Around the NHL XXXVIII: Nope, still eliminated

[aufheben]

That was a filthy deflection. There's no goalie on earth saving that.

2nd goal tho. It's just funny watching him play because he's literally all over the place.

 

[I Eat Crow]

2nd goal tho. It's just funny watching him play because he's literally all over the place.

Apologies, watching STL-DAL. Only saw the game break with the 1st goal against.

 

[RempireStateBuilding]

It's really incredible watching other teams that know how to shoot through traffic and actually make the goalie make a save.

 

[DudMan28]

Watching other teams makes me HATE the garden. You could hear a mouse fart in the Garden during our series with the Pens. If Nashville scores this place will explode.

 

[Doctor King Schultz]

What was Rinne doing?

 

[aufheben]

What was Rinne doing?

On which goal?

 

[Doctor King Schultz]

What a play!

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

This game is so good.

So are these teams. Either one of these teams would absolutely destroy even the 2014 or 2015 Rangers. This is just such superior hockey compared to what we are used to.

 

[Doctor King Schultz]

What a crazy overtime goal

 

[RempireStateBuilding]

This game is so good.

So are these teams. Either one of these teams would absolutely destroy even the 2014 or 2015 Rangers. This is just such superior hockey compared to what we are used to.

Watching other teams always makes me wonder what are the Rangers doing.

And here's SJ's yearly collapse..

 

[bl02]

Well deserved win for the preds

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

Damn what a back hand.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

best series ive watched since caps/pens 09

 

[Ori]

Watching other teams always makes me wonder what are the Rangers doing.

And here's SJ's yearly collapse..

Well, some are golfing while other are swimming, and some few playing championships.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

All I think watching these playoffs is how mad I am that the year we made it to the final we played probably the only team that was going to beat us that year. If that 2014 Rangers team was playing now...


2014 is going to haunt me forever, isn't it?

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

All I think watching these playoffs is how mad I am that the year we made it to the final we played probably the only team that was going to beat us that year. If that 2014 Rangers team was playing now...


2014 is going to haunt me forever, isn't it?

Seriously, this year where the Rangers don't go anyplace, the Hawks/Kings are all out...

 

[JanErixon20]

This game is so good.

So are these teams. Either one of these teams would absolutely destroy even the 2014 or 2015 Rangers. This is just such superior hockey compared to what we are used to.

Come on, now. Last years team was the best in hockey. Healthy, they would beat all of these remaining teams.

Absolutely destroy? Jeez.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

This game is so good.

So are these teams. Either one of these teams would absolutely destroy even the 2014 or 2015 Rangers. This is just such superior hockey compared to what we are used to.

Couldn't possibly disagree more. I think the 2014 Rangers beat every team left in the field in a 7 game series.

The Kings of that year would, as you say, absolutely destroy any of the teams left.

 

[GordonGecko]

Capitals need to find another two wins in them

 

[Holocene]

I think the 2014 team would have trouble with the Blues and Preds because of the heavy, defensive game they play. Kings lite. Total counter to the play style of that team.

 

[Inferno]

I think the 2014 team would have trouble with the Blues and Preds because of the heavy, defensive game they play. Kings lite. Total counter to the play style of that team.

yeah lots of revisionist history with regards to that playoff run. people are acting like we curb stomped teams on our way to the finals.

First round I believe Steve Mason was playing with or recovering from a concussion...so we had emery in goal and he was terrible till Mason came back...Emery was terrible. It took a 2-1 game 7 win for us to beat the Flyers.

Second round we had the Penguins. We got crushed in games 2-4 getting shut out twice and falling down 3 games to 1. Henrik Lundqvist gave up 1 goal in each of the next 3 games to win the series for the Rangers. Again in 7 games. Henrik stopped 104 out of 107 shots in those final 3 games. Thats a .972 save percentage... Once again Henrik carrying this team on his back single handedly.

The Rangers then got the ECF and Carey Price was out after game 1. It still took the Rangers 6 games to beat a "Priceless" Canadiens...we saw how the Habs look w/o Price in net this season. They played their 3rd string goalie because of how terrible their backup was. That goalie was traded to the Ducks and is like their 4th or 5th goalie on their depth chart.

So much revisionist history. Yes that was the best Rangers team we've had in a looooong time. Yes, that was a joy to watch.

No that team did not stampede through the NHL playoffs and no that team would not dominate the teams that are playing now...in fact I don't see that team beating either of the 2 juggernauts in the east (Caps and Pens) and I don't see that team beating the Blues, Sharks, or Preds...it probably could beat the very injury depleted Dallas Stars.

If they did beat those teams, it would assuredly be a VERY close series.

 

[NYRKING30]

Travis Hamonic has rescinded his trade request and now wants to stay in Brooklyn.

 

[Trxjw]

Travis Hamonic has rescinded his trade request and now wants to stay in Brooklyn.

In unrelated news, Edmonton is now under 3 feet of Oiler fan tears.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

In unrelated news, Edmonton is now under 3 feet of Oiler fan tears.

Maybe they would now like to add a grizzled veteran like Danny G or Marc Staal?


Hell, maybe they want to overpay for Klein or McIlrath. Maybe they had all their eggs in the Hamonic basket and will be desperate?

 

[Gardner McKay]

In unrelated news, Edmonton is now under 3 feet of Oiler fan tears.

They weren't going to be happy regardless. They thought they would get Hamonic for Eberle (which is laughable).