Game Thread: Montreal Canadiens(2) vs. New York Rangers(2) | ECF

[Cobiemonster]

vs.

SERIES SCHEDULE
(Dash can edit this when the full schedule comes out, copy and paste it from nhl.com like I have for all the series)

REGULAR SEASON SERIES RECAP
Monday, October 28, 2013 - Montreal Canadiens 2, New York Rangers 0
Saturday, November 16, 2013 - New York Rangers 1, Montreal Canadiens 0
Saturday, April 12, 2014 - New York Rangers 0, Montreal Canadiens 1 F/OT

TEAM LEADERS

Montreal Canadiens

Goals: Thomas Vanek - 5 Assists: P.K. Subban - 8 Points: P.K. Subban - 12

New York Rangers

Goals: Brad Richards/Derick Brassard/Carl Hagelin - 4 Assists: Brad Richards/Martin St. Louis/Mats Zuccarello/Benoit Pouliot/Anton Stralman/Rick Nash - 5 Points: Brad Richards - 9

STARTING GOALIES
Carey Price(8-3, 2.15 GAA, .926%, 1 SO) vs. Henrik Lundqvist(8-6, 1.99 GAA, .931%, 0 SO)​

 

[Destroydacre]

Pulling for the Habs in this series, but it's not so bad if the Rangers win. Glad it's not the Bruins. Nothing against Boston, I just like to see a little variety in the SCF.

Another O-6 team in the SCF has to make the NHL pretty happy regardless of which way this series goes.

 

[BlueWolfZero]

Montreal could potetially have a secret weapon if Galchenyuk is ready to come back

 

[Cobiemonster]

Pulling for the Habs in this series, but it's not so bad if the Rangers win. Glad it's not the Bruins. Nothing against Boston, I just like to see a little variety in the SCF.

Another O-6 team in the SCF has to make the NHL pretty happy regardless of which way this series goes.

Agreed, it's nice to see it mixed up sometimes

 

[Cobiemonster]

Montreal could potetially have a secret weapon if Galchenyuk is ready to come back

That would be a nice boost - I wonder who they sit out for him

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Tom Gulitti ‏@TGfireandice now

Obviously, Lundqvist will start in MTL Sat,, but hasn't played there since 1/15/12. Career, he's 4-5-2, 3.87 GAA, .876 save % at Bell Centre

 

[forty_three]

Two energetic, balanced teams and two goalies who both have that "x" factor.

No way am I going to offer a prediction.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

might as well call this clone wars because they are identical teams

 

[awaz]

Danny B!

 

[dash]

might as well call this clone wars because they are identical teams

A rematch of the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals - Rangers took game 1 before the Habs rolled off four straight.

 

[Comeds]

I have no idea who I think will win this series. I would not be surprised to see it go 7.

 

[pumpkinhead33793]

Go Rangers!

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

The homer in me says Rangers in 6! This is going to be one hell of a fucking series!

Best of luck to you and the Habs, Comeds!

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Go Habs Go!

 

[elocomotive]

Leafs Media Report
23 reporters offered their predicitions for the series Rangers-Habs series:
Rangers = 14
Canadiens = 7
Leafs = 2

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[Johnnydollaz89]

I'm slowly going to get tired of hearing all the bad things about Hank and his record at thr Bell Centre. I think those demons are behind him, this goalie match-up is going to be excellent. Expecting a lot of 1 goal games and not much scoring in each game.

One thing the Rangers' need to do in this series, is use their speed. I think the scoring may be balanced on both ends of the ice. I think Vanek may have a solid series for them, as well as Patches. We need our top line to step up, gotta utilize the speed of Hags and Kreider to get by the defensemen, only 2 that really scare me of locking players down, are Subban and Markov. Another thing, teams are about equal in size, which is good and the biggest reason I didn't want the Bruins again. I don't think either team will be able to out-muscle one another, think the physical play is going to be pretty even.

 

[DragonfromTO]

A rematch of the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals - Rangers took game 1 before the Habs rolled off four straight.

'86 Wales Conference Final too. Where's Ron Greschner?

 

[dash]

'86 Wales Conference Final too. Where's Ron Greschner?

Busy playing dad to five kids after splitting from Carol Alt?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

could have sworn "they" mentioned Ron Duguay was giving pre game pep talks to the players before game 7 v the Pens ... Rags players hair looked great that game

 

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