Post-Game Talk: Rangers @ Water Fowl

[eco's bones]

Since bringing in Copp, Vatrano and Motte—moves that really deepened our forward depth the Rangers have turned into a much better 5v5 team which is good because for whatever reason we haven’t been getting any power plays in the last few games.

Schneider and Miller are also the real deal. A couple/three years from now they’re going to be absolute monsters on our D. Along with Fox and Trouba we’re putting together a great young defense to front an elite goaltender.

 

[OTGHockey]

Rangers have now won their last 5 games against playoff positioned teams (if you include Dallas who are 1 point out, but with 4 games in hand). 4 of those games on the road.

Just got to figure out how to beat the teams they're supposed to beat.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

He is good for one dirty play per game. Was the Mika hit really a headshot though? I thought it was a standard boarding. Unpenalized of course…

It was a blindside headshot... see comment before yours with replay

 

[JohnC]

also

Reaves really sucks man. I wish he didn't. I really like him as a guy. But f*** he's so slow and useless. Brod and Motte had to work twice as hard to get anything going with him on the ice

I think the issue is he’s just too old to play as much as he’s been forced to play this year because of all the injuries we’ve had upfront.

He was pretty good through like the beginning of December and then the wheels just came off.

 

[egelband]

Our young D future looks bright.

Key is a moose. Has he gotten bigger since coming up?

 

[Richard Banger]

Dude still has on Wolfpack gear.

Either he’s a pack rat or a really humble player.

 

[OTGHockey]

And, I believe that when the Caps get two more points, The Devils will be officially eliminated.

Yes, this is correct

Points from elimination

MTL - elmiinated
NJD - 2 points
PHI - 2 points
OTT - 3 points
BUF - 5 points
DET - 9 points
CBJ - 16 points
NYI - 18 points

Rangers magic number is 11 with 15 games remaining

 

[Peltz]

tbh I fully expected them to score after we missed all those empty nets and Zibs got cross checked into the boards.

Shesterkin robbed them in the final surge. Sam sounded like an old man spreading cracker crumbs all over the booth with how loudly he yelled “Save by Shesterkin”.

Great moment.

 

[egelband]

Just saw the replay. I guess they don't call checks to back when the opponents numbers are facing you?!?!

Pitt was losing at home tho!

 

[Narcissus]

Dude still has on Wolfpack gear.

Drury spent the apparel budget on spy equipment.

 

[Peltz]

Yes, this is correct

Points from elimination

MTL - elmiinated
NJD - 2 points
PHI - 2 points
OTT - 3 points
BUF - 5 points
DET - 9 points
CBJ - 16 points
NYI - 18 points

Rangers magic number is 11 with 15 games remaining

Where is this calculated? Are people just way better at math than me ?

Rhetorical question by the way. I know the answer is yes. But my first question still stands.

 

[FIRE DRURY]

Wish we could see this current team with a healthy Kakko + Blais.

 

[RGY]

Bad Hockey team. Not sustainable.

 

[Peltz]

Rangers have now won their last 5 games against playoff positioned teams (if you include Dallas who are 1 point out, but with 4 games in hand). 4 of those games on the road.

Just got to figure out how to beat the teams they're supposed to beat.

To be fair, I didn’t mind their game against the Islanders. The devils game (which they lost) and Buffalo game (which they won) were the only two bad ones lately.

 

[egelband]

It was a blindside headshot... see comment before yours with replay

To be honest i thought it could have been Mika’s shoulder but I’m only going by that one clip on Twitter.

 

[Greg02]

15 games to go. 5 points back of Carolina with the same games played. 10 home games left. Only 5 of the games are against playoff teams (and one against a bubble Winnipeg). Only our game against Boston is on the road of those. We play Carolina twice.

Just keep winning. We basically control our own destiny.

 

[Rangerboy030]

Where is this calculated? Are people just way better at math than me ?

Rhetorical question by the way. I know the answer is yes. But my first question still stands.

In short, look at each team currently out of playoff position, assume that they will win all of their remaining games and calculate how many points they would have. Then look at the points that the team occupying the last available playoff spot (wildcard 2) and calculate the difference and add one

NJD currently have 53 points with 16 games remaining. If they won all 16 of those remaining games, they would have 85 points. WSH are in the last wildcard spot with 84 points. So if WSH gets 2 points (85 - 84 + 1) in their remaining games, it's mathematically impossible for NJD to make the playoffs.

 

[ohbaby]

Great game. Pens didn't give us much this time around, which figured. Their success comes from playing good D. But we stayed patient and gave the puck to Frankie to get us tied and back in the game. Did I call it or did I call it?

Did anyone see how he got that shot off with someone right on top of him? Or how he got so much on that shot to blow right through Jarry? Cause I sure didn't. Even in slow-mo I couldn't follow the puck into the net. Was it 5-hole or under his armpit or what? I know Jarry got a piece of it. Anyway, if you didn't know how good his shot is, I think this one answered all questions.

Add a powerplay goal by Chris and a great setup by the Breadman and we head to Detroit a happy bunch.

 

[failure]

Sam sounded like an old man spreading cracker crumbs all over the booth with how loudly he yelled “Save by Shesterkin”.

lol

 

[RickChartraw]

I think the issue is he’s just too old to play as much as he’s been forced to play this year because of all the injuries we’ve had upfront.

He was pretty good through like the beginning of December and then the wheels just came off.

agree with this. let him sit until we need him dressed.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

To be fair, I didn’t mind their game against the Islanders. The devils game (which they lost) and Buffalo game (which they won) were the only two bad ones lately.

They dominated Buffalo. Look at the expected goals by Vally, we should have won 5-2. The only reason it went to OT was Georgiev. He's just a handcap for this team 9 out of every 10 games he plays.

 

[Cmox]

Just rewound and watched the hit on Zibanejad...completely agree Malkin is lowkey one of the dirtiest players in the sport.

Hopefully it was nothing.

He was smiling and seemed fine when talking to copp and Krieder after the game. I think hes ok

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Right,

How was this not a penalty?

 

[RGY]

Rangers have 36 Regulation Wins. 2nd most in the East and 3rd most in the league.

 

[hackeyman]

post game pressers?