GDT: ECSF: Game 5 - New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes, 7pm ET, ESPN

[Machinehead]

How about instead of “weathering the storm” we just step on their f***ing throats for once?

It's exceedingly rare that this Carolina team isn't in a game.

It's fine with me because Florida is going to be even worse. We have to be ready for it.

 

[Larrybiv]

This article by Dan Rosen got me to thinking about some POSITIVE 1st's, and accomplishments, much more important than his 1st's.
Rangers look to regroup after Game 4, learn from 1st loss in playoffs | NHL.com

The Rangers were 1st to......

Get to 100 pts.
Get 50 wins
Secure a spot in PO's
President's trophy
Advance to 2nd round
Next Up
Advance to Eastern Conf. Finals?

 

[TheWrongWay]

 

[mti79]

 

[Machinehead]

Players that have been on the ice for most Hurricanes goals this series:

Sebastien Aho
Jacob Trouba
Andrei Svehcnikov
Brady Skeji
Jake Guentzel
Brent Burns

Hurricanes that have been on the ice for fewer Hurricanes goals than Trouba in the playoffs (counting the Islanders series!):

Jack Drury
Stefan Noesen
Jordan Staal
Tony DeAngelo
Dmitri Orlov
Jordan Martinook
Jalen Chatfield
Jesperi Kotakaniemi

 

[Graves94]

It would be refreshing if we came out with a strong first period and scored the first goal, or two. Carolina has scored the first goal the last 3 games...when we scored first (game #1), we won it in regulation time...

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Phone battery at 96?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Hopefully Chytil is back.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Win . Win big. 6-0.

 

[Machinehead]

Phone battery at 96?

Emerson Etem descends from the rafters.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Let’s do this. Just win baby.

As the great Al Davis used to say

 

[jacko23]

Phone battery at 81%?

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Hopefully this is like a 4-1, 5-1 type of game in the Rangers favor (can see it happening). In any case, I'm hopeful the Rangers take care of business and end it tonight.

 

[Mike in Houston]

Agree. It's a must win.

You can't go up 3-0, then go back to Raleigh with a possible 3-3 outcome forcing a game 7. I mean you can, but it'll absolutely torture the fan base, and like you said, mess with the team itself on their ability to close.

This is the mainly the same group that blew a 2-0 series lead against Tampa in 2022. This is mainly the same group that had a 2-0 lead on New Jersey last year and blew it. Yes. The coach of those two teams is gone, but the core is still here. PL is a much better head coach and I'm feeling good that they'll get it done, I'll be worried if they don't, and be all like, "Here we go again".

They need to win tonight. End this in 5. Florida looks like they're going to end theirs in 5. We don't need a seven game series here. We'll be ripe for the picking against Florida.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Win . Win big. 6-0.

 

[HolyHagelin]

No worries over here.

Calmer than you are dude.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

Emerson Etem descends from the rafters.

I’m not sure if we’ve ever had a player with worse hockey sense.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

This is the mainly the same group that blew a 2-0 series lead against Tampa in 2022. This is mainly the same group that had a 2-0 lead on New Jersey last year and blew it. Yes. The coach of those two teams is gone, but the core is still here. PL is a much better head coach and I'm feeling good that they'll get it done, I'll be worried if they don't, and be all like, "Here we go again".

They need to win tonight. End this in 5. Florida looks like they're going to end theirs in 5. We don't need a seven game series here. We'll be ripe for the picking against Florida.

The Rangers took care of business against the Caps last series, didn't they? Granted, the Caps are/were a terrible team, but point remains.

 

[Fitzy]

This is the interesting one from a 3-0 series lead because if it goes back to Carolina 3-2 that's when you really start to be concerned that there's a bigger-than-1/10 chance that we lose the series in 7.

Considering Florida is up 3-1 I think we'd all be very satisfied with a win tonight. Lose, and especially lose big, and it'll be like this in here.

 

[DialUp]

I had too much coffee already and I will probably in the ER by the time the 3rd period starts.

 

[Filip Chytil]

Great day in Rangers history!

 

[Bacon Artemi Bravo]

Lets go #72 we need you

 

[TheDirtyH]

10,019-0 NYR

Rempe (10,002)
Panarin (16)
Kakko (1)

The super-rare Ed Jovo KAKKO goal call

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I love that Kreider quote at the end (quoting Ulf Samuelsson): that you don't raise your game in the playoffs, you sink to the level of your habits. There's some room for raising the game too, but what an interesting perspective! I feel like that's a great insight into how Vancouver is winning their series at the moment. And it's certainly a perfect summary of Chris.

It's very alarming that our powerplays went down to 4 in game 3 and 1 in game 4.

I think we have 2 powerplays in the last 5 periods.

It reeks of either "this team is up, don't give them help," or the universe brain refs avoiding 'being an influence' by burning the rulebook.

We responded fairly well and scored 3 non-PP goals in both games, but it's going to be a significant challenge playing without the powerplay.

I hope it's just the venue change and they go back to calling the games tonight, but I'm expecting our powerplays to be counted on one hand combined the remainder of the series.

This is one of the many dangers of leaning on a special teams advantage. If one team is much better at it, they'll manage it out of the game.

Unless you're Tampa, or Edmonton, or Colorado -- anybody with a big young superstar or two to market. Then they'll manage it into the game.

 

[Filip Chytil]

 

[Guyute]

Immaculate vibes