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Post-Game Talk: rainforest cafe

stars

  • Vladimir Tarasenko

  • Artemis Panarin

  • Mika’s Zibanejad

  • Chris Kreider

  • Vincent Trochrck

  • Vitali “The Chosen One” Kravtsov

  • Filip Chytils

  • Kaapo a Kakko

  • Alexis Lafreniere

  • Julius Gauthier the IV

  • Jimmy Vesey

  • Barclon Goodrow

  • Adam Foks

  • Ronald Lindgren

  • K’Andre Miller

  • Jacob Tuba

  • Braden Schneider

  • Niko 6PIM Mikkola

  • Igor Shesterkin

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The Sugar Rush of the Candy ran off @ 4 -1 then Seattle turned up the forecheck heat ..

We got outplayed and outhustled for a couple long stretches …

Tarasenko has a swagger .. like Ovi … he thinks he’s the best player on the ice - I like it.

Mikkolo got assjammed by the refs - lay off 77.

11 of 13 on the road buckle up …
 
NHL officiating is really bad.

That ATM line is going to be really good when they click. You could see little hints of it throughout the game.

I was really happy to see Kakko get a goal. He’s kinda forgotten in Chytils success, but he’s been right there producing along side of him. He does all the dirty work on that line and it’s awesome to see him cash in. He tends to score in bunches, so let’s see if he gets rolling.

This team needs to learn to finish teams off. The refs were bad, but they make these mental mistakes that allow the opposition to get back into it. I think if this team has one real flaw it’s that.
 
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DanielBrassard said:
1st period was a lot of fun, but the 2nd and 3rd were pretty bad. Rangers had a lot of trouble against Seattle's speed and forecheck, didn't establish much if any offensive zone time of their own either. Tarasenko scoring that goal was electrifying though.
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I felt like it was a combination of Seattle pinning them in and also their resistance to start playing a hall court game. They seemed satisfied with playing off the transition and rush
 
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Great first, boring second, putrid third. But 2 points is 2 points, and the real test is tomorrow.

It was nice to see Tarasenko score early on from Panarin. Hopefully there's more coming. He had a few good passes etc, but overall pretty quiet after the goal.

Mikkola... Not great, not terrible. He got screwed by the refs tonight no doubt. But still, that first penalty was awful and people will absolutely remember that you took 3 penalties in your debut. Still played better than Harpur.

As for the rest, 3 stars goes to the kids. Most dominant line, constant chances. Chytil didn't score, but he had jump. Laf made some amazing saucers. Kakko was in beast mode. A joy to watch these guys play right now.

Kravtsov had a good game returning to the lineup. Shesty needs to fix that 5-hole. Liked the new PP units.
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great write up. Seattle showed that they can still push back, and was a getting a little nervous there. They just were holding back too much by the 3rd period.
 
End of the game was infuriating which sucked after the electric first period but more importantly Rangers got the 2 at home against a team they should beat.
 
When the kid line is playing confident, they’re fantastic. Fast, creative, decisive. Having them going like this in the playoffs is going to be an X factor.

Tarasenko is awesome. He was so pumped in his postgame interview.

Feel bad for Mikkola because none of this penalties were really his fault. First one was just an accident after the whistle, second one came off a missed offsides and the third one clearly didn’t go right out of the ice it hit Beniers’ stick. He’s definitely better than Harpur.

If this team can roll 4 lines like in the first period with them all coming at you in waves like that they’re going to be a hard team to beat. They clearly took their foot off the gas at 5-1 which sucks but man that first half of the game was so tantalizing.
 
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Since that Chicago game, Rangers are 9-3 at home, really good.

However, they are 7-1-3 during that time on the road.

Bring on the road games.
 
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will1066 said:
I felt like it was a combination of Seattle pinning them in and also their resistance to start playing a hall court game. They seemed satisfied with playing off the transition and rush
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I think the Rangers just don't have an answer for teams who are really aggressive, with D's pinching hard taking away the walls. Outside of Fox they don't have anyone who can exploit the middle of the ice on a breakout if the walls are taken away. If they can get it past them then yeah they can attack off the rush like they did early but if that doesn't happen they end up stuck in their end for long shifts.
 
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