Wow, the Rangers looked faster and quicker and shot more in game one of the 2016-17 season as they beat the Islanders 5-3 at the Garden. Seven guys were making their Ranger debuts and 5 of them ended up on the score sheet. Goals were scored by Grabner, Zucc, Kreider, Pirri and an empty netter for JT Miller. Mika Z had two assists (Zucc and Pirri) and looked excellent. Buch sprung Kreider for his runaway train goal. Kreider looks fantastic. Pirri scored on the PP, and also had an assist on Grabner's goal, as did Fast. Skjei had the other assist on Zucc's goal, and Holden had the other assist on Kreider's.
They blew a 2-0 lead, before Kreider gave them the lead again, so D is still sort of shaky and something needs to be done there.
But in general, they looked aggressive, and passed a hell of a lot better than they have over the past few years.
Just an excellent start to the season, and I still think they'll trade for a D.
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Nice win, but why doesn't Dylan start?
Lawyer, Dylan doesn't start because AV is a moron, plain and simple. He has never liked him for some reason. Too slow not responsible enough.... I remember talking. Beuk a couple years ago at a signing, and asked about Dylan. He said he's one of the hardest working guys, and that the myth was he couldn't skate was not founded. Having gone to a number f Wolfpack games I agreed. Beuks' main thing was confidence, because of some early injuries. He has a shot, and we know what he can do with his toughness, As the readers of the blog know I've never liked AV, and this is just one of the many reasons why..
I'm not a fan of AV, either.
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