1984Echoes Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) New York Rangers, 42-19-5, 20-13-2 AWAY TNT 3/30 7:30 PM Detroit Red Wings, 26-32-8, 17-12-5 HOME Edited March 28, 2022 by 1984Echoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothfacekilla Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Ugh the Wings last minute updated the lineup and DDK got activated, playing with Seider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothfacekilla Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Hirose - Rasmussen - Zadina (along with Walman and Lindstrom) just had a nice shift with a bunch of offensive zone pressure and good cycling I might die of shock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothfacekilla Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Wow DeKeyser up the gut to Hirose who slides it to Rasmussen...who snipes it home to tie the game. Even Rasmussen looked surprised it went in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothfacekilla Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Vrana on the power play for the lead lets goooooo His shot is so sick, nice pass by Seider to get him the puck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordstanley Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Will Vrana catch Ras Veleno and Zadina in goals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 hronek gets beat to the puck, goes in soft, rangers get it and score. hronek sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 wings get the lead back on a shot in traffic off a face off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Veleno passes out of an open net opportunity.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 always amazes me how RW players drop back off their man into the 'box' as though they were short handed when they are 5 on 5 in their own zone. Now that is the kind of thing that maybe is coming from Blashill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) aaaand Lindstrom with the penalty and NY with the PPG. Wings hold on to insure one point. Edited March 31, 2022 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 LOL - Sutter completely loses his man, Rangers score in overtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 The overtime goal exactly encapsulates the Wings' problems. Sutter, who is billed as near the top of their second talent tier with Fabbri and probably after Vrana didn't/couldn't get back down the ice fast enough then didn't find or engage his man when he did get there. The talent drop off when Larkin, Raymond and Seider, who are good enough to regularly dominate play at 3 on 3 against all comers, leave the ice is just so huge. You need your second tier talent to at least be effective checkers that can hold serve even if they are not gifted scorers themselves (the obvious past model being Drapes/McCarty/Maltby). For Wings that is maybe Bertuzzi, then crickets. Still, they played a decent game overall last night. If Blashill can keep them at last night's level the rest of the way maybe he can be forgiven this month's blowouts..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 rangers played the night before in pittsburgh, that probably helped the wings. plus they are a much better team at home usually. suter is like most of their players outside of larkin, bert, raymond, seider and vrana: a borderline third line guy. i'd like to see what a different coaching staff could do with zadina/ras/veleno. i know they probably shouldnt go spending on a center for next year given they will likely still be bad, but they desperately need a legitimate #1A/#2 center behind larkin. someone to be on a line with vrana and use his scoring speed and shot. hertel is off the market now and i dont know who else fits the bill. trocheck? domi? sigh. were gonna suck next year too, arent we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 9 minutes ago, buddha said: rangers played the night before in pittsburgh, that probably helped the wings. good point. Nobody should have to play hockey back to back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 The Rangers were just bigger and stronger... It seemed the Red Wings almost to a man, outside of Mo, Bert & Larkin, were getting bumped off the puck. One little bump, Rangers steal the puck... And the inverse... every Ranger was able to keep a trailing Red Wing on their hip, with zero chance of getting bumped off the puck. No checks, no bumps, can't reach with the stick to try and steal the puck against a bigger, stronger skater... It was quite noticeable, at least to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) Interesting that Blashill had props for DeKeyser. Obvious Danny can't sustain playing regularly anymore, but when he comes back from rest, like he did at the end of last season, he's still one of their better D men. His play at the end of last season had me hoping he would be better this season, but clearly his physical condition is such that he runs down until he is a liability and needs time off and rehab to get back. Not a sustainable situation for a player but another case where the Wings are losing/have effectively lost a player that had a talent level they are not able (or willing for now) to replace. Edited April 1, 2022 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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