GDT: ECSF: Game 2 - New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes, 7pm ET, ESPN

[GoAwayPanarin]

I was born closer to the START of WWI than I was to today...
Wait, that ruined MY day...


Yeah, if we continue just like this I'd be perfectly happy. I don't care about assigning blame for losses. I'd much rather assign credit for wins, no matter how non dominating.

That would be awesome but that isn’t happening unless they start playing better and by they, this really boils down to 2 guys (and 1 of them just flat out sucks so one of them and hope you can manage the suckage of the other.)

They aren’t going to rock a 50% gf ratio on the PK for the entire run.

Kelly Sutherland is doing tonight’s game.

Get ready to kill 7+ penalties

 

[will1066]

Phone battery at 93%. It's a sign.

 

[Machinehead]

Phone battery at 93%. It's a sign.

Big game for Keith Yandle?

 

[DialUp]

If Rempe is playing, he should proactively go straight to the box for his first shift. At least. Then depending on the score of the game, maybe start the 2nd in the box. I am DONE with the dog and pony show, just cut to the chase.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

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This board in response to extremely mild criticism.

LMAO

It’s wild how pressed some people get when you question the old hockey lifers

 

[Mike in Houston]

Phone battery at 93%. It's a sign.

I'm at 96%.

 

[Machinehead]

I'm at 96%.

Emerson Etem

 

[17futurecap]

It would be nice if the third line could score a goal, Kakko has one goal on a gift.

I don’t believe Wennberg had ten goals this season, let alone ten shots on net.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

Prepare for power play and makeup call city

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Prepare for power play and makeup call city

For who? Carolina?

This is the most Pro Cane duo that exists lol. If the Rangers win this one it should count as 3.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I'm at 96%.

68!!!

 

[LOFIN]

Third line scores tonight

 

[Cygnus 2112]

Win and make people lose their minds at the streak that seems to be developing.

 

[will1066]

When @GoAwayPanarin and @Cuckoo4Kakko bump into each other at the supermarket.

 

[zlev]

bitching about refs before the game even starts has to be the worst thing fans do

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Prepare for power play and makeup call city

The win-loss disparity is concerning.

 

[MrAlmost]

Win or lose, it ain't cause the refs guys. The other team is out there too.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

If anyone is ever bored, get a copy of the book “Blink” by Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell.
Humans are biased. Even when they believe they are being fair and impartial.
Just the way we are wired.
Sutherland’s stats would infer that his bias leans to one side.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

bitching about refs before the game even starts has to be the worst thing fans do

Not if you remember Kerry Fraser

 

[jerseyjinx94]

You said he's being keyed on by other teams top defensive players. Agreed, as is the case with every top player ever and this wasn't any different in the regular season. Thats the excuse.

The bolded is an opinion that one has when the bar is set ultra low. Even if you want to take raw production out of the equation, he literally went 8+ periods in the Washington series with out registering a shot on goal. Thats the opposite of great.

Also it's never been a question of effort on his part. If anything, he gets into the habit of trying to do too much.

If you think the intensity of preparation to win games in the playoffs is the same as the regular season, you’re way off. The San Jose sharks trying to stop Panarin in January is wayyy different than Carolina or Washington literally focusing on shutting down the one line we have that scores 5v5 in a playoff series. It’s not even remotely the same. You’re allowed to critique Panarin, but it’s a little odd to me that fans are being critical at all as the Rangers sit 5-0 after winning the presidents trophy. They’re trying to win as a team, individual performances mean less when there’s a team effort and if Panarin’s role is to get “shut down” from his 3-4 point nights but Zibanejad steps up and scores 2 PPG, who cares

 

[Metranger]

Rangers stick work and poke checking in the 1st period was some of the best I've seen from them. I hope they keep it up.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Phone battery @ 89%.

Buchnevich from the rafters??

It would be nice if the third line could score a goal, Kakko has one goal on a gift.

I don’t believe Wennberg had ten goals this season, let alone ten shots on net.

Cuylle - Chytil - Kakko would be fire.

 

[Chalfdiggity3]

Game 2 everyone, even with these shitty refs, I still believe we are the better team and we just need to continue to go out there and show it. Be first to the puck, play as a team, be physical, and let’s take game 2.

All positive vibes!

Let’s go Rangers!

 

[TominNC]

If you think the intensity of preparation to win games in the playoffs is the same as the regular season, you’re way off. The San Jose sharks trying to stop Panarin in January is wayyy different than Carolina or Washington literally focusing on shutting down the one line we have that scores 5v5 in a playoff series. It’s not even remotely the same. You’re allowed to critique Panarin, but it’s a little odd to me that fans are being critical at all as the Rangers sit 5-0 after winning the presidents trophy. They’re trying to win as a team, individual performances mean less when there’s a team effort and if Panarin’s role is to get “shut down” from his 3-4 point nights but Zibanejad steps up and scores 2 PPG, who cares

Some fans think all players should up their game and we should score 6 a night. Anything else and players are slacking off and coasting.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Artificially forced parity is NOT parity.

Let's play our game and put a stranglehold on this series.