I’m curious to find out how many reviews went their way this postseason. I don’t think it’d change much, and I’m not into any conspiracy theories. Really, just curious.
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109 responses to “Rangers-1, Hurricanes-3”
cooscoos
Wow! Early wake-up.
cooscoos
We absolutely exploded with 7 shots in the third after 5 each in the first two. Way to take it to ’em, boyos.
St Pete Eli
Until the Rangers ice an effective checking line and we all know what that means we’ll probably never make it to the SCF’s.
cooscoos
Damned if I know WHY that’s so hard to accomplish, Eli.
cooscoos
BTW, Miller sucks and is NOT improving.
St Pete Eli
coos
Panarin, Kreider, and Lafreniere on the left side. One of them needs to be eliminated of moved to the right. And I suggest it not be Laffo-Busto. A 3rd line of Goodrow, Blais, and Copp might just be what the Dr. ordered!
tomk19
There’s this guy who wears #21 and another who wears #91. Those guys are pretty good checkers. They may not be ready, but they’re both skating. If they can hang on long enough, Goodrow especially will help.
Carp was piling on GG last night. (as if Quinn would have gotten them this far and would have won at least one of those games in Carolina 🙄) Kind of embarrassing.
tomk19
St. Pete-reading my mind!
tommyG
canes are now 7-0 since the playoffs started so even if the rangers win game 6 they haven’t showed any reason for me to think they could win game 7, it’s over.
tommyG
meant to say canes are 7-0 at home since playoffs started.
tommyG
so I didn’t believe I had covid when I tested positive the other day because I feel great, never felt better.I re-tested myself this morning, still positive. Covid-19 is inside me saying “I can’t get this human sick, what does he have, super blood!!!! BINGO!!!!
Old Ranger Fan
They were awful lay night but there defensive structure (and Igor) kept them in the game. DQ never would have done that. Carp just keeps chewing on that same bone. Let it go!
Gravy
NYR need a forechecking line, not a checking line. When their rush game doesn’t work, there’s not a second “style” to shift to right now. That’s where Goodrow would help.
Also maybe calling interference on one of the Canes’ pick plays.
Old Ranger Fan
They don’t will board battles in either end, their passing was dreadful last night and the FOs went in the can after the first period. They seem intimidated either by the situation and/or the Canes’ physicality. They need to fix these things to move up to the next level. I doubt they can do it before Saturday but they have proved me wrong before.
Old Ranger Fan
The interference won’t be called. It’s part of the game now. They’ll call one occasionally after a FO but not any other times. They set more picks than Golden State did last night. Maybe the Ranger have to start calling them out for their teammates like you do in a BB game.
Gravy
I’m still surprised Hunt hasn’t made it into a game or two. I think he and Motte would add some pace to the fourth line. Gallant likes to play them a lot. Reaves hasn’t done anything particularly wrong, but they haven’t been able to sustain much of a forecheck with that combo. KK does fine on the boards but doesn’t fit on the fourth.
At the end of the day, though, it comes down to just an overall bad game for just about all the skaters.
Gravy
Agree it’s not going to get called. What frustrates me is I don’t see NYR picking or slowing down the Canes. Think that’s something they would have picked up.
tomk19
I don’t think they’re intimidated by Carolina. Not even a little bit. Carp kept saying how lame the “we looked tired” explanation was. They did look tired and I’m sure it’s as much mental as physical.
They didn’t have the puck enough and they kept giving it back to the Canes. We know Carolina is relentless with their forecheck and their backcheck. That means guys without the puck have to get open and guys with the puck need to be decisive and play fast. Agree with Gravy, when the Rangers dumped it in there was very little or no forecheck. Some of that might have been by design by Mike Kelly and GG, but not in the 3rd period.
Win or lose tomorrow, that won’t be the case in game 6. Kreider and Strome need big games.
Sioux
Game 6 at home, need to hold serve! Anything can happen in game 7, as we’ve seen against Pittsburgh!
The Ledge isn’t full yet, but its starting to look like a Starbucks line.
Wicky
Plenty of time.
Beezle
Gravy the NYR don’t even have a foreplay line let alone a forechecking line (or gasp, the ability or desire to backcheck).
tomk19
Rangers did all of these things, (interfered with their forecheckers, got in on their own forecheck, won board battles, etc.), in games 3 & 4. They’re perfectly capable. I’d consider putting Hunt in too. Fresh legs.
Last nights effort was monumentally disappointing. That kind of performance, which was a clear demonstration of lack of determination, is unacceptable in playoff hockey. Not to mention a waste of all of our time watching it.
Loneranger
where can I read what Carp has to say. Please advise guys Thanks
cooscoos
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cooscoos
‘Plenty of time for fatigue when you’re dead.’ – Torts
richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn
This series painfully reminds me of the Tampa series in 2015. I hope of course that it has a different outcome. However, being a Ranger fan does not exactly breed confidence. Ranger playoff hockey is like seeing the same movie on a loop hoping for a different ending.
cooscoos
Couple of guys brought here by Percy Pizza who would be factors here, out, sadly.
cooscoos
An energetic Captain, like a young Tax-Free Callahan, couldn’t hurt.
cooscoos
Quickie a bargain at $2 mil per.
St Pete Eli
The problem with AV’s son is he was misused on Broadway!
Beezle
Unfortunately, we know not what is said between periods by GG. Heck we don’t even know everything he says on the bench.
But does seem that he may be a little too much of a players coach if he isn’t reading them the riot act at some point last night over the lack of effort. I’m not big on individual shaming in public but have no problem with calling a time out and giving it to the group.
CraigWeather
“Tahhhhhd, would it kill you to play some competitive sports once in awhile? “
“WOULD THAT MAKE YOU LOVE MEEEEE?!”
Admiral Akbar
One commonality I’ve seen reading this blog and twitterverse is that whenever a team loses a game or games, it’s because the losing team’s coach was “out-coached.”
cooscoos
As with the inveterate drunk who always claims that he was ‘over-served’. 🙂
richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn
Admiral…..yeah that seems to be a common theme…outcoached. Seems to me that the Rangers were outplayed.
St Pete Eli
I have never been out-couched!
Beezle
Coaches are paid to get a team ready to play and to make necessary in-game adjustments. When one or both do not happen fingers get pointed at coach in addition to the players.
Beezle
The good news is game is at 8pm tomorrow and not the afternoon. Wish they had left at 7pm, hopefully they get all the pre-game out of the way by 7:59
cooscoos
Coach plays his hand with the cards that the GM has dealt him. As Parcells said when coaching the Giants, “If I’m going to be judged on the meal, I want a hand in shopping for the ingredients.”
CCCP
Who wants 2 tickets to game 6? $750 for a pair… sec. 213 row 18. Let me know.
Admiral Akbar
I’m tired of people staying Gallant was “out coached”…. Howabout the team was just outplayed?
CCCP
Team was outplayed due to Gallant being out coached. 🙂
Admiral Akbar
Team was outplayed because they just sucked!
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Old Ranger Fan
I don’t get Carp carrying a torch for DQ and company. Did he do this when other guys got canned? Personally I find it hard to generate sympathy for someone who is getting paid more to not work for the next couple of year than most people actually make working a lifetime. I’ll save it for someone who actually is in tough shape.
Old Ranger Fan
Anyone think Kakko is hurt again? He seems to be fragile and he’s not even Italian.
Loneranger
Thanks Cooscoos. Appreciate it
St Pete Eli
Kakko the Fragile Finn!
Beezle
Well he did miss a few glorious chances too… though I think the move is less about Kakko and more about trying to jump start others.
Beezle
Ilb just got re-boosted, going to be in the metro area in a few weeks. Wanted to wait until August but last thing I want is trip messed up by Covid.
cooscoos
ORF – as in the leg lamp in “A Christmas Story?’ FRAGILE!
cooscoos
Smitty made the occasional mistake, but he was versatile AND 800M salary. And he jumped Wilson and is better than Miller. Why was he canned?
cooscoos
Covid/Cupid. But for a couple juxtaposed letters, we’d have …..
Old Ranger Fan
Couscous
I ‘m glad someone got it.
Old Ranger Fan
I think Smity had a history as the wedding crasher and the Rangers were still in buyer’s remorse about how much they paid him. He’s better than Nemeth at half the price. They just wanted to move on.
cooscoos
re: ORF’s ‘FRAGILE’ – Some years past, I rented an old Waterfrlnt Victorian in Connecticut and it had a balky heating system. The owner sent me this repairman who got the thing running and the house heated. I asked him for his phone # in case the problem recurred and he wrote on a piece of paper ‘Mike Furnace’ and his home number. I for a very long time assumed that his name was Mike Furnace until one day I realized that he had written Mike…furnace. and that was not his name, but rather his vocation. 🙂
cooscoos
(In my mind, I had been pronouncing it Fer-Nach-Ay, as in Italian).
Old Ranger Fan
Rangers series the only one still going in that round. AVs score with 5 seconds left. Tough way for Blues season to end.
TYM
Tocchet still bringing up Penguins at every opportunity during the post game.
cooscoos
He bet Pittsburgh?
MT
KAM has grown so much better over the course of the season. As has much of the rest of the defense. It’s been a beauty to watch.
Eddie J
I thought Carp retired. Seems like he spends an awful lot of time still writing about a team he is supposedly not a fan of.
Eddie J
Don’t forget Monaco this weekend, Wick!
CraigWeather
Anyone else find the whole “Did. You. See. Chris?” thing that Brooksie’s trying SO hard to make happen kind of weird? Every time I read it, it gives me dou*he chills….
Jeff
Can very easily see Rangers winning tonight. 2 pp goals no shorthanded goals and great goaltending we have all seen before.
I have a question for all of youse. We would all love to see two more wins and more hockey. That goes without saying. BUT . These are the NY Rangers so heartbreak is just around the corner. So here we go. Would you rather have them win tonight and lose in Carolina or just get it over with tonight? You know if we win tonight we will have 2 days of how bad Miller,The Bread man and everyone else is. If they lose tonight we get all have a decent holiday weekend and then have our post-mortem next week and until the beginning of training camp. Just like to know how you guys feel.
Old Ranger Fan
I can’t ever root for them to lose. I’ve seen one cup in the 6o+ years I have been following them and I’m always hoping to see another even if I know it is all but impossible. So let’s play them one at a time.
St Pete Eli
I always root for them to win but I’m used to disappointment!
ilb2001
Good morning, Boneheads!
Will definitely root for them to win.
They’ve had many, many comebacks this year, playoffs including. They should have a few of them left.
ilb2001
Does anyone think Kakko should return back to the R of Lafreniere and Chytil. This line has not been effective since GG split them. Makes it easier for Carolina to match other lines.
St Pete Eli
ilb
Reunite the yoots!
TYM
Unusual, but I have to agree with Brooks. The swap of wings on the bottom 2 lines has resulted in both lines being less effective. They should go back to the former plan.
Beezle
Agreed Ilb. A good swift kick in the pants to the top six is what is needed.
Beezle
No problem with Brooks calling out CK, not like anything he wrote there is not true, he has been awol much of this series. Unlike others, there is no indication he is playing with any kind of significant injury.
CraigWeather
Can they just shoot Goodrow’s foot/ankle full of lidocaine/wrap it up, give Blais a portable oxygen tank and plug them back in the lineup!
Beezle
Panarin has been one of the NHL’s top 10 forwards since coming to New York three years ago. He is as electric as they come. Now, he is unplugged, looking dazed and confused. It hasn’t been pretty. I have no solution to offer. It is simply (well, obviously not) on Panarin to figure this out. It would be helpful if No. 10 could do it before 8 p.m. on Saturday.
Very well said, if still obvious to most on here. I’d say if you are playing injured and are unable to be at the same elite level, then it is imperative to minimize errors which Panarin has not done. Start with eliminating the blind sweep pass while against the boards… which always ends up an odd man rush to our net.
CraigWeather
Beezle,
It’s not the “calling him out” I have an issue with….its the dumb catch phrase he’s trying to make a “thing”
Beezle
I worry too that some players may have been reading this “house money” nonsense on the blog. This is a team two wins from the conference final.
Whether they are getting there early or late, they are on the doorstep and can’t waste the opportunity. There is no guaranty they will be back next year even if they are a “better” team. The time is now, stop f’ing around.
Beezle
Craig, Brooks has used that for quite a few years now. CK earned it and its just a more polite way of repeating what is said on here over and over – where the F was Kreider last night? I think even the NY Post would frown on that language!
CraigWeather
Beezle,
You really think they even know this blog exists?
Wicky
It’s so weird, what is being said about Kreider now is no different than what was said about him for a long time but ridiculed when it was here on the blog because of a career year in goals.
A person or two may actually see the complete picture on the guy whether he is scoring goals or not and not letting the goal scoring cloud other overrated parts of his game.
It’s also strange because folks do it to Panarin all the time despite his points totals. I think most here get the panarin $$$ make him a target but having big Jesper around at his $$$$$ when he isn’t being career year cheechoo and is the enigma while causing lw lineup logjams and not playing the right for whatever reason…well, it’s not helping the cap crunch either.
Just a weird dynamic IMO.
St Pete Eli
It is obvious on the road Kreider can’t handle Fast or is it Fast is handling Kreider?
Wicky
Regarding carp, he isn’t “writing” anywhere.
He is, for lack of a better term, just being a fan. He’s posting thoughts on Twitter and many seem to be more emotional than logical, just like many fans.
For someone be who said he wasn’t a fan though, he really seems vested in sour grapes and some very “playing favourites” takes about certain things with the club.
Pete
kreider has been a ghost most of these playoffs and deserves all the criticism he is getting. But Panarin has been more of an active detriment in my opinion and makes nearly double what kreider makes, so the expectations of him should be that much higher as should the criticism when he doesn’t deliver:
Wicky
If “big studly all world amazing leader and hugger” cheechoo can’t handle a road matchup or continuously be present on the ice and lead by example overtly physically, well perhaps he isn’t quite deserving of all the accolades and his high horse position of beyond reproach given to him by many fans simply for having a career year in goals.
Enjoy the career year goals, don’t be ridiculous about what the overall player actually is.
And no, I’m not Brooks…I’m telling you guys it’s Bdl.
Wicky
EddieJ
Thanks. I won’t, looking very forward to that one and would like to see Leclerc get a home win so to speak.
Wicky
I don’t think there is a single person here who thinks Panarin is getting or should be getting a free pass.
St Pete Eli
Has the ledge been swept for the game tonight? We may need plenty of room up there.
St Pete Eli
I have high hopes for tonight’s game. Then again I had high hopes for game 7 against the bolts after our boys trounced them 7-3 on their ice in game 6. Bottom line, I’m a Ranger fan I’ve seen this show before!
Wicky
I’ll put this as the way I see it fwiw…
Guys get paid that produce points, Panarin has always been a point producer. Panarin generally plays a high risk, high reward game. Panarin generally produces assists more than goals. Panarin plays a lot of perimeter hockey. Panarin got paid a lot to do what he does and what he does is a lot easier to do in the regular season than the playoffs.
Does he deserve criticism? absolutely!!! Does he need to do more? Ideally. Is it shocking the way he has played considering playoff hockey and his playing style? Nope.
Beezle
Wicky at this point someone needs to pull Panarin aside and tell him to do less. At least until he gets back in sync. Sometimes a step back breathes new life..
Beezle
Minx I’m afraid that EV and I scalped the rest of the Lexus Ledge suite as there were no takers here before today.
Wicky
Kreider on the other hand, is a larger player that used to play a very physical game but hasn’t for 6 or 7 years now. He is a good nhl player having a career year in the goals department that is capable of playing excellent hard nosed, physical hockey.
Kreider however is MIA unless he scores for the majority of the playoffs.
While Panarin makes more money, Kreider is hands down the bigger disappointment in the playoffs IMO because of what he is capable of when not scoring versus what Panarin is.
The “leadership” many fans talk about with Kreider only seems to appear when he scores a goal, throws an iPad, or hugs guys after games…it’s simply not enough.
He’s a bigger disappointment IMO.
Wicky
Beezle
I couldn’t agree more regarding Panarin.
St Pete Eli
Kreider has not been nearly the same player physically since his blood clot and surgery prust saying!
Wicky
St Pete
Since the 2014/2015 season he hasn’t been the same. I absolutely think the clot had (and rightfully so) impact on him.
My point is and has been, he isn’t this amazing beastly physical player many folks talk like he is. He’s more of a positionally sound player that until this career year, averaged low 20s in goals and points in the 40s.
He’s a good player and a longtime ranger, both things worth rooting for…just not to the ridiculous levels some fans try to put him at.
Wicky
I know, logic and reasonable expectations and thought process…booooooo
Shame on you wick 😉
Bdl
The reason Carolina is able to control the matchups is because the Rangers do not have a checking center/line. Gallant can’t say, fine you go with Staal against Zibanejad, but we are putting so and so against Aho. The Rangers don’t have so and so as the 3C, they have Chytil. It’s all about the matchups. It was in the first round, and it is in this round.
Bdl
Gallant needs to make his disadvantage, an advantage. Carolina wants Staal v Zibanejad, and Fast v Kreider. Split Kreider and Zibanejad up. Make Carolina choose. Fast v Kreider, or Staal v Zibanejad, but not both.
Wicky
Bdl
Yep, the berube approach. It worked for a couple games, unfortunately for them not the whole series.
St Pete Eli
Bdl
I like that idea!
Brooksie make sure Gallant sees Bdl’s 12:43 post!
Pete
BDL, except they could play at Copp at 3C very easily if that was a real concern for the coach
CCCP
What time are the exit interviews tonight? 🙂
CCCP
I kid, I kid.
Rangers in 7.
cooscoos
Bill Walton (basketball)was repeatedly shot-up with ankle pain killers and performed admirably in NBA Playoffs. Problem is, once retired (still young) , he could barely walk without a cane.
Pete
strome did his a few weeks ago me thinks
Old Ranger Fan
Larry Brown a running back for the team formerly know as the Redskins had a job in DC after he retired and couldn’t walk a few blocks to meetings in town. His legs were shot. Pro athletes sometimes make short term choices that they have to live with for the rest of their lives.
109 responses to “Rangers-1, Hurricanes-3”
Wow! Early wake-up.
We absolutely exploded with 7 shots in the third after 5 each in the first two. Way to take it to ’em, boyos.
Until the Rangers ice an effective checking line and we all know what that means we’ll probably never make it to the SCF’s.
Damned if I know WHY that’s so hard to accomplish, Eli.
BTW, Miller sucks and is NOT improving.
coos
Panarin, Kreider, and Lafreniere on the left side. One of them needs to be eliminated of moved to the right. And I suggest it not be Laffo-Busto. A 3rd line of Goodrow, Blais, and Copp might just be what the Dr. ordered!
There’s this guy who wears #21 and another who wears #91. Those guys are pretty good checkers. They may not be ready, but they’re both skating. If they can hang on long enough, Goodrow especially will help.
Carp was piling on GG last night. (as if Quinn would have gotten them this far and would have won at least one of those games in Carolina 🙄) Kind of embarrassing.
St. Pete-reading my mind!
canes are now 7-0 since the playoffs started so even if the rangers win game 6 they haven’t showed any reason for me to think they could win game 7, it’s over.
meant to say canes are 7-0 at home since playoffs started.
so I didn’t believe I had covid when I tested positive the other day because I feel great, never felt better.I re-tested myself this morning, still positive. Covid-19 is inside me saying “I can’t get this human sick, what does he have, super blood!!!! BINGO!!!!
They were awful lay night but there defensive structure (and Igor) kept them in the game. DQ never would have done that. Carp just keeps chewing on that same bone. Let it go!
NYR need a forechecking line, not a checking line. When their rush game doesn’t work, there’s not a second “style” to shift to right now. That’s where Goodrow would help.
Also maybe calling interference on one of the Canes’ pick plays.
They don’t will board battles in either end, their passing was dreadful last night and the FOs went in the can after the first period. They seem intimidated either by the situation and/or the Canes’ physicality. They need to fix these things to move up to the next level. I doubt they can do it before Saturday but they have proved me wrong before.
The interference won’t be called. It’s part of the game now. They’ll call one occasionally after a FO but not any other times. They set more picks than Golden State did last night. Maybe the Ranger have to start calling them out for their teammates like you do in a BB game.
I’m still surprised Hunt hasn’t made it into a game or two. I think he and Motte would add some pace to the fourth line. Gallant likes to play them a lot. Reaves hasn’t done anything particularly wrong, but they haven’t been able to sustain much of a forecheck with that combo. KK does fine on the boards but doesn’t fit on the fourth.
At the end of the day, though, it comes down to just an overall bad game for just about all the skaters.
Agree it’s not going to get called. What frustrates me is I don’t see NYR picking or slowing down the Canes. Think that’s something they would have picked up.
I don’t think they’re intimidated by Carolina. Not even a little bit. Carp kept saying how lame the “we looked tired” explanation was. They did look tired and I’m sure it’s as much mental as physical.
They didn’t have the puck enough and they kept giving it back to the Canes. We know Carolina is relentless with their forecheck and their backcheck. That means guys without the puck have to get open and guys with the puck need to be decisive and play fast. Agree with Gravy, when the Rangers dumped it in there was very little or no forecheck. Some of that might have been by design by Mike Kelly and GG, but not in the 3rd period.
Win or lose tomorrow, that won’t be the case in game 6. Kreider and Strome need big games.
Game 6 at home, need to hold serve! Anything can happen in game 7, as we’ve seen against Pittsburgh!
The Ledge isn’t full yet, but its starting to look like a Starbucks line.
Plenty of time.
Gravy the NYR don’t even have a foreplay line let alone a forechecking line (or gasp, the ability or desire to backcheck).
Rangers did all of these things, (interfered with their forecheckers, got in on their own forecheck, won board battles, etc.), in games 3 & 4. They’re perfectly capable. I’d consider putting Hunt in too. Fresh legs.
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Last nights effort was monumentally disappointing. That kind of performance, which was a clear demonstration of lack of determination, is unacceptable in playoff hockey. Not to mention a waste of all of our time watching it.
where can I read what Carp has to say. Please advise guys Thanks
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‘Plenty of time for fatigue when you’re dead.’ – Torts
This series painfully reminds me of the Tampa series in 2015. I hope of course that it has a different outcome. However, being a Ranger fan does not exactly breed confidence. Ranger playoff hockey is like seeing the same movie on a loop hoping for a different ending.
Couple of guys brought here by Percy Pizza who would be factors here, out, sadly.
An energetic Captain, like a young Tax-Free Callahan, couldn’t hurt.
Quickie a bargain at $2 mil per.
The problem with AV’s son is he was misused on Broadway!
Unfortunately, we know not what is said between periods by GG. Heck we don’t even know everything he says on the bench.
But does seem that he may be a little too much of a players coach if he isn’t reading them the riot act at some point last night over the lack of effort. I’m not big on individual shaming in public but have no problem with calling a time out and giving it to the group.
“Tahhhhhd, would it kill you to play some competitive sports once in awhile? “
“WOULD THAT MAKE YOU LOVE MEEEEE?!”
One commonality I’ve seen reading this blog and twitterverse is that whenever a team loses a game or games, it’s because the losing team’s coach was “out-coached.”
As with the inveterate drunk who always claims that he was ‘over-served’. 🙂
Admiral…..yeah that seems to be a common theme…outcoached. Seems to me that the Rangers were outplayed.
I have never been out-couched!
Coaches are paid to get a team ready to play and to make necessary in-game adjustments. When one or both do not happen fingers get pointed at coach in addition to the players.
The good news is game is at 8pm tomorrow and not the afternoon. Wish they had left at 7pm, hopefully they get all the pre-game out of the way by 7:59
Coach plays his hand with the cards that the GM has dealt him. As Parcells said when coaching the Giants, “If I’m going to be judged on the meal, I want a hand in shopping for the ingredients.”
Who wants 2 tickets to game 6? $750 for a pair… sec. 213 row 18. Let me know.
I’m tired of people staying Gallant was “out coached”…. Howabout the team was just outplayed?
Team was outplayed due to Gallant being out coached. 🙂
Team was outplayed because they just sucked!
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I don’t get Carp carrying a torch for DQ and company. Did he do this when other guys got canned? Personally I find it hard to generate sympathy for someone who is getting paid more to not work for the next couple of year than most people actually make working a lifetime. I’ll save it for someone who actually is in tough shape.
Anyone think Kakko is hurt again? He seems to be fragile and he’s not even Italian.
Thanks Cooscoos. Appreciate it
Kakko the Fragile Finn!
Well he did miss a few glorious chances too… though I think the move is less about Kakko and more about trying to jump start others.
Ilb just got re-boosted, going to be in the metro area in a few weeks. Wanted to wait until August but last thing I want is trip messed up by Covid.
ORF – as in the leg lamp in “A Christmas Story?’ FRAGILE!
Smitty made the occasional mistake, but he was versatile AND 800M salary. And he jumped Wilson and is better than Miller. Why was he canned?
Covid/Cupid. But for a couple juxtaposed letters, we’d have …..
Couscous
I ‘m glad someone got it.
I think Smity had a history as the wedding crasher and the Rangers were still in buyer’s remorse about how much they paid him. He’s better than Nemeth at half the price. They just wanted to move on.
re: ORF’s ‘FRAGILE’ – Some years past, I rented an old Waterfrlnt Victorian in Connecticut and it had a balky heating system. The owner sent me this repairman who got the thing running and the house heated. I asked him for his phone # in case the problem recurred and he wrote on a piece of paper ‘Mike Furnace’ and his home number. I for a very long time assumed that his name was Mike Furnace until one day I realized that he had written Mike…furnace. and that was not his name, but rather his vocation. 🙂
(In my mind, I had been pronouncing it Fer-Nach-Ay, as in Italian).
Rangers series the only one still going in that round. AVs score with 5 seconds left. Tough way for Blues season to end.
Tocchet still bringing up Penguins at every opportunity during the post game.
He bet Pittsburgh?
KAM has grown so much better over the course of the season. As has much of the rest of the defense. It’s been a beauty to watch.
I thought Carp retired. Seems like he spends an awful lot of time still writing about a team he is supposedly not a fan of.
Don’t forget Monaco this weekend, Wick!
Anyone else find the whole “Did. You. See. Chris?” thing that Brooksie’s trying SO hard to make happen kind of weird? Every time I read it, it gives me dou*he chills….
Can very easily see Rangers winning tonight. 2 pp goals no shorthanded goals and great goaltending we have all seen before.
I have a question for all of youse. We would all love to see two more wins and more hockey. That goes without saying. BUT . These are the NY Rangers so heartbreak is just around the corner. So here we go. Would you rather have them win tonight and lose in Carolina or just get it over with tonight? You know if we win tonight we will have 2 days of how bad Miller,The Bread man and everyone else is. If they lose tonight we get all have a decent holiday weekend and then have our post-mortem next week and until the beginning of training camp. Just like to know how you guys feel.
I can’t ever root for them to lose. I’ve seen one cup in the 6o+ years I have been following them and I’m always hoping to see another even if I know it is all but impossible. So let’s play them one at a time.
I always root for them to win but I’m used to disappointment!
Good morning, Boneheads!
Will definitely root for them to win.
They’ve had many, many comebacks this year, playoffs including. They should have a few of them left.
Does anyone think Kakko should return back to the R of Lafreniere and Chytil. This line has not been effective since GG split them. Makes it easier for Carolina to match other lines.
ilb
Reunite the yoots!
Unusual, but I have to agree with Brooks. The swap of wings on the bottom 2 lines has resulted in both lines being less effective. They should go back to the former plan.
Agreed Ilb. A good swift kick in the pants to the top six is what is needed.
No problem with Brooks calling out CK, not like anything he wrote there is not true, he has been awol much of this series. Unlike others, there is no indication he is playing with any kind of significant injury.
Can they just shoot Goodrow’s foot/ankle full of lidocaine/wrap it up, give Blais a portable oxygen tank and plug them back in the lineup!
Panarin has been one of the NHL’s top 10 forwards since coming to New York three years ago. He is as electric as they come. Now, he is unplugged, looking dazed and confused. It hasn’t been pretty. I have no solution to offer. It is simply (well, obviously not) on Panarin to figure this out. It would be helpful if No. 10 could do it before 8 p.m. on Saturday.
Very well said, if still obvious to most on here. I’d say if you are playing injured and are unable to be at the same elite level, then it is imperative to minimize errors which Panarin has not done. Start with eliminating the blind sweep pass while against the boards… which always ends up an odd man rush to our net.
Beezle,
It’s not the “calling him out” I have an issue with….its the dumb catch phrase he’s trying to make a “thing”
I worry too that some players may have been reading this “house money” nonsense on the blog. This is a team two wins from the conference final.
Whether they are getting there early or late, they are on the doorstep and can’t waste the opportunity. There is no guaranty they will be back next year even if they are a “better” team. The time is now, stop f’ing around.
Craig, Brooks has used that for quite a few years now. CK earned it and its just a more polite way of repeating what is said on here over and over – where the F was Kreider last night? I think even the NY Post would frown on that language!
Beezle,
You really think they even know this blog exists?
It’s so weird, what is being said about Kreider now is no different than what was said about him for a long time but ridiculed when it was here on the blog because of a career year in goals.
A person or two may actually see the complete picture on the guy whether he is scoring goals or not and not letting the goal scoring cloud other overrated parts of his game.
It’s also strange because folks do it to Panarin all the time despite his points totals. I think most here get the panarin $$$ make him a target but having big Jesper around at his $$$$$ when he isn’t being career year cheechoo and is the enigma while causing lw lineup logjams and not playing the right for whatever reason…well, it’s not helping the cap crunch either.
Just a weird dynamic IMO.
It is obvious on the road Kreider can’t handle Fast or is it Fast is handling Kreider?
Regarding carp, he isn’t “writing” anywhere.
He is, for lack of a better term, just being a fan. He’s posting thoughts on Twitter and many seem to be more emotional than logical, just like many fans.
For someone be who said he wasn’t a fan though, he really seems vested in sour grapes and some very “playing favourites” takes about certain things with the club.
kreider has been a ghost most of these playoffs and deserves all the criticism he is getting. But Panarin has been more of an active detriment in my opinion and makes nearly double what kreider makes, so the expectations of him should be that much higher as should the criticism when he doesn’t deliver:
If “big studly all world amazing leader and hugger” cheechoo can’t handle a road matchup or continuously be present on the ice and lead by example overtly physically, well perhaps he isn’t quite deserving of all the accolades and his high horse position of beyond reproach given to him by many fans simply for having a career year in goals.
Enjoy the career year goals, don’t be ridiculous about what the overall player actually is.
And no, I’m not Brooks…I’m telling you guys it’s Bdl.
EddieJ
Thanks. I won’t, looking very forward to that one and would like to see Leclerc get a home win so to speak.
I don’t think there is a single person here who thinks Panarin is getting or should be getting a free pass.
Has the ledge been swept for the game tonight? We may need plenty of room up there.
I have high hopes for tonight’s game. Then again I had high hopes for game 7 against the bolts after our boys trounced them 7-3 on their ice in game 6. Bottom line, I’m a Ranger fan I’ve seen this show before!
I’ll put this as the way I see it fwiw…
Guys get paid that produce points, Panarin has always been a point producer. Panarin generally plays a high risk, high reward game. Panarin generally produces assists more than goals. Panarin plays a lot of perimeter hockey. Panarin got paid a lot to do what he does and what he does is a lot easier to do in the regular season than the playoffs.
Does he deserve criticism? absolutely!!! Does he need to do more? Ideally. Is it shocking the way he has played considering playoff hockey and his playing style? Nope.
Wicky at this point someone needs to pull Panarin aside and tell him to do less. At least until he gets back in sync. Sometimes a step back breathes new life..
Minx I’m afraid that EV and I scalped the rest of the Lexus Ledge suite as there were no takers here before today.
Kreider on the other hand, is a larger player that used to play a very physical game but hasn’t for 6 or 7 years now. He is a good nhl player having a career year in the goals department that is capable of playing excellent hard nosed, physical hockey.
Kreider however is MIA unless he scores for the majority of the playoffs.
While Panarin makes more money, Kreider is hands down the bigger disappointment in the playoffs IMO because of what he is capable of when not scoring versus what Panarin is.
The “leadership” many fans talk about with Kreider only seems to appear when he scores a goal, throws an iPad, or hugs guys after games…it’s simply not enough.
He’s a bigger disappointment IMO.
Beezle
I couldn’t agree more regarding Panarin.
Kreider has not been nearly the same player physically since his blood clot and surgery prust saying!
St Pete
Since the 2014/2015 season he hasn’t been the same. I absolutely think the clot had (and rightfully so) impact on him.
My point is and has been, he isn’t this amazing beastly physical player many folks talk like he is. He’s more of a positionally sound player that until this career year, averaged low 20s in goals and points in the 40s.
He’s a good player and a longtime ranger, both things worth rooting for…just not to the ridiculous levels some fans try to put him at.
I know, logic and reasonable expectations and thought process…booooooo
Shame on you wick 😉
The reason Carolina is able to control the matchups is because the Rangers do not have a checking center/line. Gallant can’t say, fine you go with Staal against Zibanejad, but we are putting so and so against Aho. The Rangers don’t have so and so as the 3C, they have Chytil. It’s all about the matchups. It was in the first round, and it is in this round.
Gallant needs to make his disadvantage, an advantage. Carolina wants Staal v Zibanejad, and Fast v Kreider. Split Kreider and Zibanejad up. Make Carolina choose. Fast v Kreider, or Staal v Zibanejad, but not both.
Bdl
Yep, the berube approach. It worked for a couple games, unfortunately for them not the whole series.
Bdl
I like that idea!
Brooksie make sure Gallant sees Bdl’s 12:43 post!
BDL, except they could play at Copp at 3C very easily if that was a real concern for the coach
What time are the exit interviews tonight? 🙂
I kid, I kid.
Rangers in 7.
Bill Walton (basketball)was repeatedly shot-up with ankle pain killers and performed admirably in NBA Playoffs. Problem is, once retired (still young) , he could barely walk without a cane.
strome did his a few weeks ago me thinks
Larry Brown a running back for the team formerly know as the Redskins had a job in DC after he retired and couldn’t walk a few blocks to meetings in town. His legs were shot. Pro athletes sometimes make short term choices that they have to live with for the rest of their lives.
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