Post-Game Talk: Walking cane

[ReddestRum]

I looked at their board (which is actually just like six or seven diehards). They’re not worried about the rangers. It was a ‘scheduled loss’ and the rangers are garbage. In fact the Devils are going to mop the floor with the rangers in the playoffs (if the rangers get that far).

LOL. Of course.

Coming off a long break vs playing 4 games in 6 nights with this ass whipping coming of a back to back?

 

[egelband]

LOL. Of course.

Coming off a long break vs playing 4 games in 6 nights with this ass whipping coming of a back to back?

Yep. Were the result reversed I wonder if the layoff would have been a problem

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Good win. For awhile I was thinking it was bad, but then I remembered it was the second of a back to back and the 3rd of a 3 in 4 with travel and all against playoff teams. Rangers hung in there through 2 and just were the calmer team in the 3rd. No pressure, just simple.

The Canes are very interesting to me. They are a fantastic team. Play hard. Hit. Little chippy. They play this almost 5 man forecheck that is very aggressive. However, if you can reverse, get the red line and dump it, because their whole team is so aggressive they have trouble coming back in their end. It's like they are equally susceptible to both the stretch game and a dump game cause they just don't know how to retrieve the puck in their zone. Now, granted, they may be up by 2 goals before you even get to their end for the first time, and that's another thing that you have to get through. They come out hard, so the first 5 minutes need to be managed.

They strike me as a team that takes itself very seriously. They are good, and they like other teams thinking they are good and giving them that respect. I think it frustrates them, especially once the 3rd period comes, that the Rangers are a team that really does not care about their opponent. Not that they don't take them seriously, but they really do just play their game and I think it gets in the Canes head. I can't explain it any other way but the last 2 to 3 years these teams just play the best games against each other.

The Rangers don't care who they are playing and are a confident team. They are in the Canes heads after their 4th straight win against them. I don't care how many SOG they have because the Rangers get plenty of high danger chances and can bury them. The Rangers just dominated that 3rd period when they were on a B2B with travel and 4th game in 6 days and Canes had 10 days off. The Canes are good but I'm sure they don't want to face the Rangers again in the playoffs.

 

[Chytilmania]

Carolina is not a fraud team you knuckleheads. They have the second best record in the league. They were riding a 7 game winning streak but just lost to one of the best teams in the league.

Not a fraud team but their lack of elite talent will hold them back.

 

[JohnC]

It was funny when Fox had the puck behind Halak and the Carolina fanbase boo'd. It happened multiple times.

Shades of Pronger against the Lightning back in the day.

Don’t boo when your team is rocking a bitch ass trap and the other team doesn’t insist on biting on it.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Boy are we lucky we didn't have to face Andersen in the playoffs last year, we would have gotten swept in 3

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Vesey had a very good game. He was all over the ice.

Big for Breadman to have a career night hopefully this propels him

Kid line good again, happy Kakko just shot the puck with the EN. Take the goal. Nothing wrong with that.

Mikko looked good. That pairing was pretty effective against a very good team.

Halak, what can I say. He’s playing his role well and he’s made some big saves along the way. Very encouraging and needed after a dreadful start

I think the Rangers are starting to get into the Canes heads

 

[Draft Guru]

I looked at their board (which is actually just like six or seven diehards). They’re not worried about the rangers. It was a ‘scheduled loss’ and the rangers are garbage. In fact the Devils are going to mop the floor with the rangers in the playoffs (if the rangers get that far).

The scheduled loss here was for the Rangers.

Back to back with travel. 3rd in 4 nights. Backup goaltender. Playing a well rested team who was 9-0-1 in their last 10 and had won 7 straight.

We weathered the storm and embarrassed them in the 3rd.

Most impressive win of the season IMO

 

[Profet]

Dude... The #1 team in the west is #7 in the league.

 

[RGY]

SOG is one of the most useless statistics without context. The Rangers usually win when they are outshot and they generally have higher quality chances. The Canes throw pucks on net from all over. That's their game and we know how to play them. I remember they had 65 SOG against somebody this year and lost lol.

That was Nashville

 

[PuckLuck3043]

I looked at their board (which is actually just like six or seven diehards). They’re not worried about the rangers. It was a ‘scheduled loss’ and the rangers are garbage. In fact the Devils are going to mop the floor with the rangers in the playoffs (if the rangers get that far).

They are drinking massive amounts of copium. I guess they conveniently forgot that they have lost the last 4 games against the Rangers and we dominated the 3rd period despite them having 10 days off and the Rangers playing B2B games with travel and 4 in the last 6 days. That was a statement win.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Not a fraud team but their lack of elite talent will hold them back.

Getting somebody like Meier will help them a lot.

 

[Chytilmania]

streak busters

the canes announcers were simulcast on NHL Network, and they were super salty.

Just another reminder that we are spoiled with Sam & Joe. Sam is way past his prime and Joe can be pretty clunky at times but at least they are professionals.

I have been streaming all the games this season and the majority have been the opposing streams and man are they always salty or making excuses. Really shows how professional Sam and Joe are and we take them for granted.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

I have been streaming all the games this season and the majority have been the opposing streams and man are they always salty or making excuses. Really shows how professional Sam and Joe are and we take them for granted.

What lame excuses could the Carolina announcers have when they had 10 days off and were playing a team that just played their 4th game in 6 days and were dominated by that tired team in the 3rd?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Don't look now, but the Rangers are now top 10 in the league in GF/GP.

 

[Anthony5967]

Haven't posted in a loooooong time. Try to get away from negativity, social media, etc. However, tonight, I have some things to get off my chest and hope you guys take the time to read. AhoDatsyukian on the Canes board truly hates us lmao. Apparently we suck and are lucky and will get mopped by NJD in round one.

 

[Rangers in 7]

Before the game started I didn’t think panarin would get 4 SOG, somehow he ended up with 4 goals lol

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

If only Carolina had Andersen in net last spring that would’ve been a totally different series.**

**Rangers in 5

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Boy are we lucky we didn't have to face Andersen in the playoffs last year, we would have gotten swept in 3

That's why that backup goalie excuse is so lame. Raanta was good in that series.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Dude... The #1 team in the west is #7 in the league.

such bullshit, eastern playoffs will be a gauntlet. Western playoffs, just like last season, will be a cakewalk for the Avs if they get healthy. Otherwise some mid ass team is gonna make it the SCF hope its us that get to face them.

 

[huerter]

Who's the dude who had Canes, Devils, Pens in the eternal pessimist parlay?

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Jimmy Vesey at 3 years 800k per (this year plus his 2 year extension) is legitimately one of the best value contracts in the whole league. What this guy has done to make himself a legitimately good support player is pretty great. Really happy for Jimmy. He very easily could’ve flamed out of the league after he bounced around for a while.

 

[dshea19]

I was at the game and even showed up in the “family” Instagram post. That second period was so awful. You could really feel the difference in the third well before they took the lead. The 4th line was a real defensive liability.

 

[Rangers in 7]

Jimmy Vesey at 3 years 800k per (this year plus his 2 year extension) is legitimately one of the best value contracts in the whole league. What this guy has done to make himself a legitimately good support player is pretty great. Really happy for Jimmy. He very easily could’ve flamed out of the league after he bounced around for a while.

While I agree with you he should be on the 4th line. He played well tonight though

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Bananas! Rangers came out pretty strong. Inevitably the rested team bounces back but the rangers hold the fort. Floodgates.

Stay tuned for the Carolina apologists to tell us the long layoff is a problem.

Clearly the layoff is why they lost, despite the fact the Rangers played last night and had to travel to Carolina and played their back up goalie.

While I agree with you he should be on the 4th line. He played well tonight though

Ideally yes, but he has the ability to move up and down the lineup and be effective. He's similar in that sense to Goodrow except he only costs almost 1/5 of what Goodrow does against the cap (I like Goodrow too, just saying). Having a guy like that at just 800k is huge.