GDT: MDF #3 - 05/05/14 | Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers | 7:30 - NBC SPORTS, CBC

[chosen]

Can picture Diaz in lineup, him being ****, and then endless posts calling AV a moron for using him.

 

[Bluenote13]

It's never great playing the Pens in the playoffs at msg, all sorts of things have gone wrong, and the Pens PP % must be the best ever against any one team in their house in the playoffs.

That said, a hot goalie and a consistent effort goes a long way in forgetting the past.

We need to keep that ice tilted by any means necessary. A team like the pens has to forced into working for every inch on the ice.

And the big boys need to show up on the PP, but that is captain obvious in the room.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Genius. 24:12 over the course of 11 games comes out to 2:12 PP time PER GAME. Wowie, he has one assist in that time.

Meanwhile 4:21 over the course of 9 games comes out to 0:29 PP time PER GAME. You think it's odd that McDonagh has ONE less assist playing 1:43 less PP time per game, over less games to boot (2:12 p/g over 11 vs 0:29 p/g over 9)?

This is quite possibly the worst argument I've EVER seen made on these boards. As the poster you were responding to said; even this injured version of McD is still top 4 on this team. Diaz is the 7th. One regular season point in significantly more time doesn't make up the difference between Diaz and even this version of McDonagh, and you also underrate the importance of having McDonagh there, on the bench and on the ice as a leader. He's likely the captain of the team. You're not going to scratch him to play a limited use, mediocre puck mover, especially when you can just as simply scratch John Moore and have almost no effect on the lineup while still bringing in this key PP player with his one point. I can't believe I even just read a post this bad. And I'm not talking about you as a poster overall. I know you've made plenty of good ones too, but this one is just really poorly thought out. You clearly didn't do the math on this one.

You really didn't pick up on his sarcasm there? I thought he laid it on wry thick, was actually going to comment and say he was laying it on too thick.

He's being sarcastic. His posts are actually really funny because he's basically saying what a lot of people here imply in their posts, he just says it more obnoxiously and bluntly.

Reg Dunlop has emerged as a true talent here. Look how worked up he got you. Do you really think anyone in their right mind would believe Diaz is the X factor and then point to his 1 point in 2+ mins of pp time a game as the reason why? No, that's why it's funny. And it's even funnier lately because there's other posters who are basically saying the same thing without being so blunt about it. Bravo, Dunlop.

 

[egelband]

We should be playing two fresh guys. Miller in for DD and Diaz in for someone.

Just saying, if I had to choose, it would be McD, simply to give him some rest.

I worry that whatever's wrong with McD wont be fixed with a day off. (I curse what Burrows did to him).

 

[Giglio NYR15]

Is it true Miller is in?? Could of sworn I just saw that in twitter. If so, I keep carcillo in over dorsett on the 4th line.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Can picture Diaz in lineup, him being ****, and then endless posts calling AV a moron for using him.

And he would deserve that tongue lashing in the post game thread for caving to the desires of message board hockey fans!

I can appreciate his dilemma. Hockey is Different Here® This is...

Just scratch out McDonagh's name and put Diaz's in there.

 

[silverfish]

Is it true Miller is in?? Could of sworn I just saw that in twitter. If so, I keep carcillo in over dorsett on the 4th line.

There was no morning skate, and AV won't speak to the media until 530. Can't see a way of that being known before then.

Gotta take care of home ice. Easier said than done.

If we looked gassed yesterday, how will we look tonight? Perhaps it was jut the 1-0 lead that got to them, and we'll see some of the (good) things we saw from this team in game 1. A new fire lit under them to defend their home ice advantage.

Or, maybe this team has peaked.

The ****ing PP though, jeez.

LGR

 

[bl02]

I worry that whatever's wrong with McD wont be fixed with a day off. (I curse what Burrows did to him).

I guess that was Torts' final "gift" to us

 

[Samuel Culper III]

You really didn't pick up on his sarcasm there? I thought he laid it on wry thick, was actually going to comment and say he was laying it on too thick.

He's being sarcastic. His posts are actually really funny because he's basically saying what a lot of people here imply in their posts, he just says it more obnoxiously and bluntly.

Reg Dunlop has emerged as a true talent here. Look how worked up he got you. Do you really think anyone in their right mind would believe Diaz is the X factor and then point to his 1 point in 2+ mins of pp time a game as the reason why? No, that's why it's funny. And it's even funnier lately because there's other posters who are basically saying the same thing without being so blunt about it. Bravo, Dunlop.

Bravo indeed. Nevesis did the same to a post of mine last night saying Hank got outplayed again and in shutting us out Fleury was superior overall. I was parodying others. He took it seriously. Others pointed out the sarcasm for me. I guess the problem is no matter how thick either of us laid it on, there are posters out there brain dead enough to ACTUALLY be serious with those arguments and others who, like me or Nevesis last night, who are so tired of hearing such lunacy that we snap. Could have sworn he was being serious and just horribly wrong.

Edit: it also didn't help that he posted it in two threads. When I read it a second time I thought he was just really adamant about it.

 

[Tomas Sandstrom 28]

Raphael Diaz?

Power Play savior?

Career:
GP: 145
PPG: 0
PPA: 16

 

[hi]

Genius. 24:12 over the course of 11 games comes out to 2:12 PP time PER GAME. Wowie, he has one assist in that time.

Meanwhile 4:21 over the course of 9 games comes out to 0:29 PP time PER GAME. You think it's odd that McDonagh has ONE less assist playing 1:43 less PP time per game, over less games to boot (2:12 p/g over 11 vs 0:29 p/g over 9)?

This is quite possibly the worst argument I've EVER seen made on these boards. As the poster you were responding to said; even this injured version of McD is still top 4 on this team. Diaz is the 7th. One regular season point in significantly more time doesn't make up the difference between Diaz and even this version of McDonagh, and you also underrate the importance of having McDonagh there, on the bench and on the ice as a leader. He's likely the captain of the team. You're not going to scratch him to play a limited use, mediocre puck mover, especially when you can just as simply scratch John Moore and have almost no effect on the lineup while still bringing in this key PP player with his one point. I can't believe I even just read a post this bad. And I'm not talking about you as a poster overall. I know you've made plenty of good ones too, but this one is just really poorly thought out. You clearly didn't do the math on this one.

McDonagh's total PP TOI this postseason is 39:17 (1st in the NHL among d-men). He has averaged 4:21 PP TOI/G

 

[nyrleetch]

Can't remember the last time we played on May 5th.

 

[Samuel Culper III]

McDonagh's total PP TOI this postseason is 39:17 (1st in the NHL among d-men). He has averaged 4:21 PP TOI/G

I just used the numbers I was given. And apparently it was parody anyhow. McDonagh could have triple the PP time of Diaz, however, and I still wouldn't dress Diaz over him. I don't think McDonagh's injuries will get better with 1-2 days off. I'd bet money he has off season surgery.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

By the way, is anyone as tired of that Geico treadmill commercial as I am?

That laughing broad wearing the Flyer's jersey should take off her earbuds. Maybe then she would know we sent them packing.

Better yet, they should really change the commercial.

Instead of a Bruins fan running next to her, only the flyer's fan should be on the treadmill. Sitting next to her in a Ranger's leather dreamseat would be "Dancing Larry" with a beer and some pork rinds.

The flyers fan would keep running as usual trying to psyche out dancing larry. When she couldn't take it anymore, she would collapse as in the old commercial, but the camera would cut to Larry and he would let out a slight chuckle.

The NHL needs to rethink their marketing strategies.

 

[Thirty One]

Lundqvist has performed a lot better than Fleury in the second half of back-to-backs:

It’s a large enough sample that both Lundqvist and Fleury’s first game SV% mirrors their total rates over the five seasons, yet the two go in completely different directions in the second half of back-to-backs. Fleury’s 0.892 SV% is average for goaltenders on the back-half of back-to-backs.

Also, back-to-backs aren’t a common occurrence for Fleury these days. In the past two seasons, he’s played in only three sets of back-to-backs, compared to eleven for Lundqvist.

http://rangersunlimited.com/2014/05/05/preview-overworked-rangers-look-to-re-gain-series-lead/

 

[AHB*]

Raphael Diaz?

Power Play savior?

Career:
GP: 145
PPG: 0
PPA: 16

I think the big thing is how he has LOOKED on the PP.

He always tries to get shots through and doesn't think for a long time. He is looking to make things happen.

Don't forget, this guy wasn't getting tons of PP time in Montreal, he was behind Markov & Subban, two of the best offensive D-Men in the league.

His stats may not blow anyone away, but with the way our PP has looked, a guy who thinks shot first without hesitation could be a much needed boost to the product we have displayed over the past 7 games.

 

[jerseyjinx94]

Honestly, I want a lot of things to happen.

McDonagh to return to form, Girardi to not play bad again, Lundqvist to play as well as he did last night, Nash to score, MSL to create chances, Stepan to skate like he did in round 1, the Zucc line to return to form.

But all I give a **** about is us winning this game.

 

[Killem Dafoe]

Need to come out with tons of energy. Last night's game was sad and we let the Pens out muscle us in almost every situation. Hank will hopefully play like he did last night, and if that's the case, our forwards need to click for a couple or else we don't stand a chance.

Our PP also needs to improve, but that's a given.

 

[Abooch68]

Richards is holding the PP back.

 

[tom_servo]

Don't worry about Fleury gaining too much confidence, guys. He shut the Isles out in game 1 last year only to fall apart thereafter.

The potential for disaster is always there.

 

[LORENZO]

If we score in the first when we have some energy we have a chance, because unfortunately the team will be out for the count by the 3rd.

 

[Let Blaine Die]

We lose this game and you can stick a fork in 'em. Rangers need to win tonight and, if not, I'm confident we'll be going out. Hey, at least we won't be without a first round pick for 3 years straight.

 

[Clown Fiesta]

We lose this game and you can stick a fork in 'em. Rangers need to win tonight and, if not, I'm confident we'll be going out. Hey, at least we won't be without a first round pick for 3 years straight.

If there was any reason for anyone to think you have credibility or psychic ability then this post would mean something. However I feel it's probably just an emotional overreaction or pessimistic prediction.

I look at last night as only the second time an opponent has outplayed us in these playoffs. We deserved to lose, for whatever reason we brought our "c" game. The end result was a two goal game from the big bad Pens, who played one of their best games IMO. They didn't blow us out like that fluke of a 6th game against Philly.

I don't think it happens again, I think we'll rebound nicely go up 2-1 finally have some rest and take game for as well.

I have no credibility either though so take it for what it's worth.

 

[Cobra Jack*]

I don't understand why they didn't rest McDonagh during the Flyers series if they knew he was hurt. We could have gotten by them without him, and then had a healthier McDonagh for Pittsburgh where we need his scoring more. The way McDonagh is now he's pretty useless to the team. I don't get it.

 

[AHB*]

We lose this game and you can stick a fork in 'em. Rangers need to win tonight and, if not, I'm confident we'll be going out. Hey, at least we won't be without a first round pick for 3 years straight.

Why is this the case. If they go back to Pitt 2-2, especially if they lose tonight, they can certainly still win.

In fact, if they don't go back to Pitt 3-1, I'd prefer them to lose tonight and get the win on Wednesday.