The Rangers won't win this series. The Hurricanes are a better team. But I'm glad they're still in it after going down 2-0.
How are you defining my elbow out? It was tucked to his rib cage the entire time until he follows through. He was also half-crouched over when he hit him which is a weird thing to do when head hunting.He was skating towards Domi like he usually does with his elbow out the whole sequence. Domi was getting his head picked whether he fell or not.
Trouba has become the d-man Tom Wilson in the east. Capable of completely altering any series with questionable hits.
Still haven't won or the road or lost at home. But I agree about Game 7'sCanes are playing with all sorts of fire. Crazy shit can happen in a game 7 no matter how much you may control game.
The Rangers have some youth, so if a team can handle the grind, it's them. Especially with Igor in net.This is going to be substantially less fun when the Rangers turn back into a pumpkin against the Lightning next round.
Pumpkin how? They have the best goalie in the league and a really young, energetic team capable of scoring in bunches. Tampa will win, but the Rangers were never out of this series vs Carolina. Carolina had two dominant games but were completely dominated for 2 out of 3 periods in game 1 and in basically all of their 4 losses.This is going to be substantially less fun when the Rangers turn back into a pumpkin against the Lightning next round.
Come on. They don't have much of a chance? They are underdogs by a long shot but they have a lot going for them. I agree they need to steal a game early but a lot went wrong for them in this series that was unusual for them. Short handed goals, terrible in faceoffs, Panarin was dead, Igor let a couple meatballs by, game 5 was not the same team we saw all year. I think this is a much better team than people are giving credit for and its not like they are an 8 seed here...No, they don't have much of a chance against an experienced and rested Tampa. They'll have to steal a game or two early in the series. Falling behind like they did with Pittsburg and early in this series will quickly turn a slim chance into no chance.
Eh. They've got a top heavy team and a lot of young players. Sure, the depth was improved at the trade deadline, but against a rested and experienced team like Tampa, who also happens to be playing pretty well right now, I think "slim chance" is probably the right answer.Come on. They don't have much of a chance? They are underdogs by a long shot but they have a lot going for them. I agree they need to steal a game early but a lot went wrong for them in this series that was unusual for them. Short handed goals, terrible in faceoffs, Panarin was dead, Igor let a couple meatballs by, game 5 was not the same team we saw all year. I think this is a much better team than people are giving credit for and its not like they are an 8 seed here...
The Rangers underlying stats are bad and would signal that a regression coming. The regression could come against Tampa, the Finals or they could crater next season. In the playoffs, the Rangers are getting 45% of the attempts, 45% of the shots, 42% of the scoring chances, 36% of the high dangers chances and only 40% of the xGF%. The Arizona Coyotes, worst team in the league, had a 42% xGF% in the regular season. For New York, it's not just isolated to the playoffs. Their regular season numbers are nearly identical to the playoff ones. Teams that run those kinds of numbers do not have long term success. They are winning because Shesterkin is having one of the top goaltending seasons of recent history. If he drops off at all, it'll look ugly like the first 4 games against Pittsburgh ugly.Pumpkin how? They have the best goalie in the league and a really young, energetic team capable of scoring in bunches. Tampa will win, but the Rangers were never out of this series vs Carolina. Carolina had two dominant games but were completely dominated for 2 out of 3 periods in game 1 and in basically all of their 4 losses.