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This is what I’d do bc we don’t have a top line at the moment. Greenway - Thompson - Rousek Skinner - Krebs - Tuch Benson - Cozens - JPP Shuffle in game if needed. I need Thompson away from Skinner it feels like teams have just figured out how to play them. And if Krebs is getting a bigger role then give it to him.

Tage 8 goals since Jan 1. 4 of them in 2 games. We don’t have a top line. This is stunning. And the coach needs to figure it the freak out bc we can’t go into off season suddenly needing a whole new top line. Which imo could easily be JJ-Cozens-Quinn. Cozens is at least responding to coach that wants him to play D. I don’t think he’s a bad 2 way forward. The opposite actually. Tage looks broken. Robinson played 16 freaking minutes tonight. He was actually decent. Which is to say - now go get good versions of that guy bc we clearly freaking need it. Also - I think Power is starting to get it. Not a perfect game tonight but considering the competition I thought he was solid. Looking forward to a new top 4 on D. 5 and 6 should be Clifton and Joki.

Bizz is an unapologetic fan.

I don’t know what Skinner does to make anyone on this team better. Matthews has Marner. Get we get Tage a lite version of that?

Marner is their best player and it isn’t close.

Tage looks like he’s processing extremely poorly - like he’s hearing 5 different coaches telling him to do this do that more defense need to shoot do this and do that and it’s all screwing him up.

RJ and Clifton wtf

I’m sorry the story of this season isn’t goaltending. It isn’t injuries. We don’t have a top line.

When they tied it at 2, that's when you want to see Tage play like “we ain’t losing this game.” It would be on his body language, a shift or two where he dominates. We don’t have that guy right now.

Tuch has to be hurt. Has to be. 6 points since January and 2 were in one game.

How the heck did we only get 20 shots.

We never beat this team. Even without Hellebuyck. Unreal.

Winning out - as much as possible - is just absolutely vital to help show guys reluctance to maybe waive any NMCs to come here that this team is ready. These aren’t meaningless games. We need them to absolutely dominate down the stretch. Maybe it doesn’t matter. I’d like to think a statement needs to be made whether we get in or not.

It’s also possible Levi’s presence pushed UPL. Iron sharpens iron. Internal competition. You need to feel like everyone around you makes you want to be better.

Idk about a decline in competition. We just went 2-1 against Carolina Florida and Tampa and the 3rd goal scored by Florida was a 5 on 3 goal. And as far as teams sleep walking against us idk…I think we lost a game 1-0 to Vancouver who only managed 20 shots against us. I feel like if we bring it and a team wants to take the night off we will dominate that team. I’m hoping something really clicked in our core guys after the post game salute response.

That’s what they need to do. Big response from them the last few games.

Beat Tampa and we’re 9 out. I know there are teams around us but only within 3-5 points. Can’t worry about them. Beat Tampa. This is the last chance to at least make this interesting.

He’s playing hard I just don’t think he’s playing well. He skates with Tage and Skinner and has 7 assists in 2024. How is that possible?

Worst in game coach in the league.

You're welcome

When we didn’t convert on our PP I said that’s it. You could see the body language

Kinda need our so called elite players to be elite in games like this.

And Tampa losing 4-1. Awesome

Yea but we’re not chasing Philly bc someone has to be the 3rd team in that division. Even if they slid it doesn’t really matter they’d just be out of the playoffs if they dropped to 4th in their division bc WC teams Detroit and Tampa have more points than them. To me we’re chasing Tampa. We have 2 games in hand on them 11 points back. Basically any hope of this happening - we need to beat them in regulation Thursday. Beat Florida tomorrow and root for Philly to beat Tampa. Then if we beat Tampa Thursday we will be just 7 points behind them with 2 games in hand.

More on Rempe: So, in four career games, he has 8:32 of ice time and 27 penalty minutes. But the eventful start was far from over. He netted his first career NHL goal on a deflection Saturday, helping the Rangers tie a franchise record with their 10th straight victory. "Probably the ugliest first goal in NHL history, but I'll take it," he told ESPN after the game, calling his first week in the NHL "very eventful." "I love it. I want to bring that physicality, that edge to the team, bring speed, fly in there, bang bodies, go to the net. I think I'm doing that, and I'm having so much fun." https://www.foxnews.com/sports/rangers-rookie-sensation-second-fight-4th-nhl-game-very-eventful-first-week-as-pro-continues.amp