EAST Playoffs '23-'24 Round 1: (WC2) Washington Capitals at (M1) New York Rangers (NYR Win 4-0)

[SaucyJack]

Nice to see the shout-outs to Papa and Brother Lindgren in the stands.  With Charlie and Ryan opposing each other, their emotional dissonance must be difficult.  (But some pride to go with it.)

[SaucyJack]

Panarin looked ready to pull the trigger on the power play but perhaps bad MSG ice made it bounce off his stick?

[Jimtown guy]

2 minutes ago, SaucyJack said:

Panarin looked ready to pull the trigger on the power play but perhaps bad MSG ice made it bounce off his stick?

That’s what it looked like 

[SaucyJack]

Two Caps defending behind the net instead of one leave Rempe open for the first NYR goal and then bam! another.  

[Jimtown guy]

Panarin makes it 2-0 33 seconds later 

[SaucyJack]

Panarin is New York’s bread.  Who is their butter?

[SaucyJack]

If you’d wagered in time, before Washington scored to reduce the lead to 3-1, $10 for Caps to win would have paid $300.  (Now, $110)

[SaucyJack]

Horrid shot from Kreider on the glorious Ranger short-handed chance.

[ruxpin]

Let's go Rangers.    #HateTheCaps

[Jimtown guy]

This one will go 5 games at the most 

[mojo1917]

Ugh Jimmy Vesey the Ranger I dislike the most scores, after the goon. 

 

The Caps look washed to me.

If this goes 5 I'll fall over.

[SaucyJack]

Sean McDonough on ESPN just said it about the young Capitals players on the ice this afternoon:  winning the Calder Cup is one thing; the Stanley Cup another…  

[SaucyJack]

Nice move by Kreider to juuust beat Lindgren’s pads for the 4-1 nightcap goal; makes up for his bad short-handed attempt earlier, I guess.

 

Well, let’s see what young Spencer Carbery pulls out of his Coaching Hat for Game Two on Tuesday Night.

[mojo1917]

Well hell, the Flyers could have lost 4-1 just the same. 

That was some low event hockey there. 

Anyway. The Rangers are looking like the chalk. 

[SaucyJack]

1 minute ago, mojo1917 said:

That was some low event hockey there.

ESPN announcers emphasized how ineffective Ovechkin was.  But I’d say the same for Dylan Strome: I can barely remember them saying his name.

[FD19372]

39 minutes ago, mojo1917 said:

Ugh Jimmy Vesey the Ranger I dislike the most scores, after the goon. 

 

The Caps look washed to me.

If this goes 5 I'll fall over.

I think it still goes 6, but my original pick of Ranjerks in 7, is very likely inaccurate.

[Buffalo Rick]

3 hours ago, JR Ewing said:

I will say this... I don't think the Rangers are as good as a lot of people give them credit for. They play in a division with only one other team that's good. They had middling xGoals%, Scoring Chance% and High Danger%... We don't generally define the best teams as the ones who give up more (and better) scoring chances than their opponent.

 

Agree. I think the Leafs would beat the Rangers.  I am sure they will win the series vs Washington but Id be surprised if they made it farther

[Brewin Flames]

12 hours ago, Jimtown guy said:

This one will go 5 games at the most 

Yup...NYR just have too much to too solid of a tandem in net.

 

Caps are old and slow.

[Brewin Flames]

 

[Brewin Flames]

MSG crowd chanting REMPE, REMPE was the best part of the game.

Edited April 22 by Brewin Flames

[Jimtown guy]

3 hours ago, Brewin Flames said:

MSG crowd chanting REMPE, REMPE was the best part of the game.

To see him score in his first ever playoff game was pretty damn cool 

[Brewin Flames]

15 hours ago, mojo1917 said:

Ugh Jimmy Vesey the Ranger I dislike the most scores, after the goon. 

 

The Caps look washed to me.

If this goes 5 I'll fall over.

 

 

Hated Vesey ever since he blew of the bruins as a UFA, they courted him hard, and lulled them into thinking he was coming to boston, then porked them.

 

And that GOON sure looked decent out there...loved the kid

[SaucyJack]

Well well well well well.  Caps lead in Game 2.  McMichael.

[SaucyJack]

Vincent Trochek’s tying goal, beautiful tip redirection, like buttah…

[SaucyJack]

Strome with a great chance.  No dice.  (At least people are aware he is in the lineup unlike Sunday’s game.)