Quick Strikes: Spreading love with Coop’s Catch for Kids

When Ryan McDonagh and JT Miller were acquired by the Tampa Bay Lightning from the New York Rangers, most believed Miller and Vladislav Namestnikov (who went the other way) was a one-for-one swap in order for each team to get a different type of player. A few games into this season (so, grain of salt), LoserPoints looked at those two players and how their numbers compare. [Raw Charge]

Miller put up the points Namestnikov couldn’t but wasn’t a consistent driver in terms of shot metrics. Perhaps most frustratingly for Rangers fans, he always seemed to hit a rough patch in the playoffs. The latter point is hard to pin on Miller. Weird things happen in small samples and more than likely, his…