Pete

They do, but jesus take the hit. I'm sure the owner will pay it.

I don't believe in game to game momentum. It puts the win further in their rear view, and the loss further in ours.

The extra day off breaks any momentum CAR had, gives NYR that extra day away from the blowout, it'll be further from their minds.

Game 4 and 5 are nothing alike so I don't see the point in bringing up game 4 other than it was a game in the series. I'm certainly not going to point at a game they easily could have won as evidence of some collapse and use it to fuel panic. But that's just me. People can feel how they want. If people want to live in that zone of angst, that's their prerogative, I make no judgments. I just choose not to live there. I dip my toe in, but I don't live there. This isn't last year's team, or the year before's team. They've met every challenge all season long. This team, this season, hasn't given me a reason to think they won't bounce back. If people want to go all the way back to last season and pull on that thread, I mean sure if that satisfies you. That's just not what I'm going to do. New year, different team, different coach, the judgements will be made on how they respond to this game—not because they had a game like this, it happens. Every team in the playoffs has a stinker under their belt.

Sweeney's presser was pathetic.

There's no one who doesn't love seeing Rempe in the lineup. Some people just freak out when he isn't and think that they won't win if he doesn't play. Well they won when Chytil played and lost last night when Rempe played, so yea now this nonsense should die.

They've played one bad game in the last, what, 20? First clunker of the playoffs. No reason for panic. They've got 2 chances to end it. If they win Thursday, this game is a blip. I'm not worried. They've responded to adversity all season. I've got no reason to think they won't respond here.

Didn't you pick Rangers in six? I don't really know, I'm not looking, I'm just saying.

If more of you follow this advice, you wouldn't be as wrong as often as you are

I just blame you. Seems to fit accordingly most times. Do I need to paste some type of emoji so you don't get offended at my joke?

This is the first stinker they've turned in in 20 games. They need to dig deep. But I'm not going to act like they have to crawl out of a hole when they have two more opportunities to move on. They have always battled back in the face of adversity.

Oh yay Rempe! Maybe he'll score three goals on one miss hit

I don't disagree. But here's the problem, the cultural play him because he's not good.

Most accurate thing you've said in three seasons

If only they payed Rempe.