tOfficial Round 1: NY Rangers v PIT Penguins thread

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Less than 4 minutes in the rangers are already diving

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Less than 4 minutes in the rangers are already winning

:up

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Penguins kind of got screwed on that no call but the Rangers are the better team for sure right now

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:chewy

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I find it hilarious that the guy who bitches about diving cheers for the team who dives the most

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Theres no diving in hockey...you'd bust your head open the water is frozen bro

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I find it hilarious that the guy who bitches about diving cheers for the team who dives the most

Nobody is a Canadiens fan here. PITT is the 2nd worst diving, whining team in the league.

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I find it hilarious that the guy who bitches about diving cheers for the team who dives the most

Nobody is a Canadiens fan here. PITT is the 2nd worst diving, whining team in the league.

nope, the rags were diving like the summer olympics bro

fucking pathetic

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I find it hilarious that the guy who bitches about diving cheers for the team who dives the most

Nobody is a Canadiens fan here. PITT is the 2nd worst diving, whining team in the league.

nope, the rags were diving like the summer olympics bro

fucking pathetic

Nope, Pens tried thugging it up bc they're slow as shit.

Even a Pens player admitted they were crying to the refs too much. :ROFL

I'll post the post game article when I get on desktop.

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Canadiens are massive floppers...I freaking hate watching the Lightning play them they always get cheap PP's

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Canadiens are massive floppers...I freaking hate watching the Lightning play them they always get cheap PP's

still confident that the bolts are winning the cup? :ROFL2

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here is an article on tonights game

The New York Rangers' speed up the ice is a staple of their game and noticeable whenever they're playing well. But it was New York's speed on the back check in Game 3 Monday against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Consol Energy Center that caught the attention of former NHL assistant coach Dave Farrish.

Farrish said the Rangers were dominant in the first two periods en route to a 2-1 win and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference First Round series in part because they were so quick on the back check that it disabled any rush up the ice the Penguins were hoping to have.


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"Their back pressure was really incredible and they didn't give Pittsburgh really anything at all off the rush," Farrish said. "It caused the Penguins to turn the puck over at the blue line or just inside the blue line when they were looking for help. I thought that was a big part of the game."

Farrish said it'll be hard for the Penguins to counter against that back pressure in Game 4 on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN360, TVA Sports 2, ROOT, MSG) if the Rangers stay committed to being as quick on the back check as they are on their breakouts.

"Obviously they've had it before, but look at some of the instances like [Rick] Nash coming back, they're tracking people down and catching them," Farrish said. "It's tougher to carry the puck with speed than it is without it, and it was really noticeable [Monday] night where I thought the commitment was there in that game moreso than the first two. It certainly had to be a topic of conversation preparing for that game and I think they did a great job of that."

Farrish, though, said there are ways for the Penguins to give themselves a better chance to get sustained zone time, something they did not have in Game 3 until they were chasing a two-goal deficit in the third period and the Rangers were sitting back a bit.

The first way, Farrish said, is to not let Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist play the puck behind the net as often as he has.

"While they were trying to read the play and shut his pass down coming down the boards I think it will still be in their best interest to lay the pucks softer, out of Lundqvist's reach," Farrish said. "It'll allow them to get on the forecheck, where they can punish some of the Rangers' defense on the forecheck. Obviously when Lundqvist has the puck that doesn't give them a chance to be physical with the Rangers' defensemen."

Farrish also said a key for the Penguins will be Evgeni Malkin's line playing more of a dump and chase game than a carry-it-in game.

Malkin, with Blake Comeau and David Perron as his wings, looked faster in the third period than he did in the first two, but he still didn't generate a shot on goal in the game and has no goals in his past 13 games, which was broken up by a two-week absence because of injury.

"I think [Sidney] Crosby's line has the ability and the will to put the puck in and go get it back where maybe Malkin's line tries to be creative coming over the blue line, and that's where the problem exists with the pressure on the back check," Farrish said. "If they're going to be successful I think they're going to have to alter their game a little bit and maybe become more of a cycle line; get the puck in deep, get it back, go low to high, move people around, get back open and then use your creative abilities at that point. You can't score everything off the rush with this kind of pressure coming back at you on the back check."

Farrish doesn't see much that the Rangers have to change. He credited the contributions they're getting from all four forward lines and the "world-class plays" their defensemen are making.

"There is so much more depth on the Rangers team up front and on the blue line," Farrish said. "Over the course of time that spread in depth up front and on defense gives the Rangers the edge. That's why Pittsburgh has to play an almost flawless game. Really you just can't make mistakes, and that's difficult to do especially with the pressure the Rangers come with on both sides of the puck."

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WOW Rangers win in OT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rock

Hayes BABY! :rockin

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1-3 comeback on the way

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

1-3 comeback on the way

For Nashville? :thought

[Muck FcDisney]

1-3 comeback on the way

For Nashville? :thought

:happyno

[Muck FcDisney]

Theres no diving in hockey...you'd bust your head open the water is frozen bro

:lolthumb

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

1-3 comeback on the way

For Nashville? :thought

:happyno

Your girl is a ChiHawks fan right?

[Muck FcDisney]

1-3 comeback on the way

For Nashville? :thought

:happyno

Your girl is a ChiHawks fan right?

:word

How about that ancient, drunken goalie of theirs? :dog

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WOW Rangers win in OT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rock

Hayes BABY! :rockin

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its a shame that we wasted fluery's great season and great play because we have our top two defensemen out, crosby has been playing well also
but the rangers were the better team, hopefully we can still come back but im not gonna hold my breath