Rangers 6, Avalanche 3. Yay wins!!!
Here’s a recap:
The Good:
Goals (No shit) – They’ve been getting lots of them. 5 against Toronto, 6 against Colorado, Nash still leads the league with 34 goals and the Rangers are in the Top 10 in goals scored. It’s nice to see the puck going into the net. Keep it up.
Mats Zuccarello – Looks like AV gets through to his players. He simply said when asked about Zucc shooting more, “Yes”. He seems to have listened. After just 5 goals all season prior to Tuesday, he has 3 in his last 2. With Zucc in a contract year again, goals equal money. So Keep…Shooting. Please and thank you.
Penalty Kill – It was stellar last night. Anytime you kill off a lengthy 5 on 3 it’s impressive. When you kill it off when the line includes Jarome Iginla, Ryan O’Reilly, Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog, well that’s just amazing. To add a goal right off the kill just as momentum was shifting toward Colorado, that’s how good offensive teams play good offense……don’t worry, I also hate myself for typing those words in that order into a really shitty Frank Caliendo joke.
Cam Talbot – His record is now 3-1-1 since Lundqvist went out with the sprained blood vessel. You can’t ask for much better than that. He’s making great saves when called upon and has looked better than some NHL starters……looking at you Mike Smith (Rangers vs. Arizona on Saturday night). This is the first time in Lundqvist’s NHL career he’s been out for an extended period of time but with Cam in net, the Rangers look to be just fine. Don’t ever take having a guy like Hank for granted. If his injury happened a few years ago how screwed would this team be? The answer is very.
All that being said, this is perfect audition for him. Goalbuster is under contract for next season but after that you WILL get teams that will want him as the starter. Not looking forward to playing against this guy in a couple years. #InCamWeTrust
The Not So Good:
Defensive Positioning – If there’s one thing everybody’s used to, it’s that no matter how good the defense plays, Lundqvist or Talbot will constantly be left out to dry. Whether it’s McDonagh or Girardi or John Moore or Hunwick, the opponent will get clear shots simply from d-men playing too far up, poorly turning the puck over or simply puck watching. It’s the biggest thing that needs to be cleaned up in my opinion about this team and it’s going to hold them back against the top teams in the playoffs if it continues.
Martin St. Louis – St. Louis will be 40 years old in June and he has certainly looked like it as of late. With just 1 assist since the All-Star Break he looking like he’s closer to a trip to the press box than back to the 1st or 2nd line. Maybe a week or two off with help him get his legs back.
Tanner Glass – Does he have nudes of AV or Glen Sather? I’m not sure how he stays in the lineup. He’s literally the worse.
Call anyone up. Literally anyone up from Hartford.
Overall a win is a win. 2 points on the road is always nice. Just clean it up a bit.
Next game is @Arizona on Saturday night at 8pm.
Mike Kane
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