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Mike_Gartner

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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 8, 2021 at 8:59 p.m.
Thread: Hertl
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>UBS_ARENA</b></div><div>They arent rebuilding anymore and havent been for a couple of years. They were supposed to be coming out of the rebuild 2 tears ago and still havent made the playoffs.
Never did i say KK and krav should play 3rd and 4th line minutes. But if you want to say the rangers are going to make the playoffs in the east, those cant be your top 2 RWs. Playing 2nd line and 3rd line respectively is where they should be.
Are the rangers better than the devils? Imo yes, i never said not. But to say i lose credibility because i said they have a decent chance to be better tban the rangers is crazy. They very much do have a decent chance to be better.
Actually this skill player thing only doesnt work in the playoffs. Its why edmonton is a good regular season team but not a good playoff team. The reason they got those guys is because the NYR front office completely overreacted to the tom wilson disaster from last year.
As for strome 3 years ago he was at .5ppg. Thats not 2C level at all. But like i said its not a very big concern.
Shesterkin isnt an issue or concern. He had a solid season. It wasnt bad it wasnt spectacular, it was average. Will he continue to get better? Imo yes. I think in a couple of years he will be looked at as a top 5 goalie. But rn thats not who he is. Again not saying hes bad, which you seem to think i am saying if i dont say hes the greatest to ever play.
Again the rangers arent rebuilding and they havent been for 2 years. So saying a rebuilding team being in the top half in the league is just misinformation.
You said the rangers are a bubble team not a contender. But you also said they will make the playoffs. With how strong the metro and the east is, you have to be a contender to say they will make the playoffs.
How PIT is a toss up i have no idea. Theyve consistently been better than the rangers for the past 5 years. PHI significantly improved their defense and carter hart isnt going to have a sub .900 sv%. Its not going to be close to that. Both teams are still clearly better than NYR when you look through the roster.
BOS is not as good as they were last year but they completely revamped their middle 6 and pasternak is going to be better. I really dont know how you can say that NYR is better than BOS.
And your worst take of the entire conversation is that FLA is only good on paper. I guess you must think finishing ahead of TBL in that division is bad. Plus FLA only got better in the offseason. Added reinhart and lundell will probably play this year, and hes my pick for the calder. Everyone has FLA at over 100 points this season. Both analytical models and people who rely a lot more on the eye test, like i do. If anything said in this thread makes someone lose credibility its what you said about FLA.</div></div>

FWIW...the NYR are emerging from a rebuild...but aren't yet one of the 6 (or 7) Cup contenders....but reaching the playoffs is a reasonable prediction- even with Kakko and Krav as top 6 wingers. Keep in mind- a lot will have to go right for them to make the playoffs...but a lot will have to go right for any of the east conf bubble teams to make it....and I don't think it is unreasonable to expect the Rangers' new guys to step in and be productive, Strome to continue producing as he has, guys like Miller, Kakko, LaF, and Krav to take steps forward, Shesty to remain solid, and Zib to have a monster contract year. Now will this all happen? Maybe...or maybe not. But also is another year older for Pitt's and Caps' stars good to them- in a year with a compressed schedule? we'll see. PHI...do all the changes they made right the ship? Again...maybe- but just be aware PHI seems to be following the same path VAN and the Rangers took under AV. Can the NJD challenge? Got a real good collection of young talent...I just see Lindy Ruff holding that team back. In the Atlantic...BOS stars well into 30's- any slow down there yet? I'm not betting on that- but you have to consider. TBL- for sure not counting them out...but they lost their entire 3rd line. Does FL prove to be legit? Does TOR finally get it together? All I'm saying is almost every team has big questions to answer...and IMHO I think the Rangers can better answer their questions than some of the teams just mentioned.

Prediction: METRO:1. NYI, 2. CAR 3. PITT 4. NYR (wc) Atlantic: 1. FL, 2. TBL 3. TOR 4. BOS (wc)
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