Phil Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 Get your votes in! Poll closes prior to the start of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 I’m torn between 5 and 6 games, but I’m going to go with what I’ve been guessing for awhile now and say 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasRanger Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 If Shesty plays like he has all season, Rangers could sweep. If Georgie plays one, then Rangers in 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long live the King Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, VegasRanger said: If Shesty plays like he has all season, Rangers could sweep. If Georgie plays one, then Rangers in 5 Why would Geo play one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Long live the King said: Why would Geo play one? If Gallant does a speedball when picking the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 If Georgiev starts a game in this series it means we lost the series lol Shesterkin is coming off a week of rest if he's sitting it's cause he's blowing ass and we're done for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 anyways i voted 7 because we're still the Rangers and nothing for us will ever come as easy as 5 games... Malkin is my biggest worry, he wants that last payday. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long live the King Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 1 hour ago, rmc51 said: If Gallant does a speedball when picking the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Ffs these games need to start. but seeing Boyle on the wrong side is gonna hurt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long live the King Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 We've been frustrated by enough one hit wonder goalies in the playoffs for me to be hesitant to write off DeSmith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Long live the King said: This makes me more sad than seeing Gourde on Seattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Rangers in 6. The most interesting twist will come when Jarry returns in Game 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, Sod16 said: Rangers in 6. The most interesting twist will come when Jarry returns in Game 5. I know the speculation now is that he’s day to day and can come back later on this series. But, I really don’t know. He was in a boot, and from what I read, for their team picture he actually was put in a chair and pushed across the ice to be in it. I don’t see him playing this series at all, to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jimmy Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 19 hours ago, rmc51 said: Reavo should be in for at least game one in case the Pens want to play physical to set the tone, he'll keep them from doing that. Things got a little chippy the last time these two played so I wouldn't put it past the Pens to try that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dr. Jimmy said: Reavo should be in for at least game one in case the Pens want to play physical to set the tone, he'll keep them from doing that. Things got a little chippy the last time these two played so I wouldn't put it past the Pens to try that.... That lineup is great...just bump Hunt off and leave GOODROW-ROONEY-REAVES. Love it. Bring on the flightless birds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodrigueGabriel Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, The Dude said: Fuck that. LOL. Stay the fuck away from him. You breathe on him in the playoffs and it's a penalty. While I'd love to mess with the little prick bastard, it won't work. They just have to dictate the play. Come out and do their thing. Don't sit on their heals and wait to react to how they are playing (Like AV used to). Attack. Attack. Attack. Trying to get under Crosbys skin will backfire. They played all season without focusing an onslaught against one player. Can't start doing that now. Not at 0-0. If all else fails and they fail behind a couple games. Sure. Do that at your peril. He can take the whole series on his back. If you just let him do his thing - he will. EDIT - On further reflection, I don't think we are necessarily saying different things. My main point was patience and discipline; beat them exactly the way they beat them before . They did that by holding the defensive structure, keeping them outside, all the stuff that has worked as well on PIT as it's worked on anybody this year. But to use the Erixon example, he wasn't there to pummel, harass, or do some psyche job on Mario, Yzerman, etc. He was an extra layer of attention from a defensive specialist that generally proved highly effective - and fucking frustrating to the other team's best players. And if you don't do anything different in the moments that the game's best performers have proven to rise to, you get what you deserve. Edited May 2, 2022 by RodrigueGabriel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 The “4th line” will probably get more minutes than the “3rd line”. I will be shocked if Goodrow plays less than 16 minutes a game in the playoffs. He played 17-18 with Tampa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, rmc51 said: The “4th line” will probably get more minutes than the “3rd line”. I will be shocked if Goodrow plays less than 16 minutes a game in the playoffs. He played 17-18 with Tampa. It would be a massive coaching failure to play Rooney, Reaves or Hunt that much though. Yea, Goodrow can, and he did with Coleman. Roons ain't that guy. Edited May 2, 2022 by Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, rmc51 said: The “4th line” will probably get more minutes than the “3rd line”. I will be shocked if Goodrow plays less than 16 minutes a game in the playoffs. He played 17-18 with Tampa. There is no f'n way that Reaves should be playing more than 10 minutes. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Just now, Pete said: It would be a massive coaching failure to play Rooney, Reaves or Hunt that much though. I know. I agree. I'm surprised Goodrow isn't at least slated with some combination of two of the kids. I realize Goodrow can just be slotted up in game as necessary, but why go in knowing you have to shuffle lines mid-game? Just set them more appropriately out of the gate. Obviously, Gallant has more than earned the benefit of the doubt though. Just a bit surprising is all 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 33 minutes ago, rmc51 said: I know. I agree. I'm surprised Goodrow isn't at least slated with some combination of two of the kids. I realize Goodrow can just be slotted up in game as necessary, but why go in knowing you have to shuffle lines mid-game? Just set them more appropriately out of the gate. Obviously, Gallant has more than earned the benefit of the doubt though. Just a bit surprising is all I agree, but it's the same "problem" we've been trying to sort out for the last few weeks. Goodrow can play on the 3rd line, but that means healthy scratching one of the kids (I've got no problem with Chytil sitting, but Galant does I guess). I guess you could put Kakko on the 3rd line with Hunt and Rooney, but meeh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 I dress Reaves just based off what happened at the end of the last game we played them. I’m not saying to overplay him, or he should play every game of the series. But, that minor league clown Angelo that went after Kreider at the end of the game and then did his shit talking will probably be muzzled a bit if Reaves is out there. Just don’t want to see that whiny, bitchy team take more runs at players when they get down; they’re famous for that. I won’t be shocked if Goodrow eventually moves up to 3C, and Chytil gets benched at some point. Guess we’ll see depending on the flow of the series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Keeps coming back to Igor in any 7 game stretch is very unlikely to lose 4 of them, against any other team. Would certainly make life a lot easier of the top players have a big series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 I think we will see Reaves scratched or see him sit out a bunch of shifts with Kakko/ Copp raking his spot later in games. Goodrow and Rooney are fine with expanded minutes. Not Reaves. Not Hunt either. Hunt hopefully doesn't play a single game in the playoffs. Fuck him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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