GDT: ECQF Game 4 - New York Rangers @ Pittsburgh Penguins - 7pm EST, MSG, ESPN - Series (PIT 2-1)

[RangersFan]

Geo redemption arc incoming..

 

[hpNYR]

Fox might be the softest Norris Trophy winner. Just saying. Extremely soft in his own zone.

 

[effen]

The "they need experience!" shit is the worst gaslighting ever. Yes, 30 year old Mika and Panarin and Kreider need experience! 30 year old Nemeth and 35 year old Braun too! Those guys are the problems.

Reading that copium is tilting.

 

[MysticLeviathan]

The org getting both is a black eye on the org.

I don’t mind the braun trade. It was cheap vet D depth

 

[bouds]

If only Igor played this well we might have lost 4-2.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

If you told me this at the end of the regular season I would have laughed at you. Unbelievable.

Our worst hockey of the regular season we played in the last few games.

 

[3rd Guy High]

Oh to be a fly on James Dolans wall….

 

[Machinehead]

I don't disagree, but I also don't really get how a response to my post is "it's a team game." Sure, that's true. But the only pieces on this team who aren't melting down are the young kids, even in the face of their "leaders" being completely lost.

The kids also aren't the ones glued to Crosby.

We're using and a run-and-gun line that scored a bunch of goals in a shutdown role. It's a problem with the roster.

 

[New York RKY]

It’d be like one thing if the team was down 6-2 and busting its ass but nope, the team with 6 STILL wants it more.

 

[LokiDog]

Blais is irrelevant he hasn’t played in months.

Goodrow/Lindgren are canceled out by Rakell/Dumuolin

Zucker missed the first two games

The penguins have both their goalies out

Injuries are not an excuse the penguins have been equally hard if not worse

Canceled out? It’s not statistics. I’m talking about the qualities these specific players bring being the sole source of the type of hockey we needed in order to succeed. If it was Chytil and Schneider I wouldn’t be mentioning injuries. The point was that the type of players that we lost account for all of playoff style players, not that we’re losing because of injuries in general.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

People keep saying this as if the Rangers have given us any faith that they’re capable of drafting and developing talent.

Even Phoenix doesn’t miss on first round picks as much as we do.

The Rangers have like 5 of their recent 1st round picks playing in this game, like what? lol

 

[bl02]

Braun had good advanced stats too?

 

[PuckLuck3043]

There is no way they start Georgiev in game 5 nor should they.

 

[RickChartraw]

hit somebody.

 

[mas0764]

What gets me is that the entire season people said "let's make the playoffs so we can get some experience now instead of later." And then when the team loses it mentally, everyone is f***ing flabbergasted.

What the f*** did you guys think "experience" meant? This is why it's important.

Not me, I said let’s not focus on making the playoffs and instead get some more talent so we don’t suck 5v5.

 

[Jauffre]

It's ok to not put more blame than necessary on Igor.. AND want to start Georgiev for game 5, btw.

 

[effen]

Fox doesn't need experience, he's a f***ing Norris Trophy winner. You lose that crutch when you win a f***ing Norris.

Pathetic performance out of him.

 

[17futurecap]

what is the point of Reaves right now? If it was 6-2 Rangers slashes and nonstop hits would be coming at them

Hopefully he takes his desk job in Vegas a year early, a player like him is extinct.

At least Brian Boyle is slow as shit, but can play hockey.

 

[GENESISPuck94]

It all begins with the terrible breakouts and lost draws

Jones should have played. He wouldn't have made this game gone any worse. At least he could have gotten some playoff experience. Nemeth and Braun have bricks tied to their feet.

 

[TankLarkin]

Drury needs to have a long talk with Gallant. This is a complete team-wide breakdown. No fight.

 

[Machinehead]

what is the point of Reaves right now? If it was 6-2 Rangers slashes and nonstop hits would be coming at them

What was the point of Reaves ever?

Before we even got Reaves, I said we would get Reaves and people would blame "grit" when the season ended.

You gotta admit, I got one right.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

One thing that is SERIOUSLY confusing to me.

If we aren't going to bother playing defense, why aren't we just selling out and going for it offensively? Forecheck with 4 players each time and play your other D high circle. Just say f*** it and go all offense. I mean, what are we going to lose at this point?

 

[CLW]

Fire whomever is responsible for Nemeth and Braun

 

[Bluto]

Geo is out here playing out of his mind and Panarin can't even muster the balls to take a f***ing shot still. Trade this pass first nobody for a center that can pass AND win faceoffs.

 

[PalmCoastRanger]

hit somebody.

might as well ask them to "shoot". You know better.