Around the NHL - Part XLII - (Playoffs Edition)

[17futurecap]

Seems like scrub defenseman that should be in AHL shouldn't be throwing shade and kicking Val when he's down. I'm not one of those people that treats addiction as every other illness, but that seems kind of low.

I think it’s tough, drug addiction is a disease, but this is now multiple times he’s letting his team down, sometimes the best thing you can do is hear hard truths to get your life better.

I’m guessing Johnson probably doesn’t have a lot of time either with the shit he went through with his own parents stealing his money.

 

[mike14]

It's also possible that he's not an addict, he's just an idiot who took the drug at an inopportune time and didn't think he'd get tested.
As others have said, addiction is no joke; but not every user, and not even every heavy-user is an addict. Sometimes you just decided that a calming bump/hit/whatever is what's needed the night before and then it backfires horribly and spectacularly despite you understanding the consequences...

 

[Row I Goon]

 

[Filip Chytil]

 

[Filip Chytil]

 

[archanfelnsx]

The Rangers need to watch this Panthers-Bruins Game 5 tonight and see what a 3-1 series lead for the home team is all about.

 

[Cmox]

Oh look its Trouba.

 

[NYR94]

How many times will Callahan say Vaggus? Stay tuned.

 

[JRinNYC]

How many times will Callahan say Vaggus? Stay tuned.

I was going to say the same.

Did the Floridians not get the memo that the game started at 7? So many empty seats. How embarrassing.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Boston scores early - Geekie.

 

[duhmetreE]

Why can’t we get Wischusen and Cally on the ESPN broadcasts

 

[CTTribe73]

See now what you have here is the Panthers showed up to play a hockey game and the Bruins showed up for a street fight.

 

[will1066]

Ultraviolence

 

[CTTribe73]

Why can’t we get Wischusen and Cally on the ESPN broadcasts

Clyde and Breen

 

[gabevh3]

The fight and want from the teams remaining is leaps higher than nyr. That's the most concerning thing. Not to mention the coaching staff not benching players or making any changes

 

[CTTribe73]

-Boston allows nothing in close. THey are more than happy to let Florida throw as much rubber from above the circles as they please. They clearly paid attention to the fact that going into this game FLA has a 65-111 scoring chance/shot conversion rate. There's a lesson here for dealing with Carolina.
-Boston's conversion rate was 50/70 coming in. So they're the more efficient operation. In fact it's pretty much criminal that Boston needed 61 fewer shots to come up with only 15 fewer scoring chances. That's bonkers. FLA wastes a LOT of energy.
-Boston also stays in their diamond formation on defense with great discipline. FLA just looks like five guys doing whatever they want.
-I think on balance Boston is the better coached team. FLA has more pure talent.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Do these refs have money on the Panthers?

The fight and want from the teams remaining is leaps higher than nyr. That's the most concerning thing. Not to mention the coaching staff not benching players or making any changes

Anybody who watched the last couple of months of the season can see that Jones should be playing. Our 5 on 5 offense looked more dangerous when he was in there.

 

[gabevh3]

Anybody who watched the last couple of months of the season can see that Jones should be playing. Our 5 on 5 offense looked more dangerous when he was in there.

Exactly... Laviolette will live and die by his favorites. That screws us.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Why can’t we get Wischusen and Cally on the ESPN broadcasts

Because we just found out Cally can't actually pronounce Rangers.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Exactly... Laviolette will live and die by his favorites.

He's making the same mistakes that our prior coaches made.

 

[gabevh3]

He's making the same mistakes that our prior coaches made.

My thoughts exactly. What's with these stubborn coaches that keep coming here?

Because we just found out Cally can't actually pronounce Rangers.

Wait what? i was thinking it's cause he's a fan and played here...

 

[duhmetreE]

Wait what? i was thinking it's cause he's a fan and played here...

Both are actually Rangers fans

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Wait what? i was thinking it's cause he's a fan and played here...

Just me making fun of the fact that he spent the whole first round pronouncing "Vegas" as "vaggus" with his Western New York accent.

 

[will1066]

Panarin's battle level doesn't reach Pastrnak's.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Reinhart ties it 1-1 now