Rangers-Sabres Tuesday

[NYR Fan]

Yeah, I don't see that at all. Boyle is a 6'7" C, who kills penalties, and has a career 50.5 FO% (and he wasn't under 50% since 2010-2011). Gauthier is smaller than Boyle, is not a C, and doesn't kill penalties.

Not sure how you can compare them in any way actually. They are nothing alike. Boyle was essentially the perfect 4th line player. Gauthier is not.

But again, I wouldn't make a big issue out of it if they kept him and tried to make him a 4th line W, just don't think it is the best fit either way.

 

[Ranger71]

He could be a useful piece in a big trade.

 

[kreidertime]

I would not lose Gauthier for nothing. They should use him in a trade if he is not in their plans. I don’t see Jones here after this season.

 

[Greyvtrayn]

True. Further evidence this team is very close to having a stacked team.

 

[panzerporter]

Good to see a few fans haven't given up the ship - there's still hope in Rangers playoff land! The best thing to be said about this season is management seems to have hit bullseyes on most of their prominent picks. There were so many question marks coming into the season regarding young players but the Rangers seem to have their future goalie in place, their young forwards have all made strides and they are loaded with defensive talent. The only guy I saw as making little to no progress is Gauthier yet he continues to be glorified - there's no place on the roster for this hump. I didn't understand why Carolina burnt a high 1st round pick on Julien but never gave him a sniff of the NHL (5 games after 3 years?). Smells like an attitude problem to me. The team clearly doesn't need him to win. If you want to lament a high draft pick who didn't get a fair shake with the Rangers look at JT Miller, the #2 center JT and Gorton have been searching for.