NFT: New York Rangers @ Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 6, 8pm

while confidence has resulted in a loss everytime.

Kinda confused for Game 7.

That third period was probably their best period of the playoffs, IMO. They REALLY took it to the Bolts early and often. Before they started to go into a shell to protect the lead, the shots were 14-3 Rangers and that was only halfway through. Really wish they would play like that more often.

Game 7 at MSG. Henrik Lundqvist. I think I know how this script goes. To paraphrase Mariano Duncan....we play Friday, we win Friday. Dassit.

we have a resilient, tough team. But so do they. We've punched them in the mouth 3 times this series, and the prior two times they came back on the road and punched us in the mouth pretty good. They showed a lot of fortitude coming back a few times in that Detroit series too.

And for some strange reason, despite a regular season well under .500 on the road this year and a bunch of 23 and 24 year olds, they've been outstanding away from Amalie this postseason to the tune of 6-3. They are 4-1 at MSG this year.

This isnt the Caps coming in here with history against them.



As long as the boys get together for a fuckin' movie Thursday night though all will be good.

And they weren't facing Henrik Lundqvist. I don't care how much success they've had against him this season - Game 7 in the Garden is a different beast.

Between Bishop floundering last night (injury related or not) and the way Cooper sounded in that post game, I sure as hell wouldn't be confident going into this game if I were a Bolts fan.

There's a lot more experience on our side.

I truly believe if Tampa was going to get us out, they had to do it last night.

hasn't played that great. The guy gives up rebounds continually. Holtby was much stronger in goal. The difference is that TB's offense is a lot better than WASH's.

but my pessimistic approach has worked thus far and i'm not changing it now. You go with what got you here.


Hank with the Broadway hat last night by the way - would have given it to Brass Ball personally, but whatevs. Nashty referred to 'it working last time' though (Hank got the Hat game 6 in Washington) - so maybe the boys are a little 'stitious' too

hung Bishop out to dry. Rangers were swarming and TB did nothing about it. Bishop had big saves and Rangers kept coming. Killorn flying into Bishop did not help either.

Last night was their moment and they didn't get the job done.

BTW it was so nice to see Miller finally get one. He's been so close so many times, and he had one helluva game last night.

but looking at the replays today, that's the best period of hockey this offense has played in the postseason probably since Game 1 of the Flyers series last year when Emery had no chance back there.

We played great in game 1 too though and the last 10 minutes of game 4... and nothing carried over. Have to correct that and take away their hope early on Friday.

will be putting continued pressure on Bishop. that is not limited to first shots, but getting guys in front to capitalized on the rebounds. Prior to this series, he was pretty good at avoiding tons of rebounds both with his glove work and his stick handling. He hasn't killed the Rangers this series.

The games they lost they did so from a lack of discipline at both ends of the ice. Their D has been porous for long stretches, leaving Hank out to dry. But, their offense has also missed golden opportunities. They have had some excellent chances where they were either habitually wide or did not take advantage of big rebounds. The games they won, these have not been the issue. If they play a sound game on D and play aggressively on O, they should win.

This could be the only chance they have of keeping their 19 series straight record since the Lightning will win at least the next four Cups. Probably eight or nine.

And while they scored a bunch in that third period too, the way they did it was different. They got the puck in the net but they weren't dominating the ice. Last night's third period was complete domination. They were beating the Bolts to loose pucks, they were winning the battles on the boards, they were coming at the net in waves. I don't know that they'll play as well as that again, but it was encouraging to see since it's been a while since the last time they played that way.

While not as a dominating a score, I thought they played that way in Game 1 as well.

Brettsky

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Almost as bad as betting against your own team...

but guys kept tripping over their own skates.

With two days off can we pretty please make sure the ice is in decent shape on Friday, MSG!? Apparently a concert thursday night (?) makes me a little nervous when it comes to Friday ice conditions. I know they've done it a thousand times... but we've all seen games in recent years at MSG where for some reason the ice has sucked.

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In comment 12302103 MetsAreBack said: Quote: Almost as bad as betting against your own team...

Fuck that - we win and I'm ecstatic (oh and i made $2000 on profit on my tickets Friday), *and* i have significant profit on SCF games 1 and 2

We lose and its miserable - but i've got a free vacation at least

As a Finance guy i thought you knew about the concept of 'hedging' Companies do it all the time - I'm locking in the value of my tickets, son.

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Nice win fellas. You asserted yourselves in the 3rd period so well that I don't think Tampa's A Game could have provided a meaningful counter. Well done.

He's -7. It seems that he's on the ice for most of the goals against. Rarely takes the body...

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You would have fit in quite nicely at Long Term Capital. Too bad you were still in the womb back then.

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He's -7. It seems that he's on the ice for most of the goals against. Rarely takes the body...

Yeah Staal has had a weird series. All of our D-men have been made to look bad at some point - credit where due, these young fucks on TB are pretty good at hockey...but man, Staal hasn't been himself

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He's -7. It seems that he's on the ice for most of the goals against. Rarely takes the body...

I've been him for years regarding his lack of physical play. (although some seem to think he's physical like Beck).

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In comment 12302121 BrettNYG10 said: Quote: . You would have fit in quite nicely at Long Term Capital. Too bad you were still in the womb back then.

LTCM - When Genius Failed.

The roof was lined with armed Soldiers when that went down. Tom Deegan? I think he made out well.

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In comment 12302121 BrettNYG10 said: Quote: . You would have fit in quite nicely at Long Term Capital. Too bad you were still in the womb back then.

IIRC, they did hedge - but the hedges didn't work fast enough and leverage blew them up.

I don't use leverage and am pretty much always right.

with a bunch of bloviating about the excruciatingly dull subject of finance. Job well done.

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with a bunch of bloviating about the excruciatingly dull subject of finance. Job well done.

lol - sry.

I'm actually well on my way to the poor house. I bought a ticket for a show on May 29th when we were down 3-1 to the Caps, thinking we were unlikely to win that series, and even if we did the next one would be unlikely to go seven and/or land on that night.

So I had to take a $7 loss on the sale thanks to StubHub's rapeage.

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with a bunch of bloviating about the excruciatingly dull subject of finance. Job well done.

No problem, anytime.

Staal and Girardi are having issues dealing with the lightning speed. Mac has been inconsistent and a turnover machine at the worst times. The defense has been porous since Game 1 in this series. It's time for our best defenders to show up.

In comment 12302243 BrettNYG10 said:

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I'm actually well on my way to the poor house. I bought a ticket for a show on May 29th when we were down 3-1 to the Caps, thinking we were unlikely to win that series, and even if we did the next one would be unlikely to go seven and/or land on that night. So I had to take a $7 loss on the sale thanks to StubHub's rapeage.

Dont get me started on stubhub. They've made tens of thousands off me the last several years - so what did they do this February to me and countless others who have not given them a single fraud or even minor issue in years? They raised prices by 5-10% and instituted a ridiculous 20% charge if you happen to sell your tickets on two sites near the same time or otherwise can't deliver for whatever reason.

They take 30% of the sales price on every transaction - no matter if the seller is trusted with proven track record or not. Even banks and airlines offer preferred pricing and service -- but these assholes dont.

Unfortunately, I dont like ticketsnow either so I'm kind of stuck.

It's brutal. But like you said, there's no real alternative.

Get in price on StubHub for Friday night right now is about $800.

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In comment 12302111 BrettNYG10 said: Quote: In comment 12302103 MetsAreBack said: Quote: Almost as bad as betting against your own team... Fuck that - we win and I'm ecstatic (oh and i made $2000 on profit on my tickets Friday), *and* i have significant profit on SCF games 1 and 2 We lose and its miserable - but i've got a free vacation at least As a Finance guy i thought you knew about the concept of 'hedging' Companies do it all the time - I'm locking in the value of my tickets, son.

Series 7 option box flashbacks.

In comment 12302052 Greg from LI said:

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That third period was probably their best period of the playoffs, IMO. They REALLY took it to the Bolts early and often. Before they started to go into a shell to protect the lead, the shots were 14-3 Rangers and that was only halfway through. Really wish they would play like that more often. Game 7 at MSG. Henrik Lundqvist. I think I know how this script goes. To paraphrase Mariano Duncan....we play Friday, we win Friday. Dassit.

Well said Greg! That is what is frustrating about this team, you watch the 3rd period and you say why can't they play like that all the time.

He was money early last night. His saves on Stamkos, Boyle and a couple others were fantastic and timely. Overall he had a strong night.

That said he got handcuffed on the glove side by a Kucherov wrister that he normally stops. He looked bad on the Callahan break away, perhaps anticipating a move based on their familiarity and got frozen. The point being I still don't think we've gotten his best game in this series.

That bodes well for Friday night. I think he brings his A++ game in Game 7 of the ECF.

In comment 12302143 Mike in Long Beach said:

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Nice win fellas. You asserted yourselves in the 3rd period so well that I don't think Tampa's A Game could have provided a meaningful counter. Well done.

Hardy har har. Yeah, I don't think the butterfly effect deals with internet threads

my bad....

Good - I hope they feel like they're at death's door on Friday.

In comment 12302986 Greg from LI said:

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Good - I hope they feel like they're at death's door on Friday.

You know what they say about excuses...

1) they looked totally fine for two periods last night

2) Cooper's been playing games all series (which he has every right to). Including removing Brian Boyle's pads from the locker room before game 2 and then dressing him that night.


But hey did Cooper let you know they're only in "year 2" of this thing and every loss is a learning tool?

I do honestly think this team will eventually be a powerhouse, but I did read today that Stammer is an unrestricted free agent in 2 years. While Tampa can afford to keep him you never know if a Canadian will choose to stick around in a non-hockey market (and spare me the Tampa fans are quality crap... its all relative, they cant compete with the passion up north). Toronto and Montreal will back up the Brinx for this guy.

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I did read today that Stammer is an unrestricted free agent in 2 years.

He's an unrestricted free agent next summer.

Doomed.

I'm 1-0 in game 7's this year.

Keith just faked out the entire Ducks team and swung it over to Hossa for a goal not long after Saad put one past.

Still think I'd rather play Chicago if we were to advance but at the very least, it's in our best interest for this series to go 7.

3-0. Kane is nuts.

In comment 12303462 BrettNYG10 said:

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I'm 1-0 in game 7's this year.

I'm jealous as shit. Will you be posting from the game?
Just do us proud!

I can't fucking wait for Friday night!!!!!!!!!!