Damn, that’s enjoyable, playoff hockey.
The Avalanche pulled off fairly a comeback in Game #1 of their sequence towards the Stars…
The Canucks silenced Oilers followers final night time by finishing their remontada…
The Bruins-Panthers sequence is synonymous with depth, physicality and emotion…
And despite the fact that it’s 2-0 to the Rangers, they and the Hurricanes are at the moment taking part in extraordinarily shut video games (each of which ended 4-3, the second of which required two time beyond regulation intervals).
Everyone’s speaking about how flawless the Avalanche are, how the Panthers are constructed for the playoffs, how deep the Hurricanes are…
But we’ve got to confess that, proper now, there’s a sure lack of respect for the Rangers. Yet the Rangers have but to lose a recreation since the begin of the playoffs. And they’ve scored three or 4 objectives in every of their six video games.
The Rangers have offense; Mika Zibanejad (11), Vincent Trocheck (10), Atemi Panarin (7), Alexis Lafrenière (7) and Chris Kreider (6) all have at the very least one level per recreation.
The Blue Shirts ‘ big defense gets the job done: Adam Fox, K’Andre Miller, Jacob Trouba and Ryan Lindgren type an excellent high 4. And Erik Gustafsson Braden Schneider is not any celery stalk both!
Igor Shesterkin, the 2021-21 Vézina Trophy winner, has a .929 save share and a 2.01 objectives-towards common.
They misplaced in the qualifying spherical in thesummer season of COVID…
They missed the playoffs in 2021…
They have been eradicated in the Eastern finals in 2022…
Can’t wait to see how far they’ll go this yr. Will at the moment’s return to Carolina smile extra on the Hurricanes or the Rangers’ coach?
Tonight, Peter Laviolette will coach his first playoff recreation in Raleigh since Game 7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Final. His previous gamers nonetheless keep in mind lots about him from that season, and their tales don’t disappoint.
Ten Laviolette tales:https://t.co/naOMKQWm7b
– Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) May 9, 2024
Jeff Gorton’s group?
Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox, Chris Kreider, Alexis Lafrenière, Kaapo Kakko, Ryan Lindgren, Jacob Trouba, Ok’Andre Miller, Filip Chytil and Igor Shesterkin have been already Rangers regulars when Jeff Gorton left the New York group.
In quick, the group at the moment on the ice continues to be Gorton’s (and Nick Bobrov’s). All the extra motive for Canadiens followers to proceed supporting their group throughout this reconstruction.
Especially since Gorton and Kent Hughes have understood that, sure, it takes expertise and velocity to win… but it surely additionally takes measurement and a sturdy/bodily recreation.
In gusto
– Will we see him in Quebec a yr from now?
He’ll proceed to develop in Europe in the quick time period. Is that ultimate?
Source: Patrik Bexell pic.twitter.com/sQqguweWh1
– DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) May 9, 2024
– Attention girls’s hockey followers.
The playoffs start tonight for the Montreal group in the LPHF, and we remind you that every one video games between Montreal and Boston shall be broadcast on our airwaves!
Thursday, May 9 – 7 p.m. – RDS
Saturday, May 11 – 7pm – RDS2
Tuesday, May 14 – 7pm – RDS2
*Thursday, May 16 – 7pm – RDS
*Sunday… pic.twitter.com/QlLRkxWdls– RDS (@RDSca) May 9, 2024
– Jack Eichel impresses Dominique Ducharme.
In his first yr as an assistant coach with the Golden Knights, Dominique Ducharme was pleasantly shocked by Jack Eichel’s work ethic.
#JackEichel #LasVegas #VGK #VegasGoldenKnights #NHL #LNH #Hockey pic.twitter.com/ahjyB1qR1u
– BPM Sports (@BPMSportsRadio) May 9, 2024
– A reputation to recollect.
Top scorers, age 17 and below, in #QMJHL Series in a single yr
Réal Cloutier (QUE, 1973-74) – 26 objectives
Dale Hawerchuk (COR, 1979-80) – 20 objectives
Mike Bossy (LAV, 1974-75) – 18 objectives
Guy Chouinard (QUE, 1972-73) – 18 objectives
Justin Poirier (LAC, 2023-24) – 17 objectives* *lively*lively pic.twitter.com/Ws5cm2nC4e
– QMJHL (@QMJHL) May 9, 2024
– Julien BriseBois believes in his group.
Sports Lovers I In a protracted and engaging interview with @LangloisMario, @TBLightning GM Julien Brisebois talks about the elimination and way forward for his group, Steven Stamkos and Victor Kucherov.https://t.co/oJ7jD5Tm4M
– 98.5 Sports (@985Sports) May 9, 2024