Slobberknocker Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 i'd take a win on the road early in the season any night of the week against that kind of team. the o.t. time was an instant classic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I love when Trouba takes the body, he loves to hit I hate when Trouba misses the net 3 times a game I love his willingness to stick up for teammates I hate him getting burned by any forward with decent speed on a rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, BlairBettsBlocksEverything said: I love when Trouba takes the body, he loves to hit I hate when Trouba misses the net 3 times a game I love his willingness to stick up for teammates I hate him getting burned by any forward with decent speed on a rush. When he does it at the right time. I will admit he has been decent about it so far this season but last season I kept noticing he would take himself out of the play a lot. Still hope he proves me wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 58 minutes ago, siddious said: Let's agree to disagree. I don't even really care about the contract which is more a gripe about the front office than Trouba for me. The guy just doesn't play defense well and hes certainly not good enough offensively to forgive that. Okay so he made a good play on D to save the game (isnt he supposed to?)... what about all the stupid plays he makes game in, game out? I keep hoping he grows on me but I keep disliking him game after game. I think you're forgetting how much he meant to the Rangers last year. Once he went down, they had nothing like him to replace him. Some of the criticism of him is earned. Some of it is just unfair. I think if he was making $5-$6 mil a season instead of what he is, there would be less harsh attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 32 minutes ago, Kevin said: I think you're forgetting how much he meant to the Rangers last year. Once he went down, they had nothing like him to replace him. Some of the criticism of him is earned. Some of it is just unfair. I think if he was making $5-$6 mil a season instead of what he is, there would be less harsh attention. I think you're right, Kev. The expectation level of an $8 million deal remains very high, and it should. That's a ton of cabbage to shell out for a player! I've been pretty harsh on Trouba last year as well, and saw the team deflate when he wasn't in the lineup at the end of last year too. That may be coincidental, but who knows... He has his moments where you look at him and say, "There we go!! That's what we got him for!", and then there's moment where you wanna put your foot through the screen when he gets beat like a rented mule. 1 hour ago, BlairBettsBlocksEverything said: I love when Trouba takes the body, he loves to hit I hate when Trouba misses the net 3 times a game I love his willingness to stick up for teammates I hate him getting burned by any forward with decent speed on a rush. This is a pretty good idea of what I'm thinking too. BBB!!! But I'm going to see how he does over the next 5 or 6 games....I'm sure he needs some time to get in the swing of the new regular season as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Trouba was high risk and turnover prone in Winnipeg too. He's been fine this year though. Outside of Fox he's been their best defenseman in my opinion. Speaking of Fox. How is it that out power play is that bad with the reigning Norris trophy winner running the power play. Outside of the second period against Dallas he hasn't been the same player either. He hasn't been bad just not great. The Rangers are 2-1-1 with Panarin, Fox, and Zib. all playing below their abilities, some drastically so. That is a really good sign for what's to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 2 hours ago, siddious said: Let's agree to disagree. I don't even really care about the contract which is more a gripe about the front office than Trouba for me. The guy just doesn't play defense well and hes certainly not good enough offensively to forgive that. Okay so he made a good play on D to save the game (isnt he supposed to?)... what about all the stupid plays he makes game in, game out? I keep hoping he grows on me but I keep disliking him game after game. "Isn't he supposed to " Well, yeah... Why only focus on the negative? Save that energy and put it on Hunt.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Another day, another moment where The Dude pulls down his pants and takes a collective dump on Dryden Hunt and Barclay Goodrow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 38 minutes ago, Capt said: Trouba was high risk and turnover prone in Winnipeg too. He's been fine this year though. Outside of Fox he's been their best defenseman in my opinion. Speaking of Fox. How is it that out power play is that bad with the reigning Norris trophy winner running the power play. Outside of the second period against Dallas he hasn't been the same player either. He hasn't been bad just not great. The Rangers are 2-1-1 with Panarin, Fox, and Zib. all playing below their abilities, some drastically so. That is a really good sign for what's to come. I think teams have made some adjustments for Fox, Cappy. Seems they're pressuring him a lot more to make a play or a pass right away, and not letting him look them off or take time to walk the line like last season. I also think Fox will make his own adjustments and our PP will be in the top 10 of the league in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 (edited) They can't win a faceoff so it's an easy first clear for the shorthanded team and then they stack the line so the Rangers can't carry the puck in. So, they get basically have no set up time on the power play. Edited October 19, 2021 by RJWantsTheCup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Kevin said: I think you're forgetting how much he meant to the Rangers last year. Once he went down, they had nothing like him to replace him. Some of the criticism of him is earned. Some of it is just unfair. I think if he was making $5-$6 mil a season instead of what he is, there would be less harsh attention. i think more like $4M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Kevin said: I think you're forgetting how much he meant to the Rangers last year. Once he went down, they had nothing like him to replace him. Some of the criticism of him is earned. Some of it is just unfair. I think if he was making $5-$6 mil a season instead of what he is, there would be less harsh attention. I mean $4M...That's right about where he should be. Cap-strapped team paying middle 6 D as one of the top defenders in the leagues, shaking couch cushions for Fox next deal, and ... Also not buying into "the team fell apart without Trouba". There were multiple injuries at that time of the year, and the fact that the Islanders popped off on him kinda shows he's not the guy you rally around. Edited October 20, 2021 by Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty9 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 10 hours ago, BlairBettsBlocksEverything said: I love when Trouba takes the body, he loves to hit I hate when Trouba misses the net 3 times a game I love his willingness to stick up for teammates I hate him getting burned by any forward with decent speed on a rush. Lol,must be a love hate relationship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 4 hours ago, Pete said: I mean $4M...That's right about where he should be. Cap-strapped team paying middle 6 D as one of the top defenders in the leagues, shaking couch cushions for Fox next deal, and ... Also not buying into "the team fell apart without Trouba". There were multiple injuries at that time of the year, and the fact that the Islanders popped off on him kinda shows he's not the guy you rally around. 4-7 after he went down in the middle of a playoff push. There’s something to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 10 hours ago, Sharpshooter said: Another day, another moment where The Dude pulls down his pants and takes a collective dump on Dryden Hunt and Barclay Goodrow! I aim to please. Because those two fucks certainly don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 44 minutes ago, Kevin said: 4-7 after he went down in the middle of a playoff push. There’s something to it. Or there's 100 other reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 9 hours ago, Pete said: Or there's 100 other reasons. For sure...but that's a tangible one. I think what the team looked like after his injury is what made them feel the need to sign Tinordi. There was certainly a lack of toughness on the back end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Just now, Kevin said: For sure...but that's a tangible one. I think what the team looked like after his injury is what made them feel the need to sign Tinordi. There was certainly a lack of toughness on the back end. They were lacking toughness everywhere. They were also missing Kreider down the stretch. I'm just saying correlation isn't causation and people are putting too much on Trouba. Frankly I think we could lose Trouba tomorrow and replace him with Jones and not loose a whole lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 53 minutes ago, Pete said: They were lacking toughness everywhere. They were also missing Kreider down the stretch. I'm just saying correlation isn't causation and people are putting too much on Trouba. Frankly I think we could lose Trouba tomorrow and replace him with Jones and not loose a whole lot. I still think Schneider is going to be the heir apparent to Trouba here, Pete....maybe Robertson as well, but I think they still need a little time in the cooker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 You would think in the near future the defense is going to be some combination of Fox, Lindgren, Miller, Lundkvist, Schneider, Jones, Robertson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, RJWantsTheCup said: You would think in the near future the defense is going to be some combination of Fox, Lindgren, Miller, Lundkvist, Schneider, Jones, Robertson. That looks really GOOD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 If they can all become the players we think they can based on potential, that's going to be one hell of a defensive group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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