We need to take a look at game two of the New York Rangers vs the Carolina Hurricanes second round series. All that and more on today’s NHL hockey video!
I'm only annoyed that THIS series is in the second round. The Canes having 111 points, being the overall 2nd best record in the East and playing a series on the road in the second round just feels wrong. But hey, the NHL loves their divisions.
Personally I think the refs were so bad tonight Adam fox punched guentzel and when guentzel did it back he got a roughing penalty it’s always Adam fox whiny self
Am I the only one that wasn't laughing at the Trouba/Necas almost-collision? I saw the way Trouba's skate was coming down right on Necas' head/neck region and got extremely scared. That could have been very, very bad.
Regardless of what calls were made, 12 power plays is too many for a playoff game. The refs saw it get a little chippy early then tried to calm it down by calling too much. Ruins the flow of what's two great teams
NHL officiating is at a low; it really stinks. There was also a high stick on Trochek that was an easy call and was missed. But this series, despite being 2-0, is a razor thin edge of difference. And we all remember last season, and this Canes team is WAY better the Devils of last year.
I also have to wonder if Trouba is playing hurt – when he and Gus are out there, I am scared to death. He took 3 penalties and despite all the blocked shots, has looked nothing like he did before he missed that time late in the season…and has been awful, never super fast, but looks really slow out there right now. The fact that the captain has been pushed down to the 3rd pairing also leads me to think he is hurt.
Eck – your an idiot. stick blade makes contact with skate, skate does a full 180. You must have loved the calls that the refs missed earlier in the game. way to show your Cane alliance.
As a Canes fan they are definitely horrible at special teams so far this series but what is driving me the most crazy is how easily they are coming off their discipline….not that they would have scored anyway but they miss 3 or 4 full power plays by taking stupid penalties right after starting a power play. Svech is off his rocker…….trochek baited guetzel (great play by Tro!!) and guetzel went for it. Very frustrating but outside of that the rangers PP is so scary!! Gotta win game 3 or the brooms come out. Go Canes!
im a flyers fan, so you know theres no bias when i say i think they make it to the final this year. i think a new york- edmonton final would be so much fun
I appreciate you being a tolerable Rags fan, Eck. Canes were awful and didn't deserve to win. I'm sick of Trouba and Rempe trying to throw flying elbows and end the seasons of our players. It's sad that the refs never call that crap. Adam Fox needs to stop diving and getting sniped.
it's always interesting to me that special teams matter so much in the run to the Cup But in the finals 5 on 5 matters more because they call FAR less. It'd be nice if the whole run were the same
The Canes PP learned from the Isles in round 1. Pass the puck around for 45-60 before shooting a puck 3 ft wide of the net only for it to go out of the zone….rinse, repeat. Word of advice for the Canes. Do not mimic the Isles PP!!!
For the Canes special teams to be this abysmal and both games being as close as they were, the Canes could have easily been leading this series 2-0. It's infuriating to watch knowing they can play better than this. 10 PPs in a row of players standing still and passing the puck around is brutal.
Bro I'm a Ranger fan too and I understand where you're coming from with your skepticism and lack of confidence but I think after last night it's unwarranted. Yes we had to come back from 1 goal deficits but we did come back from them, yes we won mostly due to special teams and that's a part of the game. Our special teams are phenomenal and instead of getting credit we get shit on for it as if having a good power play makes you a fuckin cheater. We overcame everything that was thrown at us unlike in the past when we folded like bitch made pussies and let scumbags like Tom Wilson intentionally injure our star players. Carolina is in my opinion the second best team in the league and damn near our equal so of course there's going to be times when we struggle, nobody plays perfect games and overcoming your weaknesses is what champions do. I say we win this series in 5 and then we stomp out Boston's bitch asses in 6. The only teamswe really need to fear now are Dallas and Colorado. If we end up getting lucky and not playing one of them in the finals I say we got this one in the bag.
ESPN commentators gave their reason for why they called that cross check. They said because it was in such a high risk area they are going to call it. Along the boards in a scrum, or somewhere that doesn't have to much affect they might not. But imagine he cross checks him and than gets the break away and scores. Wouldn't be a good precedent to set for how you are going to make calls. Guys will be throwing those cheeky cross checks in areas that give them a free break all the time, how would they justify calling it then? Weak call, but the right one
Im starting to think we need AI robots to make calls instead of refs. Its getting straight up ridiculous how much the refs are altering these games and making the worst calls. I know a lot of people are getting tired of it, but nothing ever gets done, and it gets worse every year. Take the Toronto/boston series for example.
Sure, bad calls in both directions as always. But – canes took several stupid penalties is both games. O zone or powerplay unnecessary penalties, self influcted momentum killers. Oh yeah, and Svech is a real dirtbag.
Did you see the 1st overtime penalty called on the Rangers, that "Tripping" call, when Necas could have won an Oscar for that dive performance, so yeah
Why have refs gone completely insane ,is betting causing creative reffing? Or does the league just choose to let certain teams and players get away with murder?
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I'm only annoyed that THIS series is in the second round. The Canes having 111 points, being the overall 2nd best record in the East and playing a series on the road in the second round just feels wrong. But hey, the NHL loves their divisions.
At least nobody scored when ESPN switched broadcasts lmao, I think that’d be the worst way
Personally I think the refs were so bad tonight Adam fox punched guentzel and when guentzel did it back he got a roughing penalty it’s always Adam fox whiny self
your not a Ranger fan-that was a clear penalty- are you a new entrant into watching Hockey ?
Fucking rangers fans are the worst and most annoying after Toronto Fans
Goodrow was called for the same penalty in the 1st.
Refs will make this call 100% of the time because of where the puck was.
Am I the only one that wasn't laughing at the Trouba/Necas almost-collision? I saw the way Trouba's skate was coming down right on Necas' head/neck region and got extremely scared. That could have been very, very bad.
It was a weak call but they keep calling that when trouba does it too
The thing is this probably isn't even top 3 most painful Hurricanes playoff losses in the last calendar year.
Shoutout to the Rangers, but man Carolina has no puck luck come playoff time
Regardless of what calls were made, 12 power plays is too many for a playoff game. The refs saw it get a little chippy early then tried to calm it down by calling too much. Ruins the flow of what's two great teams
Is it just me or is this a nasty series? There were some moments there when I thought it was 1976 again.
NHL officiating is at a low; it really stinks. There was also a high stick on Trochek that was an easy call and was missed. But this series, despite being 2-0, is a razor thin edge of difference. And we all remember last season, and this Canes team is WAY better the Devils of last year.
I also have to wonder if Trouba is playing hurt – when he and Gus are out there, I am scared to death. He took 3 penalties and despite all the blocked shots, has looked nothing like he did before he missed that time late in the season…and has been awful, never super fast, but looks really slow out there right now. The fact that the captain has been pushed down to the 3rd pairing also leads me to think he is hurt.
Eck – your an idiot. stick blade makes contact with skate, skate does a full 180. You must have loved the calls that the refs missed earlier in the game. way to show your Cane alliance.
As a Canes fan they are definitely horrible at special teams so far this series but what is driving me the most crazy is how easily they are coming off their discipline….not that they would have scored anyway but they miss 3 or 4 full power plays by taking stupid penalties right after starting a power play. Svech is off his rocker…….trochek baited guetzel (great play by Tro!!) and guetzel went for it. Very frustrating but outside of that the rangers PP is so scary!! Gotta win game 3 or the brooms come out. Go Canes!
You are not a Rangers fan, you are just a french !
im a flyers fan, so you know theres no bias when i say i think they make it to the final this year. i think a new york- edmonton final would be so much fun
I appreciate you being a tolerable Rags fan, Eck. Canes were awful and didn't deserve to win. I'm sick of Trouba and Rempe trying to throw flying elbows and end the seasons of our players. It's sad that the refs never call that crap. Adam Fox needs to stop diving and getting sniped.
You definitely call that in double OT. You call it everywhere.
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it's always interesting to me that special teams matter so much in the run to the Cup
But in the finals 5 on 5 matters more because they call FAR less. It'd be nice if the whole run were the same
Trouba with another of his patented flying elbows into the boards
I think you have to call that crosscheck after calling a bunch of way weaker crosschecks on both teams all night!
You do call the penalty; otherwise , why have the rule. People like you are soft and part of the problem.
I guessed at the end of the third trocheck would be the hero
The Canes PP learned from the Isles in round 1. Pass the puck around for 45-60 before shooting a puck 3 ft wide of the net only for it to go out of the zone….rinse, repeat.
Word of advice for the Canes. Do not mimic the Isles PP!!!
Canes SHOULD have won that game…
BUT they didn't 🤨
For the Canes special teams to be this abysmal and both games being as close as they were, the Canes could have easily been leading this series 2-0. It's infuriating to watch knowing they can play better than this. 10 PPs in a row of players standing still and passing the puck around is brutal.
Bro I'm a Ranger fan too and I understand where you're coming from with your skepticism and lack of confidence but I think after last night it's unwarranted. Yes we had to come back from 1 goal deficits but we did come back from them, yes we won mostly due to special teams and that's a part of the game. Our special teams are phenomenal and instead of getting credit we get shit on for it as if having a good power play makes you a fuckin cheater. We overcame everything that was thrown at us unlike in the past when we folded like bitch made pussies and let scumbags like Tom Wilson intentionally injure our star players. Carolina is in my opinion the second best team in the league and damn near our equal so of course there's going to be times when we struggle, nobody plays perfect games and overcoming your weaknesses is what champions do. I say we win this series in 5 and then we stomp out Boston's bitch asses in 6. The only teamswe really need to fear now are Dallas and Colorado. If we end up getting lucky and not playing one of them in the finals I say we got this one in the bag.
Too many excuses for canes. Rangers are better
Canes have high shots but low quality chances. Rangers are just better. Eck , your not really a rangers fan
yeah, if the canes were better, it would've gone in the other direction. 🤣
Such a bummer. I would love to see the Canes have success.
ESPN commentators gave their reason for why they called that cross check. They said because it was in such a high risk area they are going to call it. Along the boards in a scrum, or somewhere that doesn't have to much affect they might not. But imagine he cross checks him and than gets the break away and scores. Wouldn't be a good precedent to set for how you are going to make calls. Guys will be throwing those cheeky cross checks in areas that give them a free break all the time, how would they justify calling it then? Weak call, but the right one
That last penalty was total BS
Im starting to think we need AI robots to make calls instead of refs. Its getting straight up ridiculous how much the refs are altering these games and making the worst calls. I know a lot of people are getting tired of it, but nothing ever gets done, and it gets worse every year. Take the Toronto/boston series for example.
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Sure, bad calls in both directions as always. But – canes took several stupid penalties is both games. O zone or powerplay unnecessary penalties, self influcted momentum killers. Oh yeah, and Svech is a real dirtbag.
Did you see the 1st overtime penalty called on the Rangers, that "Tripping" call, when Necas could have won an Oscar for that dive performance, so yeah
Why have refs gone completely insane ,is betting causing creative reffing?
Or does the league just choose to let certain teams and players get away with murder?
hey could've been worse. Blowing a 4 goal lead and THEN losing in OT….
Rangers should win a gold medal for diving
If Trouba makes that hit he kills the guy. Head hunter