Around the NHL - Part XLV (Playoffs edition)

[Row I Goon]

I'm getting the feeling the officiating is going to be the most abysmal shit we've ever seen next round.

 

[Captain Lindy]

Wow. I saw the big rack.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Jeez I got sidetracked & missed the entire 3rd period. Oh well...

 

[McRanger92]

Go Knicks and Go Oilers

 

[RangersFan1994]

So why didn't the Rangers think Kris Knoblauch a NHL coach again? This organization cant scout talent at any level of hockey if it's players, management and coaching

 

[Row I Goon]

 

[Boris Zubov]

Wow. I saw the big rack.

See...Even women are drawn to them. Proof that god loves us.

 

[17futurecap]

Oilers Florida feels like it will be 2-2 after 4, and then just a wild best of 3 games.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Who has home ice?

 

[mike14]

So why didn't the Rangers think Kris Knoblauch a NHL coach again? This organization cant scout talent at any level of hockey if it's players, management and coaching

I don't think we didn't think he could coach, otherwise we wouldn't have given him the AHL job.
We had Lavi signed and weren't ready to move on from him at the start of last season.
I guess we could have told Kris we wouldn't release him, but that would have been a major dick move...

 

[I Eat Crow]

They're not as good as they think they are.

They had the easiest road to the ECF of anyone else I can remember. NJ was toothless and Washington was always a paper tiger.

They need a better goalie and more skill. Too many plumbers and not enough talent to finish their chances. Ironically, they needed a Rantanen.

 

[will1066]

See...Even women are drawn to them. Proof that god loves us.

What if God was one of us? Just a perv like all of us?

 

[17futurecap]

Who has home ice?

Oil

 

[will1066]

Who has home ice?

Oilers

 

[Captain Lindy]

Who has home ice?

I think Edmonton.

 

[n8]

If Toews could come back and be a useful NHL player, that would be a really good story.

He'd be a shoo-in for the Masterton trophy

 

[NCRanger]

Weird, their coach literally just said he didn't think they would make the playoffs at the start of the season. Seems they overachieved compared to what they thought they were. Even weirder for an nyr fan to critique it ha

Brind'Amour said that TODAY. He didn't say it in September.

They've pretty much had the same team for the past four seasons.

He's saying that to create a narrative that they "overachieved".

 

[Boris Zubov]

What if God was one of us? Just a perv like all of us?

He created us in his own image.

 

[mike14]

He created us in his own image.

God must be powerfully ugly then....

 

[n8]

Brind'Amour said that TODAY. He didn't say it in September.

They've pretty much had the same team for the past four seasons.

He's saying that to create a narrative that they "overachieved".

It's fair to have a lot of uncertainty when you start a season with losing
* Teravainen
* Skjei
* Noesen
* Guentzel
* Fast
* Pesce
That's like 30% team turnover. And the GM goes out and signs Jack Roslovic, William Carrier. They looked towards Bradly Nadeau, Eric Robinson, and Jackson Blake as replacements. Maybe Rod just did not have faith in his youngsters.
Gostisbehere and Walker were decent signings to replace Pesce and Skjei.

 

[Machinehead]

Listen, Oilers, I really need you to win this time.

 

[NCRanger]

They had the easiest road to the ECF of anyone else I can remember. NJ was toothless and Washington was always a paper tiger.

They need a better goalie and more skill. Too many plumbers and not enough talent to finish their chances. Ironically, they needed a Rantanen.

They also have a big problem in being able to attract free agents.

One, it's not a real attractive place to play. Two, at one time 15 years ago, older, married guys with kids could be attracted based on it being a good place to raise a family. The area now is expensive, almost NY expensive with half the amenities. Three, they'll have to overpay for anyone.

 

[mike14]

Listen, Oilers, I really need you to win this time.

Love to be proven wrong, but I just don't see it.
It took McD going nuts last time just for the Oilers to claw back into the series. the Florida attack will cause to many issues for the Oilers lower lines and yo-yo goaltending

 

[Captain Lindy]

They also have a big problem in being able to attract free agents.

One, it's not a real attractive place to play. Two, at one time 15 years ago, older, married guys with kids could be attracted based on it being a good place to raise a family. The area now is expensive, almost NY expensive with half the amenities. Three, they'll have to overpay for anyone.

You're talking about Raleigh? I've been there to see the Rangers, the last time was in '23 playoffs game two I think it was. There is NOTHING around there. I can't imagine anyone wanting to play there. The town is nothing!

 

[Coffey]

Listen, Oilers, I really need you to win this time.

We couldn’t have gone this far without you, brother.