It's kind of funny how huge the gap between the Rangers and other teams is in regards to depth when we're rolling Sheppard, Glass, and St. Louis' corpse out there.
Sheppard is not a bad player at all. Glass has been much better the last 2+ months, particularly in the playoffs. And MSL is a shell of a 1st liner, but is a better than average bottom 6 guy.
Sheppard's been a bit disappointing to me. Agreed on Glass. I was really concerned with the fourh line once Zucc went down, but they've played well.
But he seems to get an awful lot of positive press. A bit too much for a guy who doesn't have much of a track record whose team barely snuck past an aging Red Wings squad.
He is very open with the media from what I can tell. Guys who make it easy to write copy often get very good press treatment. AV doesnt say shit about shit, but since he's "classy" he's just a non-entity. Torts doesnt say anything and is a dick, so he gets shitty press treatment.
It's kind of funny how huge the gap between the Rangers and other teams is in regards to depth when we're rolling Sheppard, Glass, and St. Louis' corpse out there.
Sheppard is not a bad player at all. Glass has been much better the last 2+ months, particularly in the playoffs. And MSL is a shell of a 1st liner, but is a better than average bottom 6 guy.
Well maybe these forwards you listed above are playing great defense or whatever -- but we're only here at this point because of Hank, some breaks (Kreider game 5), and terrific D play.
It's not often you score 2 goals or fewer in 10 of 13 playoff games now and live to tell about it. Our depth offensively last year seemed more potent than it is this year.
I do think the O- has played better the last 3 or 4 games... maybe we're finally starting to get it going... but bottom line is we're still not putting the puck in the net all that often. People talk about how well Bishop played Saturday -- well, let's start being better than their guy.
Want to see 4 or 5 on the board for the Blueshirts tonight.
The Rangers are uncannily good at hitting posts or shooting wide when they have an empty net. Thankfully they've been getting so many chances that, even with their inability to finish, they are scoring enough to win. I'd love to see the boys go up 2-0 heading down to Tampa but that is not their traditional M.O. these days. They haven't had a 2-0 series lead since last year's ECF against the Habs.
as stress free as the last 90 seconds of Saturday were considering it was just a 1 goal game... was there any question we wouldnt pot the EN despite having almost 40 seconds in their zone to end the freakin game?
If I were coaching a team against the Rangers and was down a goal in the 3rd, I would seriously yank the goalie with around 4 minutes left.
Most teams should probably do that. Roy has the right idea.
I mostly agree, I think around 3 minutes if you're down a goal you should go with the extra skater. Most teams wait until just under the 2 minute mark. I wouldn't pull him with more than 3, though. At that point you're probably reducing your odds further.
Yeah, I think around three is the right number when you're down one. I have no data, obviously, but too many teams wait until there are about 100-120 seconds left to try and pull him - and often times have difficulty gaining puck possession and don't get him pulled until with less than a minute to go.
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It's kind of funny how huge the gap between the Rangers and other teams is in regards to depth when we're rolling Sheppard, Glass, and St. Louis' corpse out there.
Sheppard is not a bad player at all. Glass has been much better the last 2+ months, particularly in the playoffs. And MSL is a shell of a 1st liner, but is a better than average bottom 6 guy.
Sheppard's been a bit disappointing to me. Agreed on Glass. I was really concerned with the fourh line once Zucc went down, but they've played well.
Good job
Boyle was not-incompetent at faceoffs. I think he shined by comparison to some of his teammates.
BTW, just remember a center should be over 50% to be average because some faceoffs are center vs. wing, where presumably the center has the advantage.
He is very open with the media from what I can tell. Guys who make it easy to write copy often get very good press treatment. AV doesnt say shit about shit, but since he's "classy" he's just a non-entity. Torts doesnt say anything and is a dick, so he gets shitty press treatment.
And he got us Martin St. Louis, who was a big contributor in the playoffs last year.
Fuck Callahan, fuck Stralman, fuck Brian Boyle.
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It's kind of funny how huge the gap between the Rangers and other teams is in regards to depth when we're rolling Sheppard, Glass, and St. Louis' corpse out there.
Sheppard is not a bad player at all. Glass has been much better the last 2+ months, particularly in the playoffs. And MSL is a shell of a 1st liner, but is a better than average bottom 6 guy.
Well maybe these forwards you listed above are playing great defense or whatever -- but we're only here at this point because of Hank, some breaks (Kreider game 5), and terrific D play.
It's not often you score 2 goals or fewer in 10 of 13 playoff games now and live to tell about it. Our depth offensively last year seemed more potent than it is this year.
I do think the O- has played better the last 3 or 4 games... maybe we're finally starting to get it going... but bottom line is we're still not putting the puck in the net all that often. People talk about how well Bishop played Saturday -- well, let's start being better than their guy.
Want to see 4 or 5 on the board for the Blueshirts tonight.
1) They are not going to score more than 2-3 goals.
and
2) They are not going to win by more than 1.
Just go into every game knowing that from the start and the games are a tick less stressful.
The Rangers will NOT convert on any EN opportunity. No matter how long it's there.
I'd throw in the towel. If you arent even or ahead with the Rangers after 2, you're probably fucked.
#stillhurts
Most teams should probably do that. Roy has the right idea.
The Rangers will NOT convert on any EN opportunity. No matter how long it's there.
Bishop had a pretty good lulz after game 1, when he said he thinks the Rangers missed the EN on purpose to keep the one goal game streak going
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If I were coaching a team against the Rangers and was down a goal in the 3rd, I would seriously yank the goalie with around 4 minutes left.
Most teams should probably do that. Roy has the right idea.
I mostly agree, I think around 3 minutes if you're down a goal you should go with the extra skater. Most teams wait until just under the 2 minute mark. I wouldn't pull him with more than 3, though. At that point you're probably reducing your odds further.
DO IT BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Drop it!
I think he's pressing. Slumps take on a life of their own.
That should be a goal