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That goal by NYR Chris Kreider was his 5th of playoffs, 3rd in last 3 games. This is his 15th playoff game. He gets $175,000 GP bonus today.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) May 19, 2012
McKenzie adds, “Kreider got $25K after 5 GP, $100K after 10 and now $175K after 15. Total of $300K for GP. Replaces the signing bonus he couldn’t get.”
Adam: He has earned every penny of that
After playing under ten minutes in games four, five and six against Washington, Chris Kreider played over 13 minutes for the second straight game and scored his first goal since his game winner in game one against Washington.
Kreider also picked up the primary assist on Dan Girardi‘s goal.
On how he got his game back in check, Kreider said on MSG, [the coaches] “made it clear to me that they wanted a few things done, trying to move my feet and apply pressure. I just try to play and focus on what the coaches want me to do. The last thing I want to do is get complacent, especially at this level. The next thing you know you are a minus two and giving a Ovechkin a one-timer in the slot.”
On the play that led to Dan Girardi scoring the first goal of the game, Kreider said “I think G was calling for it otherwise I am hearing voices cause I heard him calling for it. He was calling for it and coming off the bench and we made eye contact and I was able to leave it there for him.”
On the MSG Post game show, Ron Duguay said of Kreider, “I give credit to coach Tortorella for sticking with him. He made some mistakes, watched and then got some ice time in game seven. He was skating around and creating chances tonight.”
Dave Maloney added, “he is an exceptionally bright kid and I think the Rangers got a good one in #20.”
Brian Boyle said that Kreider is hard on himself but “that is a big time shot that he has.”
On what he saw from Kreider, John Tortorella said “I think he’s been responsible away from the puck, and he’s been consistently understanding how we have to play. We want him to be instinctive. I think he’s done a really good job of that as far as chasing down things, shooting a puck. Obviously a quick release tonight on his goal. He’s played well. ”
Ryan McDonagh said of Kreider last night on MSG, “he had his legs tonight. He was moving really well. He has a rifle when he has a chance to use it. I thought he was making big strides in his own zone.”
Brian Leetch said, “we talked about him having above average speed and shot in the NHL and he showed it in this game.”
More on Kreider in the NY Post and NHL.com.
CLICK HERE to hear Kenny Albert’s call of Kreider’s goal.
On MSG last night, Stan Fischler called Kreider “hot stuff.”
Chris Kreider played 15:28 yesterday for the Rangers and attempted seven shots. Five of them were blocked and one of them missed the net.
The one shot that he put on goal was his second career goal and the eventual game winner for the Rangers.
Kreider said of his goal, “I had a little time to think. I thought, I’m tired and I just want to get it on net.” He added, with a chuckle, “in retrospect I probably should have dumped it and gotten off the ice.”
On how it felt to hear Madison Square Garden chanting his name, “It was kind of a surreal experience and I got goosebumps. I didn’t feel so tired when I started to hear that.”
Braden Holtby told Katie Carerra of that goal, “It was a nice-placed shot.Got to give the guy credit but from that far out I think I’d like to have that one.”
Ryan Callahan told Pierre McGuire of Kreider, “It feels like he has been playing for a while.”
Dan Girardi said on MSG, “he is such a well built human. He has the strength and power to fit in with us in the NHL.”
Girardi said in the Daily News, “I knew a little about him, but I didn’t know he was built like a Mack truck and could skate like the wind. He’s out there skating so fast, so powerfully, we’re lucky to have him.”
Brian Leetch said that he and Mike Keenan were talking during the game and that ” the first couple of games he looked like he came from college and the difference has has made in the last three games has been phenomenal.”
Ryan McDonagh said on MSG, “he is a real humble kid. He doesn’t let it get to him. His strength his is skating and because of that he helps create chances.”
John Tortorella said that the team just wants Kreider to be Kreider,
“We showed him our concept but we just wanted him to play. There are things we will work with him on, but this isn’t the time to do that. We just want his instinctiveness and his speed. His mental part of the game with trying to make a difference every shift is really good.”
Torts added, “he is just a quiet unassuming kid. I think we have a tight group and he has been able to come in.”
Michael Del Zotto said “he has been great for us. You just can’t say enough about what he has done and how mature he is. ”
Pen Kreider in for one of the three 2013 Calder nominees #NYRangers
— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) April 28, 2012
Arthur Staple has an excellent column on Kreider at Newsday.
At Hockey Buzz, Julie Robenhymer writes about newly signed Ranger Chris Kreider and how he was determined to stay in college so that when he turned pro he would be prepared and the gap between the NCAA and NHL wouldn’t be that large.
Robenhymer cites talks that Kreider had with Jack Johnson at the 2010 World Championships about staying in school and writes, “So when he got back from Germany, he hit the weights and the books hard and set off on the mission to make himself as physically, emotionally and mentally ready to go pro as possible and decided that when the time was right, he – and only he – would make that decision. He wasn’t going to back down or be persuaded into doing something that he knew in his heart wasn’t the right move for him. ”
On Kreider as a player, Robenhymer writes,
“He’s not your average college player. He’s 6’3 and 225 pounds with tree trunks for legs who is fast, agile, skilled, has great vision, knows how to use the body and, perhaps most importantly, wants to get better. He’s very coachable and wants to contribute to whatever team he’s on in whatever way the coach wants.”
She adds that just being around the team, even as a healthy scratch, will be beneficial to Kreider and that the Rangers could still send him to play for Team USA at the World Championships.
Derek Stepan, who played with Kreider on the Gold Medal winning USA World Junior Team in 2010, told the NY Post, “In addition to playing with him, I played against him twice in two years at school and watched him pretty closely because I knew he was a Rangers’ guy. He is a great skater and his speed is incredible. That’s obviously the first thing you notice about him, but he’s also extremely smart. He’s strong on the puck, he sees the game really well, and combining his sense of anticipation with his speed and quickness, that makes him so dangerous.”
Kreider and BC play tonight at 8PM.
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