When we were up 3-0 and Kreider had his stick slashed in half as he's trying to shoot a puck in tight and the ref just stared at him and didn't call anything you just knew it was going to be a game management shit show.
Yup. Both of the new guys were probably exhausted after the initial adrenaline rush. New team, new teammates, new system. They need a few games to get settled. I honestly believe that first line is going to terrorize opposing teams once they get a few games in.
It's a joke and there are like 6 more after this one.
Attacks the middle of the ice and consistently tries to get open in a scoring position. what a concept
Yes that's true. They need that second forward to be an option down low if the wall is sealed.
They wanted to haul off Kreider who's left-handed and like ten inches taller. Shows how they pay attention.
Got a bad feeling about tomorrow night. Carolina has been off for 10 days and the Rangers second of B2B. It's one thing to have B2B like Seattle did when they played Jersey last night because no travel. It's another to fly to Carolina and get in at 1-2am. We have way too many B2B's with travel.
Yes, this is a good call. They were doing this consistently well in the first half of the game. When they're playing their best, this is something they do like clockwork and it allows them to move up the ice with speed and support. The touch pass to the second forward allows him to receive the puck with speed which allows them to transition easier through the NZ.
It looked like the Seattle player was about 5' offside when he got the pass into the zone. On the replay he was only actually about one foot offside. It was pretty obvious.
The play was offsides and it wasn't even close. They missed it and then called a penalty. The officiating was brutal. The delay of game call was total horseshit also. It was clearly defected. Just another night of NHL incompetence on display.
