Series Talk: Rangers vs. Carolina (Game 1, Sunday May 5th @ 4pm ET, ESPN)

[GoAwayPanarin]

The Isles really softened them up for us...

Edit: not looking forward to seeing their insanely aggressive PK. I wonder why more teams don't do it. This should be pretty evenly matched. Big edge in goal.

It gets exploited every year.

Rangers shredded it 2 years ago.

 

[McRanger92]

Depends on Boston/Toronto no? I think their game 7 (if necessary) is slated for Saturday.

I selfishly hope it’s Saturday, I’m supposed to go to the Mets/Rays game in Tampa Sunday lol

 

[Overcast]

Bring it on, f*** the Canes. Rangers in 5, analytics and reality be damned. LGR

Reality is Rangers in 6.

 

[Rangerboy030]

Let them come.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Looking forward to smashing the clowns into submission.

Not sure a more unlikable group exists in the league.

Any team with Tom Wilson is top 3 and in contention for 1.

 

[and 99 others]

Now that it's official I invite you all to join me in anticipation of playing against Tony DeAngelo for 15+ minutes a night:

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Any team with Tom Wilson is top 3 and in contention for 1.

Was my most hated player going in.

Aho is a close #2. f***kkkkk Sebastian Aho.

 

[Gardner McKay]

My company has an office in Raleigh.

Maybe.

Maybe I make it to a game.

I might make it to a game.

It is only a 6 hour drive.

I think I'm going to a game.

 

[Rangers in 7]

Kinda pathetic that the #1 and #3 team in the entire regular season have to play each other in the 2nd round

Can we please go back to the old playoff format?

 

[Blasds]

They have much better depth and no bad players in their lineup. Lines 3 & 4 and pairs 2 & 3 are going to be a mismatch. We should play Chytil.

Also, Panarin needs to prove he can play like he did in the regular season for us to have more high-end talent.

Jake Guentzel is the best forward in the series if players play up to their playoff resume and he kills us.

I mean, yeah sure, but it's better to have the puck than not have it.

If it were as you say, the score would not be 4:0.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

My company has an office in Raleigh.

Maybe.

Maybe I make it to a game.

I might make it to a game.

It is only a 6 hour drive.

I think I'm going to a game.

Take a coworker and expense it!

 

[n8]

Did any of their players get banged up? I.e. injured but not so bad that they are out. E.g. Oshie playing with broken hand. Obvs no way to know the exact nature of the injury at this point. I know Pesce and Fast are officially injured.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Going to be a really tough test for the NYR group. Much better Canes team than 2022.

 

[17futurecap]

So I’m assuming we play Saturday?

The Knicks play Saturday if they lose Thursday so probably not.

 

[haveandare]

Guentzal has the best playoff resume of the group because he played shotgun to one of the greatest playoff performers of the modern era. He’s a good player but he’s not nearly the threat he’s being built up to be imo

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Guentzal has the best playoff resume of the group because he played shotgun to one of the greatest playoff performers of the modern era. He’s a good player but he’s not nearly the threat he’s being built up to be imo

He does love to play the Rangers, though.

 

[haveandare]

Going to be a really tough test for the NYR group. Much better Canes team than 2022.

Much better rangers team too and way, way better coached.

Should be a great series

 

[Flan the incredible]

If Rempe plays Rangers in 4 or 5.

 

[kovazub94]

Kinda pathetic that the #1 and #3 team in the entire regular season have to play each other in the 2nd round

Can we please go back to the old playoff format?

Huh? There shouldn’t be a bad team left once you get through first round. The other Eastern semifinal will be FL vs Boston or Toronto so there should be no complaints here about match ups. The West will be just as stacked.

 

[80s Kid]

This is going to be a tough series but we knew it was inevitable. Personally, I'd go Rangers in 7 with a gun to my head but could certainly make a case for the Canes.

I'll leave this graphic for everyone to compare to the Rangers current forward group:

 

[KennyWu]

He does love to play the Rangers, though.

He has 16 points in 30 games against us in the regular season. 26 in 37 if you count the playoffs.. both below his career averages

 

[haveandare]

This is going to be a tough series but we knew it was inevitable. Personally, I'd go Rangers in 7 with a gun to my head but could certainly make a case for the Canes.

I'll leave this graphic for everyone to compare to the Rangers current forward group:

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Is Drury really a better center than Necas? And boy, Kotkaniemi hasn’t put it together yet

 

[Synergy27]

Jake Guentzel is the best forward in the series if players play up to their playoff resume and he kills us.

What? I take all of Panarin, Kreider, Mika and Trocheck over Guentzel any day of the week. Hard for him to live up to his “playoff resume” without Sid as his center.

We all have PTSD. I do too. We expect to lose.

The Ranger are a better team than Carolina.

 

[Rangers in 7]

Huh? There shouldn’t be a bad team left once you get through first round. The other Eastern semifinal will be FL vs Boston or Toronto so there should be no complaints here about match ups. The West will be just as stacked.

I think you missed my point, im just saying us and Carolina finished as 2 of the top 3 teams in the entire regular season. I didn’t say any bad teams would be left.

I also can’t stand having to play within your conference for 2 rounds but that’s just me

 

[will1066]

Carolina has a more weaving attack than past years, and that's the thing that worries me most