Rangers 2017 - 2017-04-17 7:48 AM

I'll play along. Why would Nashville have traded Weber for Hank when they already have a goalie with a 7 mill cap hit for the next 2 seasons in Rinne (who also seems to be doing okay against the Hawks with 0 goals allowed through 2 games). 15.5 mill tied up in goalies?

Maybe if we would have started with McDonagh they would have listened...maybe.

As for the Brooks article, it was spot on. He is 100% right, and great quotes by Zucc and Hank also. Pathetic.

Rangers 2017 - 2017-04-17 7:48 AM

I'll play along. Why would Nashville have traded Weber for Hank when they already have a goalie with a 7 mill cap hit for the next 2 seasons in Rinne (who also seems to be doing okay against the Hawks with 0 goals allowed through 2 games). 15.5 mill tied up in goalies?

Maybe if we would have started with McDonagh they would have listened...maybe.

As for the Brooks article, it was spot on. He is 100% right, and great quotes by Zucc and Hank also. Pathetic.

Vua - 2017-04-17 8:35 AM

So trade your best defenseman(and one of the best in the league) for a slight upgrade in goal. Seems legit.

Vua - 2017-04-17 8:35 AM

So trade your best defenseman(and one of the best in the league) for a slight upgrade in goal. Seems legit.

Rranger - 2017-04-17 9:15 AM

At least let the axe fall before making moves. I m sure if the right team for Lundqvist to be interested, offered the moon for him the Rangers need to listen. The question is will the Rangers be able to retool ther lineup and COACHING in time to take advantage of Lundqvists soon to end career. If not its the dilemma choice of get the maximum value for a soon to diminish asset, or do you let him retire a Ranger.

Rangerjunkie - 2017-04-17 8:22 AM



Gotta do whats best for the team not the player

Rangers 2017 - 2017-04-16 6:49 PM

Love the fact that Klein is in, no brainer move, but why juggle the pairs. Put Klein with Staal as the 3rd pair. I guess AV wants Skjei on the 3rd pair, so that's why he has Staal/Smith as the 2nd pair.

And I try not to be critical of AV, but why the line juggling:

Jimmy Vesey-Mika Zibanejad-Mats Zuccarello
Rick Nash-Derek Stepan-Michael Grabner
Chris Kreider-Kevin Hayes-Jesper Fast
J.T. Miller-Oscar Lindberg-Tanner Glass

Hate Fast in the top 9. Moving other guys all over the place. Kreider with Hayes. Zib with Zucc. Grabner up. I think it is too much. Don't like it, and hate Fast in the top 9 in general, but especially when the 4th line was playing so well.

Hope it works out for AV, otherwise he will have questions to answer.

Andy Bathgate - 2017-04-17 10:57 AM



It didn't all work out... Changing the lines made the Rangers look out of sync and lost...., Montreal almost lost two games at home... they didn't change their lines.

Rranger - 2017-04-17 4:13 PM



Well brace yourself for game four. After proclaiming his fourth line was his best, he's going to break it up and sit Glass. To play Buchnevich. I don't have a problem with Buchnevich in at all. But Glass has been good at doing what he was supposed to do and the door has swung wide open for Montreals disturbers to disturb unaddressed. Glass has done a nice job of making Montreal defensemen hear footsteps with some quality hits. Silly, silly move, it's the perfect time for double mint to make a statement and supported by most fans he could have sat, in no particular order Zibanejad, Hayes, or Grabner, and hope the shock wakes up Miller, Kreider and Stepan. Grabner might be a surprise to some but with the exception of a breakaway goal hasn't done much but blow snow and make weak or no plays along the wall.
Julien is licking his chops knowing his boys can take some liberties and crash the net knowing no one will do much about it. Montreal is going to up the aggressiveness Tuesday night and try to send this back to Montreal for the swan song. This kind of move is coaches signature. Breakup what's working and leave what's not working alone.