Post-Game Talk: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers |Game 3| 5/5/2014

[jerseyjinx94]

How are people blaming Hank lol, this team hasn't scored a ****ing goal in 120 minutes. Hank could have given up 20 goals in the past 2 games cause we can't ****ing score.

 

[n8]

at the end of the day, zero goals wins you zero games. i've always maintained that if you can score three, Hank will win the game for you. Rarely lets more than 2 goals against.

 

[NYRSchrute217]

I have seen some of the posters here make fun of the knowledge of the fan bases of other teams.

And here we have these same posters complaining about their goaltender while the rest of the team just broke an NHL record for most consecutive power play attempts without a goal.

None of you should ever make fun of those other "ignorant" fans.

For real. Talk about overreactions. Lundqvist has been left out to dry and did all he could to keep us in it the last 2 days.

Apparently people here think we should win every game 0-0.

 

[chosen]

I blame Richards more than Zukes on that. No reason for him to be 5' in on the blue line there.

Sorry. Blind backpasses that don't connect and cause breakaways are always the fault of the one making the blind pass.

If Nash had made that pass, this forum would have freaked out.

Zucc has played so-so this series, but that was his fault.

 

[Saitama]

How are people blaming Hank lol, this team hasn't scored a ****ing goal in 120 minutes. Hank could have given up 20 goals in the past 2 games cause we can't ****ing score.

One guy is blaming him. That's all.

 

[chosen]

One guy is blaming him. That's all.

One guy?

It's your turn to read through the thread.

 

[Greg02]

One guy is blaming him. That's all.

Maybe here but in the GDT there was definitely a bunch.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

How are people blaming Hank lol, this team hasn't scored a ****ing goal in 120 minutes. Hank could have given up 20 goals in the past 2 games cause we can't ****ing score.

Not to mention 0-33 on their last PP tries.

My God, that's seriously unheard of. I don't even believe they were THAT BAD under Torts.

 

[Saitama]

One guy?

It's your turn to read through the thread.

I probably have the rest of them on ignore then. I've been using it a lot more lately.

 

[jerseyjinx94]

I probably have the rest of them on ignore then. I've been using it a lot more lately.

Maybe I should try that. Although a part of me enjoys the nonsense because it makes my *****ing seem like optimism.

 

[Cassano]

Hank shouldn't have re signed here.

Such a tragic story for a such a good player.....

 

[2Leetch_94]

The point is allowing two goals against the Penguins should not be a death sentence for this team. I think the Rangers are the only team in these playoffs that get and stay "deflated" when they go down a goal. In the Columbus series no team could hold a two or three goal lead but suddenly Fleury is a riddle that can't be solved.

How many leads have been coughed up in the playoffs? Two and three goal leads vanish just like that. Last time the Rangers came back from trailing was in the very first game when the Flyers scored early in the first period. Kudos.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

The point is allowing two goals against the Penguins should not be a death sentence for this team. I think the Rangers are the only team in these playoffs that get and stay "deflated" when they go down a goal. In the Columbus series no team could hold a two or three goal lead but suddenly Fleury is a riddle that can't be solved.

How many leads have been coughed up in the playoffs? Two and three goal leads vanish just like that. Last time the Rangers came back from trailing was in the very first game when the Flyers scored early in the first period. Kudos.

It really is a telling sign. Also, it's not like the Rangers completely lack talent. It just makes no sense...

 

[peanutbuttacallytime]

Hank shouldn't have re signed here.

Such a tragic story for a such a good player.....

This. So sad that Sather couldn't/cant build a championship caliber team in front of him..

 

[DudMan28]

A win Wednesday and all is well. They weren't nearly as bad tonight as many people are claiming they were. What did we hit, 3 posts tonight? Going back to Pitt 2-2 after two complete duds wouldn't be the worst thing ever.

Oh, and **** Rick Nash.

 

[Dr. Ogrodnick]

Any chance Nash goes to play in the KHL next season and voids his contract?

 

[jerseyjinx94]

Any chance Nash goes to play in the KHL next season and voids his contract?

Hahahahaha

 

[Greg02]

Maybe I should try that. Although a part of me enjoys the nonsense because it makes my *****ing seem like optimism.

Ignore honestly doesn't do much, because the people you really want to ignore say ridiculous things the elicit quoted responses from everyone that doesn't have them on their ignore list.

 

[LieutenantLackluster]

I cant even be mad anymore. What else am I supposed to expect besides perpetual heartbreak?

 

[bl02]

I blame Richards more than Zukes on that. No reason for him to be 5' in on the blue line there.

Blame can go either way I guess, but give credit to Zucc. In the post game interview he totally put the blame on himself for that play. Guy cares and has class. can't say that for everyone on this team

 

[Glennsoe]

The pens players wants it more it seems..

Some of our guys wants to go golfing it seems...

Stepan has always stunk and under delivered in the play off's..Hags too..

 

[pjr86]

Pens fan here, don't mean to troll or anything, but it seems to me like the Rangers are missing a major offensive threat on the blue line... NYR forwards have carried the play for major sections of this series, but they seem to fall apart when it depends on their defensemen keeping the play alive or providing offensive threats.

Case in point, remaining playoff teams, defensemen playoff totals:

ANA: 2 G, 8 A, 4 PPP
BOS: 7 G, 13 A, 7 PPP
CHI: 6 G, 23 A, 6 PPP
LA: 5 G, 17 A, 8 PPP
MIN: 6 G, 8 A, 2 PPP
MTL: 4 G, 14 A, 2 PPP
NYR: 2 G, 8 A, 0 PPP
PIT: 5 G, 20 A, 10 PPP

... Not sure if that is an indictment of individual players or the system, but it's no secret that NYR defensemen are asked to block a lot of shots, which probably doesn't attract too many offensive-minded defensemen.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Pens fan here, don't mean to troll or anything, but it seems to me like the Rangers are missing a major offensive threat on the blue line... NYR forwards have carried the play for major sections of this series, but they seem to fall apart when it depends on their defensemen keeping the play alive or providing offensive threats.

Case in point, remaining playoff teams, defensemen playoff totals:

ANA: 2 G, 8 A, 4 PPP
BOS: 7 G, 13 A, 7 PPP
CHI: 6 G, 23 A, 6 PPP
LA: 5 G, 17 A, 8 PPP
MIN: 6 G, 8 A, 2 PPP
MTL: 4 G, 14 A, 2 PPP
NYR: 2 G, 8 A, 0 PPP
PIT: 5 G, 20 A, 10 PPP

... Not sure if that is an indictment of individual players or the system, but it's no secret that NYR defensemen are asked to block a lot of shots, which probably doesn't attract too many offensive-minded defensemen.

Well our best offensive defenseman is playing injured so we now have no weapon from the point. Also, they're not "asked to block a lot of shots" anymore. Well these playoffs they have, but that's not their main strategy like it was under Torts. They play a different style now and have carried the play in a good 7 of 10 playoff games. I have no idea why they still block a lot of shots. They used to be a team that lived in their zone and blocked a lot of shots, for some reason they block a lot of shots these playoffs (I think they were #1 even before the Penguins series), but they have the puck a lot now usually, I don't know why they still block so many shots.

 

[pjr86]

Well our best offensive defenseman is injured so we now have no weapon from the point. Also, they're not "asked to block a lot of shots" anymore. Well these playoffs they have, but that's not their main strategy like it was under Torts. They play a different style now and have carried the play in a good 7 of 10 playoff games. I have no idea why they still block a lot of shots. They used to be a team that lived in their zone and blocked a lot of shots, for some reason they block a lot of shots these playoffs (I think they were #1 even before the Penguins series), but they have the puck a lot now usually, I don't know why they still block so many shots.

Interesting... I honestly didn't watch too much of AV's Rangers in the regular season, I just know that they blocked a lot under Torts, and they lead the playoffs now, so I assumed.

Either way, the series is far from over. The Penguins got their share of bounces in games 2 & 3... if there is one thing they do consistently, it's take stupid penalties, so I would have to imagine the Rangers PP gets on the board at some point. Although Crosby appears to have woken up as well...

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Interesting... I honestly didn't watch too much of AV's Rangers in the regular season, I just know that they blocked a lot under Torts, and they lead the playoffs now, so I assumed.

Either way, the series is far from over. The Penguins got their share of bounces in games 2 & 3... if there is one thing they do consistently, it's take stupid penalties, so I would have to imagine the Rangers PP gets on the board at some point. Although Crosby appears to have woken up as well...

When the Rangers played against the Senators, Caps, and Devils in 2012, especially the Senators all they did was block shots. They would play 80% of the game in their zone, it would be like one long penalty kill where they blocked a lot of shots. The Rangers honestly carried the play in every game but game 6 against the Flyers and carried the play today, though got their ***** handed to them in possession in games 1 and 2, especially game 2 (game 1 wasn't bad except for the 2nd period).