- Aug 12, 2008
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agree with most of this. Its the playoffs and teams simplify their games to prevent disaster but really thought the rangers would be scoring more based on the caps AHL defense and really a lack of defensive forwards. Charlie is great and maybe thats the difference but if the rangers are winning the cup this year they are going to have play a lot better then this. To me the real difference in the series comes down to when the chances for either team have happened, the rangers skill guys score and the caps dont have that answer anymore. Only two games but their best player has 1 gift goal so far and outside of some fancy skating by himself hasnt done anything. At least Ovi is old as hell, whats Panarins excuse. The one thing rangers are doing right is getting timely scoring. To win you have to get goals from random players. This might get closer if the caps can get those two dmen back. Still almost certainly a rangers win but what else was supposed to happen.I see a lot of NYR posters have borrowed some courage from their team's 2-0 series lead. I wonder if they will show the same courage if they have to play the Canes next. I have seen nothing from them that would make me hopeful about getting out of the second round if I was a Rangers fan.
The refs have inserted themselves into this series far too often. Lots of ticky-tack phantom calls all while missing some egregious penalties (going both ways). I've watched all of the other series, and I think this one is the worst officiated of the bunch. I say let the teams actually play something that resembles what playoff hockey should be.
Despite a rookie coach, depleted defense, aging veterans, and inexperienced youth, I think the Caps have gotten better each game. I think they'll continue to adapt and improve when the series goes back to DC. They really need to get Jensen and Sandin back to have a chance, though. Their transition game has been really poor without them.