SERIES DISCUSSION: Metro Semis | Pens vs. Rangers | There Will Be Blood (Not Theirs)

[shureshot66]

2015 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Iron deficient? You bet!​

[fieldset=MATCHUP]

2015 METROPOLITAN DIVISION SEMIFINALS

(1) New York Rangers vs. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins

SERIES SCHEDULE

Game​

|

Date​

​

​

|

Time​

​

​

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Venue​

​

​

|

TV/Result​

​

1​

|Thu, April 16|7 p.m.|Madison Square Garden|ROOT, NBCSN, CBC

2​

|Sat, April 18|8 p.m.|Madison Square Garden|NBC, CBC

3​

|Mon, April 20|7 p.m.|CONSOL Energy Center|ROOT, NBCSN, CBC

4​

|Wed, April 22|7 p.m.|CONSOL Energy Center|ROOT, NBCSN, SN360

5​

|Fri, April 24|TBA|Madison Square Garden|TBA

6​

|Sun, April 26|TBA|CONSOL Energy Center|TBA

7​

|Tue, April 28|TBA|Madison Square Garden|TBA

TALE OF THE TAPE

PIT​

|

Team Stats​

|

NYR​

43-27-12, 98 points​

|

Season Record​

|

53-22-7, 113 points​

|

1-2-1​

|

Head-to-Head​

|

3-0-1​

|

23-14-4​

|

Home Record​

|

25-11-5​

|

20-13-8​

|

Road Record​

|

28-11-2​

|

221​

|

Goals For​

|

252​

|

210​

|

Goals Against​

|

192​

|

6-1​

|

Avg. Height​

|

6-1​

|

200.2​

|

Avg. Weight​

|

198.7​

|

28.9​

|

Avg. Age​

|

28.0​

|

Crosby (28)​

|

Goals​

|

Nash (42)​

|

Crosby (56)​

|

Assists​

|

Brassard (41)​

|

Crosby (84)​

|

Points​

|

Nash (69)​

|

Martin (17)​

|

+/-​

|

Nash (29)​

|

Downie (238)​

|

PIM​

|

Glass (93)​

|

Fleury (34)​

|

Wins​

|

Lundqvist (29)​

|

Fleury (10)​

|

Shutouts​

|

Lundqvist (5)​

|

[/fieldset]



[fieldset=PENGUINS-RANGERS PLAYOFF HISTORY]

Round​

​

​

|

Result​

​

1989 Patrick Division Semifinals​

|Penguins in 4

1992 Patrick Division Finals​

|Penguins in 6

1996 Eastern Conference Semifinals​

|Penguins in 5

2008 Eastern Conference Semifinals​

|Penguins in 5

2014 Metropolitan Division Finals​

|Rangers in 7

​

[/fieldset]



[fieldset=PENGUINS ROSTER]

FORWARDS

No​

​

|

Player​

​

​

|

Ht.​

|

Wt.​

|

Age​

|

Birthplace​

|

Acquired​

27|Craig Adams|

6-0​

|

200​

|

37​

|

Seria, Brunei​

|

Waivers (Chicago, 2009)​

19|Beau Bennett|

6-2​

|

195​

|

23​

|

Gardena, California​

|

Draft (1st round, 2010)​

17|Blake Comeau|

6-1​

|

202​

|

29​

|

Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan​

|

UFA (Columbus, 2014)​

87|Sidney Crosby|

5-11​

|

200​

|

27​

|

Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia​

|

Draft (1st round, 2005)​

23|Steve Downie|

5-11​

|

191​

|

28​

|

Newmarket, Ontario​

|

UFA (Philadelphia, 2014)​

9|Pascal Dupuis|

6-1​

|

205​

|

36​

|

Laval, Quebec​

|

Trade (Atlanta, 2008)​

72|Patric Hornqvist|

5-11​

|

189​

|

28​

|

Sollentuna, Sweden​

|

Trade (Nashville, 2014)​

14|Chris Kunitz|

6-0​

|

195​

|

35​

|

Regina, Saskatchewan​

|

Trade (Anaheim, 2009)​

40|Maxim Lapierre|

6-2​

|

215​

|

30​

|

Saint-Leonard, Quebec​

|

Trade (St. Louis, 2015)​

71|Evgeni Malkin|

6-3​

|

195​

|

28​

|

Magnitogorsk, Russia​

|

Draft (1st round, 2004)​

39|David Perron|

6-0​

|

200​

|

26​

|

Sherbrooke, Quebec​

|

Trade (Edmonton, 2015)​

13|Nick Spaling|

6-1​

|

201​

|

26​

|

Palmerston, Ontario​

|

Trade (Nashville, 2014)​

16|Brandon Sutter|

6-3​

|

190​

|

26​

|

Huntington, New York​

|

Trade (Carolina, 2012)​

43|Scott Wilson|

5-11​

|

183​

|

22​

|

Oakville, Ontario​

|

Draft (7th round, 2011)​

26|Daniel Winnik|

6-2​

|

207​

|

30​

|

Toronto, Ontario​

|

Trade (Toronto, 2015)​

DEFENSEMEN

No​

​

|

Player​

​

​

|

Ht.​

|

Wt.​

|

Age​

|

Birthplace​

|

Acquired​

44|Taylor Chorney|

6-1​

|

189​

|

27​

|

Thunder Bay, Ontario​

|

UFA (St. Louis, 2014)​

8|Brian Dumoulin|

6-4​

|

207​

|

23​

|

Biddeford, Maine​

|

Trade (Carolina, 2012)​

28|Ian Cole|

6-1​

|

219​

|

26​

|

Ann Arbor, Michigan​

|

Trade (St. Louis, 2015)​

10|Christian Ehrhoff|

6-2​

|

205​

|

32​

|

Moers, Germany​

|

UFA (Buffalo, 2014)​

6|Scott Harrington|

6-2​

|

201​

|

22​

|

Kingston, Ontario​

|

Draft (2nd round, 2011)​

58|Kris Letang|

6-0​

|

201​

|

27​

|

Montreal, Quebec​

|

Draft (3rd round, 2005)​

12|Ben Lovejoy|

6-1​

|

206​

|

31​

|

Concord, New Hampshire​

|

Trade (Anaheim, 2015)​

3|Olli Maatta|

6-2​

|

206​

|

20​

|

Jyvaskyla, Finland​

|

Draft (1st round, 2012)​

7|Paul Martin|

6-1​

|

200​

|

34​

|

Minneapolis, Minnesota​

|

UFA (New Jersey, 2011)​

51|Derrick Pouliot|

6-0​

|

208​

|

21​

|

Estevan, Saskatchewan​

|

Draft (1st round, 2012)​

4|Rob Scuderi|

6-1​

|

212​

|

36​

|

Syosset, New York​

|

UFA (Los Angeles, 2013)​

GOALTENDERS

No​

​

|

Player​

​

​

|

Ht.​

|

Wt.​

|

Age​

|

Birthplace​

|

Acquired​

29|Marc-Andre Fleury|

6-2​

|

180​

|

30​

|

Sorel, Quebec​

|

Draft (1st round, 2003)​

1|Thomas Greiss|

6-1​

|

220​

|

29​

|

Fussen, Germany​

|

UFA (Arizona, 2014)​

INJURY REPORT

Player​

​

|

Injury​

​

​

|

Status​

Pascal Dupuis​

|

Blood clots​

|

Out for season​

|

Christian Ehrhoff​

|

Concussion​

|

Day-to-day​

|

Kris Letang​

|

Concussion​

|

Out for season​

|

Olli Maatta​

|

Shoulder surgery​

|

Out for season​

|

Derrick Pouliot​

|

Upper body injury​

|

Day-to-day​

|

​

[/fieldset]



[fieldset=PENGUINS LINEUP]

Winnik​

|

Crosby​

|

Hornqvist​

|

|

Kunitz​

|

Malkin​

|

Perron​

|

|

Bennett​

|

Sutter​

|

Downie​

|

|

Spaling​

|

Lapierre​

|

Comeau​

|

|

Martin​

|

Lovitzjoy​

|

Scuderi​

|

Cole​

|

Chorney​

|

Dumoulin​

|

Fleury​

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[/fieldset]

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[shureshot66]

[fieldset=RANGERS ROSTER]

FORWARDS

No​

​

|

Player​

​

​

|

Ht.​

|

Wt.​

|

Age​

|

Birthplace​

|

Acquired​

25|Ryan Bourque|

5-9​

|

170​

|

24​

|

Boxford, Massachusetts​

|

Draft (3rd round, 2009)​

16|Derick Brassard|

6-1​

|

202​

|

27​

|

Hull, Quebec​

|

Trade (Columbus, 2013)​

19|Jesper Fast|

6-0​

|

185​

|

23​

|

Nassjo, Sweden​

|

Draft (6th round, 2010)​

15|Tanner Glass|

6-1​

|

210​

|

31​

|

Regina, Saskatchewan​

|

UFA (Pittsburgh, 2014)​

62|Carl Hagelin|

5-11​

|

186​

|

26​

|

Sodertalje, Sweden​

|

Draft (6th round, 2007)​

13|Kevin Hayes|

6-5​

|

225​

|

22​

|

Boston, Massachusetts​

|

UFA (Boston College, 2014)​

20|Chris Kreider|

6-3​

|

226​

|

23​

|

Boxford, Massachusetts​

|

Draft (1st round, 2009)​

10|J.T. Miller|

6-1​

|

205​

|

22​

|

East Palestine, Ohio​

|

Draft (1st round, 2011)​

28|Dominic Moore|

6-0​

|

192​

|

34​

|

Thornhill, Ontario​

|

UFA (San Jose, 2013)​

61|Rick Nash|

6-4​

|

220​

|

30​

|

Brampton, Ontario​

|

Trade (Columbus, 2012)​

45|James Sheppard|

6-1​

|

215​

|

26​

|

Halifax, Nova Scotia​

|

Trade (San Jose, 2015)​

26|Martin St. Louis|

5-8​

|

180​

|

39​

|

Laval, Quebec​

|

Trade (Tampa Bay, 2014)​

21|Derek Stepan|

6-0​

|

196​

|

24​

|

Hastings, Minnesota​

|

Draft (2nd round, 2008)​

36|Mats Zuccarello|

5-7​

|

179​

|

27​

|

Oslo, Norway​

|

UFA (MODO, 2010)​

DEFENSEMEN

No​

​

|

Player​

​

​

|

Ht.​

|

Wt.​

|

Age​

|

Birthplace​

|

Acquired​

22|Dan Boyle|

5-11​

|

190​

|

38​

|

Ottawa, Ontario​

|

UFA (San Jose, 2014)​

5|Dan Girardi|

6-1​

|

208​

|

30​

|

Welland, Ontario​

|

UFA (Hartford, 2006)​

44|Matt Hunwick|

5-11​

|

190​

|

29​

|

Warren, Michigan​

|

UFA (Colorado, 2014)​

8|Kevin Klein|

6-1​

|

199​

|

30​

|

Kitchener, Ontario​

|

Trade (Nashville, 2014)​

27|Ryan McDonagh|

6-1​

|

213​

|

25​

|

St. Paul, Minnesota​

|

Trade (Montreal, 2009)​

18|Marc Staal|

6-4​

|

207​

|

28​

|

Thunder Bay, Ontario​

|

Draft (1st round, 2005)​

55|Chris Summers|

6-2​

|

209​

|

27​

|

Ann Arbor, Michigan​

|

Trade (Arizona, 2015)​

93|Keith Yandle|

6-1​

|

190​

|

28​

|

Boston, Massachusetts​

|

Trade (Arizona, 2015)​

GOALTENDERS

No​

​

|

Player​

​

​

|

Ht.​

|

Wt.​

|

Age​

|

Birthplace​

|

Acquired​

30|Henrik Lundqvist|

6-1​

|

188​

|

33​

|

Are, Sweden​

|

Draft (7th round, 2000)​

33|Cam Talbot|

6-3​

|

195​

|

27​

|

Caledonia, Ontario​

|

UFA (Alabama-Huntsville, 2010)​

INJURY REPORT

Player​

​

|

Injury​

​

​

|

Status​

Kevin Klein​

|

Arm injury​

|

Day-to-day​

|

Marc Staal​

|

Undisclosed​

|

Day-to-day​

​

[/fieldset]



[fieldset=RANGERS LINEUP]

Nash​

|

Brassard​

|

Zuccarello​

|

|

Kreider​

|

Stepan​

|

Miller​

|

|

Hagelin​

|

Hayes​

|

St. Louis​

|

|

|

Glass​

|

Moore​

|

Fast​

|

|

McDonagh​

|

Girardi​

|

Staal​

|

Boyle​

|

Yandle​

|

Hunwick​

|

Lundqvist​

​

[/fieldset]

 

[ColePens]

Rangers in 4... and it ain't going to be pretty. This is the one series that is a complete blowout. We don't match up well and they are fast and furious.

 

[shureshot66]

Rangers in 4... and it ain't going to be pretty. This is the one series that is a complete blowout. We don't match up well and they are fast and furious.

Yeah, I agree, unfortunately. I just don't see them winning a game. Just an exhausted team right now, especially on the blueline.

I'm interested to see which WBS'ers they plug in now that the cap constraints are gone, but it's not going to make nearly enough of a difference.

 

[DegenX]

Well, at least we won't have to pay with only 5 D ... there's that

 

[shureshot66]

 

[Sideline]

Rangers in 3

 

[OnMyOwn]

Gonna get pounded. I'm still glad they're in though.

 

[TNT87]

So how soon does Staal crosscheck Crosby in the head?

 

[robopigeon]

They have MSL and Yandle on the third line/pair.... Yeesh.

 

[Black Label]

Look at that defense...

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Is this even a serious debate??

Rags in 4 AINEC.

 

[WayneSid9987]

If we win 1 game, i'll call it a good playoff run for us. Would be nice if a miracle happened and the Kunitz's, Perron's, Comeau's, Bennett's provide some scoring support to make it a series.

 

[Will Hunting]

Rangers in 4. I´m gonna bet a lot of money on them advancing but I will be still rooting for the Pens. They just have no realistic chance. Not with this coach, not with Malkin playing at 20% and not with this defense, 4th line, powerplay and Chris Kunitz´s huge role. That´s gonna be PAINFUL, but it´s still better than not making the playoffs, especially without that 1st rounder. We need a serious miracle. Real miracle, nothing less. I can´t imagine us winning a game, let alone a series.

 

[Chili Goal]

nice to see we've got Vokoun back! loved that guy.

re: the series - a good way to go broke is to predict playoff hockey.

 

[66-30-33]

Atleast Oilers don't get McDavid with our pick. Rangers in 4, Pens will score 1 goal all series long.

 

[Nakawick]

We get a few days to rest. I think the guys get a second wind and give a good effort against the rags. If they can steal one of the first two games they have a punchers chance IMO.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Pens in 7. Yeah I'm that crazy

 

[StaalForOne]

Hopefully they can drag this series out, but I have little to no confidence of the Pens winning more than 1 game.

 

[cheesedanish87]

Pens don't have much of a chance, main thing i want to see is how some individual players play.

How is Sid going to play this year? How will MAF play in the playoffs?

I want to see DP and Dumoulin play, get those kids some experience now, they will most likely struggle, but the experience should benefit them and the pens in the future.

 

[Net Front Presence]

Game 1 should be Thursday because the Knicks will be playing at MSG on Wednesday.

Also, Klein should be in for Hunwick.

Good luck guys.

 

[deczola]

Rangers have Tanner Glass, that's sorta like playing with one less player and the Pens playing with an extra player.

 

[td_ice]

Just want them to play well at home. I am fully expecting them to come home down 0-2. Try to hold serve and make it interesting.

 

[hiptanaka]

At least they won't be able to out-quote us.

 

[HotCoffey]

Rangers in 6-7. Just enough to give us hope and then crush our newfound dreams again.