Series Talk: Rangers/Craps (Game 1 is Sunday 4/21 @ 3pm ET)

[LaffyTaffy13]

Here. We. Go.

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[Baby Punisher]

Rangers in 5. The Rempe factor will be huge in keeping Wilson in check. Ovi has never been hit by a moving wall in his career, well brother meet the Rempire State Building!

I'm gonna try to get tickets for game 3 or 4
Who's going!?

 

[Boris Zubov]

if we are trying to live to our seeding…

The last rangers were the first team to make the finals playing all 21. The Kings that year were the first team to make the finals playing 20.

Need a 5 gamer or better in round 1. Gotta have it.

Let’s get it.

You have that backwards...Kings played all 21. Rangers played 20...we closed out Montreal in 6.

 

[Chalfdiggity3]

6pm start time for the knicks on Saturday. Sunday it is. I hope it’s at night. I hate afternoon games

 

[noncents]

6pm start time for the knicks on Saturday. Sunday it is. I hope it’s at night. I hate afternoon games

3pm dawg

 

[Luger]

Rangers in 7 because they can't do anything easy.

If they go to game 7 in the first round, they won't go beyond ECF, and probably won't get out of the second round. Need to win this one in 4 or 5 if they want to win the Cup. Less likely to get injuries, fewer bruises, better rested.

 

[huerter]

I’m the DMV king. Literally nobody knows this series better than me.

 

[huerter]

If they go to game 7 in the first round, they won't go beyond ECF, and probably won't get out of the second round. Need to win this one in 4 or 5 if they want to win the Cup. Less likely to get injuries, fewer bruises, better rested.

A team has made the finals going to 7 games in the first round in ‘19, ‘21, ‘22, and ‘23. (I only went back to ‘18 and ‘20 had the play-in round).

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Hate to break it to some of you but Rempe isn’t a lock to be in the lineup game 1 or even a majority of the series.

 

[FoxyClean]

Hate to break it to some of you but Rempe isn’t a lock to be in the lineup game 1 or even a majority of the series.

After Lavi’s comments about him before the Ottawa game, I’d be absolutely floored if he doesn’t play Game 1. I give it 1 period before Wilson starts to stir shit up.

 

[Tob]

When Rangers Twitter start tweeting grammatically incorrectly to avoid capital letters

 

[FoxyClean]

Probably our first series since the 90s where a loss would be absolutely humiliating. And would probably result in major, major changes this offseason.

I’ll take a win in 6, but 4-5 games max needs to be the goal for them here. A 7 game series would be disastrous and exhausting - Carolina would likely chop them up in R2 unless the Isles bang them up too.

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

I don't see how we win this series.

 

[Hire Sather]

Do some people think playing Rempe will stop Wilson from Wilsoning?

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

Do some people think playing Rempe will stop Wilson from Wilsoning?

When he beats him into career-ending unconsciousness

Rempe fighting Wilson would be the absolute best thing to happen in this series. I'd take it as a sign that fate is on our side.

 

[Hire Sather]

Also this kind of reminds me of the 2009 series flip flopped

And we were up 3-1 lol

 

[Kodiak]

I’d like to see a Wilson-Rempe fight but I doubt it happens. Wilson knows that taking himself off the ice for 5 minutes in exchange for a 4th liner is a net loss for his team.

I wonder if Leonard signs with the Caps and plays in this series, a la Kreider.

I’m not too concerned about Leonard after watching more than a handful of BC games this year. He has great tools but he’s a selfish player at this point in his career. Maybe he develops into an impact player but I don’t think he’s there yet. Lindgren is the only player I’d be worried about on the Caps.

 

[NYRangers16]

Hi Charlie, also Ryan *needs to score*

I do view this first series as a "ghost game" or maybe ghost matchup. It does seem like every Stanley cup winner has to learn some things or grow in some way. And I suspect that this team needs to learn how to take a lead. Amazing to think that they won a President's Trophy given the issues.

We also have ghosts of Ovechkin, Wilson, and Panarin's past.

 

[Black Tank]

Caps traded Mantha, Edmunson and Kuznetsov at the deadline for draft picks and somehow found their way in. Pretty crazy.

Rangers have been the better team all season by far and need to prove that in round 1. Hoping for a series win in 5 games like we had over Pittsburgh after winning the Presidents' Trophy in 2015.

This is important. The caps de-skilled at the TDL and are 4-4-2 in their last 10. They've won their last 3 but have rode Lindgren and their other key players hard and have an 18-23 road record.

I would play Rempe every game, not to fight Wilson or Mcilrath but to get in on that forecheck and HURT the caps dmen. These are not soft loving hugs that Rempe dishes out and his hitting will have an affect even over 4,5, or 6 games.

 

[Black Tank]

Probably our first series since the 90s where a loss would be absolutely humiliating. And would probably result in major, major changes this offseason.

I’ll take a win in 6, but 4-5 games max needs to be the goal for them here. A 7 game series would be disastrous and exhausting - Carolina would likely chop them up in R2 unless the Isles bang them up too.

The isles sure AF are going to bang up carolina. It may be a 4 game sweep but carolina is going to pay for it. I expect the same from the caps but this is a big, physical Rangers team and I want to see some PO Trouba big game hunting.

 

[eco's bones]

caps play conservative clog the middle of the ice shot blocking hockey

It’s gonna be ugly and boring

Rangers gotta capitalize on their PP chances and not take wild risks out of frustration

The thing is if or whenever the Rangers can get them chasing games the Caps should be in a lot of trouble. I don't think they'll have a whole lot in the way of coming from behind in them. They're going to depend it looks like on Lindgren who's been very good at times this year but this will be his first NHL playoff experience for whatever that means. It was Schmid's first experience last year. Conversely I also don't think you if you're the Caps you can take a small lead early and depend on winning any games by going into a defensive shell the rest of the game.

The Rangers will need to pay close intention to Ovie for sure---but to me Strome is a step down from the years when they had Backstrom and Kuznetsov and any number of scoring threats. We have a solid D when they want to play that way. That and Igor playing well should be enough. I've seen some dismissing the Rangers on 5v5 or even strength play. That said Panarin on his own ended the season 38-37-75 even strength production. His line mates were both in the 50's. I don't think there are many teams that have a line that can do that and Zibanejad line is better than any line the Caps have too. If our best players play like they ought to we should win in at least 6 and maybe even 4 or 5.

 

[huerter]

I’m the DMV king. Literally nobody knows this series better than me.

I've been fathoming this more and it's kind of overwhelming. But with my elite comprehension of the new meta, combined with my undying devotion to our NYR, combined with my status as the king of the DMV, there is literally not a person on the planet who is a bigger expert on this series than me. There's basically nobody who can relate to this feeling besides 2020 Fauci.

 

[cheech70]

It may be in our best interests for Rempe to start on Wilson and pick a fight. Let them both sit or get ejected..we win with this swap

 

[Cmox]

Ovi controller disconnect.gif

 

[savebyrichter94]

Mcilrath revenge series

By God, King that’s Kyle Jean’s music, Kyle Jean is here and business is about to pick up!

 

[The New Russian Five]

If Chytil is ready to go, it will be nice to ease him in against an easy opponent.