Afternoon Gents and Jules 
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A little discussion room for the Eastern Conference Final. Should be a great series. This season Florida/Rags played 3 times with Florida holding a 2-0-1 record vs Rangers, including 2-0 at MSG. The O/U in those 3 games went 2-0-1 but these are the playoffs so don't know if we can rely on those numbers. The Rangers had 9 PPs in those 3 games and scored only 3 times (important figure as you will see in a minute).
The last 10 games played by each team: Florida is 7-3 and Rangers are 8-2. Both teams have played 6 overs and 4 unders in those 10 games. Both teams are 3-2 on the road and 3-2 at home. Interesting stat- there were 25 games played in the second round, 16 of the visiting teams WON. Ponder on that one.
So, in the first 2 rounds, the Rangers were OUTSCORED 22-20 at even strength but the kicker is during special team play, they outscored their opponents 15-4. Moral of the story, Florida needs to stay out of the box. Well, so far the Panthers have done that. During the playoffs, they have 13 more minutes on the PP compared to the PK. They did a good job vs Tampa and will need to do it again.
Bob has a better GAA in the playoffs than Igor but Igor has a better save percentage than Bob in the playoffs. Both teams appear to be as healthy as they can be at this time of year and both have had adequate rest. Other than the advantage of the Rangers on the PP, someone needs to tell me where these two are really different. Both can play a heavy game, although I think Florida is the heavier team. Does that mean we might see more of Rempe? X-factor, imo...Florida has been there and I just feel like they are hungry.
So fill in the blanks and I will get to the other final match-up tomorrow.
My GUESS....Florida in 6 or 7.
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