NFT - ** 2024/25 New York Rangers Season Thread **

[Messiah717]

Goaltending has then with a better record than they deserve.  They're stale, the defense is abysmal and they have veterans playing like absolute dogs.  Drury needs to shake this team up. 

[Messiah717]

Another loss this time on home ice to the Blues 5-2.  Changes are needed.

[coggs]

Now, I am starting to worry.  Saturday was bad, but it happens.  Thursday I thought they would pull it out after they tied it up.  Tonight is inexcusable. 

[Messiah717]

Now, I am starting to worry.  Saturday was bad, but it happens.  Thursday I thought they would pull it out after they tied it up.  Tonight is inexcusable. 

There's just something off with this entire group. 

[bobalobabingbong]

Yeah I'm worried too.  This was a very winnable game.  They are having trouble scoring.  They were getting chances and miss the shot or miss the pass.  That happened a lot late last year too and was a worry heading into to the playoffs.  I hope they can turn this around.

[coggs]

Yeah I'm worried too.  This was a very winnable game.  They are having trouble scoring.  They were getting chances and miss the shot or miss the pass.  That happened a lot late last year too and was a worry heading into to the playoffs.  I hope they can turn this around.

There's just something off with this entire group. 

I honestly feel like I am watching my daughter's 12U team who just can't hit the effin net.  I think they are now 3-5 at home. 

[Messiah717]

Started with Trouba refusing to be traded.  Came back to be useless and it's like follow the leader out there.

[Messiah717]

Tick tok Drury.  This current roster is going nowhere.  Also, I tell Igor go look for that contract elsewhere. 

[DaveBrown74]

Good game last night but watching that third period was rough. Carolina just wanted it more, and at the end of the day Shesty just isn't coming up with the big saves this year. If I'm not mistaken, the Rangers only lost four in a row once last year. I do think they'll stabilize eventually, but there is no question this team has some serious issues right now.

[Messiah717]

This team is just sad.  Down 4-0 at home to New Jersey. 

[files58]

It's over for this team. Time to retool/reconstruct. It happens, sometimes faster than expected. Drury knows. He dangled Kreider, Trouba to gage the market as it stands today. A baseline. Keep all the young guys, all of them. How far away is Gabe Perrault? They need to increase overall team skating speed.

[bobalobabingbong]

This is rough.  Defense has been bad!  They are getting good opportunities but not finishing them!  No good.  It is a long season and it can be turned around, but the way they are playing out might be longer still!

[DaveBrown74]

Agree it's over for this team as it's currently constructed. I'm sure some posters will disagree and call it a knee-jerk panic reaction, but the reality is that this has been brewing for a while. This team has been somewhat successful, but well short of greatness. Going to six against the champs in the ECF is a good result on paper, but the two teams were not close at all and anyone who watched that series knew it. Shesty was the only reason it wasn't an easy sweep for Florida. And now with Shesty struggling, we're being exposed.

The core veteran group is stale. The team defense is bad. There really is no true leader on this team. Some young guys have shown some promise but it hasn't really impacted the results that much.

Drury seems like a stay the course, safe type of guy. That may be ok if people are content with just being "good", but where is the risk taking and drive to get better?

Remind me again why we got rid of Gorton and JD? Over some stupid argument about the Tom Wilson/Bread pile-driving incident?

[Messiah717]

They have had success with five ECF appearances and finals appearance in the past twelve seasons.  Unfortunately, just not good enough in each of those instances.

This group just isn't getting it done.  Drury who frankly has been complete crap is in over his head.  Last year's team had a real shot and Drury had the worst deadline possible.  That's pretty much unforgivable.

[coggs]

Last monday, I pushed the panic button.  Last night, I pushed it so hard I broke the fucking thing.