Well, that was thoroughly enjoyable. A complete thrashing of the Knights. 5-0. Georgiev with his second shutout in four games.
I hate to say it, but I would look long and hard into trading both Georgiev and Strome now. Like right now. It won't happen until their West Coast trip is over, but both Georgiev and Strome are en fuego and their values have got to be sky-high. I will be SORELY disappointed if we get the same for Georgiev that we got for Talbot.
Are the Rangers showcasing him? To play to the OP, whose positions on Georgiev change with the weather.
Georgiev is younger than Shestyorkin by ~ a couple of months, and he's displaying his mettle at the NHL level, not the AHL. It's a nice dilemma to have, but maybe JD and Gorton shouldn't be so quick to act on a notion coming into this season that may be in the process of stood on its head. I don't know whether Valli speaks for the organization, but he loves Georgiev, displaying toughness the night after being the target in target practice for BJs.
What are you talking about? I’ve been consistent with my take on Georgiev throughout. He’s a starter in the NHL and better than Henrik now. I’ve always said this.
Kravtsov is still 19 years old, and probably the past 10 years or more was the best player on his team and more often than not the best player on the ice every time he was on the ice.
it takes patience, and some of these players will not survive.
In other completely unrelated news I spent last weekend in Lake Placid for a hockey tournament for my daughters team. holy shit, best time I've had at a hockey tournament. And I'm glad I went as a coach, not a player. I think I appreciated it more. Even though I did get to skate on the same ice the US team did for the Russia and Finland games.
When my daughter scored a goal on the same ice the Americans beat the Russians it was pretty emotional and I realized how much that event meant to me (more so later in life than in the moment since I was little).
Any hockey fans, whether you play or have kids playing or not, should make the trip in the winter to Lake Placid.
They probably should make amends and bring him back. We don’t have any F depth at Hartford and rely on the likes of McKegg and the waived Haley on the fourth.
Georgiev got the start because Lundqvist has been sick, per the Post:
"So while Henrik Lundqvist is close to being fully recovered from his illness..."
Or because they had no one to back him up and didn't want to make the equipment manager the emergency goalie
Georgiev began the 2017-18 season with Hartford of the American Hockey League, going 14-13-7 with a 2.98 GAA and .909 save percentage.
Do you enjoy anything?
I'm starting to look at scoring chances more than shots. I think the industry will start trending this way. A bad location shot can be as bad as a turnover.
it's the whole quality vs quantity debate.
From the looks of it, you enjoy following me around to cry that I'm insufficiently enthusiastic.
Elite goaltending is what has made their record better than their actual numbers would indicate.
Rangers are not a good team. This is still a fun year. Seeing Fox thrive, Kakko and Chytil develop, and watching Panarin has been great.
I'm on the edge of my seat every time Panarin has the puck on his stick. I haven't felt that way since we
had Girardi.
Sean Tierney on twitter has some good charts to demonstrate my point about quality vs quantity. NYR are a young, inconsistent team, but I wouldn't get hung up with them on CF or being outshot.
They're almost break even in quality vs quantity - which IMO is good for a young team.
xG is better than shots as a metric IMO.
Elite goaltending is what has made their record better than their actual numbers would indicate.
Agree 100%, but it's closer than Corsi and a better metric.
They are not a good team, but they are a young, fun to watch team who IMO should focus on player development. yes you want to win every game, but to me if the Rangers would tell Quinn his job is safe, develop these guys - he moves Kakko up, calls up Andersson and make him 3C, plays them both with players who can skate with them, and have them learn.
but too many people are too focused on the now. Just my opinion.
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Do you enjoy anything?
From the looks of it, you enjoy following me around to cry that I'm insufficiently enthusiastic.
Well, I'm a Rangers fan so here we are.
Have a drink or something. Our team of 20 year olds won 5-0 on the road. That's a good thing.
Wow, literally coming into our threads just to troll and insult us. Ridiculous, pj.
The future's bright and I'm plenty optimistic. Just not crazy about some of the things Quinn's been doing. I'm not sold at all that he's the right guy to build these kids into a contender.
I think the personnel is decent enough on this team where this shouldn't be happening so consistently. But I don't mind if they win some games they don't really deserve. If regression hits later in the season, then we just end up back in the lottery of a good draft. If the luck continues and they sneak into a wild card spot, that'd be great too for all the young players. Win-win.
I'm loving Fox's game.
I just think the shot differential should erase any illusions about the quality of the team at this stage. I do think the team should fare a bit better there, there's more talent than the numbers suggest defensively.
Wednesday night, Boston vs Washington
Kakko has been interesting. The flashes are obvious. And I think Quinn has handled him pretty well, giving him enough opportunity. I think there's just been an obvious adjustment to the night in night out demands of this league. There will be nights where he's just not there, isn't noticeable at all, gets taken out of it a bit physically. All part of the learning process for him though, I don't have any long term concerns there.
I don't know how long DQ keeps this up, but at some point he has to settle on some groupings.
Wednesday night, Boston vs Washington
Pastrnak is having as good a start as anyone I can remember. Ever.
Even without Bergeron. His PP one-timer is as good as Ovie's. And now he's starting to get manhandled a little and still responding.
and it's not just Pastrnak the Bruins have skill all over the lineup.
I hate them so much, but I'm in awe when I see their power play. The Avalanche Bruins game last week was one of the best games I've seen all year.
those two teams could combine and create an legit allstar team.
And I think that trading Georgiev needs to be a last resort. He and Shesterkin should be the goalies of the future. If that means buying out the King you have to do that.
The cap is hanging over us for another year or so, and if I were going to trade anyone it would be Buchnevich, who is too inconsistent, soft and poor defensively for my taste. As much as I like how TDA’s game has come along ( he’s a really solid offensive defenseman) I’d see what he could bring back, because we have Miller, Lundqvist and Keane who could fill that spot down the line.
And we still need a 2C. We’d be a stronger team with Chytil at 3C, as he isn’t quite ready for 2C imo. Not enough face off wins for one thing.
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It's not just that. He hasn't been playing with Traktor (1 shift per game the past two games).
but like I said he's 19, patience would be good.
So who do the Rangers want in return?
And he should have impressed them last year.
There are a couple of wingers blocked that should interest us.
My question is whether Shesty is better? We have a couple of goalies playing really well that could be backups for either.
Also speculation that they maybe trying to trade him
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Also speculation that they maybe trying to trade him
Traktor, that is. Not New York.
And I think that trading Georgiev needs to be a last resort. He and Shesterkin should be the goalies of the future. If that means buying out the King you have to do that.
The cap is hanging over us for another year or so, and if I were going to trade anyone it would be Buchnevich, who is too inconsistent, soft and poor defensively for my taste. As much as I like how TDA’s game has come along ( he’s a really solid offensive defenseman) I’d see what he could bring back, because we have Miller, Lundqvist and Keane who could fill that spot down the line.
And we still need a 2C. We’d be a stronger team with Chytil at 3C, as he isn’t quite ready for 2C imo. Not enough face off wins for one thing.
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If the Rangers were to recall him, what would be the chances of his getting top-9 minutes here? They don't seem like they'd be too great. Maybe Traktor can trade him to a KHL team that wants him.
From what I know I'd rather have a high end or just young prospect in the KHL or La Liga or the SHL - even the Canadian juniors or NCAA than the AHL.
that to me is a last resort.
So leave Kravstov alone in the KHL or even VHL (he's still one of the younger players in the KHL), but Andersson in the AHL is one I question.
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Vitali Kravtsov could return to Rangers after Russian demotion https://trib.al/zoeC4rg
His coming over was mutual. The Rangers FO wanted him to come over and Krav had been saying since he was drafted he wanted to come over. I know many here felt he should have made the team out of camp, myself being one of them, but from a VERY close source to Krav, he wasn’t physically ready for North American game. Panarin himself told him that he needs to have some "push-back" in his game in order to be successful in the NHL. Sending him to the AHL for a period of time to get better acclimated to this style was not viewed as setback or demotion but more as a short step in his development. The only one who viewed this negatively was Krav himself and he sulked in Hartford and mentally checked out. This VERY close source has said the kid has simply been getting horrible advice. The FO and his agent tried to convince him to stay and did for a very short period of time but eventually, Krav listened to said "bad advice" and went back which was his right.
I’m not sure what has happened over in mother Russia and I’m trying to find out more but if I had to guess, this could be a result of this kid being extremely immature and having smoke blown up his ass his whole hockey-playing life and is just not equipped to handle any adversity.
This guy said at the time of his return to Russia that his parents are his biggest problem - his agent tried to convince him that it was just a minor, temporary development stop in Hartford but his parents kept telling him he was too good to play in the minor leagues and he should return to the KHL. Well, if that's the case, then getting demoted back home might finally get him to listen to better advice.
Especially those who coached their kids.
Interesting.