Pre-Game Talk: nyrcar

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I see you’ve met one of our board’s most esteemed posters

 

[tarheelhockey]

I see you’ve met one of our board’s most esteemed posters

To be fair, this was about 10% as bad as having to deal with the playoff stupidity of certain other Eastern Conference fanbases that I will not name but you know exactly who I'm talking about.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

due to what???

beanstalk

 

[the halleJOKEL]

beanstalk

it jsut keeps growing

 

[Canes]

I see you’ve met one of our board’s most esteemed posters

He couldn't carry bernmeister's jock strap.

 

[MMANumminen]

Impossible to know how any of these pairs will do. Weird situation overall. I don't think Rangers as a very good team, it's basically Zibanovic and Panarin but somehow they are always pain in the arse for the Canes. Good thing is Lunkvist is past prime already and can focus on his stupid sexy hair.

Canes in 5

 

[mm11]

geez, some blue shirt fans are making this Shesty kid the next Tretiak. They must have seen some greatness after 12 NHL games played and a few weeks of training camp. Granted he did have a large AHL sample size and killed the league. For the other NHL fan bases in the Metro, get some rubber on the kid and crash the net. Get in his kitchen.

 

[SvechneJerk]

geez, some blue shirt fans are making this Shesty kid the next Tretiak. They must have seen some greatness after 12 NHL games played and a few weeks of training camp. Granted he did have a large AHL sample size and killed the league. For the other NHL fan bases in the Metro, get some rubber on the kid and crash the net. Get in his kitchen.

Enter Morgan Geekie.

 

[The S5]

Impossible to know how any of these pairs will do. Weird situation overall. I don't think Rangers as a very good team, it's basically Zibanovic and Panarin but somehow they are always pain in the arse for the Canes. Good thing is Lunkvist is past prime already and can focus on his stupid sexy hair.

Canes in 5

Yeah, that Zibanovic is something else!
Kidding aside, the Rangers were one of the best teams in the league over the last couple of months of the season. They are very young, so not a ton of playoff experience, including their starting goalie. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out. Can't wait.

 

[mm11]

Enter Morgan Geekie.

never heard of the kid but i like it......Hopefully the bunch of jerks come through. good luck in the series

 

[SvechneJerk]

never heard of the kid but i like it......Hopefully the bunch of jerks come through. good luck in the series

Here is his 3rd goal (4th point) in 2 games - his 1st 2 games in the NHL - before the season came to a halt. Play comes about ~2:10.

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

*yawn*

TOO MUCH EFFORT IN THAT YAWN.

What you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

GOD MAY, I WILL NOT.

LOL, you guys are hilarious. I didn't even have time to read or respond to it because I was too busy. I think that we're too hard on someone who's clearly, at most, about 17.

THAT IS AN INSULT TO SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLDS.

To be fair, this was about 10% as bad as having to deal with the playoff stupidity of certain other Eastern Conference fanbases that I will not name but you know exactly who I'm talking about.

CAPS. HERE. I DID IT.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

TOO MUCH EFFORT IN THAT YAWN.

The only effort required in any of this world have been reading the entirety of OP's post.

Fortunately, the first sentence indicated clearly that there was no need to bother.

 

[mm11]

Here is his 3rd goal (4th point) in 2 games - his 1st 2 games in the NHL - before the season came to a halt. Play comes about ~2:10.

Liked how he paid his dues in the AHL a few seasons. I'll be pulling for the kid. Get in this goalie kitchen!

 

[The Faulker 27]

YouTube TV still hasn't added Fox Sports Carolinas back to the Greensboro-High Point area. Not sure yet how I'm going to consume these games.

 

[tarheelhockey]

YouTube TV still hasn't added Fox Sports Carolinas back to the Greensboro-High Point area. Not sure yet how I'm going to consume these games.

 

[Rad ChaLose]

The Rangers are not top heavy at all. You're statement was idiotic. Rangers have 2 dominant scoring lines. Something almost no team has in this league. Most teams like Carolina are a one line team. The third line was rounding into form as Kakko and Howden had the game slow down for them their last 10 games. The Rangers have superior talent compared to the Canes who have the worst goaltending in hockey IMO. That being said, the Rangers were absurdly young this season. Experience matters in the playoffs. If the Canes don't win this series they need to make major changes. Corsi is a moronic stat. Stop looking at it and learn to watch the game with your eyes.

Three biggest issues the Canes will have in this series are as follows. Slavin is a tremendous defenseman but he can only go against one line. Panarin and Zibanejad are on different lines so what he does won't be as effective as if they played a one line team. Two, barring a miracle, the Canes goalies stink and are easy to beat where as Shesterkin is not. A big disadvantage for the Canes. Three, the Rangers PP should light the Canes up pretty easily if the Canes don't stay out of the box. Canes were SH more than any team in the league. While their PK was really good, it won't work against NY with the firepower they have now that the PP is clicking on all cylinders and the Canes goalies are atrocious. I still think with the experience they have the Canes should find a way to win. After this season forget it. When the Rangers young talent continues to mature they will put a buttwhipping on the eastern conference for a long time.

So let me ask, how do you feel about the Canes goalies?

 

[Tryamw]

So let me ask, how do you feel about the Canes goalies?

I feel like they are goalies... But Slavin is our best one... even if he isn't called a goalie.
I also feel like they are a bunch of jerks though Mrazek is better at that then Reimer.

 

[Stickpucker]

The Rangers are not top heavy at all. You're statement was idiotic. Rangers have 2 dominant scoring lines. Something almost no team has in this league. Most teams like Carolina are a one line team. The third line was rounding into form as Kakko and Howden had the game slow down for them their last 10 games. The Rangers have superior talent compared to the Canes who have the worst goaltending in hockey IMO. That being said, the Rangers were absurdly young this season. Experience matters in the playoffs. If the Canes don't win this series they need to make major changes. Corsi is a moronic stat. Stop looking at it and learn to watch the game with your eyes.

Three biggest issues the Canes will have in this series are as follows. Slavin is a tremendous defenseman but he can only go against one line. Panarin and Zibanejad are on different lines so what he does won't be as effective as if they played a one line team. Two, barring a miracle, the Canes goalies stink and are easy to beat where as Shesterkin is not. A big disadvantage for the Canes. Three, the Rangers PP should light the Canes up pretty easily if the Canes don't stay out of the box. Canes were SH more than any team in the league. While their PK was really good, it won't work against NY with the firepower they have now that the PP is clicking on all cylinders and the Canes goalies are atrocious. I still think with the experience they have the Canes should find a way to win. After this season forget it. When the Rangers young talent continues to mature they will put a buttwhipping on the eastern conference for a long time.

 

[Stickpucker]

Shestyorkin has a pretty stat line, it's true, but 12 games isn't a huge sample size. And if you rank all 5 potential starters in this series, it might shake out like this:

GP-W-L-OTL-GAA-SV

Shestyorkin

12

10

2

0

2.52

.932

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Reimer

25

14

6

2

2.66

.914

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Mrazek

40

21

16

2

2.69

.905

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Georgiev

34

17

14

2

3.04

.910

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Lundqvist

30

10

12

3

3.16

.905

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

To me that's 4 guys who are hovering around league average and one rookie on a hot streak. Is that enough to win a playoff series, absolutely it is but it's no guarantee either.

YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH!!

...that's the next Patrick Roy you're talking about. 10 Vezina wins in the next 11 years and 3 Conn Smythes.

 

[Stickpucker]

I feel like they are goalies... But Slavin is our best one... even if he isn't called a goalie.
I also feel like they are a bunch of jerks though Mrazek is better at that then Reimer.

Faulk was our best goaler and we traded him

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

It’s happening guys and gals. I’m stirring up shit on the main board in the playoff thread. It was dormant for a while so poking the murder hornets nest feels great. Please all come join me and continue our long standing tradition of being lovable but extremely annoying jerks!

 

[CanesUltimate11]

It’s happening guys and gals. I’m stirring up shit on the main board in the playoff thread. It was dormant for a while so poking the murder hornets nest feels great. Please all come join me and continue our long standing tradition of being lovable but extremely annoying jerks!

Well done Sir!

 

[Tryamw]

It’s happening guys and gals. I’m stirring up shit on the main board in the playoff thread. It was dormant for a while so poking the murder hornets nest feels great. Please all come join me and continue our long standing tradition of being lovable but extremely annoying jerks!

I'll support you from behind... Way behind like across a zip code or 3

 

[Stickpucker]

It’s happening guys and gals. I’m stirring up shit on the main board in the playoff thread. It was dormant for a while so poking the murder hornets nest feels great. Please all come join me and continue our long standing tradition of being lovable but extremely annoying jerks!

Thanks but no thanks. I was already attacked by 30 yellow Jack's mowing the past weekend.