Around the NHL - Part XLII - (Playoffs Edition)

[KirkAlbuquerque]

What a bogus goal

 

[80s Kid]

Not sure if mentioned already but is Sean Mcdonough under the weather? No energy. I mean its game 3 of the SCF.

Pretty much par for the course. He's just awful. It's nothing personal but TNT is light years ahead of ESPN with their coverage and McDonough is their black hole where excitement ceases to exist.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I think that this series really confirms one thing for us.

Lafreniere is a f***ing savage.

Maybe when he’s 30 he’ll get a look on PP1

 

[Machinehead]

Maybe when he’s 30 he’ll get a look on PP1

I don't think he makes our PP better and the only thing inflating his totals does is make him more expensive.

 

[effen]

I do not understand the boner for putting Laf on PP1 so he can ask for 8/80.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Binnington, an AHL goalie, who won the Cup backstopping like the 15th best team. That was the most "nothing matters" championship in sports history.

Despite the Rangers having concerning earmarks, I get why people maintain hope. Average teams have won the Stanley Cup.

Vegas is not a very good hockey team either. And they pantsed this (actually amazing) Florida team because they shot 102% for a few weeks and some guy was good for them in net.

This Florida team is clearly better than last year's edition.

I think they're a pretty good study on what you SHOULD do in an offseason when you make it far and come up short (and that was a team that had no business moving beyond round 2. This Rangers team bowed out when they should have.)

Cut ties with your worst players and replace them with better players. For everyone clamoring about how its not possible to replace half of your D, thats exactly what Florida did between their finals visits. I get it, going to be harder as our problems play higher in the lineup and one of them has a big contract that has term left on it, but take care of 2 of the 3 potential openings now and figure out the other one later.

They don't need to burn down the house (even if there are some bigger contracts I'd love to get out of here.) Fix your most glaring issues and my guess is that the other ones won't matter as much anymore.

Crap, just realised that Okposo is going to get his name on the Cup...

Honestly with everything he's been through the fact that he's still playing is pretty incredible.

It's f***ing dumb IMO, but incredible. If there is anyone on his team that deserves to win its him.

 

[mike14]

that McDavid pass from the boards to the point on the goal was lovely

 

[will1066]

that McDavid pass off the boards to the point on the goal was lovely

Oh please. Artemi's better

 

[Machinehead]

This Florida team is clearly better than last year's edition.

I think they're a pretty good study on what you SHOULD do in an offseason when you make it far and come up short (and that was a team that had no business moving beyond round 2. This Rangers team bowed out when they should have.)

Cut ties with your worst players and replace them with better players. For everyone clamoring about how its not possible to replace half of your D, thats exactly what Florida did between their finals visits. I get it, going to be harder as our problems play higher in the lineup and one of them has a big contract that has term left on it, but take care of 2 of the 3 potential openings now and figure out the other one later.

They don't need to burn down the house (even if there are some bigger contracts I'd love to get out of here.) Fix your most glaring issues and my guess is that the other ones won't matter as much anymore.

Yeah, like, Zibanejad is mid af but he's clearly our second best center. Plenty of bad 2C's have won. Chandler Stephenson low-key sucks ass.

Panarin makes too much money but he isn't an active detriment pushing the team backwards.

The team has warts but the one thing legit bad is their defense corps. I would unironically rank it near the bottom of the league. Like, sure, we have Fox but if you look at actual results, Fox is basically neutralized at this point. The pair he's on sucks.

Finding a good partner for Fox would be like this team acquiring a Norris winner.

 

[17futurecap]

Ekholm with a Rangers D shot.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Good push by Edmonton in the 3rd but this is over. Game Set Match.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

If Evan Bouchard were a Ranger he would be called the worst player of all time and people would be claiming that Ryan Lindgren is better than he is.

On the real, this has been a nightmare series for him on every level.

 

[will1066]

Coming Up Short: The Legacy of Connor McDavid. Narrated by Liam Hemsworth

 

[Machinehead]

Edmonton lost two pretty even games in this series. Game 2, not so much.

 

[Machinehead]

Coming Up Short: The Legacy of Connor McDavid. Narrated by Liam Hemsworth

On E! at 10 Eastern following "Do Something Kakko!"

 

[bobbop]

My prediction of Florida in 3 looking good.

 

[Row I Goon]

McD ain't gonna get his ring in Edmonton.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Mcdavis is finished

 

[Machinehead]

If Evan Bouchard were a Ranger he would be called the worst player of all time and people would be claiming that Ryan Lindgren is better than he is.

On the real, this has been a nightmare series for him on every level.

People do that with Adam Fox LMAO

 

[PuckLuck3043]

McJesus, 0 goals and 2 assists in 3 games.

 

[Tob]

Oilers 0-3 since McDavid was harassed by those fans.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

I don't think he makes our PP better

Newest member of the clown club

 

[EdJovanovski]

McJesus, 0 goals and 2 assists in 3 games.

I don’t even want him if he wants out. Much rather have MacK, Sid, Barkov, etc

 

[Brutananadilewski]

I don't think he makes our PP better and the only thing inflating his totals does is make him more expensive.

If Zibs gets demoted, then that automatically makes our PP better.

Outside of the predictable one-timer, what else does Zibs do?

 

[Machinehead]

Newest member of the clown club

You talk to me like that again, I'll ban you until Laf retires.