Post-Game Talk: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers Game 5 (Lightning Lead 3-2)

[trilobyte]

They choked. That is the definition of choke.

 

[mti79]

Great game to lay a giant turd on. They might as well have taken off their pants at center ice and taken a big steaming pile of ****, because that still would have been better than this game.

Was there a single Rangers skater who didn't suck tonight?

Miller, Fast and Moore were all solid tonight. The rest of them need to look themselves in the mirror and man up for games 6 & 7.

Also, did Glass and/or Sheppard even play tonight? Can we get Bourque and Lindberg in the lineup Tuesday?

 

[RiceCooker]

Parallels to 1994 continue...

Who's making the guarantee for game 6

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Rangers fans are tortured

We must be all masochists.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Back in his hole again. If the Rangers manage to somehow pull it out he might pop his head out for a tip in in game 4.

Game 4 was last game. Nash was probably the best Rangers forward tonight.



This series has an eerily similar feel to the 2012 ECF. Ugh.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

I know it's hard to be optimistic, but remember what this team did last series. They're resilient as ****, and Tampa has to beat Hank in an elimination game. We just need to focus on Tuesday and get a win. I believe in this team. They're not done yet.

Ya but Tampa isn't Washington or Pittsburgh or Ottawa... They can't do this ******** every series and expect to win

 

[Captain Lindy]

How the hell is it the refs fault? God forbid we score on one of our billion second period power plays. What good is having home ice if you NEVER take advantage of it. First 3 rounds they split the first two games. Gaborik lifting it last year, great now we gotta see Cally, Boyle, and Stralman possibly lift it this year IF we don't come back? Rangers fans are tortured

This exactly! GO DUCKS OR HAWKS!

 

[bigbluebird]

Tues is game 7 for all intents and purposes. See you guys then...

 

[I Eat Crow]

Whoever says they didn't see this coming is lying through their teeth.

Tampa was going to make adjustments. I knew this game wouldn't be easy. However, tonight's effort and game plan was an absolutely appalling display. It's like this team completely forgot what won them the game just two days ago. Bishop just got the easiest shutout of his life. Can anyone identify a really great save he made tonight?

I've seen this before. Down 3-2 going into enemy territory in the conference finals.

I'm betting that Zuccarello goes in for Sheppard for Game 6.

 

[LittleKev6D9]

I don't think enough credit is being given to Tampa Bay.

They have a really, really good team over there. They aren't playing in ECF by accident. There's a reason they are here.

 

[Nanaki]

I think Tampa is legitimately the better team. We haven't played well the entire post season. We don't deserve to make the SCF with our play the way it's been. I mean I hope I'm wrong and we win the next two but I just don't see it.

 

[trilobyte]

Game 4 was last game. Nash was probably the best Rangers forward tonight.



This series has an eerily similar feel to the 2012 ECF. Ugh.

Possibly, but so what? Nothing got done, nothing looked remotely dangerous.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Staal lost us the game. He is playing AHL-level hockey at the moment. On the 1st goal he decided to just cover open ice, instead of making a decision and his stupid penalties are not even worth discussing.

 

[Cassano]

With Stralman, the Rangers are winning this series.

 

[nevesis]

“@GregBalloch: #TBLightning didn't allow a single shot get through tonight from an area that Bishop was beaten from on Fri.

 

[94wasagoodyear]

Its not that difficult to beat a powerplay that does basically this:

'Pass around blueline, dick around, dick around, pass down low to MSL, pass back to blue line, dick around, dick around, hesitate...SHOOT...BLOCKED!, CLEARED. Repeat.'

 

[Leetch Fan]

Unpopular Opinion:

The Lightning might just be a better team.

They were undeniably impressive. Sorry.

 

[ImIdaho]

I don't think enough credit is being given to Tampa Bay.

They have a really, really good team over there. They aren't playing in ECF by accident. There's a reason they are here.

With this game, it had more to do with the Rangers being inept and not Tampa being better.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Whoever says they didn't see this coming is lying through their teeth.

Tampa was going to make adjustments. I knew this game wouldn't be easy. However, tonight's effort and game plan was an absolutely appalling display. It's like this team completely forgot what won them the game just two days ago. Bishop just got the easiest shutout of his life. Can anyone identify a really great save he made tonight?

I've seen this before. Down 3-2 going into enemy territory in the conference finals.

I'm betting that Zuccarello goes in for Sheppard for Game 6.

Me too, 2012 vs the Devils.

 

[Raspewtin]

Oh. And Marc Staal is a total embarrassment of a hockey player.

I can't believe we're going to pay this ****ing sieve almost 6 million a year to be complete garbage late in the post season.

 

[mti79]

Our luck has run out. I cant see TB laying an egg at their place like we just did tonight

They did aginst Montreal in the last round when they had a chance to close it out at home....

 

[Bacon Artemi Bravo]

Was not expecting a performance like that. Wow.

 

[Nickmo82]

If the Rangers somehow get out of this series and into the SCF, then I reckon it's all been scripted by Bettman.

 

[Zaggs]

I think Tampa is legitimately the better team. We haven't played well the entire post season. We don't deserve to make the SCF with our play the way it's been. I mean I hope I'm wrong and we win the next two but I just don't see it.

I think the Rangers have more talent, but Tampa plays better together than the Rangers. Sather just grabs pieces, square pegs for round holes and doesn't think much about how'll they'll work together.

 

[The Gloaming]

What I find to be the most embarassing thing is how similar all three periods were. 0 intensity for any of them. I'd really like to know what was going on in the locker room during the intermission. I guess the only answer is that they were content with continuing to pass up shots, get no one in front of Bishop, and to mindlessly pass it around the perimeter as if to play keep away. Can't wait to hear Captain McDumbass has to say about this.