GDT: | Game V ECQF Pens vs Rangers | 1900hrs EST | Its good to be King

[Zirakzigil]

vs

Pittsburgh Penguins (46-25-11, third in the Metropolitan Division)
vs.
New York Rangers (52-24-6, second in the Metropolitan Division)

New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Penguins lead series 3-1

Guentzel - Crosby - Rust
Heinen - Malkin - Kapanen
Zucker - Carter - McGinn
Boyle - Blueger - Rodrigues

Matheson - Letang
Pettersson - Marino
Friedman - Ruhwedel
Domingue - D'Orio

Kreider - Zibanejab - Vatrano
Panarin - Strome - Copp
Lafrenier - Chytil - Kakko
Hunt - Rooney - Reaves

Miller - Trouba
Braun - Fox
Nemeth - Schneider
Lazarus - Georgiev

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[3ladesof5teel]

Lets close this out boys and get some bodies rested, STICK A FORK IN THEM

 

[Allie Kitsune]

Seems like there's a chance of getting Rakell back for this one. If he is, who sits?

 

[SEALBound]

They are capable. They have the roster to win. Execute and go in for the kill.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Seems like there's a chance of getting Rakell back for this one. If he is, who sits?

He's wearing a regular jersey so looks that way. I'm guessing you have to sit Boyle, give the guy a rest. We all know at some point we will see him again.

I think EROD's big game played him into the lineup

 

[Giskard]

Play like it's 2016, but never forget 2011, it's not over till it's over. LGP

 

[orby]

I like watching teams get eliminated at home. It's fun when the home crowd gets the life sucked out of it and has to mope around while the away team celebrates. Make it happen, boys.

Seems like there's a chance of getting Rakell back for this one. If he is, who sits?

I'd have to imagine Boyle.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Foot meet throat. Please step on it.

 

[Andy99]

They better win this one because not only can’t I go to the dog park for Friday’s game, if there is one, I won’t be able to watch any of that game….all of this is bad luck for the Pens lol

 

[The Old Master]

looks like i might miss this one

 

[Peat]

 

[NeedleInTheHay]

I remember when I said during the slump that this championship core didn’t care about the regular season, and would bring it in the playoffs.

Maybe next everyone can talk about what a trash signing Carter was, with his 7 playoff goals in 10 games.

 

[cookthebooks]

I remember when I said during the slump that this championship core didn’t care about the regular season, and would bring it in the playoffs.

Maybe next everyone can talk about what a trash signing Carter was, with his 7 playoff goals in 10 games.

on behalf of someone who only really watches during the playoffs nowadays thank you for saving the season

 

[Tom Hanks]

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

As I said in last night’s PGT, I just hope we don’t sit back and get lazy in game 5 due to being overconfident and thinking it’ll be a cakewalk.

Don’t give them any breath whatsoever. Crush their dreams. Destroy their souls. Light Igor up with goals that will haunt him in his sleep (and make him jolt awake in a cold sweat) for years!!!

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

 

[HandshakeLine]

The original Negative Nancy

 

[RSPens]

I kind of agree that Boyle should be the one to come out, but then who is going to PK? I know he had a "good" game, at least by his standards, recently, but unless Boyle is telling Sully he's tired, I would be taking ERod out.

 

[RSPens]

It almost looked like the Pens ripped the Rangers heart out in the second last night. Let's just hope they don't let them recover in game 5. It's not that the Pens have to win game 5, but they need to at least make it look like they could win. Do that and they can likely walk away with it in Game 6.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

I kind of agree that Boyle should be the one to come out, but then who is going to PK? I know he had a "good" game, at least by his standards, recently, but unless Boyle is telling Sully he's tired, I would be taking ERod out.

Players who have PK'd somewhat regularly:

Erod
Blu
Carter
Rust
McGinn

That's plenty to choose from if Boyle is out

KK has done it in Toronto, but not here

 

[Tom Hanks]

How bad will they intentionally make the ice at MSG this time?

 

[66-30-33]

Just win, don't let them start to believe like Neo did. They are a young team so likely they are rattled about this and will be super nervous.


Or they will come out like game 1 and destroy everything in sight! get exhausted and we win.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Aren't the Rags of an average age of like... 30?

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I feel like the bad ice hurts the Rangers worse than the Penguins.

The Penguins have a bunch of practice skating around slowly with little discernable purpose considering the last like 20ish games they played this year.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Just win, don't let them start to believe like Neo did. They are a young team so likely they are rattled about this and will be super nervous.


Or they will come out like game 1 and destroy everything in sight! get exhausted and we win.

They have a bad coach though.