Series Talk: ECF : New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers | Panthers lead 3-2

[Leonardo87]

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New York Rangers (1M) vs. Florida Panthers (1A)​

Eastern Conference Finals

Game 1: Panthers at Rangers -- May 22, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 2: Panthers at Rangers -- May 24, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 3: Rangers at Panthers -- May 26, 3 p.m. ET (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 4: Rangers at Panthers -- May 28, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
+ Game 5: Panthers at Rangers -- May 30, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
+ Game 6: Rangers at Panthers -- June 1, 8 p.m. ET (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
+ Game 7: Panthers at Rangers -- June 3, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
+ If Necessary
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[Neil Racki]

Rangers D is soft and I think will cough up a few pucks to the Panthers forecheck

Goalies .. maybe both stay hot, maybe one wilts and tips the scales

Rangers seem to be the team of destiny this post season

Should be a hell of a series for hockey fans

Panthers in 5

 

[Machinehead]

Carolina had an xG advantage of less than a goal at 5v5.

Florida is a better 5v5 team but the Rangers' 5v5 play has reached meme status.

It's really not that bad.

 

[Ratsreign]

Carolina had an xG advantage of less than a goal at 5v5.

Florida is a better 5v5 team but the Rangers' 5v5 play has reached meme status.

It's really not that bad.

Are things so tough up there that you all have to share an avatar (the template, at least)?

PS; bring back the husky pic. What a gorgeous dog.

 

[Machinehead]

Are things so tough up there that you all have to share an avatar (the template, at least)?

PS; bring back the husky pic. What a gorgeous dog.

Of course we all share an avatar. We're a family.

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

Rangers D vs Panthers forecheck will decide this one.

 

[aufheben]

To be perfectly honest he sure hasn't been good in the POs this year injury or not. CAR didn't take it to him physically, lots of fly bys on the dump ins. I expect FL to hit him every chance they get.

That’s true too. 2nd best player not playing well…not good.

 

[Cuckoo4Kakko]

I mean to be completely fair isn't that the case? lol.

Well, when we started scoring on the PK we went from power play merchants to special teams merchants.

 

[KevinFinnerty]

Wellll....if the previous cups and banners and all the past mean anything that will somehow influence this series, as you initially implied when analyzing the series
Then Bob’s 2 Vezina’s MUST mean he is better goalie, right?
that’s how that kind of logic works, no?

yes we will leave it at that. you guys have the advantage in net.

 

[Two4Fighting]

Rempe is going to get 1 game max in this series so I wouldn’t hold your breath on it

I think is the right move, our agitators are not doing that either, one penalty can decide who wins the game and nobody want be that guy,

 

[Ratsreign]

yes we will leave it at that. you guys have the advantage in net.

Both goalies are capable of stealing a game or two. We’ll see how it plays out.

 

[CanePanther]

Rangers D is soft and I think will cough up a few pucks to the Panthers forecheck

Goalies .. maybe both stay hot, maybe one wilts and tips the scales

Rangers seem to be the team of destiny this post season

Should be a hell of a series for hockey fans

Panthers in 5

Maybe it’s me and no disrespect and I’m a Panthers fan….but if the Rangers are a team of destiny why are you picking the Cats to win in 5 ?

 

[IdleTraveller]

The Panthers are a VERY good road team. The Rangers are a VERY good home team.

Every game will have a majority of Rangers fans, so we will see which of these matters more.

Don't forget the rats in NY. Home ice advantage for us all the way, baby!

 

[QJL]

Rangers D is soft and I think will cough up a few pucks to the Panthers forecheck

Goalies .. maybe both stay hot, maybe one wilts and tips the scales

Rangers seem to be the team of destiny this post season

Should be a hell of a series for hockey fans

Panthers in 5

Trouba, Lindgren, and Schneider are soft? I can’t think of many more definitive hard nosed players. The other 3 hold their own as well.

The Rangers cough up pucks because occasional brain mishaps, not often because of physicality.

 

[Levitate]

Trouba, Lindgren, and Schneider are soft? I can’t think of many more definitive hard nosed players. The other 3 hold their own as well.

The Rangers cough up pucks because occasional brain mishaps, not often because of physicality.

They're not soft but they're not great at moving the puck out of their own end. That's the real issue with the Rangers D.

They generally play best when they can force a dumpin that lets them break it back out quickly rather than having to muck around and make plays to spring a breakout. Sometimes that works and sometimes doesn't

A healthy Chytil could be a needle mover in this matchup

 

[IdleTraveller]

I know ESPN and NHL hoping New York comes out of this because if the Finals is Dallas vs Florida or Canadian Team vs Florida.......LMAOO ratings disaster

I love this!! Got my conspiracy fodder for the inevitable goalie interference (mis)call.

 

[IdleTraveller]

What you miss is the Cats are sexy and people are intrigued with the Panthers.

LOL! I've never thought of us being known as the sexy ones in the NHL. But then again, Barkov has been known to play sexy FILTHY hockey... He's a bad bad boy.

 

[Sdevils42]

Well, when we started scoring on the PK we went from power play merchants to special teams merchants.

No need to take anything personal. It's just that over the last few years the Rangers have relied on their PP and elite goaltending. I mean those are pretty much facts. Although improved they're an average at best team at 5v5.

Even strength is where the Panthers have the advantage. They learned from last year, and this regular season, that losing composure can cause them to lose leads and games. They could have been a lot more physical against the Lightning, but knew that giving the Lightning PP opportunities would make winning the series more difficult, so I expect the same composure against the Rangers. No team is able to rattle them to the point where they go away from that script.

Florida over the regular season was the best 5-on-5 team in the league, and the best defensive team in the league. They push the pace, they dump and chase more than any team in the league, they forecheck relentless, are physical, and tend to control possession. If they can keep the series even strength, and limit the Rangers PP chances, it will certainly help.

One thing that will be interesting is Lundell playing 2nd line center with Verhaeghe and Tkachuk, and Bennett on the 3rd. Lundell has been playing outstanding hockey, and brings excellent D zone coverage to that line, allowing the to be be more effective on both sides of the ice. It gives the Panthers 2 defensive minded centers the matchup against the Rangers top 2 lines, and allow Bennett to still be effective and have an advantage over any 3rd line center for the Rangers.

A team that is able to dump and chase and get hard on the forecheck successfully vs this group of Rangers defenseman would seem like the recipe. Rangers have been able to hold leads this year by running the 1-3-1 trap as soon as they get a lead and credit to them it's been extremely successful.

 

[iam76]

Why are the rangers the team of destiny? Isn't that just wishful thinking? Looking for signs? Florida was the team of destiny last year and look how that ended up.

 

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[Cuckoo4Kakko]

Why are the rangers the team of destiny? Isn't that just wishful thinking? Looking for signs? Florida was the team of destiny last year and look how that ended up.

Why was Florida the team of destiny last year? Isn’t that just wishful thinking? Looking for signs?

 

[VainGretzky]

I want to see the Oilers and Rangers finals so Bad, Oilers are my clear favorite but the Rangers are 2nd would be such a high skilled final

 

[Neil Racki]

Why are the rangers the team of destiny? Isn't that just wishful thinking? Looking for signs? Florida was the team of destiny last year and look how that ended up.

this is just my subjective opinion and I havent seen all the games .. but puck luck is favoring the Rangers heavily imo and will that dry up or continue for the Rags?

Not trying to troll or be dismissive of the rangers as it takes a lot of hard work to get puck luck .. it is an earned thing. You need to generate traffic, do a good job of possessing the puck, getting shots on goal etc before you can even be in position to get the "lucky bounce".

"Takes a lot of practice to get lucky" - Patrick Roy

 

[Beezeral]

Why are the rangers the team of destiny? Isn't that just wishful thinking? Looking for signs? Florida was the team of destiny last year and look how that ended up.

I think they were 24-3-3 in 1 goal games this season and that trend has continued in the playoffs. When you continually win 1 goal games even when against the pace of play, "team of destiny" get's thrown around.

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

This is definitely Florida's series to lose. As a Rags fan, I'll just be proud if my team escapes with 1 game.

 

[Whoot Whoot]

Where's the hubris cat fans?