Devils deserved this one. Played a good game. Rangers not so much

They gotta get in fatso's kitchen and force him to make huge saves, bump him a little and overall get up in his face after every play. Where is Avery when ya need him. This would have been his dream series.
- shinebox

Avery killed Kovalchuk one year in the playoffs and the next year he got Marty so off his game. he was good at getting those two off their game.

This effort in the last 5 minutes pisses me off even more

They gotta get in fatso's kitchen and force him to make huge saves, bump him a little and overall get up in his face after every play. Where is Avery when ya need him. This would have been his dream series.
- shinebox

Giving fashion advice to the ice girls.

It's very obvious...except to the guys with the orange bands.
- DONMURDOCH14

Best of three...feels like groundhog's day every two weeks with this team.

This effort in the last 5 minutes pisses me off even more
- TPC

no poit i getting mad now. Devils wanted it more. plain and simple. Just disgusted by the effort they gave for 50 minutes.

Two splits. Home ice is ours, again. Gotta play much much better wednesday

Yet another record owned by Brodeur. See you guys for game 5.

This effort in the last 5 minutes pisses me off even more
- TPC

No consistency is why the Rangers will prbably play max games for the first three rounds.

no poit i getting mad now. Devils wanted it more. plain and simple. Just disgusted by the effort they gave for 50 minutes.
- tomburton99

No I mean they are acutally showing effort now. That is what pisses me off, the game is over, why now? What about the first 55 mins

Deja vu...going back home 2-2, best of 3 sound familiar?

Two splits. Home ice is ours, again. Gotta play much much better wednesday
- DONMURDOCH14

They are out of gas, it's only gonna get worse.

They are out of gas, it's only gonna get worse.
- HankdaTank

Dude stop seriously, this isn't a product of being out of gas, it's a product of not being ready to start games.

No I mean they are acutally showing effort now. That is what pisses me off, the game is over, why now? What about the first 55 mins
- TPC

It makes you wonder what they actually do right before the start of these games. Do they all shoot heroin because they look listless.

Dude stop seriously, this isn't a product of being out of gas, it's a product of not being ready to start games.
- MidnightMarauder

Yea the battle level wasn't there. I don't think they were out of gas, it is they didn't seem to want it.

Dude stop seriously, this isn't a product of being out of gas, it's a product of not being ready to start games.
- MidnightMarauder

This happened against the Caps twice, been a pattern on the road recently. Brodeur make me want to throw up

Dude stop seriously, this isn't a product of being out of gas, it's a product of not being ready to start games.
- MidnightMarauder

The two games the Rangers won they were playing really hard in the third period. That's not how teams that are out of gas play.

Fat bastard sounds like Rupp hit him with th axe. What a poophead

The two games the Rangers won they were playing really hard in the third period. That's not how teams that are out of gas play.
- Pomegrant

Yea, Devils wanted it more plain and simple. They were the better team and deserved to win

Dude stop seriously, this isn't a product of being out of gas, it's a product of not being ready to start games.
- MidnightMarauder

MM, I won't believe it's from not trying or being mentally prepared, it's from not having their legs and not having the ability to make up for it, the rebound they made from that horrible game 6 was now 5 games ago, they won't get passed the clutching and grabbing when they're too slow.

Yea, Devils wanted it more plain and simple. They were the better team and deserved to win
- TPC

That's how this series has been. Either team can win on any night. Both of these teams need to play hard to succeed, they can't thrive on talent alone. When one team doesn't play hard that's when the other dominants.

The two games the Rangers won they were playing really hard in the third period. That's not how teams that are out of gas play.
- Pomegrant

4 straight bad 1st periods? I can't get passed it.

MM, I won't believe it's from not trying or being mentally prepared, it's from not having their legs and not having the ability to make up for it, the rebound they made from that horrible game 6 was now 5 games ago, they won't get passed the clutching and grabbing when they're too slow.
- HankdaTank

It's not mental either, it's just being unprepared and not being able to match the Devils desperation.

It has nothing to do with them being tired, because they have done this exact same thing in the first two rounds.

Dude stop seriously, this isn't a product of being out of gas, it's a product of not being ready to start games.
- MidnightMarauder

This is exactly how they played in games 4 and 6 last round vs the caps. Little concerned by their lackadaisical play in these games, but they'll be fine. have to win game 5 though. can't afford going down 3-2 again

Yea the battle level wasn't there. I don't think they were out of gas, it is they didn't seem to want it.
- TPC

The sense of urgency just isn't there in games where they have a chance to take a commanding lead in the series.