Series Talk: Rangers @ Hurricanes - Metropolitan Division Final
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I did watch Schneider and while I absolutely agree he was not his best in the series, especially in the first half of it, I thought his game slowly started to improve and come back. And not coincidentally Nemeth coming out was part of the equation.
But even so all things considered, Jones should not be coming in for Schneider or Braun.
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Unpredictable1
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This really tugged at the heart strings. Glad you have great memories with him.
Mike in Houston
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Correct. Apparently Joe will be doing national radio in round two for Sports USA. Sam will be doing Game 3 on Sunday for sure since Kenny will be doing FLA/TB for Turner.
Today’s Bleeding Blueshirts Report.
Today’s Media Availability.
Tyler Motte, K’Andre Miller and Coach Gerard Gallant.
Today’s Media Availability.
Tyler Motte, K’Andre Miller and Coach Gerard Gallant.
KOVALEV022473
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I absolutely love Tyler Motte. That guy is a f***in Gamer!
ohbaby
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You nailed it on the head. Against a hard forechecking team, they need to support one another as a five man unit. And as you said, it starts below the hash marks.
We won't be able to skate it through the neutral zone. A lot of It will be chipping the puck out, and getting after them.
We need to make sure when we cross that red line, that we get the puck deep.
Savant
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I was at the most recent Rangers @ Hurricanes game in Carolina.
I said this then too, but what the Rangers did that game was very interested. They countered Carolina’s speed and press by make the ice huge. What I mean by this is that they really forced the Hurricanes wide a lot of the time. They had a ton of shots on Georgiev that game but very few, especially until the 3rd period were quality.
Will be interesting if they try to do similar this time around. Rangers let the Hurricanes play their way but on the Rangers terms and it kind of worked. It’s not going to be pretty but if the Rangers can keep the Hurricanes out of the areas of the ice that they want to be in, and Igor is sharp they have a punchers chance.
More notes on the Canes - they are not great in one goal games, but if they can impose their will, they won’t lose. Slavin is a human eraser and can stop teams offensively by himself. Peace carries Skjei and while it’s a decent pair, you can still force Skjei into punishable mistakes. Finally, similar to the Rangers they are having a lot of problems with their third pairing. They have been running Brendan Smith and Ian Cole, and it has not been a good postseason for that pair. If the Rangers can make the Hurricanes pay with that pairing on the ice it will go a long way.
I said this then too, but what the Rangers did that game was very interested. They countered Carolina’s speed and press by make the ice huge. What I mean by this is that they really forced the Hurricanes wide a lot of the time. They had a ton of shots on Georgiev that game but very few, especially until the 3rd period were quality.
Will be interesting if they try to do similar this time around. Rangers let the Hurricanes play their way but on the Rangers terms and it kind of worked. It’s not going to be pretty but if the Rangers can keep the Hurricanes out of the areas of the ice that they want to be in, and Igor is sharp they have a punchers chance.
More notes on the Canes - they are not great in one goal games, but if they can impose their will, they won’t lose. Slavin is a human eraser and can stop teams offensively by himself. Peace carries Skjei and while it’s a decent pair, you can still force Skjei into punishable mistakes. Finally, similar to the Rangers they are having a lot of problems with their third pairing. They have been running Brendan Smith and Ian Cole, and it has not been a good postseason for that pair. If the Rangers can make the Hurricanes pay with that pairing on the ice it will go a long way.
LeetchisGod
This is a bad hockey team.
ohbaby
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I want more of this.....
Unfortunately, this has happened only twice in NYR history. Matteau with a game 7 OT winner and now Panarin.
Unfortunately, this has happened only twice in NYR history. Matteau with a game 7 OT winner and now Panarin.
LeetchisGod
This is a bad hockey team.
KOVALEV022473
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Have they forgotten Stepan’s or winner against the Caps?
will1066
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Correct. But never mind that now. Focus on his badass non-verbal communication skill and his penchant for playing real-life Donkey Kong.
Yeah I'm unfortunately not optimistic that the Rangers will break the puck out well, they have a tendency to just try to "chip it out of danger" when under pressure in the defensive zone. I know it's tough to do but really seems like most of the time if they can't break it out quickly before the other team sets up then they're in trouble with breaking it out cleanly so mostly they chip it out, reset, and try to get a cleaner breakout on the next dump in or carry in
I'm dumb about hockey systems but to me it also seems like Carolina's system is designed to generate a ton of shots that aren't totally dangerous by themselves but their players are very quick to attack and retrieve the rebounds, blocked shots, missed shots, etc. It's volume shooting with a focus on immediate puck retreival so they can do it again and kinda tough to short circuit
I think the Rangers best chance will always be in playing as fast and aggressively as possible to keep Carolina off the puck as much as they can. Can't sit back against them, it needs to be attacking all game long. How they played against Pittsburgh doesn't give me a lot of confidence that they'll do this against Carolina, but I think Pittsburgh was a little differently setup to try to take advantage of being overly aggressive...they loved to sneak a guy behind the D up the ice and sucker the forwards in deep and hit that guy up the ice with a long pass for odd man breaks, not sure Carolina does the same as much
Boris Zubov
No relation to Sergei, Joe
HockeyBasedNYC
Feeling it
Kinda playing with house money in this series.
Going into the year I think we would all be thrilled knowing they made it to the playoffs let alone the second round. Yes, they made it by the skin of their teeth and had to comeback down 3-1 and down in each of the elimination games but damn… they actually came back in all of those games and got the job done.
If I was betting this series I’d bet Carolina in six. However this Rangers team is not a conventional team. It has an extremely dangerous PP and an all-world goaltender. Anything is possible.
Anyway you cut it, this is great for such a young team. It gives the kids another full round of experience and they’ll have a minimum of about a dozen games playoff experience after this, win or lose. That’s important.
Speaking of the kids… the kid line showed they can hang. At times they were the best line although they weren’t completely trusted with a regular shift. As good as they were as a unit, would it make more sense to split them up and deepen the lines for this round?
Moving Kakko up at the very least would put Vatrano or Copp on the third line with Chytil and Laf. I feel like Kakko did a lot of great things you need to have in a series like this. He was one of the only Rangers forwards with ability to keep zone time alive down deep. There was too much dump and lose it against the Pens. They will need to retain possession if they have a shot to be the Canes.
Spreading it out will allow you to trust that third line a little more and roll the lines with a little more confidence. Either way I’d like the think that the kids instilled enough confidence in the coaching staff in the first round to be trusted a little more regularly. Especially if there are no expectations to win this series. It will benefit them in the long run
Going into the year I think we would all be thrilled knowing they made it to the playoffs let alone the second round. Yes, they made it by the skin of their teeth and had to comeback down 3-1 and down in each of the elimination games but damn… they actually came back in all of those games and got the job done.
If I was betting this series I’d bet Carolina in six. However this Rangers team is not a conventional team. It has an extremely dangerous PP and an all-world goaltender. Anything is possible.
Anyway you cut it, this is great for such a young team. It gives the kids another full round of experience and they’ll have a minimum of about a dozen games playoff experience after this, win or lose. That’s important.
Speaking of the kids… the kid line showed they can hang. At times they were the best line although they weren’t completely trusted with a regular shift. As good as they were as a unit, would it make more sense to split them up and deepen the lines for this round?
Moving Kakko up at the very least would put Vatrano or Copp on the third line with Chytil and Laf. I feel like Kakko did a lot of great things you need to have in a series like this. He was one of the only Rangers forwards with ability to keep zone time alive down deep. There was too much dump and lose it against the Pens. They will need to retain possession if they have a shot to be the Canes.
Spreading it out will allow you to trust that third line a little more and roll the lines with a little more confidence. Either way I’d like the think that the kids instilled enough confidence in the coaching staff in the first round to be trusted a little more regularly. Especially if there are no expectations to win this series. It will benefit them in the long run
Sockosensei
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In the immortal words of PaRappa the Rappa, "I gotta believe!"
So, posting purely from my heart.
- Igor steals game 1 and gets in the Canes' heads.
- Canes are under huge pressure, grip sticks too tight, and take frustration penalties in bad spots.
- Panarin finds his mojo thanks to rest and that OT winner.
- Laf-Chytl-Kakko step up and suddenly we have 3 scoring lines.
- Kreider deflects pucks again and again, and the bounces go our way.
- Refs rule in our favor on a 50-50 goal review and the world cries foul.
Rangers in 6
So, posting purely from my heart.
- Igor steals game 1 and gets in the Canes' heads.
- Canes are under huge pressure, grip sticks too tight, and take frustration penalties in bad spots.
- Panarin finds his mojo thanks to rest and that OT winner.
- Laf-Chytl-Kakko step up and suddenly we have 3 scoring lines.
- Kreider deflects pucks again and again, and the bounces go our way.
- Refs rule in our favor on a 50-50 goal review and the world cries foul.
Rangers in 6
gravey9
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That's very kind of you to say. But if you read the posts I delete instead of post you likely wouldn't have that opinion.
Unpredictable1
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That's very kind of you to say. But if you read the posts I delete instead of post you likely wouldn't have that opinion.
I think a lot of people on here could take some serious learnings out of this mindset - sometimes it's better to give yourself a few mins before blasting some hot take.
Cheers!
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redwhiteandblue
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Well guess who will be in Raleigh if there is a potential Game 7?
....its me, me I'll be in Raleigh.
....its me, me I'll be in Raleigh.
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