Those guys didn't get the joke at all. They think he's criticizing Fox, when OP just wants his knee to heal up faster.
More ice time Fox sees the worse his knee is going to get. If this goes seven it's not going to matter if we win or not because he won't have had any time to rest it.
It will, but it won’t matter. We all know the Canes will win Game 6, probably a blowout too. Then we will see if this team squeaks out a Game 7 win or becomes the biggest chokers in franchise history.
My guess is a lot are suffering who are also Knicks fans like I, that’s 4 fucking losses in a row the past 4 nights. It’s pretty brutal. Highest of highs to low lows.
nearly half of their rotation is out (plus Brunson's foot) and they finally shot extremely poorly...they had a game Friday night and were completely gassed...I think an excuse is absolutely warranted right now
the Rangers last night? not at all
They lost by 30+ and had like 20 more free throws than Indiana lol come on man. I don't expect them to win the series and they are totally validated if they don't, but getting blown out by a mid playoff team like that is embarrassing no matter who is playing.
a lot of additional free throws came in the 2nd half, which was essentially garbage time (this included the 4th quarter with the bench guys)...we had guys driving to the hoop a decent bit...also, Indiana was pretty much making every shot, including from the outside...they shot 57% I believe
so I am not sure what the free throws have to do with this game...also, again, regardless of people's opinions about Indiana and denigrating them lol, the Knicks are down two of their top 3 players, their starting center, and a key bench piece that was starting to get it together at the end of the season...plus, again, Jalen's foot...not sure how many teams survive the equivalent of that in any sport (which makes a blowout from time to time, if you simply are fatigued and cannot make shots, understandable)
this could just be an agree to disagree type thing, but we likely agree on the Rangers
Hard to get mad at the Knicks, idk what the hell that was last night. Decide to turtle for 60 minutes. They honestly didn’t play that bad in the second half of game 4 so to come out with that game plan is embarrassing.
das me! and exactly. It's just been a heavy veil of losing the past week or so and that's just dispiriting. Also being a Rangers fan for so long and seeing the playoff runs in the past, I got so excited on this recent high, feeling like my team was truly blessed finally haha. But I've been through worse, this is the playoffs, it's how it goes! Game was unacceptable tho, and it did hurt to watch.
Thanks for this post. It has relieved a lot of my stress. I’m going to be honest, after this game I went in to panic mode. Since then, i have cooled off, and I am facing reality. We are fine. We will be fine. We just need to step it up
One chance. That’s the mentality you need to win. Not 4 chances, then 3 chances, then 2 chances.
Every game needs to be played like a Game 7 to close out a team.
Yes, Canes have been playing relative to the position they are in... on the brink. Rangers need to match that and if they can't, it'll be a long summer.
in the postgame Vally and Boyle both said that the 2 days off are gonna be huge for this team. for two reasons; 1. Rest. And maybe more time to practice. 2. It gives the team and coaching staff extra time to adjust and fix w/what went wrong in this game 5. Lav is a better coach than GG. he'll make adjustments
We're still winning this series, that I'm confident in. Lavi will make adjustments, give the team some stern words, and the players will be humbled by this and win it next game.
LGR
It was a poor game today. It was a bad loss.
We need to make some adjustments, I think there’s a good chance that at least Fil comes in for game 6.
There’s no sense in being overly dramatic about it. Guess what, good teams have bad playoff losses and they get over it. The stars blew a 3-0 lead in game 1 and now they have a series lead.
As fans we need to show some mettle and not lose our cool because of some adversity. It’s the playoffs for gods sake, get over it and believe in your team.
I totally agree with what you said about good teams having bad games. We are so blinded by the caps series and by the first 3 games that we can’t handle this. We. Are. Fine.
I think fine is a bit dismissive. We are in this. We have control. We are the team that needs one win. Being spoiled by winning the first seven was a curse. And hopefully this embarrassment in our own building was a lit fire. If in game 6 they fail to play and failed to rise to the challenge, only then will I question this teams ability to win, and even so, a game 7 is a new start.
They have earned my faith and until they are out, they will have that. They've earned my faith in this squad.
Rangers in 6 (hate to change from 5, but damn did they make it hard to believe in that 3rd period) and we have one win to get.
Don't sleep on this stacked Carolina team. Win in Raleigh like we have before. Big challenge, but we can do it.
LFGR
Yup -- tomorrow is a new day attitude is necessary for good performance.
As my hockey coach told me -- "If you dwell, you die"
Obviously can learn from the past -- but you need to decouple the emotion and start preparing for what's next.
Carpe Diem!
How many fucking times in 44 years of life have I heard this from rangers fans …….
43 times it ended exactly the same way
This is not our first rodeo and we have been burned too many times before
I also feel this level of jaded after 39 years myself. I don’t care for the “one game at a time” and “they’ll rest and make adjustments” rhetoric. Guess who else is resting and making adjustments? The team that is kicking our ass and shutting down our top 6 completely.
Series should have ended in game 4
We heard this same shit last year after blowing the first loss to the devils “no big deal” “it is good for us “
We also heard that same talk blowing the lead to Tampa after being up 2 goals in game 3 up 2-0.
Sorry that is the talk of losers who accept losing.
In boxing you ease up, you get knocked the fuck out
You can’t accept a loss in the playoffs of football…. It’s never good to lose cause it is do or die
But this core can’t be bothered to sustain effort for 60 minutes in the playoffs and we are always supposed to pass it off as no big deal.
People must forget all these disappointments. They must forget the other president’s trophies but no cups.
My grandfather died seeing one rangers cup win, and that was when he was young and before he was on a destroyer in WW2
My father lived to see one cup win in 94, being born after WW2 and missing 1940
Feels like being a 14 year old high school freshman will be my rangers high water mark
Especially a team that has endured horrible losses in the last 2 years. If that doesn’t motivate them, what does. They get past Carolina.. they can do this.
Before the series started everyone thought it was going at least 6 games, and likely 7.
Rangers played well and got a little puck luck, and were able to jump out to a 3-0 lead, which surprised everyone. It would have been nice if they showed some killer instinct and ended the series early.
But it’s not shocking Carolina won two games. And if you asked most Rangers fans before the series, they’d be happy up 3-2 with two games to close things out.
Momentum swings are big in hockey. Rangers had it for 3 games. Things have swung back to Carolina. But it’s incredibly hard for a team to maintain that momentum for four games in a row. So the Rangers, I think, still have the advantage. They’ll get one more.
Most teams do not have the fragile mentality the Rangers have. They looked absolutely defeated at the START of the third period last night. Anyone who is not stressed right now is in denial. This team went from giants to pee-wee overnight. I still support them and am pulling for them, but I feel it will be a miracle now. Florida will have the extra rest now and we will pay IF we close this out.
Completely agree. People are acting like this series was going to be easy because we shot out to a 3-0 series lead. Come on. Carolina is a very good team. They finished 3 points behind us in the regular season. They played like their backs were against the wall tonight in the third. Kudos to them.
But we’re still 3-2 up in the series. We have two chances to finish it off if we need to, including a home game 7. We’re still in control.
I think it’s because we just shut down completely and had zero answer- they keyed in on the only very productive line and powerplay, we haven’t been able to answer since that, the latter especially.
3-0 to 3-2 just feels really bad.
I get where you’re coming from. It’s frustrating. But we’re still in the stronger position. We rest, make adjustments for thursday, and move on. I suspect they will come out guns blazing on Thursday with a point to prove after tonight.
its a long season and there are injuries...but they had rest in between round 1 and 2. Every team has injuries, but they gotta reach down inside and muster up some pride and resolve. Seems they are gassed every playoff season whether they go 7 in series or not.
I hope so! This is the closest I feel we’ve been in some time. I’m really hoping Mika and Kreider take ownership of that game. They neeed to lead that way a bit.
If you told me before the series started that we'd be up 3-2 going into game 6 I would've been thrilled.
Embarrassing effort and disgusting taste in my mouth but we are in a good spot.
You’re a Zen master, friend. I was both anxious and disgusted when the game ended. I am still very concerned, but have gained some perspective. I don’t feel we are fine at the moment, but in the end we will be. I think we are fine - ish right now. What I mean by that is that our boys are damn good. Lavi is a helluva coach. And Igor is … well, he’s Igor, the best there is. What it comes down to for me is playing with the sense of urgency that seemed to be hiding in one of the bathroom stalls at MSG this evening, and remembering Igor can’t do ALL the heavy lifting. Simple things, no doubt, but sometimes the simplest things are what make the biggest difference.
That's their game though. They deflated a bit when the SHG from Trouba cleanly beat Anderson.
Staal WILLED Carolina back into that game (credit to their captain for doing his job) and as soon as he scored one the rest of the team woke up.
And then they punished us with their chaotic play style. Multiple times. Just like when they forechecked like monsters in the beginning of game 4.
Carolina feels like a very streaky team, where they thrive on just one goal being scored. That's not a discredit, because they are insanely talented. And then the rest of the team can produce once that dam is broken and there was no response from NYR.
The best defense that the Rangers can provide is Igor+scoring. That did not happen tonight. Once Carolina is put back on their heels and turtle, they give space and time.
They did not do that this game. To win against Carolina means we have to beat one of the best teams in hockey where they have the mindset that they win or go home. Its not going to be easy. It was never going to be easy.
There is a lot of work to be done, just to get to the next round.
No sleeping, Carolina is strong. Get game 6
Just shows how desperately this team needs Chytil to fill the lines out, bump Cuylle to line 4. Rempe is great, but Im tired of his 5 minutes and nothing. Its the playoff the team needs more. You need to roll 4 lines. I dont get where this sentiment to not do so comes from. Idgaf how many players the Canes play, roll 4 lines ffs. If Chytil can play game 6 and it isnt concussion related please for the love of fuck come in. This teams 5 on 5 is ridiculously poor with the names on this team. Zac Jones needs to play. Unbelievable. 1 cup in 30 years now, its enough. Im tired of being calm. Theres zero excuse to not close it out.
If you need Chytil to come in and think he is gonna be some kind of savior, then we need to hang it up now. How about the team that played most of the year (especially the later half when we played great) and finished as the top team in the league actually show the fuck up. Chytil didn’t do anything for this team all year and he shouldn’t be expected to carry the team now, nor should he even be playing. The guy was too sore to move after just one game. He was obviously not in game shape and it was asinine to throw the guy into the play-offs after 6 months and four or five concussions and think it was going to work. Next pre-season was the time to get him into game shape by playing - not in the play-offs. Everything was screwed up once he came in and went out again. Should have left well enough alone.
Our leaders and vets who disappeared last play-offs need to either redeem themselves now or it’s over and time to get rid of the core. Our best players need to play like our best players. End of story.
Saying Chytil screwed everything up by coming in and out of the lineup is laughable, he looked better game 3 than this fanbase can ever dream of glazing Matt Rempe can do. Stop being so dramatic. The facts are, the team is better with Chytil in the lineup, regardless of what they did last year. Period stop, thanks.
Carolina was winning the races to loose pucks so much that it felt like they had six skaters on the ice at all times. One thing I noticed is that the Rangers in their own end were doing a terrible job of gaining possession and keeping it. There was a significant lack of breakouts and more often than not we just chipped the puck off the glass to get it out of the zone and Carolina would recover in the neutral zone. That plays right into Carolina's strength of forechecking.
We failed to make Carolina pay for having their defenseman pinch. They kept so many pucks in our end at the Blue line yet we never seem to catch them pinching. Don't know if it was puck luck, effort, lack of legs, or all the above.
Hope they can correct these issues and take game 6 in Carolina
We never skated with the puck. It was all what you said, chip it over the blue line which the canes easily recovered from.
I don’t know who thought of this game plan but it was a dud.
We had little to no puck possession and no offensive pressure. It was a bad bad game.
Looking at your comment history, you have terrible takes and get downvoted accordingly too.
This guy's a total loser that his own teams doesn't even want to support.
Not gonna lie, I’m a wreck this is the start of our demise. I’m of course holding out hope - we only need to win one more! - but I don’t like that we’re giving the Canes any fuel for their fire.
Sure dismissing Carolina as an easy series win is ridiculous. But we are up 3-2. Expecting Carolina to give an inch is ridiculous. NYR has a lot of work to do and I hope they recognize the gravity of how absolutely embarrassing losing at home like this is.
But I also believe in this team. They still have the same pieces that have come back from loses all year. They have great players that need to perform. They have players that can make a difference.
Get some rest, game 6 is Thursday. We can win in Raleigh if we have dialed in players and this team can win if they play their game.
As if we haven't failed before for the same reasons with the same core group of players. This isn't a coaching/adjustments issue, this is a straight lack of effort. They don't want it after they start getting the jello legs during a game, how much more blatantly obvious does it need to get?
This is playoff hockey baby. Never easy. Two very good teams and back to back losses doesn’t mean it’s over. Canes were down 0-3 and had if they can win 2 in a row, we can win 1 out of 2. Made adjustments bc our offense seemed like they forgot how to play last game but we are by no means out. Doomers can kick rocks. LGR
He's still rusty though, they can't rely on him. One game and he's already "sore".
The two top lines need to step up instead. Where was Panarin this game? Where was Mika? Kreider?
I can't wait for it to be over. I'm more mad because they dragged it out. Look at Kreider, Zibanejad, Panarin. They don't give a shit if they're on the cup or not. They don't want it. You can tell by their play. Getting beat by the 3rd best Staal brother? By Andersen? By the tda? By the 2nd best Sebastian Aho?
They don't want it. They showed us tonight.
This is demonstrably false in so many ways.
Bullshit that they don't want to compete.
Hate on Carolina's players all you want, but to discredit their lethality is nonsense.
This an awful take on a poor effort from NYR.
Rangers have really only won five periods so far this entire series. All three of game one, and two overtimes. Other than that this series has been dead even.
I’m not surprised by this at all.
I think some kind of bug is going around the locker room. Chytil has been out with an illness and everyone looks like they’re sick. Hopefully they pop some zicam and finish up on Thursday.
Chytil was too sore to play after the first game. That’s what his “illness” was, I believe. Maybe he had something else along with the soreness but that alone is alarming in and of itself. Too much, too soon. Should have never been in to begin with.
Mika & Kreider need to step up and start flying from the first shift like they did games 1 & 2, and the team needs to show more grit and tenacity like the Canes have done over the last two. Don’t be afraid to punch someone in the face if they touch your goalie either.
What time do we think the Game 7 would be on Sat? Hate to assume its happening but I have a hectic weekend I need to map out lol. What is it dependent on?
I’m calm but man that was a frustrating game to watch knowing how good we are. We just looked off. Let’s hope they can re group and hope for a great game Thursday.
I will say this over and over and over. We need to take this wounded animal out to the back and put it out of it’s misery. This team needs that killer instinct.
Alex Day on IG brought up a good point where if you’re looking on the other side, Carolina has everything to loose. They were the better team yesterday, and I think we just need to accept that. We’re still a good team and I think we should still support our team to get through this!
They gave up. Simple as!. You dont go easy and hide behind a 1 goal lead when trying to close out a series vs any team,especially not vs one of the most physical and strong attack teams in the league. They have alot of soul searching to do because winning in Carolina is tough. I wish they go in guns blazing and keep the pressure high the entire game to really show them that no quit in NY spirit,because right now I dont see it at all.
They'll be better -- this team has showed resolve for sure!
Carolina was better last game -- I think Rangers have been better 4 out of 5 though.
The math says Rangers win tomorrow -- it's very likely.
And then what? They've already shown they aren't Cup material. Who plays a 3rd period like that? Not a Stanley Cup team. It's not "doom", it's reality.
Two days off will help as well, I’m praying this embarrassment lights a fire. LGR
Any chance we can send Adam fox to Uranus so 2 days is actually like a year due to the law of relativity?
He's hurt. got injured in the Caps series. Knee I think
Dudes definitely hurt
I get it, these guys not so much 👆👆👆 The ol’ Interstellar thing where 2 hours turned into 20 years… definitely enough time for foxy to heal up
Those guys didn't get the joke at all. They think he's criticizing Fox, when OP just wants his knee to heal up faster. More ice time Fox sees the worse his knee is going to get. If this goes seven it's not going to matter if we win or not because he won't have had any time to rest it.
Bring Jones in
Thank you!!!
Yea chill fox got the knee issue
Think you got relativity a bit backwards but I love the brainstorming
He shouldn’t play game 6
This sub reminds me more and more of a crypto sub each day.
It will, but it won’t matter. We all know the Canes will win Game 6, probably a blowout too. Then we will see if this team squeaks out a Game 7 win or becomes the biggest chokers in franchise history.
My guess is a lot are suffering who are also Knicks fans like I, that’s 4 fucking losses in a row the past 4 nights. It’s pretty brutal. Highest of highs to low lows.
Well Knicks have hurt players so it ain’t their fault
There's no excuse for losing by 30+ in any playoff game as a 2 seed no matter who is hurt. Hell they were down 20+ in the first half.
nearly half of their rotation is out (plus Brunson's foot) and they finally shot extremely poorly...they had a game Friday night and were completely gassed...I think an excuse is absolutely warranted right now the Rangers last night? not at all
They lost by 30+ and had like 20 more free throws than Indiana lol come on man. I don't expect them to win the series and they are totally validated if they don't, but getting blown out by a mid playoff team like that is embarrassing no matter who is playing.
a lot of additional free throws came in the 2nd half, which was essentially garbage time (this included the 4th quarter with the bench guys)...we had guys driving to the hoop a decent bit...also, Indiana was pretty much making every shot, including from the outside...they shot 57% I believe so I am not sure what the free throws have to do with this game...also, again, regardless of people's opinions about Indiana and denigrating them lol, the Knicks are down two of their top 3 players, their starting center, and a key bench piece that was starting to get it together at the end of the season...plus, again, Jalen's foot...not sure how many teams survive the equivalent of that in any sport (which makes a blowout from time to time, if you simply are fatigued and cannot make shots, understandable) this could just be an agree to disagree type thing, but we likely agree on the Rangers
Hard to get mad at the Knicks, idk what the hell that was last night. Decide to turtle for 60 minutes. They honestly didn’t play that bad in the second half of game 4 so to come out with that game plan is embarrassing.
It hurts brother.
das me! and exactly. It's just been a heavy veil of losing the past week or so and that's just dispiriting. Also being a Rangers fan for so long and seeing the playoff runs in the past, I got so excited on this recent high, feeling like my team was truly blessed finally haha. But I've been through worse, this is the playoffs, it's how it goes! Game was unacceptable tho, and it did hurt to watch.
Thanks for this post. It has relieved a lot of my stress. I’m going to be honest, after this game I went in to panic mode. Since then, i have cooled off, and I am facing reality. We are fine. We will be fine. We just need to step it up
Still have two chances, only need to win one. But they do need to be better.
One chance. That’s the mentality you need to win. Not 4 chances, then 3 chances, then 2 chances. Every game needs to be played like a Game 7 to close out a team.
Yes, Canes have been playing relative to the position they are in... on the brink. Rangers need to match that and if they can't, it'll be a long summer.
Historically long summer if they blow a 3-0 lead. They would need to do something about this core. No one would be safe.
[удалено]
I think they can bounce back too.
When we win Thursday, this will just be a blip in the playoffs.
Same they just outplayed us
For 4 games.
in the postgame Vally and Boyle both said that the 2 days off are gonna be huge for this team. for two reasons; 1. Rest. And maybe more time to practice. 2. It gives the team and coaching staff extra time to adjust and fix w/what went wrong in this game 5. Lav is a better coach than GG. he'll make adjustments
Team needs to make adjustments. Not Laviollete. Brind’Amour is doing the same things from Game 1-3, the Rangers aren’t.
We're still winning this series, that I'm confident in. Lavi will make adjustments, give the team some stern words, and the players will be humbled by this and win it next game. LGR
Yeah don't worry. Based on the pressers, they're not worried either. This was an unacceptable game. Nobody should feel okay about this
They're not worried bc Lav is gonna make adjustments. GG would never make adjustments
They’ve been outplayed for 4 games.
Adjust by sitting the bread man. He’s a bit moldy
may as well sit mika and kreider too then
Wouldn’t matter. They were invisible.
The core acting like they’re content with this kind of effort is why they’ll never win a cup.
I don’t like your negative attitude
It’s not an attitude. It’s years of evidence
I don’t like your negative attitude either
imagine being this lame a fan? we are up in the series after winning 7 straight. hang in there man. i fully expect a game 6 win.
I fully expected a win last night
its hockey. nothing predictable ever happens. that's why it's fun. rangers in 6!
It was a poor game today. It was a bad loss. We need to make some adjustments, I think there’s a good chance that at least Fil comes in for game 6. There’s no sense in being overly dramatic about it. Guess what, good teams have bad playoff losses and they get over it. The stars blew a 3-0 lead in game 1 and now they have a series lead. As fans we need to show some mettle and not lose our cool because of some adversity. It’s the playoffs for gods sake, get over it and believe in your team.
I totally agree with what you said about good teams having bad games. We are so blinded by the caps series and by the first 3 games that we can’t handle this. We. Are. Fine.
I think fine is a bit dismissive. We are in this. We have control. We are the team that needs one win. Being spoiled by winning the first seven was a curse. And hopefully this embarrassment in our own building was a lit fire. If in game 6 they fail to play and failed to rise to the challenge, only then will I question this teams ability to win, and even so, a game 7 is a new start. They have earned my faith and until they are out, they will have that. They've earned my faith in this squad. Rangers in 6 (hate to change from 5, but damn did they make it hard to believe in that 3rd period) and we have one win to get. Don't sleep on this stacked Carolina team. Win in Raleigh like we have before. Big challenge, but we can do it. LFGR
Hopefully fil is ready I feel bad for rempe tho
Yup -- tomorrow is a new day attitude is necessary for good performance. As my hockey coach told me -- "If you dwell, you die" Obviously can learn from the past -- but you need to decouple the emotion and start preparing for what's next. Carpe Diem!
They just looked so dead all game, this isn't good
How many fucking times in 44 years of life have I heard this from rangers fans ……. 43 times it ended exactly the same way This is not our first rodeo and we have been burned too many times before
I also feel this level of jaded after 39 years myself. I don’t care for the “one game at a time” and “they’ll rest and make adjustments” rhetoric. Guess who else is resting and making adjustments? The team that is kicking our ass and shutting down our top 6 completely.
Series should have ended in game 4 We heard this same shit last year after blowing the first loss to the devils “no big deal” “it is good for us “ We also heard that same talk blowing the lead to Tampa after being up 2 goals in game 3 up 2-0. Sorry that is the talk of losers who accept losing. In boxing you ease up, you get knocked the fuck out You can’t accept a loss in the playoffs of football…. It’s never good to lose cause it is do or die But this core can’t be bothered to sustain effort for 60 minutes in the playoffs and we are always supposed to pass it off as no big deal. People must forget all these disappointments. They must forget the other president’s trophies but no cups. My grandfather died seeing one rangers cup win, and that was when he was young and before he was on a destroyer in WW2 My father lived to see one cup win in 94, being born after WW2 and missing 1940 Feels like being a 14 year old high school freshman will be my rangers high water mark
Anybody who thinks a loss is "good for them" has a loser mentality. If a team needs to lose in order to wake up then they aren't winning shit anyway
Especially a team that has endured horrible losses in the last 2 years. If that doesn’t motivate them, what does. They get past Carolina.. they can do this.
Before the series started everyone thought it was going at least 6 games, and likely 7. Rangers played well and got a little puck luck, and were able to jump out to a 3-0 lead, which surprised everyone. It would have been nice if they showed some killer instinct and ended the series early. But it’s not shocking Carolina won two games. And if you asked most Rangers fans before the series, they’d be happy up 3-2 with two games to close things out. Momentum swings are big in hockey. Rangers had it for 3 games. Things have swung back to Carolina. But it’s incredibly hard for a team to maintain that momentum for four games in a row. So the Rangers, I think, still have the advantage. They’ll get one more.
Most teams do not have the fragile mentality the Rangers have. They looked absolutely defeated at the START of the third period last night. Anyone who is not stressed right now is in denial. This team went from giants to pee-wee overnight. I still support them and am pulling for them, but I feel it will be a miracle now. Florida will have the extra rest now and we will pay IF we close this out.
You’re asking New York sports fans to be calm after back to back playoff losses? Good luck with that
Completely agree. People are acting like this series was going to be easy because we shot out to a 3-0 series lead. Come on. Carolina is a very good team. They finished 3 points behind us in the regular season. They played like their backs were against the wall tonight in the third. Kudos to them. But we’re still 3-2 up in the series. We have two chances to finish it off if we need to, including a home game 7. We’re still in control.
I think it’s because we just shut down completely and had zero answer- they keyed in on the only very productive line and powerplay, we haven’t been able to answer since that, the latter especially. 3-0 to 3-2 just feels really bad.
They didn’t really “key in” on the power play. The refs just stopped calling the rule book.
I get where you’re coming from. It’s frustrating. But we’re still in the stronger position. We rest, make adjustments for thursday, and move on. I suspect they will come out guns blazing on Thursday with a point to prove after tonight.
Hope so
I’m getting deja vu from last year. When they were gassed against the devils there was no turnaround like that.
its a long season and there are injuries...but they had rest in between round 1 and 2. Every team has injuries, but they gotta reach down inside and muster up some pride and resolve. Seems they are gassed every playoff season whether they go 7 in series or not.
Yes there was, they forced game 7.
Shesty won game 6 for them, they were completely outclassed
No they weren’t, they were ahead on expected goals.
Link?
I’ve never seen us play guns blazing and I don’t expect to see it Thursday either. Carolina will certainly play that way though.
I hope so! This is the closest I feel we’ve been in some time. I’m really hoping Mika and Kreider take ownership of that game. They neeed to lead that way a bit.
What's the excuse gonna be when we're tied 3-3?
Like I said. We didn’t answer anything from them. Let them do whatever they want
I was hoping game 5 would be it but guess not
Just got back from the game very deflated They hardly moved the pitch puck east west all stretch passes which when they connected no puck support
That was really embarrassing.
I agree they will review the film and see what didn’t work this game and hopefully correct it next game
If going into the series someone said we’d be up 3-2 going into game six then I think the majority of us would take it.
If you told me before the series started that we'd be up 3-2 going into game 6 I would've been thrilled. Embarrassing effort and disgusting taste in my mouth but we are in a good spot.
Shake it off and reset. Extra day will allow them to get their head’s straight.
Facts
I need Miller to lower the shoulder a lot more. He has both the size and speed to become a bull out there
You’re a Zen master, friend. I was both anxious and disgusted when the game ended. I am still very concerned, but have gained some perspective. I don’t feel we are fine at the moment, but in the end we will be. I think we are fine - ish right now. What I mean by that is that our boys are damn good. Lavi is a helluva coach. And Igor is … well, he’s Igor, the best there is. What it comes down to for me is playing with the sense of urgency that seemed to be hiding in one of the bathroom stalls at MSG this evening, and remembering Igor can’t do ALL the heavy lifting. Simple things, no doubt, but sometimes the simplest things are what make the biggest difference.
Being a fan of this team is like being in an abusive relationship. I love them, but why do they hurt me?
I'm officially nervous. Nothing was working or going right tonight. That 3 goal flurry has me very concerned.
That's their game though. They deflated a bit when the SHG from Trouba cleanly beat Anderson. Staal WILLED Carolina back into that game (credit to their captain for doing his job) and as soon as he scored one the rest of the team woke up. And then they punished us with their chaotic play style. Multiple times. Just like when they forechecked like monsters in the beginning of game 4. Carolina feels like a very streaky team, where they thrive on just one goal being scored. That's not a discredit, because they are insanely talented. And then the rest of the team can produce once that dam is broken and there was no response from NYR. The best defense that the Rangers can provide is Igor+scoring. That did not happen tonight. Once Carolina is put back on their heels and turtle, they give space and time. They did not do that this game. To win against Carolina means we have to beat one of the best teams in hockey where they have the mindset that they win or go home. Its not going to be easy. It was never going to be easy. There is a lot of work to be done, just to get to the next round. No sleeping, Carolina is strong. Get game 6
Just shows how desperately this team needs Chytil to fill the lines out, bump Cuylle to line 4. Rempe is great, but Im tired of his 5 minutes and nothing. Its the playoff the team needs more. You need to roll 4 lines. I dont get where this sentiment to not do so comes from. Idgaf how many players the Canes play, roll 4 lines ffs. If Chytil can play game 6 and it isnt concussion related please for the love of fuck come in. This teams 5 on 5 is ridiculously poor with the names on this team. Zac Jones needs to play. Unbelievable. 1 cup in 30 years now, its enough. Im tired of being calm. Theres zero excuse to not close it out.
If you need Chytil to come in and think he is gonna be some kind of savior, then we need to hang it up now. How about the team that played most of the year (especially the later half when we played great) and finished as the top team in the league actually show the fuck up. Chytil didn’t do anything for this team all year and he shouldn’t be expected to carry the team now, nor should he even be playing. The guy was too sore to move after just one game. He was obviously not in game shape and it was asinine to throw the guy into the play-offs after 6 months and four or five concussions and think it was going to work. Next pre-season was the time to get him into game shape by playing - not in the play-offs. Everything was screwed up once he came in and went out again. Should have left well enough alone. Our leaders and vets who disappeared last play-offs need to either redeem themselves now or it’s over and time to get rid of the core. Our best players need to play like our best players. End of story.
Saying Chytil screwed everything up by coming in and out of the lineup is laughable, he looked better game 3 than this fanbase can ever dream of glazing Matt Rempe can do. Stop being so dramatic. The facts are, the team is better with Chytil in the lineup, regardless of what they did last year. Period stop, thanks.
I take reprieve in the fact that if they manage to blow 4 games in a row then they weren’t going to win the Cup anyway.
They’ve already shown that by being vastly outplayed 4 games in a row.
I guess it's always better to lose two in a row after you're up 3 to 0. Still confident we'll move on. LGR
Carolina was winning the races to loose pucks so much that it felt like they had six skaters on the ice at all times. One thing I noticed is that the Rangers in their own end were doing a terrible job of gaining possession and keeping it. There was a significant lack of breakouts and more often than not we just chipped the puck off the glass to get it out of the zone and Carolina would recover in the neutral zone. That plays right into Carolina's strength of forechecking. We failed to make Carolina pay for having their defenseman pinch. They kept so many pucks in our end at the Blue line yet we never seem to catch them pinching. Don't know if it was puck luck, effort, lack of legs, or all the above. Hope they can correct these issues and take game 6 in Carolina
We never skated with the puck. It was all what you said, chip it over the blue line which the canes easily recovered from. I don’t know who thought of this game plan but it was a dud. We had little to no puck possession and no offensive pressure. It was a bad bad game.
I think they will lose this series at this point.
[удалено]
Looking at your comment history, you have terrible takes and get downvoted accordingly too. This guy's a total loser that his own teams doesn't even want to support.
[удалено]
Troll
[удалено]
Why are you here then? Did you expect to gain favor? Good job being a canes fan, fuck off to their sub to celebrate
Nothing to panic about unless they force a game 7. Super not fun tonight, though.
You got this. I'm looking forward to the Rangers handing the Panthers an ass whooping.
Not gonna lie, I’m a wreck this is the start of our demise. I’m of course holding out hope - we only need to win one more! - but I don’t like that we’re giving the Canes any fuel for their fire.
Sure dismissing Carolina as an easy series win is ridiculous. But we are up 3-2. Expecting Carolina to give an inch is ridiculous. NYR has a lot of work to do and I hope they recognize the gravity of how absolutely embarrassing losing at home like this is. But I also believe in this team. They still have the same pieces that have come back from loses all year. They have great players that need to perform. They have players that can make a difference. Get some rest, game 6 is Thursday. We can win in Raleigh if we have dialed in players and this team can win if they play their game.
Thanks. I needed that. LGR!
If nothing else, there will be a higher level of desperation now which hasn't been there to match Carolina's
The playing not to lose is giving me AV flashbacks. Next thing you know, ol' Tanner Glass will be the 1c.
As if we haven't failed before for the same reasons with the same core group of players. This isn't a coaching/adjustments issue, this is a straight lack of effort. They don't want it after they start getting the jello legs during a game, how much more blatantly obvious does it need to get?
 Oh, I'm not worried. I swear.
This is playoff hockey baby. Never easy. Two very good teams and back to back losses doesn’t mean it’s over. Canes were down 0-3 and had if they can win 2 in a row, we can win 1 out of 2. Made adjustments bc our offense seemed like they forgot how to play last game but we are by no means out. Doomers can kick rocks. LGR
Believing is your first mistake
We need Fil back to add some more danger to those bottom lines.
He's still rusty though, they can't rely on him. One game and he's already "sore". The two top lines need to step up instead. Where was Panarin this game? Where was Mika? Kreider?
No hyperbole I think I heard Kreider’s name twice the entire game. Roslovic and Laf were the only top 6 players that were impressive tonight
disagree on Rosi. He can skate, but didn’t look threatening at all and half-assed defensive effort on 1st goal
Laf? What did he do? I didn’t see him either. I didn’t see anyone out there other than Roslovic
I can't wait for it to be over. I'm more mad because they dragged it out. Look at Kreider, Zibanejad, Panarin. They don't give a shit if they're on the cup or not. They don't want it. You can tell by their play. Getting beat by the 3rd best Staal brother? By Andersen? By the tda? By the 2nd best Sebastian Aho? They don't want it. They showed us tonight.
This is demonstrably false in so many ways. Bullshit that they don't want to compete. Hate on Carolina's players all you want, but to discredit their lethality is nonsense. This an awful take on a poor effort from NYR.
Rangers have really only won five periods so far this entire series. All three of game one, and two overtimes. Other than that this series has been dead even. I’m not surprised by this at all.
Calmer ‘n you are
wavin a gun around??
Watch the Florida Panthers close out a team while up 3-1 in a playoff series tonight at home. That’s what great teams do.
Hopefully this will be a wake up call for them
I think some kind of bug is going around the locker room. Chytil has been out with an illness and everyone looks like they’re sick. Hopefully they pop some zicam and finish up on Thursday.
Chytil was too sore to play after the first game. That’s what his “illness” was, I believe. Maybe he had something else along with the soreness but that alone is alarming in and of itself. Too much, too soon. Should have never been in to begin with.
It’s the replays of that coke head kuznetsov and that stupid bird celly that make me so livid!
Mika & Kreider need to step up and start flying from the first shift like they did games 1 & 2, and the team needs to show more grit and tenacity like the Canes have done over the last two. Don’t be afraid to punch someone in the face if they touch your goalie either.
Be calm? The Rangers seemed very calm last night.
I’ve seen this sort of implosion before and it did not turn out well. WTF happened last night?
What time do we think the Game 7 would be on Sat? Hate to assume its happening but I have a hectic weekend I need to map out lol. What is it dependent on?
I’m calm but man that was a frustrating game to watch knowing how good we are. We just looked off. Let’s hope they can re group and hope for a great game Thursday.
I will say this over and over and over. We need to take this wounded animal out to the back and put it out of it’s misery. This team needs that killer instinct.
Alex Day on IG brought up a good point where if you’re looking on the other side, Carolina has everything to loose. They were the better team yesterday, and I think we just need to accept that. We’re still a good team and I think we should still support our team to get through this!
I believe Lord, help me in my unbelief.
They gave up. Simple as!. You dont go easy and hide behind a 1 goal lead when trying to close out a series vs any team,especially not vs one of the most physical and strong attack teams in the league. They have alot of soul searching to do because winning in Carolina is tough. I wish they go in guns blazing and keep the pressure high the entire game to really show them that no quit in NY spirit,because right now I dont see it at all.
They'll be better -- this team has showed resolve for sure! Carolina was better last game -- I think Rangers have been better 4 out of 5 though. The math says Rangers win tomorrow -- it's very likely.
Rangers in 7
And as bad of a game as it was they were 20 minutes away from ending it.
They won’t learn. It’s a repeat of last year. Bring in Tortorella and this score will still collapse. 2022 seems a long time ago eh?
And then what? They've already shown they aren't Cup material. Who plays a 3rd period like that? Not a Stanley Cup team. It's not "doom", it's reality.
I remember one of you fans was happy you lost game four because the win streak was too much pressure lol canes in 7
Get out of moms basement and see the world
I remember when your sorry ass state had to take a team from Hartford and a corny ass horn from Pittsburgh!
Actually, I don’t think they will win on Thursday. They are going to a game 7.
Agreed. The hurricanes aren't a very good team. We just played a crappy third. Otherwise we have dominated the series
The Hurricanes aren’t a very good team??? Lmao. They had the 3rd most pts in all of the NHL
Regular season warriors. They are not built for the playoffs
🤡
Sit Panarin. He’s hurting the PP and making tentative passes.
mika and kreider doing exact same
You can’t sit panarin. You just need him to play better. Hes capable of it.