Meanwhile Holden and Girardi have a ton of turnovers and Kreider was throwing blind behind the back passes in our own zone up 2 goals with 4 minutes left.
AV is what he is - we are seeing tanner glass in game 3
No, this game wasnt on Hank. He didnt do anything special, but a lot of those were either unstoppable or very strong. First goal was bad.
Bullshit. Goals 1 3 and 4 were high school bad. Awful. And he had the brutal game 1 goal. Between Karlsson and Brassard they know how to attack him. Team seems to play a more structured game behind raanta - let's see if it can provide a spark. Nothing to lose at this point.
You score 5 goals in a playoff game - your best player better make it stand up. Yet again I have a hard time defending Hank against detractors about his lack of cups. There have simply been too many postseason performances like today under his belt.
Which I guess jinxed us if you believe in that stuff --
But this will likely be the first series loss to a bad (ok mediocre) team in the lundqvist era. This senators team is going to get annhilated by Pitt / Washington.
The reason this won't bother me as much as Tampa NJ or certainly LA is if we played like this against Pitt / wash - it'd be funny how bad we'd get exposed.
No, this game wasnt on Hank. He didnt do anything special, but a lot of those were either unstoppable or very strong. First goal was bad.
I don't think I'd pull him, but this game was at least partly (significantly) on Hank (IMO).
But Staal is the worst player on the Rangers, worse than Holden. Every game I see with the Rangers I feel like Staal reinforces my impressions over and over again. Staal is the one Gallagher was talking about when he was trying to get his teammates to control the puck below the goal line instead of just cycling. Felt he gave too much space and turned it over when pressured.
He has awful instincts and I don't know, maybe he's compensating for an injury or he's lost a step and knows it, so he's trying to compensate for the lost step, but I'd sit Staal before Holden and Holden is also below average.
And so far in games 1 and 2, Stepan has been fine IMO.
I get it, but we're nowhere near this spot without the way Hank played up until this point. Not a good game today, though I can really only fully put the first and last goal on him, 4th was tipped too. But to pick out 4-5 starts out of 100+ playoff starts where he wasn't good and say he comes up short every year just isn't fair. The defense and this coach are failing this team, not Hank
But their fourth goal to close to 5-4 ... A harmless wrister from the blue line with not much traffic in front even if tipped - cannot happen.
We are not saying he sucks or he should be cut - I'm saying it's hard to sit here most years and say he deserved a cup. No the great ones raise their game this time of year. Too many of these brutal losses.
Even game 2 against LA kings - yes some interference but we put 4 in on quick. That's got to stand up
Yes I love the guy and his two way game ... But great players need to pot that in a playoff overtime. Enough with the excuses - the other guy was better than him in a big spot yet again.
again, WTF was Holden doing pinching on that? Clearly no shot on that play.
Staal wasn't as bad on the 2 on 1 as I initially though, but I wouldn't dive on that yet every defenseman does these days, can't blame Staal for the GW like I first thought. That's on Holden and Hank.
again, WTF was Holden doing pinching on that? Clearly no shot on that play.
Staal wasn't as bad on the 2 on 1 as I initially though, but I wouldn't dive on that yet every defenseman does these days, can't blame Staal for the GW like I first thought. That's on Holden and Hank.
At the end of a shift no less. He's a Fuckin turd.
I don't really follow the Knicks but I do recall the Ewing years being fun too.
Brutal.
They make these leagues so big now it's so tough to end the year happy - I get that, it's why I sometimes feel for the rare good Eagles Fan - but what the fuck.
Really does make you appreciate the Eli manning miracles even more when you see so many other great players come up short so often when it really matters.
5-3 lead blown against a team that had 18 shots in 57 minutes with their best player on a broken foot and favoring a shoulder. I mean FUCK OFF with this. That's 2007 mets choking we saw today. Especially that soft as Swiss cheese 4th goal. Nothing short of it. It can break franchises. It took the mets north of 5 years to recover.
You almost learn to expect the worst and today's bullshit just reinforces these negative feelings on something that is supposed to be fun and a relief from real life. Fuck this.
Meanwhile Holden and Girardi have a ton of turnovers and Kreider was throwing blind behind the back passes in our own zone up 2 goals with 4 minutes left.
AV is what he is - we are seeing tanner glass in game 3
Wrong. They wanted it more!!
pathetic effort
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They had no right to win this one but they did
Wrong. They wanted it more!!
Nope. Rangers got 15 more shots on net
No, this game wasnt on Hank. He didnt do anything special, but a lot of those were either unstoppable or very strong. First goal was bad.
He's the fucking Cooler.
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They had no right to win this one but they did
Wrong. They wanted it more!!
Nope. Rangers got 15 more shots on net
Shots on net is a misleading stat. The only shots that count are the ones that go in the net
He's the fucking Cooler.
Wasting your breath. AV loves this guy!
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It's not even a question
No, this game wasnt on Hank. He didnt do anything special, but a lot of those were either unstoppable or very strong. First goal was bad.
Bullshit. Goals 1 3 and 4 were high school bad. Awful. And he had the brutal game 1 goal. Between Karlsson and Brassard they know how to attack him. Team seems to play a more structured game behind raanta - let's see if it can provide a spark. Nothing to lose at this point.
You score 5 goals in a playoff game - your best player better make it stand up. Yet again I have a hard time defending Hank against detractors about his lack of cups. There have simply been too many postseason performances like today under his belt.
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They had no right to win this one but they did
Wrong. They wanted it more!!
Really? Wanted it more? John Gruden like analysis. I seriously doubt the Sens wanted to win more than the Rangers.
Regroup at home. Sack up. Take it to them next game.
But this will likely be the first series loss to a bad (ok mediocre) team in the lundqvist era. This senators team is going to get annhilated by Pitt / Washington.
The reason this won't bother me as much as Tampa NJ or certainly LA is if we played like this against Pitt / wash - it'd be funny how bad we'd get exposed.
Hardly.
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It's not even a question
No, this game wasnt on Hank. He didnt do anything special, but a lot of those were either unstoppable or very strong. First goal was bad.
I don't think I'd pull him, but this game was at least partly (significantly) on Hank (IMO).
But Staal is the worst player on the Rangers, worse than Holden. Every game I see with the Rangers I feel like Staal reinforces my impressions over and over again. Staal is the one Gallagher was talking about when he was trying to get his teammates to control the puck below the goal line instead of just cycling. Felt he gave too much space and turned it over when pressured.
He has awful instincts and I don't know, maybe he's compensating for an injury or he's lost a step and knows it, so he's trying to compensate for the lost step, but I'd sit Staal before Holden and Holden is also below average.
And so far in games 1 and 2, Stepan has been fine IMO.
C'mon AV.
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Hardly.
Sadly you are right. Tampa game 3 and Montreal game5 put this one to shame.
Nash missing the easy score in OT also kind of summarized life as a Rangers fan in the HL era too. The moment I guess gets too big for these guys.
We are not saying he sucks or he should be cut - I'm saying it's hard to sit here most years and say he deserved a cup. No the great ones raise their game this time of year. Too many of these brutal losses.
Even game 2 against LA kings - yes some interference but we put 4 in on quick. That's got to stand up
Staal wasn't as bad on the 2 on 1 as I initially though, but I wouldn't dive on that yet every defenseman does these days, can't blame Staal for the GW like I first thought. That's on Holden and Hank.
I'm just shellshocked and disgusted and just all-around miserable.
I'm just shellshocked and disgusted and just all-around miserable.
This lottery is stupid. Three teams who finished outside the worst 5 teams are all picking top 3.
Staal wasn't as bad on the 2 on 1 as I initially though, but I wouldn't dive on that yet every defenseman does these days, can't blame Staal for the GW like I first thought. That's on Holden and Hank.
At the end of a shift no less. He's a Fuckin turd.
Brutal.
They make these leagues so big now it's so tough to end the year happy - I get that, it's why I sometimes feel for the rare good Eagles Fan - but what the fuck.
Really does make you appreciate the Eli manning miracles even more when you see so many other great players come up short so often when it really matters.
5-3 lead blown against a team that had 18 shots in 57 minutes with their best player on a broken foot and favoring a shoulder. I mean FUCK OFF with this. That's 2007 mets choking we saw today. Especially that soft as Swiss cheese 4th goal. Nothing short of it. It can break franchises. It took the mets north of 5 years to recover.
You almost learn to expect the worst and today's bullshit just reinforces these negative feelings on something that is supposed to be fun and a relief from real life. Fuck this.