Pre-Game Talk: Game 3: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers 4/19

[aufheben]

According to 85-90% of this board, we were going to get steamrolled!

It's still 1-1. And I don't think there's a person on Earth who foresaw AV scratching Girardi.

 

[RangerBoy]

According to 85-90% of this board, we were going to get steamrolled!

Jeff Zatkoff. Even Matt Murray. The Rangers can't lose a playoff series to those two goaltenders.

 

[rdhstlr23]

McDonagh Klein
Yandle Skjei
Staal Boyle

Praying that's what we see. Accepting the fact AV won't play MCI

What it SHOULD be:
McDonagh/Klein
Yandle/Skjei
Staal/McIlrath

What we HOPE it will be:
McDonagh/Klein
Yandle/Skjei
Staal/Boyle

What it will PROBABLY be:
Staal/Klein
McDonagh/Boyle
Yandle/Skjei

KILL me IF it will be:
McDonagh/Girardi
Staal/Klein
Yandle/Boyle

 

[Placid]

Jeff Zatkoff. Even Matt Murray. The Rangers can't lose a playoff series to those two goaltenders.

Sure we can. Some might even say that the Rangers are experts at losing to backups (or the backups of backups), hehe. But that is not allowed to happen here

 

[bl02]

It's still 1-1. And I don't think there's a person on Earth who foresaw AV scratching Girardi.

Honestly we've been the better team both games. If we score a goal or two in that first before the Girardi miscue and hank injury game 1 could /should have been different outcome.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

It's still 1-1. And I don't think there's a person on Earth who foresaw AV scratching Girardi.

We still controlled the majority of game 1 with Girardi in the lineup? ****tsburg is way overhyped and now with a favorable matchup, everyone is losing their **** over the caps! Both of their demises with be forever enjoyable.

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

We need to keep physicality up. That maddens the penguins. Please... Please throw the body

 

[aufheben]

Skjei isn't staying the lineup when McDonagh comes back, unless AV gets ballsy and uses Staal-McDonagh.

 

[aufheben]

Honestly we've been the better team both games. If we score a goal or two in that first before the Girardi miscue and hank injury game 1 could /should have been different outcome.

the Rangers have easily been the better team but there wasn't really anything to predict that.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

Skjei isn't staying the lineup when McDonagh comes back, unless AV gets ballsy and uses Staal-McDonagh.

I think he does that or does Staal-Skjei. Yandle-Boyle will be horrible.

 

[aufheben]

Staal-McDonagh is a good pairing but it should be

McDonagh-Klein
Staal-Boyle
Yandle-McIlrath

 

[Placid]

Auf :

You realize that if we win tonight, you "#¤%#% better change your avatar....lol

 

[aufheben]

Auf :

You realize that if we win tonight, you "#¤%#% better change your avatar....lol

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

 

[Gardner McKay]

the Rangers have easily been the better team but there wasn't really anything to predict that.

As I said prior to the playoffs, I thought this team would find another gear come playoff time (regarding the offense). I think it was predictable that we would play well (at least I thought it was). What no one saw coming was Staal's tremendous turnaround and the scratching of Don Jaroodi. Not going to lie, had my doubts after the first game. If we play every game like we did game 2, we can steam roll any opponent (including the Caps, Hawks or Kings).

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

Skjei isn't staying the lineup when McDonagh comes back, unless AV gets ballsy and uses Staal-McDonagh.

Why are you so certain about this? Skjei has played his off-side already and based on av's comments, it seems he was really pleased. He chose him over mcilrath and played him nearly 11 minutes in the 3rd period on Saturday.

Skjei also wasn't skating as an extra today. If he was going to be benched, he would have been. it doesn't make sense to use mcilrath and diaz as decoys for mcdonagh potentially playing. Nor does it make sense to have them skating if AV truly has his mind made up.

When Skjei was sent down to the minors March 9 a day after playing the fourth game of his NHL career, Vigneault told the coaches at AHL Hartford he wanted the 22-year-old left-handed defenseman to play the right side, where he might be needed down the road. Apparently Skjei adapted well enough that he was in that position at one of the most critical times of the Blueshirts’ season, holding a 4-2 lead in the third period of their eventual victory over the Penguins in Game 2 of their first-round series on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh.

http://nypost.com/2016/04/18/vigneaults-long-ago-brady-skjei-order-may-have-saved-game-2/

AV said McD would possibly play today. He said there was a better chance then yesterday. All signs point to McD playing if doctors give the go ahead.

McD-Klein
Staal-Boyle
Yandle-Skjei

 

[aufheben]

As I said prior to the playoffs, I thought this team would find another gear come playoff time (regarding the offense). I think it was predictable that we would play well (at least I thought it was). What no one saw coming was Staal's tremendous turnaround and the scratching of Don Jaroodi. Not going to lie, had my doubts after the first game. If we play every game like we did game 2, we can steam roll any opponent (including the Caps, Hawks or Kings).

That has been the case but let's see it continue. I would bet on the Penguins coming out VERY hard for the first 10 minutes.

 

[haveandare]

If McIlrath was a free agent, and not a drafted player, people would call for his head

If he were an established vet making way more money with far less chance of continuing to develop, yeah that'd be a different situation obviously.

It's nothing to do with drafting and everything to do with current play mixed with growth potential and people remembering how good he looked when he played with Yandle regularly.

 

[aufheben]

Why are you so certain about this? Skjei has played his off-side already and based on av's comments, it seems he was really pleased. He chose him over mcilrath and played him nearly 11 minutes in the 3rd period on Saturday.

Skjei also wasn't skating as an extra today. If he was going to be benched, he would have been. it doesn't make sense to use mcilrath and diaz as decoys for mcdonagh potentially playing. Nor does it make sense to have them skating if AV truly has his mind made up.

AV said McD would possibly play today. He said there was a better chance then yesterday. All signs point to McD playing if doctors give the go ahead.

McD-Klein
Staal-Boyle
Yandle-Skjei

That's fine but that should definitely be the "Top-4", although I'm not opposed to McDonagh-Boyle but now is not the time to experiment lol

 

[silverfish]

If McIlrath was a free agent, and not a drafted player, people would call for his head

Considering the vitriol that has been imposed upon this kid since he was drafted, I can't imagine you actually believe this.

 

[bl02]

Staal-McDonagh is a good pairing but it should be

McDonagh-Klein
Staal-Boyle
Yandle-McIlrath

If skjei is just as efficient playing the right side you would play mcilrath and boyle over him?

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

That's fine but that should definitely be the "Top-4", although I'm not opposed to McDonagh-Boyle but now is not the time to experiment lol

Oh, by no means do I have faith in AV to do the right thing, but I do believe Skjei will be in with either Yandle or Staal

 

[aufheben]

I like Boyle.

 

[schabadoo]

Considering the vitriol that has been imposed upon this kid since he was drafted, I can't imagine you actually believe this.

I've heard nothing but rugged blueline savior being held back only by AV's criminal misuse of him talk.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

I like Boyle.

I like chicken parm but too much of it will cause a heart attack.

 

[Placid]

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

hehe, point