Post-Game Talk: Cougar

[PuckLuck3043]

I'm expecting perfection from him once in a while. Every goalie has that. Expecting perfection always is unreasonable just like expecting perfection never from what some consider is the best goalie in the league is unreasonable. Even that 3-1 game against Washington dude couldn't help himself and gave up a laugher. That game it didn't matter but expecting a 60 minute effort is not too much to ask. To expect a shutout once in a while is not too much to ask. This game he should have allowed zero goals through 60. Today expecting perfection wasn't that crazy as Florida did nothing offensively.

What goalie in the NHL would you trade Igor for?

 

[DelZottoHitTheNetJK]

It'll be interesting to hear what Steve Valiquette says.

...said no one ever

That was a reeeeeally bad way to start a conference final

That being said, we can easily make adjustments and win next game. They only scored 1 goal and it was a queef that Igor knows he needs to stop.

What I'm really tired of though is skating in circles 5 on 5. That shit needs to stop. It's not sustainable and we won't win a cup playing that way. If we just don't have the foot speed then so be it, but we have to find a way to get more o-zone time

 

[SnowblindNYR]

What goalie in the NHL would you trade Igor for?

The state of goaltending is at its worst. But hey Bobrovsky had a shutout something Igor has never had in the playoffs ever. So I'd rather have that. Igor would have allowed two today for the Panthers and you'd be telling me I expect perfection.

 

[CTTribe73]

Fixed it for you.

Ridiculous
Expectations
Make
Poor
Endings

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Lavi overworks Panarin, Zibs, Kreider...and Fox.

Sorry, Fox can't be given those minutes. Either the PP or PK. Not both. He is hurting. Time to call in Jones.

And Lavi has been giving other players the "Rempe" treatment. Tonight, it was Cuylle.

Let's go with 7D.

This isn't January. You play your best players more minutes in the playoffs. They also just had 5 days off. Fox maybe, because he may be injured. I trust Lavy to make those decisions.

 

[CTTribe73]

Get the DeLorean, go back to the deadline and send pick 32 and Kakko for Guentzel.

Get the DeLorean, go back to when Tkachuk hit the market and outbid Florida.

FTFY

 

[NickyFotiu]

I didn't think Florida played that great. They played better than us but not great. Bob was on and we didn't play well. Next game Kaapo may score 5 goals.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

The worst part about this game is that it was just ungodly boring. I have a chip on my shoulders about the disrespect hockey gets and I take games like this personally because it was just unwatchable garbage that proves the haters right. This was probably the most boring game I've seen all season.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

This isn't January. You play your best players more minutes in the playoffs. They also just had 5 days off. Fox maybe, because he may be injured. I trust Lavy to make those decisions.

You should give them more of a breather, especially if you're going to utilize them more on the PP.

And if you're going to ride said players and sit others, then get another D man in there. Jones is that player.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

The state of goaltending is at its worst. But hey Bobrovsky had a shutout something Igor has never had in the playoffs ever. So I'd rather have that. Igor would have allowed two today for the Panthers and you'd be telling me I expect perfection.

So because of 1 game you would rather have the other guy that was also saved by a post and crossbar. Let's see what happens next game.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

So because of 1 game you would rather have the other guy that was also saved by a post and crossbar. Let's see what happens next game.

The shit that hit his body he saved unlike Igor. Igor is allergic to shutouts and 60 minute efforts.

 

[mrmovies779]

Listen to Mollie Walker and Pierre McGuire discuss Matt Rempe. Molly starts with Trouba and his open ice hits and how that is a factor. How everyone has to skate with their heads up when he is on the ice. And that is nothing compared to when Rempe is out there....

Trouba hasn't had an open ice hit where he didn't end up in New Mexico since last year.If we are relying on Trouba or Rempe to win games,we are royally f***ed

 

[Guyute]

I disagree with basically everything you stated. We were not manhandled. We probably had more high danger chances than Florida did but just hit the post and couldn't put 1 past Bob on some breakaways. They had 3 PP's to 1 and that game was a 1 goal game with 3 minutes to go. Florida scored 1 real goal. ONE.

It was I-95 up our D’s butts all night. As soon as the puck was dumped in our corner, our D got smoked by Floridas F1 and often turned it over.

Take the body more often and clog the neutral zone so their dumps are less effective. Give our D some time so they have a chance to make a play, maybe even execute a breakout. The D had 0 time to make a pass all night.

It starts by making smarter dumps, getting physical on the forecheck, closing on guys in the neutral zone.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

It was I-95 up our D’s butts all night. As soon as the puck was dumped in our corner, our D got smoked by Floridas F1 and often turned it over.

Take the body more often and clog the neutral zone so their dumps are less effective. Give our D some time so they have a chance to make a play, maybe even execute a breakout. The D had 0 time to make a pass all night.

It starts by making smarter dumps, getting physical on the forecheck, closing on guys in the neutral zone.

Florida is a good forechecking team. They are also susceptible to odd man rushes because of it which we had a few and hit a couple of posts. They essentially scored 1 real goal and the Rangers were a crossbar from tying it. The Rangers were not manhandled. That was my point. They need to make some adjustments and I'm sure they will.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

The shit that hit his body he saved unlike Igor. Igor is allergic to shutouts and 60 minute efforts.

I'll take Igor over just about anybody over a large sample size.

 

[KevinFinnerty]

looks like an incoming sweep honestly. but I have faith for some weird reason. gotta give that team respect, they are dialed in and have a monster forecheck.

 

[TheDirtyH]

Immediately after (if) we lose this series: "Time to trade Kreider and Zibanejad!!!"

Kakko with 2 points in 17 games:
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Pls, Kakko's thread has been the most active festering ground for rage and hot takes since none of us knew what a corona virus was

 

[ohbaby]

Trouba hasn't had an open ice hit where he didn't end up in New Mexico since last year.If we are relying on Trouba or Rempe to win games,we are royally f***ed

He had a couple of big hits tonight. In fact,... it was the only time the crowd roared, other than that disallowed goal. And you don't really understand the meaning of it being a factor. And I'm not gonna explain it to you, other than to say it does have an effect on game outcomes. Especially in a long series, where you have to keep your head up for weeks,.. each and every shift a Trouba or Rempe is out there.

Did you not see Chytil get crushed against the boards at the final buzzer? In a 3 zip game? You think that was necessary? You think they don't know he's concussed? We need to show them we can be just as mean and nasty. And we can play their game better than they can.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

You should give them more of a breather, especially if you're going to utilize them more on the PP.

And if you're going to ride said players and sit others, then get another D man in there. Jones is that player.

And play who exactly? A bottom 6 that hasn't done shit? They have had 5 day breaks after their first 2 series and have played only 11 games in the last 5 weeks. They should be plenty rested and this isn't January where you have that luxury. It's the ECF, do or die. Play your horses.

 

[Wtp99]

They were better than we were.
We were flat 2/3 of the game.
Better regain home ice advantage.
Fox is cooked.
Igor needs better judgment.
And will someone score a goddamn goal!

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You don’t score if you don’t shoot, too many hot potato’s as passes, nobody fortuitously skating across the crease or hell nobody in front

 

[Brutananadilewski]

And play who exactly? A bottom 6 that hasn't done shit? They have had 5 day breaks after their first 2 series and have played only 11 games in the last 5 weeks. They should be plenty rested and this isn't January where you have that luxury. It's the ECF, do or die. Play your horses.

Okay.

So why dress a forward if they're going to ride the bench mostly?

Which is why I say put in Jones and rotate 7D. Fox is clearly hurt. He can still play but it's only going to be exacerbated if you keep playing him long minutes.

 

[Wtp99]

I'll be shocked if chytil plays Friday. He was not right after that hit at the end of the game. Guy needs to protect his life with these head injuries.

Based on the general lack of energy in the building tonight rempe should be in simply bc his presence ignites the crowd and that should help give energy to the team. Rough one tonight, but out of everything I am most concerned for chytil and his personal life.

Chytil was invisible tonight. Should have been Rempe. Even messier thought that.
There are some others that played tonight that shall remain nameless, a pure soft game from them

 

[PuckLuck3043]

One more thing. I also think home ice will mean next to nothing in this series. Both teams play well at home and on the road and there will be plenty of Ranger fans in Florida.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Okay.

So why dress a forward if they're going to ride the bench mostly?

Which is why I say put in Jones and rotate 7D. Fox is clearly hurt. He can still play but it's only going to be exacerbated if you keep playing him long minutes.

I'm ok with that but again you and I know nothing about the injury situation with Fox. It's only speculation. Lavy actually knows the real deal and I trust him to make the right decisions.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

I'm ok with that but again you and I know nothing about the injury situation with Fox. It's only speculation. Lavy actually knows the real deal and I trust him to make the right decisions.

He looks slower on the ice, he has had maintenance days. And honestly, outside of Fox, who else among our D corp comes close to being as offensively minded?

I am going to question Lavy on this one: why dress a forward if you're going to give them the Rempe treatment (Again, tonight it was Cuylle), when you can easily rotate 7D?