GDT: GDT #80 New York Islanders @ New York Rangers | April 13th | 12:30 PM | F/3-2 SOL

[miscs75]

Swapping a cold goalie for a shootout is a recipe for injury.

It worked for Team USA in the Junior Goodwill Games….

 

[DerekKingSnipes]

The point was big. We knew this one was going to be real hard during the day and without Dobson.

This said, can't lose a draw late in the game as easily as Horvat lost to Trocheck on that Panarin goal. It was as perfect a faceoff win as you can get. Gotta just go for the neutralization every time in your own end.

And honestly, the boyz had more than enough opportunities to put this one away. Tons of good chances. If Panarin had half the chances Pageau and Fasching had, he's have had the trick tonight.

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One thing should be crystal clear to any and everyone in Islandersville - Sorokin does not win shootouts. He's just brutal in the shootout. Roy is new, but I'd have to think you simply have to put Varlamov in there for that part of the game, no matter what.

Sorokin is THAT bad.

Yeah it was perfect shot also, the two draws they won prior to that and the icings bit them.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

I can't remember that kind of intensity between the Isles and rangers in a decade. Maybe two. Maybe three.

 

[Lek]

When they mentioned the Rangers had (13) 3rd period comebacks this season...i just kept thinking that, well......that is about the amount we have blown.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

pretty good game 5 on 5; but the ridiculously bad PP really hurt. Also, glad there's no shootout in the playoffs - terrible way to decide a game, and Sorokin is just flat out bad in shootouts

Can you pull a goalie after the OT period and insert a back up goalie for the shoot out?. Because I'd rather a non-warmed up Varly than sorokin

 

[Nizami Ganjavi]

Fun game and a fair result IMO. Take the point.

A series between these two would be dynamite.

 

[NC 1972]

I thought after they woke up half way through the first, that they played a good road game. But Aho spent a good part of the game on his rear, and I thought 44 was rather vanilla today. Other than that minus Dobson very good effort.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

This team had a sixteen percent chance of making the playoffs and have taken 13 out 14 points since. I’m not getting down about an OT loss.

 

[Big L]

I thought after they woke up half way through the first, that they played a good road game. But Aho spent a good part of the game on his rear, and I thought 44 was rather vanilla today. Other than that minus Dobson very good effort.

FanDuel should have over/under on how many times Aho will be on his ass.

Unfortunately, he sucks.

 

[Big L]

…any talk of rempe et al? Real big nothing burger, eh?

 

[Steve55]

Panarin's snap from near the right faceoff circle from Sorokin's right was definitely a downer, but good for the Isles to push the game to OT, earn a point, the shootout, where the Rags won in a skills competition during the shootout.

 

[Throttle]

Panarin's snap from near the right faceoff circle from Sorokin's right was definitely a downer, but good for the Isles to push the game to OT, earn a point, the shootout, where the Rags won in a skills competition during the shootout.

They had a chance to win it in OT, but nope…

 

[mm11]

was looking for more from Horvat and Barzal but glad other top six guys stepped up. Good solid road point, had our chances. Good signs. Not sure the rags want to play us. They most likely beat us but the Isles will take a few pounds of flesh and put a scare into them

 

[miscs75]

…any talk of rempe et al? Real big nothing burger, eh?

He played 5 minutes and looked irrelevant out there. He couldn’t start his antics and I’m sure the refs warned the coaches if anything carry over stupidity happens, they’ll just toss guys.

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

The talk about brutal special teams should not be surprising, we know this team is built to sneak into the playoffs and try to grind out series wins by being the better 5v5 team where less penalties are called.

Hate that continued strategy all you want (I do), but that’s the strategy.

 

[Big L]

He played 5 minutes and looked irrelevant out there. He couldn’t start his antics and I’m sure the refs warned the coaches if anything carry over stupidity happens, they’ll just toss guys.

Pretty much. Dude is a waste of a roster spot, too bad isles couldn’t capitalize. All the hand wringing about rempe being in the lineup, lmao

 

[CupHolders]

Good for Sorokin to redeem himself and put together two straight solid games.

Palms, Fasching, and Romanov had excellent games.

Yeah, and Barzal - whatever. LMAO at the carrying the tram crowd and big game player crowd. He was APB, a -2, and with the win on his stick…nope.

That second negative came on a cleanly blown face-off by Horvat. Leaving Horvat -2 and costing the lead. So yeah, that whole line needed more.

Even Nelson, crapped the first goal before finally stepping it up.

 

[miscs75]

Pretty much. Dude is a waste of a roster spot, too bad isles couldn’t capitalize. All the hand wringing about rempe being in the lineup, lmao

Even Johnston did more and his roster spot was just about the same waste. It was all smoke in mirrors to get more calls when that backfired on Laviolette.

 

[CupHolders]

In all honesty, with his size and mobility Rempe can be a great bottom six project. If he can turn out a career like Matt Martin, that would be a great pick at that spot.

 

[Kimota]

In must-win situation like this, with a usually bold guy like Patrick, I'm shocked he didn't pull the goalie in OT.

 

[CupHolders]

The talk about brutal special teams should not be surprising, we know this team is built to sneak into the playoffs and try to grind out series wins by being the better 5v5 team where less penalties are called.

Hate that continued strategy all you want (I do), but that’s the strategy.

I can accept the inconsistent PP since there is a precedence. But the PK crashing the way it has this season doesn't make as much sense. That was never a weakness much less bottom level quality.

In must-win situation like this, with a usually bold guy like Patrick, I'm shocked he didn't pull the goalie in OT.

But it's not a mathematical must-win. Not at the risk of losing the point already earned if they surrendered an OT EN goal.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

Unlike in past playoff games against Rags we won’t have our secret weapon.

The Coli. Can you imagine today’s game there?

 

[Glorydays22]

Does anyone have something positive to say? Christ.

The Knicks clinched a playoff spot.

Wife made me breakfast today!

 

[Big L]

In must-win situation like this, with a usually bold guy like Patrick, I'm shocked he didn't pull the goalie in OT.

That would have been a dumb as fvck thing to do.

In all honesty, with his size and mobility Rempe can be a great bottom six project. If he can turn out a career like Matt Martin, that would be a great pick at that spot.

Problem with that is guys like Martin are dinosaurs in today’s NHL. Just about useless. Much like the meteor, they’re extinct.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

In must-win situation like this, with a usually bold guy like Patrick, I'm shocked he didn't pull the goalie in OT.

Especially for those last 7 seconds with the faceoff in the Rag$' zone