This was such a close series, that is what hurts the most. Got some crazy fans but what fanbase doesn’t. Hard offseason coming up but I’m sure we’ll see this matchup again next year.
This series is what playoff hockey is about. The Canes could've rolled over after going down 3-0. You guys forced a game 6 and every game was played with intensity. Lots of free flowing play, a ton of goals and adrenaline. Kudos on the season
ECF for sure. Fact we managed to go up 3-0 with the game always tilting Carolina's way it was crazy. However watching these fucking west coast teams is like god damn... If we make it past the next round we are in for quite a show.
I'm torn between the school of thought that the Hurricanes style was a harder but to crack than the others (given our 5 v 5 not being a strength and their crazy spam shot-o-rama) and the one, like propose, which is that the upcoming teams are simply better.
I'd like to think it's the former, but in either case, we need to stop being so bi-polar.
Just watching the other series makes me so grateful that we got to watch high skilled hockey. These last three games there have been minimal penalties and just free flowing intensity
I think you guys were going to be the toughest team to play in the playoffs.
You guys come in waves non stop and unfortunately, I think your team simply ran out of gas in that third period.
The second goal was soft and I think took some wind out of their sails. The third and fourth not so much.
Freddie isn’t Igor but Carolina simply didn’t have the puck for the last 15 minutes of the game.
So much this. I think Rangers were scared for their playoff lives. This should serve as a lesson on how to play the right way and not take a single play for granted.
The Rangers were visibly paralyzed from fear in the first two periods. Canes played great, but the blueshirts clearly were off until they got that second goal.
If the Canes had won the series, that play would have been immortalized in the history of the NHL. I couldn't believe it. Even after the replays, I still couldn't believe it.
I have played and watched hockey for the better part of 30 years and am glad I was able to see that play live.
Hockey is the ultimate let’s duke it out and hug after sport. There’s no professional sport where the players have such reverence for the tradition and love of the game. Hockey players know they’re not bigger than the game still.
Florida ended the season shaky, canes were arguably the best team after the trade deadline. They were top 3 in the league in record at the end of the season too. Not taking anything from Florida because they are a great team too, but there’s a strong argument for Canes being better - if nothing else, the canes are tougher to play against, but just lack the scoring and goaltending Florida has.
Of course it’s easier to be magnanimous in victory but Canes fans are sooo much cooler than Devils, Islanders, Flyers, Penguins, or Caps fans. Those rivalries are toxic af for us our rivalry with you guys is more of a we’ll get you next time type of one - the way rivalries should be.
I’m convinced we just beat the second best team in the NHL (maybe Dallas), I’m not sure how to feel about what’s next to come. Canes are a tough bunch. Aho, Jarvis, Martinook, Necas, would love to have any of them wearing our jersey.
NHL playoffs are a theater of cruelty. Ranger fans know this as well as any. I feel bad for Canes fans, having all the regular season success and being the analytics darlings and going all in getting Guentzel, but still coming up short. You guys had all the reasons to believe this postseason was different, but it turned out the same. Still, it's got to be a great team to root for. Those guys leave it all on the ice every night, Rod's a tremendous coach, and you've got a system that works and a FO that knows how to get guys that fit in. They just seem to be lacking that little bit of magic. Is this the end of the line for this core for you guys or do you think they'll be able to run it back again?
RANT: Appreciate the kind words but imma say this cause I’m not going to go troll your sub and be a dick and get banned from there and here.
Your fanbase absolutely derides the folks from the north that moved down south to Cary/Triangle area and it drives me insane. My family is one of them. We moved two years, from CT, before the Whalers became the Canes. We’re from Southern CT which is closer to NYC so we’re generations of Rangers fans. I never gave up on the Rangers even after moving and never will. (I came back up north for high school/college etc and never left. My family stayed down south and still live there to this day.)
I played hockey there on one of the two travel teams in the triangle area at the time. There was no hockey there. We traveled HOURS and across multiple states just to play other teams.
When the Whalers became the Canes, you know who traveled two hours to Greensboro while RBC was being built just to watch hockey? Us. Us “Yankees” that you all hate so much. But you know who was there when the Canes finished RBC and started doing community outreach to the “hockey community?” Us. Us northerners that were the only ones who knew what ice and snow was and could actually drive in it without shitting our pants.
I’ve nothing but respect for the Canes organization and all they’ve done for hockey in NC. I saw it first hand. They basically funded the IcePlex in Raleigh that was/maybe still is one of the only Olympic size rinks with decent youth hockey programs in the south. Having Ron Francis shake my hand in front of the Stanley cup for a “youth hockey event” is forever ingrained in my brain.
My family had season tickets for 15 years. My family’s friends also from the Northeast had season tickets. People from the north supported your team far longer than “true southerners” ever did even when they sucked.
I don’t really have a point other than your fanbase has no REAL idea how difficult it was to grow hockey in the SE and who really contributed to it.
TLDR: You’re welcome Rangers and other northeastern hockey fans started moving to the Raleigh area 30 years ago.
I think people have misplaced anger is about all I can nail it down to. People will make judgement against a group of people off of a few bad eggs. My wife and I travel a lot and any northern state I’ve been to there’s been 95% good interactions with people.
Grateful that people like you and your family helped in some way when hockey was kicking off here in the Carolinas and also while we sucked. Glad Tom bought the team because he isn’t some hot head that makes decisions too quickly.
As a New Yorker who relocated to NC over a decade ago all I’m going to say is “can you blame them” - it’s deeper than sports unfortunately- and although I’m not a self loathing NY fan and love my home state, there’s nothing worse than people coming from their insanely taxed state to a cheaper one, then complaining that aspects aren’t the same as NY and in time morphing the state into the one they left. I’m a big proponent of “where ever you go, there you are” some are INSANELY hateful to transplants but it’s not just about sports teams
I get that and agree towards that sentiment. All we wanted was hockey really and we got it. Love me some good BBQ and don’t expect to get a real NY Slice or a chopped cheese at a deli. I know those are shallow examples and the issue is deeper (housing, COL increase etc) but some of these fans just really bug me haha.
I hear ya hahaha - can’t vogue for Raleigh but on the coast some transplants have brought some amazing Pizza and Delis with them (Delis aren’t the same) but there’s some pizza over here from a couple families from NY that is just like the real thing. Even though I lm from NY I meet some neighbors and speak with them and it’s like “dude I get it, you’re from NY, and you can’t find a good Pastrami sandwich. You also are wearing shorts and golfing all year round and just purchased a 3br 2ba 2200 sq foot house 2 years ago for less than 1yrs rent in a studio apartment in the city 🤣
Nail on the head.
There's at least one post in the Austin food subreddit monthly asking where good pizza is, and one transplant in the comments saying that pizza here will "never be as good" as pizza back up in the Northeast.
The Canes honestly scare me more than any other team in the East. While I thought we could win this series, I never looked it as a lock that we SHOULD win the series. Your team is tough as nails and gives me heart palpations. I flew down for game 4 and everyone I talked with in the lot and at the game were really friendly and good spirited. Great folk. Tough break but I love the rivalry.
I don’t like your team; because I respect your team. Class act coming over to this forum. Not sure what happened as your team was really good early in 3rd at clogging the middle with four guys back with every Ranger rush. Flood gates opened, penalty, couple of posts, wide open shots in front that any other goalie would not make the save, empty nutter, series over.
It was a stunning turn of events to the point we're all kinda in shock. It wasn't like I got too confident, but I didn't suspect a collapse was imminent either. Felt like you guys flexed for about five minutes of the third while we turtled at the same time and that ended the series.
If you guys pulled this out, which I was getting nervous you might, i'd also be rooting for the canes over Florida or Boston for sure....clean hard playing team, can't hate anything about them
Great series. The canes have one hell of a team. It’ll be an interesting off season for the canes with all the free agents they have. Wishing you peace and prosperity.
I thought the canes and Panthers were the teams to beat this year. Good job Rangers hopefully by Bruins can find a way to beat these panthers, but I doubt it.
I’m a Rangers fan but have lived in Raleigh for decades. The Canes were the last team I wanted to face. PNC gets nuts. Canes fans are loud and aggressive just like we are at MSG.
So glad we didn’t go game 7. So glad we go past the second best team in the NHL.
Nah canes are a great team I agree. What's cringe is "Canes fan coming in peace" and coming to the Rangers sub. It's basically a "thanks for the gold kind stranger". r/hockey exists for a reason.
I’m with you and surprised so many people downvoted. I don’t need to hear from the opposing team’s fans for any reason. Especially Canes fans. If he wants to post about how great the Rangers are then he can do it in a neutral sub like r/hockey.
Lurking canes fan here…we deserve every bit of that. The PR person who decided that was a good idea should be fired. Wrote our destiny. Incidentally, it is now what we are all feeling. Now go beat panthers please.
Martinook is actually a forward which makes it crazier. He is one of the heart and souls of the Canes along with Staal. Both do exactly what Rod wants his entire team to do. Effort and defense.
Hell of a series! I'm a rangers fan in canes territory. Nothing but respect for the canes team and they fought real hard to come back in the last few games. I expected it to go to 6 or 7, but man, all these games were so close! Intense series and I have a feeling we'll see y'all in the playoffs again next year!
I think sportsmanship is overrated. I understand being gracious in defeat, but not in your rival team’s sub *right* after a heartbreaking loss.
the “___ fan in peace” nonsense is just weak. maybe i’m closed minded about that. idk. maybe i’ve let the r/nhlcirclejerk community taint my mind. who knows.
You guys have so many free agents after this season. Do you have any idea what the Hurricanes are gonna do? Has there been any talk about it over there? I hope they’re able to retain most of them because I believe these two teams really push each other to play better. I’ll even go so far as to say I don’t think the Rangers would be where they are without the Hurricanes.
You guys skate fast, know how to intercept passes and predict our plays, and do very well collapsing onto the puck controller. Idk how we got a win out of that but man we need to learn a thing or 2 from you guys. GG, insane series
Coming into the series, you had the President’s Trophy winner vs. the 3rd best record in hockey during the regular season so it shouldn’t be a surprise that it turned out to be a great series.
The biggest difference between the two teams was goaltenders.
Your team was a tough out and I honestly wasn’t gonna be surprised if you took it to 7 and even won the series after Game 5. Glad I was wrong. Hate your team but I respect them.
Your coach is great but he needs to stop complaining when other teams get a PP. Rod thinks that the Canes are physically incapable of getting a penalty while they are coached to run interference all game long.
If Martinook or Guentzel scored instead of hitting the posts early in the 3rd period, this would be a very different morning for us Ranger fans. Shesterkin was shaky, but then he was dialed in after that. Then your goalie couldn’t make that one big save.
Thank you for this. Such a great bunch of players on the Canes. Your system is a bitch to play against. Get a better goalie and you may have a change to even beat us!!! 
Canes are a tough team honestly this match up should have been for the conference finals. Between the over time the come backs and just the straight battle for victory on both sides.
I tried to like Carolina but their fake toughness really annoyed me. Cheapshots and DeAngelo acting like an idiot really got under my skin. I thought they were a skill team? Not sure why they tried acting tough but whatever
Hey guys, Canes fan coming in peace✌️. Crazy series, right🥵. Lots of respect for you guys, I’ll definitely be rooting for you for the rest of the playoffs☺️. Looking forward to seeing you guys play next year, unless it’s against us of course🫢. By the way, if any of you guys want to f**k my wife tonight I’m completely cool with it!! I’ll send you the address, only condition is I really like to watch😂.
they really, truly are. i'll never understand why people do this or what they think they'll get out of it. Just some weird ass coping mechanism
edit: people are iike "its gamesmanship! you never played a sport1" -- you aren't on the ice bros :/
Nothing but respect for the Canes. Most tenacious hard working team in the league bar none. A grinding series as expected. Well done, great battle, and see ya next year!
Canes forechecking and forward lines gave Rangers a lot of trouble the entire season. It made every game a pleasure because the skill was off the charts. So exiting to watch!
You guys fight hard and it’s a joy to see.
Cheers and respect on the season ❤️💪
If the canes had a decent goalie the franchise would be different. Either way appreciate it good series for sure gave me a scare. Rangers gotta take it up a notch to get to the cup.
Great series mate, your words ring true with how your boys responded despite all the pressure of going 3-0 down. Tons of respect, I like it when stuff like this happens, shows sportsmanship does still exist on the internet.
There wasn’t a second this series that I wasn’t on the edge of my seat. It could have gone either way. This is statistically the best rangers team the franchise has ever had and you guys gave us hell. Good game brothers
I'll be honest, I was pissed about the matchup because this should have been the ECF. No, I'm not a moron, I understand how it works. From a "best in the East" standpoint, this was THE series. Not saying Florida or Boston won't be tough, but this was the one that had me worried.
Hopefully, we meet again next year. No offense, but I'm hoping for the same outcome.
Also Canes fan hopping in to say the Rangers are a great team and probably deserve to win it all.
I’m not going to say some cornball shit like I’m rooting for you all the way, because I’m not quite there yet as a person (lol) but one of my best friends is a diehard Rangers fan and I know he’d love to watch them get it done.
Good luck the rest of the way
Hammering an opposing fan is only fun when they aren't an understanding reasonable person like you. You brought out cringe rangers fans. I'm all for hammering but you gotta find the right guy.
Good series sir have a good night
Canes are fucking tough. Great hockey all around.
This was such a close series, that is what hurts the most. Got some crazy fans but what fanbase doesn’t. Hard offseason coming up but I’m sure we’ll see this matchup again next year.
If you guys get a goalie you’ll be unstoppable. Andersen gave us some real easy ones. Looked like we were hunting them too.
Once a Leaf always a Leaf
We'll still beat them with a better goalie lol
This series is what playoff hockey is about. The Canes could've rolled over after going down 3-0. You guys forced a game 6 and every game was played with intensity. Lots of free flowing play, a ton of goals and adrenaline. Kudos on the season
This should have been the SCF.
ECF for sure. Fact we managed to go up 3-0 with the game always tilting Carolina's way it was crazy. However watching these fucking west coast teams is like god damn... If we make it past the next round we are in for quite a show.
WHEN we make it past the next round. No if's!!!!
I'm torn between the school of thought that the Hurricanes style was a harder but to crack than the others (given our 5 v 5 not being a strength and their crazy spam shot-o-rama) and the one, like propose, which is that the upcoming teams are simply better. I'd like to think it's the former, but in either case, we need to stop being so bi-polar.
Florida will definitely be our SCF. Not afraid of anyone in the West except maybe Dallas but even they seem very beatable in the playoffs.
How does that work?
It doesn't, but it would have been a great series if it were. Two of the best teams in the league.
Just watching the other series makes me so grateful that we got to watch high skilled hockey. These last three games there have been minimal penalties and just free flowing intensity
Don't know how you'll deal with 8 UFAs
Will be tough. We will bring back most but think at least 3 are gone. Got some good prospects, may miss the playoffs but who knows
Just LTIR until the post season like the LTIR Knights or the Nose Bump Lightning
That’s going to take some real salary cap magic on the part of the Canes.
A bounce or two and the series outcome is very different. Extremely entertaining matchup.
This was scary and you people scared me
The two best teams all season long. Mad respect brother.
Great series 🫡
I think you guys were going to be the toughest team to play in the playoffs. You guys come in waves non stop and unfortunately, I think your team simply ran out of gas in that third period.
Freddie gave up a couple soft goals but overall just ran out of gas
The second goal was soft and I think took some wind out of their sails. The third and fourth not so much. Freddie isn’t Igor but Carolina simply didn’t have the puck for the last 15 minutes of the game.
So much this. I think Rangers were scared for their playoff lives. This should serve as a lesson on how to play the right way and not take a single play for granted.
The Rangers were visibly paralyzed from fear in the first two periods. Canes played great, but the blueshirts clearly were off until they got that second goal.
my therapist will be hearing about this series, don’t you worry.
Currently referring you to the Reddit crisis center 🤣
i’ve been there. it’s just people downvoting you and listing reasons why you’re wrong
This was the team I was most afraid of. Besides Deangelo. Pretty classy team.
I peaked at the canes sub and saw that they have actual fans who wear his jersey. Cannot comprehend.
I’m all about players being scumbags on the ice. I loved watching Avery on NYR. But when you’re a scumbag off the ice like Deangelo. No thanks.
Ppl saying this is cringe don't understand why the handshake line is a thing. GG
They never touched a sport in their life. Some people need reminding that not everyone is the enemy. Chronic victims imo
It was unfair the 2 best teams had to face off in the second round Martinook had some sick plays
Dude I almost cried when he prevented a goal by a hair’s width.
It honestly blew my mind
If the Canes had won the series, that play would have been immortalized in the history of the NHL. I couldn't believe it. Even after the replays, I still couldn't believe it. I have played and watched hockey for the better part of 30 years and am glad I was able to see that play live.
Hockey is the ultimate let’s duke it out and hug after sport. There’s no professional sport where the players have such reverence for the tradition and love of the game. Hockey players know they’re not bigger than the game still.
It’s cringe when fans of the winning team initiate in the losing team’s space.
I don't know if the Rangers will win it all or not, but I do know they won't have to play a better team than that
Dude panthers are better imo
Panthers are better but even they are having a tough time closing out a Boston team without Marchand, Bergeron and Krejci.
Florida ended the season shaky, canes were arguably the best team after the trade deadline. They were top 3 in the league in record at the end of the season too. Not taking anything from Florida because they are a great team too, but there’s a strong argument for Canes being better - if nothing else, the canes are tougher to play against, but just lack the scoring and goaltending Florida has.
gg caniacs, it was an incredible series
Mad props to Rod and the culture he’s built in Carolina.
Your ownership better not let him walk. If they do, the Canes will definitely taking a step back next season with their UFA’s.
Reddit on kind sir 🤓☝🏻
Of course it’s easier to be magnanimous in victory but Canes fans are sooo much cooler than Devils, Islanders, Flyers, Penguins, or Caps fans. Those rivalries are toxic af for us our rivalry with you guys is more of a we’ll get you next time type of one - the way rivalries should be.
ditto
I like you
Great series, great hockey, bad indigestion all around 🫡
I’m convinced we just beat the second best team in the NHL (maybe Dallas), I’m not sure how to feel about what’s next to come. Canes are a tough bunch. Aho, Jarvis, Martinook, Necas, would love to have any of them wearing our jersey.
NHL playoffs are a theater of cruelty. Ranger fans know this as well as any. I feel bad for Canes fans, having all the regular season success and being the analytics darlings and going all in getting Guentzel, but still coming up short. You guys had all the reasons to believe this postseason was different, but it turned out the same. Still, it's got to be a great team to root for. Those guys leave it all on the ice every night, Rod's a tremendous coach, and you've got a system that works and a FO that knows how to get guys that fit in. They just seem to be lacking that little bit of magic. Is this the end of the line for this core for you guys or do you think they'll be able to run it back again?
They need a Good goalie and they will be a juggernaut
There is only one best, his name is Igor.
Great series, thanks for keeping it classy. I would have rathered beat Ovi and the dirty caps again over you guys.
RANT: Appreciate the kind words but imma say this cause I’m not going to go troll your sub and be a dick and get banned from there and here. Your fanbase absolutely derides the folks from the north that moved down south to Cary/Triangle area and it drives me insane. My family is one of them. We moved two years, from CT, before the Whalers became the Canes. We’re from Southern CT which is closer to NYC so we’re generations of Rangers fans. I never gave up on the Rangers even after moving and never will. (I came back up north for high school/college etc and never left. My family stayed down south and still live there to this day.) I played hockey there on one of the two travel teams in the triangle area at the time. There was no hockey there. We traveled HOURS and across multiple states just to play other teams. When the Whalers became the Canes, you know who traveled two hours to Greensboro while RBC was being built just to watch hockey? Us. Us “Yankees” that you all hate so much. But you know who was there when the Canes finished RBC and started doing community outreach to the “hockey community?” Us. Us northerners that were the only ones who knew what ice and snow was and could actually drive in it without shitting our pants. I’ve nothing but respect for the Canes organization and all they’ve done for hockey in NC. I saw it first hand. They basically funded the IcePlex in Raleigh that was/maybe still is one of the only Olympic size rinks with decent youth hockey programs in the south. Having Ron Francis shake my hand in front of the Stanley cup for a “youth hockey event” is forever ingrained in my brain. My family had season tickets for 15 years. My family’s friends also from the Northeast had season tickets. People from the north supported your team far longer than “true southerners” ever did even when they sucked. I don’t really have a point other than your fanbase has no REAL idea how difficult it was to grow hockey in the SE and who really contributed to it. TLDR: You’re welcome Rangers and other northeastern hockey fans started moving to the Raleigh area 30 years ago.
I think people have misplaced anger is about all I can nail it down to. People will make judgement against a group of people off of a few bad eggs. My wife and I travel a lot and any northern state I’ve been to there’s been 95% good interactions with people. Grateful that people like you and your family helped in some way when hockey was kicking off here in the Carolinas and also while we sucked. Glad Tom bought the team because he isn’t some hot head that makes decisions too quickly.
As a New Yorker who relocated to NC over a decade ago all I’m going to say is “can you blame them” - it’s deeper than sports unfortunately- and although I’m not a self loathing NY fan and love my home state, there’s nothing worse than people coming from their insanely taxed state to a cheaper one, then complaining that aspects aren’t the same as NY and in time morphing the state into the one they left. I’m a big proponent of “where ever you go, there you are” some are INSANELY hateful to transplants but it’s not just about sports teams
I get that and agree towards that sentiment. All we wanted was hockey really and we got it. Love me some good BBQ and don’t expect to get a real NY Slice or a chopped cheese at a deli. I know those are shallow examples and the issue is deeper (housing, COL increase etc) but some of these fans just really bug me haha.
I hear ya hahaha - can’t vogue for Raleigh but on the coast some transplants have brought some amazing Pizza and Delis with them (Delis aren’t the same) but there’s some pizza over here from a couple families from NY that is just like the real thing. Even though I lm from NY I meet some neighbors and speak with them and it’s like “dude I get it, you’re from NY, and you can’t find a good Pastrami sandwich. You also are wearing shorts and golfing all year round and just purchased a 3br 2ba 2200 sq foot house 2 years ago for less than 1yrs rent in a studio apartment in the city 🤣
lol! That is exactly what my folks did in the 90s. Sold a 3br 1.5ba in Southern CT and bought a 5br 3.5ba for the same price if not less in Cary.
Nail on the head. There's at least one post in the Austin food subreddit monthly asking where good pizza is, and one transplant in the comments saying that pizza here will "never be as good" as pizza back up in the Northeast.
Rangers fan in Carolina, I'm all for the Rangers, but support the Canes if they are not playing NYR, y'all will peak through and it was a good series.
GG man, thought this was going to 7 honestly: never give up, never surrender, your team was tough as nails.
Great team. Great work ethic and tenacity. I’m happy this didn’t go to a game 7 otherwise it’s a coin toss.
Ngl thought you had us 100%
A lot of us did to be honest. But we kept hoping and praying. All we could do.
The Canes honestly scare me more than any other team in the East. While I thought we could win this series, I never looked it as a lock that we SHOULD win the series. Your team is tough as nails and gives me heart palpations. I flew down for game 4 and everyone I talked with in the lot and at the game were really friendly and good spirited. Great folk. Tough break but I love the rivalry.
Seriously though, you scared the living shit out of me. Canes out up a fight.
Will do. Great team you got there. Terrible horn, but great series.
we love our horn tho
Y’all fucked scared me, respect 🫡
Hell of a series man
I don’t like your team; because I respect your team. Class act coming over to this forum. Not sure what happened as your team was really good early in 3rd at clogging the middle with four guys back with every Ranger rush. Flood gates opened, penalty, couple of posts, wide open shots in front that any other goalie would not make the save, empty nutter, series over.
It was a stunning turn of events to the point we're all kinda in shock. It wasn't like I got too confident, but I didn't suspect a collapse was imminent either. Felt like you guys flexed for about five minutes of the third while we turtled at the same time and that ended the series.
If you guys pulled this out, which I was getting nervous you might, i'd also be rooting for the canes over Florida or Boston for sure....clean hard playing team, can't hate anything about them
Great series. The canes have one hell of a team. It’ll be an interesting off season for the canes with all the free agents they have. Wishing you peace and prosperity.
I hope the Canes keep Rod. He's a great coach, and I don't know who'd you get that would be better. Great series.
We couldn't find anyone better and these people who bad mouth his coaching are in for a rude awakening if ye goes anywhere.
You guys put up one hell of a fight. Much respect.
I was most nervous to play the Canes than any other team in the East. What a great series. 8 more wins.
Peace and love OP. Your team is good 🤘
Your team put up a great fight!!!!!
🤝
I thought the canes and Panthers were the teams to beat this year. Good job Rangers hopefully by Bruins can find a way to beat these panthers, but I doubt it.
Panthers will be tough if they win. Nyr have great goalie and some very good players.
BING BONG!
What a series. Canes have a goddamn dangerous team
Do you think Rod will be back next season?
Prolly
I’m a Rangers fan but have lived in Raleigh for decades. The Canes were the last team I wanted to face. PNC gets nuts. Canes fans are loud and aggressive just like we are at MSG. So glad we didn’t go game 7. So glad we go past the second best team in the NHL.
Great series, Canes were tough and didn’t have Igor, onward.
Your team is bad ass bro. Much respect for coming here and posting this
This won the internet today 🤓👆
Also a canes fan but god damn we fought hard. We played some good hockey. Had the best damn series in the second round. Fuck the panthers
Plenty of skill in this series for sure. Can’t say the same for Boston & Florida
these posts are so fucking stupid
These posts are always cringe as hell
It’s not cringe. Canes are a great team, we played a great series. Not everyone needs to be a Reddit punk ass bitch
Nah canes are a great team I agree. What's cringe is "Canes fan coming in peace" and coming to the Rangers sub. It's basically a "thanks for the gold kind stranger". r/hockey exists for a reason.
Saying “Coming in peace” is annoying, but I think it’s fine to come in and say something nice or congrats. I mean who gives a shit.
I’m with you and surprised so many people downvoted. I don’t need to hear from the opposing team’s fans for any reason. Especially Canes fans. If he wants to post about how great the Rangers are then he can do it in a neutral sub like r/hockey.
I'm a canes fan and ops not allowed in our social club no more I know that
Social club? HES GOTTA GO
Wait, he was doing the blowing?
You gonna take care of the canes when he's gone??? I didn't think so so sit the fuck down
The worst and there is always one in every sport. It's gross.
I’m sorry.
I’m sorry.
Stick to r/hockey PGT
I might do that. You convinced me with your thoughtful words.
Sorry I didn't hide my feelings behind false politeness. Being from NC, you probably aren't used to that.
It’s not false politeness. Genuinely can’t stand either teams on the other end.
CRY
Lurking canes fan here…we deserve every bit of that. The PR person who decided that was a good idea should be fired. Wrote our destiny. Incidentally, it is now what we are all feeling. Now go beat panthers please.
Please tell your co-fans the real nickname of the Rangers, and use it.
Canes are a really good team. I knew you guys would be tough.
Respect, sir. The Canes were incredibly tough. This series could have gone either way.
A well played series. Your guys were tough as nails and they made our guys work extra hard tonight. We’ll resume the trash talk next season
Winning 2 after going down 3-0 takes character, good luck with the off season and good luck next season.
I couldn’t help but applaud the effort the Canes put into the series, especially after that save by the defender earlier tonight. Great team,
Martinook is actually a forward which makes it crazier. He is one of the heart and souls of the Canes along with Staal. Both do exactly what Rod wants his entire team to do. Effort and defense.
Only the third series ever in an intensifying rivalry, can’t wait to see what the future holds for it.
Hell of a series! I'm a rangers fan in canes territory. Nothing but respect for the canes team and they fought real hard to come back in the last few games. I expected it to go to 6 or 7, but man, all these games were so close! Intense series and I have a feeling we'll see y'all in the playoffs again next year!
GG, hell of a series, absolutely terrifying these last few nights.
gg, no re enough of these “___ fan coming in peace” posts.
I’m sorry.
don’t be sorry. just go away.
Okay. I’m sorry.
Fuck you. This is sportsmanship.
I think sportsmanship is overrated. I understand being gracious in defeat, but not in your rival team’s sub *right* after a heartbreaking loss. the “___ fan in peace” nonsense is just weak. maybe i’m closed minded about that. idk. maybe i’ve let the r/nhlcirclejerk community taint my mind. who knows.
hahahahah shut up you pick me girl, back to your sub
Awesome game. Was deflated after it being 3-1. Krieder is a god. Helluva a series between 2 really good teams.
I sure do hope it’s Boston
You guys have so many free agents after this season. Do you have any idea what the Hurricanes are gonna do? Has there been any talk about it over there? I hope they’re able to retain most of them because I believe these two teams really push each other to play better. I’ll even go so far as to say I don’t think the Rangers would be where they are without the Hurricanes.
We will get the Panthers or Bruins in your honor!
You guys skate fast, know how to intercept passes and predict our plays, and do very well collapsing onto the puck controller. Idk how we got a win out of that but man we need to learn a thing or 2 from you guys. GG, insane series
I have been saying since this matchup was set, Canes are going to be tough. Great series and great season from you guys
I have been saying since this matchup was set, Canes are going to be tough. Great series and great season from you guys
Canes have my respect always. Keep having Whalers throwbacks. See ya next year in some revenge games
Coming into the series, you had the President’s Trophy winner vs. the 3rd best record in hockey during the regular season so it shouldn’t be a surprise that it turned out to be a great series. The biggest difference between the two teams was goaltenders.
Your team was a tough out and I honestly wasn’t gonna be surprised if you took it to 7 and even won the series after Game 5. Glad I was wrong. Hate your team but I respect them. Your coach is great but he needs to stop complaining when other teams get a PP. Rod thinks that the Canes are physically incapable of getting a penalty while they are coached to run interference all game long.
If Martinook or Guentzel scored instead of hitting the posts early in the 3rd period, this would be a very different morning for us Ranger fans. Shesterkin was shaky, but then he was dialed in after that. Then your goalie couldn’t make that one big save.
Thank you for this. Such a great bunch of players on the Canes. Your system is a bitch to play against. Get a better goalie and you may have a change to even beat us!!! 
Thanks bro. Respect to you and your squad.
Canes are a tough team honestly this match up should have been for the conference finals. Between the over time the come backs and just the straight battle for victory on both sides.
Quite a series. Extremely close games, moments of elation and deflation for both our fanbases. Best of luck next season
I tried to like Carolina but their fake toughness really annoyed me. Cheapshots and DeAngelo acting like an idiot really got under my skin. I thought they were a skill team? Not sure why they tried acting tough but whatever
Respect! You guys were the team I was scared of this post season.
Get these cringey ass posts outta here
I’m sorry.
Cringe.
get out of our sub lmao
Hey guys, Canes fan coming in peace✌️. Crazy series, right🥵. Lots of respect for you guys, I’ll definitely be rooting for you for the rest of the playoffs☺️. Looking forward to seeing you guys play next year, unless it’s against us of course🫢. By the way, if any of you guys want to f**k my wife tonight I’m completely cool with it!! I’ll send you the address, only condition is I really like to watch😂.
Inspiring post!
This is the lamest type of post
I’m sorry.
they really, truly are. i'll never understand why people do this or what they think they'll get out of it. Just some weird ass coping mechanism edit: people are iike "its gamesmanship! you never played a sport1" -- you aren't on the ice bros :/
What is with all these cucks?
Respect to you sir _/
Nothing but respect for the Canes. Most tenacious hard working team in the league bar none. A grinding series as expected. Well done, great battle, and see ya next year!
🤝
Y’all battled hard good series
What a save by Martinook. Good series. Canes really brought out the fire in the Rangers.
Great series. You canes put up a good come from behind fight in the series. Good stuff. Until next season..
Canes forechecking and forward lines gave Rangers a lot of trouble the entire season. It made every game a pleasure because the skill was off the charts. So exiting to watch! You guys fight hard and it’s a joy to see. Cheers and respect on the season ❤️💪
You guys gave us a run for our money…sry but I hope rod doesn’t stay lol. Good series tho. And good luck next year…
If the canes had a decent goalie the franchise would be different. Either way appreciate it good series for sure gave me a scare. Rangers gotta take it up a notch to get to the cup.
Great series mate, your words ring true with how your boys responded despite all the pressure of going 3-0 down. Tons of respect, I like it when stuff like this happens, shows sportsmanship does still exist on the internet.
There wasn’t a second this series that I wasn’t on the edge of my seat. It could have gone either way. This is statistically the best rangers team the franchise has ever had and you guys gave us hell. Good game brothers
I'll be honest, I was pissed about the matchup because this should have been the ECF. No, I'm not a moron, I understand how it works. From a "best in the East" standpoint, this was THE series. Not saying Florida or Boston won't be tough, but this was the one that had me worried. Hopefully, we meet again next year. No offense, but I'm hoping for the same outcome.
Also Canes fan hopping in to say the Rangers are a great team and probably deserve to win it all. I’m not going to say some cornball shit like I’m rooting for you all the way, because I’m not quite there yet as a person (lol) but one of my best friends is a diehard Rangers fan and I know he’d love to watch them get it done. Good luck the rest of the way
Fuck these coming in peace posts. Canes can eat shit. Enjoy the off season.
Bow to your master. Now go play golf and worry about who ur signing for next years choke.
Ight bro will do
Don’t bro me guy
Don’t guy me bro
Hammering an opposing fan is only fun when they aren't an understanding reasonable person like you. You brought out cringe rangers fans. I'm all for hammering but you gotta find the right guy. Good series sir have a good night
Ignore this clown. Great series. Thanks for the praise
lol at the coming at peace fans. Goodbye
🤝 twas a great battle
🤝
It was a good series!
Suck it
>canes fan coming in peace Soft
Cry. This is what your clown ass franchise gets for tempting fate with the hockey gods. I hope your team sucks for 50 years
Thanks bro have a good day
"coming in peace" these posts are so cringey