Post-Game Talk: Devil III

[Machinehead]

No one in NHL history has come back from a 3-0 deficit. Winning here puts the Devils in a proverbial impossible situation. We had this game and coughed it up. Neither team played great, which makes this inexcusable from us. We played down to the opposition at home again

This team was better than us by every objective measure, both traditional and analytical, and now we're playing down to them.

I would signed up for 2-1 up in my own blood.

 

[NYRangers0723]

We woke up the wrong team. That's the problem.

Team needs to stay in a hotel for all of these games. Treat every game like a road game. They're playing down to the competition. That's what's so frustrating.

Completely disagree

 

[rangersfansince08]

just win game 4

 

[The Gloaming]

The power play not cashing in is probably the only thing I'd complain about. Solid game. Even in solid games the other team will have some chances. The drop off from PP1 to 2 is a little more than I'd like. PP2 doesn't have nearly the skilled zone entries or keep-ins.

Gallant needs to man up and keep Fox on for the full 2 minutes. That unit is seriously bad. He kept the full 5 man unit on for the entire PP last year, I don't see why just one guy can't stay on.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

I've been a fan for over 20 seasons and I can think of three series we've won in less than 6 games and one of those we won four games by 2-1 scores. This franchise is middling AF. So tired of it. This is the best team we've had since 94 and it still has ZERO killer instinct.

Were you expecting a sweep? It wasn't a bad game.

 

[Doctyl]

No we didn’t. This was never going to be a sweep. Look around do you see other series being sweeps?

We have dominated this team this series. Look at the numbers. This team is a lot better than they’ve played so far and I’m afraid we just gave them the spark of confidence they needed

 

[PalmCoastRanger]

What were the poll results? Most of you guys /gals knew the Debs weren't going to back down. No ledge jumping, It's all good.

Agreed it's all good. OT got my dander up a bit, not worried at all, buuuut...the Devils did back down, even after the PP goal. You can see they were just waiting for the inevitable go ahead goal from the Rangers, which never came. Devils were ready to go belly up though, ah well, next one.

 

[NYRangers0723]

We had them on the ropes, if we won this game like we had ample opportunity to do we would have been up 3-0 and it would have been a sweep.

Sure any fan would want to have a sweep but it’s very hard. Having a hissy fit and acting like the sky is falling when we’re still up in the series is a bit extra no?

 

[Kords]

Oh, also that broadcast team was the worst I’ve seen all season and I’ve been making it a point to watch more out of market coverage.

The inaccuracy was staggering, and I’m used to watching Sam freaking Rosen. Just awful.

 

[Fitzy]

No one in NHL history has come back from a 3-0 deficit. Winning here puts the Devils in a proverbial impossible situation. We had this game and coughed it up. Neither team played great, which makes this inexcusable from us. We played down to the opposition at home again

3 teams have?

 

[Machinehead]

And what were those odds after you win the first two games on the road by 5-1 scores?

None of that matters.

You guys severely overrate momentum and keep trying to chain games together like it's a book.

They're a good team and they've adjusted. They still weren't impressive at all. They still need to be a lot better to beat us three more times.

 

[LORDE]

No need to overreact but this is this team's MO

Play just good enough to maybe win, which is why the prior 2 games were so impressive. It's who they've been & who they are.

They get a day off after laughing, LITERALLY laughing, the devils off the ice & they think it's over & play like Avery's sloppy 2nds

 

[Brutananadilewski]

Can't go 0-5 on the PP, and your two best offensive players can't keep missing the net.

 

[NYRangers0723]

We have dominated this team this series. Look at the numbers. This team is a lot better than they’ve played so far and I’m afraid we just gave them the spark of confidence they needed

Totally disagree

 

[KevinFinnerty]

Next game we get that PP goal out of 5 and put a strangle hold on the series. They have nothing for us.

 

[Bob Richards]

Oh, also that broadcast team was the worst I’ve seen all season and I’ve been making it a point to watch more out of market coverage.

The inaccuracy was staggering, and I’m used to watching Sam freaking Rosen. Just awful.

Sean McDonough f***ing sucks so much lol

 

[I Eat Crow]

Nonsense

What did I say that was wrong exactly?

 

[Clark Kellogg]

I would love to hear from someone who was at the game. On tv it didn’t sound like a Ranger’s playoff game. Could be the ABC feed?

 

[MysticLeviathan]

3 teams have?

my mistake you’re right

 

[TopShelfSnipes]

Devils tightened it up an we had trouble adjusting. We couldn't get a lot of high-quality scoring chances. The Devils played such a tight defensive game, so we HAD to capitalize on the PP. We didn't and this was the end result. That's why we lost.


And I didn't realize how much of a scumbag Timo Meier is.

Exactly...they were sending one in on the forecheck most of the night with 4 back in a box through the neutral zone with the D holding the blue line at the zone entry and the forwards slotting in to force plays at the line.

Only ways to beat this are to attack with speed or dump and chase, and the game predictably was a trapfest.

Some of the calls were terrible, but at this point, this team needs to expect that and win anyway.

The D on the Hughes goal needs to knock Palat out from in front. That's only a goal because Igor was screened and it's not like Palat is some immovable specimen in front of the net. It still hit the shaft of Igor's stick before going in.

Rangers also struggle with big goalies because they always insist on shooting low pad (talking about forwards, not D shooting for rebounds). You beat big goalies either by making them move and going five hole, or shooting over the shoulder like Kreider did and picking a corner. He really didn't play *that* well and the Rangers got completely away from what was working for them on the PP which was using perimeter movement to opportunistically throw the puck at the net. Way too much reluctance to shoot from the first unit, and way too much reluctance to shoot from the second unit, especially the forwards.

If this was the best the Devils can do, we still win the series IMO. But the Rangers have to do better, and that starts with not falling back into bad patterns they did during their regular season play.

 

[Nyr88nyg]

IF we get to further rounds, I can’t wait to hear about how tired they are and that’s why they can’t skate anymore. Well, maybe win a series in less than 7 games you idiots.

 

[Holocene]

if you're pissed off cos they didn't sweep a team nobody expected them to sweep then thats on you lol

 

[Doctyl]

Totally disagree

You disagree we’ve dominated this series so far? Well then I don’t really care for anymore of your opinions because you’re objectively wrong.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

No one in NHL history has come back from a 3-0 deficit. Winning here puts the Devils in a proverbial impossible situation. We had this game and coughed it up. Neither team played great, which makes this inexcusable from us. We played down to the opposition at home again

That's not true. I think 3 teams have done that.

 

[Chytilmania]

We got the “rookie goaltender has an easy game” out of our system. Next game he’s giving up 4.