Post-Game Talk: Rangers @ Lightning - November 19

[nevesis]

It was an awful read. It literally cost us the game. If whoever his partner is there even makes a single move back, they don't score.

It's pretty obvious that NO one in the zone was catching up with those guys. McDonagh hardly could and he was right at the blue line.

 

[PromNite]

One of the worst endings to a game that I can remember.

 

[MysticLeviathan]

I don't care what the stats say. This is not a good offensive team. Kreider and Nash are garbage right now. When we face teams with a sound defense and good goaltending, we don't score for ****. Guess what kinds of teams we'll be playing in the playoffs.

It's not even that, it's that we suck against physical teams, and teams can get away with more physicality in the playoffs. We have to be lucky as **** to win in the playoffs. AV can win a billion Presidents' Trophies with his system, but this team, the way it's constructed and currently playing, does not have a plan B.

However, if our players played to their potential, I see little issue. Kreider and Nash have to step it hte **** up, Staal has to stop playing like a brainless, incompetent fool. I love our team, but we are NOT firing on all cylinders right now, and we need to in order to have playoff success.

 

[ecemleafs]

And why Ryan McDonagh is on the 1st unit and Keith Yandle isn't, I need a good explanation. Like right now.

they shud both be on the first unit.

 

[Ail]

First game of the season I threw something across the room in frustration. If this was the Dark Ages I would have ordered Stepan to a beheading.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

I'm sitting there shaking my head during that PP going "wtf they're all standing still, no movement" and Stepan forces that disgusting pass and McDonagh can't handle it.


You had a PP with under 2 mins left, make smart plays and you're guaranteed a point. That is an unforgivable way to lose a game.


Btw, as bad as that pass was, Yandle 100% handles it. But Stepan, wtf are you doing? A minute left in a tie game ON THE PP you can make any play you want, why FORCE the one dangerous option that you have, how about fake to McD and look to move it down behind the net? Jesus christ, that was literally the one option he had that could potentially lead to a goal against. Disgusting.

Everyone will say "Oh 9 game win streak" whatever, they had 1 point locked up and they completely blew it with stupidity. AV knew it too, that's why none of the players on the PP except for Zucc were out there at the end.

Dumb Bishop, that last 45 seconds in their zone, did he even move? All he did was sit on his legs and not move, his goaltending style is infuriating. He is the reason everyone says we need bigger nets and smaller pads, because he's everything that is wrong with goaltending. No skill involved, just plops himself down and averages dictate he's gonna stop most shots. UGH.

 

[nevesis]

Valiquette just broke it down perfectly.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

If you see the replay, he back checks as soon as that pass is bouncing off McD.

No, he actually doesn't. Whoever the other player on the point is actually moves forward when the puck bounces off of him. If he had backchecked when the puck bounced off of him, it wouldn't have been a 2-on-0.

 

[Carl Swaglin]

Brown would continue doing what he does because McIlrath's presence would be inconsequential?

Can't tell if your joking or an *** but the one guy who isn't afraid to drop gloves, throw hits and deter pests like brown from playing there game is the undertaker. And your a fool if you don't think brown was noticeable all night

 

[nevesis]

First game of the season I threw something across the room in frustration. If this was the Dark Ages I would have ordered Stepan to a beheading.

I did the same. Haven't broke anything since SCF 2014 though.

 

[Raspewtin]

It's not even that, it's that we suck against physical teams, and teams can get away with more physicality in the playoffs. We have to be lucky as **** to win in the playoffs. AV can win a billion Presidents' Trophies with his system, but this team, the way it's constructed and currently playing, does not have a plan B.

However, if our players played to their potential, I see little issue. Kreider and Nash have to step it hte **** up, Staal has to stop playing like a brainless, incompetent fool. I love our team, but we are NOT firing on all cylinders right now, and we need to in order to have playoff success.

You complain about physical teams, in a loss against probably the softest team in the East?

 

[MysticLeviathan]

As if they couldn't pull the knife out any slower it had to be with like 1:30 left in the game too.

We were still on the PP with over a minute of time left to score. We had a chance, it would've been far worse with 25 seconds left in the game.

 

[AKrangerfan]

They should have come out a lot harder. This is the team that knocked us out of the playoffs with a shut out at home in game 7. You would think that was enough incentive to at least show up for the game.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

The mental lapses this team has against Tampa Bay are truly a sight to behold.

Not to mention that was a Tampa team at 75% at best.

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

Whatever they needed the W more then us lol.
Not worried about tampa in the POs either MTL or DET will take them out.

My concern is Rick Nash i haven't gotten on him all season but this is enough he needs to be traded for like a top6 winger who can bang the body and pot 25 or so goals.

 

[OrbitalDynamics]

Can the Rangers pass the puck some %$#ing more?

This depleted Tampa Bay Blots team is what they lose to?

GTFO and take your "Unselfish pass first" mentality with you.

Shoot the %$#@ing puck.Try a one timer...I know it's scary, but sometimes they go in.

 

[Raspewtin]

Can't tell if your joking or an *** but the one guy who isn't afraid to drop gloves, throw hits and deter pests like brown from playing there game is the undertaker. And your a fool if you don't think brown was noticeable all night

McIlrath is not going to deter anyone from doing anything. Because deterance doesn't exist.

Why would Brown all of a sudden stop doing what got him to the NHL because McIlrath will try to fight him?

 

[Hunter Gathers]

It's pretty obvious that NO one in the zone was catching up with those guys. McDonagh hardly could and he was right at the blue line.

No, it's not obvious. The fellow point guy has to see McD struggling with the puck and move out of the zone. We have at least one guy back if that happens with McD trailing at full speed.

 

[NYRFAN218]

I thought the issue on that coming back was McDonagh going after the guy with the puck. He should have come down the middle to try his best to take away a passing lane since Hank was squared up to the shooter.

 

[eco's bones]

Crap play by Yandle on the first goal---though usually Henrik stops that.

Dumb pass by Stepan on the second goal---forced a play he didn't have to make. McDonagh didn't play it that well either.

These guys should all be mad at themselves and hopefully it means they take it out on the Panthers on Friday---start a new streak.

 

[Ail]

I don't think they played particularly poorly, but they wasted a lot of opportunities tonight with dumb decisions along the boards and did not move the puck efficiently in the offensive zone. Up until tonight that had been a strength the past 9 wins.

 

[SA16]

very tilted

 

[CupWindow]

The entire goal is on Stepan. Can't put McDonagh in that position with that hard of a pass.

Completely agree. Stepan put McDonagh in a terrible position. Fired the pass at him like a slapshot

 

[Killem Dafoe]

First game of the season I threw something across the room in frustration. If this was the Dark Ages I would have ordered Stepan to a beheading.

I'm more pissed than I've been in a while and we were just on a 9 game wining streak. Not saying we're a bad team, but the false hope of tying it up, then grabbing a PP late getting me all amped up, then a short handed goal...i can't even.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

Thanks McDonagh!

...said no Rangers fan in a serious tone since 2014.

On a serious (lol) note, I've missed the last month of games, so it was a shame to catch the New York Idiots (who show up 75% of the time anyway) tonight. Shame I missed the squad I've been hearing about for two weeks.