GDT: ECF - Game 5 - New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning - 8pm EST, ESPN - Series (Tied 2-2)

[Guyute]

One team sends bodies to the net and shoots and one team decides not to do that. That’s really the only difference between these teams.

 

[bleedblue94]

Thanks for the constant negativity. Your one of those fans that’s only happy when he’s bitching about the team. Reminds of a certain poster who was pretty regular here most days before the playoffs started

That's such a stupid take. I am far from it. I argued with the poster you are alluding to and many others that you had to stop criticizing this team and that they had earned the benefit of the doubt and would make a run.

I'm negative bc I said game 4 was a must win if they wanted to win this series and people shit all over that take? I was negative for being realistic? Give me a break.

 

[bl02]

Play Rooney 25 min saturday night please

 

[Ms Maggie]

Turns out 2 time champs are pretty good. Go figure.

 

[Kaapo Cabana]

f***ing horrendous. I hope referees feel good about themselves. Tampa is good enough they don’t f***ing need help

I legit hope somebody hurts kucherov

Not kidding

 

[Siddi]

Youre such a clown if you think Igor is the reason we're losing.

Obviously scoring only 1 goal is the reason but are we allowed to expect Igor to steal us a game?

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

Nobody saw that one coming. Thanks again Trouba.

You could see Tampa started taking over the series once they tied it in game 3. They got used to the Rangers’ tendencies and adjusted while the Rangers never adjusted as the series went on.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

This one hurts because we had the chances to win.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

We didn't bury our chances. Had plenty of them to go up 2-1. Too sloppy in our own zone. Gotta play better.

They played well. They didn't finish.

 

[BlueMed]

Panarin has been pretty invisible 5 on 5, and that's unacceptable for a guy commanding 11.6 M AAV. That's a superstar salary right there, and he's been one of those guys that quietly racks up points on the power play, but when the refs put away the whistles like they did tonight, he is no where to be found.

 

[bleedblue94]

I don’t agree. tb was gonna come back regardless. I’d rather lose the series after being up 2-0 than being up 3-0

Ha you think TB would've won 4 straight and come back? I don't think that would've been the case but who knows. Bottom line is nothing in this team has been the same since the third period of game 3 happened.

 

[mas0764]

igor has continuously covered up GG's warts. Other coaches have matchups they look for to shut us down. We put the 4th line on ozone draws off timeouts. He's a damn fool and some of you defend him. It's pathetic.

I wouldn’t say he’s a fool but he’s not the Ace that some have made him out to be.

Neither is our roster.

It’s a shit 5v5 team that went really far with Vezina goaltending and a hot power play.

Can’t just spend the next 5 years chasing Cup runs on that premise. You can’t keep saying “Well we have to go for it because we have Igor.”

No, this doesn’t work. We have f***ing seen it before again and again.

This team needs to be transformed into a 5v5 powerhouse too, and the roster might need tweaking to get there. I don’t want to hear that the roster is set, because it’s not.

And while this isn’t necessarily Panarin, Kreider, Zibanejad, or Trouba’s fault, you also can’t shake up the roster without considering something unorthodox.

 

[Lays]

And we decided to embarrass ourselves even more

 

[GlasgowNewYorkRanger]

Strome cares more than 90% of the guys out there. He’s just terrible at the things that you need to do to succeed in the playoffs. I’ll never question his heart though. He clearly cares more than some of the highest paid players we have. Kreider and Panarin should be ashamed of that effort.

I thought Bread was good and Kreider invisible. We can have fourth liners with heart. With the cap crunch we have coming up signing Strome would be a massive mistake.

 

[Srs105]

Obviously scoring only 1 goal is the reason but are we allowed to expect Igor to steal us a game?

Indeed. We needed a Hank style steal, not the floater goal, but it is what it is

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Tampa knows how to win games. Including the ones they do not deserve.

The “victimized by the refs” narrative is predictable, but disappointing. Rangers had chances and did everything but win a game they probably deserved. Sucks but it’s hockey.

They’ve got the ability to win two straight. We know this. I wouldn’t bet against it happening for a second, even against Tampa. I think they’re the better team in this series.

 

[Vitto79]

Strome and the refs suck

 

[DougKnowsBest]

as always... dude, just throw it on net

 

[njdevils1982]

not many more things in the world more pathetic than you. f*** back off to your mom's basement

edited, wasnt meant for here

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

edited,,,,, wasnt meant for here

maybe quit trolling our boards if you're gonna just be a giant pos

 

[CLW]

By far one of the worst reffed games I have seen. Absolutely bonkers how they let Tampa get away with everything.

I've seen a lot over the years but this was right there with the worst of the worst, if not the worst.

 

[PalmCoastRanger]

its happening and it's f***ing glorious

Your team picking high next year and the year after and after that again. Yup, it is happening...you guys are runnng a successful daycare. Enjoy watching our deep playoff run.

Now go to sleep and lurk Saturday. We will be here and so will our team .

 

[Beer League Sniper]

The east west hockey doesn't win in the playoffs.

Hard nosed north south hockey. Get people and the puck to the front and will it in

Bullshit. Vasilevskiy is like that f***ing walrus in the geico commercial. You’re never going to beat him with head on shots. He’s too huge. You have to make him move.

 

[Pierre Larouche]

as a Lightning fan I could not disagree more.

And an amazing addition to their team- one of the reasons they were able to advance.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

Blowing that 2-0 lead in game 3 turned the entire series around

Lol, refs made their mark in that one too. Bunch of bullshit calls on Triuba