Quinn = Dumb fuck

[Rangers94]

Hank did not play great you moron. His first goal was complete shit. Put a young team behind the 8 ball one minute in the game. Second goal was a tough one to stop. Third goal, classic old Hank. Right thru the 5 hole. Bottom line is this team clearly shows it has no confidence in Hank with their below .500 record. 10-2 with Shesterkin in goal. Get it thru your fucking thick head Prod. 45% winning percentage with Hank in goal. 83% percentage winning percentage with Shesterkin in goal. Yes, Hank did lose us this game for many reasons.

Whatever you say Mr. Perfect. You’re not worth arguing with because you’re a stubborn as a donkey...and as smart as one too.

 

[theProdigy223]

You ok Dump? Why so angry today. First Im a retard, now Im a moron with a thick head. Go outside for a bit it's a beautiful day.

When a guy has an unobstructed shot from 3 feet out and goes perfect top shelf corner, after the winger completely loses coverage on the defenseman (because he is concussed), you cannot possibly put this all on the goalie. It was not a shit angle at all. It was a perfect shot from a guy just the other day you wanted us to trade for because he is so good. Igor MAY have stopped it because he plays farther out and might have had better positioning on that particular shot, but that's total speculation. There's no reason to twist facts about what happened on that play.

 

[kreidertime]

Get your fucking head out of your ass and acknowledge the facts. 45% win percentage with Hank. 83% with Shesterkin. The fact you are trying to defend this is fucking pathetic. I don't want to hear this isn't on Hank. As shaky as the team might have been they lost by one fucking goal with a guy that was almost 2 times less likely to win a game for them in net as they guy they put in the stands. Complete asswipe move from Quinn and the dickheads running this team.

 

[RangersFan]

Being fair, there is something to what Kreider is saying. The win % for this team with Hank in goal is bad. It is very good with Shes in goal. That cannot simply be a coincidence. Be it confidence, or ability to move the puck, or making more big saves. Not sure of the exact reason, but facts are facts.

With that said, no one knows if Shes was really hurt, or if it was an excuse to start Hank today. That's the reality. We can assume all we want, but no one knows for sure. If Shes starts Monday it does make this look a little fishy, but it doesn't automatically mean he was healthy today and Quinn went with Hank instead. He could have had a minor tweak, and Quinn decided to play it safe, and he'll be healed by Monday. Who knows, but based on comments today I'd expect Shes to start. And if not then it certainly does mean Shes really is hurt.

 

[Greyvtrayn]

To me, it makes no sense whatsoever to start Hank over Igor if both are healthy. But you guys pointing to win% on the season as some type of indicator about the skaters' confidence in the goalie is just off the wall stupid. If that's the case, then how did the Rangers win all three games during the season they played against Carolina when Hank was in the net?
If Igor is healthy, he absolutely must start game 2 (and game 3). If him not getting the game 1 start impacts him in any way other than putting a chip on his shoulder to show Quinn he made a mistake by not starting him in Game 1 then something is wrong with him.
I didn't get to watch any of the game today at all but in listening on the radio it sounded like Hank made a handful of incredible saves that kept the Rangers in the game. Going 0-7 on the PP is a huge issue and reasonably the reason they lost the game today.

 

[Greyvtrayn]

OK, just watched a replay of the 3rd Canes goal I think.. The one that went in off of Steal's skate. That is 1000000% not on Hank, if anything that a classic Steal own-goal. Blocking a shot from a side angle?! Just let the puck go through and allow the goal to make the save...or in this case, watch it sail wide of the net.

 

[Messiah717]

The last regular season game was March 11th. Suddenly calling this mess the playoffs is laughable.

 

[kreidertime]

Once again. 10-2 with Shesterkin in goal. There is a confidence the team has with him in net. It doesn't have it with Hank. It's not hard to understand. That unfit to play crap was total horseshit. They put the third best goalie in net in a best of 5 playoff series. That's why loser organizations do.

 

[strudwickisthebest]

McKegg, DiGuiseppe and Gauthier suck

 

[strudwickisthebest]

I didn’t even realize DiGuiseppe was playing and Gauthier is not a top 9 forward

 

[Ranger71]

Seems like Fast is going to be out, at least for this series, so they will have to adjust their pk and add someone to the 4th line.

 

[RangersFan]

I think you move Kakko up to the 2nd line and go with: CK-MZ-PB & AP-RS-KK as your top two lines. Yes it leaves the 3rd line woefully short, but the Rangers don't have enough forward depth under normal circumstances (something they absolutely need to fix if they want to take the next step next season), so they might as well go for broke.

I think that gives them the best chance. Two legit scoring lines, and hope the 3rd and 4th lines don't kill you. Find a way to win game 2, and then you get Lemieux back for game 3, which will strengthen the 4th line.

Overall not ideal, but when you are very short on legit top 9 forwards you do what you have to do. And for the record Fast is not a legit top 9 forward, ideally he is a 4th line forward on a good team, he just plays a top 9 forward on this team because we don't have enough forward depth (at best he's a 9th forward).

 

[panzerporter]

Watched a few games yesterday and the Rangers looked to be in the poorest physical shape, no willingness to fight through forechecking and constantly getting beat to the puck.. The first goal is Hank in a nutshell, despite being so physically gifted he never focused on fundamentals like proper positioning and rudimentary stick handling. Hank had plenty of time to get over and hug the post so regardless of the shot's location it hits him, main difference between Hank and Fatso. I wouldn't blame the loss on Hank but back in the day when someone was suddenly deemed unfit to play it had to do with partying too much the night before.

I think we can all agree the officiating crew sucked the entertainment out of the game but the Rangers have to be better, no excuses when Igor is in goal Monday.

 

[Ranger71]

Partying where, by the whirlpool or the Doritos machine on 6th floor of the hotel they can't leave? And that 1st goal wasn't a bad goal, the pass got there quickly and he roofed it.

 

[kreidertime]

Gauthier doesn't suck. He's going to break out when the other young players mature with him and he plays on a line that has matured. He has the puck a lot. Carries the puck through the zone very well. He has shown a lot of flashes playing with checkers.

 

[RangersFan]

Sounds like Kravtsov may be in tomorrow for Fast (him or Fogarty). I would put Kravtsov on the 3rd line with Chytil and DiGiuseppe. Then play Gauthier, Howden, and I guess McKegg on the 4th line.