location: I would rather see a dudes hairy balls than his hairy feet-Jimbro Joined: 12.13.2013
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important from a confidence level and momentum standpoint, not a playoff one. maybe you forgot what important games feel like - picklerick
I don't know. I don't think this game matters much to the players as much as the fans. Sure it would be great to win, but I don't think its terribly important for standings or players psyche |
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Tonybere
New York Rangers |
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Location: ON Joined: 02.04.2016
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I havent seen it.......yet. Most here make excuses for him. I have not seen eye popping talent like we saw with Fox right out of the shoot (I realize there is a huge age difference) I mean the dude was picked 1st overall.
Hype > Laff - Greschnergy#4
I don't think it's making excuses. Why is anything being asked of him at this point? We are winning, we don't need him to be the hot, new superstar. It's not like we took a swing at some dark horse prospect. He was the choice that 31 teams were going to select if they had 1OA. We did nothing wrong. Moaning that he isn't better is ludicrous. (not directed at you, just responding to this comment to join the conversation)
As for an assessment, I'd just say that he doesn't show any glaring weaknesses, but skating should be the focus of improvement short term. He doesn't stand out as bad, just isn't ready to score at this level yet. One thing that has stood out is that his shot release is elite. That is why I think he will find success eventually. |
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Tonybere
New York Rangers |
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Location: ON Joined: 02.04.2016
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I’m in the minority with this opinion, but I like the path of development both Kakko and Laf are on. They’re not lighting it up on the scoresheet, but that’s not the game they’ve been asked to play. They both are learning the intricacies of a complete game, something that is not commonly picked up by young players early on.
They both need to work on foot speed and driving to the net, but they’re hockey IQs are off the charts. They both play really good secondary roles for the team, which I assume is the reason some fans are down on both (they want the flash/dazzle dazzle) - Bean_Dip
So,... what he said. |
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eichiefs9
New York Islanders |
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Location: NY Joined: 11.03.2008
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I don't think it's making excuses. Why is anything being asked of him at this point? We are winning, we don't need him to be the hot, new superstar. It's not like we took a swing at some dark horse prospect. He was the choice that 31 teams were going to select if they had 1OA. We did nothing wrong. Moaning that he isn't better is ludicrous. (not directed at you, just responding to this comment to join the conversation)
As for an assessment, I'd just say that he doesn't show any glaring weaknesses, but skating should be the focus of improvement short term. He doesn't stand out as bad, just isn't ready to score at this level yet. One thing that has stood out is that his shot release is elite. That is why I think he will find success eventually. - Tonybere
Right- its like we are jinxed
even when we get the first pick it doesnt work out ( or the 2nd) |
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picklerick
New York Rangers |
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Location: New York, NY Joined: 03.01.2018
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If I've already forgotten what important games feel like than that means you most certainly have forgotten what a playoff win feels like
Also every game right now is important for the Isles so
- eichiefs9
You scoundrel |
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