Well if we keep that pattern no chanceSeason against NYR
L: 2-1
W: 6-1
L: 1-0
Yep, absolutely no chance in a 7 game series.
L-W-L-W-L-W-L is not a good pattern and it gets worse if we duplicate L-W-L
Well if we keep that pattern no chanceSeason against NYR
L: 2-1
W: 6-1
L: 1-0
Yep, absolutely no chance in a 7 game series.
But the home team has lost every game. That's why we're giving them home ice.Well if we keep that pattern no chance
L-W-L-W-L-W-L is not a good pattern and it gets worse if we duplicate L-W-L
totally forgot we beat them down by 5 goals, for some reason thought our win was a 2 goal win with an empty netter. I'm really not terribly worried about the rags, we definitely outplayed them considerably the 2nd and 3rd periods and just couldn't quite get the puck in the net despite many many great chances. Kuzy and Guentzel also need time to get settled in here and I'm confident they'll be contributing much more positively in the points column come playoff time.Season against NYR
L: 2-1
W: 6-1
L: 1-0
Yep, absolutely no chance in a 7 game series.
Imagine watching a 1 goal game where the only goal scored was a fluke and not coming to the conclusion that a 7 game series would be a coin flip.Season against NYR
L: 2-1
W: 6-1
L: 1-0
Yep, absolutely no chance in a 7 game series.
Yeah but even if Shesty is hot, you'd be hard-pressed to find a game where our offense is more out of sync than it was last night. Which is absolutely to be expected with Guentzel playing his first game after being on IR and that game being for a completely new team with his center also being completely new to the team.These are two evenly matched teams as evidenced by the two tight games and where they are in the standings, particularly with how Carolina started off the season. A hot goalie, a hot power play, key injuries or a lucky bounce or two could tilt a series in either direction if they meet in the playoffs.
If Shesterkin is on his game, Rangers are tough to beat. Even though they didn't score this game, their power play is scary with Fox at the point, Panarin doing his thing and Kreider as an elite net front presence.
Maybe Aho and Svech shouldn't be paired together much going forward. I've never thought they had the best chemistry and seeing stats like this after yesterday isn't great
Maybe i'm crazy, but i'm the opposite. If we have a lull while the guys figure out the new chemistry now that everyone is active (obligatory - like '06!) it might as well be against the rangers, panthers, leafs. losing those doesn't have a huge impact on anything - i think we're pretty solid for m2 either way - and it is better than shitting the bed against scrub teams. If we're as competitive in the next couple as last night, when they get a 'lesser' team they should destroy them.Too bad that we didn’t have a few cream puffs on the schedule right now. Allowing the new guys to acclimate and for the lines to iron out the kinks. These Tier 1 competitive games already have a bit of an anxiety factor that seemed evident out of the gate.
Maybe Aho and Svech shouldn't be paired together much going forward. I've never thought they had the best chemistry and seeing stats like this after yesterday isn't great
there are plenty of positives to take from this game. One is that we know how the rangers will play defense which is to clog the middle and disrupt shots and/or side to side passes. They are slower than the Canes so it looks like they emphasized having plenty of support in the d zone. I thought the canes at times should have shot the puck quicker last night. they were waiting to make a pass a few times instead of shooting. If they fix this and shoot (aim high to generate rebounds), Rangers likely could not have reacted quickly enough.New York didn’t do much tonight either. Their best chances were off some bizarre coverage blunders. The goal was a fluke bounce.
Lost in the finish to the series 2 years ago was New York scoring just 2 goals combined over the other 3 games in Raleigh.
Wasn't that on the play Chatty got tripped and went into the boards and had a hard time getting up that wasn't called?I was going to point out Orlov’s brainfart that caused the 2-on-0. It wasn’t him. It was Necas coming off the bench. He’ll hear about that one from the coaches.
I’m envisioning Kotkaniemi in the locker room going “no scratch” like that Saros commercial. Most confident game from him in a while.
We did to that Svech before his contract lololol!My only theory is we’re keeping Jarvis on the 3rd line to keep his value down. We’ll lock him up for 8 years and unleash 80-90pt Jarvy after.
Hasn't Aho earned a JG level player after all these years. Team 'em up.Agreed. Personally, I think Guentzel would be better with Aho (two smart players) Svech with Kuz.
<< append Frenchy refsThese are two evenly matched teams as evidenced by the two tight games and where they are in the standings, particularly with how Carolina started off the season. A hot goalie, a hot power play, key injuries or a lucky bounce or two could tilt a series in either direction if they meet in the playoffs.
If Shesterkin is on his game, Rangers are tough to beat. Even though they didn't score this game, their power play is scary with Fox at the point, Panarin doing his thing and Kreider as an elite net front presence.
Rangers blocked 23 shots. They were good plus our guys have the knack of hitting players too.Despite being a team that thrives on shot generation it's rather impressive how Shesterkin seems to get in their heads at times. So many instances in the 3rd where an odd man rush went nowhere because of an extra pass that let the Rangers D recover and block or deflect.
Need to see them start shooting low in those instances to try and generate rebounds, especially with the odd man rushes.
(I'm not sure where the Pepe nickname came from?)
Time to start sniping kneecapsRangers blocked 23 shots. They were good plus our guys have the knack of hitting players too.
We already snipe shins constantly...hell maybe if we actually aim for them we'll miss by 3 ft and accidentally hit the net!!Time to start sniping kneecaps
Pepe lemieux ---> sounds like a horny cartoon skunk