Post Game Thread: Winnipeg Jets at New York Rangers – 19 Mar 2024

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1. I mean tip your cap to the goalie. We definitely made too many mistakes and did not crash the net. Kept trying to make perfect passes and not enough north south play. Doesn’t help that 1/3 of our defense is down.

2. Two of their goals I chalk up to being total flukes. Yes, the Kreider turnover was bad. Very bad. But the first and second WPG goals were just bad bounces (the second WPG goal coming on a horseshit penalty that I don’t think was a penalty, it just looked like Schneider was kinda leaning on the guy and he fell over).

3. The Kreider fuck up aside it was a great game. Our schedule kinda caught up to us plus playing against the likely vezina winner. I’m just happy to see Laf continue to shine. On to Boston

4. As the game went on, I kept thinking how we sure needed Mt. Rempe standing in front of Hellebuyck, blocking out the sun, letting us get the W.

5. My takeaway is 79-23 should be a thing.

   Fox kind of needs a savior for his “*f-ing around at the blue line*” and Keys 2 strides and a poke is the best we got.

   Gus doesn’t really make sense there.

6. This is kind of a ridiculous question but what is the selection process for which players speak to the media? Can a player refuse? I’ve always been curious because I swear sometimes they talk and look like they have a gun held to their head lol.

7. Vally is most definitely Rangers Sensei.

8. Garden was dead tonight. Literal silence. Rempe plays this game we win and have more jump to our game. Good game overall tho.

9. Didn’t the Rangers beat the Avs aka a “Big Boy?”

10. Ever since that hit on Evan’s going for the EN, fuck schieflle and all his crying to the refs.

11. Connor Hellebuyck is the new Jimmy Howard.

12. Bad games happen, goalies stand on their heads, injuries test the team’s depth. All that and more worked against us tonight and we still almost pulled it off, against another team at the top of the league no less.

    There were big mistakes and bad decisions, not everyone put in their best effort… that’s what a bad game is. With a team like the Rangers this year they don’t happen often, so it hurts more when they do.

    Let’s hope Lavi whips them into shape tomorrow for Thursday in Boston. I think that game will really show us what he’s made of as a coach, because the way they come out is completely up to him at this point.

    Edit: our bad game was still a good game

13. Combination being gassed and getting Hellebuycked. They showed a lot of heart in the 3rd just couldn’t get all the way back. Nobody should be worried, just get back out there on Thursday

14. Not sure what was worse – the game, or my ice cold prime rib sandwich from outside section 203

15. Outplayed tonight. It happens but they looked lazy, didn’t really wanna battle. Hellebuck was really good too. Thought jones looked great tn.

16. Connor Hellebuyck is annoyingly good

17. JFC, can Mark Scheifle retire already. Dude destroys the Rangers.

18. Kreider only took 2 shifts in the first 10 mins of the 3rd and didn’t play on the Pk either on the Kakko penalty. I like Lavi holding everyone accountable equally. The effort from him just didn’t look there all game and it bit him hard on that breakaway.

19. Of course you want to win, but they were due for a letdown after being so hot for so long. Still, the same exact problems after every loss – they get NOTHING out of Stinka Zibanedud and the Feckless Finn – and they won’t see bottom feeders in the playoffs either. 69 down, 13 to go.

20. Thanks for the birthday present Rangers </s>

21. [Thanks a lot](https://www.reddit.com/r/rangers/s/zg3V9Nrc1b) u/itspatfromqueens

22. All I can say, the Rangers got Hellebuycked. The first and 3rd periods as Lav, Jimmy, and possibly Vally said that it was there best periods. Boyle also said this as well that the Rangers were really playing the stretch pass in the first which worked to their advantage. then, they stopped. The Jets shut the neutral zone down, forced the Rangers to make turnovers, and well, have Hellebuyck who’s likely the Vezina Trophy winner was him. So was Igor for the first and 3rd. But Damn lots glaring holes in this game. But this is a game where the Rangers can learn from it. Bad turnover by Kreids, Key not shooting as well as Bread. Did like the fight back though. But hated that 2nd period.

    Whatever. This team can regroup. Learn from this game, and move on.

    Onto the Bruins

23. Ngl I’m kinda checked out of the regular season rn. Like I just want the playoffs to start already and for them to win when it matters.

24. Me: “lmao idiot rangers fans think we would’ve won this game with Rempe in the lineup. He’s not that good!”

    Also me: “man. we would absolutely have won this game with Rempe in the lineup”

25. Last time I had a closing shift and missed a game was against Florida. Convince my employer to not schedule me to close anymore.

26. Listen Hallebuyck is enormous and has been for awhile a ridiculously good goalie. Anywhere other than Winnipeg and he’d be more of a household name. He played great. We didn’t play entirely shit. I thought the first period we were mostly dominating and didn’t capitalize. There are obvious concerns like Mika and CK’s offensive play/compete, lack of 5v5 scoring and the major defensive gaffs. I think the biggest problem we have viewing is that when certain D are good( looking at you Miller and Gus) they are great but when they are bad they are fucking bad. All said and done though the team is still one of the best in the league and outside of February have been on fire. TBH the most concerning thing to me out of tonight was the major lines shakeup. Personally I would’ve let our 1B line and 4th alone and jumbled what’s left if the need to mix up was felt. Coming in to tonight we were 18-3-1, it’s easy to get pissed when were that used to wins. For sure problems but with the shit schedule we have down the stretch there’s bound to be a loss or two and does not mean this team isn’t good enough

27. Without trying to make this isolated game an indictment on the player, Kreider probably doesn’t get enough blame for when people rag on Mika in his droughts

28. The boys had some jump on the first period but looked out of gas the other two. Tough stretch we are gonna lose one or two. On to Boston.

29. I can’t believe I missed Wenny’s first goal as a Ranger. 🙄
    I had a feeling he was going to get us on the board tonight. 🥰

    The team will come back with a vengeance & take it out on the Bruins, and I cannot wait for it.

30. Sorry if this was said in the pre-game thread, haven’t got to read it yet, but why did we sit Rempe knowing we’re playing the best goalie in the league and this guy is getting a knack for screening goalies and just getting under their skin (Binnington game). That’s basically an ace in the hole weapon against a lights out goalie I think we need to take advantage of it when we play goalies of this caliber

31. I was at the game tonight and the overall consensus in my general area was that the team showed low effort and was lifeless in the 2nd and 3rd.  No speed, no sense of urgency, no care.  It was disappointing in person.