Bret Botfeld reacts to J.T. Miller’s lack of urgency and production. Along with recapping the New York Rangers brutal loss to the Blackhawks in Chicago, and if a change to their power-play can help them moving forward.
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He has had a groin injury since August, he wont rest and recover. He is literally playing at maybe 80%, the last 4 years he has average 1 point per game, obviously the injury is a big issue.
Miller was picked by Drury to be captain not the fans.
Drury has been a disaster.
dont buy he is hurt, he is slow and the game has caught up with him. Another trade that Drury trades youth for a aging star.
hes not the only problem. team is middle of the pack with no direction. time to sell at the deadline and start over.
the coach has a problem recognizing when he needs to make changes…Move JT to center, give him more responsibilities. unless he's not 100% healthy in that case, take care of it
Rotten eggs like Tampa Bay and Chicago aren't laid by one player.
When we play teams that suck, the Rangers mission becomes to suck worse.
We have players in the AHL that are fast… call up a few more…
Could it be worse than Tampa Bay or last night's disgrace?
Not for anything. JT Miller has not lived up the hype. So far he is BUST AS CAPTAIN!!! And the Rangers can't win on home ice. That equals not making the playoffs! 👎👎👎
Sully can coach? Whatd he do in Pitt after he won those Cups years ago? He had Crosby, Malkin and Letang in their primes! One of two things or both are happening; Sullivan hockey is not good hockey, the Rangers are not constructed well to play Sullivan hockey, or both. It's not anything else. But I'm not going to let Sullivan himself off the hook especially with those dopes he has behind the bench with him. This Boston University incest going on from the GM all the way down to the coaching staff has got to stop.
Almost like bringing up the kids and letting them learn on the fly instead of stumbling around slowly would be a good plan
Sit him until he's better. Fans don't want to watch an injured play play even worse. He's a hindrance not a helper!
Improve the pp? Get Sheary & Brodz off pp 2.put more talent out there.
Yes Morrow on pp1
He’s a waste why did we get him.Hes not going to be the next messier
This team is screwed for the next five years. Old men, big contracts were screwed.
This team is a disgrace
I shut game off at 3rd goal. They are not a good team. Had 3 days off and were slow and outplayed. As for JT, not sure what deal is but he did this first time around with Rangers.
Time to trade Laffy, Panarin, and Mika.
Bring up the kids and forget this nonsense roster
He’s not 100%. Also getting Sheary off his line might help amd get someone who can finish on the line as he’s a skilled passer. Trocheck’s a great player but only an average finisher.
How about the fact that the first line right wing is Sherry He shouldn’t even be on the team and only ranger fans can complain about not bringing up the kids and then complain when Kako and Lafranier don’t make it.
If he’s hurt, sit him, let not do another kreider, because i agree hes not what i thought. He needs to play center not wing. Once again the coaches play too many guys on off wings and out of position. Cant take Sheary anymore, gets knocked off puck too easily. Passing is horrible, big reason they have no puck possession. Clearing their own end is abysmal. Looks like a big sell off at trade deadline. The power play is not the coaches, its the players not producing.
You say Sully can coach… really? ANYONE could see that 5 forward PP was going to backfire (see my texts from.2 was ago).
You have Morrow that ONLY has offensive skills, and you dont give him the dream assignment? Tells me Sully doesnt know his players and doesnt know SQUAT !!
We are screwed…. I wanted Quennville
What would Larry Brooks be saying right now? I think he'd go where no one else will. He'd risk his personal relationship with the coach and the GM. He called them out for their three minutes a game for Rempe. And he'd call them out for trying to justify their roster choices. Sheary is all on Sullivan. That's the freebee they gave him. And that's a liability that the Rangers can't afford right now. Would Larry bring up the family relationship? At a certain point you have to. The defense corps? Soucy, Vaakanainen, Borgen? All middle of the road or worse defenders. Slow, unable to advance the puck, and older. Robertson, Morrow and Connor Mackey have all shown much more speed, grit and puck moving ability than the ones Drury traded for and is still trying to justify. Roobreck? Another giant with speed and hands would make the Rangers more difficult to face. Instead, they stick with the Raddysh, Dryden Hunt, Jimmy Vesey and Sheary, middling defense minded mediocre space fillers. Drury can still fix this but his time is running out. He's been given a fair amount of runway and an endorsement from ownership but the proof is in the pudding. And the results are not there.
the GM should be fired along with Miller who is clearly not Jagr lol. Time to retire. They have made horrible trades.
I'm tired of the post game comments where he's saying he needs to do better. He's a broken record. I'm tired of it it seems like he's not the leader to follow. I said it should have been Vinny from the start
What about Alexis Lafren-where?
Every time they were those Centennial jerseys,
They play like they’re 100 years old
Should have fucking kept Kreider, should have kept Trouba even though he wasn’t great at all he was obviously a good leader and a heavy hitter, should have kept Goodrow, Vatrano, and Copp. They need to be playing Perrealut god only fucking knows why they aren’t. Trocheck should have been named captain or even Kreider over Trouba in the first place. They fucked all the way up.
he looks 50!!!!!!!
FIRE DRURY!!!!!!!!!!! FIRE DRURY!!!!!!!!!!!! FIRE DRURY!!!!!!!!!
rangers aren’t in dangerous areas of ice or situations to draw penalties
Miller should not be named Captain. Trocheck would have been a better choice. This is a geriatric team, they need speed, call up the young guns. Sheary needs to retire, he is a disaster. Lastly, Drury has destroyed this team. He needs to go!!