Series Talk: ECF: New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers *Game 1 Wednesday 5/22 @ 8pm ET*

[The Crypto Guy]

Lets get hyped!

ESPN has released one set of games on their Schedule, likely it's the East (all games 8:00pm aside from game 3):

Game 1 - Wednesday 5/22
Game 2 - Friday 5/24
Game 3 - Sunday 5/26 (3:00PM Start)
Game 4 - Tuesday 5/28
Game 5 - Thursday 5/30
Game 6 - Saturday 6/1
Game 7 - Tuesday 6/3

6 day rest is very good. Lets go Bruins tonight!!!!

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[McRanger92]

First time I can remember the Rangers are A. the first team in the conference finals and B. didnt play a 7 game series to get there.

 

[Levitate]

yeah it'd be huge if Boston can push a game 7...sure there's always something to "going into a series sharp" versus "rested", but we've all seen how it can wear down a team to play a long series and jump right into the next one. Plus any extra time for Fox's knee or possible team illnesses to heal up

 

[Fitzy]

Barkov really is this generation's Anze Kopitar, which could pose huge problems for us 5 on 5.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Barkov really is this generation's Anze Kopitar, which could pose huge problems for us 5 on 5.

Release the beast on him....

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

In a way, it may be a blessing that they didn't finish off Carolina too early. There is such a thing as too much rest. I think a 6 day rest is perfect.

 

[JimmyG89]

Confirming the schedule posted above. A nice breather before another war.

 

[DanielBrassard]

I know it’s sometimes foolish to want to face a certain opponent, so I guess all I will say about it is, I hope the Bruins push it to 7 and make it a bloodbath. The rest is good, hopefully helps Fox and allows Chytil to return to the lineup.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Release the beast on him....

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

7 OT game 7 between Florida and Boston pls

 

[zlev]

goddamnit did they really schedule a game during the Indy 500?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Best case is boston/Fla play game 7 at 8pm sunday and only get 2 full days to rest before facing us in game 1. If Fla wins tonight than they basically get the same rest as us.

 

[NCRanger]

goddamnit did they really schedule a game during the Indy 500?

Kind of after it and before the Coca-Cola 600.

 

[Vitto79]

should be rested
Use your players coming back
Although I only see Rempe / Brodz sitting

 

[Machinehead]

Florida's better than Boston. I don't think it's particularly close.

Bobrovsky doesn't scare me. He goes in and out. He's been terrible in this tournament. If you can just beat him a couple of times, he has a meltdown.

Florida is good enough to beat us regardless.

I really don't think Boston is unless goaltending is a huge factor. Swayman scares me a lot more. He's good enough to steal a series the Bruins shouldn't win.

 

[JCProdigy]

I dunno. My prediction based on opponent

Bruins in four....

.....Panthers in three

 

[n8]

Release the beast on him....

Could work. Barkov is a premiere stick handler so one counter could be, ignore the puck, play the body.

 

[duhmetreE]

Might go to Miami for a Sunday game if Florida advances

 

[DanielBrassard]

Florida's better than Boston. I don't think it's particularly close.

Bobrovsky doesn't scare me. He goes in and out. He's been terrible in this tournament. If you can just beat him a couple of times, he has a meltdown.

Florida is good enough to beat us regardless.

I really don't think Boston is unless goaltending is a huge factor. Swayman scares me a lot more. He's good enough to steal a series the Bruins shouldn't win.

Swayman would be more daunting if we didn’t have a goalie who could matchup with him or even outperform him. But in general this is how I feel as well.

 

[Bacon Artemi Bravo]

Im done doubting. Shut my fat mouth up last night. They can do it all. Will take some luck and some more magic like last night but our boys actually have a chance at this and I’m in for the ride.

 

[kovazub94]

yeah it'd be huge if Boston can push a game 7...sure there's always something to "going into a series sharp" versus "rested", but we've all seen how it can wear down a team to play a long series and jump right into the next one. Plus any extra time for Fox's knee or possible team illnesses to heal up

Sharp vs rested lasts maybe a period or two. Either FL or Boston had difficult first rounds also while the good guys will have extra days of rest after both series. These things add up even if we don’t know if ultimately they will be enough to make a difference.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

For me, I’d rather a Florida matchup.

Swayman/Ullmark >>> Brobrovsky
Rangers can exploit bob. Harder against the other two.

Southeast Florida is Ranger Country. No road games for them in that series.

 

[DevilDog99]

Interesting takes. I still believe Fla is, by far, the stronger team

 

[JCProdigy]

Interesting takes. I still believe Fla is, by far, the stronger team

But are they if they lose to Boston? Thus is the eternal nature of the short series.

 

[Jauffre]

5/22 gonna be a good mf'ing day. Rangers hockey, and Akuma dropping in Street Fighter