Big Blue Huddle

Wish we could have gotten a pick for him, other than that the contract is way too rich for what he brings to the table., Unless he steps up.

 I wish him nothing but the best.

At least he didn't sign with the Eagles.

Quote from: Gmo11 on March 05, 2024, 06:59:45 AMI don't know that 3rd goal game winner sure seemed stoppable to me. Granted it went through the legs of Trouba but from damn near the blue line and it wasn't moving particularly fast.  Shesty played fine outside of that but it looked like his brain was rebooting as the shot was coming towards him cause he just froze and watched it go right past him.

It's unfortunate after the February he had that a poor played shot, one mistake by Igor was enough to turn the tide in the game.

Otherwise a very good game

My boys were at our rink from 3-9 last night and I got to stay home and watch last nights game with the misses. So right out of the gate i was thrilled and the game didn't disappoint. 

Stars were coming off a back to back nights with the Bruins so I was hoping the rangers would jump out earlier and Fox took care of that. Kakko's game winner beating Wedgewood upper corner inside post was real nice.  

Igor was aggressive exploding at the puck on some of those big shots and the puck luck was with him at the right time as well.  Hearing those Igor chants multiple times through the game was awesome and boy oh boy did he earn it. Especially in the third period when he doubled down on his effort and put on a spectacle. Damn near 1/2 his saves had to of been in the 3rd.  

Igor simply stole the game from the Stars. That being said the Rangers could not receive a sauce pass on a multitude of 2:1 situations and while they didn't get many shots on Wedgewood, opportunities were missed. 

Side Note- Rangers offense has really started to turn in on over the past 8 games scoring 3 or more goals 6 of the last 8 games. 

Pulling the boys from school and headed to Chicago for some deep dish and the Blackhawks Flyers Game tonight 

Rangers Devils on Thursday !

Quote from: ozzie on February 12, 2024, 01:40:35 PMPlaying, coaching, spectating or hustling kids back and forth?

Depends on the kid, the team and the year I guess

First and foremost I'm always driving . 

This year for fall/winter hockey I spectate for high school,
I coach Bantam.

I'm not coaching spring hockey this year ...
2 boys on 3-4 spring/summer  teams = living in hotels on weekends April into June . Last year it was too much with Middle School Baseball 

I spend most nights and certainly all Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in hockey rinks

I bailed on hockey at 2pm yesterday and enjoyed the Super Bowl from 45 minutes before kickoff to the end

I enjoyed it all

Jone is due 69 million dollars until he is cut and has zero market, none.  

The O line needs to develop and gel (been waiting 13 years )

Jones will get the opportunity to prove he is a franchise QB and try to convince the Giants not to cut him after 2024/25 season(not likely), Jones can try to create a market for himself for his next stop and or the Giants simply use the 2024/25 season as a year for the line to develop while the new QB learns the system and he doesn't  have to take the beating that accompanies the O-Line transition process. 

Devito offers no value to the Giants organization.  He was a great story, a distraction during miserable times but no real future. 

The Giants are so screwed up we do not know if the players are the problem , the coaches are the problem or both .


That being said I will argue O line working under a competent coach .

Ild assume we need a RT and Guard but I'm not sure who is to blame for the failures 

Should have been traded last season prior to trade deadline, and then again this year. 

Letting picks walk away is a missed opportunity, especially for a team rebuilding. 

721 quarterbacks have played atleast one game in the NFL during the Super Bowl Era, 34 have won a Super Bowl

That's where I rank Hos

The giants are an organization with the worst record in the NFC over the past decade

Their two coordinators are rumored as being unhappy and one left walking away from 3 mill to do so, while one is being forced to stay

Oh yea,  And they fired the Special Teams Coordinator

The head coach is considered on the hot seat and very honestly might have 1 season left

All that is going on while Bill Belichek is stating the organizational structure is a mess and coaches should stay away

The giants top two DC candidates Have turned them down

Wink has his own problems and of no concern of mine(good or bad) , but the Giants are most certainly losers in this situation

Quote from: MightyGiants on February 05, 2024, 01:01:43 PMHOF Bill Polian interviewed Joe Schoen at the Senior Bowl.  I listened to the interview.  Joe said nothing earth-shattering.  After the interview, Bill Polian and the other hosts discussed the Giants.  Bill Polian pretty much expressed his view of Daniel Jones in the same way I did; he felt the question wasn't one of talent but one of the ability to stay healthy.

If you have the Sirius phone app I believe it was the 1/31 or 2/1 Late Hits show with the interview.  The App allows you to listen to past episodes.

My biggest question is how much mental damage has been done to Jones. Can he put the damage of 5 years of a beating behind him?  IMO his inability to process presnap and in play route progressions through 2023 was a far greater concern than his health. 

So many careers hinge on this decision it will be fascinating watching it play out

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on January 24, 2024, 05:01:15 PMWhy would the Dolphins let him go if he's so good?

Good coaches move around all the time

We hear the same thing about players too

Dominated the bulk of the first and somehow still have a tuff, tuff start.

Down 0-4 with real crappy puck luck on 2 of the first 4

Let's what the 3rd brings 

1/2 the coaches are less than 2 years 

It would be nice to see the data cleaned to remove injuries with no real relation to strength and conditioning. 

First break up overuse from traumatic injuries. 

Overuse injuries (stress fractures, bursitis tendinitis, joint related stuff) should be listed as their own entity. 

Traumatic Injuries should be listed with subsections.  Fractures and concussions should not be listed with sprains, strains and tears. 

I think the data would be more inciteful allow a person more ability to determine what is simply unlucky vs what might be avoidable