GDT: ECQF: Game 1 - New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals, 3pm ET, ESPN, MSG

[Cmox]

Sam not doing the game today

Sam’s on the coming of age duty. Anyways, Im always happy with Dave in any instance.

 

[Chytilmania]

I’ll be there.

I haven’t gone to a game this year and I go to at least one playoff game a year but $800 for two tickets for Round 1 was too much for me

Huge respect for Sam putting his family first.

He’s there to emcee. “This one will last a lifetime!”

 

[Synergy27]

The NBA playoffs usually start (and end) before the NHL playoffs, IIRC. The NBA added the play in games, so that pushes things later for them.

That assumes they play the same system they played under Lavi, which I don't think is the case. Carbery has done a good job there. Washington is the 5th worst team in the league in terms of scoring, and they are right in the middle in terms of keeping the puck out of their own net.

Carbery is the MacGyver of NHL coaches, cobbling together victories out of hair pins and duct tape. They are absolutely going to have a strategy to frustrate our rush game. They want to turn this series into trench warfare because they know that, and staying out of the box, is the only way to beat us.

Lavi knows what he is doing, though. Unlike Gallant, he will make adjustments to counter whatever Washington is trying to do. Even if Washington's gameplan works, I don't know that it will be enough to beat us in this series.

Even if Lavi doesn’t know the system inside and out, he knows the players and should be able to help exploit their weaknesses.

We have the advantage in every category in this series. I think coaching is an advantage too and one that few seem to be talking about.

I haven’t gone to a game this year and I go to at least one playoff game a year but $800 for two tickets for Round 1 was too much for me


He’s there to emcee. “This one will last a lifetime!”

Insane.

 

[will1066]

@GAGLine and I are here debating the timing of hockey and basketball playoffs and over at the Devils board, they're wiping away each other's tears.

Relish it. Savour it.

 

[will1066]

Phone battery at 93%. It's a sign.

 

[FultonReed]

u ok @will1066

 

[Ben Grimm]

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Phone batter at 61%

Rick Nash coming down from the rafters !

 

[Mike in Houston]

Rangers need to make this swift. That said... it's going to take 7.

 

[OthmannOut]

18,309-0 NYR

Rempe (18,217)
Panarin (65)
Kravtsov descending from the rafters (14)
Lafreniere (7)
Shesterkin (4)
Trocheck
Trouba

I'm too lazy to do the math but if every faceoff was just a slapshot from rempe directly in the net, I am positive we can reach those numbers.

 

[will1066]

Phone batter at 61%

Rick Nash coming down from the rafters !

While maintaining a stare at the camera all the way down.

Rangers need to make this swift. That said... it's going to take 7.

Pretty sure one of the songs from Swift's new double album is about Rempe.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

If they’re serious about winning the whole thing they’ll dominate today.

It’s one thing if they get goalied, but none of this safe allowing the caps to hang around BS. Wanna see something similar to what Toronto did yesterday with Boston results.

 

[TominNC]

Ok not November but definitely the end of October, while NHL is beginning of October, so that means 2 to 3 weeks lag. And they both play 82 game seasons. I vividly recall hockey playoffs being ahead of basketball by a round or so. Now they're simultaneous. Something definitely has happened to push NBA playoffs earlier. Maybe it's NHL introducing bye weeks and I think now the season starts second week of Oct. And NHL had participated in the Winter Olympics a couple of times that pushed out the season.

In 94 the Rangers won the cup before the NBA finals

 

[bleedblue94]

unchanged from game 82

So no chytil?

 

[Chytilmania]

Phone battery 55%

Game 55 was 6-5 OT win against the Isles.

Rempe sends game to OT?

 

[bleedblue94]

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Before Joe needed the side part are fake spray hair

 

[FultonReed]

 

[The Crypto Guy]

On the metro north heading to the Garden! LFG!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mti79]

The NBA puts so many days between games that they'll finish at least 1-2 weeks behind the NHL

 

[Nickmo82]

In my head, puck drop was now. Now I have 3 more hours to get more nervous.

 

[Chalfdiggity3]

Any suggestions where to grab a bite to eat before the game

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Any suggestions where to grab a bite to eat before the game

Koreatown!

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

In 94 the Rangers won the cup before the NBA finals

When was the OJ chase?

 

[will1066]

Koreatown!

Bonchon

 

[PalmCoastRanger]

Real season is upon us brothers!

I want DJ Zib house mixes turned all the way up! I want all the Rempe bye bye waves! Most importantly, bring on ALL THE HUBRIS! FOX EM ALL!

LGR!