GDT: ECSF: Game 2 - New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes, 7pm ET, ESPN

[Summer Rose]

Leave me alone. I told you I’m outside finding inner peace. lol

Maybe you should walk into a pizza shop and ask them to make you one with everything.

 

[JimmyG89]

All expenses paid... by the Rangers.

That's no way to treat a guest!

 

[Oak]

Call me biased or an old time hockey dinosaur but none of the Rangers games have felt like playoff games so far. Talk about an easy walk right to the ECF.

 

[GAGLine]

Call me biased or an old time hockey dinosaur but none of the Rangers games have felt like playoff games so far. Talk about an easy walk right to the ECF.

The Rangers have only trailed in the playoffs for 3 minutes and 21 seconds. They've had a couple games come down to defending a 1 goal lead at the end, but overall, not a lot of stress yet.

Unfortunately, that's going to change at some point. I expect a heavy pushback from Carolina tonight.

 

[Oak]

The Rangers have only trailed in the playoffs for 3 minutes and 21 seconds. They've had a couple games come down to defending a 1 goal lead at the end, but overall, not a lot of stress yet.

Unfortunately, that's going to change at some point. I expect a heavy pushback from Carolina tonight.

Yes they have dominated but it's been easy for them and their opponents have not really played with that intense playoff style hockey that we are used to from the past. Hence why I mean they have had it easy. Are they a great team? Yes, but when play gets very fast and physical Rangers will struggle but they haven't had to deal with that yet.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Leave me alone. I told you I’m outside finding inner peace. lol

Inner piece by BBQing rat?

 

[Oak]

Carolina is the Cup favorite. If they don't win this series, that would be humiliating.

whaaaaaat????

 

[Lempo]

Inner piece by BBQing rat?

Logic dictate you find sense in sensei.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Yes they have dominated but it's been easy for them and their opponents have not really played with that intense playoff style hockey that we are used to from the past. Hence why I mean they have had it easy. Are they a great team? Yes, but when play gets very fast and physical Rangers will struggle but they haven't had to deal with that yet.

We can't all play the *checks notes* Leafs.

 

[NorthStar4Canes]

Watched a YouTube video a year or two back about how hockey has the greatest reliance on luck of the four major sports.

I think this is it if you're curious:

That's a pretty good primer that shows why, when it comes to betting, not all sports are created equal.

 

[The Faulker 27]

NYC's bbq game is so underrated.

Tastes like chicken. With a hint of sewer.

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

Gosh. Gotta try win it then.

this changes everything

Was the cup favorite, which no one with a brain puts stock into odds and favorites going into the playoffs.

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Moneypuck likes the Rangers this year

 

[pld459666]

Jump on them early.

Added offense and the whole nine, I still have faith they coming back is not in their DNA

 

[Ugene Magic]

 

[Flan the incredible]

Imagine finishing a hockey season #1 in the League, enjoy playoff home ice advantage plus a 100% healthy roster, won the regular season series, but trying to sell an "underdog" narrative based on......sports betting Oddsmakers.

We all know hockey means injuries, bad bounces, inconsistent officiating, bonehead penalties, bad ice, deflections, hinky board rebounds, etc etc etc. and due to this very nature, there's no sport of greater variance in predicted outcomes, even for a single hockey game, let alone picking a favorite to win 4 grinding, best-of-7 series, even before Round 1 begins.

Therefore, we all know the sports betting Oddsmakers don't know shit when it comes to predicting chances for anything past the most obvious outliers in hockey, and no advanced stats fed into algorithms, pundits, and supposed "insider" information will change that. Their whole shtick is to convince unwary and uninitiated suckers into believing the "science" behind their odds-making is solid.

Since I assume you're not a sucker, your post must've been just a bit of fun sarcasm.

Yes sports odds makers don't know shit and that's why we see sportsbook commercials every other minute and those beautiful casinos are made for losing money. Oh and sorry they arent making their money off of outliers. Insane take.

Its also comical that not only the oddsmakers but a large percentage of fans on this site didn't have the Rangers even in top 2 in the division at the beginning of the season. A ton of them had them fighting for a wildcard but now that the canes are down 1 game its a completely different message. Its oh they are really good and favored to win it now lol. If the canes come back and win this series you and other fans would call them pretenders and lucky to win their division let alone the Presidents trophy. So transparent.

 

[GG96]

Imagine finishing a hockey season #1 in the League, enjoy playoff home ice advantage plus a 100% healthy roster, won the regular season series, but trying to sell an "underdog" narrative based on......sports betting Oddsmakers.

Imagine being the betting favorites on the road and trying to turn around the underdog narrative. Pathetic.

And your incoherent babble on what Vegas does is so incoherently wrong that it really isn’t worth responding to

 

[Tryamw]

That's no way to treat a guest!

Well we're both Jerks so

 

[HFBS]

Call me biased or an old time hockey dinosaur but none of the Rangers games have felt like playoff games so far. Talk about an easy walk right to the ECF.

I'm an old time hockey dinosaur.

You're biased.

 

[Peltz]

Call me biased or an old time hockey dinosaur but none of the Rangers games have felt like playoff games so far. Talk about an easy walk right to the ECF.

What do you need? Someone to get stabbed?

 

[DuneGoon84]

What do you need? Someone to get stabbed?

How unfair is it the Rangers won5 str8 playoff games. Shouldn't playoff hockey be super tight ? Wah wah. Lol... Ranger fans have suffered many 7 game series the past decade. They are due for some ez games.

 

[TD Charlie]

I only want the rangers to win because of those couple Canes fans here that are just out of their f***ing mind crazy. Hopefully Carolina makes it entertaining though

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Like the Rangers to go up 2-0 tonight.

 

[NorthStar4Canes]

Yes sports odds makers don't know shit and that's why we see sportsbook commercials every other minute and those beautiful casinos are made for losing money. Oh and sorry they arent making their money off of outliers. Insane take.

Its also comical that not only the oddsmakers but a large percentage of fans on this site didn't have the Rangers even in top 2 in the division at the beginning of the season.

Thanks for helping to make my point.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

Wait, Carolina is still in the league?

 

[Whoot Whoot]

Kelly Sutherland = guaranteed one bad call