Originally Posted by aeroshady (Post 15934298)

So I didn't get to watch the last two games. I am currently in a library studying for finals. That said, I have some thoughts...

I honestly am disappointed in the Rangers. They managed to give me false hope this season which I didn't think was possible. Once the playoffs started most of my preseason fears have come true. The offense has completely dried up. The team is 100% reliant on Hank as always....it is way past old . Not the kind of hockey I want to watch.

I complained in this very thread all offseason that the Rangers needed more size in their lineup. It was obvious to me that they lost to the Kings on size...they did nothing to fix it though...in fact they got smaller by losing B. Boyle. Now that we are in the playoffs all those issues are being exposed.

By all means the Rangers could still win this series. They were down 3-1 last year in the second round too. That said, I don't think they will. Honestly, I think Caps in 5 at this point. Even if the Rangers do come back and win this series...it is becoming clear to me that they would just get crushed by a western conference team again anyway. My biggest peeve with this team since 2011 was scoring and more recently size. If we are going to lose I want to lose 7-5 or 5-4 rather than 2-1 or 1-0.

Hawks fans have no idea how lucky they are to have that team. Wish NY played that way.

Anyway, I won't be able to watch until game 5 because I have finals until Friday. Hopefully the Rangers are still relevent at that point.

End rant. Congrats Caps fans....pretty sure you got this series unless NY has a total turn around.

Originally Posted by unccrombie (Post 15934290)

eh. not really

Holtby had the save on Marty.
Hank had the stop on OV

pretty average night for both goalies

Originally Posted by Climb2safety (Post 15934313)

So you think it's possible for a goalie to shut out the Rangers, in the second round, and only be average?

Come on man!

Both goalies were great. You want one epic save in a 5-4 game have at it. I'll take the goalies and hockey tonight.

Originally Posted by unccrombie (Post 15934305)

disagree with like, 95% of this

Originally Posted by Climb2safety (Post 15934331)

Nash had a strong game.

Originally Posted by Climb2safety (Post 15934331)

Nash had a strong game.

Originally Posted by unccrombie (Post 15934318)

tonight was hardly a game of goaltending greatness, on either side

Originally Posted by Climb2safety (Post 15934339)

Probably the two best defensive units on the whole in this series too.

Originally Posted by Climb2safety (Post 15934365)

I'm back in Va spending time with my dad who is sick and just got a picture from my son.

God I love that kid :leroi

Originally Posted by mthawk07 (Post 15934153)

I have no idea how that went in, but :multi

Originally Posted by Brohan_Santana (Post 15934226)

Fucking bullshit call. How the hell do you not call that shit on Orpik and then call Wilson. Bush league

Originally Posted by Climb2safety (Post 15934365)

I'm back in Va spending time with my dad who is sick and just got a picture from my son.

God I love that kid :leroi

Originally Posted by aeroshady (Post 15934298)

The offense has completely dried up. The team is 100% reliant on Hank as always....it is way past old . Not the kind of hockey I want to watch.

Originally Posted by unccrombie (Post 15934334)

Nash was great on the defense end.
Bad thing for him is that he gets paid to score

Originally Posted by lockman21 (Post 15934312)

Jesus Christ, lose two games and people are ready to give up.

Originally Posted by JRS1386 (Post 15934381)

I drew my father a father's day card way back in 4th grade saying the Flyers would win the Stanley Cup. They got swept by the Wings. Hope the same happens to you. Fuck the Caps. (Cute drawing though)

Originally Posted by TMoore4075 (Post 15935263)

In case people were interested. A couple new capgeek type websites have popped up or will be soon.

http://capnerd.ca/
http://www.generalfanager.com/

www.generalfanager seems to be having issues right now and capnerd isn't open yet. Hopefully they are even half as good as capgeek.

Originally Posted by aeroshady (Post 15934578)

I hear ya.

My comment was based on a few things though.

1) frustration that this team was so close and didn't get it done.
2) the same problems that hold us back keep happening and go unfixed
3) the playoffs happen during finals....which has me double-stressed about everything
4) I always have a melt at some point during the post season

That said, honest question to you....do you think the Rangers could win a series against Chicago?? Even more honest question...do you think the Rangers would even win more than a single game in series against them?? I am a huge Rangers fan and I don't think we would win more than a game against the Hawks or Ducks for that matter.

I don't think any team in the east has a chance in hell after watching the playoffs unfold. But damn is it frustrating. The only way I was not going to be frustrated and would have confidence in the Rangers was if they got through the Met playoffs pretty easily. That is clearly not going to happen. It was the only way I would have thought they may be on the same caliber as Western teams.

I still want to make the finals because I am a fan. I will always allow my self hope again (as much as it kills me).

Originally Posted by kev87lads (Post 15935520)

Going to Seattle's top (only?) hockey themed bar for the games tonight. The Angry Beaver. Hopefully good times and grub will be had.

Originally Posted by kev87lads (Post 15935819)

Place was awesome. Food was good.

Played Chelsea Daggar after final horn and place was going crazy. Just wanted you Hawks fans to know.

Originally Posted by kev87lads (Post 15935819)

Place was awesome. Food was good.

Played Chelsea Daggar after final horn and place was going crazy. Just wanted you Hawks fans to know.

Originally Posted by Brohan_Santana (Post 15935906)

THIS IS FREAKING AWESOME

http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/759193


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Originally Posted by SirBobalew (Post 15936121)

TROLOLOLOLOLOLOL. And I love that they changed the colors to "BLUE, ROCK THE RED, WHITE"

Originally Posted by lockman21 (Post 15935713)

I am a huge proponent of the idea that ANYTHING can happen in the Cup playoffs.

The Rangers are a team that was in the Stanley Cup Final last year, and only got better since then. I'm a huge Rick Nash fan, and I'm not sure what mentally is keeping him from being Rick Nash in the playoffs...but I think it's one of those things that as soon as it clicks for him, he'll be a monster. Just needs to get over the hurdle. I think last game was a step in the right direction for him.

My love for Yandle and Hank are well documented too. I think the Rangers absolutely have a Cup run in them. Hockey momentum can turn on a dime.

Originally Posted by aeroshady (Post 15936169)

Solid prank lol. Love stuff like that. Alway funny.

Originally Posted by TMoore4075 (Post 15936252)

Sadly the series didn't end well but after game 5 against the Lightning someone changed the "owner" of the Lightning to Petr Mrazek.

Originally Posted by SirBobalew (Post 15936265)

I always love the wikipedia pranks. Fun and harmless. In the past, I know that the Capitals owner has been listed as "Henrik Lundqvist" after a Caps/Rags series, and the Nassau Coliseum page said it was closed "by the Washington Capitals" last week. I think Braden Holtby may have been listed as the owner of the Bruins at one point in the past, too.

Originally Posted by Roose13 (Post 15936392)

I have never seen that Peter DeBoer gif before :lol:lol

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15936307)

Big game 4 tonight. As has been mentioned, the difference between 3-1 and 2-2 is gargantuan. Caps have a huge chance to put a real stranglehold on this series. We all know how it usually goes when the Caps have a huge chance to put a stranglehold on a series.

Originally Posted by aeroshady (Post 15936894)

We came back from 3-1 last year, but if the Caps win I think the series is over. Can't really keep using Caps history as a measure. They are clearly a different team this year.

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15936901)

NYR gotta pull this one out tonight! Can't go back to MSG down 3-1.

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15936901)

NYR gotta pull this one out tonight! Can't go back to MSG down 3-1.

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15936904)

Until they prove me wrong, I will continue to assume the worst is about to happen

Originally Posted by SirBobalew (Post 15936930)

This. So much this. Montreal and Halak in 2010 this. As a DC sports fan with zero confidence in any team, if we go up 3-1 tonight I'll just feel like the Rangers have us right where they want us.

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15936904)

Until they prove me wrong, I will continue to assume the worst is about to happen



Go away

Originally Posted by aeroshady (Post 15936945)

I say the same about New York.

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15936904)

Go away

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15936958)

:lol:lol:lol how mature.

Originally Posted by aeroshady (Post 15936945)

I say the same about New York.

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15936962)

Calm down

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15936966)

I'm perfectly calm, dude.

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15936965)

I think that's just part of being a NY sports fan, in general. I'm with ya.

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15936971)

That's good



You guys remember that whole winning 3 rounds and getting to the Finals thing the Rags did last year right?

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15936973)

Yes, yes, that does ring a bell. Wasn't that almost a year ago? And aren't the NYR in a different season now? And aren't the NYR down in a series right now? Speaking about present times, I'm nervous until NYR have 4 wins in every playoff series in 2015.

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15936975)

Literally what I said was that Caps are historically a miserable playoff team. They've done nothing to change that since they started making the playoffs again over the last 8 years. The same cannot be said about the Rangers at all.

Originally Posted by ~Crashintome89~ (Post 15936979)

the rangers are completely and historically a miserable playoff team. barring 1994, the Rangers have done nothing since 1940.

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15936981)

I'm not debating history. I'm speaking about being down in a series, and having to win tonight. Because if the NYR do not win tonight, it will be difficult to come back from a 3-1 deficit... even against a historically awful Washington Capitals team.

Originally Posted by ~Crashintome89~ (Post 15936986)

well yeah, but you're a Caps fans and the Caps are the worst.

Originally Posted by ~Crashintome89~ (Post 15936979)

the rangers are completely and historically a miserable playoff team. barring 1994, the Rangers have done nothing since 1940.

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15936985)

I wasn't debating anything. Was just saying it's silly to say you assume the worst from your team when your team won 3 rounds last year. That's not really a worst case scenario playoff run.

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15936988)

Right, but your using words like "historically". Even though crash89 is a Flyers fan, I have to agree with him. Proving my point. Maybe the misery isn't the same for you in DC as it is for us in NY but a few trips to the Cup with 1 win since 1940 isn't exactly cause for celebration either.

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15936991)

I'd gladly take it

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15936994)

:lol losing in the Finals is just as bad as losing in the 1st round.



...if not worse.

Originally Posted by ~Crashintome89~ (Post 15936996)

no, it isn't. you're dumb.

Originally Posted by ~Crashintome89~ (Post 15936997)

you're from florida and probably like the panthers. Good lord...

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15936998)

:lol :lol :lol :lol

What??

Originally Posted by SirBobalew (Post 15937003)

Wow. I leave here for like a half hour and look what happens. :lol

I'm off to meet some friends for beers before the game and then to the game. Everyone behave themselves.

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15937011)

Getting knocked out in the 1st round. Okay, it stings, I'll deal with it.


(not saying this happened last year, just in general) Losing a heart breaker in 7 games in the Finals, stays with you for a while. "Oh man, the _______'s were right there!!!! Who knows when or if the _________'s will ever get back there again."

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15937006)

Dude, you just said losing in the Cup finals is worse than losing in round 1. That's a dumb thing to say

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15937017)

Coming from the guy whose team made it to the Finals 1 time.

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15937015)

I can assure you having 115 point seasons and losing in round 1 or getting beat 6-2 + 5-0 in game 7s on home ice stay with you for a very long time

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15937020)

Apples and oranges. And as you originally stated, the Caps are a historically bad franchise, so you should have expected it.

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15937019)

:confused what's that got to do with anything?

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15937023)

Well I was at first kinda hoping that they might change that bad luck with this new core. That hope has since faded, hence why I always expect them to lose

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15937024)

It has to do with you not knowing what it's like to be defeated in the Finals. I know this is the NHL Thread but NY has had the Knicks, Yankees, Rangers and Giants all go to the finals and lose in my life time. I remember those a lot more vividly then I remember the 1992 1st round loss.

Originally Posted by space_raven (Post 15937025)

I hope you're right.

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15937027)

Hey, I know all about losing in the Finals. 1998 4lyfe, son

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15937028)

You seem upset

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15937032)

Super upset, in fact

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 15937036)

I dunno man, I'm pretty relaxed over here

Originally Posted by aeroshady (Post 15937040)

What just happened in this thread hahahahah can't we all agree that unless you raise a cup it is horrible. We all experience the pain...just in different ways.