Series Talk: ECQF: New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals (NYR Lead 3-0)

[IafrateOvie34]

I would love a run like the 91 North Stars had. Mario ruined their run, but that team upset three, heavy favorites and brutalized the Oilers in the Campbell Conference Finals. Tinordi and Casey were unreal those playoffs.

 

[BPD]

tom wilson in 4

I'm just wondering how he gets suspended and how he manages to take Rempe with him.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Win one Eastern division you get the -37 lolCaps, win the other you get the recent b2b champs with elite players, depth, good D and HOF goaltending.

 

[Irishguy42]

Rangers are either going to bully the Caps into relocating to Arizona, or Charlie Lindgren will go sick-o mode and make this a 7-game series that the Caps win.

No in-between.

 

[RVACapsFan]

Caps rolling into this series with wads of house money falling out of our pockets.

If the roles were reversed and we were the Presidents Trophy winner and some gritty Rangers with dumb luck had stumbled into the last wild card spot, I'd be terrified right now.

 

[Dowisetrepla]

I say Rangers in 5 as the Caps just aren’t very good. But would I be stunned if Caps somehow win the series? Not at all!

 

[Donuts]

NyR

 

[josra33]

I love how Philly controlled who made this Wild Card spot.

 

[WarriorofTime]

This might be the easiest sweep to predict in NHL history, lol

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Caps in 5! Go ovie! f*** the rangers!!

JusticeforBradySkjei

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Yes, we get to see the Great8 in the playoffs once again. This is Rangers in 5 though unless Lindgren manages to steal a couple of games standing on his head.

Expect the Caps to be horribly outshot in this series. Caps D is not good.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

The Rangers would win round 1 regardless of opponent. I'm glad the Caps made it into the playoffs since I always enjoy watching Ovi. The Caps will be a nice tuneup for the Rangers moving into round 2. This series won't last long, but it should be hard hitting and entertaining in any case.

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Rangers in 5. Should be a short but chippy series.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Win one Eastern division you get the -37 lolCaps, win the other you get the recent b2b champs with elite players, depth, good D and HOF goaltending.

The team with more points get the worse team.

 

[2014nyr]

The Caps always playing the Rangers hard. I think the Rangers win (obviously bias), but it’ll be frustratingly close.

agree, and don't think they'll do any different in this series. their style of play will clog up the ice and force a style of play that has always frustrated this group. i also don't think there's a ton to be taken away from regular season results. remember 2 years ago the rangers had swept the season series with the lightning and we know how that went.

a playoff series brings a whole different level of prep and focus into the equation, so you get much more detailed in your gameplan. regular season prep work is relatively minimal when you're playing 82 every other night. obviously the pace/physicality ratchets up a level too, so there's the relative ceilings and willingness to push to that to factor in as well.

 

[HabsQC]

This may be the easiest sweep in the history of the NHL.

Rangers absolutely kicked out with this matchup.

I agree, easy sweep for the Caps

 

[KJoe88]

Stomp them NYR.

 

[Lua]

neutral/caps fans: quick series for the rangers

rangers fans who have been paying attention for the past 100 or so years:

 

[Musampa]

Anyone else feel the vibe of last year BOS vs FLA?

 

[Hire Sather]

Caps rolling into this series with wads of house money falling out of our pockets.

If the roles were reversed and we were the Presidents Trophy winner and some gritty Rangers with dumb luck had stumbled into the last wild card spot, I'd be terrified right now.

Like 2009 lol or whatever year it was that the Rangers somehow got a 3-1 lead in

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Washington is going to get demolished, wouldn’t surprise me if they get swept. The Rangers are the real deal this year.

 

[BB79]

I could say the same about the Crapitals. You guys literally had to get a “gifted” ENG to make the Playoffs.

Have fun getting Molly-whopped

Turns out they didn't need to play any better, they made the playoffs

Anyone else feel the vibe of last year BOS vs FLA?

LOL! No.

 

[S E P H]

Any way I can vote Rags in 3? In reality, I have the Rangers winning in 5 games except if they are pretenders and I would not be shocked if the Caps win this season and provide us with another chock of epic proportions. I suspect that Cap's style will keep them in many of the games, they love low-event hockey and that does not mean exchanging chances, it means keeping mistakes at an all-time minimum low level, but when you play the same team over and over again, weaknesses get exposed and I suspect that is why the Rangers should win in 5.

I am a big Lindgren fan though and he has been freakin' unbelievable this season, he should most definitely get Vezina votes easily. Nonetheless, he and the Capitals' structured style should keep the games close, but Washington has such a lack of depth that it will hurt them in the long run. Not that I think Caps on here care, you lot are probably super stoked to make the playoffs at this stage, so enjoy the ride. The worst teams to face are the ones with zero pressure and Washington is "that" team this year. However, if Rangers are here with a mission as the Avs were in 2022, that lack of depth will be put to the grinder.

 

[miscs75]

I'm just wondering how he gets suspended and how he manages to take Rempe with him.

It’s more likely Wilson gets the instigator after reacting to a Rempe hit than the reverse honestly. Then we have a 25 page thread on here where people say he’s too big and it’s his size that caused the elbow to hit the head of whatever player it was.

 

[Roo Returns]

JusticeforBradySkjei

What does that even mean? Skjei played like a dumb ass after his rookie year in New York when he had like 35 secondary assists playing primarily the Hayes/Miller/Grabner line. That and Beukeboom who was his whisperer leaving caused him to think he was Bobby Orr. It didn't go well.

Wilson going to decapitate Panarin and I can't wait for it.

They probably won't be on the ice much together. And Rempe Smash!