Post-Game Talk: kong

[will1066]

Yes. Marek was there. Can confirm.

Thank you. @Boris Zubov

 

[LokiDog]

Maloney mentioned it too.

lil ol’ me? How flattering.

 

[mas0764]

Was there a penalty in overtime ? And then no stoppage of play. I missed the start of overtime.

to start overtime. Carryover penalty

 

[ElLeetch]

4th to 5th place in our division is 18 points. 4th to 5th in the other division is 8 points. both those numbers are nuts. such a clear top 8 and bottom 8, and its the 1/2 way mark of the season. wild.

 

[LokiDog]

Only one. What's everyone drinking tonight?

several things. Makers in a water bottle we poured pre game. An IPA. A bud light. Etc.

 

[hackeyman]

Rangers had a PP to start the OT
No whistle

Thanks.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

f*** the Kings, yeah I said it. And f*** them for 2014 as well. And f*** the LA train robber that stole my Amazon package.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Our starts are concerning, but there is definitely something to be said about our uncanny ability to take wins in close games when as recently as one season ago we were losing these types of games like clockwork

You know you can say it's Shesterkin and it was in part BUT I saw that his save % is actually worst in third periods. They've been scoring more timely goals than I can remember in a long time. The team has cajones even though they look like the worst team in the league for long stretches.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Thank you. @Boris Zubov

Still sounds thin. I'll believe it when it makes the 31 thoughts podcast.

 

[duhmetreE]

How long do we have to be sitting on the top of the metro for people to finally accept we’re a good team?

I know the movie from where this came and also the exact point of the movie. I don't know if that's sad or not.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

39 regular season games remaining. Would like to see 35 year old Ryan Reaves play a max of 20 of them. Keep him strong for the playoffs and let one of our prospects pick up some games to strengthen our depth.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

It does at 5v5

Yet they still have 60 points.

It's almost as if they make the right moves to improve the team 5v5, they could actually be really good!

 

[SnowblindNYR]

So I don't know what the fancy stats say but this was one of the rare games that Shesterkin was the second best goalie out there. And not because he did anything wrong. Quick was that good. But I bet the fancy stats aren't that kind to the Rangers.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Entertaining game, Two points. Caps lost.

Any questions?

Yes. Are you able to share any Rangers/Coyotes trade information?

 

[17futurecap]

So I don't know what the fancy stats say but this was one of the rare games that Shesterkin was the second best goalie out there. And not because he did anything wrong. Quick was that good. But I bet the fancy stats aren't that kind to the Rangers.

Expected goals in all situations was 3.66 to 2.67 in favor of the Rangers.

Five on five was 1.66-1.04 in favor of LA.

 

[duhmetreE]

So I don't know what the fancy stats say but this was one of the rare games that Shesterkin was the second best goalie out there. And not because he did anything wrong. Quick was that good. But I bet the fancy stats aren't that kind to the Rangers.

no we really won this game

 

[Levitate]

We’ll cross that bridge when we get there. Got to make the playoffs first and how they are playing are getting positive results.

I'm mostly annoyed that this team still kind of struggles with the same things they have for years. Really playing better shut down D and generating more dangerous scoring chances consistently. I wish they'd figure out how to get to that point and not feel like they're constantly having to figure out mid game how to up their tempo and start scoring goals etc

 

[Boris Zubov]

Yet they still have 60 points.

It's almost as if they make the right moves to improve the team 5v5, they could actually be really good!

Upgrading the roster isn't allowed if it involves picks or prospects or something to that effect.

 

[Boris Zubov]

So I don't know what the fancy stats say but this was one of the rare games that Shesterkin was the second best goalie out there. And not because he did anything wrong. Quick was that good. But I bet the fancy stats aren't that kind to the Rangers.

The eye test wasn't that kind either.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Expected goals in all situations was 3.66 to 2.67 in favor of the Rangers.

Five on five was 1.66-1.04 in favor of LA.

Jesus, our PP is incredible. I can't believe it's not ranked higher.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

The eye test wasn't that kind either.

I thought the eye test was unkind from a quantity not a quality perspective.

 

[McRanger92]

I thought Laf had a good game idk why he got benched. But I do notice that Gallant is harder on Laf than anyone else. Maybe it’s because he knows his potential and wants him to reach his ceiling.

Maybe gallant is hard because he knows he can lead the team.

Sending him out in the shootout after Byfiekd tracks with this

 

[duhmetreE]

Yeah, our 1st periods are an issue.

We are weak in the middle of the ice. In both zones. When we happen to get to the middle, we score. Our defense in the middle has been sloppy.

We need to fix these things. Gallant has been going easy because of the travel schedule, I get it.... but we need to pick it up a little. I think we could afford some 5v5 practice time over PP.

 

[will1066]

Hahaha

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Yet they still have 60 points.

It's almost as if they make the right moves to improve the team 5v5, they could actually be really good!

Bingo.

Elite goalie and elite PK and PP is massive and can take you a long way. Make a couple good moves to improve 5v5 play and this team is scary.