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NFT: Rangers @ Hurricanes, Game 2

ShockNRoll : 5/20/2022 10:50 am
I think we learned in game 1 that there is not as much of a gap between the Rangers and Hurricanes as many people may have thought...until the third period. Still, for 40 minutes, the Rangers were the better team and I expect them to come out more aggressively and generate some more offense tonight. Really hope Panarin is able to figure things out quickly or at least make a play or two to jumpstart the second line who has been pretty much invisible for much of these first 8 playoff games. I wouldn't be surprised if in the second period or so if they aren't on the scoreboard yet, to see Gallant move Motte up into the top 6, as he has clearly been one of their best forwards (aside from the kid line). Let's get this back to NY all knotted up.
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Losing the way they did in game 1 was bad  
The_Boss : 5/20/2022 10:55 am : link
I can't imagine how losing a game 2 already down 0-1 in the manner the panthers did last night, though. That was brutal. I don't see Florida recovering from that punch to the balls.

That being said, Rangers need to win tonight.
play all 60 minutes, not just 40, and win the game  
Victor in CT : 5/20/2022 10:55 am : link
go back 1-1 I like their chances.
The kid line has to get more minutes  
Greg from LI : 5/20/2022 11:01 am : link
They have been the most dynamic line most of the postseason.
Heading out to Raleigh  
Costy16 : 5/20/2022 11:02 am : link
In a couple of hours.

First Rangers playoff game, been a long time coming.

Just hope they can pull through.
Lead the way, Shock.  
BrettNYG10 : 5/20/2022 11:04 am : link
Good morning, Carl.

#lgr
Good morning  
Carl in CT : 5/20/2022 11:08 am : link
Brett. I take the loss last time as I was late in the afternoon. My bad. No way our ex castaway goalie can play like that again. Final 4-2 Rangers
RE: Heading out to Raleigh  
LawrenceTaylor56 : 5/20/2022 11:26 am : link
In comment 15714233 Costy16 said:
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In a couple of hours.

First Rangers playoff game, been a long time coming.

Just hope they can pull through.


Depending on how the series goes, I'd love to catch a game down there. Would you be interested in helping me out secure some tickets since you're local? If not, no worries I'll try another way.
Hope I'm wrong  
Dave on the UWS : 5/20/2022 11:35 am : link
but missing those 2 open nets and losing game 1 will be their downfall this series. I have a bad feeling they get rolled here in game 2, and they are NOT coming back down 0-2 in this series. Too many key players didn't show up the other night.
In the playoffs, the center ice position takes on even more importance than in the regular season. I can't see the Rangers ever succeeding in the playoffs with Zibe and Strom as C1 and C2. Regular season- fine, Stanley Cup- nope! They need an Alpha dog (like a Messier) to galvanize the rest of the roster for a deep playoff run.
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Big Blue '56 : 5/20/2022 11:36 am : link
Just read that the winning OT goal deflected off a Ranger stick... didn't realize that...and it just makes it worse 😩
Yeah, Lindgren couldn't have deflected it better if he tried  
Greg from LI : 5/20/2022 11:37 am : link
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I was naturally disappointed in what happened in the 3rd.  
rnargi : 5/20/2022 12:03 pm : link
They played not to lose instead of to win. Another learning experience...you're not going to be able to play defense for 20 minutes. Yes, it should have been put away with 4 minutes left, but you could make the argument that CAR should have put 2 or 3 more up in the third anyway.

As I mentioned in the Pitt series...As a fan, I look at this as gravy time for a team ahead of schedule. This is valuable learning experience and they will improve. If they can win tonight, which I consider a tall order, they could eke out this series. Psychologically, that last loss has GOT to be in their heads. It wasn't stolen like game 1. They lost it. It will be hard to overcome.
I think you have to give the Canes some credit  
bigbluehoya : 5/20/2022 12:34 pm : link
for the third period.

I really don't think rangers changed anything or lowered their aggressiveness. They played a pretty "safe"/grinding style most of the game. Carolina upped the intensity of the forecheck and the pinch by their D-men. It was shocking they didn't do it earlier...we've seen that as a surefire recipe to get the rangers hemmed in for protracted stretches of play.

It doesn't make it "okay"...it snowballs on them when they fail to clear the zone with possession repeatedly to the extent that they are either icing the puck or gasping for a line change for big blocks of minutes.

NYR's goaltending and counter-punch style of even-strength offense has played into this.

But keep in mind -- They didn't give up a ton of prime chances when the ice felt tilted against them. Their actual downfall was a transition play with some lazy forward backchecking.

Fluky overtime play ends it. The shame is that they didn't bury one or two more of the great looks they had in the first two periods.

(Don't mistake this post for confidence -- I'm actually quite worried. I think we saw the worst two periods that we'll get out of the Carolina skaters...which is what makes that one sting especially)
Our top line  
DTgiants : 5/20/2022 12:39 pm : link
has to start producing consistently, if I were Gallant I would move the kid line up, just to make a point
Re: Top line  
ShockNRoll : 5/20/2022 2:16 pm : link
I was hoping their performances from games 6 and 7 would carry over into game 1. I think they'll get it going tonight, it's not like they played poorly in game 1, just didn't have the offensive zone pressure you'd like to see from your top line.
not an excuse for the top line  
bigbluehoya : 5/20/2022 2:33 pm : link
but again need to remember that the other team gets paychecks as well....and a line of Fast Staal Niederreiter is a rock solid shut-down defensive forward line with tons of playoff experience.

Point being - it won't be easy on away ice with the canes having last change.
RE: not an excuse for the top line  
BrettNYG10 : 5/20/2022 3:22 pm : link
In comment 15714463 bigbluehoya said:
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but again need to remember that the other team gets paychecks as well....and a line of Fast Staal Niederreiter is a rock solid shut-down defensive forward line with tons of playoff experience.

Point being - it won't be easy on away ice with the canes having last change.


Aho had one good play all game (unfortunate that he scored on it). Svechnikov was invisible outside a play or two.

Everyone's stars struggled.
Deapite my previously villified statement on Panarin  
FrankHuntington : 5/20/2022 3:28 pm : link
I really hope he wakes up. He looks REALLY off his game. Ive never seen him more tentative and gun shy than he has been these playoffs (his shot through a completely screened Jarry not withstanding). I dont even really care about Strome so much (mostly because his success is almost directly tied to Panarin being a magician), we need him to wake up, utilize Copps ability to find open ice, and be better on the PP.

If we can just get a decent Panarin, we can win this series.
RE: play all 60 minutes, not just 40, and win the game  
TheBlueprintNC : 5/20/2022 4:01 pm : link
In comment 15714225 Victor in CT said:
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go back 1-1 I like their chances.


ME too Rangers just came off a tough series with multiple overtimes and 2 days rest. Hurricanes has a week off. Rangers ran out of gas, you could see it.. Carolina was rusty in the beginning and caught their game - Rangers need to keep playing their game hopefully with be able to match energy this time.
Tonight is a MUST WIN!  
LTIsTheGreatest : 5/20/2022 4:09 pm : link
Cannot go down 2-0 to this team.
Carolina..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 5/20/2022 4:17 pm : link
didn't have a week off. They played a game 7 the night before the Rangers did.
RE: RE: play all 60 minutes, not just 40, and win the game  
FrankHuntington : 5/20/2022 4:18 pm : link
In comment 15714522 TheBlueprintNC said:
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go back 1-1 I like their chances.



ME too Rangers just came off a tough series with multiple overtimes and 2 days rest. Hurricanes has a week off. Rangers ran out of gas, you could see it.. Carolina was rusty in the beginning and caught their game - Rangers need to keep playing their game hopefully with be able to match energy this time.


A week off?

Carolina won game 7 last Saturday and the Rangers won Game 7 the next day. Carolina had ONE extra day (3 off days) than the Rangers (2 off days). Not saying it didnt make a difference at all. But its much different than a team resting for 7 days vs. 2.
RE: RE: RE: play all 60 minutes, not just 40, and win the game  
Kev in Cali : 5/20/2022 4:45 pm : link
In comment 15714538 FrankHuntington said:
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In comment 15714225 Victor in CT said:


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go back 1-1 I like their chances.



ME too Rangers just came off a tough series with multiple overtimes and 2 days rest. Hurricanes has a week off. Rangers ran out of gas, you could see it.. Carolina was rusty in the beginning and caught their game - Rangers need to keep playing their game hopefully with be able to match energy this time.



A week off?

Carolina won game 7 last Saturday and the Rangers won Game 7 the next day. Carolina had ONE extra day (3 off days) than the Rangers (2 off days). Not saying it didnt make a difference at all. But its much different than a team resting for 7 days vs. 2.


It was COL that had the week off....they will make the finals

Our current match will be interesting. I watched CAR move the puck at times against the bruins that often looked like they were on a PP, but was 5 on 5. I haven't followed any bruins hockey, but CAR looked really good in the couple games I watched. It'll be a tougher match than the Pens for sure.
Kid line has been great but  
ciggy : 5/20/2022 7:47 pm : link
Chytil is no bueno on face offs He needs to work on that this off-season

Rangers overall need to get better on the draws if they want to win this series.
They're Probably Ready  
Percy : 5/20/2022 8:03 pm : link
Tonight. LGR!
Losing a game they could have won...  
GFAN52 : 5/20/2022 8:07 pm : link
may be tough to get over in this game. I'm afraid the Hurricanes will come storming out and take an early lead the Rangers won't be able to over come. I hope I'm wrong.
LGR!!!!!!!!  
kcgiants : 5/20/2022 8:08 pm : link
LGR!!!!!
zero predictions  
Kev in Cali : 5/20/2022 8:19 pm : link
Let's Go Rangers!
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Route 9 : 5/20/2022 8:20 pm : link
Another faceoff L
So Far  
Percy : 5/20/2022 8:23 pm : link
Slow, uncoordinated unaggressive.
Brendan Smith's sorry ass playing phony tough guy  
Greg from LI : 5/20/2022 8:23 pm : link
Hate that guy
......  
Route 9 : 5/20/2022 8:26 pm : link
Carolina's goalie could be nude out there with a glove and we'd still see the same score
RE: Kid line has been great but  
moze1021 : 5/20/2022 8:33 pm : link
In comment 15714646 ciggy said:
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Chytil is no bueno on face offs He needs to work on that this off-season

Rangers overall need to get better on the draws if they want to win this series.


To the non-hockey fan watching (I'm an admitted Rangers postseason bandwagoner), this 'Kid Line' seems like the quickest, smoothest players on the ice last game and this game... Are they just playing against a weaker Carolina lineup or something? The rest of the Rangers seem slow and kinda boring..
......  
Route 9 : 5/20/2022 8:34 pm : link
Birthday breakfast in beeeeeeed
Strome stinks  
Essex : 5/20/2022 8:35 pm : link
RE: Strome stinks  
kcgiants : 5/20/2022 8:35 pm : link
In comment 15714689 Essex said:
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Him and breadman both need to wake up
Could their power play be any worse tonight?  
jgambrosio : 5/20/2022 8:37 pm : link
Holy shit lucky they didn't give up that SHG
Then again PP is useless when  
jgambrosio : 5/20/2022 8:38 pm : link
You're winning 40% of your faceoffs
The Kid line seems to  
bluesince56 : 5/20/2022 8:41 pm : link
know how to play “playoff hockey”
Again,  
kcgiants : 5/20/2022 8:43 pm : link
can't win a face off
Ray Ferraro stinks  
Essex : 5/20/2022 8:47 pm : link
RE: The Kid line seems to  
jgambrosio : 5/20/2022 8:47 pm : link
In comment 15714694 bluesince56 said:
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know how to play “playoff hockey”


Can we just upgrade them two lines and see if it sends a message to the team? Not sure what to do at this point with those top two lines...
Weak Period for the Rangers  
Percy : 5/20/2022 8:57 pm : link
The 4 on 3 was a disgraceful failure. None of their PP opps have been very good. 'Canes to me looked pretty sharp.
Wake up. I say  
LawrenceTaylor56 : 5/20/2022 8:59 pm : link
Laf sinks one in the 2nd.
Panarin, Kreider, Zibby  
Percy : 5/20/2022 9:03 pm : link
Need to make their presence felt and feared. So far they are not doing that.
They are still trying to make  
bluesince56 : 5/20/2022 9:06 pm : link
the perfect pass. Shoot the Puck!
Carolina is harder on the puck  
Snablats : 5/20/2022 9:15 pm : link
than the Rangers
RE: Panarin, Kreider, Zibby  
bluesince56 : 5/20/2022 9:21 pm : link
In comment 15714714 Percy said:
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Need to make their presence felt and feared. So far they are not doing that.


They need to get their heads out of their butts.
RE: Carolina is harder on the puck  
Percy : 5/20/2022 9:21 pm : link
In comment 15714721 Snablats said:
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than the Rangers

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When’s  
five5 : 5/20/2022 9:21 pm : link
The last quality opportunity we had? Can’t create anything.
RE: When’s  
Percy : 5/20/2022 9:28 pm : link
In comment 15714726 five5 said:
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The last quality opportunity we had? Can’t create anything.

Looks like none to me.
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