To bad we can't call McIlrath up for the Philly game...if you know what I mean
Post-Game Talk: UFC 172: Rangers @ Jackets
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To bad we can't call McIlrath up for the Philly game...if you know what I mean
Glen Sathers Cigar
Sather 4 Ever
His hand is just fine, and so is his game. In fact he was the only one with 2 points in this game. How much do you actually demand from players?
Stralman?
Damn, you're right. Stralman...not bad. Well I meant the only forward
Glen Sathers Cigar
Sather 4 Ever
Well Zucc has been so good this year that we all expect him to play to his level every game. It's not the end of the world that he didn't play his best because we won anyway and he had two points to boot.
Last thought before I head off:
Tonight was as close a game to a playoff scenario we could have gotten.
1) It was a must win game for the Rangers. The team needed to approach it do-or-die. Not only did they approach it that way, they overcame the adversity and pressure and won.
2) The game was closed off. There were not many golden scoring chances. But that is how the playoffs go. A lot of stuff being clogged in the neutral zone. A lot of blocks and deflections. Players being hounded everywhere they go with little to no room to do work.
3) Solid goaltending facing us. Bobrovski was the best goalie last year. His game hasn't fallen. The team found a way to get it past him. They'll have to do that against anyone in the playoffs.
4) Physicality. Rangers better be prepared to take a beating. I cringed anytime MSL and Zucc were on the ice. Everyone else better do what the majority of the team did tonight. Stick up for each other. Means there needs to be unsung hero's in this department. Tonight it was Poo and Nash. Other nights it will have to be other people. This is a necessity, not a luxury, heading into the playoffs.
5) Resilience and mental fortitude. Your best offensive player is off for 7 minutes. A boneheaded, potentially deflating pass, quickly leads to a 1-0 deficit on the road to a rabid crowd. The Rangers responded by increasing their pressure and getting the job done. Cup winners have this common denominator. Resilience. The unwillingness and sometimes inability to lose. They won't be leading every game they play in the playoffs - they need to make their own destiny.
We took a very physical beating tonight. Columbus is much bigger and much more physical. But they are less talented. They remind me a little bit of the Rangers team that led us to the ECF without the sustained system dominance. Hank played great, i'm sure theres yet another level that he can get to that will keep us competitive even in the worst of attacks. Our defense was solid (for the most part). Stralman had 1 very bad shift, and Poo shat the bed big time, but for the most part they didn't allow a team with average offensive fire power to ever really establish big time chances. Defensive play and consistency will be key in the playoffs. And the offense - it's not clicking. You can see they are forcing things and that the bounces just sometimes aren't going their way (besides the Brassard goal), but they're finding ways to get the job done... and that's all that really matters. Glad the mental fortitude of the team is no longer weak. I'm glad that they no longer have that quitters mentality that they began the season with. And if anything, tonight is a very promising indication of how the Rangers would fare on any given game in the playoffs.
Tonight was as close a game to a playoff scenario we could have gotten.
1) It was a must win game for the Rangers. The team needed to approach it do-or-die. Not only did they approach it that way, they overcame the adversity and pressure and won.
2) The game was closed off. There were not many golden scoring chances. But that is how the playoffs go. A lot of stuff being clogged in the neutral zone. A lot of blocks and deflections. Players being hounded everywhere they go with little to no room to do work.
3) Solid goaltending facing us. Bobrovski was the best goalie last year. His game hasn't fallen. The team found a way to get it past him. They'll have to do that against anyone in the playoffs.
4) Physicality. Rangers better be prepared to take a beating. I cringed anytime MSL and Zucc were on the ice. Everyone else better do what the majority of the team did tonight. Stick up for each other. Means there needs to be unsung hero's in this department. Tonight it was Poo and Nash. Other nights it will have to be other people. This is a necessity, not a luxury, heading into the playoffs.
5) Resilience and mental fortitude. Your best offensive player is off for 7 minutes. A boneheaded, potentially deflating pass, quickly leads to a 1-0 deficit on the road to a rabid crowd. The Rangers responded by increasing their pressure and getting the job done. Cup winners have this common denominator. Resilience. The unwillingness and sometimes inability to lose. They won't be leading every game they play in the playoffs - they need to make their own destiny.
We took a very physical beating tonight. Columbus is much bigger and much more physical. But they are less talented. They remind me a little bit of the Rangers team that led us to the ECF without the sustained system dominance. Hank played great, i'm sure theres yet another level that he can get to that will keep us competitive even in the worst of attacks. Our defense was solid (for the most part). Stralman had 1 very bad shift, and Poo shat the bed big time, but for the most part they didn't allow a team with average offensive fire power to ever really establish big time chances. Defensive play and consistency will be key in the playoffs. And the offense - it's not clicking. You can see they are forcing things and that the bounces just sometimes aren't going their way (besides the Brassard goal), but they're finding ways to get the job done... and that's all that really matters. Glad the mental fortitude of the team is no longer weak. I'm glad that they no longer have that quitters mentality that they began the season with. And if anything, tonight is a very promising indication of how the Rangers would fare on any given game in the playoffs.
BlueshirtBlitz
Foolish Samurai
BlueshirtBlitz
Foolish Samurai
Because the refs are ****ing morons.
He got a penalty on top of it
That was ridiculous. Huge PK there, I can imagine how frustrated the team was.
YoSoyLalo
me reading HF
Our PK has peaked at a great time with our PP struggling. We're not only preventing goals, we're creating offense.
Did you see how Kreider manhandled Anisimov? The Jacket was tossed like a rag doll.
Lack of physical play...yeah, we have Kreider. Too bad he almost never shows it.
Lack of physical play...yeah, we have Kreider. Too bad he almost never shows it.
Missed the 1st period. Rad game. Nash was amusing tonight. Didn't take any ****. We needs moars off dat. That quick Stepan goal saved our butts.
Anyway. The PP needs to get back to what it was before the break. Would be nice if St. Louis managed to get outta the funk he's in too.
Anyway. The PP needs to get back to what it was before the break. Would be nice if St. Louis managed to get outta the funk he's in too.
egelband
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It's a shame, moore put himself in a vulnerable position for a moment and, of course, there's some fake toughguy more-than-happy to take his head out. No respect for a fellow pro. But im sure toughguy gets props on espn.
egelband
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It was a charge. Tho i think the refs have given up on that penalty. Its the big homerun hit that gets on espn. League doesnt want to lose that. So its 'keep ur head up'.
Anyhow.
Clean? No. Legal? Maybe, nowadays.
I admiti sound like an old fart.
thepoeticgoblin
Registered User
This was the Rick Nash we traded for.
On another note, how many times a season can the refs rob of us seemingly good goals?
On another note, how many times a season can the refs rob of us seemingly good goals?
Ghost of jas
Unsatisfied
justanomade
Norwegian
It`s funny. A small norwegian fighter has 65 games and played a so-so game last night.
Still gets two assists and +2. Is one point ahead of Stepan, two ahead of Richards, with five games less played and at least a minute less played per game.
Steven McDonald Award anyone?
Still gets two assists and +2. Is one point ahead of Stepan, two ahead of Richards, with five games less played and at least a minute less played per game.
Steven McDonald Award anyone?
haohmaru
boomshakalaka
BBKers
Registered User
I think signing him was a big mistake
Especially for $1.150.000
Both a waste of roster space, cap and Dolans money
Trade him for a 7th at the draft
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