NickyFotiu
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I know some NYR fans bash Sam and Joe but they are so much better than the ESPN announcing crew imo.
Post-Game Talk: Gluten-Free Ovechkin
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McRanger92
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Andersen looks like a fish out of water in his crease whenever there’s traffic. Weekes pointing out he was breaking in a new catching glove, he did drop a lot of glove side shots. Seems crazy to be breaking in new equipment in the conference semis, but I they don’t have a Benny Allaire in NC
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He’s on a line with Cuylle and Wennberg, what the hell do you expect? Let’s see what happens when / if Chytil is reinserted first.
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Honestly I doubt it reaches enough of a critical mass to have them make any changes this year. Which figures, we will win the Cup and I'll have to spend the next 30 years of my life listening to that bum on highlights.
But hopefully they realize how terrible he is and make a change in the offseason. He cannot keep being the face of ESPN hockey.
mandiblesofdoom
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Agreed - but that will happen when hell freezes over, unfortunately.
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Side note... I don't get the Gluten Free Ovechkin reference?
That was a weird game tbh. First of all this team is different. Having Igor locked in meant for me that I pretty much knew we were winning when we were within 1 after 2.
But I thought the rangers were not sharp most of that game. They were out of synch, losing focus and not pushing the issue at odd moments pretty much across the board. The third line had a tough night, kakko mostly, but I thought the issues were mostly defensive.
What was clear was that Carolina came out hard and they just couldn't break through on us. Taking a home game from them out of the next two would be too much for them you can tell. This rangers team has something special cooking.
Side thought on Carolina was that for such a league darling they sure have some pretty epic playoff collapses. Am I right in thinking they've been the the ECF 2 times under Rod and have yet to win a game in that round?
But I thought the rangers were not sharp most of that game. They were out of synch, losing focus and not pushing the issue at odd moments pretty much across the board. The third line had a tough night, kakko mostly, but I thought the issues were mostly defensive.
What was clear was that Carolina came out hard and they just couldn't break through on us. Taking a home game from them out of the next two would be too much for them you can tell. This rangers team has something special cooking.
Side thought on Carolina was that for such a league darling they sure have some pretty epic playoff collapses. Am I right in thinking they've been the the ECF 2 times under Rod and have yet to win a game in that round?
Hunter Gathers
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Never heard a more boring, uncaring commentator than that clown.
I can live with that scenario.
Bob Richards
Mr. Mojo Risin'
Sam gets things wrong at a crazy high rate at this point in his career but he can still conjure up the juice to make really exciting and great calls.
McDonough also gets things wrong CONSTANTLY but then he calls plays like he’s getting a price check on lettuce in the grocery store.
Hunter Gathers
The Crown
Same. The mute button exists and radio clips can easily be dubbed over.
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They adjusted for the length of attention span of the Z generation
Hunter Gathers
The Crown
Yeah and whatever the most boring lettuce is, too. Like he only wants Romaine lettuce. He doesn't want field greens or Frisée lettuce.
Just Romaine.
Yuck.
Hire Sather
He Is Our Star
You have to actually open the box score of the game. Then they give you the full highlight of each goal video
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Chytilmania
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And he at least cuts the hubris and says EXCUSE ME!
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No doubt he’d take both that series from LAK and ECF from TBL if he had this group in front of him.
No you wouldn’t. Who needs the first guy over the boards on the pk and critical situations when you can have Zach mfin Jones in the lineup. And yes he was brutal yesterday.
Bob Richards
Mr. Mojo Risin'
Makes me miss Doc Emerick. I know not everyone loved him and his word usage (WAFFLEBOARDED) could be……peculiar, but man if your team did something cool in the playoffs Doc was going to call it like it was the last play the sport would ever see.
haohmaru
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KevinFinnerty
I bomb atomically...
Trouba took 4 penalties yesterday? and was to blame for the giveaway that led to their last goal. the guy can't skate and takes dumb penalties.
HatTrick Swayze
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I don’t think it was significantly worse of a call than the call on Goodrow earlier in the game. And this one was actually going to create a dangerous opportunity for the. Canes the other way. Sour grapes on hockey Twitter…color me shocked.
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Eh.
There is definitely something cool about the "This one will last a lifetime!" call by Sam and "The Rangers win the Cup!!" call by Gary Thorne. There is something cool about "Stepan! In Overtime!" by Doc.
McDonough calling this one will take away a little of the nostalgia and replayability for me.
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