Post-Game Talk: Post-Game Talk: Tampa Bay Lightning @ New York Rangers - Game 1

[IAMREALITY]

So...what's the point of that comment?

Don't remember exactly, though you could always simply go back a page or two and check, but I think it was in a reply about hanks gaa goin down so much, and the poster saying so has the rangers (gaa gone down), or something to that effect.

 

[kovazub94]

Did he call Moore the Backhand Professor??? LOL!!

Not for nothing but Moore probably has the top 5 backhand shot in NHL. Only Crosby's is clearly better.

 

[FOD]

Tampa wasn't very good in their own end yesterday and that was the story of the game. The Rangers dominated them below the hash marks.

That should continue all series. The Lightning D are big but not that physical and can't seem to handle the Rangers speed. They seemed slow.

 

[Raspewtin]

Mainboards oh me oh my. What a bunch of dumb ****s.

"Overrated Michelin man!!"

"Bunch of 2nd liners!"

"Clutch and grab!"

Are we watching a different team or.......?

 

[Ail]

Mainboards oh me oh my. What a bunch of dumb ****s.

"Overrated Michelin man!!"

"Bunch of 2nd liners!"

"Clutch and grab!"

Are we watching a different team or.......?

Don't forget 1995 Devils.

I think people just see what they want to see when they hate a team, including our own fans to a degree.

 

[IAMREALITY]

Mainboards oh me oh my. What a bunch of dumb ****s.

"Overrated Michelin man!!"

"Bunch of 2nd liners!"

"Clutch and grab!"

Are we watching a different team or.......?

Nah, they're just bitter jackasses.

 

[The Gloaming]

Mainboards oh me oh my. What a bunch of dumb ****s.

"Overrated Michelin man!!"

"Bunch of 2nd liners!"

"Clutch and grab!"

Are we watching a different team or.......?

Who is the Michelin Man? Bishop, I hope?

As for the bunch of 2nd liners argument, let them think that. Our 2nd line center who is worse than Zajac scored a game 7 OT game winner and the first goal yesterday.

The mark of a good team - when people are constantly making excuses for why they just keep winning.

 

[Loff]

Mainboards oh me oh my. What a bunch of dumb ****s.

Are we watching a different team or.......?

****in' ignorant salty whiners. That's all.

We controlled this game. Too bad we only scored two.

 

[FOD]

Callahan was good for the PP and blocking shots and nothing else.

Honestly the most overrated Ranger since the 2005 lockout.

To be fair, Callahan would be 2nd on the Rangers in goals this year and 4th in points. He had 3 20 goal seasons with the Rangers and did everything you could ask of a player.

 

[Raspewtin]

Who is the Michelin Man? Bishop, I hope?

As for the bunch of 2nd liners argument, let them think that. Our 2nd line center who is worse than Zajac scored a game 7 OT game winner and the first goal yesterday.

The mark of a good team - when people are constantly making excuses for why they just keep winning.

Unless you're the Kings or Hawks, then you're just a team full of Christ Incarnates.

 

[Raspewtin]

Holy **** what is in the water down in Tampa? Other than an excess of salt, of course.

 

[The Gloaming]

Holy **** what is in the water down in Tampa? Other than an excess of salt, of course.

LMFAO. First the ticket thing against Detroit and now this. Tampa is a small market and always will be.

Agree on the love of the Hawks/Kings, which stems primarily from them being in the OMG WEST SO GOOD Conference.

 

[Raspewtin]

LMFAO. First the ticket thing against Detroit and now this. Tampa is a small market and always will be.

Agree on the love of the Hawks/Kings, which stems primarily from them being in the OMG WEST SO GOOD Conference.

No that applies for the whole playoffs.

A few Ranger fans on twitter complained about it.

 

[IAMREALITY]

To be fair, Callahan would be 2nd on the Rangers in goals this year and 4th in points. He had 3 20 goal seasons with the Rangers and did everything you could ask of a player.

Except wanna stay...

 

[The Gloaming]

No that applies for the whole playoffs.

A few Ranger fans on twitter complained about it.

Lol. I just realized that Tampa has been playing all O6 teams so far - teams with big fanbases who would love to invade their arena. There's always lots of Rangers fans in Florida in the RS - I expect the same in the playoffs.

 

[Cigar City]

I come in peace. I promise.

I love your team and have all season. Even found myself rooting for MSL a couple of times this year... Weird.

Anyways I just wanted to make a comment, and I swear this isn't condescending because I see your defense, as a whole, to be better than ours. BUT

Imagine if you guys had found a way to keep Stralman instead of Boyle. Wow. That already dominant defense would be damn near unstoppable.

Anyways, I see you guys taking this thing in 5. Best of luck the rest of the way!

 

[Captain Lindy]

Not for nothing but Moore probably has the top 5 backhand shot in NHL. Only Crosby's is clearly better.

Oh, I know. I just think that title is hilarious.

 

[Captain Lindy]

I come in peace. I promise.

I love your team and have all season. Even found myself rooting for MSL a couple of times this year... Weird.

Anyways I just wanted to make a comment, and I swear this isn't condescending because I see your defense, as a whole, to be better than ours. BUT

Imagine if you guys had found a way to keep Stralman instead of Boyle. Wow. That already dominant defense would be damn near unstoppable.

Anyways, I see you guys taking this thing in 5. Best of luck the rest of the way!

Oh, I hated when Stralman took that deal with you guys. I wish he never left us.

 

[Ail]

Holy **** what is in the water down in Tampa? Other than an excess of salt, of course.

LOLOLOLOL

Holy **** it's a good thing I am not a slug, otherwise reading this tweet would have killed me.

 

[cwede]

Holy **** what is in the water down in Tampa? Other than an excess of salt, of course.

as Branch Rickey used to say (and there a handful of similar quotes)
"Luck is the residue of design"

you put yourself in a position so that a little bit of luck goes a long way

 

[Filip Chytil]

Holy **** what is in the water down in Tampa? Other than an excess of salt, of course.

Good. Let them think like this. I hope the actual Tampa Bay Lightning team thinks this way as well. Keep blaming it on flukiness or puck luck. The more they do that, the less they realize the changes and adjustments they need to make to their game. They wouldn't blame it on actually being outplayed, but rather the Rangers just getting lucky. To me at least, this is a pretty weak mental approach to a series. The more mentally weak they are, the quicker we'll dispose of them.

 

[Raspewtin]

I really need to know how Dominic Moore going hard to the net and banking a perfect pass by Hayes off his leg is "lucky". Is it fortuitous? Maybe......but lucky? Implying that this is something that never happens? Go hard to the net and you'll probably get rewarded.......not a hard concept.

And we're so lucky that we hit, what, 4 posts in the first 2 periods?

 

[Ghost of jas]

I really need to know how Dominic Moore going hard to the net and banking a perfect pass by Hayes off his leg is "lucky". Is it fortuitous? Maybe......but lucky? Implying that this is something that never happens? Go hard to the net and you'll probably get rewarded.......not a hard concept.

And we're so lucky that we hit, what, 4 posts in the first 2 periods?

Maybe the Lightning needs to execute better defensive coverage next time...but that wouldn't fit the narrative.

 

[The Gloaming]

From Cooper's press conference, it seems like he thought the Lightning played well enough to win. I sure hope that's what he thinks. We all know the Rangers will be making adjustments anyway - let's hope the Lightning don't and keep turning the puck over behind their net.

 

[Raspewtin]

Maybe the Lightning needs to execute better defensive coverage next time...but that wouldn't fit the narrative.

Nah, Callahan getting lobotomized by Hayes and Stralman falling asleep and letting D. Moore sneak behind him was all luck. Tampa's players had nothing to do with it, honest!