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No one will ever call that out in the coach bashing. The Rangers goalies have let up so many soft goals this year, it's an embarrassment now. More soft goals allowed this season than in 5 seasons with Hank.
 
Kinkaid had to make saves on like 3o breakaways it seemed. You can't expect a career backup to be great all the time. It all comes again to the system team employs. Unfortunately, this team has no identity or system in place. It's a one-way street. Laf and Kakko continue sucking under this coaching.
 
That was a horrendous loss. Kinkaid sucks ass!! Worse game I’ve seen Miller play this seasons almost every one of his pinches resulted in off man rush the other way. Would have loved to see kakko out there in the 3 on 3.
 
Way to stay on message Step...laughable.

Agreed 100% mel. Kincaid is what he is. Our goaltending has been terrible this season. And Miller needs to start playing the fundamental game. Relying way too much on his reach and base skills. He is not playing smart % hockey. Part of his growth and evolution as a player I'd say.
 
Two biggest problems are the goaltending and Ziba being pretty much useless this season.
 
I really hope Igor comes back soon and stays healthy. We need him to play, because clearly we have no backups to speak of. His injuries concern me.

Hank's time had come and gone, but this s something we didn't have to worry about for 13 or 14 years. You take that for granted sometimes.
 
Reunanen looked solid so that's the takeaway from the night. I think he's going be a good 3rd pair guy.
 
In theory we have plenty of options on D to complete a good 3rd pair behind Lindgren/Fox and Miller/Trouba. Hopefully some of the kids step up to fill the roles. I also think we'll sign a good vet top 4 LD this summer. Maybe a Dunn type.
 
Think about this for one minute - Zib, Laff, and Kakko have 9 combined goals in 74 combined games - that is awful. Wow.
 
Kakko needs a top flight C to play with, as he just doesn't have the creativity on his own. I still have my doubts as to whether he's going to live up to being a #2 overall, instead maybe a solid 60 pt guy resembling a #6-7th type pick.
 
They could have easily caved and got run out of their own building but the Rangers responded well in the 2nd, though doubtful anything happened in the locker room between periods to motivate them. Nobody is questioning Gauthier's skill, baby Huey needs to stop taking lazy penalties and he'll get more minutes just like Joe said after he scored that beautiful goal. Kincaid is only a temporary fill in so crushing him seems pointless, the question is whether Shesty is the answer. Another one goal loss (10th of the season). Just like that rotten Quinn to keep another game close fully knowing he was going to sabotage the end with some exotic game losing strategy. Curse you dastardly Dave! Great debut by Reunanen, yet another reason to be excited this year or keep rolling that wheelbarrow full of lemons around the Karenaid stand.
 
Are you on crack? Quinn didn't keep game close. Unless you were being sarcastic, Quinn lost it with his usual, dumb fuck theory that if they won the game before and played well, keep the same lineup. Kinkaid is a terrible goalie. Going back to him was moronic. There is a reason he was in the minors. He blows. Agree with Kakko that he needs an elite playmaking center and the Rangers don't have anybody close to that on the roster or in the system. If Kravtsov comes over and shines, I'm not entirely sure Kakko won't be used to try and get an Eichel.
 
That last post from the non-Rangers fan is classic. Rips Quinn when he plays Georgiev. Rips Quinn for coming back with Kincaid after a shutout. There are no other choices. Once again no matter what Quinn does he'll get ripped. And again he sees nothing wrong with his nonsensical rants and takes. You cannot make this stuff up.
 
They need to start drafting centers in early draft rounds and stop going for the best available player in the draft no matter what his position is. Go with what you actually need in the system. They never seem to draft centers. Chytil was an exception but he may end up being a winger.
 
Stepupstepan said:
They need to start drafting centers in early draft rounds and stop going for the best available player in the draft no matter what his position is. Go with what you actually need in the system. They never seem to draft centers. Chytil was an exception but he may end up being a winger.
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The Oilers and Pens drafted McDavid and Crosby who made immediate impacts. The Rangers draft wingers that while young clearly have a long way to go. And we still have no idea what they will be.
 
Again, Kakko, LAF and Gauthier have to play on top 9 each on separate lines with vets. Yes, Quinn doesn't have centers and playmakers who can help develop top young talent, but every game the lines have to stay more or less the same. At least find the pairing, the way AV used to do. If LAF found chemistry with Zib, then you keep them together for 10 games, 15 games straight, the same with Kakko, if he found chemistry with Panarin and Strome, then you keep them together. If you lose one night, that is fine, just leave it and let them play. You put in Georgiev after rough loss just to see how he responds. Is he a #1 goalie in the future? Is he a backup. You have to play it out, this is the season to try this, test, get answers for next season. Quinn thinks he will make playoffs and tries to win games. Blackwell is a good 4th line player, keep him there so as GeZ.
 
It's kind of the way those drafts went. The best prospect last year was a winger in Lafreniere. The second best prospect the year before was a winger in Kakko. Chytil has all the skills to be a center but he sucks ass on faceoffs. He's got to improve. Quinn has been an epic moron developing young forwards. The fact the Rangers are in the toughest division with the best defensive and faceoff teams overall just makes it worse short term. The team has no defensive system. If they did, they could counter attack much better and their forwards talent would be showcased more.
 
Doesn't help either that they're horribly inaccurate shooting and miss the net 60% of the time.
 
Yep. I definitely think no defensive systems hurts their transition offense a ton. Thing I see with Kakko is he's a strong skater but he's not fast enough to create space for himself. He needs a fast center. Maybe if Chytil learned to win a faceoff and matured another couple years he might be a fit for him. The wing situation doesn't add up. Kreider, Panarin, Kakko, Lafreniere, Kravtsov, Buchnevich, Gauthier, Barron. Even worse if Chytil is moved to wing. Strome has played well here but he's not a long term solution. I don't know what brass is going to do. What I do know is that Quinn is absolutely not the guy I want going forward. Hajek and probably Reunanen will do nothing but raise their value going forward. I said the past 2 years. Other GM's must be drunk not coming at the Rangers for defenseman prospects knowing they have too many and not enough spots. You got Miller and Lindgren on the left side. I think Robertson will be the other long term lefty defenseman here. I'll say it again. I think Detroit is nuts not to get a deal done with the Rangers and build their future defense. They are wasting Larkin's career. If I was Detroit and I could get Lundkvist, Jones, Hajek and Strome for Larkin I'm doing that. I would take my chance drafting centers. They are going to suck big time for another 2-3 years. They can draft centers.
 
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