So glad we have a goalie locked up at 11.5 per for the next 8 years. That will age beautifully
- t-dawg

I agree. Got blasted for saying we shouldn’t have signed him, but seriously, if he’s going to be paid as the best goalie, he better show up more consistently than this.

I agree. Got blasted for saying we shouldn’t have signed him, but seriously, if he’s going to be paid as the best goalie, he better show up more consistently than this.
- fish_hoof

It is also the WHOLE team being feckless and listless. Everyone.

Sabres 5 - Rangers 4-(Shots On Goal at one point late in the 1st), prior to being outshot 15-8 overall after One, & being shutout of course.

Most unusual stats on the first 3 of 5 Sabres goals scored:
A total of only 2 Assists credited to the Sabres.

If all this doesn't depict a team that needs first to fire Drury, Laviolette, & the entire coaching staff, then nothing ever will.

Dolan the dribbling basketball airhead should be talking to Adam Graves to assist him with the above to start, (IF DOLAN EVER CARES ONE IOTA!)

Dolan doesn't give a darn, unless his Knickerbockers continue to prove they can't be relied on to defeat those who they will have to beat to earn him some playoff revenue.

I agree. Got blasted for saying we shouldn’t have signed him, but seriously, if he’s going to be paid as the best goalie, he better show up more consistently than this.
- fish_hoof

Bad period for him but the shots are 16-8 cmon man. Hes playing behind a bunch of losers

I agree. Got blasted for saying we shouldn’t have signed him, but seriously, if he’s going to be paid as the best goalie, he better show up more consistently than this.
- fish_hoof

They can still trade Shesty and LAF before those contracts kick in... IF someone thinks theyre worth it.

Maybe the team just decided to quit again

Bad period for him but the shots are 16-8 cmon man. Hes playing behind a bunch of losers
- picklerick

Yeah, but he’s not playing well either, and IMO, not worth being paid as the highest paid goalie. You gotta show up, even if your team doesn’t. Top players show up, even if your team doesn’t.

Yeah, but he’s not playing well either, and IMO, not worth being paid as the highest paid goalie. You gotta show up, even if your team doesn’t. Top players show up, even if your team doesn’t.
- fish_hoof

Henrik always did. So many times the team came out flat and he weathered the storm and held them in. Team sucks in front but igor needs to make a few saves. Get paid and it's time for accountability

Henrik always did. So many times the team came out flat and he weathered the storm and held them in. Team sucks in front but igor needs to make a few saves. Get paid and it's time for accountability
- bonzo11

Henrik has never had such a bad team in front of him. Not close. Not even after the letter went out. This is putrid. The cap is going through the roof and Igor is a top goalie in the league.

Leadership, heart, passion. Previous Rangers teams had their flaws for sure, but the question of heart was not the predominant one.
This team, that is the predominant issue. Core needs to go.
I do not agree with trading Laf, he isn't the core yet. Krieder, Zib, Trot and Trouba (was).

Henrik always did. So many times the team came out flat and he weathered the storm and held them in. Team sucks in front but igor needs to make a few saves. Get paid and it's time for accountability
- bonzo11

The thing is theres very little we can do. We have nothing in the pipeline defensively, which is where we need the most help.

I really am wondering what is going on with Fox. He was uninspiring in the 4 nations tourney, and he continues to be very uninterested.

Leadership, heart, passion. Previous Rangers teams had their flaws for sure, but the question of heart was not the predominant one.
This team, that is the predominant issue. Core needs to go.
I do not agree with trading Laf, he isn't the core yet. Krieder, Zib, Trot and Trouba (was).
- NYRCeph

The thing is, what is LAF doing that makes you think "oh, we gotta hold onto him"?

At this point, Id purge pretty much anything I can to get Brady.

That conditional 1st round pick we traded is really a big deal now lol. Gotta lose a lotttttt
- picklerick

Honestly might not be much better next year.

Henrik has never had such a bad team in front of him. Not close. Not even after the letter went out. This is putrid. The cap is going through the roof and Igor is a top goalie in the league.
- picklerick

08-09 leading point scorers were zheredev and gomez with 58. Leading goal scorer was naslund. Lundqvist carried that squad and took them to game 7 versus caps. We had redden rosvial and dmriti kalin on d

The thing is theres very little we can do. We have nothing in the pipeline defensively, which is where we need the most help.

I really am wondering what is going on with Fox. He was uninspiring in the 4 nations tourney, and he continues to be very uninterested.
- aecliptic

Well, we know Verbeek loves ex Ranger’s - and we have a lot of D prospects and players…

Could we make a deal for Perrault, Zibanejad for Jackson LaCombe, Noah Warren and a 2nd round pick ??

You don’t keep any salary -

08-09 leading point scorers were zheredev and gomez with 58. Leading goal scorer was naslund. Lundqvist carried that squad and took them to game 7 versus caps. We had redden rosvial and dmriti kalin on d
- bonzo11

And this feels worse

Well, we know Verbeek loves ex Ranger’s - and we have a lot of D prospects and players…

Could we make a deal for Perrault, Zibanejad for Jackson LaCombe, Noah Warren and a 2nd round pick ??

You don’t keep any salary -
- dozerD10

Trade Gabe Perreault??

Well, we know Verbeek loves ex Ranger’s - and we have a lot of D prospects and players…

Could we make a deal for Perrault, Zibanejad for Jackson LaCombe, Noah Warren and a 2nd round pick ??

You don’t keep any salary -
- dozerD10

I cant see the Rangers trading Perreault unless its for something huge.

8-3 Sabres.

And this feels worse
- picklerick

I mean, they are pretty awful so not disagreeing there lol. Sad thing is, little can change with all these NMC drury handed out. And he has traded a lot of picks on top of it.

So glad we have a goalie locked up at 11.5 per for the next 8 years. That will age beautifully
- t-dawg

Man, I feel like someone was REALLY against that signing …..

I agree. Got blasted for saying we shouldn’t have signed him, but seriously, if he’s going to be paid as the best goalie, he better show up more consistently than this.
- fish_hoof

It's not even the fact that he needs to play better and be more consistent (he does), it's the fact they paid ANY goalie that much for that long. The data is clearly moving teams in the opposite direction - prioritize elite talent down the middle of the ice and on defense, pay your goalie appropriately but don't overvalue such a fickle and team-defensive-performance position. I don't think it's a total disaster with the cap going up so much these next few years, but I do think it will hamstring us a bit whenever we're actually contending again in the next 5 years with the margins between teams so slim.

Trade Gabe Perreault??
- picklerick

If I was Verbeek and I was looking to take Mika’s full contract, that’s who I’d be asking for…

Basically it’s Jackson LaCombe for Gabe Perrault,

then Noah Warren and a second for Mika -

If I was Verbeek and I was looking to take Mika’s full contract, that’s who I’d be asking for…

Basically it’s Jackson LaCombe for Gabe Perrault,

then Noah Warren and a second for Mika -
- dozerD10

Hard pass. And Mika’s not going to SJ. And SJ has 2 franchise centers.

Man, I feel like someone was REALLY against that signing …..
- nyrangers9479

Not overly, no