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Yeah, Ruff has done a great job so far, have to give him credit. They made a bunch of changes before game 3, and they worked again. That series may come down to tonight. The winner of game 4 will be in a great spot to win the series.

As for the Leafs, not sure what to say. That team just cannot win in the playoffs. Yeah they finally made it past round 1, means sh*t when they get rolled in round 2. And the Tkachuk trade was ballsy, but man has it paid off for Florida. He is a monster, and almost a perfect playoff player.
 
NYR Fan said:
Yeah, Ruff has done a great job so far, have to give him credit. They made a bunch of changes before game 3, and they worked again. That series may come down to tonight. The winner of game 4 will be in a great spot to win the series.

As for the Leafs, not sure what to say. That team just cannot win in the playoffs. Yeah they finally made it past round 1, means sh*t when they get rolled in round 2. And the Tkachuk trade was ballsy, but man has it paid off for Florida. He is a monster, and almost a perfect playoff player.
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Tkachuk is the anti Panarin/Rick Nash
 
Devils may have just thrown the series in less than 3 minutes.
 
Canes making us look like the pile of trash we looked like in the NJ series. Amazing how we made Schmid look like Hasek, and the Canes whipped him, and V, and the Devs. So sad for us, and yet again shows we had ZERO excuse for losing that series, especially after leading 2-0. And I think we would have beaten the Canes if we had any heart.
 
NYR Fan said:
Canes making us look like the pile of trash we looked like in the NJ series. Amazing how we made Schmid look like Hasek, and the Canes whipped him, and V, and the Devs. So sad for us, and yet again shows we had ZERO excuse for losing that series, especially after leading 2-0. And I think we would have beaten the Canes if we had any heart.
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Very disappointing. These Devil goaltenders have been awful this series.
 
Messiah717 said:
Shocking what happens when you shoot the puck.
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Also shocking what happens when you have a coach adjust to the adjustments that were made instead of doing the same thing over and over. So glad Gallant is gone. Wish Panarin could disappear in real life like he does in the playoffs.
 
Rangers94 said:
Also shocking what happens when you have a coach adjust to the adjustments that were made instead of doing the same thing over and over. So glad Gallant is gone. Wish Panarin could disappear in real life like he does in the playoffs.
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Yes, solid point about the idiotic game plan. As we discussed Gallant flat out had a series that gets coaches fired.
 
The guy made zero changes until game 6, and it was too late. And in game 7 just kind of sat around. They say he is not an X's and O's guy, or a motivational guy...you don't say...LOL.
 
Crazy stat I saw tweeted out. In the Devils playoffs wins they have outscored their opponents 21-6. In their playoff loses they have been outscored 32-7.
 
The damning part is not that the Canes are beating the Devs, the Canes are a good team so no shock there, it's how they are doing it. We made Schmid look like Hasek, and barely tested him, if at all. The Canes have made him look like the minor leaguer he was, and chased him twice.

That's the embarrassing part - we didn't even test the kid at all really, because of our soft and lazy play. Schmid has no business playing at that high level this time of the season, and we gave him a total pass.

What a joke, and sad, and this round puts a double stamp on that.
 
Lindy didn't have to do anything motivational to get his team up to play the Rangers, they will probably go home content just to have won the series.
 
They blew 2-0 leads two years in a row because instead of going to the net and shooting the puck Gallant had them playing some outside game. Taking long shots while always hoping for deflections. It was moronic.
 
Messiah717 said:
They blew 2-0 leads two years in a row because instead of going to the net and shooting the puck Gallant had them playing some outside game. Taking long shots while always hoping for deflections. It was moronic.
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Agreed - although I think I'd tweak the Gallant had them playing some outside game comment a bit. It is a combo of Gallant, his lack of structure, and lack of holding players accountable AND the fact that these fat cat "stars" are soft and don't always play hard. It is a two way street, and all involved deserve to be questioned.
 
Laffs actually playing well this game. Could be going back to Toronto
 
The tv advertising during the game is interesting. They project different ads onto the ice and boards for tv purposes that are different that what is physically on them.
 
NYR31 said:
The tv advertising during the game is interesting. They project different ads onto the ice and boards for tv purposes that are different that what is physically on them.
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The networks can then keep changing them throughout the game.
 
Messiah717 said:
The networks can then keep changing them throughout the game.
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They do, but i have to imagine those that paid to advertise on the boards would be pissed, because they want those on tv to see their advertising, not just those at the game.
 
Leafs next, though Florida-Carolina isn’t quite the ECF matchup the NHL was hoping for.
 
The Devils had a good regular season but were mostly abysmal in the playoffs. The Rangers shouldn't of lost to that team.
 
Have to give the Canes credit, I didn't think they'd make it to the ECF with all their injuries, and they did, good for them. I also think they were very lucky to get NJ instead of the Rangers in round 2, but that's how it goes. Reasonable shot to make the SCF.

And let's be real, there is zero excuse for the Rangers not to be in the ECF again. Sure that's a homer and bias take. but man for man, no doubt we are better than both NJ and the Canes, and much better in goal, but our fat cat, highly paid, stars couldn't bother to show up and do what it takes to win in the playoffs. What a disgrace every time I think about it.

Ask yourself this, other than Kreider and every once in a blue moon Kakko, who goes in front of the net and takes the punishment you need to in order to score and win in the playoffs...no one. Fat cat stars cannot be bothered. Rather skate East West circles on the perimeter. Joke.
 
I bet my money the devils will have a letdown year and be a playoff bubble team again next season.
 
After a solid game Bobrovsky goes on and let’s a soft one in.
 
Crazy if we get a Vegas vs Seattle conference final.
 
Leaning towards Oilers winning tonight, and getting two game 7's out West. And we all know anything can happen in game 7's, so to me the WCF can legitimately end up with any matchup without surprise. I may lean slightly Stars and even more slightly Vegas, but flip some coins and see where they land.

One thing that angers me though is why 10 PM for the game tonight? Game in Seattle last night was 7 PM. On a Sunday night did they really have to make the game tonight in Edmonton at 10? Worst case go with 8, but that is a bad decision, and no way I stay up past the 1st period now. Shame.
 
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