ECQF: (M2) New York Rangers vs (M3) Pittsburgh Penguins | Series tied 3-3

[Zirakzigil]

vs

Looking forward to what should be a good series.

Click to read more...

 

[cheech70]

Its time for Bread to get a multi point game and end this early tomorrow

 

[Night Shift]

No worries for that... Bread avoids contact at all costs

Then we won't have to worry about him scoring then.

 

[TGWL]

This game is going to game 7. For the most part it's been an enjoyable series, and fans from both sides are too busy turning this into a measuring content. Who cares who got a franchise player and who didn't in the lottery? Why are we even bringing this crap up?

Some of you fans are simply the worst. If you cheered Crosby being injured (regardless how you viewed the hit), or cheer for a NYR player to be injured, you're just the worst kind of fan.

 

[Night Shift]

Some of you fans are simply the worst. If you cheered Crosby being injured (regardless how you viewed the hit), or cheer for a NYR player to be injured, you're just the worst kind of fan.

 

[cheech70]

Big decision is Jarry for Stir fry....big gamble that Sully is not afraid of. After muffing Kreiders fly ball the only choice may be an inactive Jarry which in itself is something to consider. But Stir Fry is who he is.

 

[Night Shift]

Big decision is Jarry for Stir fry....big gamble that Sully is not afraid of. After muffing Kreiders fly ball the only choice may be an inactive Jarry which in itself is something to consider. But Stir Fry is who he is.

I still have faith in the King. Id like to see the Pens keep him next year as the #3 again.

 

[cheech70]

Matheson....he has had a good series...he can be a confident bull at times...this must of been who the Panthers saw when they gave him the big bucks

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

When the Rangers scored 2 quick goals to tie game 5, I said out loud that they will win the series.

It is now shaping up that they will probably make the final 4, and likely the finals.

I said at the beginning that they have a bye the first round. Penguins have yet to prove me wrong.

I have no idea how you could watch this series and think the Rangers will go to the finals. Unless Shesterkin goes God Mode i think they get dummied in the 2nd round by either opponent. And thats if they win game 7. Anything can happen in a game 7.

 

[Night Shift]

No. That was Crosby.
Cheering for another team's injury is bad juju.

I'm only cheering for a game 7 victory. It'll be sweet doing it on the road.

 

[red devil]

 

[BelovedIsles]

NYR basically got gifted another round. With that said, perhaps this is Laf's (another gift) breakout?

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

I have no idea how you could watch this series and think the Rangers will go to the finals. Unless Shesterkin goes God Mode i think they get dummied in the 2nd round by either opponent. And thats if they win game 7. Anything can happen in a game 7.

I mean as a Devils fan, Shesterkin struggling is giving me some schadenfreude but acting like he can't flip the switch to god Shesterkin isn't the biggest stretch. It's also not like Carolina and Boston have an elite goalie unless Freddy comes back for the former and who knows how rusty he'll be. But you're right, first things first, gotta focus on the game 7 at hand.

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

I mean as a Devils fan, Shesterkin struggling is giving me some schadenfreude but acting like he can't flip the switch to god Shesterkin isn't the biggest stretch. It's also not like Carolina and Boston have an elite goalie unless Freddy comes back for the former and who knows how rusty he'll be. But you're right, first things first, gotta focus on the game 7 at hand.

Given the Devils goaltending this season i dont blame you for the schadenfreude.

 

[DelZottoHitTheNetJK]

Are there any two teams over the last decade who have played more playoff games vs each other then these two teams? Minus a couple series always seems to go 7

Rangers and Caps have had their fair share of playoff wars prior to the rebuild

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Given the Devils goaltending this season i dont blame you for the schadenfreude.

Lol, yeah. I mean it also doesn't help that he was losing the first couple of games to a former goalie we had. If there's any fanbase who could understand the goalie struggles of both of these guys in this series, it's ours.

 

[Kravtsov420]

As a Rangers fan, Sullivan has coached circles around Gallant. Circles.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Are neutral fans enjoying this series? I feel like it's been a lot of flawed hockey. Lots of scoring, but bad defense and bad goaltending.

NYR basically got gifted another round. With that said, perhaps this is Laf's (another gift) breakout?

Username checks out.

 

[Uncle Dru]

Its time for Bread to get a multi point game and end this early tomorrow

Panaring getting going would be huge, he must be playing through an injury...assuming whatever happened to him at the end of the season

 

[VivaLasVegas]

As a Rangers fan, Sullivan has coached circles around Gallant. Circles.

And yet the VGK are constantly criticized for letting Gallant go.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

As a Rangers fan, Sullivan has coached circles around Gallant. Circles.

Pretty sure most Pens fan will disagree with you. Both fan bases think their team's coaches have been poor.

 

[Kravtsov420]

Pretty sure most Pens fan will disagree with you. Both fan bases think their team's coaches have been poor.

Idk, maybe its a case of Pitt needing a new voice and change of scenery. But the guy won two cups with them. And I get that every fan base bitches at their coach in these games, but Sullivan has very little to work with at this point, let's be honest. A third string goalie, no Crosby, pretty much almost an AHL team behind some players at this point. And we are having this many issues with him. Pitt is upset at him because they shouldn't be winning and now they have hope of winning so they're just taking their frustration out on him.

Gallant has said he doesn't believe in line matching (which he is getting taken to the shed with), and his use of timeouts has been questionable. Obviously a good portion of blame lays at the players feet, but our defensive structure has been ECHL at times. I've disliked our organization's lack of X's and O's literacy for quite a while now.

They are not moving their feet. Trying to make static passes to each other. It doesn't take a genius to see the problems, but I don't see any adjustment whatsoever. Our play and problems have been just as abysmal since game 2.

 

[Lomez]

to give an outside perspective this feels like a mistake. i get the blown leads frustration but theyve had a few big injuries. on the flip side hes put together a masterful plan to open up a ranger team that strangled their offense in late season games, and defensively theyve done a great job being disciplined collapsing in the middle. against this ranger team that usually cant pass up a scoring chance to go cross ice no matter how many sticks, bodies, or fallen scoreboards stand in between them and the recipient, that can be a backbreaker. but it takes coaching and discipline to effectively use it and be able to break out from it. even great coaches can have their voice go stale with a group after a period of time but i havent seen a hint of that. hes got the entire roster playing above their heads - their effort last night without crosby was impressive as hell effort and execution wise. idno i just dont know that its possible to upgrade from sullivan considering his x's and o's ability and the effort he gets out of his players. its possible i guess, but from what ive seen i couldnt be more impressed

Excellent comments and an outside perspective is always welcomed. I would also note post game or the morning after is not the best time to comment after the shitshow lapses of the past couple games. I'm still livid. I get sometimes what appears to be a team's errors are actually the other team playing very well, I don't think this is the case here, i.e., the Pens blew it by sticking to the game plan for only 50 minutes a game. Give the Rangers credit, they took advantage when they had to but watching that puck float in the goal last night was dreadful coda that every pens knew was going to happen after they blew two leads in do or die situations. Sullivan, while outcoaching GG IMHO, isn't coaching the team he has. This isn't the 2017 Pens. Get a coach who can coach the team we have or get the players that can play our system.

Matheson....he has had a good series...he can be a confident bull at times...this must of been who the Panthers saw when they gave him the big bucks

He can play the Pens game. I'm glad we have him buttoned up for a few years.

 

[DelZottoHitTheNetJK]

Excellent comments and an outside perspective is always welcomed. I would also note post game or the morning after is not the best time to comment after the shitshow lapses of the past couple games. I'm still livid. I get sometimes what appears to be a team's errors are actually the other team playing very well, I don't think this is the case here, i.e., the Pens blew it by sticking to the game plan for only 50 minutes a game. Give the Rangers credit, they took advantage when they had to but watching that puck float in the goal last night was dreadful coda that every pens knew was going to happen after they blew two leads in do or die situations. Sullivan, while outcoaching GG IMHO, isn't coaching the team he has. This isn't the 2017 Pens. Get a coach who can coach the team we have or get the players that can play our system.


He can play the Pens game. I'm glad we have him buttoned up for a few years.

It's crazy how evenly matched this series has been, also in how identical some of the wins and losses have looked. Rangers lost game 3 on a late back breaker of a shit goal, Pens lost game 6 in the same fashion. Both teams depth getting exposed with injuries everywhere. I think the major difference is that the Rangers injuries have looked lesser on paper because their guys are playing thru them. Which depending on the severity could be worse than having them just sit and replaced with a bottom 6er that can just grind away and get pucks deep into the O zone. Panarin and Copp look like shells of their former selves.

Moving to tomorrow, that's an awfully tough ask of Jarry to play his first game back in a game 7 on the road. Domingue really hasn't been bad; he just hasn't been able to steal a game. He's stopped some chances that probably should've went it, and he's let some in that probably should've been stopped. I feel like if you can get that out of your third string G you're in a good spot. He's given them a chance to win every single night

 

[TNT87]

Whoever wins sunday i think will take the series imo

Finally, the voice of reason on this thread.

 

[JimmyG89]

So, are we going to talk about intent again or is that discussion dead? Looks pretty clear to me here.