Game 82 Sens vs. Rangers

[Messiah717]

Bruins blew it.

 

[NYR_94]

Bruins blew it.

Yeah, I wonder if there was intention there to play the playoff challenged Leafs over the playoff tested world class goalie Lightning.

 

[Greyvtrayn]

Some interesting storylines for the Rangers/Caps. Lindgren brothers facing each other. Rangers get a healthy dose of Tom Wilson, have to imagine/hope Rempe will be in the lineup game 1. Uhhhh....im sure there are others....didn't Laviolette coach the Caps at some point?
The Eastern Conference matchups are great...will make for some entertaining series.

 

[NYR_94]

Yes, he coached them the past 3 years, was fired after last season. So that is an interesting storyline. The Wilson thing is interesting as well, you know he will be doing what he does. Rempe needs to be in for game 1.

The Caps have 6 or 7 good/very good players led by OV, Strome, and Carlson, including Wilson and Oshie who play well against us, but after that they lack depth. They also play a very defensive game and play to win low event, low scoring, low chance type of games. The Rangers need to stay patient and if we do, we should be good.

The West has two great series as well, Avs-Jets, and whichever team Vegas ends up playing, could be the Canucks, Stars, or Oilers. That will be a great series no matter which team they play.

 

[Greyvtrayn]

Yeah, the Western Conference will have some great matchups too. Man, there is nothing better than the NHL playoffs.
Whenever the series against the Caps start I just hope it's not an afternoon game.

 

[NYR_94]

The NHL playoffs are the best playoffs in any sport, and I don't think it is close. So many close games, and almost any team can win.

 

[NYR_94]

Also on the Caps, Lindgren has played really well for them, he will give them very good goaltending. They only have one guy on their team better than 50% on faceoffs, Strome, so we should do well there, which is always a good thing. And they average across the board (outside of scoring) - 28th in scoring, 16th in goals against, 17th on the PP, and 18th on the PK.

 

[strudwickisthebest]

lol - watch…. Against the Caps this will be an irritating 7 game series. I swear to god this Team better not pull that shit in the first round this year

 

[Messiah717]

lol - watch…. Against the Caps this will be an irritating 7 game series. I swear to god this Team better not pull that shit in the first round this year

It definitely shouldn’t be and that would be terrible with a likely second round series with Carolina. Get it done in five if you’re serious about making a run.

 

[PorterPanzer]

Great job by Lav, I'm sure Rempe will be in the lineup to monitor Wilson. The only thing that will stop the Rangers is the unwillingness to shoot the puck and the willingness to play physical hockey, less stick checking more taking the body. This is their best squad in years and they have one of the best coaches in hockey, no more excuses.

 

[faatanqui]

Puckin oshie …. hurts us more


Go rangers

 

[NYR_94]

It definitely shouldn’t be and that would be terrible with a likely second round series with Carolina. Get it done in five if you’re serious about making a run.

I couldn't agree more. If this goes 7 games, it is a bad sign. Should be 5, but worst case 6. Look at the talent, and the numbers, the Caps are by far the worst team in the playoffs, # 16 of 16 teams. This needs to be a short series, not usual Rangers making everything difficult, especially when the Canes most likely will be waiting next, we need to be physically ready for that series.

 

[kreidertime]

Love Torts fucking over the Pens. At least he figured he would be doing that. Probably wasn't sure if the Red Wings would win.

 

[NYR_94]

The Wings getting to OT/getting a point, which eliminated the Flyers, happened almost at the exact same time Torts pulled the goalie, so when he did it, the Flyers were still alive, and he knew he needed to win in regulation to stay alive for the playoffs. If the Wings had won/gone to OT a little earlier, I doubt he pulls the goalie since the Flyers would have been out anyway. That was a crazy 5-10 minutes or so.

The Pens were F'd by Torts pulling the goalie, F'd by the Caps winning, and F'd by the Wings winning. Not a good night for the Pens, but their loss to Boston on Saturday night was their crusher.

 

[kreidertime]

That’s what the scumbag Pens get for the NHL fixing the lottery with Crosby, which is the dirty little secret nobody talks about.

 

[Greyvtrayn]

Let it go....it was 20 years ago....
Knowing what we all know about Tortarella there is 0.0% chance he was thinking about the Penguins at any point during the game last night.

 

[kreidertime]

No I will never let it go because it was a scumbag move by the NHL.

 

[Stepupstepan]

And then gifting them Malkin too.

 

[Greyvtrayn]

Like the same BS didnt happen with the Rangers and Kakko and Lafreniere....

 

[NYR31]

Or Bedard and the Hawks.