Huge early season meeting...
16-3-2, 1st in Metropolitan Division
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16-4-2, 1st in Atlantic Division
Let's try to continue my winning streak of 1.
Some fond recent memories. Rangers are currently incapable of losing. Not playing well and this is a good team. I will be realistic based on the recent struggles in games that the Rangers have had. Not going to be easy at all.
4-1 Rangers.
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I really think the NHL needs to modify its playoff format. I'd have 3 teams from each division make it, fans do like the playoff rivalries -- but after the division winners, all teams including the wild card, are ranked based on points. So if the 3rd team in the division is worse than the WC team assigned to that division... the 3rd place team drops to 4th and would be away if they face the WC in a later round.
And i'm assuming MTL will end up facing NYI or Pitt in round 1. Their road wont be easy - and unless TB trades Stamkos, which i continue to doubt, then its hard to believe TB won't right its ship at some point and put together a long winning streak... like we've done in december/january the past few years.
I wouldn't guarantee anyone but the division winner a playoff spot.
I don't think the bottom half of the Eastern Conference playoff picture is as good as it was last year. I think it's slightly more top heavy this year - I think MTL/NYR/WAS are a cut above with TB as a wildcard.
MTL-WAS ECF, with MTL winning the Cup.
Someone mentioned the team's injury luck, which was another good point:
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Man-Games Lost NHL
@ManGamesLostNHL
Bottom 10 NHL man-games lost to injury
NYR 6
WSH 9
NSH 19
WPG 31
CHI 36
PIT 37
MTL 38
SJS CBJ LAK 39
I think they have the depth to get through some injuries on D, though. NHL Injury Viz - ( New Window )
Brett, this is why it's important that McIlrath plays more. Have to expect the injury bug to hit us at some point this season. Same with Etem, although I think we're much better with him not in the lineup.
Just please nothing catastrophic.
Nice bucket of hot wings and some brews. Can't go wrong.
MTL-WAS ECF, with MTL winning the Cup.
Well happy thanksgiving to you too sunshine. Nut up, Hank is due.
And it's way too fucking early in the season to proclaim only 3 good teams in the east. You know what the Penguins record was this time last year? Similar to ours right now. Don't write off the islanders or lightning yet, and we'll see about Detroit too - they've impressed me so far. Good goaltending and some young forwards.
Penguins are the very least better than last years playoff version sans kessell and most of their defense
I heard it, and apparently Lemieux denied it, so it's probably true. So sad.
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MTL-WAS ECF, with MTL winning the Cup.
Well happy thanksgiving to you too sunshine. Nut up, Hank is due.
And it's way too fucking early in the season to proclaim only 3 good teams in the east. You know what the Penguins record was this time last year? Similar to ours right now. Don't write off the islanders or lightning yet, and we'll see about Detroit too - they've impressed me so far. Good goaltending and some young forwards.
Penguins are the very least better than last years playoff version sans kessell and most of their defense
I picked them to win last year. And they let me down. The trust is broken.
Boston might make a run at a playoff spot too - they're in a wild card spot despite Rask playing terribly.
AP - I saw this article earlier. Mario apparently issued a rebuttal.
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I don't think they can win a cup but the talent is certainly there to end our season. Hopefully they or the islanders end up in the Habs bracket.
By the way I could see us finishing first and facing CBJ round one. Don't want that - I want the league to sweep the leg of the jackets
Hart
Winner: Henrik Lundqvist, G, New York Rangers
Runners-up: Patrick Kane, RW, Chicago Blackhawks; Tyler Seguin, C, Dallas Stars
There's no way that Lundqvist can continue at his current pace, with a league-leading .946 save percentage, but there's not much argument that he's had the greatest impact through the first quarter of the season. That's not to say that Kane and Seguin haven't been great, because they are both on pace for better than 115 points, and the last time the NHL's leading scorer had more than 115 points was in 2006-2007 (Sidney Crosby had 120).
Vezina
Winner: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
Runners-up: James Reimer, Toronto Maple Leafs; Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins
It's easy to pick the first quarter winner, since Lundqvist has been so great, but the challengers are a little more wide open. Fleury has covered for a lot of the Penguins' flaws, while Reimer has taken over the Leafs' starting job with his impressive start to the season. Detroit's Petr Mrazek, and Montreal's Carey Price, who missed time with injury, are other viable candidates.
The Rangers will suddenly score or habe something happen with like 6 minutes to go in the 3rd. And then they will suddenly start playing the right way and we'll all be lke "Well nice of them to show up "
Now lets get back to Rangers hockey in the last week (meh effort...then a little better....then good and then win after a mostly crappy game)
HA!! i wish! 1 in 4 is Rangers in 1994 numbers. Thats way high. THink they are at 19-20. 1 in 5. Rangers usually need 3 games to get 5 pps/
Two horrible defensive plays in a minute.
Hopefully this is a bit of a wake up call - team has to be better than this. Burn the tape and play well in Boston
Why did Price finish that period if he got hurt?
Why did Price finish that period if he got hurt?
I read he was warm and didn't realize the extent of the injury until he rested after the period and cooled down.
hopefully it was just a precaution, but if you watch that video it looked like one of those NFL non-contact injuries.
try this link, just looks awkward
Price injured - ( New Window )
You do realize the Rangers are the #1 defensive team in hockey?
So obviously neither Staal nor Girardi has been brutal. Staal struggles with speedy, elusive forwards, so there are certain teams like Montreal and Tampa Bay that will give him problems. But he is far from "brutal." He is a solid second-pair d-man
Sorry if I took this loss bad, at my age and as many times as I have seen this replay, it's tough not to. I guess I should be happy they won 1 fucking cup in the 50 years I have been following them.
What Brett said. Henrik, prior to tonight, was performing at a record setting pace (granted its early). I don't watch the Rangers like you guys, but their D gave the Montreal forwards a lot of space and a lot of freedom to move around, in addition to turning it over.
yes, they asked the NYPD to issue a warrant for his arrest.
I'm not even saying those guys are terrible - but they don't need to play 82 games plus playoffs anymore. Save 'em (I also think mcilraith can help us more this weekend than they can)