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The more we hear the “experts” on TV trying to convince us the Rangers
have a legit shot, the more we want to re-up our wager. Their job is to
“sell” the games in an attempt to create interest and get as many people
viewing as possible. They are trying to sell us on the fatigue factor
regarding the Kings and they are trying to sell us on Henrik Lundqvist’s
ability to steal a series but we’re not buying any of it and frankly,
neither are they.
The fatigue factor is a joke and a complete non-issue, as L.A. will have two full days of rest before Wednesday’s opener and two more full days of rest before Game 2 on Saturday. The Kings will also be at home for the first two days so they will be fresher for this series than any of the previous three and then some. Trying to sell us on the fatigue factor is ridiculous beyond words but again, they have to sell something.
Lundqvist is not capable of stealing a series any more than Jonathan Quick is. In fact, if we had a choice between goaltenders, we would take Quick without hesitation because it was Quick who defeated some of the most lethal goal scorers and point producers in the first three rounds that this league has ever seen. Yeah, Lundqvist shut down the Penguins but everyone knows that Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin were both hurt and way off their games in that series, yet Pitt still held a 3-1 games advantage and if that pair was playing up to par, the Rangers may have been eliminated in five games in round 2. We’re not suggesting Lundqvist isn’t good but he’s prone to allowing soft goals because of the style (deep in his crease) that he plays. Los Angeles has a room full of players that have found every weakness of every goaltender that they have faced in the playoffs and they did the exact same thing two years ago when they blew by every team in every round when they won the Cup. Lundqvist is not going to steal the series. For this wager to lose, the Rangers either have to win three games and take it to a seventh game or they are going to have to win it outright. Frankly, we don’t see them coming close to accomplishing either one. Aside from goaltending, which is safe to call equal, the Rangers are vastly inferior in every department no matter what metric you’re using and that also includes the strength of the opposition to get here.
The fatigue factor is a joke and a complete non-issue, as L.A. will have two full days of rest before Wednesday’s opener and two more full days of rest before Game 2 on Saturday. The Kings will also be at home for the first two days so they will be fresher for this series than any of the previous three and then some. Trying to sell us on the fatigue factor is ridiculous beyond words but again, they have to sell something.
Lundqvist is not capable of stealing a series any more than Jonathan Quick is. In fact, if we had a choice between goaltenders, we would take Quick without hesitation because it was Quick who defeated some of the most lethal goal scorers and point producers in the first three rounds that this league has ever seen. Yeah, Lundqvist shut down the Penguins but everyone knows that Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin were both hurt and way off their games in that series, yet Pitt still held a 3-1 games advantage and if that pair was playing up to par, the Rangers may have been eliminated in five games in round 2. We’re not suggesting Lundqvist isn’t good but he’s prone to allowing soft goals because of the style (deep in his crease) that he plays. Los Angeles has a room full of players that have found every weakness of every goaltender that they have faced in the playoffs and they did the exact same thing two years ago when they blew by every team in every round when they won the Cup. Lundqvist is not going to steal the series. For this wager to lose, the Rangers either have to win three games and take it to a seventh game or they are going to have to win it outright. Frankly, we don’t see them coming close to accomplishing either one. Aside from goaltending, which is safe to call equal, the Rangers are vastly inferior in every department no matter what metric you’re using and that also includes the strength of the opposition to get here.
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Insight will be back here next week to serve up cold crow if Im wrong AND IVE BEEN WRONG APLENTY
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