That remains to be seen. I think we can all agree that both teams are playing well, and that it is good for hockey in the NY area.
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That remains to be seen. I think we can all agree that both teams are playing well, and that it is good for hockey in the NY area.
Machinehead
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Well we don't know that yet, but we're pretty damn good. I think a lot of people forgot that because of a slow and injured start.
Lol
What are you laughing at? Oh that's right the Isles are going to win the cup or did they win it already after 32 games? I really, really hope these teams meet in the playoffs.
MrEctions
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Lol
Hilarious considering the Isles "with their incredible, plan the parade, start" are only 8 points up on the Rangers whilst having played 2 more games and only having 2 more ROW...
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If we're comparing recent Cups by both teams, I guess you're onto something.
I'm comparing recent playoff experience and playoff series wins, both of which the Isles have very little to nothing of.
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Do they still give credit for those this coming spring?
It's not ridiculous for him to have the opinion that he has. It's not ridiculous to have the opinion that you do.
Machinehead
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After 24 games we had 6 shutouts and our GA in the other 18 games was up around 4. It was feast or famine. We were 23rd in GA with a shutout in a quarter of our games. It was nuts.
Recently, we've just been good in general, which is why we're all the way up to 11th.
That's because earlier in the year the defense had a ton of injuries and was atrocious. They gave up something like 20 goals in a 4 game stretch. They are now healthy and playing much better.
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Our injuries were to Stepan and McDonagh. If the Islanders missed Tavares and Boychuk for a 3rd of the season, please in enlighten me, because I don't recall.
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Yeah. I couldn't have been more than 6 or 7 at the time, but I vividly remember the Dan Blackburn desktop background I downloaded for the family PC on Windows 98. Only had to suffer through a few seasons of Mike Dunham before Lundqvist came onto the scene.
It has nothing to do with beating the canes. This thread was about the rangers having 8 SO so far this year which is 25% of their games which is nuts. I hate the Isles but I think they are a very good team. We really won't know which team is better until they meet in the playoffs which I hope happens this year.
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Islanders missed their top 3 dmen for like 3 weeks. Grabner has been out for all but 2 games.
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I think if both Rangers goalies stay healthy the Rangers are the better team.
Machinehead
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Well so did we, so you understand why we gave up a lot of goals and now we aren't.
Boooo ****ing hooooo
We missed 4 of our starting dmen and Stepan is a hell of a lot more important than Grabner
It pains me to say this but I'm really not sure, lol. I think both teams are very good. I do think the rangers would have an edge in the playoffs because they have gone deep recently and have lots of experience and the playoffs are just a different animal than the regular season. The rangers have to make it in first, which I think they will, then we will see.
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No he's laughing at your "historic", franchise that only has one championship since FDR's legs stopped working.
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Nah, goaltending depth is the most important thing I think. So far this season Halak = Hank, but Cam >>>> Chad. Literally every single time CJ plays he gives up 4-5 goals... his SV% is .869! That matters alot. I think if Halak gets seriously hurt isles dont even make the playoffs.
I dont think playoff experience means anything. All the Islanders players have playoff experience and they brought it against Pitt.
Goaltending is really important and the Rangers would likely go into the playoffs witb the best tandom in the league.
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