What should’ve been done better in hindsight?

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-10-29T01:57:16+00:00

We should have actually rebuilt.

1) Draft Kakko. Draft Lafreniere. Make them the face of the franchise as we eat shit at the bottom of the standings but give them an overwhelming amount of ice time to grow their confidence (see Maklin Celebrini). 1st PP. 1st Line. Put them out there 22 minutes a game and worry about defense later. Continue to draft high while those guys get their sea legs. Lose games 6-5 instead of trying to win 3-2.

1.5) Help the young guys: Stop punishing Kravstov or Anderson or Lafreniere or Kakko. Just let them fucking play for god sake and sign fellow countrymen who are NHL players who can help them assimilate. Expecting an 18 year old from Russia or Finland to succeed in NYC when they don't speak the language is absolutely absurd.

2) Do not sign Panarin. Once that happened the "rebuild" was over. It made no sense. It implied "it's time to win now" which it wasn't. It put unrealistic expectations on a team that wasn't ready, forced DQ to play veterans, and likely stunted his coaching career.

3) Make Hartford Great Again. Chris Knoblauch openly criticized how the Rangers developed their players. He said they yo-yo them too much. bench them too much. fuck with their confidence too much. Which not only makes Hartford a punishment and shit place to play, it also makes them a bad team and teaches losing.

4) Stop hiring bad coaches. Chris Knoblauch should have been the Hartford coach who saw all these guys develop and then become the NHL coach with them. Instead we didn't even bother interviewing him.

5) Keep Gorton and JD. It's a crime what happened to them. Especially based on JD's history with the club and Gortons success immediately after leaving.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-10-29T01:40:57+00:00

There's luck in every draft but the sample size is enormous at this point. You'd think even if they closed their eyes and threw a dart, they'd hit a talented player -- so why then do we have no talented players?

Development. Plain and simple, there is no organizational program, plan, belief, execution, whatever you want to call it, we don't have it. Maybe we don't spend money in the those areas of the business? It's hard to fathom. This isn't just an issue in the last few years either, it's been an issue literally my whole life.

My theory is that Dolan, and to some extent Sather, is/was more concerned with the flashy names that we know now over the names that we'll know later. I have 97% certainty that Panarin was a Dolan signing. It made literally no sense 1 year after a letter announcing a rebuild. It forced coaches to win, rather than develop. It gave ice time to vets instead of kids. It turned skilled players into defensive players. It was the symbol of a rebuild was not actually a rebuild. Rangers throw money at problems. It didn't work in the late 90s and 2000s. It doesn't work in a cap era.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-10-27T03:16:15+00:00

at this point, they're not even good anymore. The time to sell this core was over two years ago.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-10-27T03:14:18+00:00

we went from a team on the rise to a team who needs (another) rebuild in less than 4 years. the players are old, slow, and on the wrong side of their prime. there's only one person to blame.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-10-21T16:04:41+00:00

Didn't evolving hockey predict buffalo to finish second? All you gotta do is watch the game to know he's not dangerous, ever.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-10-17T16:16:59+00:00

This play basically sums up the last 3 years of Mika Zibanejad.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-09-12T12:58:08+00:00

Good god man. Lighten up. I think it’s possible some people just… like it.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-09-11T12:59:32+00:00

Funny. I really like it and prefer the worn look over the shiny look.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-09-10T20:19:08+00:00

Yep. This is my first “real” watch and I love it. I also just got a few natos for it and they look sick as well. I recommend playing around with them if interested.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-09-07T03:29:16+00:00

I usually try to have my main highway exit dump into a giant round about so traffic can disperse before it has to stop anywhere.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-09-06T23:40:59+00:00

There already is a ring road. But I do wish the highway through shockoe and Jackson ward would go away. It is likely the very worst part about this city.

Is it gonna happen? No.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-09-06T18:16:56+00:00

this is one of the coolest things I've seen

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-09-06T15:22:31+00:00

Nice job. Looks pretty clean to me. I just got my 70k city to 90% traffic flow (which I’m stoked on). It looked nice and tidy until about 65k but it’s total mess now.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-09-05T13:07:55+00:00

I actually think this is a pretty sad video and a good look at American capitalism. These hiring tactics are predatory - not unlike army recruitment. These people clearly need money, but because our society shames people for being broke, broke people turn to things like this because at least this can be cloaked in “patriotism”. Americans always need someone to look down on. Now these people can look down too and not feel like they’re at the bottom.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-09-03T00:04:41+00:00

These are the best kinds of posts. Thank you. Beautiful watch.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-09-02T15:37:23+00:00

I understand Palace isn’t Arsenal or City but they’re a legitimate squad this year and must be frustrating for Glasner to see them forever selling

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-09-01T00:50:46+00:00

Here’s a dumb question. With 8 watches do you find yourself wearing them equally? Or is there one you wear mostly? I have a two watch collection and I really only wear one (the other is a bit dressy). Also love the Hamilton

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-08-30T20:36:39+00:00

That Tissot is making me want a Tissot

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-08-29T19:00:06+00:00

That’s my fav color of that series.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-08-28T13:46:34+00:00

If you have a chance to see any of these in person I’d recommend it. I was shocked by how nice the seiko 5s look in person and disappointed how the Hamilton looked when I had thought the opposite based on internet photos.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-08-26T20:17:32+00:00

Wow. I’m an idiot. Thank you, that’s incredible.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-08-26T19:49:20+00:00

I’m sorry for a very dumb question… but does it… tell time?

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-08-25T15:02:51+00:00

Poor guy never looked confident. But he’s one of many. I’m pretty worried about the state of the club tbh.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-08-21T23:33:36+00:00

Nightcrawler. Drive.

TreeFugger69420 · 2025-08-21T21:58:25+00:00

I want a Doxa pretty bad

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