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

[80shockeywasbuns]

“Let me just rearrange this cheeks in a slightly different order” - idea of a tactical adjustment for every NYR coach in my lifetime

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

This is how I see it.

Our Rangers have two chances to get it back to the Garden for Game 7.

Anything can happen with that crowd behind you and Igor in net.

But they are gonna have to be a shit ton better.

If they want even the possibility of a game 7 they need to win this one.

If they lose today theres no way they're beating Florida in game 6 lol. The way the games/officiating has gone down there have been so lopsided and I can't see Igor holding the fort enough to squeeze one out.

 

[LOFIN]

writing as a mildly interested casual observer:

SCRATCH WHEELER AND KAAKO and replace em with warm bodies. these guys are killing us
well.. maybe more than mildly interested

Who is actually killing this team:

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

If they want even the possibility of a game 7 they need to win this one.

If they lose today theres no way they're beating Florida in game 6 lol. The way the games/officiating has gone down there have been so lopsided and I can't see Igor holding the fort enough to squeeze one out.

Im not so sure about that.

I know playoffs are a different animal, but this team losing 3 in a row was rare during the year.

They also havent been pushed to an elimination game this playoffs yet.

 

[Hire Sather]

I don't see Mika scoring but a Kreider PP tip in the first 10 and the last 10 would be nice

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

We win this game, we win the Cup.

We lose this game, we’re done in 6.

I truly believe this.

no pressure

 

[JimmyG89]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1796213836757823927

I've sat in these seats. Even saw Kuznetsov in the Canes series until Brendan Lemieux got him out of there. If he stayed there, he probably would have gotten roasted in Russian by my friend and his father.

 

[will1066]

As if things couldn't get worse for Kaapo Kakko, the ghost of the power cable that tripped Lias Andersson and ruined his career visited our Finnish 2OA during his breakaway, and now he's out of the Rangers lineup, maybe forever.

 

[bhamill]

Look at the replay. Thats a trip in my book. Plus he pushed his head down while he glanced at the ref. Its an egregious non call. Lavi should have been screaming wtaf about that imo.

of course its a trip.

 

[NYR Viper]

As if things couldn't get worse for Kaapo Kakko, the ghost of the power cable that tripped Lias Andersson and ruined his career visited our Finnish 2OA during his breakaway, and now he's out of the Rangers lineup, maybe forever.

Why isn't he playing? Did I miss that?

 

[Mike in Houston]

Why isn't he playing? Did I miss that?

He's playing.

 

[bhamill]

I've seen it many times. Ekblad is standing in position with his stick in almost the exact same spot for 2-3 seconds and Kakko makes a step to his left and steps on the blade with his left foot. That's never getting called when the ref sees it correctly.

Ekblad pushed his stick blade into KK's skate, moving it from Ekblad's left to right. It wasn't stationary at the time of the trip. Doesn't matter how "stationary" it was prior that.

 

[MrEctions]

He kind of is.

I wouldn't hesitate to just play three lines over any of Cuylle, Wennberg, Kakko, Wheeler, or even Chytil to be honest.

I agree with the exception of Cuylle. He is at least engaged physically. The rest, including Roslovic have offered a whole lot of nothing, outside of Wennbergs tip in.

 

[aufheben]

I feel like things started getting dicey when they started playing musical chairs to put Chytil in.

We had good lines. The top-9 was set. Trouba was with Gustafsson. Laviolette is tinkering and hoping it pays off against a clearly superior team.

 

[patnyrnyg]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1796213836757823927

I've sat in these seats. Even saw Kuznetsov in the Canes series until Brendan Lemieux got him out of there. If he stayed there, he probably would have gotten roasted in Russian by my friend and his father.

Pre-renovation, my seats were in 420. The opposing GM (often) and the opposing scratches sat directly in front of 421. They got berated many times. Barnaby on the Penguins was probably the most fun. The Potvin whistle started. When it ended, someone yelled "Barnaby sucks". He turned and waved.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

For you @EdJovanovski

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Fla PK time per 4 game sets in the playoffs (3 games for the last bunch since 15 total):

Games 1-4 - 5.96 mins/game
Games 5-8 - 4.65 mins/game
Games 9-12 - 4.59 mins/game
Games 13-15 - 5.66 mins/game

I have to say I'm not seeing the issue. I agree they've missed calls but the results are not exactly swinging wildly throughout. Seems like pretty standard small sample stuff to me

Where are those numbers coming from and how far back are you going? This year with this team they led the league in penalty minutes. To have only 10 penalties called on them in 4 games with the way they play is awful officiating. Sorry. We have all seen obvious infraction not being called. I'm not talking about ticky tac stuff either.

 

[will1066]

Why isn't he playing? Did I miss that?

He skated with the extras in practice.

 

[LOFIN]

He skated with the extras in practice.

Yet was doing line rushes with the 3rd line, while Wheeler wasn't. Safe to say Wheeler is the one not playing.

 

[Jack Hanson]

Lets just get mad and get even tonight. No more Mr nice guy. Fla is a dirty team and we need to play dirty as well. But fla is dirty in subtle ways. They get away with shit. We need to sharpen up our street toughness and match that. But our key is our top 2 lines getting more high risk opportunities. Please, please, please .. Artemi, Chris and Mika make it happen tonight. Thank you in advance to Alexis and Blake bc I know we can always count on you guys. And our defense, if its true you were trying that man to man coverage (like the boyle report was saying) fuhgedaboudit and go back to the old way. One way or another WIN!!

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Put Mika panarin and kreider together and see if they can get it together. Put chytil with Troch and Laf and see if the magic can happen like it did the kid line. We can't beat the Panthers without 10,93,20 being ghosts.

 

[Clown Fiesta]

Time to show up dorks. Big blowout win incoming. f*** the panthers.

 

[Mike in Houston]

Pre-renovation, my seats were in 420. The opposing GM (often) and the opposing scratches sat directly in front of 421. They got berated many times. Barnaby on the Penguins was probably the most fun. The Potvin whistle started. When it ended, someone yelled "Barnaby sucks". He turned and waved.

Here is where my wife and I sat back in 2012. Renovation had started already with phase 1. Purple seats removed. Teal seats remained. We were the last row of our section. If we walked to our right to center ice we would run into the "South Press Box" where Kenny and Dave were located since they have removed the Willis Reed tunnel during phase 1 and that's where Rangers radio was located. The TV booth was to their right. Anyone want to guess what section we were based on this photo because I have no clue.

 

[will1066]

Yet was doing line rushes with the 3rd line, while Wheeler wasn't. Safe to say Wheeler is the one not playing.

Maybe there is hope after all.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Did we have enough time to adjust our d zone and neutral zone scheme or will it be the same old story of stubborn Rangers coaches getting out coached?

Is the the game Mika and Panarin decide enough is enough?

If game 5 is a repeat of games 3 and 4...stick a fork in us. I really hope the team adjusts how they play. If not then we know this core is basically a new version of the San Jose Sharks and will never get over that hump.

I do think they'll probably be better. The one game they really could have and should have won against Tampa Bay after the first two was game 5. Even game 3 we got killed.