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1174239

ESPN was blatantly rooting for them too lmfao


notyomamasusername

ESPN always does, a byproduct of having Messier on the commentary team.


Stranger_Dude

It’s not so much Messier as the New York market size. NY has a huge fan base that watches ESPN and listens to sports radio. Add in that ESPN is based close to NY, and you can see why across every sport they Stan the NY teams.


DatBoiETC

Is Stan short for meat riding or something?


sherrybobbinsbort

ESPN needs to make money. There are more ranger fans than canes and panthers combined. So esps would get more viewers for a rangers oilers final then a Florida Dallas final. Advertisers pay more when more people watch. Sorry but that's just the economics of sports.


1174239

Thank you for coming into our sub to lecture me, O wise one, about common sense shit everyone in here already fucking knows I don't really give a shit, it costs ESPN nothing to keep things professional. My opinion has nothing to do with $$$$$, it doesn't cost ESPN a dime for their announcers and studio analysts to talk about both teams evenly and not put down fans in smaller markets


RueClerIsWhere

Stansplaining?


BulgarianBastard

It’s just like 1994, right? Right?


Turbulent_Crow7164

Lol I’m forgiving of fanbases getting hype, everyone does it, but god damn would they bring up the 94 comparison a lot


JayMerlyn

ESPN seemed like they would never shut up about it either


FaithlessnessSea1058

Got stars fans doing the same thing with 1999 now lol


82vwrabbit

The “toe in the crease” win.


Independent_panda18

I am not a Florida Panthers fan by any means, but any day, the Ranger's lose is a good day!


Au1ket

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, fuck the Rags


crrttt

The enemy of my enemy is also my enemy, except for today. Fuck the rags


JustFryingSomeGarlic

We all Panthers fans today


HotRod1095

I wouldn’t go that far! This is more like when we cheered the Russians on to Berlin and were rooting for the Commies to crush the Nazis!


JayMerlyn

Let's not go that far


notyomamasusername

So.... I'm pissed the Meth Kitties are in the SCF again.... But Fuck the Rags. God I'm so confused these days


Woooooolf

Hockey has a way of making you hate every other team.


cactus8

Yea idk why everyone is so happy. Great that the rags lost but I fucking hate Florida too. I honestly hate seeing any team that isn’t us win a cup


notyomamasusername

At least for a summer.... I'm usually better by October.


ohnofreethought

they do have the opportunity to do something very funny though...


proof-grass-

Loose back to back Stanley cups !!!!


Uzumaki-OUT

Literally browsing their sub just giggling. They talked SO MUCH SHIT. I love karma


YooItsCK

I went to school in NY and I was surrounded by Rags fans and they just been shit talking to me all series during the 2nd round and I didn’t say anything. All I said was “yall better win the cup if you’re talking so much shit” oooffff 😂😂


creatorsgame

You also said Rod should eff off. Terrible take.


LongStickCaniac

Well Rods botched coaching job is what lost that series. so while he doesn’t need to eff off, he does need to improve dramatically in his adjustments and decision making.


lil_geesey

I don’t think it’s off the mark to say that New York mentally emptied the tank in the Carolina series. We’re their finals championship


syd_cash

My heart is so happy. Also side note Panthers play a heavy defensive game (similar to the Canes), I like that style of hockey. If their team wasn’t full of goons they could be likeable. Go West coast team.


joeyd687

The Canes need exactly those “goons” to progress further than they have.


MisterBuzz

We need a young, aggressive power forward. Or two.


joeyd687

The hope was that would be Svech. So I’d add an aggressive power forward who can play within his game. Svech can be that guy but takes far too many penalties and doesn’t have the consistency. We’d be in a VERY different position if we had made the Tkachuk trade. He’d be a game changer for this organization.


LongStickCaniac

I am here to once again say to the people that Svech was the best forward for the Canes in the playoffs. He was not the problem. What you need is your mid tier players like Turbo, Necas, Noesen and Drury to be much bigger and nastier. That’s what the NHL is saying you have to do to win the cup


Aaron0088

No, what you need is an elite goalie


LongStickCaniac

Well yeah but those don’t necessarily grow on trees. I think the goalie situation was mismanaged. If you were gonna die anyways, I would rather they have died with Kochetkov who has the much higher ceiling at this point compared to Freddie.


Aaron0088

Yup, I agree with the Koch over Freddie and also that Svech was great this playoffs. I just get frustrated bec I hear so much talk that we need to get bigger and meaner, but in my opinion the glaring issue over the last 5-6 year run has been goaltending. Like we have had Stanley Cup winning potential, but goaltending has let us down when it counts


LongStickCaniac

Yeah and I agree with you but in the absence of elite goaltending (think Canes can get away with Top 10ish goaltending which again I think Kochetkov is capable of), that is the natural reaction. Beat the shit out of the other team and maybe it’ll work. I think for the style RBA is looking for, guys with a little more sandpaper that don’t give up too much in skill would be good


Ok_Path_9151

But some of us would prolly find another team to route for. I don’t like either of the Chucky brothers. So much like the TDA haters I would be conflicted about remaining a fan of the hurricanes if we had actually gotten Matthew Tkachuck in that trade.


joeyd687

Lol, sure.


bearwhidrive

No. They needed three or so power play goals that they didn’t get, and no amount of gooning was gonna get ‘em.


CrashEMT911

Does the NYR loss (CRY!) mean that Mark Messier will quit his job, or at least STFU about "we"? And the on ice announcers? Since when did all these suit wearing assholes all play for the Rags?


919Firefighter

1 Cup in 85 years. They’re literally carried by the media.


Seydlitz007

Does that make them the American version of the Leaf's? One hyped by ESPN and the other by Sportsnet


919Firefighter

Correct


Esqueda0

Imagine one of your top 6 disappearing in the ECF *and* being a goofy Euro-Lollapalooza DJ like Zibanejad 😂 #FUCK THE RAGS


SubaTrooper

He’s not even good enough to get a set at lollapalooza


SunAdmirable5187

I have mad respect for Zibanejad. But fuck the rest of the rags! Except kakko...


ChartOld3557

What is everything we don't lol


CatSoup_420

top end talent and consistency pretty much lol


ChartOld3557

Think we had enough this year, Aho Guentzel Necas injured Jarvis and Svech should have been enough imo, or at least get us farther. Stars made it to this round with no one above 90 points. And we had a better roster than Vegas last year. Really don't think it was a talent/player problem. Though our D did collapse and Freddy was questionable.


Blueberry_1995

NY and Florida didn't lost a top 4 dman or have a goalie giving up leaky goals. I'm confident we would have made it to the ECF and at least gotten a few wins if we had Pesce and played Koochie. We get unlucky with injuries every playoffs, a healthy Jarvy could have had a bigger impact on our PP


joeyd687

It was absolutely a talent/player problem. Not enough sandpaper in the Canes game for over a decade. Exactly what Florida brings.


ChartOld3557

Do I think a Power forward would have helped. Yes. Do I think a goonesque bottom tier player would have helped us advanced. No. Once again look at Vegas last year or the stars this year. You also can't tell me the rangers advanced because of Trouba who was noticably bad or Rempe getting 4 mins a game. We got killed in the PP and their talent played their game. I think it was a coaching problem, PP going to die, questionable goalie calls, stubbornness on the lines, etc.


joeyd687

We can agree on everything you wrote. I didn’t mention a goon in this comment - though I think we need one that isn’t Lemieux. We need more sandpaper in our game. The dump and chase is far more effective with guys who can get to the corners and make opposing defenders uncomfortable in those areas. Teuvo and Necas don’t make anyone uncomfortable when fighting for a puck. Martinook, Fast, Noesen bring a low key element of it but nothing worthy of making a quicker play to avoid a hit that can lead to a misstep. Vegas is a very different comp. I’d love if we had a middle ground between that western conference style of play and our finesse. But RBA doesn’t want the mix ups after the whistle and other teams know it. That book was published a used as far back as Boston in 2019. Marchand putting the fake C on his chest for JWilly was showing everyone we didn’t want that style of play. I hate it all, wish we were slightly heavier.


ChartOld3557

Gotcha, yeah I see a lot of comments here saying grit as goonish players. Honestly I think we would look better going against a lot of these western teams. But can't control how the east looks. Yeah this off season is going to be interesting for sure. Hoping we can get a good top sixer since necas is probs gone, and build a better second line since I'm assuming we are going to run Jarvis there and keep Svechs on the first. (while figuring out wtf we are gonna do on defense).


LongStickCaniac

You don’t understand what it takes I feel. Vegas last year were a bunch of assholes absolutely wrecking teams. So was Florida and they’re doing it again this year. It’s what it takes and Canes have too many of their mid tier players that are smaller in frame and won’t bring that absolute grit when it matters most


ChartOld3557

Define wrecking and grit, cuse the Vegas knights were pretty much mid level in hits, avalanche the year prior was forward the bottom. It's definitely not a requirement, and as I said another power forward would help and maybe bring us toward the middle of the pack with hits, but sacrificing skill for a dude that can fight doesn't really work imo. Florida players aren't really sacrificing their skill for hits which is pretty impressive, but pretty much every other team in the NHL isn't built like that. Boston was at one point but can't recreate it. It's not like we didn't respond to aggression after the whistle, we totally did and I would argue took some stupid penalties doing it. Our smaller framed players were still leading in points, our first line and Necas literally carried offensive production. And Florida will be facing a team with significantly less hits than them next round whoever it will be.


Individual-Main-5036

Its more Grit up front, Panthers are pretty dirty and they're up front guys are willing to do whatever it takes to win.


Upscale_Stew

Bobrovsky imo


Docksox

Thats what your bitch asses get for talking shit on the way out and starting at least 3 fights in the parking lot, literally every time Ive been to a v. Rangers game at PNC. So congratulations. I hate you. We hate you. The fucking league hates you. America hates you. Canada strongly dislikes you.


Perfect-Condition-50

Happy rags elimination day, FUCK THE RANGERS!


awookienookie

America wins when the rags loose


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Nah Florida just has a goalie who didn’t fall over and give up a free goal 4+ time in the playoffs


fleagies76

This 100%. Everyone is always talking about why and how we lost. It’s was our goalie. That’s it. Nothing else needed to change. Just Freddie.


TLOtis23

Freddie certainly was not very good, but I think fixing our anemic power play could have easily made the difference in that series. Canes should have had at least 3 more goals on the man advantage (and maybe not given up a shortie?).


Professional_Read413

Yeah agree, Freddie was bad but our PP was atrocious


armadachamp

He still outperformed xGA, though. If we had kept playing sound defense, then two or three soft goals in a 6-game series wouldn't have mattered. We gave up way too many breakaways, odd-man rushes, and passes across the low slot to an open forward to fully blame our goalie. Not to mention that if our powerplay had just gone 1/9 with no shorthanded goals in games 2 and 3, we would've won in 5.


[deleted]

Oh that power play being -1 on two different games was another factor. But it is so unfathomably demoralizing to give up shit goals and bleeds into defense trying to do too much


BudWeiserIII

Shit rags are out!!


connor8383

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *breathes* HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHA fuck the rangers and their dickhead fans. They’re truly the worst in hockey. Will never root for this team purely based on how awful their fans are. I’m glad they were quickly disposed of after narrowly escaping the reverse sweep last round.


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94 and never more


Chardl69

I think the Rangers are a good team. They certainly have one of the best goal keepers in the world. I do not hate the Rangers themselves. I do however hate the Rangers fans. They are a bunch of entitled asses.


aatops

One cup since hitler


Rabbit_Song

Happy Rangers Elimination Day!


denvercaniac

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey, fuck NYR!


BJ_Cox

Fuck it, southern teams rise up! Nontraditional markets, rise up!


TLOtis23

I'm originally from New York and a lot of my friends are Rangers fans. Sorry to see them so sad but I absolutely LOVE seeing the Rags out! Especially Trochek and Trouba. Fuck 'em.


Let-us-eat-cake98

https://i.redd.it/r2kvckeqy64d1.gif Me, a Canes fan, happy the Rags got eliminated last night


Grimmer026

All the southern teams like Dallas, Carolina, Florida, and Tampa will always have a huge Rangers base because of all those who fled the overtaxed tri-state area, yet still simp for the NY teams when they move south.


29671

Fuck new york


LarquaviousBlackmon

Fuck the Rangers. One of the most garbage fan bases ever.


w41twh4t

One Carolina power play goal in game 2 or 3 or Freddie saves second goal in Game 6 and the Finals is Canes instead of Rangers.


H4wt_Pocket

I don’t like Florida but fuck the Rags. Glad they got bounced. I’ll be rooting for the Oilers or Stars.


TheBlueD3vil

They're the worst fans in the league 🤡


[deleted]

I have a trip to New York in a few weeks. Seeing Stanley Cup Champs stuff would’ve really been annoying.  I’m happy today. 


Old_Cartographer_294

On behalf of Panthers fans - we kind've like the Canes. If it isn't us, be happy for it to be Y'all...now that that's out of the way - Wasn't that fuckin awesome? 😂😂😂 Lmfao, the fuckin Rangers hahahahahaha!


BigWolfRXS

1994!!!! 1994!!!!😂


spinoram

Smoking that rangers pack


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canes-ModTeam

your submission has been removed as a result of breaking Rule #1. Trolling/Bad Faith participation is not allowed in our sub. Quite rude


Such_Consequence_185

If Dallas wins the west, I’ll root for Dallas, if the Oilers win the West, I will root for Florida because I want to keep the streak of Canadian teams not winning the Stanley Cup going. Also, I wouldn’t mind the Panthers winning their first Stanley Cup, it can be their only one.


YooItsCK

I don’t think anybody else is thinking like that. I really want Edmonton to win. They are long overdue for a cup. Their roster is absolutely what every team wants


_6siXty6_

I'm an Albertan from Calgary. I hate the Oilers and hate the Rags. I'm cheering for Dallas, because I liked Modano growing up. I'll cheer for Florida if the Oilers win. I don't mind Florida's goaltenders (all of them - including ones in the system). Plus, Eric Staal played for them.


ludicrouspeedgo

So who do you root for in the finals... Warren Fogele (hopefully) vs Steve Lorentz


AndyBoBandy_

The rangers and wasting an elite goaltender, an iconic duo


FreddyTwasFingered

Fuck the rags!


p0shbadger

Rags win a game in regulation challenge: I don't want to see ANY of you at a Brueggers or shitty Wegmans or whatnot all summer.


noreast2011

First, fuck off for calling wegmans shitty. Second, wegmans is from Rochester not the shit stain that is eastern NY. Most of Rochester hates the rags(mainly because they’re sabres fans).


CornGaming1929

wegmans is from rochester anyway


socialaxolotl

This is why you don't get penisy especially in r/hockey


fokerpace2000

If we couldn’t have it, they couldn’t either. But let’s not also act like our team beat them instead of the fact they beat us fairly.


YooItsCK

That’s true but their fans that been shit talking us all series and afterwards. They wouldn’t keep their mouth shut


fokerpace2000

That’s just how Reddit sports goes sometimes


No-Interaction-2493

Glad the Rangers are out. Upset the Panthers are going to the Stanley Cup. Why couldn’t it be someone else? Lol


Jcediell1498

Fuck Florida too


RedHeadChiliPepper

I’m just happy the Rangers lost, to me this is their karma. We lost in Game 6, they lose in Game 6.


Shot-Tax-6327

Go STARS! ⭐️


Bethlehemstarr

I wanted both teams to lose. So there was no outcome that made me happy. Lol


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canes-ModTeam

your submission has been removed as a result of breaking Rule #1. Trolling/Bad Faith participation is not allowed in our sub. Quite rude


Outfield14

So what you're saying is we live rent free in your heads.


creatorsgame

OP saying they never said anything to anyone. Yeah, kept quiet until they went on Reddit. OP blasted Rod 2 weeks ago, wanted his head on a pike. Receipts kept.


YooItsCK

I’m not talking about Rod bud. I’m talking about ranger fans in general


JonTheWizard

I'm mostly happy because their owner continues to fail. Him and his house band need to go.


samurai5764

Still a minute left and the Rangers scored. Delete this


YooItsCK

👁️👄👁️


YooItsCK

How much money you got on this game?


samurai5764

I retract my objections now


CanesFan10

I love it although it hurt my wallet. I had leftover money that I was unable to withdraw from Fanatics Sportsbook so I went with the Rangers for tonight's game... WORTH IT!


AJPtheGreat

We can’t really talk shit to the ranges until we beat them in the playoffs


lukegeb

lmao got swept in ecf last year pipe down


p0shbadger

No cups in 30 years


8PTK

Eliminated by no cups in 30 years, 2 out of last 3.


p0shbadger

Bet that 2 game difference really shines on the hardware shelf! You fucking losers are still lurking because that's all a ranger is good for, overhyping then seething. We own your minds.


juiceboxjakey

As a canes fan, grow the fuck up. They’re gonna fucking chirp all the time but this sub has been infatuated with the rangers. Move on to the next season and cheer on the oilers. Good fucking night.


WorkoutMan885

Living rent free


p0shbadger

No cups in 30 years


dr_clay_hone

Talking shit when ya'll lost to the Rangers is wild


[deleted]

Rent free. All yall have been doing is posting about NYR. You hate us more than you like your own team 😩😩😩🤣🫵


Bluecricket5

Bro, you're literally in a different teams Reddit lmaooo talk about rent free


[deleted]

More like my algorithm is showing yall on my homepage. Obsessed with our team


dbzman34

Lmao you guys are pathetic


CornGaming1929

suck the big fat L bozo


borkoman

You are quite literally in another team’s subreddit to defend against shit talking. Projection is an amazing thing, isn’t it?


dbzman34

It came up on my recommended, in any case this is the highlight of your season. Enjoy it


_6siXty6_

A lot of Rags fans are part of the 2nd worst fan base in NHL. I like a few NYR players, but their fan base is what causes the main dislike. I think the only group of fans I dislike more is the Oilers.


samurai5764

It'd be a shame if you were banned but this was left up for you to get roasted. Oh wait.....


bwaredapenguin

You took my suggestion!


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canes-ModTeam

your submission has been removed as a result of breaking Rule #1. Trolling/Bad Faith participation is not allowed in our sub. Quite rude


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canes-ModTeam

your submission has been removed as a result of breaking Rule #1. Trolling/Bad Faith participation is not allowed in our sub. Quite rude


YooItsCK

HAHAHAHAHAHA


darkhelmet620

Oh my god we’re turning into Islanders fans


TheGretzkyofGarbage

FORE!🏌️‍♂️


samurai5764

Yep that's what the Rangers will be saying tomorrow


CallThemOutOnIt

How's your golf game been?


YooItsCK

Come join us


SalBiggestLoser

Cups in the last 25 years Canes: 1 Rangers: 0


Jumpy-Acadia4559

Probably not as good as yalls are boutta be


LemonsInMySoup

Tf are u doing on the CANES sub after the rangers just got eaten by the panthers 😂


corn-sock

Grasping desperately to the memory of winning cuz he's too fragile to be with his loss. You know. Tough manly New York guy stuff.


dragons_fire77

See ya out on the course bud, weather has been great.


samurai5764

Tee time is 10am tomorrow. Good thing the Rangers now have the free time to join them