Pre-Game Talk: nyrcar

[Canes]

If you think the Rangers players give a passing f*** about a draft pick moving 3 spots vs them advancing in the playoffs, you’re dreaming.

lol I knew someone would make me regret not including in my post

 

[MinJaBen]

If we lose this series, are we in the lottery?

No, that would be over before games even start.

 

[spockBokk]

If we lose this series, are we in the lottery?

This is inevitable.

But of course the Leafs losing their play-in series to the Jackets is also inevitable. As well as them getting the #9 pick, thus the Canes sending their pick to the Rangers as part of the Skjei trade.

Tbe Rangers then go on to win the Cup and draft Lafreniere.

Profit?

 

[SvechneJerk]

I honestly think Geekie will be an X-factor for us here. Completely serious. Dude makes his living in front of the net & will give whoever the Rags put in goal, fits. To me, that's an ingredient we've lacked for forever, early 2019-2020 Haula notwithstanding.

Just a feeling.

 

[sabremike]

For the love of God and all that is holy please just destroy these motherf***ers.

Thanks!

 

[Unsustainable]

Let’s go Canes

 

[GoldiFox]

Bettman just said on NHL Network that their initial thought is that the team with the higher seed in this play-in round would get "home ice advantage" which includes last change. That should help a bit with Rod getting to choose his matchups.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Bettman just said on NHL Network that their initial thought is that the team with the higher seed in this play-in round would get "home ice advantage" which includes last change. That should help a bit with Rod getting to choose his matchups.

For all the games or just 3 of 5?

 

[Bunch of Jurcos]

* 2006 Stanley Cup Champions
* 2020 Stanley Cup Champions

I'm perfectly fine with making more people's head explode like Anger from Inside Out.

 

[GoldiFox]

For all the games or just 3 of 5?

The way he phrased it was all of the games which would be pretty big. But he also said given these circumstances they are giving a lot of weight to the players' opinions and things can change so maybe they decide of 3 of 5.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Regular season means nothing. This is the playoffs.

 

[DougieSmash]

Sabres fanbase was arrogant in 06. Bruins fanbase was arrogant in 09. Craps fanbase was arrogant in 19. Rangers fanbase is pretty arogant right now. I don't care how much they *own* us. It's playoffs.

 

[Identity404]

Does it really matter who we are playing? Coming off this long break it's a literal crapshoot. I think we are going to see a lot of "upsets". I like our odds because we have started hot the last two seasons, plus we are not playing at MSG. If our goaltending is average I think we will win this.

 

[tarheelhockey]

My dream is that the Canes will win the 2020 Stanley Cup by knocking out a series of high-profile teams in the most miserable manner possible.

Step 1: Shesterkin puts on a god-like show, while the Canes constantly switch goalies because ours are just indescribably ****ing awful. But we Corsi the ever-living shit out of it and somehow these are the results:

Game 1: Rangers 9, Canes 0 (shots 28-50)
Game 2: Rangers 2, Canes 3 (shots 16-45)
Game 3: Rangers 7, Canes 1 (shots 23-35)
Game 4: Rangers 1, Canes 2 (shots 19-55)
Game 5 heading to OT: Rangers 2, Canes 2 (shots 25-38)

In the third period, Shesterkin is injured by his own defenseman. Lundqvist comes in and makes god-like saves to push the game to overtime. NBC spends the intermission hyping up this legendary moment which may come to define our memories of Lundqvist. In OT, three Rangers shots hit the pipes before the Canes ever get a scoring chance. The game ends when Dougie Hamilton's dump-in bounces off a rut in the ice, hits the post, bounces in off Lundqvist's skates, and lands 1 inch over the line.

Save percentages:
Rangers goalies .960
Canes goalies .811

Goals scored:
Rangers 21
Canes 9

Canes advance.

 

[Chrispy]

My dream is that the Canes will win the 2020 Stanley Cup by knocking out a series of high-profile teams in the most miserable manner possible.

Step 1: Shesterkin puts on a god-like show, while the Canes constantly switch goalies because ours are just indescribably ****ing awful. But we Corsi the ever-living shit out of it and somehow these are the results:

Game 1: Rangers 9, Canes 0 (shots 28-50)
Game 2: Rangers 2, Canes 3 (shots 16-45)
Game 3: Rangers 7, Canes 1 (shots 23-35)
Game 4: Rangers 1, Canes 2 (shots 19-55)
Game 5 heading to OT: Rangers 2, Canes 2 (shots 25-38)

In the third period, Shesterkin is injured by his own defenseman. Lundqvist comes in and makes god-like saves to push the game to overtime. NBC spends the intermission hyping up this legendary moment which may come to define our memories of Lundqvist. In OT, three Rangers shots hit the pipes before the Canes ever get a scoring chance. The game ends when Dougie Hamilton's dump-in bounces off a rut in the ice, hits the post, bounces in off Lundqvist's skates, and lands 1 inch over the line.

Save percentages:
Rangers goalies .960
Canes goalies .811

Goals scored:
Rangers 21
Canes 9

Canes advance.

I mean, I'll take it...

 

[A Star is Burns]

So, sounds like 28 skaters and unlimited goalies. Who ya got?

 

[tarheelhockey]

So, sounds like 28 skaters and unlimited goalies. Who ya got?

I’ll take the one with unlimited goalies.

 

[Chrispy]

I’ll take the one with unlimited goalies.

But one of the goalies is Scott Darling.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Would we add Keane, McKeown, Bishop, and Bokk? Unless we want to Bean to practice I don’t see us adding him. Not sure of any other forward options for us.

or is cheap TD say he ain’t paying any extra players

 

[A Star is Burns]

I’ll take the one with unlimited goalies.

But one of the goalies is Scott Darling.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Likely locks:

Forwards (13):

Aho, Staal, Teravainen, Niederreiter, Trocheck, Dzingel, McGinn, Martinook, Svechnikov, Necas, Foegele, Williams, Geekie (one assumes)

Defense (8):

Slavin, Skjei, Gardiner, Edumundson, van Riemsdyk, Fleury, Hamilton, Vatanen

7 remaining spots out of:

Forwards (9):

Suzuki (presumably since he's under a contract that can be for this year), Bokk (same), Pritchard, Mattheos, Smallman, Lorentz, Gibbons, McCormick, Bishop

Defense (6):

Kaski, Forsling, Bean, Keane, Sellgren (in theory since contracted for this year), McKeown

One assumes that you'd want a lot of defensive depth given it's better to dress an extra dman than to be without one. We already have 8 dmen from the main roster though.

Given that you may not ever get to these guys, I would assume you would want guys like Bean and Keane for practice purposes. If Mattheos is healthy, it might be good to have him around since he missed so much time this year. Bishop & Forsling seem likely with some NHL experience. Lorentz seems like the type you'd want available for the playoffs. I'd assume the guys like Suzuki, Bokk, and Sellgren wouldn't be coming over/up, but maybe. Hard to say what they'll think of guys like Gibbons and McCormick that have NHL experience by kinda suck.

Out of goalies, one assumes you'd try to have Forsberg and Ned as your available options after the top two.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Would be a good time to stop losing to the Rangers.

 

[MinJaBen]

Would be a good time to stop losing to the Rangers.

I like this plan. Seems like the way to go here.

 

[tarheelhockey]

But one of the goalies is Scott Darling.

It only takes one.

 

[cptjeff]

Oh, by the way, it's official now since we're going straight to playoffs: Morgan Geekie should now have the highest GPG in a season of play of anyone ever to play in the National Hockey League.

Edit: NVM. I found out how to actually look it up. He's 9th. Still beats the crap out of scrubs like that Gretzky feller, though.