Around the NHL – Part XL - Mod post page 249

[effen]

Panthers pretty much cooked. Lundell who has been below average this year takes one of the dumbest penalties with 4 min left in game.

Quick now we can get him for Buchnevich.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Not sure if it was mentioned elsewhere, but the Rangers will clinch a playoff spot tonight

IF

the Buffalo Sabres lose to the Montreal Canadiens in any fashion

AND

the Florida Panthers lose to the Ottawa Senators in regulation.

Knock, knock…

 

[KennyWu]

PLAYOFFS

 

[17futurecap]

No one needs to watch the Panthers in the playoffs, they stink.

 

[LionsHeart]

Clinched by default!!

Default! Default! Default!!

 

[KennyWu]

Nice Devils L to top it off

 

[LeetchisGod]

Next two games are huge. We win both and home ice in the first round is within reach.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

You really never know game to game in this league. Piles blow against CBJ and Buffalo and then beat up Devils.

 

[duhmetreE]

Next two games are huge. We win both and home ice in the first round is within reach.

We have 7 games home ice 1st round.

 

[LionsHeart]

Islanders are going to be a handful for whoever they face.

 

[duhmetreE]

Islanders are going to be a handful for whoever they face.

I want them to face Boston, I really do not want to play the Piles if they beat Carolina... what a horrible series to endure

 

[Hire Sather]

I want them to face Boston, I really do not want to play the Piles if they beat Carolina... what a horrible series to endure

Who cares? If that happens it means we beat the Devils.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

It still amazes me how so many of the WC teams totally shit the bed. Florida was hot and now has lost 4 straight. Piles and Pens it is. I still think they both lose in 1st round.

 

[RangerFanSince89]

I want them to face Boston, I really do not want to play the Piles if they beat Carolina... what a horrible series to endure

This. Another thing they'll have going for them is that nobody will be predicting them to go far, so they'll have a chip on their shoulder.

 

[Hire Sather]

This. Another thing they'll have going for them is that nobody will be predicting them to go far, so they'll have a chip on their shoulder.

Rangers-Isles hasn't happened in almost 30 years. Bring it on, it'll be fun.

Getting way ahead of ourselves but whatever

 

[WhereO Is Kakko]

Rangers-Isles hasn't happened in almost 30 years. Bring it on, it'll be fun.

If your idea of fun is seven consecutive 2-1 final scores with neither team getting more than 22 SOG…This would not be your father’s grandfather’s Rangers-Isles series.

 

[n8]

McDavid at 140 points. Has a few players to chase down to get most points in a season by players not named Lemieux or Gretzky. 16 points in ~20 games so it's probably just a matter of time.

142 Oates
145 Esposito
147 Bossy
148 Lafontaine
149 Jagr
150 Nichols
152 Esposito
155 Yzerman

 

[JCProdigy]

McDavid at 140 points. Has a few players to chase down to get most points in a season by players not named Lemieux or Gretzky. 16 points in ~20 games so it's probably just a matter of time.

142 Oates
145 Esposito
147 Bossy
148 Lafontaine
149 Jagr
150 Nichols
152 Esposito
155 Yzerman

Woah....f*** you Mike Keane...f*** you.

Oh and four Rangers on that list...none of those seasons with the Rangers of course.

 

[bumrusherer]

If your idea of fun is seven consecutive 2-1 final scores with neither team getting more than 22 SOG…This would not be your father’s grandfather’s Rangers-Isles series.

Close games with everything in the line is what this thing is about. Maximum pleasure or maximum pain

 

[RangerBoy]

Minnesota and Colorado won again last night. Edmonton won. The Rangers need TB to start winning some games. Dallas ends up being 21st overall. Seattle, Winnipeg, Islanders and Pittsburgh being #17-#20. The #2/#3 in the central will be a very good playoff series. #1 plays Seattle or Winnipeg. The Flames and Nashville still have an opportunity for a WC spot. Those teams aren’t very good. Winnipeg isn't very good but they have four more points than Calgary with eight games remaining.

 

[duhmetreE]

Who cares? If that happens it means we beat the Devils.

Playing the islanders is a chore

 

[McRanger92]

It still amazes me how so many of the WC teams totally shit the bed. Florida was hot and now has lost 4 straight. Piles and Pens it is. I still think they both lose in 1st round.

All the pre-season BS about the Sabres, Sens and Wings pushing for a playoff spot turned out to be just that. None of those teams is particularly close to true contender status.

 

[Crease]

Devils made the jump the Rangers made last year, from rebuild to playoffs. They are running on adrenaline and excitement. Zero load management. Let’s see how they do in the playoffs. They might be burnt out before the first round even starts.

 

[McRanger92]

Devils made the jump the Rangers made last year, from rebuild to playoffs. They are running on adrenaline and excitement. Zero load management. Let’s see how they do in the playoffs. They might be burnt out before the first round even starts.

I was not impressed by the Devils last night. They are similar to our team last year but they cant hold a candle to the Rangers top end talent. 0 ES or PP goals yesterday. Islanders did a good job of playing physical with them, and the Devils tried to answer back to their credit but guys like Mercer and Bratt were peeling off to avoid hits late in the game. Mercer, who looks like hes 12, got ragdolled by at one point by Horvat. Cizikas (i think) gave Hughes a cross check in the 3rd and he was laboring going to the bench. The Rangers can physically outmatch that team. Vanacek is also the epitome of nothing special, especially in a series where he'd be matched up against Igor or Sorokin. I will have a pretty high level of confidence going into a series against them provided we dont have any major injuries between now and the start of the season.

 

[NYR Viper]

All the pre-season BS about the Sabres, Sens and Wings pushing for a playoff spot turned out to be just that. None of those teams is particularly close to true contender status.

I truly think that next year, the Sabres will be a playoff team. They're trending properly