Quote from: kartanoman on May 17, 2024, 10:24:12 PMHey, I think coggs is playing with you, more than anything else, but every one of us here were ecstatic at game's end. Whether, fan for fan, we're taking tabs on who's predicting what, in the end, who really cares, anyway?Yes and no. The doom and gloom of Rangers fans is just tiring. Up 3-1, have a bad game and everyone sucks. The GM sucks for not trading for a top-6 forward (because that worked out well last year). Rangers fans expect them to win every game by 4+ goals, score the first two goals of every game in the first 5 minutes. Never allow the opponent to get closer than 1 goal. Score on every PP, kill every penatly. Win the Corsi battle 95-5, have every zone entry result in a HDSC and a goal. I could go on and I am only slightly exaggerating.
Look, we all process our lack of patience or frustration differently. That we can express it here freely, and can kid each other about it after, doesn't change the fact we all have an underlying respect for each other, if not a kinmanship.
You know, I was all riled up early on about destroying the "Paper Champions" and stirring that thing around. But, as the series went on, I grew to enjoy the fight in Carolina and their clawing their way back into the series. I came to realize this series was the best of the NHL, so far, and everyone outside the fans of both of those teams have have watched and admired the intensity the two teams brought. So, I freed myself from the emotions, as much as I could, and just sat back and appreciated the game and the skill of both teams. The game didn't disappoint and neither did our boys when it counted most.
Now, we can celebrate another milestone as the Rangers get the Panthers in the semifinals. It's an appropriate matchup and one that has been destined since the 4-3 shootout Ranger win.
So now the discussion turns to how this Rangers team is going to win four games against this Panthers team who has the speed, the shooters, the goons and an excellent goalie. This series won't be for the feint of heart! If the Rangers are truly a team of destiny, they'll find a way.
Peace!
Here are their results this year: https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/2024_games.html
They literally had ONE losing streak of more than 2 games. It was a 4-gamer that started with a SO Loss. Aside from that, only 5 times where they had back-to-back losses and in 2 of those cases there was a SO/OT loss.