Game Analysis: EC Round 1: New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT wins 4-1) Part II
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silverfish
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"Somehow outlasted Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist"... How does **** like this get published? Outlasted him? Dude took a stick in the eye from his own teammate...
http://www.tsn.ca/zatkoff-a-surprise-but-his-success-is-not-1.471530
http://www.tsn.ca/zatkoff-a-surprise-but-his-success-is-not-1.471530
KingDeathMetal
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Hey look, the team with the better possession numbers lost out to goaltending and timely goals! Too bad we were on the wrong end of that. I miss the days when we were merely winning on luck. I'll gladly have those back, thanks.
Miamipuck
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park rangers
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Sam and Joe stated a few times that Skjei had a fantastic game (for his 1st playoff game).
I thought he was a liability on defense and I wonder if I'm the only Rangers fan who thinks that..
He left his post a couple of times and was a turnstile for Schultz late in the game.
What do you guys think of his performance?
I thought he was a liability on defense and I wonder if I'm the only Rangers fan who thinks that..
He left his post a couple of times and was a turnstile for Schultz late in the game.
What do you guys think of his performance?
SingnBluesOnBroadway
Retired
Following up on the Lundqvist injury and why he was pulled...
He's fixated on the puck and he gets blindsided by friendly fire in an almost impossible way (stick has to be angled a certain way to even peak through the cat eyes of a goalie cage). Once he was down, I said he's going to be *SHAKEN* up completely, that can mess with a psyche so bad, I don't care how good the player is.
After they scored ~30 seconds later, esp on that kind of goal, I knew he was shaken up as I called prior. Management probably pulled him because if Hank let in 5 goals last night and it spiraled from a freak accident, that can weigh in on a goaltender's mind. It's better for him to have a fresh psyche than to possibly get beaten to a pulp over some acident Hank couldn't control, a snowballing effect.
I thought the decision is rather smart because there's a *TON* of hockey to be played still, a ton.
He's fixated on the puck and he gets blindsided by friendly fire in an almost impossible way (stick has to be angled a certain way to even peak through the cat eyes of a goalie cage). Once he was down, I said he's going to be *SHAKEN* up completely, that can mess with a psyche so bad, I don't care how good the player is.
After they scored ~30 seconds later, esp on that kind of goal, I knew he was shaken up as I called prior. Management probably pulled him because if Hank let in 5 goals last night and it spiraled from a freak accident, that can weigh in on a goaltender's mind. It's better for him to have a fresh psyche than to possibly get beaten to a pulp over some acident Hank couldn't control, a snowballing effect.
I thought the decision is rather smart because there's a *TON* of hockey to be played still, a ton.
Sure the Rangers showed signs of hope at times last night. But if can only pot 2 on Zatkoff, arguably the worst goalie in the league, then how do we expect to beat MAF? Feel like we didnt even have many grade A's. 1st goal under 30 left in the 1st punched us in the gut, and when Crosby somehow gets a breakaway with a minute left in the 2nd (wtf? How?) i knew this game was over. Weve made 2 deep playoff runs and the experience didnt show jack s*** last night. Disgusted
Oscar Lindberg
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Skjei was good last night to me. I thought the Skei-Boyle pairing in general did a great job yesterday
Maineice11
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I thought having Boyle as his pairing was a huge mistake, Boyle wanders so much and puts so much pressure on his d pair to cover up, that's a lot for a rookie in his first NHL playoff game and only a handful of regular season NHL games. With that taken into consideration, I think he did pretty well.
Gardner McKay
RIP, Jimmy.
I don't think he looked completely out of place. He was no less of a liability than Dan Girardi.
Years worth of idiotic roster moves have dragged a cup contender back down to the mediocrity from whence it came. Yea its fun to point out what an idiot Girardi was on the breakaway but ultimately everything you see out there is not on the broken down geriatrics on the ice, it's on the idiot GM's who thought it was a good idea to construct a team with nothing but them.
8 years of smart building and sometimes brilliant acquisitions all ruined in less than 3.
Couldn't even remotely fool myself into thinking this team was anything but a waste of time as is.
Throw in a prideful, inept coach who has zero roster management abilities.
8 years of smart building and sometimes brilliant acquisitions all ruined in less than 3.
Couldn't even remotely fool myself into thinking this team was anything but a waste of time as is.
Throw in a prideful, inept coach who has zero roster management abilities.
SingnBluesOnBroadway
Retired
Yeah, but Dan Girardi is the worst player in the history of organized or disorganized sports.
First period they had plenty of zone time and tons of opportunities and shots to put the puck behind an unproven goalie. They didnt. All they did was build up the goalies confidence. We've seen it so many times in the playoffs. They have to play the same but just find a way to bury the puck
NikC
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On the 2-1 Goal how is it possible that Nash is going off the ice for a change? ?? At the exact time that Dan Boyle is fumbling the puck again...?
Lundqvist or not... this team cannot overcome mental errors like this.
Too many players making the same mistakes over and over.
Lundqvist or not... this team cannot overcome mental errors like this.
Too many players making the same mistakes over and over.
Why does AV call out Yandle when Girardi and Staal were far worse??? Yandle made a mistake, but makes up for it by still playing well. Girardi makes mistake after mistake and does NOTHING positive, yet he escapes criticism from coach and beat writers alike. How is that even possible? He's the worst defenseman in the league, if this were a Canadian team he'd get **** on by reporters on the daily.
park rangers
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rangers1314
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At this point, I'm so disgusted over this season and last night I'd rather see McI and Diaz play from here on out.
Let McI go back with yandle and let Diaz play with Skjei, klein with Staal.
We're going to lose this series, and I don't mind losing. But the thought of losing with the exact same major problem thats been dragging us down since opening night in Chicago is simply stomach churning. I'd rather go down swinging with the kids.
Let McI go back with yandle and let Diaz play with Skjei, klein with Staal.
We're going to lose this series, and I don't mind losing. But the thought of losing with the exact same major problem thats been dragging us down since opening night in Chicago is simply stomach churning. I'd rather go down swinging with the kids.
Well then. We are gonna end up being the 2 people on the beach facing the tsunami, aren't we?
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Ghost of jas
Unsatisfied
After a while, nothing should surprise you anymore - on these boards.
Personally, I blame Hank and his wimp eye. Loser.
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