As a rangers fan we’ve been outplayed for 5 games and bailed out by Igor for 3 of them. This team has played like gallant is still the coach. Absolutely pathetic. Edit; I have no clue how they won this series when being outplayed 75% of the time (actually I do and his name is Igor) - but wow. What a series.
@@JustinGlaythe big development is the canes PK finally showing up. Could’ve stolen either of the first couple @MSG but they got two goals there in both games. If carolina keeps the scoring to 5v5 I like our chances
Rangers are horrific to watch in the playoffs, blew a 2-0 lead to Tampa in 2022 and blew a 2-0 lead in game 3 of that series. Blew a 2-0 lead last year, almost blowing a 3-0 lead this year… misery
Man certain Rangers fans were already booking the cup parade tickets because they beat one of the worst teams to ever make the playoffs in the first round.
Yeah, Ovechkin didn't even look like he wanted to be there, no energy. Not to rag on him cause he does have quite the resume, but that guy is a liability now.
@@Shawn-st2lx - Washington made such a push to even make the playoffs that they were gassed. Plus they were sellers at the deadline and traded Mantha to Vegas. They ultimately could have used a guy like him. But Washington emptied the tank just making it. That’s how I see it.
@@Shawn-st2lx Ovi looked terrible, just like he did all year. After the All-Star break he started scoring goals but he still looked like shit - coasts/glides everywhere, doesn't go for puck battles, and just stands around with his stick in the air watching the 4 other Capitals on the ice try to get the puck to him. The difference in play between him and Crosby at this juncture is nuts, Crosby looks phenomenal while Ovi looks like he should be in beer league. Crosby had a better season at 36 than Ovi did while being on a non-playoff team with one of the worst power plays in the league.
okay so you dont know sports. last year the knicks and rangers both lost in game 7 first round. now they win, are they suppose to wish they lose? one of the worst brains to ever comment my god 🤣🤣🤣🤣 irony is dead
I hate how when I want them to win, they lose, and when I want them to lose, they win However, I’m still wanting them to lose throughout the Drury years because they were never ready to contend, they should still be rebuilding
no we haven’t. we got bailed out by the rangers pathetic play in the 3rd period in game 5, in game 4 we played good actually, game 3 atrocious powerplay despite kochetkov stopping every shorthanded chance aside from one, game 1 and 2, atrocious powerplay
@@FlyHenryFlythe 3-0 series lead we had is 100% a fluke. We’re lucky to be leading this right now but I would have much rather lost games one and two instead of four and five
I haven’t seen every minute of the series but I think CAR played well enough to be down 2-1 instead of 3-0…more surprising was NYR inability to close out the 3rd period of a clinching game
Terrible Power Play for the series is a big factors, and they somehow went from taking high volume of low-chance shots to almost being scared to shoot in the first two periods of Game 5. But yes, the initial 3-0 series lead flattered to deceive, games 1-4 were all very tight margins overall.
I don't think your prediction would pass a statistics analysis, but I could be wrong - Home ice advantage, even in the playoffs, must give you a better chance to win, even if it's just 55%
honestly this extra day off between the games is gonna be really good for them, like if you saw fox during this game it looked like he hasn't gotten any sleep since saturday. but until thursday, i think im gonna stare at the sun so if this happens again i wont be able to see it
I usually hate when they have the extra day between games, but I agree, they need it. I hope they come out with more jump Thursday. I'm not sure I like their chances if it goes to 7.
Oh shut up, Rangers were better game 1 and 2, game 3 was even, and then game 4 and 5 Carolina were the better team, y'all look at the Canes shooting stats way too much when in reality they take shitty shots from far out all the time
@@spencerleephoto the Rangers were better in game 1, and that's it. Very even the rest of the way, until 3rd period of Game 5. The 3-0 initial lead was flattering; it was really skin of the teeth stuff and could have easily been 2-1 the other way. If the Canes PP wasn't flaccid as heck all series, it probably would have been. Now we have the momentum going into a home game, where we historically play better. And what the hell is wrong with your fans?? Booing at home when down 3-1, that's the time when the players need the crowd to make noise and help get them pumped up to level things.
@@jsquared1013maybe the pp was flaccid because the rangers are better at pk?? You can’t just say it was even and canes were better and would have won if it wasn’t for…. Yeah if it wasn’t for the rangers limiting the canes to shit shots with no rebounds and no pp at all, and 4 shorthanded goals for the rangers. And goalies are a part of the team too so yes we win in that category too. Winning because of a goalie being better is still the team no? Funny how biased ppl can be that they ignore their own telling of why they are even and canes haven’t been dominating, other than period 3 of last game. Woulda coulda shoulda rangers were up 3-0 canes won 2. And now all the canes fans think what the rangers thought that the series is over but it doesn’t work that way, Rangers are clearly still in it with less games to win to move on.
“Where is Panarin?” He’s on the ice when the Canes score judging from his -5 in the last 2 games. This bread is stale yo. Oh and Kreider was -3 in game 5.
Story is Special Teams. Canes (largely) absolutely control 5v5 play. Games that get a lot of broken up time with Powerplays muck us up bigtime. Our PP has been real bad, and though our PK is decent, that is the one place the Rangers DOMINATE in general. So I'm not surprised the tilt of this battle so far has really to do with Special Teams play. It is ironic that the Game 4 go-ahead goal was a PP goal by the Canes tho. Squirrels eventually find a nut I guess. Games 4 and 5, minimal penalties, and Canes grind out Rod's system and trust it'll find a bounce. It did. I'm still not putting the mortgage on the 0-3 to 4-3 reverse sweep happening, but this series went from bummer to massively entertaining and interesting. EDIT: The other part of the game that the Rangers do VERY well and we've mostly minimized in the last 2 games is transition play. generating 2v1s , clean 3v2's, etc. We've done a better job mitigating or breaking those up as they come. The Trouba SH 2on1 being the last fruitful one.
As an oilers fan, i didnt watch this game but at least you were 3-0 up, the oilers are down 2-1 and are playing like shit, so its funny to see you go from being happy to being pissed.
Also an oil fan, and I understand his frustration lol. When you know your team is capable but you just have to watch it fall apart, its kinda brutal. Especially when its issues you've seen come up time and time again.
As an Oilers fan myself goaltending is the biggest issue to me, defense could use more structure but Skinner has turned into a sieve against the nucks. He's just letting in some softies that would be making the difference in the series.
@@archimedes2261 Yep, the second you start to believe they hit you with the rug pull lol. Ah well, hopefully one of our goaltenders and the lower line offense can find some rhythm and turn it around with the Canucks.
This type of performance after going home with a chance to close it out feels like they might've gotten too comfortable and thought a win was preordained. This is why I'm so fond of the mindset Tocchet's got the Canucks buying into right now. Every team in the post season if they play hard has a shot of beating another team. They might be skating uphill to do it, but as long as you're still pushing for a result and not letting your ego start cashing in cheques before the job is done, you can still upset expectations. Winning the cup is hard and even perennial contenders get bounced for unlucky or silly chances(key injuries, untimely bug in the locker room, poor ice surface one game, stanchion another). Just convince yourself that you haven't done anything until that thing is done, don't get too high, don't get too low. The only thing to focus on is focusing on staying in your zone to get the job done, everything else is a distraction.
Damn you are spot on.they definitely got to confident.i don't know why all they did was beat Washington a team that should not have even been there.when they were up 3 games to none they acted like they blew them out those 3 games but those games were close it could be the other way.if it were not for Igor this series could have been over already with the canes being the ones up in the series.
yeah I'm getting flashbacks of the Phillies in the NLCS last year. After they went up 2-0 they were very clearly looking beyond the dbacks to the world series. And before they knew it it was game 7 at home and they had already checked out of the series thinking it was over. While the dbacks scraped for every win they could get. Feels like we might be seeing the same thing where the rangers took their foot off the gas a bit after going up 3-0.
with the momentum that the canes have with a break and heading back to raleigh its very likely unless shesterkin becomes prime martin brodeur and shuts it out
Concerning? No, it's typical!!!!! Typical Rangera trash. It's so fitting they're joing the club of bonehead teams that blew 3-0 series lead only to lose
It’s not like Carolina hasn’t been putting up a fight the whole time. One goal games and I think two were won in OT? Canes found their momentum and I hope they clutch 💪
Every. Single. Year… But I have faith they’ll wake up and play like it’s their last game and play much better than these last two games. Panarin and Mika gonna be on a mission.
Panarin and Mika are clowns soft pathetic players that are 2 of the weakest men mentally I’ve ever seen panarin is also just on another level of lazy like can he backcheck for more than 1 or 2 plays for once in his life guy is gonna just be known as the biggest scam artist robbing the rangers out of 11 mil if he doesn’t get his head out of his ass and Mika plays like this is a video game like forcing passes to middle of the ice with 4 Carolina players there around 1 ranger player I’m so fucking pissed right now this team is such a joke zero heart, energy or urgency in this game
@@icespeaker81 why say no you dont know whats gonna happen you’re just projecting bud. no one wants to be the “see i told you so” guy so just believe instead of being dramatic
the game was pretty okay, until that 3rd period. the rangers defense and offense just died. cant sit around. also Panarin being vintage playoff form is another concern. same year same shit
@@mbdg6810 with how it has gone yes it would have. Canes have dominated puck control.. 99 saves through the first two games.. even with lousy shots that is outstanding goaltending when you consider odd bounces and such
@@spencerleephoto Canes always go for shot quantity, they've been doing that playstyle for years. They did the same in 2022 and the Rangers beat them. Igor might be saving a ton of shots, but very little are high danger. Through those first 3 games, Rangers actually had the better quality of shots. They won because they battled hard, played strong defensively, and had great special teams. People who think the Canes dominated those first 3 are insane, Igor didn't just "bail them out," the Rangers fought hard and limited quality chances.
As a Canes fan, I don't think the Rangers have much to worry about. Considering Andersen's shaky performances, I can tell that one of the next two games he'll have another rough night (the Trouba goal this night just highlights how he lets in easy goals at the worst times). Aside from that, most of the factors benefitting the rangers (pp, special teams, Igor) are still there, and considering Carolina has been peppering Igor every game with shots, we've only saw the other end of the stick this game, with better goaltending from Freddie and some fortunate goals for Carolina.
Kooch played great in game 4, put him in again for game 6 and I guarantee it goes to 7. Put him in for game 7... he's done well at MSG and I'm sure he'll play outta his mind to make it happen.
@@Specter2197 There's always the mentality of "don't fix it if it's not broke," except every game has been an elimination game for Carolina, they either roll the dice with an unpredictable Andersen, or throw in Kochetkov hoping he performs like Woll. This 0-3 hole the dug themselves means they have 0 retries if either goalie has a bad game, especially when they are facing Igor
Changes will come if they choke. My vote is for Truba to hit the pike and pick up one of the top d free agents. Don't be surprised if they let Lindgren walk.
Even despite the first 3 game losses, as a Canes fan I kept saying there was no way the series was over. The games were so close. Both teams use almost identical systems. They're built differently but take advantage of the same types of players. A few bounces the wrong way and a hot goalie, we were in a 3-0 hole. But that's just it... We basically lost to a few bad bounces and a goalie. All the games were 1 goal games. This is the first one in 5 games that kind of looked like a blowout. This series was always going to be a 6-7 game series in my opinion. And the past 2 games, Canes have definitely looked like the much more composed team, staying patient and just finding ways to outwork the Rangers and get past Igor (who is an absolute machine so far this playoffs). Losing to a goalie always feels bad, but the momentum may be shifting in the opposite direction. Either way this series is still going to be insane and dramatic. It's going to be good playoff hockey.
This series has been really close. To assume CAR was going to go away after being so close in Games 1-3 was a mistake. I do believe your gripe about NY’s third period is valid - they fell asleep but that is the first time I remember either team doing so and I expect another nail biter in game 6
They played a good game 4. They had a bad game tonight. They’re up 3-2. They aren’t gonna just go 16-0. It happens. But it can’t happen again. Everyone’s just gotta breathe
For real man. This is why most fan bases hate the Rangers fanbase. Soooo many fairweather fans. Dog their own team for a couple bad games. But if we HAD won tonight they'd all be saying "see I told you they were REAL contenders!". This is why I try my hardest to stay away from social media during the course of a series. The ups and downs of every fanbase is just too laughable sometimes. 1 day they are the 94' Rangers... next day they are absolutely awful and they say they never wanna watch another Rangers game again. Apparently everyone forgot that the Canes were alot of analysts favorites to actually win the Cup. Nobody said this series was going to be easy. Most bipolar fanbase in the NHL.
It wasn’t going to be a quick series with Carolina but man the rangers are letting their guard down. I don’t think anyone expected this is how the series momentum would go.
Not a Rangers fan, but I still think the Canes have a severe uphill climb. Shesterkin IMO is the best goaltender in the league, he IS the reason the Rangers went up 3-0. Anderson will blow up & the Rangers will advance. The Canes weakness is in net for sure. Anderson will have a brain-fart game that he is known for, series over. I predicted Florida & Dallas as the final at the start of the playoffs & I'm sticking to that.
Sharks are my number 1 and rangers are a very close number 2. It always has been since watching Nabokov and Sean Avery. And istg, this is giving me flashbacks to when the sharks were up 3-0 on the kings.
What a nightmare night...i have to watch games from Europe, so this game starts at 2am for me. No sleep, feeling wasted...no words. Now i Imagined Canes in 7.....fuuuuuuck saaaaakeeeee.
They left Igor out to dry last night. He kept them in it as long as he could. Credit to the Canes, they did what they had to do and they played like the team they wanted the win. The Rangers had absolutely energy, passion, nothing. Apparently there is some quit in New York. I laughed when you said that you'd be pissed off until the 16th. I'm the same way but I also have the anxiety that I'm going to be pissed off until the 18th. I can't think about after that.
Unfortunately, the odds are still with the Rangers to close this out in one of the final two chances they have. The Canes' special teams will wind up being the failure that dooms them. The Canes kill is finally showing up, but being on the powerplay is the most dangerous situation the Canes can be in now...that's sad. Goaltending is also why the Rangers managed to take the first three games. I think the Rangers will find a way to win in game 6, unfortunately for me as a Canes fan. We'll see. I hope the Canes can pull off the miraculous comeback.
Carolina has pretty much outplayed them the whole series. 2010-11 playoffs sharks had a 3-0 lead on Detroit but the series was close. Detroit almost reverse swept us. Every game except 1 was decided by 1 goal. This series reminds me a lot of that series
All 3 games the rangers won, it was by 1 goal. This series could have been very different with a bounce the canes way. Couldnt expect them to roll over and die.
The betting odds were in canes favour for game 5 (-115) cant image what they would in Raleigh for game 6. Imagine if the canes power play was working, this series would be over.
As much as I want my canes to pull this off we will not win 2 more games if the power play continues to be a legitimate liability for us. -1 through 5 games is unfathomably pathetic. The PK looks back to form but it’s not going to keep the rangers off the board forever
Did the Rangers really think they were going to sweep Carolina like they did the Caps? It's a series now. You're still up 3-2 in the series with game 7 (if it goes that far) in your own building. What more could you ask for?
This 3-0 NYR series lead reminds me a lot of the 3-0 Boston series lead over the Flyers in 2010. Flyers outplayed Boston in the first 3 games, but somehow found themselves down 0-3. I wouldn't be surprising if NYR blow this 3-0 series lead.
As a Canes fan, we haven’t really been playing our best either. Our last two games we’ve gotten better, but really our first three games we played awfully. Look at our PP. What is it now, 1 for 19 or so? It’s horrendous. Our defensive lines have been awful and our offensive lines are mismatched. If we get a game with our two teams at full strength, I’d be happy even if we lose it.
It's a very close series, and it's not about dominating every game. You just need to play to your strengths and hang around long enough and close enough to have a chance at winning. Great series
I’m a ranger fan and I didn’t think they would make it through this series. They easily could have been swept. Carolina got a bunch of lucky goals but the rangers had plenty of their own luck. My islander friend picked the canes in 7 and it’s looking like that was a good selection. I was disgusted watching last night…show a little fucking heart out there
As a European fan i am unbelievably disgusted. First game this seriers that my sleep schedule can afford to stay up to 3 in the morning and this is what i get. Are the rangers just the biggest frauds ever? All 3 periods were more or less the same: hang back, let igor get peppered, lose every puck battle and the moment we gain posession we dump the puck and change lines just in time for Canes next zone entry. I just went to bed after Canes got their well deserved third goal. Couldnt even sleep for hours because of how mad i was watching how this team plays.
They are going to blow this, I can feel it. I was telling people to calm down after we went 7-0 because obviously we were riding the streak and it was clear that the real character of this team was only gonna show when they faced adversity. And so far, when they did, they f*in failed (excuse my language, i am just pissed). All this talk about "no panic in the room", it is bs when they play like this. They sure seemed panicked to me in this game.
Eck is so disgusted he thinks it's still game 3 in the series Honestly I agree with you on the Rangers being lucky to have won all of the first three games. Igor has been a great netminder throughout, and maybe that goaltending can steal one more of these last two or your stars come alive again.
Its good we have two days off to reset. Lavs ripped into the team last night after the game so hopefully things turn around. Otherwise i dont see Igor resigning with us in 25 or 26 i think his contract is up. The staal goal was on miller/schneider both being caught watching the play and not having time to react and so much more between no forechecking to Fox being injured and not rolling out a 7th dman instead of rempe or brodz
Ironically the Rangers fighting back from the 3-0 deficit in game 4 was the most inspired play I’ve seen from them in this series and it was squandered. As soon as that happened I went into panic mode. I hope I’m wrong.
Ummmmm, correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't the Rangers always had a problem with winning a series clinching game ? Carolina isn't exactly a pushover either . While you're at it , can you rip the Oilers a new hole as well ? Canucks aren't supposed to be whee they are , let alone leading the series 2 -1 . Is Skinner bringing the team down or are the Oilers being the Oilers when faced with adversity?
Game 4 I wasn't so worried about. Game 5 I was pissed. It was like the team reverted to every single bad habit they've ever had: stars not showing up, relying on lights out goaltending that had a bad night, getting disheartened at the first sign of opposition, lazy passes through traffic that didn't work last time but we're gonna try it again, and pass pass pass pass pass pass pass, and just to be sure we're gonna pass again. Last night was also the first time I had unhappy words with a fellow Rangers fan because I wanted Rempe out there for the last 3 minutes, not so much/just to have a fight but because he actually gave a crap out there and is excited to be on this team, and everyone else felt like they phoned it in. Maybe there's a bug going around, Chytil got it first and it's spread to the rest of the team and that's why they were garbage, but man it was a bad time in the Garden...
The Canes have been under-performing all playoffs, so it's not surprising to me that they suddenly decide to show up. That said, the Rangers fans utterly INVADE the PNC center when the Rangers come to town, and "home advantage" isn't so swell. I don't know if they fly-in for the game, or if it's just the entire town of Cary, NC spams ticketmaster. They seriously take up at least 1/4 of the arena. They're loud, present, and demoralizing af. You could see the frustration in Kuznetsov's slash to the glass (where a bunch of rangers fans were grouped up) when he scored on 5/11 in Raleigh. In an arena famous for their LOUD home fans, it takes the wind out of everyone's sails.
There are tons of northern transplants in the two major cities in NC (Charlotte and Raleigh), so they're probably locals who greet up in NY and moved to NC in the past decade or two. Heck, I was born in Charlotte to some NYC transplants. PNC Arena will still be loud in favor of the Canes, the loss of some % of home ice advantage is that there will still be noticeable pro-Rangers noise during their momentum phases of play. But get a goal or two Canes lead and that place will be rocking.
As a Canes fan I might have a different perspective. Those first three games honestly might have messed up the Rangers’ flow. They certainly messed up the Canes’ flow. But I’ve seen teams vs the Canes get power plays early in games, get a couple easy goals, get some false confidence, then get crushed. The dig about the officiating in game five I’ll let go. Regardless of how they got there, the Rangers got some JUICY power plays. Game three was gifted to the Rangers and might be the difference in the series by the end of it. The Rangers need to work on 5 on 5 play, don’t bank on power plays and definitely don’t try to “draw” any. Canes strengths right now are 5 on 5 and that’s it. Their weaknesses are power plays and goaltending.
This only solidified the fact I believe had the hot pens or redwings got in over the dam capitals we could seen a very different second round, rangers have been outplayed by the canes in each game their shots were just finding the net, not anymore
as a Rangers fan all i can say is I'm disgusted. In my opinion the momentum shifted when they decided to play Chytil in game 2. He is in no shape for a playoff game and I knew that having him play would throw off the mojo. The team was solid, playing off each other and mixing it up was not the right call. Then Chytil gets "sick" when you know its cause of his head injury. Now theres a funk in the locker room, your teammate who made the effort to come back for the playoffs got hurt again and everyone has to play knowing that. And instead of bringing the lineup back to where it was, they decide to play Brodzinski instead of Rempe for game 3 and we get bullied all over the place. With the top stars on this team not showing up like they should and making sloppy mistakes every shift it falls onto fourth line players like Cuylle Goodrow and Rempe to pick up the slack and either they don't trust Rempe and bench him for someone else or they trust him and don't double shift in the Third and keep him on the bench. There are far worse offenders who deserve that bench spot and one of them isn't Matt Rempe. Rangers in 6
The Hurricanes should have been finishing off this series last night if life and sport was fair. The Rangers have literally skated on thin ice against a non-ruthless Hurricanes team.
As a Kings fan in 2014 I was praying for Brett Burns and the sharks to get reverse swept, now 10 years later I'm cheering for him and the canes to do it to NY 😂
As a rangers fan we’ve been outplayed for 5 games and bailed out by Igor for 3 of them. This team has played like gallant is still the coach. Absolutely pathetic.
Edit; I have no clue how they won this series when being outplayed 75% of the time (actually I do and his name is Igor) - but wow. What a series.
thank u thought i was crazy
As a Canes fan, I’ll say special teams also played a big factor (for both teams) games 1-4.
@@JustinGlay Get lost, candy cane boy!
@@JustinGlaythe big development is the canes PK finally showing up. Could’ve stolen either of the first couple @MSG but they got two goals there in both games.
If carolina keeps the scoring to 5v5 I like our chances
@@dereklasker5350 not buying this either, as the Rangers, prior to this game, have scored 9 five on five goals this series.
How did we go from making 1994 references to potentially reliving the NJD series 😭
One of my favourite memories as a devils fan 😂
Rangers are horrific to watch in the playoffs, blew a 2-0 lead to Tampa in 2022 and blew a 2-0 lead in game 3 of that series. Blew a 2-0 lead last year, almost blowing a 3-0 lead this year… misery
@@tbunating1451that's pathetic
Because those stats give people too much confidence.
BECAUSE THEY ARE THE NY RANGERS and can start sucking at any given moment, JUST LIKE EDMONTON!!!! LOL
Man certain Rangers fans were already booking the cup parade tickets because they beat one of the worst teams to ever make the playoffs in the first round.
Yeah, Ovechkin didn't even look like he wanted to be there, no energy. Not to rag on him cause he does have quite the resume, but that guy is a liability now.
@@Shawn-st2lx - Washington made such a push to even make the playoffs that they were gassed. Plus they were sellers at the deadline and traded Mantha to Vegas. They ultimately could have used a guy like him. But Washington emptied the tank just making it. That’s how I see it.
@@Shawn-st2lx Ovi looked terrible, just like he did all year. After the All-Star break he started scoring goals but he still looked like shit - coasts/glides everywhere, doesn't go for puck battles, and just stands around with his stick in the air watching the 4 other Capitals on the ice try to get the puck to him. The difference in play between him and Crosby at this juncture is nuts, Crosby looks phenomenal while Ovi looks like he should be in beer league.
Crosby had a better season at 36 than Ovi did while being on a non-playoff team with one of the worst power plays in the league.
To be fair, the NHL once had 21 teams where 16 of them made the playoffs
okay so you dont know sports. last year the knicks and rangers both lost in game 7 first round. now they win, are they suppose to wish they lose? one of the worst brains to ever comment my god 🤣🤣🤣🤣 irony is dead
This is inexcusable these guys need to lock in for a FULL 60 MINUTES I'm so pissed rn
@TomBrown-tk2mw not the place...
Did they think that this was a 5 game series
After how the series opened yeah
Yes. Yes the fuck they did. LGCs.
@@maniacal33 gotta remember that 2 of those 3 wins were in OT. That's not the best look.
This could easily be 4- 1 series win for Carolina or 3 -2 Carolina lead if they only won 1 of the 2 overtime games.@@xxTheTruMan196
They were very fortunate to be up 3-0.
As soon as I start believing in them and feel confident they'll win, they always do this!! That was a disgusting, embarrassing lack of effort tonight.
I hate how when I want them to win, they lose, and when I want them to lose, they win
However, I’m still wanting them to lose throughout the Drury years because they were never ready to contend, they should still be rebuilding
Carolina have been really good this series, how they found themselves down 3-0 is crazy
no we haven’t. we got bailed out by the rangers pathetic play in the 3rd period in game 5, in game 4 we played good actually, game 3 atrocious powerplay despite kochetkov stopping every shorthanded chance aside from one, game 1 and 2, atrocious powerplay
@@FlyHenryFlythe 3-0 series lead we had is 100% a fluke. We’re lucky to be leading this right now but I would have much rather lost games one and two instead of four and five
I haven’t seen every minute of the series but I think CAR played well enough to be down 2-1 instead of 3-0…more surprising was NYR inability to close out the 3rd period of a clinching game
Terrible Power Play for the series is a big factors, and they somehow went from taking high volume of low-chance shots to almost being scared to shoot in the first two periods of Game 5.
But yes, the initial 3-0 series lead flattered to deceive, games 1-4 were all very tight margins overall.
Game 6 is the Rangers last shot to win the series, if they don't win then I won't have any hope for Game 7.
I don't think your prediction would pass a statistics analysis, but I could be wrong -
Home ice advantage, even in the playoffs, must give you a better chance to win, even if it's just 55%
I'm hoping your wrong but I think your right.
@@GdF420 But then the canes are on a 3 game heater....
Rangers have only lost one game 7 in their history at home. I’m confident if it gets that far they’ll pull it off.
Canes are pretty bad away from home. Just saying.
honestly this extra day off between the games is gonna be really good for them, like if you saw fox during this game it looked like he hasn't gotten any sleep since saturday. but until thursday, i think im gonna stare at the sun so if this happens again i wont be able to see it
I usually hate when they have the extra day between games, but I agree, they need it. I hope they come out with more jump Thursday. I'm not sure I like their chances if it goes to 7.
Carolina has some of the best offence in the lead, this whole series the Canes have been losing to a goalie. Can’t be surprised.
Oh shut up, Rangers were better game 1 and 2, game 3 was even, and then game 4 and 5 Carolina were the better team, y'all look at the Canes shooting stats way too much when in reality they take shitty shots from far out all the time
@@EemMiIiLlLl In no way were the Rangers the better team in any of the games
@@EemMiIiLlLl haha tell me you don't know hockey without telling me. Game 1 possession time.. 18 minutes Canes to 9 minutes for the Rangers
@@spencerleephoto the Rangers were better in game 1, and that's it. Very even the rest of the way, until 3rd period of Game 5. The 3-0 initial lead was flattering; it was really skin of the teeth stuff and could have easily been 2-1 the other way. If the Canes PP wasn't flaccid as heck all series, it probably would have been. Now we have the momentum going into a home game, where we historically play better.
And what the hell is wrong with your fans?? Booing at home when down 3-1, that's the time when the players need the crowd to make noise and help get them pumped up to level things.
@@jsquared1013maybe the pp was flaccid because the rangers are better at pk?? You can’t just say it was even and canes were better and would have won if it wasn’t for…. Yeah if it wasn’t for the rangers limiting the canes to shit shots with no rebounds and no pp at all, and 4 shorthanded goals for the rangers. And goalies are a part of the team too so yes we win in that category too. Winning because of a goalie being better is still the team no? Funny how biased ppl can be that they ignore their own telling of why they are even and canes haven’t been dominating, other than period 3 of last game. Woulda coulda shoulda rangers were up 3-0 canes won 2. And now all the canes fans think what the rangers thought that the series is over but it doesn’t work that way, Rangers are clearly still in it with less games to win to move on.
“Where is Panarin?” He’s on the ice when the Canes score judging from his -5 in the last 2 games. This bread is stale yo. Oh and Kreider was -3 in game 5.
Story is Special Teams. Canes (largely) absolutely control 5v5 play. Games that get a lot of broken up time with Powerplays muck us up bigtime. Our PP has been real bad, and though our PK is decent, that is the one place the Rangers DOMINATE in general. So I'm not surprised the tilt of this battle so far has really to do with Special Teams play. It is ironic that the Game 4 go-ahead goal was a PP goal by the Canes tho. Squirrels eventually find a nut I guess.
Games 4 and 5, minimal penalties, and Canes grind out Rod's system and trust it'll find a bounce. It did.
I'm still not putting the mortgage on the 0-3 to 4-3 reverse sweep happening, but this series went from bummer to massively entertaining and interesting.
EDIT: The other part of the game that the Rangers do VERY well and we've mostly minimized in the last 2 games is transition play. generating 2v1s , clean 3v2's, etc. We've done a better job mitigating or breaking those up as they come. The Trouba SH 2on1 being the last fruitful one.
As an oilers fan, i didnt watch this game but at least you were 3-0 up, the oilers are down 2-1 and are playing like shit, so its funny to see you go from being happy to being pissed.
Also an oil fan, and I understand his frustration lol. When you know your team is capable but you just have to watch it fall apart, its kinda brutal. Especially when its issues you've seen come up time and time again.
If we had a goalie playing like Silovs, we’d be up 2-1, maybe even 3-0 in the series….
As an Oilers fan myself goaltending is the biggest issue to me, defense could use more structure but Skinner has turned into a sieve against the nucks. He's just letting in some softies that would be making the difference in the series.
I feel the same as an Oilers fan since 2016 they always fall short when you got some faith into them. @@jabronijackpot
@@archimedes2261 Yep, the second you start to believe they hit you with the rug pull lol. Ah well, hopefully one of our goaltenders and the lower line offense can find some rhythm and turn it around with the Canucks.
This type of performance after going home with a chance to close it out feels like they might've gotten too comfortable and thought a win was preordained. This is why I'm so fond of the mindset Tocchet's got the Canucks buying into right now. Every team in the post season if they play hard has a shot of beating another team. They might be skating uphill to do it, but as long as you're still pushing for a result and not letting your ego start cashing in cheques before the job is done, you can still upset expectations.
Winning the cup is hard and even perennial contenders get bounced for unlucky or silly chances(key injuries, untimely bug in the locker room, poor ice surface one game, stanchion another). Just convince yourself that you haven't done anything until that thing is done, don't get too high, don't get too low. The only thing to focus on is focusing on staying in your zone to get the job done, everything else is a distraction.
Damn you are spot on.they definitely got to confident.i don't know why all they did was beat Washington a team that should not have even been there.when they were up 3 games to none they acted like they blew them out those 3 games but those games were close it could be the other way.if it were not for Igor this series could have been over already with the canes being the ones up in the series.
yeah I'm getting flashbacks of the Phillies in the NLCS last year.
After they went up 2-0 they were very clearly looking beyond the dbacks to the world series. And before they knew it it was game 7 at home and they had already checked out of the series thinking it was over. While the dbacks scraped for every win they could get. Feels like we might be seeing the same thing where the rangers took their foot off the gas a bit after going up 3-0.
Imagine it goes to Game 7
it might actually be
it will
You know it will 😎Let’s go Canes!
with the momentum that the canes have with a break and heading back to raleigh its very likely unless shesterkin becomes prime martin brodeur and shuts it out
it will, and canes will win
Yeah that third period was a violation; really worried and concerned like you said Eck, it’s looking dicey
As a hurricanes fan. I'm still worried. Idc that were going back home we HAVE to pick up our PP. We got 2-3 day's to work on it. So yeah.
This is so concerning. We shouldn't have won Games 2 or 3 either. I said before the series the Hurricanes in 5. It's basically Hurricanes in 5.
Concerning? No, it's typical!!!!! Typical Rangera trash. It's so fitting they're joing the club of bonehead teams that blew 3-0 series lead only to lose
It’s not like Carolina hasn’t been putting up a fight the whole time. One goal games and I think two were won in OT? Canes found their momentum and I hope they clutch 💪
@@buckmerdoc8860while i do kinda agree with you, dont jump the gun yet. Rangers could still win this.
@jacobnewcombe5367 me too! Between Kuzy, Guentzel, Staal, Orlov, they have a lot of stanley cup experience. The Rangers have no experience...
@@Alexandros.Mograine even if they win, they won't best Florida, presuming they best Boston....
Every. Single. Year… But I have faith they’ll wake up and play like it’s their last game and play much better than these last two games. Panarin and Mika gonna be on a mission.
Panarin and Mika are clowns soft pathetic players that are 2 of the weakest men mentally I’ve ever seen panarin is also just on another level of lazy like can he backcheck for more than 1 or 2 plays for once in his life guy is gonna just be known as the biggest scam artist robbing the rangers out of 11 mil if he doesn’t get his head out of his ass and Mika plays like this is a video game like forcing passes to middle of the ice with 4 Carolina players there around 1 ranger player I’m so fucking pissed right now this team is such a joke zero heart, energy or urgency in this game
No. If we fail again we need new players and maybe new coach. We can’t keep doing this hahaha
hoping the two days between this last game and the next will get them up and going at it with full effort 😅
@@icespeaker81 why say no you dont know whats gonna happen you’re just projecting bud. no one wants to be the “see i told you so” guy so just believe instead of being dramatic
Ecks fired up almost as much as I am at my Oilers
Do or die next game.
@@happycanayjian1582it's not a best of 5
as a fellow rangers fan we both need to be fired up for our teams these performances have been unacceptable
It's really interesting to see the extra passion in this video because it's your Rangers. Love the videos and energy man keep it up
As a Canes fan, I am happy to see us finally stepping up the pressure.
the game was pretty okay, until that 3rd period. the rangers defense and offense just died. cant sit around. also Panarin being vintage playoff form is another concern. same year same shit
Only thanks to Igor this is going to game 6, literally canes in 4 if not for Igor.
This series would not finish in 4 for either team 😂😂
@@mbdg6810 with how it has gone yes it would have. Canes have dominated puck control.. 99 saves through the first two games.. even with lousy shots that is outstanding goaltending when you consider odd bounces and such
@@spencerleephoto Canes always go for shot quantity, they've been doing that playstyle for years. They did the same in 2022 and the Rangers beat them. Igor might be saving a ton of shots, but very little are high danger. Through those first 3 games, Rangers actually had the better quality of shots. They won because they battled hard, played strong defensively, and had great special teams. People who think the Canes dominated those first 3 are insane, Igor didn't just "bail them out," the Rangers fought hard and limited quality chances.
As a Canes fan, I don't think the Rangers have much to worry about. Considering Andersen's shaky performances, I can tell that one of the next two games he'll have another rough night (the Trouba goal this night just highlights how he lets in easy goals at the worst times). Aside from that, most of the factors benefitting the rangers (pp, special teams, Igor) are still there, and considering Carolina has been peppering Igor every game with shots, we've only saw the other end of the stick this game, with better goaltending from Freddie and some fortunate goals for Carolina.
Unfortunately you are spot on. I hope this is a wakeup call to the Canes to bring this momentum into the game Thurs
Kooch played great in game 4, put him in again for game 6 and I guarantee it goes to 7. Put him in for game 7... he's done well at MSG and I'm sure he'll play outta his mind to make it happen.
The Rangers are the American Maple Leafs, this team will choke out like the last 2 years. All Quit In NY
@@Specter2197 There's always the mentality of "don't fix it if it's not broke," except every game has been an elimination game for Carolina, they either roll the dice with an unpredictable Andersen, or throw in Kochetkov hoping he performs like Woll. This 0-3 hole the dug themselves means they have 0 retries if either goalie has a bad game, especially when they are facing Igor
from a Hawks fan, 2 damn good teams battling it out, fun to watch.
😂😂😂 ‘Canes are good bro. I am a Pens and Bruins fan. I love this chaos!
Never underestimate the power of a Hurricane
If you’re a “fan” of 2 teams you’re not a fan.
@@cowboyschad5x778 When the 2 teams play each other, I pull for the Pens. It’s not complicated.
@@cowboyschad5x778 womp womp
@@cowboyschad5x778 if you gatekeep what someone else likes online, you're a loser. Plain and simple.
As a canes fan this is a fun series :)
Because the Rangers are now playing now they’re trying not to lose. While the Canes are playing to win
How do you run this same team back next season if they have another massive choke job, especially after having a 3-0 lead?
Changes will come if they choke. My vote is for Truba to hit the pike and pick up one of the top d free agents. Don't be surprised if they let Lindgren walk.
im rooting against the rangers simply for that flop show trouba did, when guenztle gave him a jab.
Even despite the first 3 game losses, as a Canes fan I kept saying there was no way the series was over. The games were so close. Both teams use almost identical systems. They're built differently but take advantage of the same types of players. A few bounces the wrong way and a hot goalie, we were in a 3-0 hole. But that's just it... We basically lost to a few bad bounces and a goalie. All the games were 1 goal games. This is the first one in 5 games that kind of looked like a blowout.
This series was always going to be a 6-7 game series in my opinion. And the past 2 games, Canes have definitely looked like the much more composed team, staying patient and just finding ways to outwork the Rangers and get past Igor (who is an absolute machine so far this playoffs). Losing to a goalie always feels bad, but the momentum may be shifting in the opposite direction.
Either way this series is still going to be insane and dramatic. It's going to be good playoff hockey.
Rangers fan here, I agree 100%
This series has been really close. To assume CAR was going to go away after being so close in Games 1-3 was a mistake. I do believe your gripe about NY’s third period is valid - they fell asleep but that is the first time I remember either team doing so and I expect another nail biter in game 6
we’re cooked
Yup
Bread, pasta there's a trend in the East Conference
@@AnX8765Protein can be found in Florida, in the form of Tka-chuck steak.
They played a good game 4. They had a bad game tonight. They’re up 3-2. They aren’t gonna just go 16-0. It happens. But it can’t happen again. Everyone’s just gotta breathe
Now that is on point, well said -
From most comments you'd think Sandy came back to NYC
For real man. This is why most fan bases hate the Rangers fanbase. Soooo many fairweather fans. Dog their own team for a couple bad games. But if we HAD won tonight they'd all be saying "see I told you they were REAL contenders!". This is why I try my hardest to stay away from social media during the course of a series. The ups and downs of every fanbase is just too laughable sometimes. 1 day they are the 94' Rangers... next day they are absolutely awful and they say they never wanna watch another Rangers game again. Apparently everyone forgot that the Canes were alot of analysts favorites to actually win the Cup. Nobody said this series was going to be easy. Most bipolar fanbase in the NHL.
The 2024 rangers reminds me of the 2014 san Jose sharks, and yes I'm a sharks fan so I have to relive that moment, don't pull a 2014 sharks rangers.
It wasn’t going to be a quick series with Carolina but man the rangers are letting their guard down. I don’t think anyone expected this is how the series momentum would go.
Agreed it was so frustrating to watch the last two games so thank you Igor !!!! if we move on, I’m scared to play against the other teams
I didn’t really care about this matchup at first but now I’m rooting for Carolina just to see the chaos afterwards
As a Ranger fan I knew from the beginning that Carolina was a tough team and this would be a hard series.
carolina has been dominating all the games - only their goaltending is keeping them in it
Not a Rangers fan, but I still think the Canes have a severe uphill climb. Shesterkin IMO is the best goaltender in the league, he IS the reason the Rangers went up 3-0. Anderson will blow up & the Rangers will advance. The Canes weakness is in net for sure. Anderson will have a brain-fart game that he is known for, series over. I predicted Florida & Dallas as the final at the start of the playoffs & I'm sticking to that.
Sharks are my number 1 and rangers are a very close number 2. It always has been since watching Nabokov and Sean Avery.
And istg, this is giving me flashbacks to when the sharks were up 3-0 on the kings.
For years Lundqvist carried us. Now it's Igor. Our players look exhausted.
This things gonna go to 7 - I feel like Carolina’s been playing great 5 on 5 hockey but they need to sort out the power play issues asap
Thanks Eck for venting all of our frustrations with our New York Rangers !!!
I’m feeling your pain brother !
What a nightmare night...i have to watch games from Europe, so this game starts at 2am for me. No sleep, feeling wasted...no words. Now i Imagined Canes in 7.....fuuuuuuck saaaaakeeeee.
Reminds me of how we played two seasons ago after we beat the pens. We just fizzle out. I don’t know if they get tired or if they stop caring.
They left Igor out to dry last night. He kept them in it as long as he could. Credit to the Canes, they did what they had to do and they played like the team they wanted the win. The Rangers had absolutely energy, passion, nothing. Apparently there is some quit in New York.
I laughed when you said that you'd be pissed off until the 16th. I'm the same way but I also have the anxiety that I'm going to be pissed off until the 18th. I can't think about after that.
The Rangers and letting down star goalies pair like cheese and wine
Stall is a work horse and a leader. Cane's an awesome team. No one should be surprised. Going 7 for sure.
Unfortunately, the odds are still with the Rangers to close this out in one of the final two chances they have. The Canes' special teams will wind up being the failure that dooms them. The Canes kill is finally showing up, but being on the powerplay is the most dangerous situation the Canes can be in now...that's sad. Goaltending is also why the Rangers managed to take the first three games. I think the Rangers will find a way to win in game 6, unfortunately for me as a Canes fan. We'll see. I hope the Canes can pull off the miraculous comeback.
Looks like that presidents trophy curse might be kicking in
Carolina has pretty much outplayed them the whole series. 2010-11 playoffs sharks had a 3-0 lead on Detroit but the series was close. Detroit almost reverse swept us. Every game except 1 was decided by 1 goal. This series reminds me a lot of that series
All 3 games the rangers won, it was by 1 goal. This series could have been very different with a bounce the canes way. Couldnt expect them to roll over and die.
The betting odds were in canes favour for game 5 (-115) cant image what they would in Raleigh for game 6. Imagine if the canes power play was working, this series would be over.
0-3 insane comeback difficulty vs president trophy curse
I wonder …
As a Kings fan who witnessed the reverse sweep, I’m not saying that it could happen, but…
As a kings fan this is what happens every year for us we didn’t score a single power play goal and all of are players just disappeared
As much as I want my canes to pull this off we will not win 2 more games if the power play continues to be a legitimate liability for us. -1 through 5 games is unfathomably pathetic. The PK looks back to form but it’s not going to keep the rangers off the board forever
THE CURSE!
Eck I can hear the frustration in your voice. As an Oilers fan I can relate, but I still am optimistic!!
Was I the only one thinking the coach should’ve called a time out to wake them up after any one of those goals we gave up consecutively in the third?
No, I was thinking the same thing and all I can think is that he thought he should save it in case they needed it at the end.
Our coach, while technical, is not aggressive. That’s a huge disadvantage
we've found the steve dangle of the rangers and I've never been happier someone can speak my pain
Did the Rangers really think they were going to sweep Carolina like they did the Caps? It's a series now. You're still up 3-2 in the series with game 7 (if it goes that far) in your own building. What more could you ask for?
As a Canes fan, I was fully prepared to have their season end tonight as I tuned in at the start of the 3rd period. But yeah, here we are.
Get lost candy caner!
This 3-0 NYR series lead reminds me a lot of the 3-0 Boston series lead over the Flyers in 2010. Flyers outplayed Boston in the first 3 games, but somehow found themselves down 0-3. I wouldn't be surprising if NYR blow this 3-0 series lead.
Dont forget, the canes power play has been abysmal. However, go canes go
As a Canes fan, we haven’t really been playing our best either. Our last two games we’ve gotten better, but really our first three games we played awfully. Look at our PP. What is it now, 1 for 19 or so? It’s horrendous. Our defensive lines have been awful and our offensive lines are mismatched. If we get a game with our two teams at full strength, I’d be happy even if we lose it.
If the canes win this series I’ll shit my pants in public
Your pants are saved
When do the Rangers go to Quick?
" If you only score one goal... You deserve to be eliminated." - Laughs in Maple Leafs
I feel the same way with the bruins-the officiating is awful but that’s not the main reason we’re losing
It's a very close series, and it's not about dominating every game. You just need to play to your strengths and hang around long enough and close enough to have a chance at winning. Great series
I’m a ranger fan and I didn’t think they would make it through this series. They easily could have been swept. Carolina got a bunch of lucky goals but the rangers had plenty of their own luck. My islander friend picked the canes in 7 and it’s looking like that was a good selection. I was disgusted watching last night…show a little fucking heart out there
that loss pissed me off.
As a European fan i am unbelievably disgusted. First game this seriers that my sleep schedule can afford to stay up to 3 in the morning and this is what i get. Are the rangers just the biggest frauds ever?
All 3 periods were more or less the same: hang back, let igor get peppered, lose every puck battle and the moment we gain posession we dump the puck and change lines just in time for Canes next zone entry.
I just went to bed after Canes got their well deserved third goal. Couldnt even sleep for hours because of how mad i was watching how this team plays.
I feel sick
They are going to blow this, I can feel it. I was telling people to calm down after we went 7-0 because obviously we were riding the streak and it was clear that the real character of this team was only gonna show when they faced adversity. And so far, when they did, they f*in failed (excuse my language, i am just pissed). All this talk about "no panic in the room", it is bs when they play like this. They sure seemed panicked to me in this game.
Canes fan here we believe and definitely believe Igor is why we was done 3 too 0
Eck is so disgusted he thinks it's still game 3 in the series
Honestly I agree with you on the Rangers being lucky to have won all of the first three games. Igor has been a great netminder throughout, and maybe that goaltending can steal one more of these last two or your stars come alive again.
I can feel the post loss rage 😅
Its good we have two days off to reset. Lavs ripped into the team last night after the game so hopefully things turn around. Otherwise i dont see Igor resigning with us in 25 or 26 i think his contract is up. The staal goal was on miller/schneider both being caught watching the play and not having time to react and so much more between no forechecking to Fox being injured and not rolling out a 7th dman instead of rempe or brodz
It brings me back flash backs in 2004 when another NY pro team blew a 3-0 series leads
Ironically the Rangers fighting back from the 3-0 deficit in game 4 was the most inspired play I’ve seen from them in this series and it was squandered. As soon as that happened I went into panic mode. I hope I’m wrong.
Last reverse sweep in NHL playoffs was 2014, SJS lead 3-0 then got destroyed by LAK 4-3. For something of this caliber, 10 years is not...that long.
Ummmmm, correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't the Rangers always had a problem with winning a series clinching game ? Carolina isn't exactly a pushover either . While you're at it , can you rip the Oilers a new hole as well ? Canucks aren't supposed to be whee they are , let alone leading the series 2 -1 . Is Skinner bringing the team down or are the Oilers being the Oilers when faced with adversity?
As a Canes fan. I'm loving this but so scared. Storms gotta sustain.
@eck Have you watched Saving Sakic yet? ... just wondering. ;)
Game 4 I wasn't so worried about. Game 5 I was pissed. It was like the team reverted to every single bad habit they've ever had: stars not showing up, relying on lights out goaltending that had a bad night, getting disheartened at the first sign of opposition, lazy passes through traffic that didn't work last time but we're gonna try it again, and pass pass pass pass pass pass pass, and just to be sure we're gonna pass again.
Last night was also the first time I had unhappy words with a fellow Rangers fan because I wanted Rempe out there for the last 3 minutes, not so much/just to have a fight but because he actually gave a crap out there and is excited to be on this team, and everyone else felt like they phoned it in.
Maybe there's a bug going around, Chytil got it first and it's spread to the rest of the team and that's why they were garbage, but man it was a bad time in the Garden...
The Canes have been under-performing all playoffs, so it's not surprising to me that they suddenly decide to show up. That said, the Rangers fans utterly INVADE the PNC center when the Rangers come to town, and "home advantage" isn't so swell. I don't know if they fly-in for the game, or if it's just the entire town of Cary, NC spams ticketmaster. They seriously take up at least 1/4 of the arena. They're loud, present, and demoralizing af. You could see the frustration in Kuznetsov's slash to the glass (where a bunch of rangers fans were grouped up) when he scored on 5/11 in Raleigh. In an arena famous for their LOUD home fans, it takes the wind out of everyone's sails.
There are tons of northern transplants in the two major cities in NC (Charlotte and Raleigh), so they're probably locals who greet up in NY and moved to NC in the past decade or two. Heck, I was born in Charlotte to some NYC transplants.
PNC Arena will still be loud in favor of the Canes, the loss of some % of home ice advantage is that there will still be noticeable pro-Rangers noise during their momentum phases of play. But get a goal or two Canes lead and that place will be rocking.
As a Canes fan I might have a different perspective. Those first three games honestly might have messed up the Rangers’ flow. They certainly messed up the Canes’ flow. But I’ve seen teams vs the Canes get power plays early in games, get a couple easy goals, get some false confidence, then get crushed. The dig about the officiating in game five I’ll let go. Regardless of how they got there, the Rangers got some JUICY power plays. Game three was gifted to the Rangers and might be the difference in the series by the end of it. The Rangers need to work on 5 on 5 play, don’t bank on power plays and definitely don’t try to “draw” any. Canes strengths right now are 5 on 5 and that’s it. Their weaknesses are power plays and goaltending.
We'll see. Fans never seem to learn that hockey is pretty unpredictable. It's not likely to win 4 "coin flips" in a row, though.
This only solidified the fact I believe had the hot pens or redwings got in over the dam capitals we could seen a very different second round, rangers have been outplayed by the canes in each game their shots were just finding the net, not anymore
Same exact thing happens ever year! Vs Tampa, Vs NJD, and this year vs Carolina. It was a nice season ... its all over
as a Rangers fan all i can say is I'm disgusted. In my opinion the momentum shifted when they decided to play Chytil in game 2. He is in no shape for a playoff game and I knew that having him play would throw off the mojo. The team was solid, playing off each other and mixing it up was not the right call. Then Chytil gets "sick" when you know its cause of his head injury. Now theres a funk in the locker room, your teammate who made the effort to come back for the playoffs got hurt again and everyone has to play knowing that. And instead of bringing the lineup back to where it was, they decide to play Brodzinski instead of Rempe for game 3 and we get bullied all over the place. With the top stars on this team not showing up like they should and making sloppy mistakes every shift it falls onto fourth line players like Cuylle Goodrow and Rempe to pick up the slack and either they don't trust Rempe and bench him for someone else or they trust him and don't double shift in the Third and keep him on the bench. There are far worse offenders who deserve that bench spot and one of them isn't Matt Rempe.
Rangers in 6
Having flashbacks from the New Jersey Devils’ series last season
THANK YOU! WE CAN NOT PLAY DEFENSE AND THE OFFENSE! This is hella concerning. We can’t even score on PP’s
Zibadejad is too busy making sure his hair is silky and smooth lol 😂
I'm a lifelong Whalers/Canes fan, and I can't say that I expect us to pull off a miracle. I wish we would, but the Rangers have our number.
The Hurricanes should have been finishing off this series last night if life and sport was fair. The Rangers have literally skated on thin ice against a non-ruthless Hurricanes team.
As a Kings fan in 2014 I was praying for Brett Burns and the sharks to get reverse swept, now 10 years later I'm cheering for him and the canes to do it to NY 😂