GDT: ECF: Game 1 - New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers, 8pm ET, ESPN

[JimmyG89]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1793303988143587734

Mikkola looks to be out for G1.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

The Rangers are 3-0 this postseason under Kozari, including two series-winning games. Florida is 0-1.

Florida is 10-0-1 in their last 10 under O’Rourke, including playoffs. The Rangers are 0-1 in the playoffs when O’Rourke is working; the Panthers are 1-0.

 

[Raspewtin]

Mikkola sucks so that's a big loss for NYR

 

[will1066]

Mikkola does not want to do anything wrong

 

[bhamill]

And if they scored on the ensuing powerplay, we're probably back at the Garden for game 5.

But they didn't... that's the beauty of having top notch penalty killing.
You can say that Rempe's contributions are outweighed by potential consequences, and for that reason you'd rather he sits, that's subjective, it's a valid opinion. But to say he doesn't contribute anything is objectively incorrect.

 

[NYR Viper]

Mikkola sucks so that's a big loss for NYR

I mean the guy replacing him will be worse so...

 

[Holocene]

lol which one of you dorks called into nhl xm radio to complain about lavi putting chytil in over rempe??

 

[will1066]

lol which one of you dorks called into nhl xm radio to complain about lavi putting chytil in over rempe??

@EdJovanovski

 

[bhamill]

Yeah but I'm dieting so I'll have to have sandwich sticks instead.

DEEP FRIED sandwich sticks only.

 

[EdJovanovski]

@EdJovanovski

Arrest him!
LOL

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Rempe was woefully ineffective against Carolina. Did he throw a single hit of any significance or do anything even remotely notable in that series outside of grabbing DeAngelo by the collar and getting whistled for a bogus GI penalty?

Now Florida is very much a different beast and they seek trouble, but they're also good. This isn't Washington who play a similar game but suck.

I'm sure some moron will be like "THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF REMPE WERE IN THERE" the second Florida starts any shenanigans tonight but Rempe won't stop shenanigans, he'll only add too them. Florida is going to do what they do regardless of who is out there and 4 minutes of Rempe isn't going to change anything outside of having a guy who might smoke one of their players (and probably get a penalty for it even if it isn't one) or punch someone in the face if they're willing to fight him (and the guys we'd want to take off of the ice won't, they aren't dumb and they're spot pickers.)

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

Let’s Go Rangers!!

Go out there and punch ‘em in the mouth game one.

 

[ohbaby]

If you think about the Cane series, it was a lot closer than one would think. Yes, we went up 3 zip, but two of those games went to OT. And anything can happen in OT.

I have no doubt, Florida will be just as tough an opponent. But if it comes down to a game 7 at the Garden, we will blow them out.

 

[zlev]

florida has one bad defenseman on each pair, i actually like this matchup for us

 

[Grifter3511]

Who is this Lundell their raving about? He has 2 goals in these playoffs, and he's their secret weapon? Please.

The cats are cooked. They have nothing on us.

The Canes were the Cup favorites. This is not a step up in competition, contrary to what everyone thinks.

We will beat their forecheck.

More like this, please.

 

[Machinehead]

 

[Machinehead]

florida has one bad defenseman on each pair, i actually like this matchup for us

So do we but that's a reason to like the matchup LMAO

 

[Raspewtin]

So do we but that's a reason to like the matchup LMAO

Schneider-Gus doesn't so that's a positive!

 

[IDvsEGO]

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So that’s what we’re gonna do today, fight?

 

[Machinehead]

Schneider-Gus doesn't so that's a positive!

That's true!

So that’s what we’re gonna do today, fight?

No, we're gonna do the same thing we did yesterday. I'm going to tell the truth and people will get mad at me.

 

[DevilDog99]

Winning would be delightful.


Nah.

Ya.

 

[IDvsEGO]

No, we're gonna do the same thing we did yesterday. I'm going to tell the truth and people will get mad at me.

Mostly because your truth ignores both advanced statistics and the eye test

 

[ohbaby]

Rempe was woefully ineffective against Carolina. Did he throw a single hit of any significance or do anything even remotely notable in that series outside of grabbing DeAngelo by the collar and getting whistled for a bogus GI penalty?

Now Florida is very much a different beast and they seek trouble, but they're also good. This isn't Washington who play a similar game but suck.

I'm sure some moron will be like "THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF REMPE WERE IN THERE" the second Florida starts any shenanigans tonight but Rempe won't stop shenanigans, he'll only add too them. Florida is going to do what they do regardless of who is out there and 4 minutes of Rempe isn't going to change anything outside of having a guy who might smoke one of their players (and probably get a penalty for it even if it isn't one) or punch someone in the face if they're willing to fight him (and the guys we'd want to take off of the ice won't, they aren't dumb and they're spot pickers.)

As Sean Avery has said, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have Rempe bury a Bennet. We can kill a 5 minute major, and I agree. It would set a tone. He's an X-factor. He will have them looking over their shoulder. And who gets the crowd into it more than him? You might not think these benefits are tangible, but I beg to differ.

 

[Machinehead]

Mostly because your truth ignores both advanced statistics and the eye test

I think both the stats and eye test sufficiently demonstrate that if you threw Kakko out of a boat, the ocean would get out of his way.

 

[Bob Richards]

Roslovic has his warts but quite a few times in these playoffs I find myself saying, “Ros was on the scoresheet tonight” or “Ros made a nifty lil play there”.

When I watch Wennberg I wonder if I still have an old rosary buried in a drawer somewhere so that I may try and ask for forgiveness.