GDT: 4/7/18 - New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers: The Last Supper Edition. RIP 2017-18 season.

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Put it out of its misery.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

From the ashes of this season a Phoenix will arise in the form of the #1 overall pick in the draft!

from your lips to the hockey gods' ears

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I hope we win

Why? You can't struggle through one game hoping they lose? This isn't 20. I just don't get it.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

BTW, I'd be REALLY conflicted about knocking the Pens out of the playoffs, but the Flyers? Who cares if they play 5 or 6 more games than us?

 

[broadwayblue]

Lose or bust.

 

[NYR Viper]

So with Beleskey and Fogarty recalled, one would assume guys like Kreider, Zuccarello and possibly Zibanejad aren't playing in this one? Why else recall (2) more forwards when they already had one sitting?

 

[Wamsutta]

Lose in regulation. Best draft spot possible should be the goal. Once the Rangers get eliminated I 100% do not care what happens in the playoffs. Have fun, Flyers.

 

[LORDE]

Listen, I am fond of the Cats and hate the Flyers, but the ONLY good result from this game for the Rangers would be a loss. We’re talking a spread of three spots at the top of the draft and double the odds in the lottery. People do understand that, right?

Is there a way to “like” a Post a zillion times?!?!

JUST LOSE!

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Listen, I am fond of the Cats and hate the Flyers, but the ONLY good result from this game for the Rangers would be a [regulation] loss. We’re talking a spread of three spots at the top of the draft and double the odds in the lottery. People do understand that, right?

But muh winning! I need to prove to the world what kind of winner I am and how passionate I am about muh winning!

 

[chosen]

So with Beleskey and Fogarty recalled, one would assume guys like Kreider, Zuccarello and possibly Zibanejad aren't playing in this one? Why else recall (2) more forwards when they already had one sitting?

Is there any info on today's lineup and scratches?

 

[FIRE DRURY]

Hopefully Monday is Black Monday for AV.

Blacker than the inside of a coffin on a moonless night.

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

But muh winning! I need to prove to the world what kind of winner I am and how passionate I am about muh winning!

Give it a rest already, it was fun at first but now it's really annoying.

 

[NYRFAN218]

Yeah, give me the regulation loss. The Flyers are ultimately getting bounced in round 1 anyway. I wanted the Cats to make it but I'm not sacrificing better lottery odds and a possible spread of 2-3 spots in the draft for it.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Give it a rest already, it was fun at first but now it's really annoying.

Relax. I just find it ridiculous that fans can't root against their team for ONE game that could make an exponential difference for their franchise. And not only that a lot of these fans are proud of it too.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

The same people that can't ever root for a loss will then complain about us getting Lias with the 7th pick in a 6 pick draft.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

WE HAVE A CHANCE TO DENY PHILLY

We can use the bloodstone on ourselves! Sry dota 2 is leaking from my brain

 

[NYRFAN218]

I think the other thing here is even if we beat Philly there's a solid chance they get in anyway. If this was a win or go home situation for them that'd make it more of a debate to me.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

But muh winning! I need to prove to the world what kind of winner I am and how passionate I am about muh winning!

As long as someone isn';t being a prick to the tank oriented people they're allowed to want to win against a hated rival even at the cost of 3 draft spots. No one is wrong (Unless they're being a prick).

I unequivocally cast my vote for losing btw. I fantasize about a world where we lost merely 3 or 4 more games this year but it didn't happen

 

[SnowblindNYR]

As long as someone isn';t being a prick to the tank oriented people they're allowed to want to win against a hated rival even at the cost of 3 draft spots. No one is wrong (Unless they're being a prick).

I unequivocally cast my vote for losing btw. I fantasize about a world where we lost merely 3 or 4 more games this year but it didn't happen

The thing is, when there were 20 games left I could understand fans not wanting to root against the team for 20 games, that's tough. But 1 game? The only thing that would give me pause was if we played the Penguins and us beating them meant they were 100% out of the playoffs. I don't think I'll survive a three-peat by them.

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

I think the other thing here is even if we beat Philly there's a solid chance they get in anyway. If this was a win or go home situation for them that'd make it more of a debate to me.

You just have a feeling if we win this Buffalo is going to pull the meme god moves and 5-0 FLA

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

The thing is, when there were 20 games left I could understand fans not wanting to root against the team for 20 games, that's tough. But 1 game? The only thing that would give me pause was if we played the Penguins and us beating them meant they were 100% out of the playoffs. I don't think I'll survive a three-peat by them.

I get it but we coudl blow the pick whether we're in 7 or 10 so some people prefer the sure thing (A win now) over the uncertain. I disagree with that and think it's short sighted but it's also not wrong either as visions of Mcilrath, montoya, Brendl, Lundmark and Jessiman dance in my head. (Different regime for the most part now of course)

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I get it but we coudl blow the pick whether we're in 7 or 10 so some people prefer the sure thing (A win now) over the uncertain

But honestly what positive will the sure thing provide? There's an argument to be made that when there are 20 games left you don't want a losing culture so you don't want to bottom out. Fine. One game won't make or break a culture, but it could easily give us a better pick and a better shot at the top 3. There is literally zero upside in winning this game.

Edit: Put another way if everything breaks well and we pick 7th but we end up picking the same exact player as if we were 10th and won today the situation would be identical, the extra loss would not play a role in anything.

 

[eco's bones]

Got to be honest---after today everything for me will be about the draft in June and whatever happens with free agency after that. The one playoff game I might watch will be the one broadcasting the lottery and as soon as that's done the NHL can go jump off the cliff until September. Yeah there are teams I like better than others and yeah I've got years of animosity towards the Flyers and not a whole lot of that for the Panthers (other than I f***ing loathe Denis Potvin) but still what I'd like to see today is the Rangers coming away with the best draft positioning possible and for Panthers fans who've gotten their best D and their best forward Ekblad and Barkov and another guy named Huberdeau all out of the top 5--a little history for you--since the NHL first expanded in 1968 the New York Rangers have had exactly one top 5 pick in all the subsequent 49 years and if we don't win the lottery it will be 50 years this year. That player was Pavel Brendl who busted. Look it up if you don't believe it--it ain't hard. Sometimes you should just worry about getting your own shit together and put others problems aside. IMO---this is one of those times.

 

[silverfish]

Me today: Thank god this season will be over soon
Me tomorrow: When the f*** is the next Rangers game

Better get the AV is shit canned announcement tomorrow.

 

[Synergy27]

Lose the game. Fire AV. Sit bored until 28 April. Sit bored until 22 June.