2021 NHL regular season thread

The game before he was benched for a chunk of the game, he finally got out for one shift. ... and proceeded to score a "fuck you, Torts" goal.

This has gotten ugly if he is playing that way. It's a bad look.

There has been talk since training camp of the Rangers trying to get him to reunite him with Panarin. They need centers -- after Zibanajad they fall off. I have no idea how they can make that work. Maybe salary wise they could find a way, with some of the dead cap money that they'll be recovering in the next few years, but Columbus is going to be asking for something way better than the Fil Chytil or Tony DeAngelo, Ryan Strome and a sack of pucks that the Rangers would do in a second. I wouldn't be surprised if Columbus' starting point was LaFreniere, and even though that ain't happening, them still sticking to K'Andre Miller or Kaapo Kakko plus a pick and another prospect, etc. Dubois is that good.

Wherever Dubois goes, he is going to get something good in return and Columbus is not going to give him away for pennies on the dollar -- even if Torts is doing everything he can on his end to try to hurt his value right now.

 

That trade makes a ton of sense.

 

The Rangers lost another one-goal game yesterday. The first 5 games, they mostly played well (except for the first game against the Islanders). Last night they had me screaming at the TV. A step slow, playing with no confidence, stupid cross ice passes, bad coaching. ... and they still can't win a face-off to save their lives. It's frustrating because they have a ton of talent. ... enough that I am really excited about where they are headed. But they are finding ways to lose, rather than playing hungry like they need to win. Knowing how to win games is a skill -- even games you don't deserve to win -- and they don't have it.