Blueshirt Bandwidth #72: What Rangers Losing Sounds Like
Lafrenière's failure, Trocheck’s optics, and Miller’s leadership failure. Episode 72 asks who actually cares, and who never did.
Episode 72 of Blueshirt Bandwidth opens with a truly unhinged hockey-adjacent debate about workplace affairs, Marty Brodeur lore, and why you should never “go full Brodeur,” before pivoting into a depressing but fitting reality: this is the Filip Chytil episode.
The conversation quickly turns to the present, where the Olympics have only deepened frustrations about the Rangers’ core. Joe unloads on Vincent Trocheck’s optics, Eric delivers his final verdict on JT Miller’s leadership failure, and both confront the crushing disappointment of Alexis Lafrenière’s stagnation compared to other first-overall picks dominating internationally.
The episode closes with a wide-ranging, emotional debate about accountability, culture, and why the only Ranger who consistently “drags the team into the fight” might be Sam Carrick. It’s angry, introspective, and brutally honest—a perfect reflection of where the Rangers—and their fans — are right now. Give it a listen!
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