Around the NHL - Part XLV (Playoffs edition)

[bleedblue94]

We are going to see pickard by game 3

It's inevitable. Florida moves the puck side to side too much for Skinner to keep up

 

[Boris Zubov]

Florida is dominating

 

[mike14]

Oilers have stopped moving their feet

 

[bleedblue94]

Just curious, what's the average height and weight of the 12 defensemen playing in the game tonight?

 

[LokiDog]

Anyone else thinking, based on that challenge, that we might have dodged a bullet with Knoblauch? He might be the type of coach that can help the team through the regular season but struggles under the pressure of the big stage.

…

Game 7 of the SCF last year. The literal farthest you can go without winning.

Back in the SCF the very next year.

Now we “dodged a bullet” because Knoblauch made an aggressive but questionable challenge in period 1 of game 1 while up 1-0?

 

[bleedblue94]

…

Game 7 of the SCF last year. The literal farthest you can go without winning.

Back in the SCF this year.

Now we “dodged a bullet” because Knoblauch made an aggressive but questionable challenge in period 1 of game 1 while up 1-0?

All it shows is a lack of understanding by people how that challenge happens. That is 95 percent on the video coach. Knoblauch isn't making that challenge, that's not how these orgs work nowadays. The more that some people post on here the more you know they don't know

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

…

Game 7 of the SCF last year. The literal farthest you can go without winning.

Back in the SCF the very next year.

Now we “dodged a bullet” because Knoblauch made an aggressive but questionable challenge in period 1 of game 1 while up 1-0?

If we had hired Knob we wouldn't have gotten to experience the pure bliss of having Laviolette !!

 

[80s Kid]

Anyone else thinking, based on that challenge, that we might have dodged a bullet with Knoblauch? He might be the type of coach that can help the team through the regular season but struggles under the pressure of the big stage.

He's made it to two finals in his first two seasons as a head coach in the NHL...I think he's doing something right. It's also one call in the first game of the series.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Oil needs to cash in on this PP

 

[CasusBelli]

Florida dynasty.

 

[will1066]

As good as Florida is, Edmonton has game-breakers who just need that one chance to make something happen

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Jesus Bouchard can blast it

 

[mike14]

Just curious, what's the average height and weight of the 12 defensemen playing in the game tonight?

Oilers avg is 204.5 lb and 6ft 2 and 7/8
Panthers are 207.5lb and 6ft 2 and 5/8
Rangers (Fox, Miller, Soucy, Borg, Vaak, Schneider) are 203.3lb and 6ft 3

Tallest player is 6'6 and shortest is 5'11
Heaviest is 220lb and lightest 180

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

You’re dreaming if you think Knoblauch would be just as good a coach here. Edmonton has 2 generational players whereas the Rangers don’t. The same shit would have happened here if they had hired Knoblauch. It comes down to the roster and this team isn’t good enough.

 

[Machinehead]

Oilers avg is 204.5 lb and 6ft 2 and 7/8
Panthers are 207.5lb and 6ft 2 and 5/8
Rangers (Fox, Miller, Soucy, Borg, Vaak, Schneider) are 203.3lb and 6ft 3

Tallest player is 6'6 and shortest is 5'11
Heaviest is 220lb and lightest 180

It's those four pounds.

 

[Bob Richards]

SA16 might post the most transparently obvious joke posts of all time that still get taken as serious lol

 

[bleedblue94]

Oilers avg is 204.5 lb and 6ft 2 and 7/8
Panthers are 207.5lb and 6ft 2 and 5/8
Rangers (Fox, Miller, Soucy, Borg, Vaak, Schneider) are 203.3lb and 6ft 3

Tallest player is 6'6 and shortest is 5'11
Heaviest is 220lb and lightest 180

Out of the rangers d you can remove soucy and vaak, neither would even be on the roster for these two teams

 

[bleedblue94]

It's those four pounds.

Its the fact you need the size with skill and speed. You need all three. If one is missing you really have no chance anymore.

 

[mike14]

It's those four pounds.

I feel a similar question was asked earlier in the season. The difference in height/weight as an average across any playing group will SFA. And even then it would all depend on where the muscle is; is it in the legs (stronger skating) or chest (can push and defend the net). Same with height, surely wingspan is more important as a measurement? And the smaller guys (like Fox) will almost always bring something else to the game that lets them stay on the ice.
It's mindset, system and ability to get to where you need to be that will matter

 

[Machinehead]

Its the fact you need the size with skill and speed. You need all three. If one is missing you really have no chance anymore.

Evidently the size isn't that far off, so we need speed and skill?

I agree.

 

[gabevh3]

It's those four pounds.

The Difference between a cup and missing the playoffs lol

 

[Leonardo87]

Rangers need a Barkov type 1C.

 

[gabevh3]

Florida in 1.5

Not without Kravtsov saving the day from the rafters

 

[gabevh3]

Rangers need a Barkov type 1C.

I need a billion gazillion dollars

 

[gabevh3]

This is f***ing crazy, there’s no rules for this guy. We’ve gone WAYYYY too far with the “well you got slightly bumped near the net front so you have free rein to Hiroshima the goalie”

Bring him to nyr and they will let him do nothing. Did that count?