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

[NYR Viper]

I see Wheeler as a potential upgrade over Brod/Rempe but no one else in our current forward allotment.

So if Chytil is ever good to go, I wouldn't really have a use for him besides good locker room vibes. But there are always injuries and other complications.

It's always nice to have a legitimate NHL player as you're 14th forward though

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

I expect this series to continue to go how it has been going. Carolina has already delivered their best…remarkably consistent effort level and effectiveness from them.

Pretty close in quality chances. Pretty close on the scoreboard. PP opps being the wildcard.

Hopefully they’re on the right side of the ledger today. If not, they have 2 more chances in what should continue to be close, low margin games to get it done.

And just because Wheeler is cleared for contact does not mean his conditioning is there. Would be utterly shocked if he played in this round.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

yes. i wonder if they're having him save energy on game days since he's probably not in game shape yet.

Would make sense if he's a game-time decision as mentioned.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I expect this series to continue to go how it has been going. Carolina has already delivered their best…remarkably consistent effort level and effectiveness from them.

Pretty close in quality chances. Pretty close on the scoreboard. PP opps being the wildcard.

Hopefully they’re on the right side of the ledger today. If not, they have 2 more chances in what should continue to be close, low margin games to get it done.

And just because Wheeler is cleared for contact does not mean his conditioning is there. Would be utterly shocked if he played in this round.

Late next round would be the earliest and even then that may be a stretch.

I still wonder what exactly he was out with. Shit looked horrible but obviously not bad enough to keep him out for 4+ months

 

[bl02]

Went from super excited to wtf in about 3 minutes after Vince's last tweet that its looking like he won't play today.

 

[Machinehead]

Vince hitting us with that TDL energy.

"The Rangers might make a deal."

8 minutes later: "They might not tho."

 

[JimmyG89]

The good news is we can put all the Chytil concussion talk about why he was out.

He wouldn't be practicing if it were Post Concussion Syndrome coming back.

He's probably just actually sick.

Something nasty has been going around the area. I don't even know what it is, exactly, but people have been disappearing from work for entire weeks.

This was me two Thursdays ago. Was out of commission for a few days, but it wasn't pleasant. Basically slept from Thursday morning until Friday night and ate next to nothing. If this is similar, he might not be ready for tonight or they don't want to push him crazy after being sick.

 

[Filip Chytil]

On the enemy's side of things:

 

[Kords]

Zero reason to play Brodzinski over Rempe with last change. Brodzinski has zero impact maybe less.

Feeling a loss here tonight that sends the fanbase into a frenzy. We are due, it’s been way too chill.

 

[cheech70]

 

[will1066]

This bears repeating. Brodzinski was first to the puck on the dump-in retrieve on the Goodrow goal. Both Vesey and Goodrow's first points in the series.

 

[Charlie Conway]

Wouldn't mind seeing Rempe in for the way he ups the energy of the team, but if he's only going to be getting 2 minutes in the first and second periods, I get why he's not.

Brodz is a bit more versatile overall, and his speed is a big help. He might not have the same shift-to-shift impact Rempe has with his hits, but he's an under-the-radar kind of player. When he's at his best, you don't notice him too much.

 

[Machinehead]

Brodzinski has zero impact maybe less.

What impact is Rempe having?

Whatever you think Rempe is capable of doing over Brodzinski, he's not doing it in 4 minutes.

 

[Filip Chytil]

"No changes to the defensive pairs":

 

[will1066]

"No changes to the defensive pairs":

Our reporters' tweets are just the news.

Their reporter's tweet is, hey all! I just had a fine breakfast of bagel and lox. Now, the Carolina Hurricanes take to the ice at Madison Square Garden for their morning circle jerk, and boy does it look exciting, and i'm so thirlled to be there to witness it and relay it to you all.

 

[Machinehead]

"No changes to the defensive pairs":

This is how I found out Brendan Lemieux is not only still in the league, but in this series.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Our reporters' tweets are just the news.

Their reporter's tweet is, hey all! I just had a fine breakfast of bagel and lox. Now, the Carolina Hurricanes take to the ice at Madison Square Garden for their morning circle jerk, and boy does it look exciting, and i'm so thirlled to be there to witness it and relay it to you all.

Whole organization of nerds

 

[mrmovies779]

Emerson Etem descends from the rafters.

Head first?

 

[EdJovanovski]

 

[Mike in Houston]

I wonder how Rangers PR handles "kicking out" the media.

 

[qwertyaas]

He wouldn't be practicing if it were Post Concussion Syndrome coming back.

He's probably just actually sick.

Something nasty has been going around the area. I don't even know what it is, exactly, but people have been disappearing from work for entire weeks.

I had an absolutely brutal migraine and was beyond nauseas this weekend. I literally could not function at all for around 9 hours while feeling like an absolute pile of shit in bed. Felt better yesterday but still felt remnants of it.

Obviously anecdotal, but I can understand being 'sick' and being out of commission.

 

[Luger]

Do we know if Chytil is playing tonight?

 

[17futurecap]

“Fil, you said you love the organization, why is that?

“Because they didn’t force me to answer asinine questions from Vince, Mollie and Larry.”

 

[Mike in Houston]

Do we know if Chytil is playing tonight?

What we know is he practiced, took no line rushes, and was not made available to the media after practice.

What we also know is that he didn't participate in line rushes during morning practice ahead of Game 3 and he played that night.

So... who the F knows?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Zero reason to play Brodzinski over Rempe with last change. Brodzinski has zero impact maybe less.

Feeling a loss here tonight that sends the fanbase into a frenzy. We are due, it’s been way too chill.

Andersen is also due for one of his inexplicable shit his pants playoff games.

His overall playoff numbers for his career are pretty good, but he has at least one of these in every playoff run.