Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 I do wonder if Galant mixes the lines up a little for this round. Kreids and Mika turned it on in the last two games, but generally I felt that the 1st line wasn't as good as it should be. Vatrano wasn't bad, but I felt they struggled to get any O-zone pressure 5v5. The 2nd line was actually really bad the last couple of games. Copp looks a bit invisible, I think moving him to center could be a good thing. Struggling to see what changes could be done. I want Laf to get more ice-team, he looks really good. Quicker then I've ever seen him, he goes to the dirty areas and battles hard. Kreider - Zib - Kakko Panarin - Strome - Chytil Laf - Copp - Vatrano Motte - Rooney - Reaves Won't happen, but would be fun to see. That 3rd line would dominate most 3rd/4th lines. The 2nd line could be a black hole defensively tho and I'm not sure how Kakko would work with KZ. We've won 3 in a row, so no problem keeping the same lineup, but I do hope he tries to mix things up if it's not working out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Vatrano looks like a guy dumped for a sack of pucks, like he was. Very Pirri like, not much else in his game beyond volume shooting. Motte isn't a great long tern answer there, either, but I dunno what you do. Goodrow would sure help, somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 Good morning to everyone, especially the Rangers, WHO FUCKING WON LAST NIGHT! 4 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 I actually like Motte. Reliable guy who I trust will make the right and simple play when he’s on the ice. He walked right back into the lineup and instantly became our best PKer. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jimmy Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 48 minutes ago, Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc said: I do wonder if Galant mixes the lines up a little for this round. Kreids and Mika turned it on in the last two games, but generally I felt that the 1st line wasn't as good as it should be. Vatrano wasn't bad, but I felt they struggled to get any O-zone pressure 5v5. The 2nd line was actually really bad the last couple of games. Copp looks a bit invisible, I think moving him to center could be a good thing. Struggling to see what changes could be done. I want Laf to get more ice-team, he looks really good. Quicker then I've ever seen him, he goes to the dirty areas and battles hard. Kreider - Zib - Kakko Panarin - Strome - Chytil Laf - Copp - Vatrano Motte - Rooney - Reaves Won't happen, but would be fun to see. That 3rd line would dominate most 3rd/4th lines. The 2nd line could be a black hole defensively tho and I'm not sure how Kakko would work with KZ. We've won 3 in a row, so no problem keeping the same lineup, but I do hope he tries to mix things up if it's not working out. I get what you're saying, but I wouldn't futz with that Laffy/Chytil/Kakko line, there's a bit of chemistry going on there. Just hoping Zib/Kreids/Bread are starting to get into a groove and that Vatrano/Copp elevate their games to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 We should probably enjoy the very rare potentially once in a lifetime win that occurred last night for 24hrs before discussion begins of how to lose gracefully 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) No point in being negative… we all know how the rangers have struggled against Carolina so I’ll go the opposite way and say we’re going to sweep them. fuck Carolina Edited May 16, 2022 by siddious 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Cr00zng said: The bad news in that is no more MSG broadcast. We'll just need to put up with ESPN and the like, argh! You mean you don’t want to watch lackluster and bias announcers, boring intermission analysts (includes Mess) and audio issues that have plagued their broadcasts since game 1 of the regular season that they refuse to address? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 13 minutes ago, Dr. Jimmy said: I get what you're saying, but I wouldn't futz with that Laffy/Chytil/Kakko line, there's a bit of chemistry going on there. Just hoping Zib/Kreids/Bread are starting to get into a groove and that Vatrano/Copp elevate their games to match. This gallant is also very much a ‘go with the guys that got you here’ type. Partly why players like playing for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Hampshire Ranger Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Keirik said: No. You have to get that mentality out of your head. Why not us? We have a Norris winner on our team. Canes don’t. We have the guy about to win a Vezina on our team. Canes don’t. We have a 50 goal scorer. Canes don’t. We have a guy with 70 assists on our team. Canes don’t. We have a coach that’s been to the finals at his position. Canes don’t. Zibanejad was second in our team in points. He would have been tied with Aho. We aren’t playing the 84/85 Oilers out there. We are playing a beatable team. We just learned a hell of a lot about ourselves tonight and all series. Believe in this team. I am a fan, this is how I am thinking. I mean, none of us have any leverage of making the players think a certain way. That being said, I am sure the players are happy to be here but it is up to them for how they treat this series. Can they win it? Sure. Will they? Unlikely. But it is playoff hockey and anything can happen. I do know this, and it was the intent of the post, if the team play tight mentally and physically they will be swept decisively. Edited May 16, 2022 by New Hampshire Ranger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr00zng Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 14 minutes ago, BlairBettsBlocksEverything said: You mean you don’t want to watch lackluster and bias announcers, boring intermission analysts (includes Mess) and audio issues that have plagued their broadcasts since game 1 of the regular season that they refuse to address? You nailed it… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodrigueGabriel Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 The Rangers career of Brendan Smith was up and down through an over-generous contract that began with him showing up to training camp in yesterday's tux with a face full of wedding cake and a bottle of champagne in his hand. Despite all that, I generally liked him as a player and thought he was a stand-up teammate, y'know fighting Wilson and all. Got a feeling that my overall impression is headed downhill fast. https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/video/brendan-smith-leaves-feet-delivering-elbow-first-hit-pastrnak/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Let me just remind all of you that going into the play-in round in the bubble, NO ONE affiliated with the Carolina Hurricanes (from fans, to players, to coaches, to front office members) wanted anything to do with us because of how poorly they matched up with us and how dominant we were against them. They were mad at the whole set up and how it matched them and us together. How did that go for us? They took us out back and beat the shit out of us. Who is to say the roles can’t reverse here? 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, RichieNextel305 said: Let me just remind all of you that going into the play-in round in the bubble, NO ONE affiliated with the Carolina Hurricanes (from fans, to players, to coaches, to front office members) wanted anything to do with us because of how poorly they matched up with us and how dominant we were against them. They were mad at the whole set up and how it matched them and us together. How did that go for us? They took us out back and beat the shit out of us. Who is to say the roles can’t reverse here? Well if its the Rangers that played against Pitt then it will be very hard for role reversal. Carolina is far better than Pitt and much deeper. With that said, fuck the Caniacs and Lets Go Rangers! Fuck Stepan, Fuck Fast, Fuck DeAngelo, Fuck Smith, Fuck Skjei, Fuck Raanta, fuck them all!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Cr00zng said: The bad news in that is no more MSG broadcast. We'll just need to put up with ESPN and the like, argh! Yeah, I don't know which is worse, ESPN or TBS. I almost miss games on NBC. Almost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 No matter what happens this series. We get a Georgiev Tony D handshake at the end 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 I hope DeAngelo gets big mad and refuses to shake anyone's hands after his team FUCKING LOSES. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, BlairBettsBlocksEverything said: No matter what happens this series. We get a Georgiev Tony D handshake at the end Do we tho? http://youtu.be/kYz4Mjt4e3o Edited May 16, 2022 by Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, Phil said: I hope DeAngelo gets big mad and refuses to shake anyone's hands after his team FUCKING LOSES. Hope we take advantage of the fact that hes a horrible defender and make him look like a jack ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, siddious said: Hope we take advantage of the fact that hes a horrible defender and make him look like a jack ass. He really is sheltered in that sense, getting 65% O Zone starts. But he was also like +30 so I'd assume his pairing is defensively adequate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 16 minutes ago, Blue Heaven said: Well if its the Rangers that played against Pitt then it will be very hard for role reversal. Carolina is far better than Pitt and much deeper. With that said, fuck the Caniacs and Lets Go Rangers! Fuck Stepan, Fuck Fast, Fuck DeAngelo, Fuck Smith, Fuck Skjei, Fuck Raanta, fuck them all!!!!! Fast is like a Zuc-lite, I just can't hate the guy. Fuck the rest of that team tho. And their fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, Pete said: He really is sheltered in that sense, getting 65% O Zone starts. But he was also like +30 so I'd assume his pairing is defensively adequate. I havent watched enough of carolina to say really, I was mostly speaking on his days as a ranger, so its possible. But still theres a gap there that can be taken advantage of. WIth that said I really hope Fox plays like last season Fox again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 15 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said: Yeah, I don't know which is worse, ESPN or TBS. I almost miss games on NBC. Almost. But I thought everyone hates Sam Rosen for his mistakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Blue Heaven said: But I thought everyone hates Sam Rosen for his mistakes? I mean, they're bad and kind of annoying, but I'll stick with a senile Sam Rosen over any of these other clowns. Edited May 16, 2022 by Sharpshooter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc said: Fast is like a Zuc-lite, I just can't hate the guy. Fuck the rest of that team tho. And their fans! I still have my Fast jersey 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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