BrooksBurner

I've seen McDonough's name included in this so many times, but I've never really had a problem. Anything specific? Clue me in lol

The absolute worst. Let the moment breathe dickhead

Unbelievable set play w/ Pastrnak

It's going to be funny when LTIR Vegas takes out a lot of people's favorite pick to go to the Cup...

Except if the Rangers are in them. Heart attack city

That right side defensively is a hole for the Canes IMO. Attack that side. That's Panarin's side. He needs to show up and not be a little bitch this year

I don't want to do that at all. Analytics are not to be used by themselves, but they are one of the better indicators for having success. The only reason you and others want to pretend that analytics don't mean anything at all is because they don't tell you what you want to hear.

Yeah you gotta watch out for the mouth breathers. Welcome to the board

The year….uncanny

You by game 3 when the Canes just can’t score on Igor again

I don’t really agree. Even with a slightly better outlook 5v5 since the deadline, the Rangers are still completely outclassed analytically here. Models that favor 5v5 as much as Dom’s does are going to reflect that.

I was thinking this too, and especially at the deadline I questioned what his impact would be away from Crosby. 25 points in 17 games for the Canes has probably disspelled any notion he was just riding coattails. Unfortunately he has fit the Canes like a glove and gotta respect what he’s done for them. The Guentzel-Aho line is excellent, and I think the Rangers should be hoping to get the KZ line out there for them as much as possible. They are really good at playing even or a little better, and canceling out the Canes’ top line should be a top priority. KZ line is also plenty talented enough to make them pay if they are overaggressive and make a mistake. I think the Panarin or Goodrow lines would be a death sentence matchup wise, probably resulting in the puck being in their own end for full shifts. Cuylle-Wennberg-Kakko would probably find a way to hang on. That’d be a major win if that line could play a contain/shutdown role against their top line. The Canes will probably counter with the Staal line against Panarin. That’s probably going to roughly cancel out. Home ice / last change is a nice advantage to have. The Panarin line will need to get some favorable matchups.

https://theathletic.com/5467049/2024/05/03/2024-nhl-playoff-preview-new-york-rangers-vs-carolina-hurricanes Dom’s model has it at 66-34 odds in favor of the Canes. That’s the biggest gap I’ve seen. I don’t think that’s crediting the goalie difference enough

I don’t really understand why game 2 hasn’t been scheduled yet. The Knicks have the garden Monday and Wednesday. It obviously has to be Tuesday and whatever is currently scheduled that night is getting punted

That was that person's first post. You're such a miserable person lmao