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by 39percent

40 Comments

  1. Ah shit.. he’s trying to pull a NJ Devils move on us.

  2. rj12913240

    Wow? I was certain this was coming. No fucking around and letting this kid think he’s the next Akira Schmid. Ruin him.

  3. Krispyford

    Put the game away in the first and move on to game 4.

  4. _TalkingIsHard_

    Need our offense to hammer him with shots.

  5. pizza_nightmare

    Hmmm I wonder what the reasoning is behind this decision?

  6. LunarFocus

    Koch played well all season and specifically played pretty well against us

  7. eurekareelblast22

    A real “fool me once” moment. Have to pepper this guy with shots. Our problem last year was letting Schmid settle in (and of course our own settling in).

  8. 8teamparlay

    Reflexively thinking about last year now lol. generate no offense and when we do shoot it into the goalies chest!

    Everything feels different this year though so I say bring it on. Granted it’s been in relief but we’ve peppered this guy in 2022 playoffs too

  9. Accomplished-One7476

    shots shots shots shots shots…… everybody

  10. Everyone who’s ever watched a hockey game in their life: “unproven backup goalie, pepper him with shots early”

    The New York Rangers, probably: “let’s make sure everyone touches the puck once before we shoot!”

  11. Fantastic, the Rangers playoff kryptonite of “start a no-name backup goalie who will all the sudden get hot”

  12. JPmoneyman

    He’s a good goalie, very big, very aggressive and very athletic. From what I’ve watched of him he’s susceptible to pucks going in under his pads and he doesn’t fight through traffic particularly well. He will also come out of the net way further than Andersson on rush chances. He’s more boom or bust than Andersson, he might give up 3-4 bad goals in a game or he might be absolutely lights out.

  13. TheCrustyIncellious

    Hopefully the Rangers can get a little more fucking possession this game and really pepper this guy with shots

  14. Hionhelium87

    Difference is this time around I have confidence in the coaching staff’s ability to make adjustments if necessary

  15. CountSpecialist4905

    Perfect, Fresh blood and Rangers are thirsty

  16. jkman61494

    I’m not shocked at all and it’s why Game 2 was so vital. This guy has been a stud all year and Anderson honestly hasn’t played well all playoffs. Your best hope is this guy is rusty tonight.

  17. Rod is a really good coach who knows what he’s doing but this feels…a bit reactionary? Freddie has been playing well he didn’t have much of a chance on any of the Rangers’s goals Tuesday. Even Sunday the only goal that felt maybe one the goalie should have was Panarin’s and even that was a really nice shot by him.

  18. GrimRainbows

    He’s an absolute wild card. Either he has a shutout or we sink 5 on him

  19. AARP_Rocky

    They should start shooting at him as soon as they cross the red line

  20. Wesley__Willis

    Last year the rangers fell apart vs the devils because they were an entitled team coached by a doofus, not because of a goalie change. This year the professionals are in charge. No one should be scared.

  21. lovefist1

    Oh no. I fucking hate backup goalies in the playoffs.

  22. Shiny_Mew76

    So uhh, I guess we just hope that we can put 45+ shots on net tonight? I’d argue that we can’t afford to lose this game.

  23. Ok top 6, this is the most clear redemption moment you’ll ever get. DO NOT let the oldest coaching trick in the book get to you. To not get in your own head.

  24. boverton24

    We got them right where we want them. Run up the goals on this guy, make them put Andersen back in for game 4. A nightmare goalie scenario in the playoffs

  25. Not played a game in almost 4 weeks, they need to throw a ton of pucks to the net and be ready for rebounds.

  26. joeybriggs

    This is a coach’s attempt to get the narrative off of his teams back. Lavy does this well. Torts is the master at this (for better or for worse). To me, rangers have to play their game and be able to adjust on the fly every playoff game. This is nothing different.

    Oh boy, if we get to him early, things will get bad quick for the rain showers. And If not, no big whoop. Just like games 1 and 2 then. Freddy made plenty of big saves to keep the game level so that will be no different.

    Here what the narrative should be – yes the rangers have gone up 2-0 and lost the last 2 years. But guess what else? Carolina went out like a wet noodle last year after winning two favorable series. They lose tonight and that’s the new narrative. Carolina can’t even win a game against a good team. I hope this comes true tonight.

  27. Ch33zw4g0n

    This changes nothing except the guy who will be taking the L. Let’s go Rangers.

  28. blueline7677

    This isn’t a Schmid situation. Most of the season it was expected this guy would be their playoff starter.

  29. MMA_Laxer

    lose the game in double OT and sit the goalie next game? freddy must not be 100% i don’t fault him in either loss.

  30. rangerfan089

    Gotta light him up early and often tonight.

  31. Pava-Rottie

    So the guy that got them there has to take a back seat? Nothing like a little confidence boost from your coach

  32. Pava-Rottie

    Who watched the oilers blow a 4-1 lead. It was a thing of beauty

  33. RainbowRoomBlues

    Kochetkov hasn’t played in a month. Feel like he’s either giving up 5 or pitching a shutout, with no in between.

  34. misterman776

    Remember what happened when he played in game 7? Let’s do that shit again.

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