Scratching a guy who is near the top of the team in 5v5 points for a guy who has literally never scored a goal as a ranger after being shut out is quite the move.
MrDabollBlueSteppers
Gallant is a fucking terrorist
FoghornLeghorn99
Gallant sucks. I put an effort into liking him, but at this point nothing would make me change my mind except for a cup.
Wesley__Willis
the sooner Gallant is gone the better, but let’s not forget that Drury hired him and apparently approves of these prehistoric brain dead decisions
MonsTangy27
Blows my ducking mind that so much good will/feeling going into the X-mas break gets blown to fucking pieces immediately
NotFoley
Someone send Turk a clown costume, he should at least dress the part.
guccikline
Say whatever you want about Laf’s progress but sitting him for Blais is an absolutely insane move
Nimrod_Baggins
Is Gallant a double agent or something? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
CalifanoCation
I fucking knew it man. This god damn franchise never ceases to amaze me in the shittiest ways
obvioussponge06
Yeah because he’ll develop so much more consistency in the press box
SpaceBass18
Downvote me all you want, I’m happy with this decision. He has not been playing well, and players shouldn’t be awarded for playing like shit. Yes I get it, Blais is in and he sucks so why is he playing etc. etc. The two issues aren’t equivalent. This is a one game thing, so let’s take ourselves off the ledge. His development won’t be “ruined” as a result of being scratched one game. I’m sure Laf knows this as much as the next person, but going out into the ice to do some light cardio isn’t acceptable.
iiKrOna
Idk how to feel anymore I’m just fucking numb to it at this point
septembers-very-own
If I’m a young forward, why the fuck would I want to play for the New York Rangers?
jerejeje
Lafrenière is 3rd on the team in 5v5 points. Gallant is a fucking idiot for benching him. Quite literally 2 games ago he assisted on Kakko’s game winning goal vs the Islanders. This is so fucking stupid.
Also I’ve said it a bunch, but Lafreniere has more even strength points than Lucas Raymond and Tim Stutzle. He’s perfectly in line with other young stars. His low point totals are entirely due to a lack of powerplay time and nothing else. Put him on PP1 with Panarin and Fox and you’d see his point totals skyrocket.
Lucas Raymond has *9* even strength points this year. Laf has *16*. Yet you don’t see Detroit scratching Raymond. There’s a reason for that. Detroit knows how to develop their players. We clearly don’t.
_Noah93
Well this is an issue. Why is he coaching
Zero-jiggler
Gallant and Drury hell bent on turning a 5+ year window into less than 3. Scratching Laf for fucking Blais is mind-numbingly stupid. Without the kids, this team has no future, we will not win without them developing.
Wesley__Willis
…and by the way if I’m Lafreniere’s agent I am doing everything in my power to get him as far away from the New York Rangers organization as possible
PaulSach
Imagine thinking that Sammy Blais gives you a better chance to win a hockey game than Alexis Lafreniere.
Imagine also being an NHL head coach and doing this.
Imo this is a fireable offense.
PeteyG89
Blais doesn’t make the team any better…at all. Makes no sense. That Buch trade was absolutely atrocious.
SPammingisGood
Ye it’s gg
bourbonandgaming
If we lose off with gallant to the nearest airport
Rhombus99
Somebody call a taxi
Stonewall30nyr
Shit like this is a huge part of why the rangers haven’t developed top tier young talent in my lifetime
nyr201
I can understand the big picture frustration and there’s no denying Blais stinks, but this wouldn’t be an issue if Laf actually played well. Sure he has a few decent underlying numbers but can you point to one moment this season where he actually showed any assertiveness or made a true impact? Maybe getting benched for a game wakes him up.
rydaley77
Get Gallant the fuck out of here
Demmil13
The man is a fuking idiot
kvnklly
Fuck off GG. Why dont you take a look at where the fuck kreider, and top 6 worthy vesey has been the past 2 weeks because despite over 16 mins per night (3+ mins more than laf per night) they both have less total points than laf. Thats also tied with fox and miller.
FFS kreider has as many points in the last 2 weeks as fuckin goat
NYM32
So the coach who says he’s not here to develop but to win games decides to scratch the guy who’s 3rd on the team in points at 5v5 in order to play a guy who’s never scored a goal in an NYR uniform
Great fuckin job
nycimt
Lafreniere and Kakko (to an extent) need to leave this dumb franchise to advance their careers.
guyzieman
When he said last night that any number of guys could sit after the last game but « we’ll see who does », the writing was on the wall that it would be a young guy. I’m not the biggest Laf believer yet but this is a garbage decision to sit him for 0 Goals Sammy Blais. The kids aren’t ever going to improve if they keep taking the brunt of the punishment.
chefboyod
Just posted this in the GDT but I’ll repost it here.
Laffy is a playmaker. 77 assists in his last season in junior. I wonder how many different roles and places we’ll play him until we come to our senses and use him in the proper way?
He’s not a two way forward, he’s not a grinder, give him the puck and let him drive the play like Panarin or Fox, that’s his role.
Independent-Switch43
Bahahahahahahahahahaha ohhhhh man. Is this real life?
BarmyDevonian
I can buy the 4th line demotion, but ffs healthy scratch is over the top. I think Laf comes back with fire like he did last year, but GG’s selectively benched rookies for poor games while vets have gotten a free pass. Improper enforcement of accountability is a good way to lose a locker room.
TheIncredibleHork
Similar to as was already stated, guy with 44 career points (17 goals) since 2017 is playing when a guy with a nice 69 career points (36 goals) since 2020 is sitting.
Has Lafrenière been lighting it up lately? No. Is this just a disciplinary/give it more oomph thing? Maybe.
Is Blais more suited to the 4th line than Lafrenière? Absolutely. Is Laffy better in the press box than on the 4th? I don’t think so.
GG is a fucking moron and I really hope talks about him getting canned heat up again.
Big-Rabbit4050
This is no laffing matter folks.
Krille8008
Say what you will, but Gallant has turned into David Quinn 2.0
PurpleKevinHayes
Hopefully this lights a fire under Laf’s ass so he actually starts to play better
FourEyesWhitePerson
Don’t like that one bit
FourEyesWhitePerson
Don’t like that one bit!
dumberthenhelooks
Sitting laf for one game isn’t a big deal. Having him play 10 games as a 4th liner is dumb. If you sit laf that’s ok as long as he comes back in the next game in a top 9 role. I personally don’t think blais has done anything this year to earn top 9 playing time and right now is probably the 4th best 4th liner we have.
Again sitting laf for a game is fine. Relegating him to the 4th line is not
PylonNYC
Not sure if there is a more delusional fan base when it comes to prospects.
Laff hasn’t even come close to living up to the hype of a #1 (projected the best #1 since McKinnon). From the eye test he’s a below average skater and everything else if average. And he clearly lacked effort on Tuesday night. If a scratch is what it takes to wake up him up, I’m all for it.
BeesVBeads
GG is pushing for those funemployment payments from Dolan.
UnckeKunkel
Gallant is piece of shit what will it take for this idiot to be fired already.
ForDepth
Didn’t Laf no show a practice? (Before the announcement)
joeeoj20
Holy shit with the bitching and moaning.
Laf hasn’t been playing up to expectations, any points aside, his on ice play has been lack luster at best most nights.
It’s sick that he has a lot of even strength points and all but how the fuck is the reaction for having him sit a game. It’s almost like maybe the thought is he could benefit from sitting a game and maybe give him a chance to gain a new perspective on things.
It’s a single game in the middle of season, a season in which Laff hasn’t exactly been invaluable. At worst nothing changes, at best maybe it lights a fire under his ass.
This place is such a reactionary cess pool sometimes.
LaCroixEnema
Idk if anything maybe this lights a fire under lafs ass. If I was a pro and say that I got benched for some dude who literally can’t play hockey, I’d be pretty determined to improve however I can and prove myself. I just wish it wasn’t tampa tonight…. I fucking hate them and their fans
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lmfao
Scratching a guy who is near the top of the team in 5v5 points for a guy who has literally never scored a goal as a ranger after being shut out is quite the move.
Gallant is a fucking terrorist
Gallant sucks. I put an effort into liking him, but at this point nothing would make me change my mind except for a cup.
the sooner Gallant is gone the better, but let’s not forget that Drury hired him and apparently approves of these prehistoric brain dead decisions
Blows my ducking mind that so much good will/feeling going into the X-mas break gets blown to fucking pieces immediately
Someone send Turk a clown costume, he should at least dress the part.
Say whatever you want about Laf’s progress but sitting him for Blais is an absolutely insane move
Is Gallant a double agent or something? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
I fucking knew it man. This god damn franchise never ceases to amaze me in the shittiest ways
Yeah because he’ll develop so much more consistency in the press box
Downvote me all you want, I’m happy with this decision. He has not been playing well, and players shouldn’t be awarded for playing like shit. Yes I get it, Blais is in and he sucks so why is he playing etc. etc. The two issues aren’t equivalent. This is a one game thing, so let’s take ourselves off the ledge. His development won’t be “ruined” as a result of being scratched one game. I’m sure Laf knows this as much as the next person, but going out into the ice to do some light cardio isn’t acceptable.
Idk how to feel anymore I’m just fucking numb to it at this point
If I’m a young forward, why the fuck would I want to play for the New York Rangers?
Lafrenière is 3rd on the team in 5v5 points. Gallant is a fucking idiot for benching him. Quite literally 2 games ago he assisted on Kakko’s game winning goal vs the Islanders. This is so fucking stupid.
Also I’ve said it a bunch, but Lafreniere has more even strength points than Lucas Raymond and Tim Stutzle. He’s perfectly in line with other young stars. His low point totals are entirely due to a lack of powerplay time and nothing else. Put him on PP1 with Panarin and Fox and you’d see his point totals skyrocket.
Lucas Raymond has *9* even strength points this year. Laf has *16*. Yet you don’t see Detroit scratching Raymond. There’s a reason for that. Detroit knows how to develop their players. We clearly don’t.
Well this is an issue. Why is he coaching
Gallant and Drury hell bent on turning a 5+ year window into less than 3. Scratching Laf for fucking Blais is mind-numbingly stupid. Without the kids, this team has no future, we will not win without them developing.
…and by the way if I’m Lafreniere’s agent I am doing everything in my power to get him as far away from the New York Rangers organization as possible
Imagine thinking that Sammy Blais gives you a better chance to win a hockey game than Alexis Lafreniere.
Imagine also being an NHL head coach and doing this.
Imo this is a fireable offense.
Blais doesn’t make the team any better…at all. Makes no sense. That Buch trade was absolutely atrocious.
Ye it’s gg
If we lose off with gallant to the nearest airport
Somebody call a taxi
Shit like this is a huge part of why the rangers haven’t developed top tier young talent in my lifetime
I can understand the big picture frustration and there’s no denying Blais stinks, but this wouldn’t be an issue if Laf actually played well. Sure he has a few decent underlying numbers but can you point to one moment this season where he actually showed any assertiveness or made a true impact? Maybe getting benched for a game wakes him up.
Get Gallant the fuck out of here
The man is a fuking idiot
Fuck off GG. Why dont you take a look at where the fuck kreider, and top 6 worthy vesey has been the past 2 weeks because despite over 16 mins per night (3+ mins more than laf per night) they both have less total points than laf. Thats also tied with fox and miller.
FFS kreider has as many points in the last 2 weeks as fuckin goat
So the coach who says he’s not here to develop but to win games decides to scratch the guy who’s 3rd on the team in points at 5v5 in order to play a guy who’s never scored a goal in an NYR uniform
Great fuckin job
Lafreniere and Kakko (to an extent) need to leave this dumb franchise to advance their careers.
When he said last night that any number of guys could sit after the last game but « we’ll see who does », the writing was on the wall that it would be a young guy. I’m not the biggest Laf believer yet but this is a garbage decision to sit him for 0 Goals Sammy Blais. The kids aren’t ever going to improve if they keep taking the brunt of the punishment.
Just posted this in the GDT but I’ll repost it here.
Laffy is a playmaker. 77 assists in his last season in junior. I wonder how many different roles and places we’ll play him until we come to our senses and use him in the proper way?
He’s not a two way forward, he’s not a grinder, give him the puck and let him drive the play like Panarin or Fox, that’s his role.
Bahahahahahahahahahaha ohhhhh man. Is this real life?
I can buy the 4th line demotion, but ffs healthy scratch is over the top. I think Laf comes back with fire like he did last year, but GG’s selectively benched rookies for poor games while vets have gotten a free pass. Improper enforcement of accountability is a good way to lose a locker room.
Similar to as was already stated, guy with 44 career points (17 goals) since 2017 is playing when a guy with a nice 69 career points (36 goals) since 2020 is sitting.
Has Lafrenière been lighting it up lately? No. Is this just a disciplinary/give it more oomph thing? Maybe.
Is Blais more suited to the 4th line than Lafrenière? Absolutely. Is Laffy better in the press box than on the 4th? I don’t think so.
God I hate Sammy Blais.
[Have we considered the possibility that Drury demanded Gallant to keep “the French-Canadian kid” in the lineup, and Gallant got confused?](https://twitter.com/blueshirtsbreak/status/1608512393327398914?s=46&t=nD-GuqVVYUJb_ubgWvXTAQ)
hEs sEnDiNG a mEsSaGe!!!!111oneone
GG is a fucking moron and I really hope talks about him getting canned heat up again.
This is no laffing matter folks.
Say what you will, but Gallant has turned into David Quinn 2.0
Hopefully this lights a fire under Laf’s ass so he actually starts to play better
Don’t like that one bit
Don’t like that one bit!
Sitting laf for one game isn’t a big deal. Having him play 10 games as a 4th liner is dumb. If you sit laf that’s ok as long as he comes back in the next game in a top 9 role. I personally don’t think blais has done anything this year to earn top 9 playing time and right now is probably the 4th best 4th liner we have.
Again sitting laf for a game is fine. Relegating him to the 4th line is not
Not sure if there is a more delusional fan base when it comes to prospects.
Laff hasn’t even come close to living up to the hype of a #1 (projected the best #1 since McKinnon). From the eye test he’s a below average skater and everything else if average. And he clearly lacked effort on Tuesday night. If a scratch is what it takes to wake up him up, I’m all for it.
GG is pushing for those funemployment payments from Dolan.
Gallant is piece of shit what will it take for this idiot to be fired already.
Didn’t Laf no show a practice? (Before the announcement)
Holy shit with the bitching and moaning.
Laf hasn’t been playing up to expectations, any points aside, his on ice play has been lack luster at best most nights.
It’s sick that he has a lot of even strength points and all but how the fuck is the reaction for having him sit a game. It’s almost like maybe the thought is he could benefit from sitting a game and maybe give him a chance to gain a new perspective on things.
It’s a single game in the middle of season, a season in which Laff hasn’t exactly been invaluable. At worst nothing changes, at best maybe it lights a fire under his ass.
This place is such a reactionary cess pool sometimes.
Idk if anything maybe this lights a fire under lafs ass. If I was a pro and say that I got benched for some dude who literally can’t play hockey, I’d be pretty determined to improve however I can and prove myself. I just wish it wasn’t tampa tonight…. I fucking hate them and their fans