Post-Game Talk: Game 5

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The Rempe experiment needs to end. Was cute for a while but Berard needs to take his place. Get rid of Kakko and replace him with Othmann too
Berard yes Othmann wouldn't keep up at this moment. Neither will happen obviously.
Maybe @Clark Kellogg had a point. Edstrom probably would make the most sense. Has the size. Isn't soft and intelligent player.
 
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I feel bad for Zibanejad.

Commence with the personal attacks because you built this guy up and didn't listen to the people who told you he was a 2C for an eternity and a half.

And guess what? Vincent Messier fell from the sky and now ZIBANEJAD IS OUR f***ING 2C!!!!

Does it matter? No. We're still not getting it done because the top of the lineup isn't the problem.

Everyone said Colorado's core was just a loser. They got a bunch of really effective depth and won the Cup.
 
Boyle calling out Mika looking for a call with no goalie.

Yea Im pining for Bennet cause he is a difference maker every single shift and never backs down.
 
I love that you guys will randomly throw Honeymooner quotes at me. It’s great lol!!
You have the best avatar on this site, bar none.

I think you missed our Hollerin Hertl chat about a month ago...I posted this in his honor.

HollerinHertl.jpg
 
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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.
They have won 10 playoff games and are in the 3rd round. They just may not be good enough to get over the hump. Florida is going to destroy whoever comes out of the west. Changes need to be made it's not a blow it up situation.
 
I know they had a shitty third period but the idea that you can't blame the huge elephant in the room for losing this game is preposterous. I'm really tired of our goalie giving up goals on nothing shots that go through him. Really tired of it. And no him being great the rest of the game doesn't absolve him. It just means he CAN make those saves but like clockwork doesn't. And no we weren't good in the third but it wasn't some ridiculous domination like last game. This wouldn't have even been a steal if we won it.
He was screened. That’s on the D to clear it.
 
I don't know about that. Both Dallas and Edmonton have better offenses than the Rangers.
We just don't have much team speed. Too much reliance on tricks and not enough of a smashmouth-skill combination
 
I feel bad for Zibanejad.

Commence with the personal attacks because you built this guy up and didn't listen to the people who told you he was a 2C for an eternity and a half.

And guess what? Vincent Messier fell from the sky and now ZIBANEJAD IS OUR f***ING 2C!!!!

Does it matter? No. We're still not getting it done because the top of the lineup isn't the problem.

Everyone said Colorado's core was just a loser. They got a bunch of really effective depth and won the Cup.
He went like 40 games without an ES goal and disappeared in the playoffs. He's a terrible #2C and should've been removed from the 1st unit PP when he forgot how to score goals.
 
When JD and Gorton were signing and drafting all those soft guys a lot of people here were rightfully concerned. This team, whilst tons of skill is soft as hell. Mika is straight up pathetic and they just extended him, it makes you sick. Bread holy shit, the duality of man. Playoffs truly are a different animal. Heaviness wins out in a grind against the top teams left. Luck runs out. Igor's good cap hit window is WASTED.
 
Kakko is literally the least of our issues. Lets look at the vets.
I never thought Laf would turn it around, he kind of has, just needs to sustain it. Kakko looked like the better player out of the two, and yet this season it couldn't be further from the truth. The vets may be an issue, but Kakko not developing certainly is an issue, but at the end of the day plenty of blame to go around.

We don't defend well enough.

Thought we changed the gameplan a bit tonight too, felt like we were forechecking with 2 way more than the last few games.

The disappearance of MIka is just bad, this dude is a shell of what I thought he was. If he could drive play it would be a different story maybe.

Anyway, good season all things considered, I didn't expect much going into it.
 
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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.
 
I thought the Rangers played better tonight. The Panarin disappearance and a couple of other factors.
As much as I don’t like Miller, he played better tonight. Schindler? Played better tonight, Zibanajad made an appearance.
Hopefully they bring forth this effort and more on Saturday
The other thing I don’t understand is why Bob is getting away with nobody even touching him or a scrum in the crease.
Kaako and Chytil bring nothing to the table
 
All the “fans” at this game that left early after the third goal should be banned from Rangers games forever. Those people don’t care enough and don’t deserve to be at a game of this magnitude.
 
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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 also don't think the coaching decisions have helped and this is honestly the first time I'm questioning them all year. Rempe hasn't been needed in 2 games. He kills the fourth line.

If we somehow find a way to win, I still think we beat whoever comes out of the West. But I'm not confident we win the next game, let alone the next two.

We have the right pieces, but we also have some very wrong pieces which really negates the good. Zibanejad hasn't been the same since the Burns brutal cross check. Fox hasn't been the same since the first knee injury and even worse since the second.

Panarin... abysmal. Trouba... abysmal. Gus... just slightly better but still awful.

If Panarin, Mika and Kreider were contributing and we had a replacement level player for Trouba... I think this is a different series. But they haven't and it's not.

Trouba, Mika and Panarin have lost this series for us, if we lose on Saturday. Kreider, despite his goal tonight is inching into that territory as well.
 
When half the lineup is a vacation to play against, it’s easy to defend against the other half.
 
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When JD and Gorton were signing and drafting all those soft guys a lot of people here were rightfully concerned. This team, whilst tons of skill is soft as hell. Mika is straight up pathetic and they just extended him, it makes you sick. Bread holy shit, the duality of man. Playoffs truly are a different animal. Heaviness wins out in a grind against the top teams left. Luck runs out. Igor's good cap hit window is WASTED.

You do realize he is signed for another year right?
 
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