Comments on: And then there were two: Rangers’ gas tank hits empty http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/25/and-then-there-were-two-rangers-gas-tank-hits-empty/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: stakex http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/25/and-then-there-were-two-rangers-gas-tank-hits-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-76309 Sat, 26 May 2012 19:27:29 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=612396#comment-76309 You know, the difference wasn’t that New Jersey had too much talent for the Rangers to handle, or that they had more depth. I think the Rangers were every bit as good a team, especially over the last two games… its just that the Devils made big plays and the Rangers didn’t. Its really that simple. Kovalchuk wasn’t great in the series, but he found the net when it really mattered…. something Gaborik and Richards simply didn’t do.

There is also no way around the fact the Rangers played 14 games before the series even started, and only had one day off between sereies. The other ten teams that did that in the modern era never made it to the Cup… and I think the reason is pretty clear. That explosive speed, and that late game edge in conditioning the Rangers have had all year were both missing in this series. Not to mention their d-men like Giradi, McDonagh, and Del Zotton made huge mistakes they haven’t been making all season… and it would be hard to believe fatigue didn’t have something to do with it.

In the end though, none of that matters. The Devils won, and the Ragners didn’t… all the rest is just noise.

]]> By: jimeejohnson http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/25/and-then-there-were-two-rangers-gas-tank-hits-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-76278 Sat, 26 May 2012 16:35:28 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=612396#comment-76278 After all the haters from Vancouver and Boston last year, you’re damn right!

]]> By: obamablowz http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/25/and-then-there-were-two-rangers-gas-tank-hits-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-76216 Sat, 26 May 2012 10:09:04 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=612396#comment-76216 Devils vs Kings…….Yawn! Just what the NHL needed right?

]]> By: schlitzy http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/25/and-then-there-were-two-rangers-gas-tank-hits-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-76211 Sat, 26 May 2012 07:36:32 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=612396#comment-76211 Thanks for a great year NY. It was a fun ride!! Lots of positives to look forward to next season!

]]> By: mmazzzzzz http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/25/and-then-there-were-two-rangers-gas-tank-hits-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-76190 Sat, 26 May 2012 04:46:11 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=612396#comment-76190 why do Stepan and Boyle get a free pass? Where were they all series?

]]> By: danphipps01 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/25/and-then-there-were-two-rangers-gas-tank-hits-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-76152 Sat, 26 May 2012 03:24:59 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=612396#comment-76152 Think it’s possibly to trade Gaborik? Richards had a solid run overall, though he wasn’t as big in this series as he needed to be. Gaborik, though, was just plain bad. He’s really never earned that contract, and frankly, the Rangers need the room to resign the young guys who DO earn their keep in the playoffs. Gaborik’s always been mediocre under pressure. Time to separate the wheat from the chaff.

]]> By: scotia54 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/25/and-then-there-were-two-rangers-gas-tank-hits-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-76143 Sat, 26 May 2012 03:11:25 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=612396#comment-76143 Pat Burns is looking down from Hockey heaven, sitting on his motorcycle, smiling down on the Devils!

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