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Post-Game Talk: Rangers Spank Flyers in Game 3
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NYR Viper
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Exactly. I can't believe people are really complaining about the schedule. For those of us not living in the NY market, we get to see the Rangers play EVERY game of the playoffs. No blackouts. No nothing. National TV.
haveandare
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Absolutely. I can't think of a year that it's been easier to watch playoff hockey, or a year that I've seen more playoff hockey on TVs in public places. It's pretty great. Awesome match ups too - Pens/CBJ and STl/CHI have been incredible series.
And they criticize Flyers fans.
McD is hurt or does anyone really believe he has become stupid or lost a step because of old age?
If we go by a few fans on this board, "getting his head out of his ass" will cure a bum shoulder.
Tawnos
A guy with a bass
I mean... that is an uncomfortable position to hold your shoulder in...
I don't see McDonagh making many mistakes that look like it's because of a bum shoulder. If hope it's just that and some rest will help (need to win it in 5 then), but I don't know.
Tawnos
A guy with a bass
A certain amount of discomfort can affect your entire decision making process. It doesn't have to be something that he specifically does with that shoulder.
Riche16
McCready guitar god
If he's playing hurt, it will affect more than just how he moves his shoulder... it will certainly affect decision making, angles he takes etc.
The guy has been mentioned in Norris conversations... and was our best player this season (not a small feat with Lundqvist behind him). A little slack wouldn't be out of the question.
I see Tawnos beat me to it. Well played
Tawnos
A guy with a bass
I don't actually have original thoughts. I can just read people's minds through computers and type really fast.
Riche16
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Let Blaine Die
Holden out 4 a hero
He's been improving every game. He'll get there eventually. Just have to stay in the playoffs long enough for him to get there.
Once someone has reached scapegoat status, it seems very difficult to escape.
Let Blaine Die
Holden out 4 a hero
Yea, well, some people on these boards need a scapegoat just to scapegoat, when really no team, nor player, is perfect; which is a concept that few seem to comprehend.
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Heave-Ho
I think the poster was kidding as he retracted later, but mental mistakes are not injury related. Just maybe Mac isn't up to playoff game speed yet. Though, watching him later in the game he started carrying the puck more and looked more himself. Today he was quoted as having no issues with his shoulder, with each game the game speed will come back and the mistakes will less and less
Nothing to do with the people posting here. It is a universal fault of mankind.
McDonagh will get better with more games under his belt. I think he's still recovering in the sense of getting back to game speed.
Mental mistakes can be injury related because you are used to reacting at a certain speed to any given situation. His brain might tell him to do the right thing but his body might not respond as quickly as normal.
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Heave-Ho
I'm going to disagree on this because if you watch him closely he is rushing things, that not because of the shoulder. If he was trying to avoid contact on the shoulder then yes I would agree but he is not doing that. As the game progressed, he started to carry the puck more instead of trying to make passes that were not there. IMO, he started to get the feel of the game back. We all want the think the worse when a player is coming back from an injury, but sometimes it's as simple as getting the mental part back
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