Post-Game Talk: Devil VII

[mas0764]

they are not even that good on the powerplay, not even close to Edmonton

Remember that hilarious "don't touch the PP thread"?

Good times.

How dare we risk a middle of the pack PP. It was middle of the pack literally all year.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

Hitting is damn near irrelevant.

Speed and skill.

Trouba lays a similar hit in Game 1, or we drill Hughes when he tries to deke around 4 Ranger players, and the Devils aren't all too eager to move into the offensive zone the way they did.

 

[mas0764]

Panarin to Anaheim for Zegras and a first.

 

[rangersfansince08]

Remember that hilarious "don't touch the PP thread"?

Good times.

How dare we risk a middle of the pack PP. It was middle of the pack literally all year.

and the thing is even when it was good last year it wasn't a real strength because we were close to last in the opportunities since we were so bad 5 on 5.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Seriously, Schenider was the only decent defenseman for the series. Only one who elevated his game IMO

I can't tell if it's because everyone else was so bad though...

Elevated his game to the tune of a 33% xG. Nah he was just as awful as he usually is

 

[RangerLifer]

I'd love to be a fly on the wall in Drury's office today. Thinking of the type of player he was seeing his team pull another no-show in game seven of all times...He's got to be more livid than we are.

 

[mas0764]

Trouba lays a similar hit in Game 1, or we drill Hughes when he tries to deke around 4 Ranger players, and the Devils aren't all too eager to move into the offensive zone the way they did.

The only way it matters is if he knocks Hughes out of the series like he did Crosby.

 

[CLW]

I think NJ bought into the whole matchup theory -- it was a matchup that heavily favored them based on style of play. Then they played loose, throw in some playoff inexperience, and got rolled for two games and then realized that they better put their minds to it and go to work.

Once they took charge of the neutral zone and our blue line it was series over.

 

[McRanger92]

Panarin to Anaheim for Zegras and a first.

EA Sports. Its in the Game.

 

[BleedBlueNYR]

Gallant fired & Sutter hired is my guess.
Every washed up old coach gets an another chance after another till they die.

The same coaches bounce around the league it's so boring and they all seem the same at this point.

 

[CLW]

I'd love to be a fly on the wall in Drury's office today. Thinking of the type of player he was seeing his team pull another no-show in game seven of all times...He's got to be more livid than we are.

His fingerprints are all over this. This is his debacle as much as anyone's.

 

[mas0764]

EA Sports. Its in the Game.

I'm gonna speak it into existence. I've seen crazier.

 

[BleedBlueNYR]

they are not even that good on the powerplay, not even close to Edmonton

They didn't have to be close to Edmonton they just had to be a little above average which is what you should expect with the guys they have on the powerplay. Instead they were as bad as the icelanders.

 

[rangersfansince08]

They didn't have to be close to Edmonton they just had to be a little above average which is what you should expect with the guys they have on the powerplay. Instead they were as bad as the icelanders.

True. But the point is they can't win by just being good or even average on the powerplay and since they are poor 5 on 5 they typically don't draw as many penalties.

 

[BleedBlueNYR]

I'd love to be a fly on the wall in Drury's office today. Thinking of the type of player he was seeing his team pull another no-show in game seven of all times...He's got to be more livid than we are.

I know I'd be pissed if I put together a team with names of this caliber and they didn't just lose in the first round but were embarrassing in all 4 losses.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

The only way it matters is if he knocks Hughes out of the series like he did Crosby.

It didn't need to be Trouba.

Laf even could have laid into a nice hit as Hughes literally was skating with his head down trying to regain possession of a bouncing puck, and Laf skated away.

Just like people get upset when they piss away a prime scoring chance, people should get pissed when they don't bury someone onto the ice.

It's why I can't stand KAM and his f***ing poke checks.

 

[Doctyl]

Ahem.

I. TOLD YOU. ABOUT. GALLANT.

I. TOLD YOU. ABOUT. PANARIN.

Start listening to me.

You also told us about a first round exit last year. You’re usually wrong.

 

[BleedBlueNYR]

True. But the point is they can't win by just being good or even average on the powerplay and since they are poor 5 on 5 they typically don't draw as many penalties.

The Rangers drew enough penalties early last night to score at least one and who knows if they're leading after the first maybe it's a different game. You're right though a team has to be good in all facets of the game to win a Cup, not only on the man advantage.

 

[Doctyl]

Put the kids on the MacKinnon diet. Sweet potato, chicken, vegetables. Knock the bubbalicious out of Laf's mouth. Put child safety controls on his Grubhub. No more junk. No more poutine. Only slow foods, for his slow self.

I mean that didn’t really work out too well for the Avs

 

[BleedBlueNYR]

It didn't need to be Trouba.

Laf even could have laid into a nice hit as Hughes literally was skating with his head down trying to regain possession of a bouncing puck, and Laf skated away.

Just like people get upset when they piss away a prime scoring chance, people should get pissed when they don't bury someone onto the ice.

It's why I can't stand KAM and his f***ing poke checks.

What makes it worse is he has the size to crush people and chooses not to.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

What makes it worse is he has the size to crush people and chooses not to.

He's been crushing our hopes!

 

[mas0764]

You also told us about a first round exit last year. You’re usually wrong.

To be fair he was one overtime goal away from being right about that too.

 

[LOFIN]

I mean that didn’t really work out too well for the Avs

They won the cup so clearly it did

 

[Leonardo87]

Panarin to Anaheim for Zegras and a first.

Why would Anaheim do that?

 

[Doctyl]

They won the cup so clearly it did

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