On the latest episode of Up in the Blue Seats, Mollie Walker, Larry Brooks and Brian Boyle address the Rangers dealing former captain Jacob Trouba to the Ducks, Igor Shesterkin’s lucrative contract extension and whether the continued lackluster performances from the Blueshirts will impact Chris Drury’s decision making.
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This team and this organization are GARBAGE!!!! Stop the season tickets and corporate boxes and see how fast things will change!!!
I think Mika completed a pass to a teammate last night. Things are looking up.
Nice job team, but for all the transpired over the last week would have loved to have more content.
I have been going to Ranger games for over 50 years . Bad Ranger teams were better than this team . I almost feel they are losing on purpose . No fight no one seems to be upset about losing . They are boring . They have turned into the new Fat Cats. The term given to the Rangers after they lost to the Isles in 1975 . Maybe they are spoiled too much . No trade contracts nice hotels on the road model girlfriends great fans these guys lose every puck battle along the boards . They don’t hit . They don’t go in front of the other teams net . To start Mika should sit . Miller wastes his size . Make him a forward . Change the PP . Do something got gods sake .
See you next year folks. We're going to go from winning the president's trophy to not even making the playoffs. Just watch. Sure we locked in the best goalie in the league for the next 8 years but that's all we have right now. I was at that game yesterday and was one of the worst performances I've ever seen out of them. The only one who looked like he was giving it all out there was Panarin. Something absolutely has to be done about Mika. He's -14 now and the first goal against was 100% his fault. It's almost like half the time he's on the ice something bad happens. Something is seriously wrong with this dude. I don't know if it's lack of focus or lack of effort or both but we can't keep pushing him out there like he's going to do anything positive for us. He's done almost nothing since the playoffs last season.
Trouba chose his family? No one was trying to take away his family. What a bunch of horse 💩
Mika And Miller have attended the Daniel Jones school of mental toughness.
They dropped their two toughest players and they’re still not tough, what gives?
Hey Larry and Mollie, why don't you guys actually ask tough questions of Coach L?? I mean, someone overheard Mollie asking a player what their "favorite city was", I mean, good grief! How about why 93 is still in the top 6 and on the PP when he is woefully bad and not even trying at times. He literally gives pucks away leading to opposition goals every game…there are other young players that deserve his spot, and it NEVER gets asked. You guys are just cucks.
I wish that Laf would step up and take advantage of this opportunity and make it his team by showing that passion and fire he played with in juniors. In understanding that this is the NHL and not juniors and that he's no longer a men anongst boys, he most certainly couldn't have lost all of his compete and profound will that he was known for…an elite grinder. I feel as if he was "neutered" stylistically and lost his identity…perhaps indirectly by the "veteran leaders" of the team, and was afraid to step on toes as the new kid on the block. Agree that the core needs to go. Zib if possible but tough with NMC, Kreider, K'Miller should be the first in line. Move out the "Huberdeau" archetypes (who is a nice player but wont drag you into the fight) for the "Fiala/Benn" archetypes (who rarely lose a battle and will.)
Mollie, you're a GREAT reporter, but the Rangers are IMPORTANT to ALL of us. PLEASE STOP LAUGHING & SMILING!
The day after the Rangers lost the ECF against the Panthers I was thinking about a blockbuster trade for Brady Tkachuk.
The Rangers are a team built with skills and good goaltending. The missing piece is obviously, as Brian put it, "abrasiveness". And they need it badly.
So, of course they should target that guy like Florida did with his brother.
If Florida did it, why the Rangers can't?
Steven Stamkos? There is a reason why TB gave up on him. 4 years and $32M. No. 34 years oid. No.
You have to get rid of drury he is clueless but in his defense this team plays like a bunch of bums I have never seen such soft hockey in my entire life it is dreadful to watch the stick checking and the dancing around nobody wants to hit anybody the stupid waving of the sticks and I can't stand it watching them play they're never in the other teams chase the other team all over the ice and chase them and chase them and chase them this coach I don't know what to say
You traded a guy who makes 8 million for somebody I never heard of who stinks
This team is givin me the agida!
I would love for Brian Boyle to speak with this team. His points are on the money.
Jacob Trouba needed to be traded. Just watching the postgame interviews, you could tell how deflated this team looks and is, I can only imagine how bad it must be if people have access to speak with the team. Mika should be scratched, he is a sensitive individual from all accounts, but he is way to much in his head. Miller wanting a Significant pay raise is laughable and I honestly think he would be a prime trade target. We need a leader who has won before, Stamkos fits the bill, but is he over his prime? More trades i think will happen, its just a matter of when at this point.
Larry should have worn a Sens cap.
Hey Molly I respect you a lot but I don't know if it was a great move cuz I'll tell you why they should have maybe waited till the trading deadline and see where they're at and then maybe sign Igor I don't know maybe you're right maybe you should sign him and you get it over with and done but I'll be honest with you he hasn't played well lately the golden Taylor Hall scored I thought was lame I thought he played that terribly
My favorite rangers podcast – great stuff!
There is more than meets the eye here. Something within the organization and team mates has the players not happy what's so ever they are playing with no intensity or consistency.
Do you think Drury has to call for a meeting with each player individually as to what is the problem?
No Rempe. No interest. Sure, he'll never be confused with Eric Lindros in his prime … but at least he'll throw the body, show some freakin' energy, and beat an occasional guy's ass every once in a while.
These Dopes are sleepwalking through the season.
Enfuse some grit and passion already !!!
You guys are all crazy, just like most of the NYR YouTube channels. We played a very good game against Chicago, Quickie just had a rough night. No moves will be made off of this game and I see the light at the end of the tunnel. We won the President's Trophy last season with a lesser team. Once we find a way to bump-up Berard in the lineup and get Othman up, we will be just fine. Miller, Mika and Lindgren will be just fine. Smith has to go…Berard or Othman will take his spot and the other will play RW on the 4th. Stop whining.
Luv u 3! I look forward to this every time and ya'll do such a great job!
When the Rangers lose in the playoffs….. they always come back rejected like lost puppies. It happens over and over. If you run it back after losing the conference finals you deserve what you get.
Their mental toughness is non existent. Drury missed the signs this summer. 🏒♥️🍸
We need to send a stern message to Mika. Scratch him a game or two
Sounds like we are already missing Jacob trouba. Sounds like fans and orgnzaiton want to eat the cake and keep it whole. #Delusional
Its time for a rebuild. They've proved they cant win a cup with the current core of players. They have no identity, they're not a speed team and they're not physical.
I'm a NYR since 1976 and I've seen coaches & GM's fired. Never have have I seen a GM send the Capitan packing – NEVER ! You Wanna Give The NYR's Pulpous ? FIRE CHRIS DRURY !
'You love to have talent…. but you need a work ethic and forecheck…." That's what Gerard Gallant said after Gme 7 loss to jersey in 2023. NJ was 110 pt team. Drury went and got lame (hip) old, no defense Patty Kane and Tarasenko for playoff run when we needed grit. Then fired Gallant cuz Mika, et al, complained 'they needed to get coaching". THEY DON'T LISTEN TO COACHING! They do what they want…..all on the outside, globetrotters hockey. No forecheck, no backcheck….
Now look where we are…..
This does not look like the same team as last year. Something is very wrong within the organization and i’m pretty sure it’s Drury ! Get rid of this guy NOW
Get rid of Drury Now !
I dont recall in almost 40 yrs watching the rangers seeing a team shy away from contact, stick check, and let the other team just skate past them like this team does. As long as they keep doing that, there is no hope for this team.
I just finished talking to a high ranking Ranger official who revealed to me that the Rangers spoke to Shane Pinto and another player!
I miss the time when the Rangers played hockey like a NHL hockey club. There is a disease in the locker room and it's spreading slowly and efficiently.
If Mika cannot mentally handle playing hockey right now, he needs to be placed into the player assistance program and take time to get his head straight. Ultimately, more important than hockey and his mental state right now is clearly leading to significantly worse effort, preparation, execution, and physicality on the rink.
Maybe call up rempe and play him on regular line he will cause havoc in front of opponents net and has swag
The Igor deal is a terrible deal. 11.5 is too much for a goalie, he isnt the best goalie in the league he is an older goalie and the contract cant be traded or bought out. I would rather spend that money on forwards than spend that money on a goalie.
LB is spot on with the lack of physicality. Mika needs to toughen up and stop being sensitive and soft. Kreider needs to step up and put someone through the boards. Is he supposed to be a leader? He should turn in that "A" and so should the others. Boiler is also right in saying someone needs to sit a period or a game. Enough already!
Their weakness has been obvious going back to 2024 playoffs. They gave-up 70 shot attempts against Carolina and 90+ against Florida. That equates to easy entries and extended shifts by both Carolina and Florida in the Ranger D zone…and nobody forechecks or plays tough along the boards. Now they can't pass or defend open ice. A bunch of slugs.
Great talk, thanks!
Soft tampering, brilliantly coined by Molly.