If Hank lets up another they gotta pull him. We played much better fundamentals in front of Talbot because we knew Hank wasn't there to bail us out. It seems like they just expect Hank to bail them out, which he isn't doing this series (and it's not his fault), and are playing a much looser game and losing sight of their fundamentals, ie not leaving guys wide open in front of the net, covering the pinching in dman, etc.
Horrific period. At least the Fast goal got them to 1. Someone needs to get in Nash's face and challenge him to fucking compete. I Havnt seen the Rangers play defense like this in years. TB is fast and loaded up front but this defense is horrible. Those 2 terrible power plays changed the game And yes this board is a total joke. Series tied 1-1 and a 1 goal game and people bailing on this team
Exactly my point 100%. Our D hasn't been exposed like this in years. And people giving up is ridiculous and sad...LOL.
And just to be clear Chuck, I'm saying to pull Hank in hopes of our guys finding their fundamentals knowing that Talbot is back there and not Hank so they can't screw up.
Yes, you have seen them play like this before. Except for game one see the other games against Tampa this season.
I dont see them scoring another goal in this game unless Nash decides to show up. He has no legs. The guy looks spend. AV probably has overused him with all these defensive responsibilities.
The lack of fundamental hockey by us is ridiculous tonight. Defensively we're playing scared. We need someone to lay out Johnson and/or Stamkos. And I don't care if it's clean or dirty. They've gotten away with their share of dirty hits (some called, some not) so it's time to retaliate. I get that it puts us on the PK, but at some point we need to show TB that there are consequences for their actions, and since our PP isn't doing it, we need to play old school hockey and get them back on the ice with some hits. It's the way hockey used to be, and if we keep sucking on the PP, we gotta do it. I know what you're gonna say Chuck, but at some point our guys need to man up and show that they won't be pushed around without repercussions.
They weren't going to score another goal...until Fast scored...LOL. They won't score another goal...starting now...LOL. Playoffs Mess, I don't give two shits about some regular season games months ago...playoffs.
TB running give and go's for breakaways on PP dump ins.....Have a guy in Tyler Johnson 2 feet from net for easy tap ins. Hank does bail this team out a lot but those things don't happen to these Defensemen. Regroup Bishop is certainly beatable just worried TB gonna score 6 again with these chances
And BTW...I am not saying they'll win this game or the series, they need to play MUCH MUCH better to have a shot to do either of those things, but people bailing in a tie series is ridiculous.
The only issue with that Chuck, is that we haven't learned any lessons from the regular season games and they're doing the same shit and we can't stop it. At some point, you gotta question what the heck AV is doing to try and counter this attack. Our dmen need to man up, take a friggin hit and make a play because this is ridiculous.
You can keep not giving a shit about those games but the last two have been more of the same. Nothing is going to magically happen unless they change their play.
I can very easily not give a sh*t about games nearly 6 months ago. We need to play better and tighter in our own zone. That has nothing to do with a game in Nov... BTW...Fast has been great. We MUST make them pay here. Cannot afford another no shot PP and give them MO.
