Albatrosss Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 its september, we're going to get some action now. 3 weeks until first pre-season game 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 (edited) Back to school season...and back to hockey! Training camp opening soon? I hope to hear they will be at West Point so I can sneak across the river and take a look. (Saw Penguins there years ago and it was fun.) Edited September 3 by 4EverRangerFrank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 im really interested to see how Zibby plays this season. I have a feeling his performance offensively is going to slide drastically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br4d Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 15 hours ago, Albatrosss said: im really interested to see how Zibby plays this season. I have a feeling his performance offensively is going to slide drastically. He's 31 and his performance slid in several categories last season. It's not an unreasonable take. The Rangers need somebody else to drive his line. That's his best shot at maintaining his numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 16 hours ago, Albatrosss said: im really interested to see how Zibby plays this season. I have a feeling his performance offensively is going to slide drastically. Your production doesn't increase, and you don't get better as you get older. Maybe he puts up better numbers this season, but his peak years are gone. It's only downhill from here. What we saw this past season could be best case scenario, his average production, from here on out. Not that it's bad, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Br4d said: He's 31 and his performance slid in several categories last season. It's not an unreasonable take. The Rangers need somebody else to drive his line. That's his best shot at maintaining his numbers. The Rangers need someone else contributing anything at all on his line. RW is a black hole and CK is CK. Edited September 4 by Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Will CK finally play every game with gusto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 3 hours ago, Sharpshooter said: Your production doesn't increase, and you don't get better as you get older. Maybe he puts up better numbers this season, but his peak years are gone. It's only downhill from here. What we saw this past season could be best case scenario, his average production, from here on out. Not that it's bad, of course. i didnt say his production was going to trend down, i said his production will decrease drastically. like scoring less than 20 goals and around 50 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br4d Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 1 hour ago, Albatrosss said: i didnt say his production was going to trend down, i said his production will decrease drastically. like scoring less than 20 goals and around 50 points This depends almost entirely on whether he gets PP1 time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 12 hours ago, Albatrosss said: i didnt say his production was going to trend down, i said his production will decrease drastically. like scoring less than 20 goals and around 50 points Remains to be seen. I don't think his production will drop that drastically that quickly. Those numbers will probably be his average eventually, just not yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Well, hey, we're a little over two weeks away from preseason. So, there's that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersIn7 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 19 hours ago, Albatrosss said: i didnt say his production was going to trend down, i said his production will decrease drastically. like scoring less than 20 goals and around 50 points I don’t think you see that this season. But around 25 goals and 60-65 points is very possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 8 hours ago, Sharpshooter said: Remains to be seen. I don't think his production will drop that drastically that quickly. Those numbers will probably be his average eventually, just not yet. It will be interesting to see for me. I just didn’t like what i saw last year from him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 The better part of his long term contract is going to be spent as a good defensive center, who should be on the second or third line and making half as much. His stats will be fattened on the PP, making his overall numbers look like those of a better even strength player than he will be. Look, if his career year was two years ago, that would be one thing, but it was five years ago. Really not looking forward to seeing him matched against Barkov again. Not that there are many who would do much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 23 minutes ago, Sod16 said: The better part of his long term contract is going to be spent as a good defensive center, who should be on the second or third line and making half as much. His stats will be fattened on the PP, making his overall numbers look like those of a better even strength player than he will be. Look, if his career year was two years ago, that would be one thing, but it was five years ago. Really not looking forward to seeing him matched against Barkov again. Not that there are many who would do much better. His career year was 22/23, 2 seasons ago. He had a "down" year last year and was still almost point per game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I just saw on Instagram that Marc Staal has retired and will be immediately joining the Rangers as a Player Development Assistant. Congrats, Marc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Didn't Ziby have his first kid during last season? If so, that's a drastic change in his life. I wonder if things normalize a bit more this year He will be fine. Let's say 37 goals, 40 assists. Not elite, but is rather him wake up more in May and June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mdk154 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 On 9/4/2024 at 8:35 AM, Sharpshooter said: Your production doesn't increase, and you don't get better as you get older. Maybe he puts up better numbers this season, but his peak years are gone. It's only downhill from here. What we saw this past season could be best case scenario, his average production, from here on out. Not that it's bad, of course. He's 31. Ya'll talk as if he's 41. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 9 hours ago, Keirik said: Didn't Ziby have his first kid during last season? If so, that's a drastic change in his life. I wonder if things normalize a bit more this year He will be fine. Let's say 37 goals, 40 assists. Not elite, but is rather him wake up more in May and June. 37 goals? That’s ambitious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 15 hours ago, Mdk154 said: He's 31. Ya'll talk as if he's 41. I didn't say he was washed, just that there are more better years behind him than in front of him. I'm still expecting him to be plenty productive for a little while yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Zibby with the comeback year....calling it now. I kinda see him doing what Panarin did last season with that chip on his shoulder. If we see Zibby with a crew-cut, we'll know somethings in the offing! 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br4d Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Panarin-Zibanejad-Smith Kreider-Trocheck-Lafreniere Cuylle-Chytil-Kakko Edstrom-Brodzinski-Rempe Let Othmann break into that lineup where he can. Odds are pretty good he takes a bottom 6 slot, pushing Cuylle or Kakko to line 4 or replacing Brodzinski with one of Edstrom or Rempe moving to C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Ozzy said: Zibby with the comeback year....calling it now. I kinda see him doing what Panarin did last season with that chip on his shoulder. If we see Zibby with a crew-cut, we'll know somethings in the offing! You’re such an optimist, Ozzy. You probably even hope the Rangers win the cup next season. Edited September 6 by Albatrosss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br4d Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 A few changes and the Rangers are one of the top cup contenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Anyone know how much Edstrom played as a center for the wolfpack last season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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