Series Talk: Rangers vs. Carolina (Game 1, Sunday May 5th @ 4pm ET, ESPN)
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Machinehead
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Honestly, if we're up 3-0, that'll probably be the case.
As a proponent of analytics, I find the number of teams winning games in these playoffs that are losing the xG battle to be a bit alarming.
Sometimes, I just don't think score adjustments are robust enough. Teams that already winning get absolutely washed in xG.
They'll just let you have the puck to shut down the rush. Everyone does it.
Machinehead
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Can they bring in Jimmy Howard as an EBUG? We would be finished.
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Machinehead
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I let that one go but since you mentioned it...
Standard knee brace and he hurt his MCL, not his ACL.
edit: Before panic sets in, I'm referencing his MCL injury from November.
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Too late
2023-4 is the season that Rod's Canes discovered that you can criss-cross on the rush.
We need to be aware of that.
Their offense is more dynamic and creative than in recent years.
zlev
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the "usual suspects"? are you referring to yourself, who was ready to jump from said ledge when we didn't demolish everyone in the last two weeks of the regular season?
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If this is your standard then Canes have none.
If it is, they reverted to default mode against the Islanders.
It makes me question just how good of a coach Rod the Bod is. He's obviously a great motivator and leader but it seems like he puts one thing in place and his team is going to live or die by it. The PK system has been undeniably very successful for his entire tenure there but it also gets roasted at some point during the playoffs (which has resulted in them being eliminated along with not being able to score.) Nothing has changed on the PK, it's nuts to bolts the exact same thing they've been running for years.
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McRanger92
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If the Rangers played a series like the Canes just did against the Islanders everyone would be saying Canes in 5.
It's ok. The deeper we go, the more maintenance days we will see. That's why you end a series asap, get more rest and heal up.
Of course but that doesn't fit the agenda.
zlev
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Washington had a lead for 2 minutes in 4 games, Islanders won a game and had other leads. What series did you watch?
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Should be a good series. We're in trouble if play like like the first 2 periods of game 4. Just quit threatening us with bans when we start complaining about poor effot/play in the GDT. This one probably goes to 7.
LGR.
LGR.
zlev
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yeah the Islanders are better than Washington so they snuck out an OT win. Carolina didn't really impress me either but to think we dominated every minute of every game against Washington just because they barely led makes me wonder what series did YOU watch? both we and Carolina dominated one game, played one pretty bad game that they both happened to win and then the others were more even than you'd expect them to be.
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The offensive improvement for the Canes is sort of made up. At least at 5v5.
They scored fewer 5v5 g/60 this year than in each of the last two years. When we beat them in 2022, they were top 5 in the league in 5v5 goals. They've scored almost a half goal per 60 less this year than they did that year.
They've revamped their approach on the powerplay to very good results. At 5v5, they're the same old rock chuckers they always were.
They scored fewer 5v5 g/60 this year than in each of the last two years. When we beat them in 2022, they were top 5 in the league in 5v5 goals. They've scored almost a half goal per 60 less this year than they did that year.
They've revamped their approach on the powerplay to very good results. At 5v5, they're the same old rock chuckers they always were.
McRanger92
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What does the former Brown's head coach have to do with this?
Fitzy
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Afternoon. I'm f***ing pissed off today so apologies in advance for the candor.
Carolina's forward roster having the depth and line-to-line balance that they do, having our final unit be able to skate a competent shift is going to be exceedingly important.
Rempe should sit for a competent hockey player.
Carolina's forward roster having the depth and line-to-line balance that they do, having our final unit be able to skate a competent shift is going to be exceedingly important.
Rempe should sit for a competent hockey player.
Who said we dominated every minute of every game? Rangers didn't have to dominate, they were sleepwalking out there. Seems like you're set on making the Rangers look like shit and trying to make Carolina look amazing. McRangers92 is right, if we had a few OTs against Washington, people would be calling for Laviolette to be fired and looking to go into another rebuild. Look at the reactions after a sweep
zlev
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lmao, how does it seem like that? I just said in the very post that you quoted that Carolina didn't really impress me. it's still going to be an extremely hard fought series, hope ur ready.
Rempe can scare the little Hurricanes and have them shitting in their diapers tho. Tough to bench him. If we to down 2-0 in the series and you need a change then do it but i would start game 1 with Rempe. We have last change
Hope i'm ready? I'm not playing so i don't have to be ready for anything. I got Rangers in 5
If you want to scare/bully the Hurricanes you don't need Rempe to do that. The roster with out him will do that. Their "toughest" guy would be like the Rangers 7th.
You're not wrong.
OTOH, Rempe straight up broke a pair of Caps players in his limited time with hits that were legitimate hockey plays.
I think you roll with him until you lose or he just looks as incompetent as I fear he's going to look. At the very least, I can guarantee that he will blast a Canes player which will draw an uproar from the Complainiacs. If he can stay within the lines and hamper Slavin, that will help us.
You're not wrong.
OTOH, Rempe straight up broke a pair of Caps players in his limited time with hits that were legitimate hockey plays.
I think you roll with him until you lose or he just looks as incompetent as I fear he's going to look. At the very least, I can guarantee that he will blast a Canes player which will draw an uproar from the Complainiacs. If he can stay within the lines and hamper Slavin, that will help us.
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