Grifter3511
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It's been surreal watching all this hockey while the Rangers sit at home resting and watching.
I can't wait until tomorrow night.
I can't wait until tomorrow night.
will game one be broadcast on 98.7FM? im stuck working so i hope so.
Rick Nash will play this round.
Rick Nash will play this round.
Impressive that he got 4 points the last round without even playing.
He played last round too. I believe he will be on the roster again.
In other words, I don't know what the **** this guy is going to do, but I'm certain he will dress.
staal had an intentional wide shot on kreider's goal
i wonder if av is more tentative because his legacy is on the line.
is he a president's trophy only coach?
im sure the man is competitive and has a lot of pride, so it wouldn't surprise me if he was a bit prudent.
that being said, playoff hockey is tight. i think the rangers are going to do very well against the capitals. this is the matchup I wanted.
President's Trophy only coach?
He has made the Stanley Cup final twice! He has been quite successful in the play-offs. He took the Bruins to 7 games and was close to winning it in 2011. Last year we lost games in OT. We weren't dominated. AV is a coach who just needs a bit of luck and bounces going the right way
So, BR has the Craps in six (6)! *******s!
forget chipping it down to the forwards, i feel yandle is the only dman who can actually keep the puck in the zone.
I had to look John Forslund up because I didn't know his name only voice but damn I'm not a big fan. I really REALLY wanted Gord Miller.
Gord Miller is great.
Forslund is okay he calls the game fine but the way he says "Scores" is not great at all, I'd for sure prefer Doc.
Im getting a little concerned about how the Rangers are approaching this series. All of the questions from the media (and im sure AVs game plan is centered around this in some capacity) are about managing the physicality. All the talk is how BIG the Caps are and how they are going to impose their will against the Rangers physically.
I'm worried that the players are going to fall into that trap before they even drop the puck. This team needs to play loose and I hope they learned their lesson in the first series. Even though they won in 5 the games were close (yes it is the playoffs and that is to be expected) but they just didnt look like themselves for large stretches.
Maloney had a really good response last night when asked how the Rangers should approach this series. "Nothing bothers them". They have to respect their opponent but they just need to play their game and everything will take care of itself. They can't get caught up in what the Caps will try to do to them (like Pittsburgh tried, and succeeded at times - which is why im worried) physically - they need to play their speed and skill game to counteract that. They can't do that if they are going into this series "bracing" for some kind of impending onslaught. They need to be dictating the play - and they'll make the Capitals look like fools out there.
I'm really hoping that this is mindset is straightened out in the room. I don't think its a huge concern because of the veteran leadership but this point is constantly getting drilled into their heads by all of the questions it starts to take on a life of its own. Maybe they'll talk it up so much that when they actually hit the ice it will be a cakewalk compared to what everyone is expecting - some sort of second-coming of the 74' Flyers.
of course, this wouldn't be a problem if these d-men had any semblance of offensive creativity minus mcdonagh and yandle, but they don't, so ****ing keep it simple.
What about your boy Dan Boyle? The guy has his warts, but he's definitely creative/assertive offensively. How would you rank the defenseman in this series (including Caps defenseman) in order of offensive creativity? Here's my list:
Yandle
Carlson
Green
McDonagh
Boyle
Niskanen
Alzner
Klein
Girardi
Staal
Orpik
Gleason
Not seeing how that is a problem the Rangers need t be concerned about. Are your rankings a lot different than mine?