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Post-Game Talk: Game 4

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SnowblindNYR said:
And yet it seems like game 3 perfectly translated to game 4 in the second period.
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The fact that it didn't translate to the start of the game should tell you something. As well as our momentum from the 1st period not carrying over to the 2nd... or 3rd.
 
bhamill said:
The fact that it didn't translate to the start of the game should tell you something. As well as our momentum from the 1st period not carrying over to the 2nd... or 3rd.
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I mean it's still the NHL and players are human. You might get an off period here and there.
 
DanielBrassard said:
Have to move the puck through the middle of the ice. Florida is just daring the rangers to move it up the boards and they do it constantly. The way to beat their forecheck is moving the puck through the middle.
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Id consider hanging Kreider and Bread behind their defense occasionally. Not always but enough that their bench is yelling to get back. Take away some of their 5 on 5 agression. Also take away some of the icings. We also should look to what worked in game 2.
 
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MysticLeviathan said:
what boyle was saying in the post game is we’re doing a f*** ton of chasing. our entire team is tired. we csnt sustain this. not without extra rest days, not with the travel.

each game isn’t its own entity. it builds off your previous games. regardless of what people may say, momentum between games is a major thing. but that momentum cones in multiple ways. as I believe marchand says, you hit to hurt players. as the series goes on, your body starts to wear down and you lose your ability to play your game.

this is why heavy teams are so difficult to play against. and it goes back to the size vs. speed arguments and how they neutralize each other. the rangers have neither size nor speed. and we’re seeing the rangers physically break down. when we get to the injury report after the playoffs are done, I’m sure the list will be extensive.

the bigger issue, though, is all this chasing around is taxing. we’ve been on our heels for 3 of 4 periods. rangers have to be completely drained. that’s why it’s so huge to get through carolina and this series quick when you have the chance. the rangers have to be just drained.

again, back on thursday and we have to travel back home. I don’t know if they’re gonna have enough energy. half our team looks like they’re sleepwalking. the way they’re playing isn’t sustainable for a best of 3, and if’s already catching up to them
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Can’t argue with this but it’s a topic for offseason. They have maximum 10 games left that could be taken with guts and resilience that this team has in spades (and Shesterkin of course).
 
duhmetreE said:
zero puck support

I have no clue what the coaches are seeing. It's not working
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They seem content to flip pucks into the neutral zone and hope to skate into them to beat their forecheck. That’s what I noticed the last two games especially. I guess the coaching staff isn’t confident enough in this group to be able to thread the needle coming out of their own end. And would prefer to face Florida with a defense that is set rather than them trying to make plays but turning pucks over. I can’t blame them but it goes to show this roster is not good enough
 
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I would go back to Schneider and Miller for game 5. You get last change and can hide Gus and Touba vs the 3rd and 4th lines. While Miller didn't have a good game either, he is miles better when he's away from Trouba.
 
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DanielBrassard said:
They seem content to flip pucks into the neutral zone and hope to skate into them to beat their forecheck. That’s what I noticed the last two games especially. I guess the coaching staff isn’t confident enough in this group to be able to thread the needle coming out of their own end. And would prefer to face Florida with a defense that is set rather than them trying to make plays but turning pucks over. I can’t blame them but it goes to show this roster is not good enough
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At this point, they're coming back in so fast, we're not set anyway. Adjusting couldn't possibly make things worse.

I expect Laviolette to approach game 5 with some type of different breakout scheme.

I worry about our players, especially the bad ones, reverting back to habits under constant pressure instead of executing the plan.

We were really good in the first period and then went right back to flipping it out.
 
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Overcoaching by Lavi. Just play the Trocheck line 22 minutes. Everyone else can figure their shit out from there.

Also, you guys need to stop complaining about the main boards, other teams boards and the refs. We lost cause we weren't good enough and don't have the puck. Of course other teams fans don't agree with you about the Rangers. It's not their f***ing job to make you feel better about your team.
 
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Machinehead said:
At this point, they're coming back in so fast, we're not set anyway. Adjusting couldn't possibly make things worse.

I expect Laviolette to approach game 5 with some type of different breakout scheme.

I worry about our players, especially the bad ones, reverting back to habits under constant pressure instead of executing the plan.

We were really good in the first period and then went right back to flipping it out.
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It certainly has to do with the personnel. The rangers D outside of Schneider is extremely poor at moving laterally, so with someone bearing down it’s going to force them to make a decision faster than they want to or eat the puck and engage in a board battle.
 
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DanielBrassard said:
It certainly has to do with the personnel. The rangers D outside of Schneider is extremely poor at moving laterally, so with someone bearing down it’s going to force them to make a decision faster than they want to or eat the puck and engage in a board battle.
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It's definitely the personnel and it's an area where we harped on it being a weakness. Still, there has to be accommodations we can make to not get dunked on literally the whole game. At this point, there's not much to lose.

If it kills our rush and we end up back in a 2-1 game, so be it.
 
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The fancy passing and always looking for the perfect shot has been the problem area also.
They pass up shots and when they do shoot, nobody is going to the net or if the do, it’s always on the wrong side.
 
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