GDT: Islanders @ Rangers 12:30pm Eastern ABC/ESPN+

[Svenhart2008]

This game means shit and does not reflect the playoffs at all. Yeah, it sucks but they aren't playing terrible.

This is your likely now playoff opponent. We’re showing them that they can outwork us, I think that matters.

You don’t just turn it on for the playoffs, you either have it or you don’t.

 

[BleedBlueNYR]

Put the icelanders back on the power play so we can get some chances.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

Wennberg is fine. But addressing 1RW with Roslovic should be a fireable offense

Whenbum has 1 goal in 17 games. That’s Goodrow territory of shit.

 

[Mike in Houston]

Miller stick held badly there on the goal makes it even worse

Yup. Still shouldn't have iced the puck which led to the o-zone draw for the Islanders.

 

[DialUp]

Why does anyone think these games have any baring on the playoffs? Did you not learn from the preseason?

They will be playing a team that would have won like 9 games in a row, we would have lost 4 of 7 or 5 of 7 going in. It makes a huge difference. There's no magic "playoff barrier" that is crossed and everything resets. You need to go in with the right mindset. The team is garbage right now. They will get bounced quickly unless they somehow figure it out fast.

 

[Richard Banger]

Zib has a full NMC.

Sorry thought you meant Trouba

 

[Ben Grimm]

This is your likely now playoff opponent. We’re showing them that they can outwork us, I think that matters. You don’t just turn it on for the playoffs, you either have it or you don’t.

Agreed!

 

[Rangers in 7]

It’s days like today where I feel bad for my kids that I’m going to drag them into sports fandom

 

[LeetchisGod]

We had several odd man rushes and breakaways in this game. We score on even one of those it's a different story. You can't consistently botch opportunities like that.

 

[Psycho for Perreault]

Psychologically we are getting owned.

That lasts as long as the next goal. We beat the Devils last year. Up 2-0. Psychologically owned. Didn't matter.

 

[RangerLifer]

Yup. Still shouldn't have iced the puck which led to the o-zone draw for the Islanders.

Yup. That was a lazy, careless and unnecessary icing.

 

[Psycho for Perreault]

Who is going to score? The Panarin has gone cold at the worst possible time.

Think they will never score again? One goal could open the floodgates. Have we not watched this team all year?

 

[effen]

their getting out worked, which is probably the number one thing in the playoffs. They’re not getting to the middle of the ice.

This is 90% of their problems all year, will be in the playoffs, and will be going forward until they decide as a team to be harder physically in the slot.

The Islanders, old and slow as they are, are to a man physically strong which is a big f***ing deal.

 

[17futurecap]

The icing was really bad, that shouldn’t lead to going back to Miller and Trouba.

Miller and Schneider have been mostly good today, while Trouba is going to look bad with anyone. Let him play on the third pair, and PK I guess.

 

[Svenhart2008]

It’s days like today where I feel bad for my kids that I’m going to drag them into sports fandom

You can still go the MLS route or PWHL!

 

[NCRanger]

Miller stick held badly there on the goal makes it even worse

The Islanders are getting away with tons of stuff.

This "Rangers suck" take from the chorus in here is tough to read.

Anything the Rangers try to do is getting interfered with, held, tripped, etc.

Every puck ends up on a Fishstick stick.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Kreider has to give us his list this summer!

Maybe Zibs will follow him!

I seriously doubt Rangers are going to trade Kreider with all the records he's breaking (yeah, I know -- they traded Leetch)....i just have a feeling that Kreider will retire as a Ranger.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

That lasts as long as the next goal. We beat the Devils last year. Up 2-0. Psychologically owned. Didn't matter.

Yeah, but the problem is there a team that is more emo than the Rangers?

Maybe the Rongos.

 

[lakeshirts37]

Why does anyone think these games have any baring on the playoffs? Did you not learn from the preseason?

Because its game 81 not the preseason

 

[ncmike]

Playing an old slow team. If Panarin’s line can’t score or draw penalties against this team then we’re in trouble.
There should be yelling and throwing of equipment in that locker room right now.

They fooled us all season long thinking that the culture changed but it’s still the same old same old. No passion no heart.

 

[chosen]

Wut.

I will put it more clearly. When you're trying your hardest in a big game at home and you're being outplayed, it's bleak.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Think they will never score again? One goal could open the floodgates. Have we not watched this team all year?

I watched this team for 35 years. I've seen this crap before.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

A team that collapses like this with 1st in the league or conference on the line is not a team that will do anything in the playoffs. Seriously, I've been making bachelor party arrangements around this POS team and they'll lose in 5 max in the first round.

 

[MikeSteaks]

I will put it more clearly. When you're trying your hardest in a big game at home and you're being outplayed, it's bleak.

No shit.

 

[huerter]

Because its game 81 not the preseason

A puck bounce in game 81 doesn’t foretell a puck bounce in Game 1.