Mollie Walker, Larry Brooks and Brian Boyle discuss the Rangers putting Igor Shesterkin on IR, how Jonathan Quick has stepped up in the former Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender’s absence and Zac Jones’ frustration.
The trio also answers fan-submitted questions to close out the 171st episode of Up in the Blue Seats.
0:00 Intro
1:00 Igor Shesterkin placed on IR
3:30 Jonathan Quick stepped up against Bruins
9:50 Zac Jones’ frustration
18:50 Blueshirts’ anemic Power Play 1 unit
20:45 Disappointment in Rangers’ locker room
23:35 Answering fan-submitted questions
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30 Comments
Shouldn’t Mika take some IR time off for mental break?
I cannot stand Mika
Vac has 1 pt and -1 WillB has 2 points and is -16, Schneider has less points and +4 yes Jones hasnt been a world beater, but what has Vac and WB done to have so much trust over Jones.
Signing Igor was a huge mistake for this team.
Asking igor these questions Larry. Of course he would say yes. Because it’s 11.5 million. This team will never go anywhere with this core group of players
As you listen to Molly's remarks we once again can see how women and their bleeding hearts don't belong in certin positions in society. She is trying to say "Aww poor Jones he deserves a hug and should play despite being undersized. He loses puck battles and has trouble clearing the front of the net. A number 5,6 defenseman needs to play good defense because you can't have 3-4 offensive defenseman not to mention having 3 of them under 6ft. But of course Molly with all of her vast experence of 5 years knows SO MUCH MORE THAN ANY MAN! If there was fairness in this world people would EARN THEIR JOBS and not have their gender be the factor that gets them jobs!!
Brookies are you serious? Don't trade K-Poke. The softest player in the NHL. I'd trade him for a used puck bag.
Why do you reporters ALWAYS side with the players? Why do you always think the player has the right to get HIS WAY ALL THE TIME? Why the hell does the player get to deceide if he should be moved or not as if he is king of the world? Igor doesn't even deserve the 11.5 mil. he got. He has had only ONE YEAR where he was consistent all year, and he IS NOT BETTER THEN HELLEBUYCK
It's such a JOKE that Zac doesn't play every game. Lavi has to go not knowing who his better players are!!
What happened to Larry's upper lip?
Boyle watch closer and you'll see how the Captain at UMass has played really good. He has a lot more skill than you Boyle as a player!!
Zibenejad can score 10 goals next game and still not crack the top 100 in points. Constant excuse after excuse for his weak and pathetic play by Mollie Brian and the rest of MSG's cronies. Only Larry willing to put his balls on the table and call a spade a spade
Miller is good, go look at the stats when he was with Fox they were literally the top ranked d pair in the league and they blew it
Brian ya got moved back to the second line. Gotta pick your game up Son lol
I don't understand why the forwards are backing up in the neutral zone instead of forechecking. Also, don't understand why they're not making Playa in open ice instead of along the boards all the time
Really like you Boyle,but K-Poke putting a string together of 10 or 12 games??I'd be happy with 2,he makes more mistakes than all of the defensemen combined.
How come on this podcast Larry is perfectly reasonable 80% of the time, but in his columns he’s a wacky old man yelling nonsense at clouds 100% of the time?
You're f'n right Kreider's image has been tarnished, not because of lack of results but because of lack of f'n effort. @#QuitKreider
Does Laviolette really think Borgen and Vakanainen bring something that Jones does not (as Boyle put it), or is he under pressure to play them because scratching either or both will make Drury look bad?
Jones saw Kap get out of New York that way . I don’t blame him 1 bit .
“Solid” 2-to-1 win????? What game was that? You injure your credibility with such comments. I remember the lean years where if the Rangers had a lead going into the 3rd, the crowd would implore them to at least work for the tie. As I’ve said elsewhere, Quick, at times, faced anywhere between five and 10 opponents in his zone that game. Rangers need to watch the USA World Jrs. to remind themselves of how they once played. NYP Sports: What does it tell us that everyone is so quiet on the team??? The team being supportive of one another suggests something… I hope they get the best group of Sports Psychiatrists on Park Ave to help this team – and soon.
If I could afford to go to a game I’d love to make a sign saying, Your living your dream.. and Ours. Now play Hockey !
The frustration, turmoil and negativity in the locker room is a reflection of the organization's mismanagement. We don't see this stuff in a well-run organization's locker room. We thought moving Trouba would fix that problem, but it has gotten worse, which is sign of larger, deeper issues.
Let me help Brian & Larry….MILLER SUCKS!
I'm trading K'Andre tomorrow! The problem is not in the body, it's between the ears. The guy cannot maintain focus because he lacks hockey sense.
Kreids is a top 25 Ranger of ALL TIME! The fact that he has been terrible this year doesn't change that.
Miller stinks every game yet is treated better than Jones. Why??
Really Molly, you want to complain about vacanian probably one mistake that he made. He’s a solid defensive defenseman playing very well. The reason why Jones is not playing is because he’s not big enough, not strong enough, not physical enough, and always gets caught in the offensive zone, that’s why he’s not playing. so let’s stop defending him.
Anger I’dk about that maybe disappointing because upper management screwed everything up
For Molly to state, "if it was Jones who threw that soft pass up the middle he would be sitting the next game," is just wrong. It almost feels personal with her. What about Jone's ill advised pinches that led to goals against when he was playing? Did he sit the next game? No, he did not. He's sitting now because Lavi wants a more defensive minded player back there.
John Davidson & Gorton blew that deal, they just threw him into the Tampa deal.. glad both got fired.
Anger is the right word to describe a lot of fans, but it's the wrong emotion. I'm not angry at how this team is playing, I'm addled.