GDT: ECSF: Game 3 - New York Rangers @ Carolina Hurricanes, 7pm ET, TNT

[Crease]

It's been truly wild the proportion of our first 7 playoff games that has been played at 5-on-4

It’s been the ref show.

 

[will1066]

Lavi to Kreider and Zib in the room

 

[94leetch]

The 'Canes shot their wad like a high school kid after prom.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I'm constantly told on HF that seeing a penalty in the playoffs is rarer than seeing bigfoot riding a unicorn and therefore the Rangers' special teams won't matter.

They have been in some of the other series.

Our games have just been penalty fests for some reason.

The actual data shows that penalties go up in rd1 but tail off after that. You wouldn't know it watching this series.

This isn't like the other games where I think theres been a ton of really soft shit called. Outside of the Fox penalty (Grundle fell) everything that has been called has been a penalty.

 

[Bob Richards]

Feels like that kind of game where the unlikely hero scores to win it,

Conn Smythlovic will win this game and I will reach absolution

 

[Machinehead]

@Machinehead u here?

Yes

 

[2Leetch_94]

RUBBISH

 

[Psycho for Perreault]

I love how every game we get less power plays, and every game they show one we actually do get to cry about it.

 

[LOFIN]

If he had any worse acceleration he'd skate backwards. Rempe is miles more explosive. Let that sink in.

It's frankly up to the NYR management to tell him where to focus on his offseason training, because this is not it. Strength is fine, but not when he's doing that on the expense of speed. On his draft year, he was scoring on breakaways against Canada at the World Championships. There were some NHL defenders there. Seems like a far cry now.

f*** the gym next summer, just focus on skating and actually lose some weight. Less muscle, more finesse. He's skilled enough that he can win board battles with less, if he just becomes more agile at the same time.

 

[hackeyman]

I got called away a few times and missed parts of the game so far. Why has Laffy played so little ?

 

[Cygnus 2112]

It’s my birthday tomorrow- win and give me an early present please.

 

[Hockeyplayer99]

This goalie scares me. I feel like he is in the rangers heads. We need to score and win this game

 

[DialUp]

I got called away a few times and missed parts of the game so far. Why has Laffy played so little ?

Too many PKs

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I got called away a few times and missed parts of the game so far. Why has Laffy played so little ?

The entire game has been on either the PP or the PK with some 4v4 sprinkled in.

 

[Siddi]

Please win this period.

I believe!

 

[Megustaelhockey]

This goalie scares me. I feel like he is in the rangers heads. We need to score and win this game

If he were their best choice, he would have played Games 1 and 2.

 

[2Leetch_94]

It’s my birthday tomorrow- win and give me an early present please.

We'll need like 3 OT's to give you the present on time.

 

[AirGut]

no room for doubts right now
20 minutes, 1 goal, twist the knife LFG

 

[Raspewtin]

carolina is generating utter f*** all at es. so that's good

 

[Ruggs225]

Ive got heartburn and i dont know if it is from the game or this horrible drink..

Never making the referee again

Yes

Seem quiet tonight. Just making sure.

 

[Atax]

Just win.

 

[LeetchisGod]

really like the way Chytil/Wennberg/Kakko been skating together, for a newly formed line without any prior chemistry they look pretty solid in the offensive zone

Chytil has definitely improved as he's gotten more shifts. Just needs reps to get up to speed.

 

[MysticLeviathan]

Just win.

yeah baby

 

[NYR Viper]

I’m still waiting for the Rangers push. They’ve been struggling to get going in this one

 

[effen]

It's frankly up to the NYR management to tell him where to focus on his offseason training, because this is not it. Strength is fine, but not when he's doing that on the expense of speed. On his draft year, he was scoring on breakaways against Canada at the World Championships. There were some NHL defenders there. Seems like a far cry now.

f*** the gym next summer, just focus on skating and actually lose some weight. Less muscle, more finesse. He's skilled enough that he can win board battles with less, if he just becomes more agile at the same time.

I've never seen any particular example of puck skill that said top sixer, let alone top liner. Not talking goals or dekes either, but just stickhandling around someone at any point.

He doesn't try on the rush EVER because he can't. Just slowly takes it wide, easily marked. He's just a 3rd liner. A more conservative Will Cuylle with a lot less hitting.