GDT: #45 - 01/27/15 | New York Rangers @ New York Islanders | 7:00 - MSG (MOD warning #38)

[Kane One]

Such a played out chant. There's like 30 college teams that use it, and now they do like 2 years after the fact.

Was it not used in MSG against the Flyers?

 

[MrEctions]

You guys take these Islanders games way to seriously. So they have our number this year, its not the end of the world. What was it 2011 when we rolled the Devils in the regular season and then got ousted by them handily come playoffs time. **** happens. Plenty of games to be played.

 

[nyrleetch]

There's time to figure it out but you don't find it even a little alarming that we can't beat a team we're almost guaranteed to play at some point?

Who's knocking out the Islanders? They're like a million and two against the Metro.

Then they can get the one and lose to an Atlantic team.

 

[Gardner McKay]

What worries me isn't that it's the Islanders - it's that we struggle against a certain type of team. Tampa, Islanders, Bruins - we can't adjust. That worries me.

Islanders and Tampa can compete with our speed. That is why they give us trouble. If they neutralize our speed we become useless.

 

[Kakko]

Was it not used in MSG against the Flyers?

Yeah, after we'd actually beat them for more than 3 games

 

[I Eat Crow]

AV has made us soft

You're not wrong, but I don't agree completely either.

You don't have to play like the Broad Street Bullies to play with intensity.

Everyone on the team has post ASG weekend hangovers. It's miraculous that the Islanders don't look like they do, though. It's up to the coach to get his players ready for the game.

 

[Kane One]

Were the devils superior to the rangers last year?

Were the Devils also above the Rangers in the standings for the entire season?

 

[Steve Kournianos]

75 pct of these fans are never going to Brooklyn unless its a Saturday or Sunday day game. The Barclays Center will be a bigger home ice for the Rangers than the rock.

 

[NCRanger]

Scoring chances are something like 30 to 8, yet the Rangers are getting embarrassed...okay

 

[nevesis]

Take the loss. It sucks, but it means nothing right now. We still have HALF of a season to play. Lots of hockey left to play. The Islanders deserve this win and this season for how well they have played.

Nothing matters until April...

 

[trilobyte]

If I was an Isles fan, I would feel pretty good about my team.

Been so long since they were viable, I'm having trouble getting used to it now.

 

[nyrleetch]

Was it not used in MSG against the Flyers?

I was referring to Yes Yes Yes! after the goals. I love the you can't beat us stuff. But Philly was like winning 14 of 15, not 3 of 3.

 

[McWeaselnubs]

They haven't won a playoff series since 1993. This is like a playoff win to them. Let them have their fun, plus about 50% of these fans weren't here last year or the year before that or the year before that etc...

That last little bit of your post is what irks me the most.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

msl just going for a skate... His buddy Boyle wasn't on the ice so he could pass

 

[The Gloaming]

Win-a-playoff-series.....

But really could Boyle and Mcdonagh play any worse, idk if its possible

This.

There are self made millionaires who haven't been alive for an islanders playoff series win.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Islanders and Tampa can compete with our speed. That is why they give us trouble. If they neutralize our speed we become useless.

That right there.

The Bruins don't worry me that much, but the Isles and Tampa give us issues for that reason.

What this means? Avoid the Isles and Tampa in the playoffs, and we're golden.

 

[PromNite]

Just score one!!! A lucky bounce! Please! Don't get shut out again!! Christ!

 

[silverfish]

Islanders and Tampa can compete with our speed. That is why they give us trouble. If they neutralize our speed we become useless.

****ing bingo.

If your team can skate, it's pretty easy to beat an AV team.

Thankfully, the Rangers can outskate most teams in the NHL so it's not that apparent until we play a TB or a 2014-2015 version of the Islanders.

Is what it is.

Adjustments need to be made.

Also, some semblance of puck luck in our favor would be nice.

 

[Fataldogg]

Islanders have our number. Lightning have our number. Bruins have our number.

Just hope we dont see any of them in the post season.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

What a ****ing sack of **** lucky team.

How is it luck? At some point you have to come to terms that they're just better right now.

 

[Mac n Gs]

I'm on board with Raspewtin: Rangers have been the better team since the 1st, but the Isles got two ridiculous bounces and Halak turned into Roy.

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

There's time to figure it out but you don't find it even a little alarming that we can't beat a team we're almost guaranteed to play at some point?

Who's knocking out the Islanders? They're like a million and two against the Metro.

Like I said, lots of time left. IF Rangers keep pressure on in future games and don't give them the entire 24 hours of the day in the defensive zone things will be better. If Pittsburgh removes their heads from their bottoms they'll be trouble for them too.

Or the sky is falling and this is game 7 of the SCF

 

[Machinehead]

Islanders have our number. Lightning have our number. Bruins have our number.

Just hope we dont see any of them in the post season.

The chances of seeing none of them is like hitting lotto.

 

[LittleKev6D9]

I don't know what the deal is with McDonagh, but he has been ATROCIOUS this year. His captaincy was extremely premature.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Can we make a shake up with our bottom 6 slats??? They could score on a empty net for a full 60