Post-Game Talk: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers - November 28

[NCRanger]

Florida can take the horseshoe out of their ass now.

It's one thing to lose when you are outplayed. It's also one thing to lose a well-played even contest. It's totally another when you completely dominate the game and lose because of strange bounces and bad luck.

Florida had no business being in that game, much less being in a position to win it.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

All things considered, having won 8 in a row at home and missing 2 key players, I don't feel that bad about this loss.

Lundqvist should have been better today. He was on a roll the last few weeks. This game is hopefully an incident and we see him go back to the way he played the rest of the month.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Holden is Tom Poti without the expectations.

So he's blamed for everything when the roster has a plethora of question marks?

Agree.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

People have been talking about Smith blocking the shot, but there isn’t much mention of how he let the puck leave Florida’s zone.

Smith also messed that one up. Didn't read the play at all, he could've had a really good scoring chance if he did.

 

[Machinehead]

It hurts the way we lost, but **** happens. Lots of positives to take away tonight.

It was a good game and we ended up even with this and that Vancouver shit, so I'm not too upset.

I've still had it with shot blocking though.

 

[Siddi]

Vally is ripping into Holden! Saying Rangers need to make changes on D

 

[RGY]

Smith played well tonight. Skated well. Got in on rushes. Played with a nasty edge. Nothing wrong with his play. So people need to grow up.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

People have been talking about Smith blocking the shot, but there isn’t much mention of how he let the puck leave Florida’s zone.

We had good pressure there and he forgot how to receive a pass.

Yeah seriously, he should’ve had a shot in net there. The fact that 15 seconds after Buch made a nice cross feed to Smith the Panthers scored is baffling. Zero excuse for Smith to miss that puck.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Teams that win cups don't have weak links on the blue line. Teams that win cups don't give up three goals in a first period at home.

Did you get this from a sport movie? Absolute cliches. Shit happens to all kinds of teams, and all kinds of teams, with all kinds of weak links can win chamionshios. You should check out Carolina's blueline when they won the cup. Or some of Chicago's bottom pairings.

I'm not saying this is a championship caliber team, but this is just a broad, superfluous statement.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

It hurts the way we lost, but **** happens. Lots of positives to take away tonight.

I hope this isn't one of the games we look back at if we miss the playoffs by one point. Tough loss.

 

[bl02]

McDonagh-Pionk
Skjei-Shattenkirk
Graves-DeAngelo

Give me this, rest can take a hike. They are the reason we give up so many goals.

I would do it as well but no coach in the NHL would.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Also, glad Lundqvist is back to being a sieve.

 

[aufheben]

Which one?

The Florida Panthers just piss me off.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Vally is ripping into Holden! Saying Rangers need to make changes on D

That turnover was completely unforced. If you’re gonna shoot the puck out how he did it needs to hard and guaranteed out. There’s zero excuse for that weak crap there. 1 minute left in the game. Inexcusable.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

It used to be Lundqvist would play like 15 great games and his 16th he looked like an ECHL goalie. Now it's 4 and his 5th.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

The Florida Panthers just piss me off.

Just because they exist and their stupid faces and cat logo, or something specific?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

The Florida Panthers just piss me off.

I don't like Barkov, insulted McJesus recently.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Also, glad Lundqvist is back to being a sieve.

Typical.

No bad games allowed. Played great for a month often being the only reason the team was winning games despite being outplayed on a 10-2 run...doesn’t mattter, just waiting for him to have an off night so you can get your narrative going again.

So typical.

 

[bl02]

Smith played well tonight. Skated well. Got in on rushes. Played with a nasty edge. Nothing wrong with his play. So people need to grow up.

Agreed hes been terrific and we need him to play with that edge but do I need to grow up if i call out the bungle he made on the last play turning it over in the neutral zone like that with a minute left?

 

[Boruto]

If we can compete with teams in the league with this defense, imagine how good we'd be without 3 AHL defensemen. Really regretful and angry that Gorton didn't take the bad players out of Vigneault's hands. This organization learned nothing from last season. Nothing.

If we had bought Staal out, let Kampfer walk, placed the young capable D through their cycle and learning curve, we'd be a much better hockey team right now.

 

[Machinehead]

Did you get this from a sport movie? Absolute cliches. **** happens to all kinds of teams, and all kinds of teams, with all kinds of weak links can win chamionshios. You should check out Carolina's blueline when they won the cup. Or some of Chicago's bottom pairings.

I'm not saying this is a championship caliber team, but this is just a broad, superfluous statement.

Hell, I can name teams that gave up three goals in a period at home in the Stanley Cup Finals, and won the Cup that year. Matter of fact, they won that game.

 

[RGY]

Agreed hes been terrific and we need him to play with that edge but do I need to grow up if i call out the bungle he made on the last play turning it over in the neutral zone like that with a minute left?

They were all playing aggressive. I dont think it was the best decision but they had a number of players in the middle of the ice to recover. And he bottom line is Holden had the puck and easily couldve cleared that

 

[will1066]

I would do it as well but no coach in the NHL would.

A NHL D corps with three rookies. Yeah, that's a great idea.

 

[NCRanger]

It used to be Lundqvist would play like 15 great games and his 16th he looked like an ECHL goalie. Now it's 4 and his 5th.

I'll rip Lundqvist with the best of them, but tonight really wasn't his fault. The third goal was bad, yes, but the first two were strange bounces. Bad thing is games like this destroy his confidence, then he does revert to sieve status for weeks.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Typical.

No bad games allowed. Played great for a month often being the only reason the team was winning games despite being outplayed on a 10-2 run...doesn’t mattter, just waiting for him to have an off night so you can get your narrative going again.

So typical.

He had a handful of good games. Why is he f***ing beyond reproach? We can shit on Holden but if you complain about a goalie that gave up 3 goals on 6 shots you're a bad guy. Why because he was once good? He had a good 4 game stretch last year too.