Thread by @PhilKocher

"They seemed like they had bottom-six forwards that were bottom-six forwards last year. This year #NYR seemed like they had ... more of a collection of stars and not as many role players."

— @EJHradek_NHL on latest Game Misconduct podcast

"...when the boat started to rock after the Devils got back in the series, #NYR didn't have any answers. Kane ... he put up points, but he wasn't a dangerous player, certainly at 5v5. I don't know if anybody on #NYR was a dangerous player at 5v5 as the series started to unwind."

"I get the sense Gerard Gallant will be out, maybe by the end of the week. Not sure of any timeline, but everything I've heard tells me he's gonna be out and they're gonna make a really strong pitch to get Joel Quenneville." #NYR

"NJD win the lottery in a year when they get a player that's a special player. #NYR won the lottery in a year when the player they selected has not developed to that level and may never develop to that level."

"Even in the year #NYR got the second pick, they have a player that may not develop to the level many may have thought he would have."

"#NYR are kind of a two track org in that they've got that track of younger players (Kid Line, 23, 79) and then the older guys (10, 20, 93) who are on the second half of their prime ... when you're on two different tracks like that, you wonder how things are going to play out."

"There's still a lot of good players there ... but by accelerating things, they put themselves in this odd position. Cap-wise, it'll be interesting to see what Chris Drury does next."