Post-Game Talk: Devil III

[Leonardo87]

This 100%. We should've won this game, we gave it away. You can't not score on 5 PP chances. It's good that we're getting some contributions up and down the lineup but Mika and Panarin have to step it up. AP missed multiple grade A chances last night that he just shouldn't be missing

Kane who is playing on one hip, has outplayed both of them….although Mika has done some good things, we still need him to produce. Panarin has been pointless in the last two games. Need our 11.6 million dollar man to step up in these games when other lines go quiet.

 

[The Gloaming]

The devils have been throwing picks all series. Last night they finally started calling them. That wasn’t a simple “ trouba skates into a devil “

Rangers lost because they didn’t score on the PP . You have to be able to overcome adversity in the playoffs. If they aren’t able to win a game because the other team scored one goal in regulation on them then this will be a short play offs

Young teams don't usually know how to throw picks without being called. We were basically skating through them with impunity in games 1 and 2.

But yes, I'm blaming the PP for the loss. Panarin and his whiffed noodles especially.

 

[FUZfan]

Meh.

We didn't execute on our chances and the Debbie's still needed OT and some puck luck to win.

Next game, Bread uses a hockey stick instead of a lob wedge and we're golden.

LGR!

 

[KOVALEV022473]

The call whether it was good or bad, was not the reason we lost. I’m not going down that road blaming the refs for a loss.

It actually was. They scored on THAT call.

The call whether it was good or bad, was not the reason we lost. I’m not going down that road blaming the refs for a loss.

And I’m not asking you to go down any road. Just stating my opinion.

 

[Bacon Artemi Bravo]

It actually was. They scored on THAT call.


And I’m not asking you to go down any road. Just stating my opinion.

Every single game theres going to be good calls and bad calls, that will never change at any level of hockey.

Going 0-5 on the powerplay, and not even looking the least bit dangerous was the issue last night. Game was there for the taking but the boys just didnt click. Thats the story of the game.

 

[Fitzy]

Not a single series is 3-0 presently, just as a sort of grounding anchor

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

One of the last Ranger games I was at some bozo yuppie type sat down next to us with some girl after the first period. They spent the entire period yapping about drama, gossiping how Stacey did this and that... blah blah blah. Watch the f***ing game. They had zero interest in it, they moved again in between periods. These are the sorts of bozos we get at games now. A portion of people aren't going because they're fans or want to watch hockey... they're just going for an experience and something to do.

... fukkin Stacy, man ...

 

[KOVALEV022473]

Every single game theres going to be good calls and bad calls, that will never change at any level of hockey.

Going 0-5 on the powerplay, and not even looking the least bit dangerous was the issue last night. Game was there for the taking but the boys just didnt click. Thats the story of the game.

And I agree with that for the most part, but this game in particular boiled down to that one call. If that one call was not made (which technically Meir should’ve been called for goalie interference) the Rangers win that game 1-0. They definitely played well enough to win the game 1-0 and it could’ve easily been more if they hit the net with their shots. 5-0 on PP doesn’t mean jackshit when their one regulation goal came on that bullshit call.

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

So that was a good call in your eyes?

It was a bad call, everyone knows it. Bad calls happen in NHL hockey. Have to win regardless. Rangers had plenty of opportunities & did not get it done.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

It was a bad call, everyone knows it. Bad calls happen in NHL hockey. Have to win regardless. Rangers had plenty of opportunities & did not get it done.

Again, I would have no problem accepting your premise if the Rangers played like shit, or even if the Debbie’s scored on a different power play, but they didn’t! They scored on that bullshit call and it cost the Rangers the game. All of you guy can rationalize any way you like, but that was the play that decided the game.

 

[Irishguy42]

I think if the Rangers play the same way tomorrow, the series is 3-1 going back to Newark.

Rangers played well yesterday, outside of the PP.

 

[The Gloaming]

Again, I would have no problem accepting your premise if the Rangers played like shit, or even if the Debbie’s scored on a different power play, but they didn’t! They scored on that bullshit call and it cost the Rangers the game. All of you guy can rationalize any way you like, but that was the play that decided the game.

Bullshit calls happen all the time. Yes it was a horrible call and we should have had a PP out of it but shit happens. Many worse calls happen to teams who are playing the Penguins or Bolts.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

I think if the Rangers play the same way tomorrow, the series is 3-1 going back to Newark.

Rangers played well yesterday, outside of the PP.

I agree 100% but they have to hit the God damn net.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

Bullshit calls happen all the time. Yes it was a horrible call and we should have had a PP out of it but shit happens. Many worse calls happen to teams who are playing the Penguins or Bolts.

Listen, I don’t want to argue with you guys, and as some of the older posters know, I am no fan of the refs, but I really haven’t said very much in the last few years about it because I have accepted the league for what it is. All I am trying to say is that in this particular game, that one call decided the game. It really is objectively true.

 

[Harbour Dog]

As a NYC outsider, feel free to tell me to piss off; I would get it , but there are a few things that I see a little differently than some of you guys who have that allegiance more engrained.

1) The crowd at MSG is pretty average compared to the rest of the league for creating an atmosphere, and has been for at least a decade, probably longer. Compared to other playoff teams, we're easily in the bottom half. The only teams that are clearly worse are the teams that have traditionally struggled with attendance. Yeah, there are lots of cheers when we score, but that will happen in any arena; the actual crowd engagement has felt lacking for quite a while.

2) The ice at MSG SUCKS. Has to be one of the absolute worst surfaces in the league, and is a big contributor to why people think players can't make simple skilled plays as easily for us.

3) Sam and Joe, legends though they may be, have lost a step, and the only really good reason to keep them on at this point is the nostalgia factor. Which I get; I absolutely hated seeing Bob Cole's decline and then listening to his final game. But as somebody who doesn't have that nostalgia for MSG, I've found myself watching other broadcasts the majority of the season.

 

[inranger94]

They did not play badly. The issue is they played without any urgency and treated this game like they were up by two in the series. This shit happens always in the NHL playoffs especially with this franchise.

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

Again, I would have no problem accepting your premise if the Rangers played like shit, or even if the Debbie’s scored on a different power play, but they didn’t! They scored on that bullshit call and it cost the Rangers the game. All of you guy can rationalize any way you like, but that was the play that decided the game.

The Rangers didn't play like shit, but they didn't play great. 0-5 on the PP is not great.

The defensive spacing on the OT goal was poor.

And it's not my intention to rationalize anything. Find me a series where the winner didn't have to overcome some bad calls. It happens all the time in the NHL.

As far as bad calls go, imo this does not hold a candle to the uncalled goalie interference in the 2014 finals.

 

[The Gloaming]

Listen, I don’t want to argue with you guys, and as some of the older posters know, I am no fan of the refs, but I really haven’t said very much in the last few years about it because I have accepted the league for what it is. All I am trying to say is that in this particular game, that one call decided the game. It really is objectively true.

It was a shit call. meier should be getting a call from the league but we all know that's not going to happen. Next time Shesty should make the penalty worth it and not just slap him with the blocker but get the stick involved.

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

Also Igor needs to not hit Meier multiple times ... even Hank said it iirc. Teams who are behind will instigate stuff in hopes of drawing a reaction & a power play. It worked in this case.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

The Rangers didn't play like shit, but they didn't play great. 0-5 on the PP is not great.

The defensive spacing on the OT goal was poor.

And it's not my intention to rationalize anything. Find me a series where the winner didn't have to overcome some bad calls. It happens all the time in the NHL.

As far as bad calls go, imo this does not hold a candle to the uncalled goalie interference in the 2014 finals.

I don’t disagree with a single thing you said in this post aside from the reference to OT, which goes to show you are missing my point, which I will take responsibility for as it seems many are. I’m done with this conversation. On to game 4. f*** the Debbie’s. f*** the NHL, and f*** the haters!

It was a shit call. meier should be getting a call from the league but we all know that's not going to happen. Next time Shesty should make the penalty worth it and not just slap him with the blocker but get the stick involved.

I’d like this post if I could.

 

[tomobson]

Both teams looked incredibly sloppy and the rangers couldn't find a way to just hit the net yesterday.

 

[Filip Chytil]

... fukkin Stacy, man ...

Should've asked about Stacy's mom

 

[nevesis]

You know, not for nothing, but what do some of you expect? The Devils just had an incredible season. None of you who liked this comment or you yourself, going into this series, expected this series to go less than five games. These two teams are damn good and rivals. In '94, that team had several HOFers and they had to go seven with Vancouver despite Vancouver having 85 lousy points. Rangers had 112. Canucks were up 3-1 in that series too lol. Against a Messier-led Rangers team. People need to relax.

I think you meant to say the Rangers were up 3-1 in that series.

 

[Kovalev27]

It has now festered in my stomach long enough but like my morning coffee it has been flushed out with the rest of the garbage from yesterday.

I’m on to a new day

Thinking about that game. We did everything wrong and the devils still mustered one regulation goal. 3 in 3 games. We did not get goalied. We missed numerous chances wide. We missed on 5 powerplays when we could have put that game away easily. Is that going to happen again? I doubt it. Not with the guys we have on the PP.

It does set up a must win game 4 and it will be a tough one. But I think we break thru. Finally have the first bit of pressure on us. First bit of must win and we know how these guys step up in those spots.

 

[Irishguy42]

If Mika were in Panarin's spot yesterday (you all know which moment), we'd be talking about closing out the series on Monday and the nerves associated with that.