Post-Game Talk: Game 5

[PuckLuck3043]

I have no problem when the team loses but they give effort and compete like game 4 but let's be honest about this game. It was total trash and the only player that had a good game was Igor. The top guys were all steaming hot .

 

[Clark Kellogg]

 

[Machinehead]

there were so many chances where we could have handled the puck and transitioned to offense with speed and mishandled it. The few times we did handle it we just dumped it to the neutral zone instead of trying to make a play

Yeah, I noticed this a lot as well.

Our transition game just wasn't hitting and it made them more and more dangerous.

The Staal goal was right off of a botched counter-attack.

 

[DevilDog99]

Our big boys have to step it up. I’ve had concerns about our skill guys since these team formed: zibs, pan, fox. Our three “best” players aren’t playoff guys. When the going gets tough……

Top guys gotta step it up. Look at the winning teams….

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

A larger issue that will need to be addressed at some point is, at any given time, the team play 6 defensemen. One of whom is amazing and the other 5 range anywhere from solid to straight up ass

Not a great strategy

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

When your only goal in this game on home ice is a Jacob Trouba unassisted goal, wtf are you doing? How do you expect to win that game? Did Andersen even break a sweat?

The PP was legitimately baffling to watch. Looked like the the NBA guys in space jam when the monstars stole their talent. Literally couldn’t even make a 3 foot pass.

 

[Boris Zubov]

I did, and he had probably lower lows in the playoffs than Igor. But can he ever get us a f***ing shutout. He goes from looking like a wall to a sieve. Just can't finish games.

Having to rely on a goalie to pitch a shutout in a playoff game is a horseshit strategy. Maybe if the team in front of him didn't hang him out to dry during the entire game the result might've been a little different. Igor was literally the only reason we weren't trailing after after the 1st & held the lead after the 2nd. The Rangers were gliding & puckwatching ALL night from the opening draw.

 

[Captain Lindy]

That last part is the problem. “Find a way to win”. This team is just looking to scrape by and get themselves out of this series. The mentality needs to be about dominating your opponent. Not just hoping you can steal one more.

You hoped 1 random short handed goal would carry the night tonight. Everyone watching knew it wouldn’t.

Amen to this!!

 

[DevilDog99]

Where are the big guns? Where’s Zib and Panarin I mean come on these are the guys that are supposed to come up with goals when we need them. And Kakko is a total bust, completely ineffective.

Agreed. I have officially given up on kakko… it’s not just the skill, he doesn’t have the heart to be better.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Rangers weren’t up 3-0 in that series, though.

Still lost 4 straight in a playoff series they were leading and in total control of.

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

Boys, I need everyone to stay calm. there's a reason 98% of teams win the series up 3-0. we're not losing 4 straight sorry not sorry. we can lose 1-2 shit maybe 3. but were not losing 4.

only have to lose two straight now

 

[TriFF51]

Carolina got lucky these past 2 games. we got lucky in both OTs. these things even out. guess what, we're still up 3-2. they're not winning 2 in a row AGAIN.

I'm scrolling through comments quickly, and I'm thinking, wow there's at least a few here that are thinking positive. But then I look and it's just you again lol.

I'm glad someone is here trying to keep us off the ledge.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Jones puckhandling and transition would help give some oxygen to our forwards. But Lavi has painted himself into a corner here.

Laviolette continuing to trot Gus' worthless ass on the ice is a problem. He hasn't generated offfense in months.

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

Father, what is this feeling?

Son, it's called pain.

Where does it come from, dad?

It comes from disappointment in the ones you love.

Will it go away?

Never. And I've just introduced you to the NY Rangers family.

thanks dad

 

[Brutananadilewski]

This is something that won't be rectified and has been happening all season and it still chaps my ass (Both cheeks are calloused to hell and back!)

I'm sick and tired of this team getting to a loose puck or having a takeaway and they have an odd-man rush...and the SOB with the puck will slow down so the other guy can catch-up to him.

....

...Have they not realized that in doing so, they allow the defense to also catch a step?

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Having to rely on a goalie to pitch a shutout in a playoff game is a horseshit strategy. Maybe if the team in front of him didn't hang him out to dry during the entire game the result might've been a little different. Igor was literally the only reason we had the lead after the 1st & the 2nd. The Rangers were gliding & puckwatching ALL night from the opening draw.

I 100% agree with this. I complained as early as the second period that they tried to win the game 1-0. But I feel like Igor should have at least gotten the game into OT, or at least given us a shot at the end. He fell apart in the third. That second goal was awful. But yes this team was shit way more than him. They were complete shit.

 

[Kakko]

I'm just gonna tell myself losing a game they sucked in is better long term than playing well and losing, cause you can only go up from here. And now to not let them dampen my mood for the next 3 days.

 

[Machinehead]

This is something that won't be rectified and has been happening all season and it still chaps my ass (Both cheeks are calloused to hell and back!)

I'm sick and tired of this team getting to a loose puck or having a takeaway and they have an odd-man rush...and the SOB with the puck will slow down so the other guy can catch-up to him.

....

...Have they not realized that in doing so, they allow the defense to also catch a step?

We change a lot in these situations too. It's one thing when you're buzzing, but in a game like this where the chances weren't really there, you have to take them.

As I've said, I thought we defended well. Getting the puck going the other way was non-existent in this one, and that's been our bread and butter.

It's still there. Carolina was as aggressive as always and left themselves wide open again. We just couldn't complete the passes tonight.

 

[JaegerDice]

Momentum is bullshit.

We were up 3-0 and Carolina won two in row like that didn't happen.

Yep.

This is the only game in the series thus far that NYR have real cause to worry about.

The first 4 games were coin flips and they came out of those with 3 wins.

This game has warning signs, cause NYR couldn't get the game back on track once Carolina tied and established the lead. At that point, even they wanted to swing from turtling to pushing, it looked like they were ice-skating uphill.

The order of the wins and losses doesn't matter anywhere near as much as the fact that this is a razor thin series, and NYR now have some red flags they need to address quick.

 

[Boris Zubov]

I 100% agree with this. I complained as early as the second period that they tried to win the game 1-0. But I feel like Igor should have at least gotten the game into OT, or at least given us a shot at the end. He fell apart in the third. That second goal was awful. But yes this team was shit way more than him. They were complete shit.

He gave up a bad rebound, but Panarin can't fall asleep & give up inside position for an easy goal. Igor bailed the team out all night, he earned some support.

 

[zlev]

thank god the team isn't as weak willed as 95% of the posters in this thread

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

Ye of little faith! these pansies over on their board are crapping themselves knowing they're only halfway to a series win. and this board has fallen apart. 98%!! nobody is reverse sweeping us.

The 98% number is irrelevant now. You need the 3-2 number. Or, to be really precise, the percentage of teams who went up 3-0, then lost the next two, and then won the series. It's not 98%.

 

[DevilDog99]

Laviolette continuing to trot Gus' worthless ass on the ice is a problem. He hasn't generated offfense in months.

Forget Gus. I haven’t seen Fox show up this playoffs, this season, or any playoffs. If I see him take another dive, or whining with his pout face again…

It’s embarrassing to me. As a fan and as a man.

 

[Captain Lindy]

I envy people who don't care about sports. I'm glad I only follow hockey.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

When your only goal in this game on home ice is a Jacob Trouba unassisted goal, wtf are you doing? How do you expect to win that game? Did Andersen even break a sweat?

The PP was legitimately baffling to watch. Looked like the the NBA guys in space jam when the monstars stole their talent. Literally couldn’t even make a 3 foot pass.

I want to say they looked tired but how could they be tired when it's Carolina who expends more energy with their style of play. I just don't understand this effort.