Post-Game Talk: Game 5

[Bob Richards]

Stop it was close it’s a soft goal late that’s the difference

It really wasn't though. Its like Tampa again were the Rangers never really threaten to score.

Igor doesn't give up that softie and we still lose this game in Triple OT.

 

[Atax]

I don't want to hear shit about Panarin when he scores 120 points next season. At least Mika is consistent. Terrible and useless, but consistent.

Bro can’t score at even strength and gets shut down by literally any center. I’ll take Panarin over Charmin soft.

 

[Captain Monglobster]

Really wish Sam Bennett was on our team.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

We win the Cup with Mika when he gets relegated to the 3rd line. We got Tro.

Work your magic this offseason, Drury. And now's the time to sell on Panarin.

 

[zlev]

I really feel like we did our best. This isn't a good enough lineup. People called it out all year and got yelled at because "but they're winning games!!"

yeah, that was pretty close to our best possible performance and it wasn't enough. i thought they played well enough to win, but Florida is just better. this is the kinda game we're thinking about when we criticize a shootout win against Buffalo in December.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Gus was brutal.

Trouba was trouba.

Kakko needs to learn to skate.

Lavi needs to not be a f***ing idiot.

Laf is a bright spot.

That’s fair.

 

[qwertyaas]

At least Mika really left it all out there.

He tried to sell a penalty instead of picking up Bennet.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Love the cheapshot by 9 at the end there on Panarin. Absolute f***boys this group.

f***boys who are looking like a very good bet to get their names on the cup.

 

[bl02]

This team will always have a few bad players. Every team in the playoffs does. Problem is late in the playoffs they have no elite players to make a difference.

 

[lakeshirts37]

If Florida continues to play like this, they will easily sweep whoever comes out of the west.

Dallas can keep up

 

[WojtekWolski86]

Tiger can't change its stripes. Our top guys aren't built for this. Our x-factor has 1 leg. We can't win a 1 on 1 puck battle ever. Just getting outworked out hustled.

 

[savebyrichter94]

Whatever

 

[OthmannOut]

I chose to Believe.

There is no universal law that says the Rangers won’t win the next 2.

Our PP has gone cold. If you consider the law of averages it will balance out.
Panarin and Zbad are due.
Fox has been not great.
This is not over and anyone waving the white flag would make the 94 team shake their head in disgust.

 

[DumpnChase12]

If the game was just 2 periods, I think we would have a chance

 

[LeetchisGod]

Pretty disgusted right now. Different season, same bullshit. This core needs to be blown up starting with Bread.

 

[MysticLeviathan]

The Rangers are a good hockey team. No I'm not trolling. They are. The Panthers are just better. We are totally outmatched.

Much like 2022. Another good Rangers team totally outmatched by a superior opponent.

Yeah I know the series isn't over but I've seen this song and dance a million times.

rangers aren’t built for playoff hockey

they barely scraped by carolina

it’s very hard to win 4 in a row against a really good team. rangers’ top players didn’t play well enough, period.

 

[noncents]

don't worry about the series. win one game

 

[NYR Viper]

I really feel like we did our best. This isn't a good enough lineup. People called it out all year and got yelled at because "but they're winning games!!"

I mean, at the start of the season if anyone said this team will make it, no less than, to game 6 of the ECF, most everyone would take it.

Yes they have areas they can improve for sure, and it should be possible in the offseason.

I still think they take game 6

 

[BleedBlueNYR]

We’re going to need a Messier vs NJ performance to win game 6. Too bad this team has no Messiers.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Florida is better. How can you be mad?

This is it in a nut shell. They are literally manhandling us & we have no answer for it. Plus they're quicker to every loose puck & they're getting a shit ton of puck luck with just about every bounce going their way.

 

[MrEctions]

This is a soft team. Period full stop. You need guys that will give everything they have to win a Cup. You can’t finesse your way there. We have too much finesse. Adding Roslovic and Wennberg just added to the finesse. No grit, no toughness. No grind. You have to have some finesse and a whole lotta heart and grind to get there and win it. We added two useless soft players at the deadline. And then Mika just has lost anything that used to make him what he was. You can see it in their eyes, a complete lack of fight and desire from a lot of them. Laffy has it. To has it. Fox is doing his best even injured. Igor has it. Hell even Goodie has it.

 

[Shadowtron]

You don’t win with players like this. It’s that simple. Hopefully they get murdered next game and end this stupid charade that they’re a “contender”. But hey, at least we live rent free in the Devils fans heads, right? Tee hee hee.

 

[Machinehead]

Their bottom six had the tiebreaking goal.

Our bottom six attempted six shots in the entire game.

 

[Machinehead]

Their bottom six had the tiebreaking goal.

Our bottom six attempted six shots in the entire game.

 

[bl02]

Play Jones or shake hands on Saturday. Need puck movers come playoff time, not grit tards like Lindy and Pooba

Not happening Laviolette is going down with the ship. He's still gonna leave the worst player on the pp instead of putting Lafreniere there.