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

[haveandare]

Theyre good. So were the Canes. So are the Rangers. Only good teams left. Let’s do it. I’d start Rempe game 1 to get some wear on their D and distract their pests to start

 

[NYROrtsFan]

If we do get by this team, we will be down a guy at least I think. This is a physical team and we'll lose someone. Just can't be a guy who's necessary

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Rangers in 4.

Why, what did you think I guess?


LGR!!!

 

[NYRangers16]

Might go to Miami for a Sunday game if Florida advances

You meant "Sunrise." Lol.

 

[will1066]

Phone battery at 72%. It's a sign.

 

[Peltz]

New series, new avatar. LGR

 

[rangersfansince08]

Hoping Chytil is back and the rest will have Fox looking more like himself

 

[Alluckks]

Panarin Trocheck Laf
Kreider Zib Roslovic
Cuylle Chytil Kakko
Goodrow Wennberg Rempe

Wheeler comes in for Rempe game 3

 

[bl02]

Panarin Trocheck Laf
Kreider Zib Roslovic
Cuylle Chytil Kakko
Goodrow Wennberg Rempe

Not terrible but I don't see how the coach will take out a guy he obviously trusts down the stretch of a close game to put in a guy he basically sits most of the second and entire third period of a close game.

 

[bobbop]

Florida poses a physical test but their back end will be really pressed by Rangers top two lines. Maurice is an excellent coach. So is Laviolette. The Ranger crowd in South Florida will be a nice boost. I had Carolina pegged as a harder out than Florida before the playoffs and I still feel that way. Nothing easy at this time of the year.

 

[machphantom]

I said this in the main board thread as well, but I have tickets for a hypothetical game 7. If it gets there, there won't be enough blood pressure medication in the world.

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

I don't see how we can win this series. I'm glad we made it this far with this veritable Miracle on Ice squad.

 

[Nickmo82]

I don't see how we can win this series. I'm glad we made it this far with this veritable Miracle on Ice squad.

While it's by no means a forgone conclusion that we'll come out on top, it's not like the Rangers are a bunch of schlubs. Your lack of confidence is odd... and that's coming from the biggest pessimist in the world.

 

[eco's bones]

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.

1994----swept the Islanders in 4 in the first round and beat the Caps in 5 in the second. After that it was New Jersey in 7---game 6 is the one that Messier called and 7 is Matteau, Matteau, Matteau. The Cup Finals against Vancouver we won in 7---so all in all 23 total games with a 16-7 record. So it's taken us 10 games to get to the conference finals and it took the 1994 Rangers 9 games. But we're going to be a rested healthy team again when the series starts on Wednesday. The Panthers look like they will be too.

 

[chosen]

I don’t fear goalies as much as I do defenses. We make average goalies look great in the playoffs not because the goalies play well, but because we don’t create high danger scoring opportunities in numbers. Game 5 of this series was the perfect example.

Give me the lesser skaters as opposition. The goalies don’t matter when you create chances that no goalie can save.

They made Andersen look like crap. He was the single biggest reason, by far, that the Rangers beat them.

 

[chosen]

Gonna go 6 or 7 for sure I think.

I'd have Rempe going. This team is extremely physical and we have to match some of it. Let their guys worry about Rempe. The media will build him up plenty and hopefully get them focusing on something else other than scoring.

Overall we t be to do well with heavier teams. It's really speed we struggle with most so that makes me hopeful

This Rempe worship is getting out of hand.

He might dress if the Rangers fall behind, but even then he will get less than 5 minutes of ice time, and will likely end up in the penalty box.

 

[FultonReed]

I wanted to go to game 3 in Florida but I missed the window for face tickets and now they're 325 bucks each, resale

 

[LOFIN]

This Rempe worship is getting out of hand.

He might dress if the Rangers fall behind, but even then he will get less than 5 minutes of ice time, and will likely end up in the penalty box.

I do agree that Rempe is getting so overrated. But if Chytil is still a no-go, I'd rather have Rempe than Brod in the 4th line with Bennet and Tkachuk running around.

 

[Chytilmania]

Anyone have an idea how the Stanley Cup runner up fairs in the Conference Finals the following year? Rangers lost in 7 after losing the Cup.

 

[kovazub94]

I don't see how we can win this series. I'm glad we made it this far with this veritable Miracle on Ice squad.

Bet you had us lose to Canes before the series and you “were concerned” vs Caps…

I wanted to go to game 3 in Florida but I missed the window for face tickets and now they're 325 bucks each, resale

Ticketmaster prices? I don’t think there’s anything close to this for the games at MSG

 

[Blue Blooded]

Anyone have an idea how the Stanley Cup runner up fairs in the Conference Finals the following year? Rangers lost in 7 after losing the Cup.

It's not exactly a common occurrence but the Pens won the ECF in 2009, which is the only instance I can immediately recall other than ours.

 

[RGY]

LGR

Hope Wheeler is an option over Brodshitsky. But even more so, hope Chytil is an option.

We may want Rempe in there to f*** with them a bit in one game. They have sandpaper in that lineup and enjoy being assholes.

 

[chosen]

I do agree that Rempe is getting so overrated. But if Chytil is still a no-go, I'd rather have Rempe than Brod in the 4th line with Bennet and Tkachuk running around.

Rempe won't stop either of them from being who they are and he'll likely make the Rangers short-handed.

I'm sure there's some reason, but I don't understand why Edstrom isn't playing ahead of Rempe and Brod.

 

[FultonReed]

Bet you had us lose to Canes before the series and you “were concerned” vs Caps…


Ticketmaster prices? I don’t think there’s anything close to this for the games at MSG

they were 550 last I looked yesterday

 

[NickyFotiu]

I feel like some of our first 8 wins came without us playing at our best. I do not think that will happen as often in this series. To win these games we are going to have to play close to our best.