tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451865709340963061.post4441915724726143877..comments2023-06-20T04:53:16.356-04:00Comments on BlueShirt-Brothers: Don't Wake The MonsterDave Puckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17537616021997420040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451865709340963061.post-43300687798668572442009-04-20T11:11:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:11:00.000-04:00Oh, and another thing. I think we are fine with th...Oh, and another thing. I think we are fine with the Flyers and Penguins pick. I expected it to be a series where the home team won basically every game, or the penguins stole one, penguins in six sounds more than reasonable.<br /><br />As for the devils, kind of surprised they pulled it out last night, but it just means the series goes longer. Which is fine by me.<br /><br />In a sport like baseball, where they play everyday, long layoffs in the playoffs (where one team sweeps, and the other goes 7 games, so one team has almost a week off before they start their next series) can be damaging. Hitters lose their timing at the plate, since it is the first time in 7 months they went that long without a game. But in a more physical sport like hockey, one where players are used to only playing sometimes 2, maybe 3 games a week, and where the rest has little to no effect on their timing, I am all for seeing all of these series go 7 games, and the Rangers get it done in a completely improbable 4.<br /><br />It will give Drury time to rest that clearly damaged "wrist" of his, and I imagine Hank is going to be exhausted by the time this one is over. (Not to mention, we know as Rangers fans, whether the rangers have lost ten or won ten in a row, whether with a long layoff, or no layoff, they are going to come out flat as can be in the first period of the next round anyway)Nugmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242615931624911632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451865709340963061.post-9516653281129419172009-04-20T11:06:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:06:00.000-04:00There is always the chance for the let down, but t...There is always the chance for the let down, but the fact remains, I'm glad were up 2-0. I'm going to take the optimistic viewpoint here:<br /><br />1) The rangers have won 5 in a row, and were a strong home ice team all season long.<br />2) The caps know if they lose tonight, they are done. While it will cause them to be extra agressive, there is also extra pressure. Where as in the rangers lockeroom, they know they can essentially end the series with a win tonight<br />3) The rangers still have the goaltending edge. It's VERY hard to beat a great goalie 4 times in 5 games. Especially with 3 in MSG.<br />4) The way the Rangers are winning dictates no extreme fall off. If the rangers had won the last two games 6-5, and 5-4...I'd be worried. It would mean the Caps weren't having problems with the rangers D and Hank, just with the Rangers offense. And there is no way the Rangers will consistently get offense in this postseason. So a let down would be expected. But the rangers are winning with a team concept of blocking shots (which Torts is getting all the credit for for some reason, but that was Renney's mantra). They are out gutting and playing more physical then the caps. That sort of style doesn't allow for long losing streaks infront of a great goalie.Nugmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242615931624911632noreply@blogger.com