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Playoffs Rangers-Capitals Round One — General Series Thread
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
Got the game day butterflies, but ready to go. Let's start strong and take care of business. LGR!!!! -
Playoffs Rangers-Capitals Round One — General Series Thread
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
Cheers @JJ in VA. I've lived in the DMV for 35 years. Fortunately, the Caps totally sucked for the vast majority of those because I, too, hate them passionately. I'll usually go watch the Rangers practice in Arlington when they're here. Let me know if you want to meet up. Also going to start hunting for tix for the 4/28 game. -
Playoffs Rangers-Capitals Round One — General Series Thread
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
Continuing disrespect can only improve team attitude. -
Playoffs Rangers-Capitals Round One — General Series Thread
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
Friedman followed up today and said that the Caps were telling Leonard he could play for them now and that he (Friedman) would have liked to see him in a Playoff series. So it looks like he had the same assumption that I did. -
Playoffs Rangers-Capitals Round One — General Series Thread
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
I got the sense from the Friedmancast that they wanted him to do a Kreider and come straight to DC, but maybe it was not that specific. EDIT: Somehow failed to quote Pete and quoted myself instead. -
Playoffs Rangers-Capitals Round One — General Series Thread
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
And ... Leonard is going back to BC to star in a revival of Los Tres Amigos and chase the national championship that got away. Hopefully Perreault had some dirt on him he was willing to use to keep him from jumping up. I think it says a lot about the relative depth of the two teams that there was enough room on the Caps roster for MacClellan to beg a college freshman (albeit a talented one) to come bolster their Playoff chances. -
Playoffs Rangers-Capitals Round One — General Series Thread
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
Doesn't that give you any pause about crediting so much predictive value to expected goals? I would be very surprised if the Rangers were the only team with a different outcome. It's just the only one Vally talked about. It just seems like the hockey quant industry needs further evolution in the agreed methodology before they can declare it the definitive stat for team strength (as the guy in the ESPN article did). If that's the range we're talking about, it doesn't seem to even clear the bar for a rough approximation. But I understand that it could be super useful if it was precise and one could have faith in it. -
Playoffs Rangers-Capitals Round One — General Series Thread
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
If you want an argument for why Ranger fans should feel pretty good about the upcoming series, put yourself in the therapeutic hands of Dan Rosen: https://www.nhl.com/news/who-will-win-in-round-1-ny-rangers-or-washington -
Playoffs Rangers-Capitals Round One — General Series Thread
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
Did we (or anyone else) ever figure out the significant difference between the NYR ranking in NST's and CSA's xGF%? Sorry if I missed this in earlier threads. -
Rangers Will Likely Begin Playoffs Next Sunday
RodrigueGabriel replied to RichieNextel305's topic in New York Rangers
Doesn't she, like, have a birthday every year though? Did she win the freaking President's Trophy this year? -
Playoffs — Who Do You Want/Don't You Want?
RodrigueGabriel replied to Kick save and a beauty's topic in New York Rangers
Looks like the boys will be coming my way. I better see about tracking down some tix. -
GDT [RS] (#82) Rangers vs. Ottawa Senators — Clenched!
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
Basking in the afterglow. It truly has been a season to remember. They did a lot of things really well. Hope the boys rest up, get healthy, and be ready for war - against whomever it might be. Thanks to all y'all for making it extra fun. -
GDT [RS] (#82) Rangers vs. Ottawa Senators — Clenched!
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
This time, a PP would have been better. -
GDT [RS] (#82) Rangers vs. Ottawa Senators — Clenched!
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
He can do it. Lotsa time left. -
GDT [RS] (#82) Rangers vs. Ottawa Senators — Clenched!
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
Ok. We've won the game. Punch out. -
GDT [RS] (#82) Rangers vs. Ottawa Senators — Clenched!
RodrigueGabriel replied to Phil's topic in New York Rangers
Jacky Boy! Needed that one for his good standing. -
Not sure why you're digging this "if they win it will be because of luck" foxhole. Beyond the fact that any team that wins in the Playoffs will have had to have a lot of luck on their side, it feels more like a semantic device than a compelling argument. I don't know if you're defending previous positions, the relevance of advanced stats, something else or all of the above. Guess we'll see how it plays out.
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Goddamn. That was no way to win this game. But can't complain. Pulled out some new swag early for this one pre-Playoffs. Thank God they got the two and I don't have to burn it. Game was tougher than I would have hoped, but they played worlds better than Thursday. Rempe looked downright useful at points. Was this the most minutes he's had? Ok. Hopefully they can handle Ottawa and we're home free.