Fatfrancesa Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 If kakko figures it out great. But if he continues to struggle the answer isn’t just to let him figure it out. Being comfortable could also be removing him from the pressure of being anointed the next star in ny at 18. The rest of the team sucks. As the team struggles and continues to lose, the future is the point of focus. He’s the poster child of future hope. His success is being measured daily, as we are doing right now. I’m all for him figuring it out. If he’s -30 come Christmas with 10 points and giving interviews about how hockey isn’t fun for him anymore, I’m removing him from the pressure. He’s 18. His career will not be defined by whatever happens this year. Again he’s 18 playing for the ny rangers. Hockey should be a blast and he should be living a dream. He’s not right now. His struggles are effecting him personally. This isn’t about anyone’s expectation other than his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 what shit? Leave for Europe instead of play in Hartford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 He did? I totally don’t remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 He did? I totally don?t remember He decided to play in KHL in 2012 instead of going back to AHL where he played the season prior. came back to the last games and playoffs in 2013. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 He decided to play in KHL in 2012 instead of going back to AHL where he played the season prior. came back to the last games and playoffs in 2013. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Wow...I totally do not remember that. Must be getting old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slobberknocker Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 What do you think they spent all offseason doing? Chytil is thriving. So is Shesty. So is Lindgren. Keane. One Russian who does what Russians do doesn't mean anything. This. JD totally overhauled it this summer. Actually to me it almost seemed like a bit too long before he named a coach but i'd like to believe it was due to a thorough research. 8-0 so far, small sample but you are what your record says you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Mod Note: I've moved the discussion of Adam Fox over into a thread of its own. Continue to use this thread for the discussion of Kravtsov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosenvold Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 It's an interesting question whether the Rangers bring in prospects too early - specifically Lias, Chytil and now Kravtsov. Right now, the doctrine seems to be - "bring them in and then send them back or demote them" rather than "bring them in for Traverse, but only bring them to camp when they have proven ready in juniors/Europe". If Lias and Chytil was only brought in this summer - would we view them differently? If Kravtsov simply had been given another year in the KHL without coming to camp - would we view it differently? Would it be better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 That's an excellent set of questions that I've been asking myself, as well. Their process with all three players seems a little rushed in hindsight. Conversely, they've left Nils Lundqvist over there on his own and don't seem in a hurry to get him here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 That's an excellent set of questions that I've been asking myself, as well. Their process with all three players seems a little rushed in hindsight. Conversely, they've left Nils Lundqvist over there on his own and don't seem in a hurry to get him here. And Lundkvist is having an amazing season in Sweden. Same with Miller that they seem commited to let play 3 seasons of NCAA before they bring him over. They have managed Chytil, Lias and Kravtsov badly, but thats shouldnt be a problem. They are still young and will be fine IF they do things right from now on. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 judging by Chytil's last game, he might've benefitted by being sent down to Hartford. the kid was flying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Scored for Traktor today, but they got smoked by Nigel Dawes and Peter Holland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Scored for Traktor today, but they got smoked by Nigel Dawes and Peter Holland. So Krav basically still can't hack it against AHLers... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 He scored. How else do u want him to “hack it”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 He scored. How else do u want him to ?hack it??I still want someone to explain to me how the KHL is better than the AHL... He's playing against career AHLers right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersIn7 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 I still want someone to explain to me how the KHL is better than the AHL... He's playing against career AHLers right now. It’s not. They’re pretty close in terms of talent and competition level. Guys go there cause they get paid more. But you have to wake up in Russia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 It's not a better league skill wise, but it is in every other facet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 It's not a better league skill wise, but it is in every other facet.Which are.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Pay, locales, food, travel, and for him, it's home, that's worth a lot. I went behind the scenes at a Marlies game last year, you should see their post game spread, it looks like a Ramada breakfast, and that's the Yankees of the AHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Pay, locales, food, travel, and for him, it's home, that's worth a lot. I went behind the scenes at a Marlies game last year, you should see their post game spread, it looks like a Ramada breakfast, and that's the Yankees of the AHL. Oh no, those poor players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Pay, locales, food, travel, and for him, it's home, that's worth a lot. I went behind the scenes at a Marlies game last year, you should see their post game spread, it looks like a Ramada breakfast, and that's the Yankees of the AHL.Travel? Like crashing planes and trips to Siberia? Nah, this is just all types of inaccurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 You're several times more likely to die in a bus than a plane, so not sure what you're going for there. Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Riga, Shanghai, Moscow, Sochi, Beijing vs. Albany, Hartford, Belleville, Syracuse. Yeah, that's a tough one! Several world class cities vs several garbage dumpster cities. As a Russian with options, it's really a no contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatfrancesa Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Tax free money too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 You're several times more likely to die in a bus than a plane, so not sure what you're going for there. Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Riga, Shanghai, Moscow, Sochi, Beijing vs. Albany, Hartford, Belleville, Syracuse. Yeah, that's a tough one! Several world class cities vs several garbage dumpster cities. As a Russian with options, it's really a no contest. And yet so many come here... The best ones, too... Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravesy Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 And yet so many come here... The best ones, too... Go figure. The best ones come here to play in the NHL. It's not very hard to understand why many of them would rather earn more money playing in the KHL than hump the bus for less in the AHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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