Florida played a perfect road game, limiting the chances against and capitalizing on some of the Rangers mistakes.
Some thoughts about last nights game:
1. I think it's easier to start a series on the road, less pressure and more focus on hockey
2. Need to score first on this Panthers team, avoid being smothered and trapped
3. Rangers D committed way to many unforced errors, they coughed up the puck a fraction of a second too early, caused by the Panthers pressure and fear to get hit hard.
4. Chytil needs to play, must play in these playoffs, for the Rangers to win the cup in my opinion, because the third line (without Chytil) is a possession monster, but they simply can't score, especially not enough for a third line. However, Chytil should NOT be playing in this series after coming off a head injury, being out of action for over 6 months...too physical a team to play aginst coming off a major head injury like that.
5. Rempe must play in this series, especially the home games, for many reasons, including hitting/softening their Dmen, acting as a deterrent against Chucky/Bennett, and providing some energy in the building (MSG sounded dead for most of the night). Rempe's presence is important as it stimulates not only the crowd but his team, seeing him hit people is contagious and makes most of the other players play with more of an edge. Can't deny the fact that we were 6-0 in these playoffs before he was replaced for game 3 of the Carolina series (2-3 since then).
6. We must shoot high on Bob and if/when we get breakaways we must deke on him, Valiquette had some stats and analysis from the previous series which proved this.
Some thoughts about last nights game:
1. I think it's easier to start a series on the road, less pressure and more focus on hockey
2. Need to score first on this Panthers team, avoid being smothered and trapped
3. Rangers D committed way to many unforced errors, they coughed up the puck a fraction of a second too early, caused by the Panthers pressure and fear to get hit hard.
4. Chytil needs to play, must play in these playoffs, for the Rangers to win the cup in my opinion, because the third line (without Chytil) is a possession monster, but they simply can't score, especially not enough for a third line. However, Chytil should NOT be playing in this series after coming off a head injury, being out of action for over 6 months...too physical a team to play aginst coming off a major head injury like that.
5. Rempe must play in this series, especially the home games, for many reasons, including hitting/softening their Dmen, acting as a deterrent against Chucky/Bennett, and providing some energy in the building (MSG sounded dead for most of the night). Rempe's presence is important as it stimulates not only the crowd but his team, seeing him hit people is contagious and makes most of the other players play with more of an edge. Can't deny the fact that we were 6-0 in these playoffs before he was replaced for game 3 of the Carolina series (2-3 since then).
6. We must shoot high on Bob and if/when we get breakaways we must deke on him, Valiquette had some stats and analysis from the previous series which proved this.
