Series Talk: Rangers/Craps (Game 1 is Sunday 4/21 @ 3pm ET)

[LaffyTaffy13]

Here. We. Go.

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[Bacon Artemi Bravo]

He's been a top 10 goalie this year.

In what metric? 16th in save%, 13th in GAA, 15th in wins

 

[will1066]

Caps are old and cannot score. Their Cup winning veterans will keep them from melting down but I feel like they emptied their tanks to get in. Charles Lindgren's career high in games played was 31 coming into this season and he's currently at 50 and counting. Rangers play their game and its over in 5, especially with how Panarin, Fox and Igor have played. And the physical element is not one sided against the Rangers. Trouba, Goodrow, Cuylle, Rempe need to stand up straight in this series. Set the tone for your team on home ice.

They need some greasy goals and deflection goals to supplement the east-west offense. There will be stretches where it'll feel like the team is being goalied again.

 

[IDvsEGO]

Maybe I missed it, but are there any preliminary schedules?

No, but you can kinda extrapolate a bit
sunday at 3, tuesday at 7:30/8 (TNT prob) Thurs at 8, sat at 1(my guess)

 

[Say Hey Kid]

In what metric? 16th in save%, 13th in GAA, 15th in wins

In the last 2 weeks he has 4 wins, a 1.87 GAA, a .928 SV%, and a SHO. He's a top 16 goalie and he's hot. He may be tough in the series.

 

[Machinehead]

In what metric? 16th in save%, 13th in GAA, 15th in wins

He's 8th in GAR and 8th in GSAx.

His team can't defend a lick.

 

[AK 27]

I'm sure it's been discussed here before, but I have to say that the Rangers could have done a lot better at the trade deadline to help their chances in the playoffs. Based off what I've seen from Roslovic and Wennberg, they're not doing anything people who were already on the Rangers' roster weren't already doing. Drury really needed to get someone to play with Kreider and Zibanejad. This he did not do. Wennberg is what he is - whatever. I'm not banking on Chytil coming back for the playoffs but that's the kind of speed and skill they need for a good run.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

In hindsight, it is kind of funny that we pleaded all season long for Trouba to be taken out of top 4, only for coach to do exactly that in the final week of the season.

I wonder how long Lavi knew this move was going to be made.

 

[Machinehead]

In hindsight, it is kind of funny that we pleaded all season long for Trouba to be taken out of top 4, only for coach to do exactly that in the final week of the season.

I wonder how long Lavi knew this move was going to be made.

I'm not reading too much into it. He'll switch them back as soon as somebody sneezes in the wrong direction.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

I'm not reading too much into it. He'll switch them back as soon as somebody sneezes in the wrong direction.

Not really, he doesn’t punish players like that (a la Gallant/Quinn/AV/Torts)

 

[DanielBrassard]

In what metric? 16th in save%, 13th in GAA, 15th in wins

Goals saved above expected. I assume.

 

[Machinehead]

Not really, he doesn’t punish players like that (a la Gallant/Quinn/AV/Torts)

It's not about punishment. If we have one bad period he's gonna go back to what he used all year. Every time he's tinkered this year, he goes back. He's the type of coach that decides what he's using and sticks with it Hell or high water.

 

[Machinehead]

Like I said, it's not about series length. If it goes six because Charles is great one game and the Caps just shoot well one game, I won't be mad.

If we don't outplay them, I'll be kinda mad. The Caps suck at everything.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

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I always love your postings on here. You're one of the happiest and most friendly posters. Just wanted to say that!

In fact, as a whole, I love our fanbase here on HF. Such a great group of people.

 

[zlev]

this series has the potential to be very annoying. oshie, ovie, wilson, ugh. i hate these f***ers.

 

[mrmovies779]

For the love of God, please don't match up Goodrows line against Ovi's line.Play Fox more too,especially over Trouba

 

[MrAlmost]

This won't be easy. It never is.

 

[IDvsEGO]

I'm sure it's been discussed here before, but I have to say that the Rangers could have done a lot better at the trade deadline to help their chances in the playoffs. Based off what I've seen from Roslovic and Wennberg, they're not doing anything people who were already on the Rangers' roster weren't already doing. Drury really needed to get someone to play with Kreider and Zibanejad. This he did not do. Wennberg is what he is - whatever. I'm not banking on Chytil coming back for the playoffs but that's the kind of speed and skill they need for a good run.

I think for what they gave up, they got decent value.
Roslovic "should've" been an ideal piece. wennberg was a solid pick up.

Drury didn't need to make a huge splash, and this has been discussed over and over, but the best formula for the playoffs is to add at the edges not grab a star.

The only thing that might've been better would've been Duclair over Roslovic, but Im not sure we wanted to give up any prospect, and the sharks probably wanted one over what we gave for Roslovic.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

For the love of God, please don't match up Goodrows line against Ovi's line.Play Fox more too, especially over Trouba

I really don't want to see much of Gus, either. Play Jones (but that won't happen).

 

[IDvsEGO]

For the love of God, please don't match up Goodrows line against Ovi's line.Play Fox more too,especially over Trouba

I dont even think we need to think about it.
I think the caps have to line match us, not the other way around. They have the far weaker D, and if we got the panarin line against their 3rd pair, its probably a goal for us.

 

[mrmovies779]

I really don't want to see much of Gus, either. Play Jones (but that won't happen).

Agreed.Gus really fell off awhile ago,and kinda sucks in his own zone.Throw in some bonehead turnovers and he could be a bad problem for us.Hope I'm wrong and he picks it up

 

[NikC]

No, but you can kinda extrapolate a bit
sunday at 3, tuesday at 7:30/8 (TNT prob) Thurs at 8, sat at 1(my gue

Will MSG air some games then back forth TNT or ESPN +?

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Agreed.Gus really fell off awhile ago,and kinda sucks in his own zone.Throw in some bonehead turnovers and he could be a bad problem for us.Hope I'm wrong and he picks it up

I liked him a lot at first, too.

 

[mrmovies779]

I liked him a lot at first, too.

So did i.When Fox went down,he was terrific for us..not so good past few months though

 

[NikC]

The only way this series becomes difficult, is if the rangers "play down" to their opponent.
Now the Caps goalie is hot.. so it's going to take patience to figure him out.

Patient execution should end this series in 5 hopefully. Hoping they don't let things linger.

Hoping Touba will wreck T.J OhShe at some point. Maybe AO can get a head first visit to the boards, like he did to McDonaugh... and got away with it...

 

[Machinehead]

12 years ago today Brian Boyle scored the only goal to beat Ottawa in game 3.