GDT: ECF: Game 5 - New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers, 8pm ET, ESPN

[Leonardo87]

New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers
8pm ET - ESPN

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Panthers Projected line up

Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Matthew Tkachuk -- Sam Bennett -- Evan Rodrigues
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Steven Lorentz -- Kevin Stenlund -- Kyle Okposo

Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Dmitry Kulikov

Sergei Bobrovsky
Anthony Stolarz

Scratched: Tobias Bjornfot, Uvis Balinskis, Josh Mahura, Jonah Gadjovich, Spencer Knight, Rasmus Asplund, Mike Benning, Magnus Hellberg, Matt Kiersted, William Lockwood, Mackie Samoskevich, Justin Sourdif, Ryan Lomberg

Injured: None


Rangers Projected Line up

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Filip Chytil
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis
Jack Roslovic -- Alex Wennberg -- Kaapo Kakko
Will Cuylle -- Barclay Goodrow -- Matt Rempe

Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Braden Schneider
Erik Gustafsson -- Jacob Trouba



Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Zac Jones, Chad Ruhwedel, Jonny Brodzinski, Adam Edstrom

Injured: Jimmy Vesey( week to week)​

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[Megustaelhockey]

Another one?

 

[DumpnChase12]

Just show up and make us proud
PLEASE !!!

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Would be amazing if they just came out and stomped them.

Florida's due for an ass whooping.

But if they're going to lose, at least take out Bennett.

LFGR

 

[Tob]

We lost the league too much money in round 1, so they put an end to the 7-0 run with tons of calls. Now they want both ECF and WCF to go to 6-7 because R1/R2 had so few G7s. Might as well knock a panther unconscious in the opening faceoff if the league just wants money and views. It'll make for exciting hockey.

 

[CasusBelli]

Like the walls of Rome, a goaltender under relentless siege eventually caves. This one could be really ugly if we don’t get out of our heads.

Either a 5-1 loss (with Florida clinching in six) or a 3-2 win (with us clinching in seven).

Would be amazing if they just came out and stomped them.

Florida's due for an ass whooping.

But if they're going to lose, at least take out Bennett.

LGR

Just because you added “take out Bennett”, I suggest you edit that to LFGR!!!

 

[2Leetch_94]

Step 1: Don't suck? At least try really hard not to suck.
Step 2: Score more goals than the opponent
Step 3: ??????
Step 4: Watch the world burn.

 

[n8]

6-0 ass whooping.
It'd be great if Kreider-Zibanejad had at least one good game this series.
It'd be great if Panarin had at least one Panarin 4 point game this series.
Shesty be Shesty.

 

[FoxyClean]

Imagine a multi-goal win where we play well in at least 2 of the periods?

 

[CasusBelli]

Also, the sliver of an optimist remaining in me says:

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Like the walls of Rome, a goaltender under relentless siege eventually caves. This one could be really ugly if we don’t get out of our heads.

Either a 5-1 loss (with Florida clinching in six) or a 3-2 win (with us clinching in seven).


Just because you added “take out Bennett”, I suggest you edit that to LFGR!!!

Done

 

[2Leetch_94]

Imagine a multi-goal win where we play well in at least 2 of the periods?

Oh look at you with these big asks. Gotta keep these things realistic. Can they play well in half the game? Tune in tomorrow night to find out!

 

[FoxyClean]

We win this game, we win the Cup.

We lose this game, we’re done in 6.

I truly believe this.

 

[17futurecap]

One of those things they call regulation wins would be awesome.

 

[NickyFotiu]

This seems impossible but some how Carter Verhaeghe has already taken 3 shot attempts.

 

[2Leetch_94]

One of those things they call regulation wins would be awesome.

 

[Bondra slapshot]

this is playoff hockey to me. high stakes, adversity, frustration and the opportunity for a few players to rise.

it seems like the trio of Rempe, Wheeler and Chytil will be a case where 2 of the 3 will play, while the other will be the odd man out. I'd suspect Rempe will dress, leaving the last spot between either Wheeler or Chytil.

there were a lot of moments in the past couple of games that reminded me of the series with the Lightning a couple of years ago, where the Rangers in game 3 and onward just look gassed. they had that classic look of exhausted players "skating through mud". playoff fatigue is a different breed of fatigue. when the Rangers spend so much time defending like they have, they're too worn out to skate the puck up and make plays. decision making suffers and more cheating occurs with making plays as well. it's disastrous on all fronts really. if you can get a team to fatigue like that, they systemically fall apart in all aspects of the game.

it's baffling when you watch the first period of game 4 because clearly the design is there for the Rangers to sustain pressure.

lack of certain leadership maybe. or again, the bystander effect where most of the players start feeling like everything is in good order and they can get a bit more lax because they assume that someone else will step up for them and finish strong.

Zib is the guy that i'm going to focus on the most. he's so unsuspecting right now, that if he had a big game, i think it'd actually send shockwaves throughout the locker room. a part of leadership does involve talking and acting in certain ways, but there's also the other part of leadership that regards performance and leading by example through your actual performance. Zib needs to perform big in this game. if he does i think it wins the series. the winner of this game i think takes the series.

 

[Psycho for Perreault]

Can’t win 16 until you win 11 first.

 

[HonestGabe]

We are winning this game. 4-2 with an empty netter.

The powerplay will be the difference scoring 2.

Panarin, Kreider x2, Wennberg ENG.

LFGR

 

[Ruggs225]

Did laf score yet

 

[Chalfdiggity3]

Alright, the time for bitching and moaning has come and gone. It’s game day, no more feeling sorry, time to find another level out there. I believe in this team still, even with all their warts. It’s a best of three series now and we basically knew this would be a 7 game series. We have home ice, time to do some things and feed off of it. Let’s go out there and play as a team. Just win baby!

Let’s go Rangers!

 

[n8]

I am hoping Mika's gaff awakens Beast mode Mika "Fury of Samson's Hair Powers" Zibanejad.
If he doesn't show up for these playoffs, I'm not sure how we even have a chance. Unless the Panarin-Tro-Laf puts up 10 points every game out from here.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I am hoping Mika's gaff awakens Beast mode Mika "Fury of Samson's Hair Powers" Zibanejad.
If he doesn't show up for these playoffs, I'm not sure how we even have a chance. Unless the Panarin-Tro-Laf puts up 10 points every game out from here.

Still think hockey is not the #1 priority in Mika's life. I don't think anything wakes him up because he barely has a pulse.

 

[n8]

Still think hockey is not the #1 priority in Mika's life. I don't think anything wakes him up because he barely has a pulse.

Mika, if you win the cup, the Rangers will buy you a DJ slot on the main stage at Coachella. 4 Iron Chefs will be brought to perform a Vegan Cooking battle for you.

 

[Machinehead]

This is very good, Leo.