Pre-Game Talk: Rangers vs Toronto Friday October 30 7:00 pm

[aufheben]

We'll see if Babs has gotten the Leafs to master legal interference yet.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

We'll see about the 5v5 because the rangers are usually the best in the league.

In what? Not possession for sure and I think that's what he's talking about.

 

[Mac n Gs]

May as well not even play since the Leafs are gonna set up shop all night in our zone

AV knows Babcock's system well. I'm expecting a slow-ish start since we've had the whole week off, and then we'll get our game going

 

[Gardner McKay]

Yeah... I think we absolutely wax the Leafs. I don't see them outplaying us (even with as bad as we have been). They are THAT bad.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Yeah... I think we absolutely wax the Leafs. I don't see them outplaying us (even with as bad as we have been). They are THAT bad.

We struggled against them last year.

 

[Gardner McKay]

We struggled against them last year.

We absolutely did. They are also that much worse this year.

 

[egelband]

Four days without a game is way to much.... Fortunately this won´t happen again until Christmas break and All Star weekend

Feels like the bye week.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

We absolutely did. They are also that much worse this year.

Are they? Who did they lose? I know Montreal is not 76 version but they put up 53 shots on them not too long ago. I can see the Rangers sleeping on them and at the very least getting a scare.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Are they? Who did they lose? I know Montreal is not 76 version but they put up 53 shots on them not too long ago. I can see the Rangers sleeping on them and at the very least getting a scare.

Their goaltending is atrocious.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Their goaltending is atrocious.

But the poster you were responding to was talking about the possession game not goals allowed.

 

[Gardner McKay]

But the poster you were responding to was talking about the possession game not goals allowed.

I don't recall quoting someone. Scroll up for yourself to see. Usually you quote someone when you are responding to a particular person. No?

When you don't quote someone aren't you just making a statement of your opinion?

 

[SA16]

Their goaltending is worse this year? They have the exact same two guys. Maybe their goalies have played worse so far but their goaltending isn't any worse.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Their goaltending is worse this year? They have the exact same two guys. Maybe their goalies have played worse so far but their goaltending isn't any worse.

So... Is their goaltending worse or not as of right now? Our goaltending was definitely worse at the start of last year...

 

[Mac n Gs]

Isn't Matt Hunwick on their top pairing?

 

[SA16]

So... Is their goaltending worse or not as of right now? Our goaltending was definitely worse at the start of last year...

No it is not worse. It is the same. His previous years numbers are more relevant to his numbers going forward than his [Bernier] numbers in 5 games this year. Their goaltending has been worse so far but it is not any worse in terms of true talent.

 

[Gardner McKay]

No it is not worse. It is the same. His previous years numbers are more relevant to his numbers going forward than his [Bernier] numbers in 5 games this year. Their goaltending has been worse so far but it is not any worse in terms of true talent.

That is fine... that is really all I was saying. It wouldn't be incorrect if I said Rick Nash has been worse this year. Is he worse overall? No. But to start this year he has been worse.

This insatiable need to nit pick words is becoming disgustingly annoying.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Isn't Matt Hunwick on their top pairing?

2nd...and his possession has been phenomenal.

 

[Gardner McKay]

2nd...and his possession has been phenomenal.

Thats no surprise. He was a very good and underrated defenseman for us.

 

[SA16]

That is fine... that is really all I was saying. It wouldn't be incorrect if I said Rick Nash has been worse this year. Is he worse overall? No. But to start this year he has been worse.

This insatiable need to nit pick words is becoming disgustingly annoying.

It's not really nit picking words. It's a massive difference. Tuukka Rask has been awful so far this year but goaltending is still a strength for the Bruins. He's been one of the best goalies in the league for a few years now. If you go into a game playing Boston it's not like "Yes! We get to fact Tuukka Rask today! Easy goals!"

 

[Gardner McKay]

It's not really nit picking words. It's a massive difference. Tuukka Rask has been awful so far this year but goaltending is still a strength for the Bruins. He's been one of the best goalies in the league for a few years now. If you go into a game playing Boston it's not like "Yes! We get to fact Tuukka Rask today! Easy goals!"

You just put Tukka Rask in the same conversation as Bernier. Tukka is a much better goaltender.

It absolutely is nitpicking. Is Rick Nash worse so far this year or is he not? Simple question.

 

[The Gloaming]

Thats no surprise. He was a very good and underrated defenseman for us.

Got a lot of hate when we played bigger teams, but Hunwick was really good for us. Always looked to shoot and was pretty good at transitioning.

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

Got a lot of hate when we played bigger teams, but Hunwick was really good for us. Always looked to shoot and was pretty good at transitioning.

Meh he was just another journeyman Dman.

 

[Mac n Gs]

2nd...and his possession has been phenomenal.

Yeah Hunwick was really good for us last year. I'm glad he's getting a chance to play a bigger role

 

[jacko23]

Yeah, yeah; Glass houses.

if i were him, id wife that girl in a freaking hart beat!!! Cup or no Cup! as for her, id run if that was a legitimate stipulation for marriage.

 

[Machinehead]

I see this being a very ugly game. We really struggle against good corsi teams, even ones that overall aren't that great.

Every game we played against Carolina last year made me wanna tear my eyes out. Carolina is the poster team for corsi team that isn't that great. It's been the Leafs so far.