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Post by kerryisdaman on Apr 20, 2023 16:51:51 GMT -5
Hughes is amazing yet holds onto the puck way too long imo. Phenomenal skater though. He lost the puck many times and imo looked like the only Devils threat. Slow him down and can the rest of the team pick up the slack? Idk Good point; it certainly seemed that way. I was watching the game with a buddy and at the start he kept talking about Hughes being 1 and Kakko being 2 or some such…..halfway through the game I said I don’t know what you’re thinking but to me there is no comparison between these two players. Hughes might be the best player on the Devils, Kakko isnt the best player on his line. Hughes is very fun to watch. Before the draft that year there were concerns about his size but the Devils made the right pick. He is better than was advertised. Kakko has been a bit of a disappointment so far production wise. The thing fans seem to forget is the Rangers never had a chance to get Hughes. Its not like we passed him up. By the way Connor Beddard plays a lot like Jack Hughes. He will be the 2023 #1 pick.
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Post by ovidius on Apr 20, 2023 18:15:19 GMT -5
Hughes is electric but it’s not really fair to compare him to Kakko. Hughes is the “man” or “savior” or “star” of Jersey. Kakko is not that for the Rangers and he probably doesn’t play as much.
Tonight will be different. Probably a grinding hard fought game. Rangers need to keep doing what they’re doing. Play smart physical defense, limit the unforced giveaways to none if possible, and stay desperate on offense.
They will come out as hard as they can at the start. Not taking any penalties will be a smart idea during the beginning surge.
We can do all that we’ll be heading home up 2-0.
Let’s Go Rangers!!
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Post by Roswell on Apr 20, 2023 18:18:50 GMT -5
Play north south, hit everything that moves, give up the body to block shots. They have a big advantage in goal. Just stick to the plan.
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Post by ovidius on Apr 20, 2023 19:32:17 GMT -5
I’m watching the replay of the end of the 1st period a few times. I can’t believe they called that a penalty. ****ing guy is drilling Zinbanejad and Fox just grabs the guy and pulls him away and that’s a ****ing penalty? In a playoff game?
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Post by NAVY2323(ret) on Apr 20, 2023 19:35:07 GMT -5
We will see if I am naive. I’m expecting post season rangers. I’m not worried about them lacking urgency. The Devils have a tremendous amount of pressure on them. the Devils will come out flying. No penalties please. One legit one turned into a goal. Then they just gave Fox one for…………… 🤷♂️
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Post by Fletch842 on Apr 20, 2023 19:40:17 GMT -5
the Devils will come out flying. No penalties please. One legit one turned into a goal. Then they just gave Fox one for…………… 🤷♂️ what a bogus penalty. And where are the calls for cross-checking? Damn Zebras...
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Post by Fletch842 on Apr 20, 2023 20:14:18 GMT -5
ok, so I'm feeling a touch better now, lol.
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Post by Rangers13 on Apr 20, 2023 20:37:26 GMT -5
No let up in the third please
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Post by ovidius on Apr 20, 2023 21:23:13 GMT -5
Beautiful. Never thought we’d get back to back 5-1 wins. Very happy right now. Welcome to the party Patrick Kane.
We got going in the second.
We keep playing like this and we’ll keep winning.
Let’s Go Rangers!!
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Post by Roswell on Apr 20, 2023 21:23:30 GMT -5
Wow. Same game. They’re playing very smart hockey.
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Post by NAVY2323(ret) on Apr 20, 2023 21:28:33 GMT -5
I like what I see. Keep it going boys. Saturday night at the Garden is going to be electric.
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Post by Rangers13 on Apr 20, 2023 21:34:28 GMT -5
Very 1994 so far. Not shutouts but dominating
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Post by Dezzr on Apr 21, 2023 7:16:05 GMT -5
Holy shit, our PK is amazing. Devils are frustrated. You can tell by the fighting in the 3rd. Hell, they were trying to start a fight Mika.
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Post by NAVY2323(ret) on Apr 21, 2023 8:25:53 GMT -5
Holy shit, our PK is amazing. Devils are frustrated. You can tell by the fighting in the 3rd. Hell, they were trying to start a fight Mika. Devils are looking for a spark. Also 4 changes by Ruff for Game2 smelled of panic a bit. I bet we see the other netminder Saturday night.
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Post by Rangers13 on Apr 22, 2023 9:42:10 GMT -5
Awesome 👏
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Post by Sarcasman on Apr 22, 2023 12:01:10 GMT -5
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Post by Rangers13 on Apr 22, 2023 19:08:12 GMT -5
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Post by Rangers13 on Apr 22, 2023 22:08:31 GMT -5
Feel some of the defensemen should have shot in Period 1 and opted to pass. Those chances evaporated.
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Post by Martin on Apr 22, 2023 22:31:56 GMT -5
There were plenty of scoring chances. Sometime though they need to just shoot the puck. Especially when there goalie is on. You got to force shit to happen.
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Post by ovidius on Apr 22, 2023 22:38:47 GMT -5
Terrible to get stoned by some no name goalie making his playoff debut. Called it as soon as I saw that Schmid was starting for Jersey. Like watching the Yankees struggle to get a hit against some pitcher that just got called up from the minors.
As I said before the series started. We are our own worst enemy. Everything we did the first two games we just forgot how to do.
Having said all that, that was a shit roughing call on Igor. Meier dove into the goalie and he gets a couple smacks and that’s a penalty!?! And that’s the PK we fail on.
I didn’t even watch the OT because I knew how it’d end. Turned it off after that shit poor power play effort just before the end of regulation. Need to forget this lackluster home effort get their shit together and play like the first two games on Monday.
Having PTSD of last year’s first round series against Pittsburgh and our insane inability to challenge and hammer away on their 3rd or 4th string goalie. 😐👎😡
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Post by Sarcasman on Apr 22, 2023 23:24:52 GMT -5
Terrible to get stoned by some no name goalie making his playoff debut. Called it as soon as I saw that Schmid was starting for Jersey. Like watching the Yankees struggle to get a hit against some pitcher that just got called up from the minors. As I said before the series started. We are our own worst enemy. Everything we did the first two games we just forgot how to do. Having said all that, that was a shit roughing call on Igor. Meier dove into the goalie and he gets a couple smacks and that’s a penalty!?! And that’s the PK we fail on. I didn’t even watch the OT because I knew how it’d end. Turned it off after that shit poor power play effort just before the end of regulation. Need to forget this lackluster home effort get their shit together and play like the first two games on Monday. Having PTSD of last year’s first round series against Pittsburgh and our insane inability to challenge and hammer away on their 3rd or 4th string goalie. 😐👎😡 The PP was poor and the Devils goalie, while not really tested too hard tonight, played very well. Rangers looked a little over confident to me, I think they got outworked. Tough loss and while it looked like it could go either way, I think the Devils worked harder and got the bounce.
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Post by NAVY2323(ret) on Apr 22, 2023 23:42:06 GMT -5
Devils really played the Rangers game tonight and beat them. Credit to the Devils. Game 4 is now huge.
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Post by Rangers13 on Apr 23, 2023 9:16:09 GMT -5
There were plenty of scoring chances. Sometime though they need to just shoot the puck. Especially when there goalie is on. You got to force shit to happen. This and again, First period they bypassed too many shots for the pass again.
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Post by Martin on Apr 23, 2023 9:23:54 GMT -5
There were plenty of scoring chances. Sometime though they need to just shoot the puck. Especially when there goalie is on. You got to force shit to happen. This and again, First period they bypassed too many shots for the pass again. Yep. There so good at passing and trying to find the perfect shot that they miss out on the "grind it" opportunities.
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Post by NAVY2323(ret) on Apr 23, 2023 10:21:31 GMT -5
There were plenty of scoring chances. Sometime though they need to just shoot the puck. Especially when there goalie is on. You got to force shit to happen. This and again, First period they bypassed too many shots for the pass again. Actually I think the Goalie is a much larger man and they were trying for perfect shots. Lots of missed nets in close. Get scrummy is my opinion put the shots square on him and get a couple dirty ones.
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Post by NAVY2323(ret) on Apr 24, 2023 8:46:56 GMT -5
I think the Rangers have a good amount of pressure on them tonight. They need to win this game.
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Post by Rangers13 on Apr 24, 2023 12:08:02 GMT -5
"We have to put it in our heads that every shot can end up in a goal," young center Filip Chytil said on May 11, 2022, urging his team to "switch to this mode and shoot more" to avoid a first-round elimination at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins."
He gets it. Shoot!!!
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Post by kerryisdaman on Apr 24, 2023 15:56:33 GMT -5
This and again, First period they bypassed too many shots for the pass again. Actually I think the Goalie is a much larger man and they were trying for perfect shots. Lots of missed nets in close. Get scrummy is my opinion put the shots square on him and get a couple dirty ones. They were trying to pick the upper corners because of his size and missed. I'd like to get him moving side to side.
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Post by Rangers13 on Apr 24, 2023 19:33:54 GMT -5
Actually I think the Goalie is a much larger man and they were trying for perfect shots. Lots of missed nets in close. Get scrummy is my opinion put the shots square on him and get a couple dirty ones. They were trying to pick the upper corners because of his size and missed. I'd like to get him moving side to side. They scored on deflections for 10 goals in two games. They stopped shooting. Both the coach and some players have said this too.
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Post by Kase1 on Apr 24, 2023 20:24:17 GMT -5
Jeez, Panarin couldn't hit the net with a mack truck
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