GDT: ECQF: Game 4 - New York Rangers @ Washington Capitals, 8pm ET (TBS, MSG)

[noncents]

lavi has pushed a lot of the right buttons.. would love to see him throw 93 between 50 and 24 and 91 with 21 and 26.

 

[effen]

Tro, Kakko, Igor the only guys who came to play tonight.

All they have to do is skate at the Caps in a straight line. Actual skill or ability not necessary. The Caps are offensively inept! Completely! Just skate at them!

Most ridiculous thing to sit back and try to block shots vs. that group of ham and eggers.

 

[SixGoalieSystem]

For how bad he's been, I have a feeling that if we take this tonight, it will be off the stick of Panarin.

 

[hardnosed]

lol at Joe blaming that goal on a bad line change when we had 3 men back

Most of our guys just spent a long shift in our end. Only got the puck to the red line. Guy was fresh off the bench. Our guys had no legs. 2nd periods, you need to get that puck deeper. Mika changed because he was useless with no legs. The other guys proved that they had no legs either.

 

[Filip Chytil]

Armstrong also looks high AF. Not a stimulant though. Only Carter seems normal.

He looks high and pre-diabetic

 

[Matt Rentfree]

You guys pumped Panarin all season to where he put up career highs in goals and points, and now you're taking him down, all the while I knew deep down he was gonna wither in the playoffs but you pumped my tires to the point where I am confident about him heading into the postseason and now you've pulled a fast fat on one me. Shame on you. Shame on me for believing.

... and @will1066, tears streaking his face, sought the comfort of Emily's embrace

 

[Metranger]

Rangers look disjointed and unorganized. And a bit tentative and slow. Not their usual play.

 

[rangersfansince08]

On the other hand Mika has really stepped up

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Panarin being a "permiter player" isn't an issue by itself. It becomes an issue when it's defended tighter in the playoffs (both in effort and what's allowed), and he doesn't get enough support from the other 4 guys.

Panarin's problem isn't even that he's a perimeter player. There are plenty of Perimeter players who have done great work in the playoffs.

His problem is that he has no mental toughness and that the second the playoffs start and something doesn't go his way he gets all domed up and starts doing stupid shit. He doesn't reset and use his line mates, he turns into the ultimate prayer pass dispenser if he even gets deep enough into the OZ to attempt one. His game would greatly benefit if he just took a breath, handed it off and just worked to get open and get the puck back instead of trying to complete low percentage passes with an incredible high grade of difficulty.

This is a guy who cleared his previous SOG total by more than 100 and his attempts on net by almost 250. He just got his first SOG in 8 periods with like 3 minutes to go in the last period (and it was a weak one.) He's had chances to shoot and get quality shots (see: 2 on 1 in the 1st where he just decided to drag it into the middle of the ice and get stripped) but he either f***s them up via doing too much or just misses the net completely.

The difference today as opposed to games 2 and 3 is that Kreider and Zibanejad haven't been good either. Can't expect them to carry the team every night to off set the zero we're getting from mr 11.6 million.

 

[will1066]

He looks high and pre-diabetic

The brown suit doesn't help

 

[ReleasO The KakkO]

lavi has pushed a lot of the right buttons.. would love to see him throw 93 between 50 and 24 and 91 with 21 and 26.

Ou est Rempe then ? :-(((((

 

[jerseyjinx94]

The Caps are emptying the tank. It’s all they got. Just be patient, play smart, defend well, and capitalize (no pun intended) on a mistake.

Win a period, win the series

 

[Mike in Houston]

Need to see something. Anything. From 10 and 13.

 

[will1066]

... and @will1066, tears streaking his face, sought the comfort of Emily's embrace

I need a bosom to lay my head on

 

[Bob Richards]

I feel like I’m in a toxic relationship with Panarin.

During the regular season he's taking me out to nice restaurants. My friends are all calling him a catch. We've had serious talks about adopting a dog. The good stuff.

As soon as the playoffs start I bring him to dinner to meet my parents and he's picking his nose and eating it and telling my dad about how he wants to quit his job to try and make money performing slam poetry.

 

[Boris Zubov]

No doubt. But the streaming quality on Max is unreal. Can’t go back to MSG or regular TV.

Is your audio on Max a bit out of sync?

 

[Matt Rentfree]

I need a bosom to lay my head on

I have never been more thankful that I don't have man boobs.

 

[DialUp]

TEAR IT ALL DOWN!

What's the difference between the Rangers and the Blue Jackets? Shirts!

 

[Atax]

Kreider usually responds when he has a terrible period. Come on big guy.

 

[ReleasO The KakkO]

Panarin's problem isn't even that he's a perimeter player. There are plenty of Perimeter players who have done great work in the playoffs.

His problem is that he has no mental toughness and that the second the playoffs start and something doesn't go his way he gets all domed up and starts doing stupid shit. He doesn't reset and use his line mates, he turns into the ultimate prayer pass dispenser if he even gets deep enough into the OZ to attempt one. His game would greatly benefit if he just took a breath, handed it off and just worked to get open and get the puck back instead of trying to complete low percentage passes with an incredible high grade of difficulty.

This is a guy who cleared his previous SOG total by more than 100 and his attempts on net by almost 250. He just got his first SOG in 8 periods with like 3 minutes to go in the last period (and it was a weak one.) He's had chances to shoot and get quality shots (see: 2 on 1 in the 1st where he just decided to drag it into the middle of the ice and get stripped) but he either f***s them up via doing too much or just misses the net completely.

The difference today as opposed to games 2 and 3 is that Kreider and Zibanejad haven't been good either. Can't expect them to carry the team every night to off set the zero we're getting from mr 11.6 million.

Author!!!!

 

[CLW]

You guys pumped Panarin all season to where he put up career highs in goals and points, and now you're taking him down, all the while I knew deep down he was gonna wither in the playoffs but you pumped my tires to the point where I am confident about him heading into the postseason and now you've pulled a fast fat on one me. Shame on you. Shame on me for believing.

If Lavi was fine with the Panarin - Tro- Laf line playing gung ho hockey and creating chances and giving up chances both ways in the regular season he can't go back on that now that the playoffs have started. You fix that during the regular season or not at all. Now that line looks like sh*t with nobody skating or finding each other.

 

[rangersfansince08]

Mika is the anti-Panarin; coasted through the regular season but has stepped up here

 

[Filip Chytil]

The brown suit doesn't help

Definitely not. Should've grabbed an orange suit. Dumb and Dumber style.

 

[will1066]

I have never been more thankful that I don't have man boobs.

Looks at @Machinehead

 

[noncents]

dudes take a step back from the ledge here. Team has earned some belief.


id love to see bread go full marchand here but the truth is the production could come from anyone. It's on the team to play their structured game and take advantage of the caps desperation.