NFT: New York Rangers @ Ottawa Senators, 7:30 pm

Last few games, the Hamburglar has been less than amazing. Still pretty good, but they've been winning because of the skaters, not Hammond.

Anyway, bring it on bitches! Especially muffin shot Davisian. Wash out your vagina cause it about to get sandy after the Sens are done tonight.

That it looked like Ottawa has been giving up a good number of goals lately and that Hammond is far from lights out. That being said, they are still winning and this is going to be a tough game. Hopefully the boys will show more fight than they did against LA on Tuesday. LGR!

...and respond accordingly.

Any way you slice it, the guy is 14-0-1 with a 1.67 GAA and a .946 sv%

He let in 4 against BOS and that was the only time he's let in more than 3 all year. The guy has been ridiculous.

With bad intentions after that showing against LA. We also need to get Nash going...if he is still cold going into the playoffs, the questions will start up again and become a distraction


Fasten those bra straps, Andy....it's gonna be a rough night

the Mansierre or the Bro?

has been great at not slipping into losing streaks. I think they will be ready to go considering how they played Tuesday coupled with the fact that another desperate team is coming to play tonight. They know they need to match the other teams battle level.

Yeah, we haven't lost 2 straight in regulation since the end of January. It's almost April.

than 3-7

These teams are in playoff mode and are pain in @ss in Round 1. They usually fizzle in Round 2 but a handful in Round 1.

NYR
Tampa

Mtl (unless they play Ottawa)

NYI
Pitt
Det
Ott
Wash

Bos
Florida

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a bunch of shit.

As a fan of Ottawa, I want to put them ahead of Detroit but they gotta prove its more than a great streak. Detroit looks like dead man walking to me. Tampa and the Rangers look lire the best teams imo.

Agree? Disagree?

Yeah, I would say Tampa worries me the most and poses the biggest threat to us getting back to the SCF.

The Pens and Caps don't worry me at all.. the Isles have been woefully unimpressive for weeks now. Detroit has been really disappointing since the deadline. It looked like they were going to be as tough an out as anyone.. and they still might be.. but they haven't looked too great.

I'd say Tampa, Montreal (because of Price) and Ottawa are the three teams I'd be worried most about if the playoffs started today.

They are a very strong team and they kicked the Rangers' butts all three times they played this season. I'd say:

TB
NYR
MON
NYI
PIT
DET
OTT
WAS
BOS
FLA

your biggest threat is:
1. Tampa - they're just a good team
2. Montreal - Price and Pacioretti is a dangerous combo.
3. The 8th seed that gets insanely hot goaltending.

Tampa just flat out plays well every time I see them.

The weird thing is that I kind of feel like Tampa is flying under the radar somehow. Maybe it's just my perception but I don't get the impression that many people see them as a viable threat to win the East and I can't really understand why. I think they're an excellent team.

when Bishop got hurt right before the playoffs. Had he not gotten hurt, I think TB would've gone a lot further last year.

Rangers are the best team in the east. If they play their best, they win unless (1) a hot goalie kills them, or (2) they get bad puck luck.

Im still worried about the Isles. Similar issue re the Kings -- they're bigger than us yet they skate as well, and hit a lot. They have worse D and goaltending than LA though; but they're more consistent.

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In comment 12204357 arcarsenal said:

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The weird thing is that I kind of feel like Tampa is flying under the radar somehow. Maybe it's just my perception but I don't get the impression that many people see them as a viable threat to win the East and I can't really understand why. I think they're an excellent team.

Agreed totally.

They've got a great balance of spoed and size with the elephant in net and what I would consider the best shot in tlne league in Stamkos. Sure, Ovechkin goes on wild streaks and can pound the puck but Stamkos picks his corner and hits it nearly every time, he's deadly. Oh yeah, and Tampa has plain and simple pwned us.

In reverse order starting with the Rangers last season, the seed of the last five East Cup finalists have been: 5 (NY), 4 (BOS), 6 (NJ), 3 (BOS), and 7 (PHI).

Since the beginning of the year (not sure if I did so on this board, though).

I also predicted TB winning it.

We'll see.

#lgr

If Straalman scores the game winner in Game 7 of the ECF to beat us I'll be visiting Slats in person.

so Im gonna miller this thread. Cool?


Personally I don't see Tampa as a threat, I just don't believe in them for some reason. Also Nash has been on fire and has cooled down. His scoring has helped you guys get to the level you are at. If he goes cold where does the scoring come from?
As for the Isles, team is all over the place right now. Not sure how they are going to show up. One thing I recognize is the Rags beat the teams in which the Isles usually lose or go to overtime with. I don't know what to expect next month.
Pitt can put it all together and be dangerous. Around the trade deadline I thought Detroit was going to be the team to beat but they ran out of gas. They remind me of the Kings from last year.

and move on.

Ottawa win 7 game win streak ends tonight.

Fucking pussy.

He's gotten WAAAAAAAAAYYYYY to mellow since the move...

Its Canadian for scared. We pronounce our r's funny.

In comment 12204782 Fish said:

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so Im gonna miller this thread. Cool? Personally I don't see Tampa as a threat, I just don't believe in them for some reason. Also Nash has been on fire and has cooled down. His scoring has helped you guys get to the level you are at. If he goes cold where does the scoring come from? As for the Isles, team is all over the place right now. Not sure how they are going to show up. One thing I recognize is the Rags beat the teams in which the Isles usually lose or go to overtime with. I don't know what to expect next month. Pitt can put it all together and be dangerous. Around the trade deadline I thought Detroit was going to be the team to beat but they ran out of gas. They remind me of the Kings from last year.

There is an Isles thread, do you guys just hate FEKker that much?

I also don't understand what you're trying to say about Detroit. Are they out of gas or are they winning the cup?

I'm not sure how you don't see TB as a threat, either. To me, they have fewer holes than anyone aside from maybe NYR.

More stoned doesn't men more soft..

is very solid with many threats on offense. TB, I don't believe in Bishop yet.

I didn't see the Islanders thread until after my post and fuck off I love my NYI brethren bitch

In comment 12204782 Fish said:

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Also Nash has been on fire and has cooled down. His scoring has helped you guys get to the level you are at. If he goes cold where does the scoring come from?

We need not consider this hypothetically. Nashty has 2 goals in 14 games, and St. Louis has missed 4 of those. In those 14 games, the Rangers have averaged 2.65 goals per game. Below their 2.99 average, but not horrific. That's what LA scores, good for 18th in the league. Especially ok considering the fact that they've only lost 4 of those games while missing Lundqvist -- and I think they had to play a tighter defensive game to support Talbot.


But obviously Nash being hot for us in the playoffs would be a big deal. He can single handedly win game.

Damn. Talbot!!!!

Miller Zuccarello and Brassard line looks great

Just gotta get one past. Hope we can score first to take a little juice out of the building.

getting little ice time so far

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Score

That was fucking perfect.

I love Step

Garbage

This team has a magic horseshoe lodged up their asses

1-1. Lazar was on Canada's WJC team, right?

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That's how you fucking do it, boys.

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NICE pass

With the good set up babbbbbby!

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Wow!!! Horseshoe explanation on that one?

laying down the law like he was Mayor McCheese!

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