Wtf, I had no idea it started for real today. I dislike preseason sports so I haven’t been following the schedule too closely until now.
The only reason I took the Rangers was they beat all 4 times this year. I had originally said Carolina but that took me for a shock
Everyone on the Rangers is trying to be overly physical for the sake of playing playoff hockey, but forgetting to actually play hockey.
Granted, the Rangers look awful 5 on 5...but if this series continues to be called this tight, they have no chance. Carolina has a crazy special teams advantage and there’s been a penalty called every 40 seconds.
If I’m Brind’Amour, I’m pushing for my team to start every game of this series as chippy as possible just to force the refs to control it.