GAME 7 RANGERS-LIGHTNING -WIN AND PLAY FOR THE CUP

The biggest issue I see is the window on this team with Hank has maybe 2 years left before Hank starts to slip a little, and the cap means we lose some guys. And after this run/season it will be VERY difficult to be a top team and make a deep run again next season. This was the perfect setup season for us. To me that is my biggest frustration, this season may have been our best shot to win a cup with this group.

 

I'm not saying it's on AV, but eventually you look at the poor production and wonder is it game planning or is it inability to execute. If it game planning, it's on AV (like MSL). If it inability to execute, you remove those guys this offseason. This still isn't really AV's team. AV needs more skilled guys than we have for his system. Guys like Hagelin, Moore, Fast aren't really his system type of guys.

 

Oh I am not blaming Hank, he is the better goalie just not tonight. Their goalie has done everything right tonight, no rebounds and their team has played the same game they played game 5 brilliantly and we did nothing at all to combat that.

 

You need to stop making dumb comments Mess. Blaming AV is comical. The team didn't score and that is on AV? Ridiculous. TB played a strong game on the road again and we weren't aggressive at all, there are your issues.

Get on Stepan and Kreider if you want. MSL was a joke all playoffs. But to get on AV is ridiculous to me, what did he do, outside of playing MSL on the PP.

 

AV gets some of the blame Chuck, sorry to tell you. MSL didn't put himself in the lineup all series long did he? Did AV not know the other team was going to play the same game they did last home game and what changes did AV make to combat that? How did he respond? The team has almost looked lifeless tonight lol, don't say the coach has nothing to do with that. He still had a great year...

 

All you need to know about this team is on display right here. Extra skater, down two, need shots on goal, they skate around and don't get any shots on goal and then go offsides. Embarrassing.

 

That's the biggest issue Mess. If I were a betting man I wouldn't expcet a top season from the Rangers next season. I wouldn't expect a long playoff run either. The East is getting better. This was our golden chance, and we didn't get it done. A lot of soul searching coming up for these guys. I can see next season being a slip into the playoffs barely type of season. Not easy to do it for a 3rd straight season.

 

Nice job guys, you got embarrassed at home in a game 7...enjoy the links..

 

Outside of the dumb MSL decision on the PP I have no issue with AV. The team didn't score in 140 + minutes at home...get on some of the players man for their soft efforts at home. Whatever AV called for seemed to work in TB...no?

 

That wasn't their best performance but Tampa played unreal D tonight.

MLS is done. Team missed Zuc. Nash a ghost in too many games. Such is life as a Rangers fan

 

Yes believe me I blame the players more than anything. Still they win and lose as a team. The coach can't be given credit for how they played in Tampa and then he gets a pass for 2 ridiculously bad home losses..

 

AV really
Didn't make any adjustments Chuck. That's the issue. You can bitch and complain about us calling him out, but the fact remains that HE IS THE COACH. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING OUT A WINNING LINEUP AND MAKING ADJUSTMENTS. He did neither. Yea, the guys have to score. But they came out and started strong. Then Tampa changed their gameplan up and AV couldn't adjust. Like I said, I don't know if it's because of poor coaching or because of inability to execute, but we looked like we had no clue what we were doing out there to counter their approach all series long.

 

Unbelievably disappointing feeling with this one. Don't know what to say except expect some big changes this offseason.

 

Shut out by Bishop in G5 and G7 at home. Good lord