New York Rangers Noon Number: 6:31
It's no secret that Artem Anisimov has fallen out of favor after a blistering hot start to the season. With no points in his last 12 games he has been relegated to the fourth line by John Tortorella.
Tuesday night in a 3-0 victory against the Nashville Predators Anisimov played just 6:31. That's his lowest total of the season by a mile. In fact, there is only one other game in which Anisimov played in the single digits, and it was a nine-minute effort against the San Jose Sharks on Halloween night.
Anisimov has played well in spurts during this 12-game scoreless streak but he simply hasn't found the back of the net or even the scoresheet. Tortorella has been giving Anisimov chances -- he's played upwards of 12 minutes a night the past few games -- but had a hart time getting him minutes Tuesday night.
Hopefully that changes tonight, along with Anisimov's play.
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Even the most ardent AA fans have to admit he has been a diss
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 19, 2012 12:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Disappointing
Won’t improve on last years PPG production and way too many disappearing acts and defensive letdowns.
His physical skills and talents are not translating to proportional on ice production/success.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 19, 2012 12:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Well, it would only take a mild hot streak to get the PPG to improve over last year, he’s still on a season-long pace of 42 points, only 2 short.
He’s been very not good of late though, that’s for sure.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 19, 2012 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
I’m still bullish on him long term. I think he’s a bit of a head case and its a confidence issue right now.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 19, 2012 12:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Still too young… to really be concerned long-term… he’s 23… average age forwards hit their prime is around 26…
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by Clalicata17 on Jan 19, 2012 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
I've always been big on him...
and I’m thoroughly disappointed. I’m not sure he’ll make his on-pace number of 42 points. I think he’ll only get to 35, and that has apparently put him on the block.
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I was thinking about this watching the game at MSG tuesday night
What would a return be for Artem Anisimov in the trade market? Not saying they should trade him, just wondering what he could fetch from other teams
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AA, Christian Thomas, 1st & 3rd round picks for Bobby Ryan.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 19, 2012 12:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
if that’s the package i think we don’t need to add the first
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by Kevin Power on Jan 19, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
An under-performing center who’s pretty much bottom six material on most teams, a prospect that isn’t really ranked high anywhere but here, and a 3rd rounder? Pffft, even with the first I think they hang up the phone.
good point
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He has second line skills but we’d be selling low right now for sure.
Kreider, Erixon and Miller are untouchable in my book.
The idea of Dubinsky and Ryan together is boner inducing.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 19, 2012 2:21 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Who is our first line center now?
Not seeing the games, so I’m out of it.
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by Joe1969 on Jan 19, 2012 12:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Stepan.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 19, 2012 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
So who’s playing on the other wing?
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when AA was demoted a couple games ago, I think It started in Toronto, Mitchell played the left side on that line for two games. Then the other night against the Preds Hagelin played on that line, and let me tell you they were blazing all over the place.
by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 19, 2012 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
That’s why the prospect of Kreider on that line next year is sick, Hagelin-like speed with a 6’3 225 lb body.
And better finishing skills, oh man Im drooling just thinking about it….
by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 19, 2012 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
AA’s best asset is his 2-way ability. It was a big part of the GAS line’s success to this point. However the defensive end of his game has been sorely lacking as of late. He’s missing back-checks, making bad turnovers, and just doesn’t seem to be as aware as he normally is. Add that to a lack of point production (you’d think he’d be at least on a pace to pass last year’s total, not be behind it, playing with Stepan/Gaborik), and he’s in a real funk.
I really want him to be a good puck possession guy, but he’s still losing those battles.
Not sure what it is beyond a lack of confidence.
AA is known for two things...
1) Sniper Celebration
2) Great wristshot which makes a great (and all too frequent) sound when it goes off the glass from the high slot area.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 19, 2012 2:24 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
We all know that AA is Trots’ whipping boy so not fair do blame only AA.
What’s up with Richard’s and Gabby’s recent productivity?
How many points Cally, Dubi, Stepan, Boyle have for the past 10-15 games?
Do we even have a 0.75pt per game guy on the team? maybe only Richards and I still doubt it.
Hohestly, just imagine if we didn’t have Lundqvist what place this team would be thus far? I would say 7-8 at best.
AA is a huge asset for this team…it’s coach’s job to find him a right place. AA wasn’t the reason for breaking up the pack line, Dubi was.
Do we even have a 0.75pt per game guy on the team? maybe only Richards and I still doubt it.
Gaborik is at .82. Callahan .73, Richards .70
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by George E. Ays on Jan 19, 2012 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
We still don’t have a guy that has .75pts per game
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AA is a big softy. Currently he is MIA out there. If your a skill guy and play that kind of game, great. But when you’re skill game isnt working you need to do other things to add value, play the body, grind, muck it up in the trenches. And AA can’t do that. hes a big soft body that shys away from contact. Nothing irks me more than to see a guy whos a physical presence back away from that aspect of the game. if I got arty forchecking me i sure as hell am going to take my time with the puck because theres a 90 prct chance he circles away before he gets to me.
Dubinsky is just a black box, he can’t get any chemistry with guys because no one knows what hes going to do with the puck. Is he going to dump it in, make a move at the blue line, stop skating all together? Your guess is as good as mine.
So you missed that large chunk of last season where Dubi-AA formed 2/3rds of the Rangers best line?
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jan 19, 2012 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
who cares who the best line was on a mediocre team. Anyways, prust and boyle were the bright spots last yr, anyone will tell you that. Do you disagree that arty is a non factor phsyically?
I disagree, yes. He’s not Wolski out there.
I’ll agree that when he gets in these funks, his physicality seems to go with it. When that line was rolling though, Anisimov was doing a lot of the dirty work along the walls, especially defensively.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 19, 2012 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
If it will help him get going again, sure. I’d rather see him controlling the puck and being the guy people are trying to knock off than be the guy chasing it down though.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 19, 2012 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
So the leading scorer and and a guy that saw a sizable jump in production were not big stories?
And the team was mediocre because their top scorer from a year ago saw his production cut in half and they lacked other top line players along with offensive production from the blueline. I appreciate as much as anyone what Bolye and Prust bring to the team but Anisimov and Dubinsky are more important pieces.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jan 19, 2012 3:42 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I never argued that we weren’t medicore. I just pointed at reasons why they were, and those two guys got put into pretty prominent roles and did very well.
And I don’t know if anyone really expected the Rangers to be anything but rebuilding last year or even this year for that matter.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jan 19, 2012 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
How is that an argument?
So now the production of good players on bad teams doesn’t mean anything? I’ll go tell Rich Nash that he being Columbus’ best players means nothing.
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Yeah, but he’s not even having a bad year.
At ES, he’s just as effective as anyone else.
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Neither has been spectacular but for the most part they’ve played well enough in other areas of their game when they haven’t been producing (although AA’s had a few rough games defensively recently). Looking at the team as a whole, only Cally is on pace for a personal best this year and only Gaborik has been a consistent offensive force. At even strength Dubi and AA are just as productive as Richards/Cally/Stepan.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jan 19, 2012 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
well have to agree to disagree on dubis ‘productivity’, in my eyes dub is nowhere near playing his most effective hockey in any situations (even, +1, etc). Hes doing the bare minimum, and we should expect more.
Cally’s ES production jumped a little since I had last checked but Dubi/Arty/Richards are lumped together
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jan 19, 2012 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
Youre right those numbers support your argument. I cant argue with them. But numbers dont always capture certain intangibles. They’re not shooting enough (70ish for both). That said, the whole team needs to fire the puck more.
Absolutely on the not shooting enough.
But when you play on a line with Gabby, and Stepan to an extend, their aren’t many more shots to go around.
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That’s the thing though.
AA plays the defensive role, and sets up the 2 v 1 or 2 v 2 opportunities for Stepan and Gabby.
He would have to have unmatched speed in order to get to the net regularly.
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that doesnt make any sense, arty and all these guys can keep up with the play as it moves down the ice. he plays offense, hes supposed to be involved in the play
Sigh.
WIth the amount of cherry picking Gaborik does, and the average defensive play by Stepan, someone needs to be the defensive anchor on that line.
It just so happens to be that on that line, its AA. He makes the defensive play, and pushes the puck up. For all intensive purposes AA plays a defensive center on that line, and if you have every played hockey before you understand that at least one forward needs to get back.
Everytime, it was AA making the defensive plays and getting back. When AA started playing badly, that whole line went down.
I’m not saying AA is playing great. I’m saying that the coach is unfairly punishing him compared to his teammates who are literally doing no better, and it shows a completely bias against the player.
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in regards to arty’s lack of physicality, hes registered 26 hits in 43 games. Dead last for players who have played the entire season with the big club.
If we are judging effectiveness by hits, let’s trade Gabby and Richie for Clutterbuck and Boll.
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Yes, I pretend to watch and sit in the game threads.
I’m actually just a troll who tries to piss people off by making absurd claims about the team. You caught me.
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And now I’m pretty sure you don’t watch the games.
By no means does the guy stay away from contact, even if he isn’t scoring.
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anisimov.
as already stated, i think it’s way too early to write anisimov off, his two-way play can definitely be effective when he’s having a good game. he has a decent enough height, so packing on a bit more bulk while elevating his physicality would/should be his focus in the coming years.
i have a slight feeling that if we were to trade anisimov away, he would develop into a decent 2nd/3rd liner that won’t really get to shine staying with the rangers.
and yes, he would come back to the garden and score a few on us, goes w.o. saying.
by VVIZARD on Jan 19, 2012 2:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions
a ton of people saying this team is overachieving.
I still have high hopes. Even if they lose almost every game from now until the end they can’t get worse. Within 2 years they are going to be a force to reckon with every night.
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by -19-AgainstAll on Jan 19, 2012 2:56 PM EST via mobile reply actions
This is ridiculous. Other players on the team don’t contribute and they still get 15-20 minutes.
How many games did Dubi go without scoring? He wasn’t punished like this. 6 minutes, are you kidding me?
AA is a huge reason for the GAS lines success, as he is definitely the best defensive player on that line. He’s on pace for 40-45 points as a 23 year old, and is one of the best two-way forwards we have.
Yet he’s getting 6 minutes. I like Torts for some things, but I hate him for things like this. I’m pretty sure at this point the man just doesn’t like Russians.
Over the last few seasons, he has been on every line that his been the Rangers best for extended periods of time. Shelley-AA-Prust, Dubi-AA-Cally, AA-Step-Gabby. It’s not a coincidence, that he has played with 6 separate forwards and each time they have been the best line on the team.
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Here in Chicago....
we have a guy named Kane. He has a pathethic 10 goals, isnt physical, doesnt play much defense and is basically having a skunk hole year. After 44 games or so, people are only now starting to talk about his lack of production. It seems like every player, good and bad goes through prolonged slumps. Maybe we can trade AA straight for Kane ? :)
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by RangerFanInChicago on Jan 19, 2012 4:05 PM EST reply actions
Maybe we can trade AA straight for Kane ?
Jesus Christ on a pogo stick man don’t get them started, it’ll be twice the shit-storm that all the Ryan rumors created.
+ 1
Just trying to point out that all players hit slumps. Kane is a terrific talent but has been having an off year. Artie and a number of other Rangers are having slow years. It happens. BUT- we have proven we can still win. No need to panic boys.
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by RangerFanInChicago on Jan 19, 2012 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly.
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Derp, let’s trade Dubi, AA, Girardi, Sauer, Hank, Kreider, and Erixon for Kane.
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Good to nip this in the bud before people start to get ideas in their head about this.
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AA loves skating with his head down when he has the puck.
He gets laid out way too much. Gotten better with it each year but still gets blasted like the other night against Toronto.
Its clear that Stepan has higher ceiling than AA and is a better natural centerman. For the next few years it will be Stepan/Richards/Boyle down the middle.
Would be nice if a true 4th line center emerged.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 19, 2012 6:14 PM EST via Android app reply actions
You understand one of the biggest responsibilities of the center is to play as the defensive forward, yes?
Stepper is average defensively, and BR is below average. Also, Boyle truly is a 4th line center. A good defensive player that can net a few and pin the other team in their zone. By no means is he a 3rd liner. If we hope to be a cup contender, by no means should Boyle be our 3rd line center.
Maybe Step’s ceiling is higher than AA’s, but that’s not the argument being made here. The argument is that the ENTIRE team is playing like shit lately. Gabby, Richie, Cally, Dubi, Step, AA, Staal, etc.
Yet it seems that only AA is being punished for it. That is the problem with Torts. He goes too far with his favorites.
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They need a 3rd line center. Boyle’s a natural 4.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 20, 2012 8:52 AM EST up reply actions
I love AA
but he has been pretty god awful as of late. The guy has to get it together, he can’t win the 1 on 1 battles and his speed is pretty average, so he’s gotta get more gritty and physical. He needs to get stronger too, he’s a big lanky kid, he’s gotta put some meat on those bones. It’s hard to watch too, because I think the kid has a lot of potential and could definitely be one of the best two way players in the league.
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Also, he’s 23 years old.
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