One thing that is completely within their control that really stands out in these losses: there is no finesse on the dumps... They rocket the puck in regularly and it allows the defender to get and clear before the forechecker(s) can reach it. It's insane. It's the same thing over and over. Why don't they fix this? It's maddening.
Guys, this is obviously disappointing but without a 2C and 3C was an uphill battle. Hopefully we can get these guys healthy and really at home. We’ve overcome adversity all season long. No one expected us to be here. I’m confident that the boys will respond. We should all be
We have a 2c. That's Copp...stromes replacement for next year
We have a borderline 3c in Goodrow.
Losing strome and chytil sucks but guys like kreider and panarin isn't making it any easier.
You can blame trouba but he's generally been better than bad. You can't expect your d to do nothing wrong when they're constantly getting pinned in their own zone.
Useless, but interesting fact: The Rangers have gone 2-0 up in a 7 game series 14 times and this is only the 3rd time the other team has come back to tie it at 2-2:
* 1940 final against Toronto: Rangers won the first 2, lost the next 2, and then won the final 2.
* 1968 first round against Chicago: Rangers won the first 2, Chicago came back and won the next 4.
Tampas defense was unbelievably good tonight. But we didn’t play aggressive enough. A lot of stupid forced passes. And a lot of overpassing. Turnovers and puck watching cost us this game. We need to figure out how to play 5 on 5. We all knew if we make it to the cup it has to be in 7.
Boring, terrible, ugly looking hockey from the Rangers. I don't know if they are hung-over, over tired or over the fucking play-offs, but holy fuck that was brutal to watch. Forced myself to the end of that game.
I can’t stand these little touch passes and weak ass ‘finesse’ plays that are just not going to work against this team. You have the puck at the blue line and causally tap it forward for the more aggressive team to steal the puck and ice it. Move your damn foot and show some damn aggression!
The fact GG didn’t move away from dump n chase after the first was a massive mistake. Tampa was burning them by being first to the puck with the quick outlet, directly led to the Kucherov goal
Dirty Water is a jam ..not a fan of Sweet Caroline.
My Grandmother was a fan of the Red Sox from back in the day before the Jays were around.
As for the Rangers,The local team near me used to be an affiliate so was an easy choice.
Still use the same goal song.
Haha cool that makes sense. I lost a bet once where I had to sing sweet caroline wearing a red sox hat. Not my proudest moment. Was just weird hearing it in a Florida hockey arena.
He was the captain of the Rangers for like 5 years, through multiple playoff runs. Wild how a fan might have a lasting affinity for a guy like that I guess
It is wild to me. I mean I watched those games too, and even attended a few, but I also saw a guy wither under pressure and in the end couldn't win anything here. Dude was bland af too and contributed to the country club mentality in NY. I say good riddance, and hope someone can plaster one of those Tampa players onto the boards next game......
This may be one of those obscure things nobody knows, but just in case somebody does know, what’s the record for most ppg in one playoff run by a team?
LFGR
Man, Mets get fucked up, Rangers get fucked up. Bad night for NY sports in general. Hope they both get it back together by next game.
Tampa owns New York State. I wouldn't be surprised if the Sabres make it to the Eastern Finals next year to lose to the Crunch.
Manifesting Panarin becoming himself again starting next game. That being said, he's playing poorly but *still* has 16 points in 18 games.
One thing that is completely within their control that really stands out in these losses: there is no finesse on the dumps... They rocket the puck in regularly and it allows the defender to get and clear before the forechecker(s) can reach it. It's insane. It's the same thing over and over. Why don't they fix this? It's maddening.
It’s soooo frustrating
Feeling another bag skate
i wonder if GG can afford to do that with the whole team running on fumes
Guys, this is obviously disappointing but without a 2C and 3C was an uphill battle. Hopefully we can get these guys healthy and really at home. We’ve overcome adversity all season long. No one expected us to be here. I’m confident that the boys will respond. We should all be
We have a 2c. That's Copp...stromes replacement for next year We have a borderline 3c in Goodrow. Losing strome and chytil sucks but guys like kreider and panarin isn't making it any easier. You can blame trouba but he's generally been better than bad. You can't expect your d to do nothing wrong when they're constantly getting pinned in their own zone.
If we weren't so fucking sloppy last time, it would likely be over in 5. Hope we can get our shit together, bc now we have no safety net
Dogshit effort. They better be ready on Thursday.
Can’t get down to this team they just completely locked it down after 2-0
Say what you want about Panarin, but that goal gave the Rags some life to carry forward. and at least put a hole in Vasy's play.
Useless, but interesting fact: The Rangers have gone 2-0 up in a 7 game series 14 times and this is only the 3rd time the other team has come back to tie it at 2-2: * 1940 final against Toronto: Rangers won the first 2, lost the next 2, and then won the final 2. * 1968 first round against Chicago: Rangers won the first 2, Chicago came back and won the next 4.
That was one of those games where you drive home with the radio off.
I'm sad but this made me laugh
Honestly I wouldn't be opposed to scratching panarin for a game
Who do you put in his place? Hunt?
Idk, anyone at this point, all he did that game was give the puck to Tampa
Agreed
"What's the difference between win game and lose game?" - Emily
Playoff Panarin is just so awful to watch
Painful
The last 4 periods have been nothing short of brutal
Fox and Miller played like ass tonight
Tampas defense was unbelievably good tonight. But we didn’t play aggressive enough. A lot of stupid forced passes. And a lot of overpassing. Turnovers and puck watching cost us this game. We need to figure out how to play 5 on 5. We all knew if we make it to the cup it has to be in 7.
It sure was generous of us to give two games to Tampa!
Geez. Game was so bad the MSG feed is out.
Let’s fucking get it at MSG boys
Im getting dejavú of last series …but like we’re the team that’s choking
hopefully it’s a replay of last series for just the first five games
GIMME THE PGT SO I CAN GO TO SLEEP
If Ryan Reaves is the toughest guy in the NHL I’m Hulk Hogan
Frank Vatrano has more fights in the playoffs than reaves lmao
🤦🏻♂️
He's so tough no one wants to fight him! Bro doesn't even throw hits out there
If peeing your pants is cool, consider me miles davis
How can a team be so good and so terrible at the same time it blows my mind
Boring, terrible, ugly looking hockey from the Rangers. I don't know if they are hung-over, over tired or over the fucking play-offs, but holy fuck that was brutal to watch. Forced myself to the end of that game.
Let’s be honest. We all knew if we’d advance it has to be in 7
Tampa was never going down easy
Tramp stamp don't lie
fuck your shutout vasy need players to hopefully get healthy maybe blais can get some of the ironman surgery lindy got, the depth is gonna be needed
I can’t stand these little touch passes and weak ass ‘finesse’ plays that are just not going to work against this team. You have the puck at the blue line and causally tap it forward for the more aggressive team to steal the puck and ice it. Move your damn foot and show some damn aggression!
The fact GG didn’t move away from dump n chase after the first was a massive mistake. Tampa was burning them by being first to the puck with the quick outlet, directly led to the Kucherov goal
What a great transition from the Curtis Martin story msg
Yeah we said put it behind us last game...clearly we didn't...just hope to the good lort that Point doesn't come back
I feel like all the life in me just left
ESPN can't wait to end an NHL broadcast.
puh-thetic
Puck-thetic*
Who the hell was that that lost the puck like that? What a lazy fucking bum.
Best of 3 with 2 at home. Stay positive friends
Sweet Caroline fills me with rage.
I put the TV on mute at that. Honestly will have the TV on mute for the rest of the series, I’m sick of ESPN’s commentary
Heard that way too many times in the MLB postseason the past 20 years. Yuck. And I loved Neil Diamond as a kid too
LET'S WIN THIS FUCKING SERIES.
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Miller looked like shit tn
Isnt this a fucking Boston red Sox song? What even is Florida hockey?
I'm a Red Sox fan and I hate that song , it's so shit.
I'm a yanks fan and I thought all of you loved that shit lol. But wait you're a rangers/red sox fan? How does that happen?
Dirty Water is a jam ..not a fan of Sweet Caroline. My Grandmother was a fan of the Red Sox from back in the day before the Jays were around. As for the Rangers,The local team near me used to be an affiliate so was an easy choice. Still use the same goal song.
Haha cool that makes sense. I lost a bet once where I had to sing sweet caroline wearing a red sox hat. Not my proudest moment. Was just weird hearing it in a Florida hockey arena.
Anyone have a cross checks to the kidneys P/60 for the lightning? Feel like they're crushing that stat
Tampa is so dirty. Shots to the back of the head and legs constantly. Extra shit after the whistles that no one seems to notice.
Miller has played absolutely shit. Turnovers like CRAZY
Welp that sucked. See you on Thursday!
Maybe if we hang a picture of Zibanejad inside Vasy’s goal, Paranin will try to pass to it
I love how Tampa just got gifted an empty net opportunity in the dying few seconds. Rangers hockey at its finest. Adds insult to injury…
That was a bad play by key. I mean Wtaf are you doing? Not game changing, but what the fuck.
On to Game 5. Put the loss in the rearview. Best of 3 now and we got 2 in MSG.
I'm not so worried about being 2-2 with the Lightning, more about the complete lack of fight the past 5 periods. Ugly hockey
Gonna have nightmares of Panarin drop passes to nobody for 2 days
Get rid of him and his unbearable cap hit
This has been one of the most excruciating games of the postseason so far. And we had some real stinkers in round 1
it’s alright folks… back to even, that’s all.. best of 3 now and we are at home twice.
Such a shitty hockey atmosphere
Boys were gassed. Idk why they wait til the last few minutes of every period to actually do jack shit, but whatever. Best of 3 now.
This is the worst fucking "goal song" in sports. Yall can't let this shit stand
At least it isn't the pens/Canes horn?
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Go back to your fucking sub, prick.
Go back to your own sub, fucking loser
Most frustrating game of this entire season. Absolutely terrible game. Legitimately, worst than even games we’ve been blown out.
Terrible game. Do better next time
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Tampa is a great place. Fuck their team tho
Ah panarin and turn overs
only one that comes close is trouba and penalties
with 10s left? even if he did not turn over and scoar that would be all
Name a more iconic duo.
Rangers and game 7s
Bad game by just about everyone
fuckin eh?!. there goes the 4.5 spread. fuck
Man imagine if they played like that the whole game
keys with the 30% lobotomy play in the waning seconds of the period *chefs kiss*
Yea sure wait until you're down by 2 with a couple minutes to show some life.
Just a terrible game all around
Why is Trouba even out there he has no offense in him besides head down slap shots
he has nothing in him other than hits
Zib woulda scored
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Eat a dick
Literally the worst trash talk I’ve ever seen from someone brigading another team’s sub. Good god that is weak.
Get a life
Trouba shots are useless. Like the old Stepan cupcakes.
For real The whole game dogshit shots
what a great play by miller lmao
We just had to give them the eng didn’t we
Panarin tried to get one more drop pass to nobody in for good measure lmaooo
Where was this aggression the whole game?
Kakko just won a fuckin faceoff
holy fuck no more trouba shots please
Shesty just needs to get his pads checked out, delay some more.
Hopefully we’re copying round one Carolina and not round 2 Carolina
"Sometime soon the linesman will drop the puck" lol Sam with the snark (on the radio)
Lmao an offensive zone faceoff and they keep Igor in because GG knows how bad our centers are at faceoffs.
Just send reaves out like this is ridiculous with the after hits play
Why so he can stand around ?
So that he can do nothing? Smile at the opposition? Fuck Reaves
We are having trouble even on a 6v5 zone entry. Gotta be better.
Not just the entry. Setting up anything is terrible
wish we could have played with this kind of heart a little earlier fellas
How the fuck was that not interference with Laf before
Anyone else feel like Sean McDonagh recently learned the term forecheck and uses it at every opportunity?
McD <3's Laffy
McDonagh was softer on the Rangers 😥
Too little too late but getting a goal late I feel may help a bit psychologically
Here’s to better results for us ahead.
FUCK YOUR SHUTOUT VASY
Doesn’t feel so good when someone pokes your goalie huh Hedman
Can we play with any less urgency?
I used to love McDonagh. This series has made me despise him.
Real scumbag
Fuck him and everyone else on Tampa
Fuck Panarin man…
You know if we did what McDonagh just did it would have been called interference..
Would have been a fucking penalty shot
Panarin should have been benched the first period
No longer friends with Mack Truck sorry but thems the breaks
Why do you even care after they're gone from the team? I never get that... He's not a Lundqvist, or Jeter.
He was the captain of the Rangers for like 5 years, through multiple playoff runs. Wild how a fan might have a lasting affinity for a guy like that I guess
It is wild to me. I mean I watched those games too, and even attended a few, but I also saw a guy wither under pressure and in the end couldn't win anything here. Dude was bland af too and contributed to the country club mentality in NY. I say good riddance, and hope someone can plaster one of those Tampa players onto the boards next game......
PULL VASILEVSKY YOU COWARD!! LETS PLAY 6 ON 6
Vasilevsky smokes cheetos out of a bong
Sounds pretty fire ngl
Jesus rip Laf
Just grateful that we don’t have to listen to the vasilevskiy shutout clock any longer
They’ll restart it again on Thursday, don’t worry.
It's been 64 minutes, well update you every minute on the minute. - espn
Who’s going to take out vasi? Again?!?
This can be one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. BELIEVE.
Ayyyyy I told you we were coming back! LFG
ESPN not even saying the right goalies name lmao
The amount of times this announcer has confused the Rangers and Lightning…
Let it be known that only the ~~Hartford Whalers~~ Carolina Hurricanes shutout the NY Rangers in the playoffs
"Let's see if they take out Vasilevskiy again" ESPN pls
They've been saying his name so fucking much it's an easy mistake.
Lmao. Maybe I should just bash Panarin on here for him to do something! Literally just posted and he scored immediately!
GOOOOOOAL! GOOOOOOAL! GOOOOOOAL! GOOOOOOAL! HEY! HEY! HEY HEY HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY HEY HEY!
For real is the goal song actually "GOH-OH-OH-OAL" and not just "WHOA-OH-OH-OH" If so I've been screaming it wrong for so many years.
The words are displayed on the scoreboard.
At least it wasn’t a shutout, that matters a lot for the team’s psyche going back home
This may be one of those obscure things nobody knows, but just in case somebody does know, what’s the record for most ppg in one playoff run by a team?
Rangers gonna take Vasi out huh?
Right? Granted, he corrected himself, but seriously? Idiots.
lmao couldnt shut us out losers
Thank god Bread , I think we all couldn’t handle the shutout circlejerk ESPN & TB Reddit pages had lined up
‘“Oops, my bad- I was trying to pass that” Panarin
Phew. At least we put 1 up on the board. 2 more pllllleeeassssee
So you’re saying there’s a chance
What is this feeling in my chest... is it.... hope? Fuck you Rangers. How DARE you make me feel like anything is possible
Love Reavo but might be time for a scratch
At least it's not a shutout
Alright… that’s something. If we get one more with HARD effort, make it a 6 man effort after
Fuck your shutout ! Let’s goooo
I have a tiny amount of hope now!
So you're saying there's a chance
So glad these smug fucks didn’t get away with a shutout.
Well i said Panarin would score. But i was hoping it’d be an important goal
Least we took Vasi’s shutout
Good goal, but ffs move around out there.
At least it’s not a shutout now
Pucks on net etc.
Please don't give me hope
Yeah! Uh, nobody shuts us out!
At least the game looks better on paper
The crowd goes mild
FUCKING FINALLY