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Series Talk: Rangers/Craps (Game 1 is Sunday 4/21 @ 3pm ET)
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bhamill
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Wilson was a churchmouse when Reaves was in the lineup. Some players don't give a f***, Rempe hitting Seigenthaler with MacDermid right on the ice for instance, but Wilson has been known to dial it down when he could take a beating. You never know. But if Wilson takes a cheap run at someone, have Rempe do the same. That was the beauty of Joe Kocur. You ran his goalie? He'd run right over yours. And then back it up if anyone wanted any.
kovazub94
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Huh? Do you see Bonino in the lineup? Do you see Pitlick? If going back was as solid of a thing then we’d see Kakko back with Zibanejad when he recovered from an injury and Wheeler got injured.
bhamill
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Also Wilson wants no part of ANY legit heavyweight.
We could only be so lucky if the Caps brought in Ryan Leonard lol. Really people?
He’s not some super prospect. He’s going to be a great NHLer but we would absolutely tear apart an 18 year old.
He’s not some super prospect. He’s going to be a great NHLer but we would absolutely tear apart an 18 year old.
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TominNC
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No way a relatively healthy Trouba gets scratched. Not going to happen. I can see Jones getting in for Gus at some point, or if Lindgren gets banged p.
maybe already said it in here, I can't keep track, but Caps play for boring low event hockey and if they get decent goaltending from Lindgren it's effective. It's not unbeatable, the Rangers just have to play smart and make the most of their chances, but it's just gonna be an ugly frustrating series IMO even if they do win. Watching the Caps block a million shots and get some bullshit bounces is going to drive people crazy, but they're definitely not "good" and if their goaltending falters a bit they'll get run out of the building
LeetchisGod
This is a bad hockey team.
That's what worries me. The Rangers have a bad habit of botching a ton of great scoring chances. They may not get many in this series.
BleedBlueNYR
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“Hey Mike, if the Rangers and Knicks both win their championships do you think they’ll have a joint parade? I’ll hang up and listen”
Machinehead
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Bonino got waived so the coach would stop playing him.
Kakko was never permanently on that line. Wheeler played more minutes there despite the injury. Roslovic has played 45 fewer minutes there in 42 fewer games.
The spot next to Kreider and Zibanejad has rotated and the center between Cuylle and Kakko has rotated. All of the permanent changes in those spots were due to roster moves or injuries. Literally all of them.
Our lineup has been the same 95% of the season, not counting injuries.
Laviolette is not just over Miller-Trouba now after he used them as the top pair for every game they were healthy but one. I would be extremely unsurprised if he's back to the pair to start game 1.
True, but they have also been good about scratching and clawing their way back when needed.
Their biggest issue in facing the Caps and Flyers of the league this season has been kinda playing down to them and not matching their intensity. I think that'll change in the playoffs...
I saw the Caps play low event hockey and part of that is they do a good job of that whole "outman the other team with a forecheck or defensive play along the boards when that's available and if not then back off". They'll quickly send two guys after the puck carrier if they can in order to pressure them and create a turnover, so puck support and movement will be key, as will getting to pucks quickly and making smart plays and not a bunch of "maybe" passes.
Play hard and fast and they should win. Lackadaisical and careless will get them a 1st round exit.
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We did win the president's trophy despite a hologram playing 3C for half the season, so there's that.
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jerseyjinx94
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This is a series the Rangers should win in less than 5 games. Everyone on here saying "don't get cocky" as if a fan's confidence level matters lol. I'm not on the team, my attitude towards the series doesn't matter. The Rangers shouldn't get cocky, they need to take it 1 game at a time, 1 shift at a time etc. But as fans, we can look at this series and say, objectively, the Rangers should win this series in 4-5 games. The Caps are not on the same level as the Rangers. It shouldn't be a close series and if it is, it will be because the Caps executed a game plan and the NYR failed to adjust. Laviolette isn't Gallant. He'll adjust.
kovazub94
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We do approach things differently.
I try to withhold negative projections into the future until it happens or I see concrete evidence (there's an example below). I think it creates a better environment here. Even when (especially) Bonino and Pitlick were in everyday lineup, were performing poorly and overwhelming majority were saying that these two will never be removed from the lineup, I gave Laviolette (who's got SC and multiple trips to SCF) a benefit of a doubt and so expected that at some point it won't be the case because he saw the same thing we did... and it eventually happen.
Re. D - just like us he's seen Schneider - Miller doing well as a pair (and better than Trouba - Miller). It absolutely didn't surprise me that after returning from an injury he decided to give Trouba - Miller another chance and THEN switch back to Schneider - Miller. At this point we both would be guessing but my view is opposite of yours - I'd be a bit surprised (is this an equivalent of "extremely unsurprised" lol?) if he went back to Trouba - Miller contrary to concrete evidence that the team is better with Schneider - Miller and Trouba - Gustafsson.
kovazub94
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Exactly! Caps (barely) made it to playoffs by winning 2-1 games and losing 1-4. If the Rangers come in with a required (or close to) intensity for the whole series - they should win the series pretty handily. If they pull the same shit as last season when they didn't show up for 3 games - anything can happen (I'm not saying a series loss is automatically guaranteed because these Caps are worse than last year's Devs).
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Can't wait to see how that kid plays when he isn't force-fed the puck by Perreault
Machinehead
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Hey Siri, how many integers are larger than 3 and smaller than 5?
Kane One
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Sorry for not understanding, but we can extrapolate from what, exactly? All we know is when the regular season ends. Why are we assuming Sunday? Why not Monday?
Machinehead
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The Knicks have confirmed home games Saturday night and Monday night.
Kane One
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I just love that Pittsburgh didn't make it in.
Machinehead
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Hopefully the Rangers and Knicks both make noise and having to tiptoe around that keeps the schedule consistent.
Unpredictable1
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I'm actually anxious to see Cuylle get his first crack at the playoffs - playing against a team with the player he models his game after (Wilson)
We'll need his physicality - I hope he continues to play a heavy game.
We'll need his physicality - I hope he continues to play a heavy game.
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