EA Sports predicts New York Rangers win the 2025 Stanley Cup

[The Red Line]

Is that Ron Weasley?

It’s Jim from the office

 

[UnSandvich]

If that happens Shesterkin will demand $15 million a year.

Hey look man, if they win the cup, he can have it

 

[Nineteen67]

They could but it’ll be hard to win a Cup with both Panarin and Zabinajed. Someone lower down the lineup will have to step up.

The East is weak this year, so they could get to the final.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

It’s in the game baybee

 

[HanSolo]

Sorry Rags fans.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Glad I’m not the only one who saw it

 

[crazy8888]

EA can go to hell for not releasing nhl25 for ps4. f*** them and their simulations.

 

[jackjohnson]

Nice team . But my gut feeling is the Oilers will dig their way to the cup. Whether they use excavators or shovels or tea spoons, they will get there. Dig in!

They seem to be already digging a hole

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

If that happens Shesterkin will demand $15 million a year.

Chris Drury leaked this and all the people who typically fail intelligence tests fall for it.

11M is a lower percentage of the salary cap than Lundqvist took. Much lower. 11M wouldn’t even be the highest paid player on our own team. Not even close.

There’s nothing unreasonable about asking for more. Yet, our slimy GM wanted to turn the fanbase against our best player because he thinks a lot of people are evidently not intelligent enough to recognize that he’s asking for market value. Instead, we have a lot of people who’ve bought Drury’s narrative.

 

[mm11]

They look unbeatable as it was the fastest rebuild ever. Laffy is going to get 50 and watch out for the Rempe state building.

 

[Bizz]

The Rangers should hang a "EA Sports NHL 25 Stanley Cup Champions" banner at MSG.

Chris Drury leaked this and all the people who typically fail intelligence tests fall for it.

11M is a lower percentage of the salary cap than Lundqvist took. Much lower. 11M wouldn’t even be the highest paid player on our own team. Not even close.

There’s nothing unreasonable about asking for more. Yet, our slimy GM wanted to turn the fanbase against our best player because he thinks a lot of people are evidently not intelligent enough to recognize that he’s asking for market value. Instead, we have a lot of people who’ve bought Drury’s narrative.

Except Lundqvist was miles better at everything Shesterkin does in every measurable metric.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I'm down with another Oilers game 7 defeat lol

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Except Lundqvist was miles better at everything Shesterkin does in every measurable metric.

Quite literally, the statistics say the opposite.

Lundqvist SV% regular season: .918
Lundqvist SV% playoffs: .921

Shestyorkin SV% regular season: .921
Shestyorkin SV% playoffs: .928

 

[BB79]

Crazy eyes? Check!
One random tooth? Check!
Yup I wouldn't feel safe in this crowd

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

how accurate are they?

Including every year they've done this, they have been accurate exactly 0 times.

Sorry Rangers fans. This is a curse at this point.

EA can go to hell for not releasing nhl25 for ps4. f*** them and their simulations.

Even worse it's not on PS3. What kind of BS is this?!

Seriously what year is it?

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

Including every year they've done this, they have been accurate exactly 0 times.

Sorry Rangers fans. This is a curse at this point.


Even worse it's not on PS3. What kind of BS is this?!

Seriously what year is it?

I just want a pc version

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

 

[leafsfan5]

It has us losing in R1 so it seems pretty accurate

 

[scoopscj]

Alrighty then

 

[Ralph]

how accurate are they?

In the nearly thirty years of doing this, they have correctly predicted the Colorado Avalanche win in 2022 and Chicago winning in 2010. That's it. They had Buffalo winning in 2007.

 

[Fataldogg]

Chris Drury leaked this and all the people who typically fail intelligence tests fall for it.

11M is a lower percentage of the salary cap than Lundqvist took. Much lower. 11M wouldn’t even be the highest paid player on our own team. Not even close.

There’s nothing unreasonable about asking for more. Yet, our slimy GM wanted to turn the fanbase against our best player because he thinks a lot of people are evidently not intelligent enough to recognize that he’s asking for market value. Instead, we have a lot of people who’ve bought Drury’s narrative.

Except Igor Shesterkin isn't Henrik Lundqvist. There is a difference.

 

[chris kontos]

lets go zibanijad backed up by trouba lol

 

[GAGLine]

They could but it’ll be hard to win a Cup with both Panarin and Zabinajed. Someone lower down the lineup will have to step up.

The East is weak this year, so they could get to the final.

The Rangers' success hinges on 2 things:

1) Reilly Smith clicking with Kreider and Zib. This may be more on Zib than anyone else, but we'll see how it goes. He's only 1 year removed from a 91-point season.

2) Filip Chytil staying healthy. The Laf-Chytil-Kakko line was good two years ago, and in the playoffs the year before that. Cuylle is in Laf's spot now, but I 100% believe he can be as good as Laf was 2 years ago, if not better. But if Chytil is out, we have no one else who can center that line effectively.

Last year, the Rangers won the President's Trophy and made it to the ECF, despite being basically a 1-line team at even strength. If the 1st and 3rd lines produce more regularly at even strength, and assuming the PP, PK and goaltending continue at a high level, the Rangers have as good a chance as anyone, IMO.