New York Rangers defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2, advance to ECF

[ElLeetch]

Rangers won 1 period of this game.

Rangers were the better team for the first 18 minutes of the 1st period, and then clearly got things done in the 3rd. No, the shot totals dont tell the story.

 

[aufheben]

I was utterly convinced the reverse sweep was happening. Wow.

Oh goodie, I love when dumb fans chant "we want ____" it makes it even funnier when karma pays them a visit

To be fair lots of people think a New York-Boston ECF is just straight up cooler.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

I was really hoping for an Epic game 7.

Rangers came back and dominated that 3rd period.

 

[JimmyG89]

Did nobody pay attention what happened in Boston the night before? This was about Celtics/Knicks. Lots of crossover between fans.

Knicks fans hadn't had a chance to respond, so they did last night.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

There really isn't anything to say about this series outside of one team has a good goalie and the other has garbage goaltending. You can galaxy-brain an entire season and it'll still all come down to if your guy stops the puck or not.

 

[yrrebbor]

they will and be out in 5 or 6 to the Panthers .
.

The Canes were the favorite in the East. We got this!

 

[Black Tank]

It's funny how goalies who are having good seasons/riding hot streaks suddenly turn into pumpkins against the Rangers. It's almost like there's a common theme somewhere.

 

[pld459666]

Rangers really need COL/BOS to advance, if that happens I think they go 8-1 or 8-2 rest of way. Its a way different story if they have to go through FLA and DAL though. I'd still lean towards them winning it all but it might be more like an 8-6 or 8-7 type thing

8-7 is impossible

 

[Kocur Dill]

Don’t think NYR has a great chance against Florida. They were exposed at 5v5 again, their PP cooled off as the series went along, and they will be facing a much better goaltender. Shesterkin was very beatable all series.

Their fans were chanting we want Boston after the game because they know they don’t have much of a chance against Florida too.

This FLA team reminds me of the 07 Ducks. Fast, skilled, mean.

IDC what NYRs record was this season. FLA was the top team.

NYR games vs Bos this year we're a better match-up. FLA were all hard games.

The only way I see NYR coming out of a series against FLA is if the refs stay out of the way and let our guys match FLA blow for blow, and/or we get the calls and our PP is successful.

Either way, this needs to be over in 5 (doubtful) so we aren't limping into the SCF with a battered team.

Not saying Boston is a push over, but the styles of play vs outcome are in our favor there.

 

[tfwnogf]

Some teams never go far in the playoffs no matter how good their regular season is or how low their odds are.

Leafs, Oilers, Canes, Jets.

3 of those teams went to a conference final tho

 

[pld459666]

I keep seeing people complain about Anderson on the Trocheck goal.

That was deflected a few feet in front of the cage. You don't make that save, you try to get lucky and hope it hits you.

The 2nd goal, that's all on Anderson, but the other three, not so much, IMHO

 

[PaulD]

The Canes were the favorite in the East. We got this!

Panthers have been the favorites in the east all season.
Some of you guys gotta get out of the Metro every once in a while.
When is the last time mtero team made final.....6 years ago?

 

[647Hockey]

3 of those teams went to a conference final tho

One each the past 15 years despite making playoffs most of the time with solid records. And each time got smoked losing 4-0 or 4-1 in conf finals.

 

[Black Tank]

Love the hot takes and diet cope from devils fans who've slavishly watched every minute of every Rangers game. Now you've seen what good looks like - the Rangers showed more heart and compete level in that 3d period then the devils did in 82 games.

The canes contested every game which is no surprise when the 1st and 3d teams with 3 points between them meet up early in the POs.

 

[647Hockey]

Panthers have been the favorites in the east all season.
Some of you guys gotta get out of the Metro every once in a while.
When is the last time mtero team made final.....6 years ago?

Metro always gets hype because big market NYR, and then the duo of Pitt/Crosby and Wash/OV. And Carolina's big regular season and balanced team approach always makes them a cup favourite too.

Dallas is a solid team for years and you have hardly any media people ever talking about them.

For those of you who arent Canadian, TSN and Sportsnet pecking order of hockey playoff coverage hype-o-meter is this:

- Canadian teams by far (especially Leafs and Edmonton McDavid gravy train)
- Pitt and Crosby.... from Cole Harbour NS for the millionth time
- Colorado and MacKinnon
- Washington and OV
- Boston and whatever funny stuff Marchand does
- NYR
- Everyone else gets as little coverage as possible aside from standard game highlights. Nashville can go 82-0 and Forberg has 150 pts and they still wouldnt show them often.

 

[Shane Diesel]

Quality over quantity. Do you get it?

The Rangers have bad numbers in xgf% too if you want to talk about quality of chances.

 

[KingDeathMetal]

Leafs already asking for permission to interview Brind’amour

He's CrossFit Sheldon Keefe.

 

[TGWL]

unbelievable pass by lindgren there, shesty really bailed him out (and cuylle who wanted to blow the zone)

If you're Cuylle, you're probably expecting that puck to go to an open point player, either by the Canes or from Lindgren. At worst it's probably send down low in a battle. Cuylle did not know Lindgren had other plans...

 

[pld459666]

I posted this in the Freddy thread, but in case you didnt see it there, here's how out of position he was on the first goal. I took a snapshot of Trocheck getting it and added a triangle.

He had no clue what was going on.

View attachment 872007

You can thank Orlov for that.

He passed the puck directly to Panarin.

 

[Tawnos]

The Rangers have bad numbers in xgf% too if you want to talk about quality of chances.

It depends on if you're looking at a purely public model or not. Public data underrates the Rangers and overrates teams like the Hurricanes.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

How do you trash talk after your team loses? How?

Probably makes him feel better.

 

[Shane Diesel]

You claimed it is only because Rangers have good goaltending. Rags also create high danger scoring chances with their possession.

They objectively don't.

So far through the playoffs the Rangers are 14 out of 16 teams in HDCF%.

It depends on if you're looking at a purely public model or not. Public data underrates the Rangers and overrates teams like the Hurricanes.

Link?

 

[Tawnos]

I keep seeing people complain about Anderson on the Trocheck goal.

That was deflected a few feet in front of the cage. You don't make that save, you try to get lucky and hope it hits you.

The 2nd goal, that's all on Anderson, but the other three, not so much, IMHO

If Shesterkin failed to block a centering feed through the crease like on the winning goal, I'd be pissed. When it has happened with Shesterkin in the past, I have been.

 

[TGWL]

If you are a Rangers fan you gotta root for Boston. NY beating yet another Boston team in the playoffs would be incredible.

I'm not rooting for either of them. Play who you play. Win. Don't look foolish hoping you get a specific team and then lose. That's embarrassing.

 

[MattMartin]

Rangers were the better team for the first 18 minutes of the 1st period, and then clearly got things done in the 3rd. No, the shot totals dont tell the story.

In his case, we can reverse Dom Toretto...losing is losing!