Sod16

I am genetically predisposed against ever rooting for the Islanders under any circumstances.  The only times I can recall rooting for them were when they upset our then arch rival Bruins 9-7 in Boston in their first season and in 1975 when they played the Soviet Wings.  Now, I suppose I have to root for them to win three games.

NHL Network's oddsmakers gave the Caps a better chance against the Rangers (30%) than the Islanders against the Canes (24%).  That's nonsense.  My gut tells me that Carolina is a bit jinxed by all the love they are getting from the pundits and oddsmakers.

On 4/17/2024 at 7:44 PM, RangersIn7 said:

The price they paid to acquire him essentially made it impossible for them not to extend him.

It's known as "The Trouba Factor."

4 hours ago, BrooksBurner said:

 

No. It's a subjective calculation though and there's going to be different models. What is odd is CSA is the outlier when it comes to the Rangers, when compared to many other sources, including other professional analytics companies. Not just NST.

Rosen points out that the Rangers are ranked even higher on the PK than the PP.  With all the gumbling that some do about 93 and 20, the fact that they are perphaps the best PK combo in the league is just as important as their prowess on the PP.

2 hours ago, RangersIn7 said:

It was a decent watch.

But it’s nearly 30 years ago, and quite honestly it’s not that interesting a story to begin with. And ESPN dramatizes this shot beyond belief. 
 

Colorado was going to figure it out someway. I firmly believe that. 

Yeah, it was not as dramatic as the whole Lindros trade saga in 1991, and at the time I fully expected the Avs to match.  Neil sure wasn't hesitant to swing for the fences.  It is not widely known that Francis offered Bill Torrey about half the team for the pick that was to be Potvin in 1973 and was turned down.  Anyway, Neil made many bad moves after 1994, starting with installing Campbell as coach, but this was not one of them.

Being an insufferable homer was bad enought, but he was not even a good announcer.

We've played Washington nine times in the playoffs since 1986.  Enough already.  Bring on the Wings, who we haven't played since 1950.

If ever there was a case of a team having to move due to bad ownership as opposed to a bad market, this is it.

Trivia: Less than full capacity (what Rangers-Senators playoff games were played before in 2017).

Garden ice has historically been at its worst when the Rangers and Knicks are both in the playoffs and scheduling must be done on the fly rather than as an organized process.  God, it was even worse when they had the circus that time of year as well.  More than one knee injury resulted at the worst time possible.

4 hours ago, Pete said:

Yea. The "one cup in 84 years" is such an irrelevant narrative. Firstly no one here has had to live through the 84 years, except maybe @Sod16 and @Ozzy

Yes, but Ozzy and I also got to enjoy the glorious cups of 1928, 1933 and 1940!  And don't leave out @RodrigueGabriel, who may have been following Lester Patrick in the Western League before he brought his outfit to NY to become the Rangers.

For a more apt comparison, look at regulation wins:

In a 78 game season:

1970-71  49

1971-72  48

1972-73  47

Through 81 Games

2023-24  42

Records have been bloated since 2005.  Before that, you didn't get any shoot out wins and 5 on 5 OT wins were much harder to come by.  Before 1983, you couldn't even get an OT win.  This is not to say that our second best record since 2005 isn't nice, but it really doesn't rank with our best post-war teams, like the Francis teams or 1991-92 and 93-94.

5 minutes ago, The Dude said:

Guys. Most points in franchise history. Kind of a big deal.  Anyone still calling this luck is really just trying to be a stick in the mud and ruffle some feathers. 

 

 

Most points in loser point shootout era (since 2005) is significant, but calling it the most points in team history is misleading.  

Please take care of business with Ottawa and play Pitts or Wash rather than TB or Elmont.

I've never forgotten the look on LaFontaine's face after he had just sustained his final concussion.

On 4/10/2024 at 2:13 PM, RichieNextel305 said:

I don’t know why we’re treating this area like it’s been some type of hockey hot bed. So the Coyotes relocate and then a new team goes there as expansion? It has never worked there. Since Day 1. It’s a shame. But it just hasn’t worked. Why are we pushing this?

Not so.  Attendance was good for long time after they moved there and did not fall off until the team was bad for an extended period.  There are enough Minnesota transplants in AZ to support a hockey team by themselves!

Chytil = Kuchy-Kuchy-Koo?

Trivia: John Spano and fishsticks.

3 hours ago, Br4d said:

 

The question is: where is the market for NHL hockey?

 

The Bluejackets averaged 17K attendance this year.  That is a hot market for NHL hockey.

Whether team a team in Atlanta would average 14K, 15K or 17K, it would add more to TV revenue than a team in Columbus does.

The NHL needs to stop giving teams to whoever will build an arena, like Columbus, and move teams to the best TV markets.  Houston and Atlanta are vastly larger than Salt Lake City.

I've never completely understood what "they are a hard team to play against" means, but watching Montreal gave me some perspective, because I think they are about the easiest team to play against in the leage.  They are loose and forgiving of your mistakes.

In a league where so many teams alternate between hot and cold, none does more so than the Islanders.  Lot to play them if they're cold.  Not so much when they are hot.

2 hours ago, The Dude said:

"FROG PUSSY!!!!"

 

Need that lady from SlapShot to be at the game to yell at the Habs. 

You dumb English pig!

Trivia: "Cheese eating surrender monkeys"

10 hours ago, RichieNextel305 said:

You also could do a JBrod on the wing versus center comparison.  What portion of his points have come while playing center?

Patently absurd that they should be playing where they are when there to major league, if imperfect, arenas in the area.  The fact that the municipality that owns Gila prefers an empty arena to 44 plus dates a year for the yotes is quite an indictment of the yotes management.

Admin: Please revise thread to "Does Goodrow Hit Double Figures."

1 hour ago, RangersIn7 said:

Tough one with this one tonight. Wings are fighting for their lives.

 
LGR!

And not playing very well

Trivia: Pete Babando