Post-Game Talk: Game 5

[irishlaxburger2]

Our 3rd like is Ros/Wennberg and Kakko. lol. What a dumpster of a line. Thanks Drury. Didnt improve our defense and got those 2 guys.

I can’t blame Lavi for too much, but not having Chytil as the 3C is ridiculous. He stinks as a wing. If you’re gonna play him, it absolutely needs to be at C.

 

[MrEctions]

I sincerely suggest anyone actually upset in a bad way to take next game off.

Your mental health is far more valuable than a sports match. I stepped away from politics quite a bit over the last 7 months, for example. And everyone on here knows how insanely political I am.

I’ve made a conscious effort to get rid of the bad. I really couldn’t care less if they lose. It would suck, but it’s also life. Far more important things than wasting stress levels on this team.

My PSA for the evening.

100%. I’m 42, and I’ve learned over the years that fandom can bring absolutely amazing moments but you have to measure it mentally. Life goes on win or lose. It’s fun, it’s a distraction but you can’t let your mental health be destroyed by a bunch of guys making millions of dollars to play a game. Great post!

 

[ReddestRum]

Lots and lots and lots of Devils fans viewing this thread. Don't look crazy or anything.

Lol. When you've got a team that goes from playoffs one year to season choke jobs the next, what better things do you have to do.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

You could argue that the cap was instituted to stop the shit we were pulling before. Like that attempt at throwing $15m at an already infirm Joe Sakic.

Well I never said they were good then either. LOL.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

I’ve gone through similar change this year with the Rangers. I enjoy watching, but I’m no longer letting it ruin my mood. It’s a healthier experience

It always will be. It’s far easier to walk away and find something else to enjoy for a bit than to let something as trivial as sports f*** with your head space.

 

[Captain Monglobster]

Lots and lots and lots of Devils fans viewing this thread. Don't look crazy or anything.

You mean all 5 of them?

 

[Machinehead]

I wouldn't give up on this team.

With a healthy Fox, they probably make it to the Final despite the alarming holes in the lineup.

I have a bunch of changes and believe me when I tell you that I'm gonna be obnoxious this summer, but I'm tired of hearing about blowing up the core.

 

[Atax]

Neither are a difference maker at this point. In a series like this, Brodzinski was the move once Vesey went out.

Yeah I dont get the point of dressing someone to play for 2 minutes. Like either let him play, or put someone else out there.

 

[DelZottoHitTheNetJK]

We were absolutely awful that game, Bob barely had to do anything lol.

A shutout in the playoffs against the pres trophy team is a shutout in the playoffs. Still waiting for our superstar goalie to figure out how to do it. I don't care if he faces 80 shots. You cannot keep giving up 2+ goals to a very average Florida offense

 

[Boris Zubov]

Their bottom six had the tiebreaking goal.

Our bottom six attempted six shots in the entire game.

Their 4th line kept pinning our 1st line in our own end for a good chunk of the night. We let them run roughshod over us & couldn't come up with an answer. It's like we shoot out wad in the 1st period & we have nothing left in the tank. They basically wore us down in the games down there.

 

[Filip Chytil]

Dude just straight up lying. That game wasn't close.

^This

 

[Black Aces]

Igor is amazing but he has not yet had a game this series where he straight up says you are not beating me tonight.

Bobrovsky did.

The Panthers outside the goal crease are a slightly better team than the Rangers, but this one's on Igor. We're still waiting for a masterpiece performance and he just hasn't been able to do it. This Panthers team isn't exactly the dynasty Oilers; they're offense is very stoppable.

That being said, if you look back that Wennberg broken stick on the dump in started the entire sequence where Florida scored their 2nd goal. An awful break (no pun intended). This game had marathon OT written all over it

Sometimes I wonder what the f*** people are watching.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Lots and lots and lots of Devils fans viewing this thread. Don't look crazy or anything.

I’m surprised they get WiFi in the basement.

Must have a mesh system.

 

[NYR Viper]

I’m far happier stepping away a bit. As someone that has experienced real, true mental health crises (including suicidal ideations), I sincerely suggest to anyone seemingly overly upset to step back.

I’ve dealt with a lot in the last 4 years. Watching a parent waste away in front of your eyes all while getting f***ed by opportunistic scumbags in my profession (literally taking advantage of my moms state in hospice and finally “shivving” me literally during her funeral - I’m not kidding on that; I was cut out literally while I was burying my mom).

So I decided to not let sports matter. Why bother getting upset? I’d rather get upset at individual losers who say dumb shit than something I have zero impact on.

It’s different for everyone. But take it from someone who is lucky to be around today that touching grass, logging off, and tuning out is worth it sometimes.

YMMV, friends. Love all (ok, well, most) of you. Been a fun ride this year and however it ends it ends.

Glad you’re here man and sorry for the rough go. It will make you stronger, and clearly it has

 

[2Leetch_94]

Rangers could sweep the first 15 postseason games, lose the next 4 and everyone will say they just look tired.

 

[Shadowtron]

I’ve gone through similar change this year with the Rangers. I enjoy watching, but I’m no longer letting it ruin my mood. It’s a healthier experience

It’s a great point. You just don’t get anything out of an emotional investment with this team. Better just to take them as they are…a failure of franchise.

 

[JohnC]

Laviolette’s having a brutal series IMO. No pulse on what’s actually happening in-game.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Well I never said they were good then either. LOL.

They weren't.

 

[Atax]

I wouldn't give up on this team.

With a healthy Fox, they probably make it to the Final despite the alarming holes in the lineup.

I have a bunch of changes and believe me when I tell you that I'm gonna be obnoxious this summer, but I'm tired of hearing about blowing up the core.

I just dont see how they get the cap space to make moves man. Moving Kakko/Miller isnt enough to get rid of guys like Trouba.

 

[NYR Viper]

I want a dessert but I have no appetite.

Don’t let this team ruin ice cream.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Still don't get why we gave Rempe a chance over Edstrom

I really do agree with this as well. I don't mind riding the "hot hand" in Rempe end of the RS but no idea how Edstrom hasn't gotten even a sniff. This seems like a matchup where he could be useful.

 

[Breaded Fox]

Trash

 

[DelZottoHitTheNetJK]

Sometimes I wonder what the f*** people are watching.

I'm watching our goalie consistently give up more goals than the other teams' goalie

 

[mike14]

I want a dessert but I have no appetite.

Affogato is always the answer

 

[Bob Richards]

I’ve gone through similar change this year with the Rangers. I enjoy watching, but I’m no longer letting it ruin my mood. It’s a healthier experience

Haha the Rangers losing the Cup in 2014 and the Mets losing the WS in 2015 had a profound impact on the way I view my sports fandom.

I still feel my passions but they are nowhere near the extremes of my youth. "It is what it is" and "f*** it , we ball" are truly wonderful psychological balms that make games like this just another day.