That's the point Mess. I don't want crying over a call that is VERY unlikely to be called there. Keep playing and no shot they score with 1 second left. That should be the focus, not a no call with 4 seconds left.
We are not players, but I can say I am very deflated right now. I hope the players don't have those same feelings into game 2. Hopefully that isn't human nature. I am concerned about the lack of scoring though. I would get MSL off the Brass line as a start.
Boyle shouldn't have been trying to kill the clock. He had someone on the boards. It's routine to keep the puck moving
9:46PM: Pierre McGuire said on NBCSN, “They need him. They need him going big time, they need him in the slot, the PP, he is a critical player” 9:29PM: On NBCSN, Mike Milbury was talking about Rick Nash and said “he has to get it going. He has been marshmallow soft through the first two periods. You can’t compete for the Stanley Cup if you are going to play inside your comfort level every game and Nash doesn’t seem to want to leave his comfort level.”
Exactly Mess. I am concerned about the lack of scoring. We get a lot of chances but simply do not finish. Team is allergic to just shooting and getting dirty goals despite the fact that when they do it they score some goals (McD against Pitt, CK against Pitt, Fast tonight, on and on).
Ovechkin will eclipse 50o career goals next season but lets act like he's a 23 year old just getting his footing in the league.
Yup, can't cry about it anymore. It's not going to change the result. Saturday 12:30 is a quick turnaround for game 2. Have to bounce back and get that one.
All we can do. Trust me, we lose game 2 and we'll all have plenty of time to cry over it as we'll be in HUGE trouble and have a very slim chance left to win the series. So for now it is what it is, just focus on winning game 2 and still being in a fine spot to win the series.
You can tell me it's sour grapes after this loss tonight but Washington doesn't impress me outside of Ovechkin. Come with the same effort and they will win game 2.
I'm with you Mess. I thought we were the better team all night. We didn't get stuck in our zone much at all. Hank made maybe 3 or 4 big saves all game. PP and OV is that team. With that said, that is still a challenge. Holtby is good enough to just do what he needs to do, and you need to stay on OV (you saw how little room he needs), and stay out of the box or you will lose.
I even said it in the Pitt series. The Rangers need to be more aggressive. Millbury is right about guys like Nash. This is playoff hockey and he wants to skate around and play on the perimeter. Go to the friggin net. Kreider's problem is that he plays hard one out of every five shifts. Still lazy at times and doesn't play whole games. That's the difference between having to grind out every win 2-1 and winning one of these 4-1 or 4-2.
