This should be quite the battle, likely a long series.
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Seth Jarvis looks like a darkhorse to be on Team Canada's 2026 roster. He's only getting better and now is his breakout.
i the only one who thinks he looks like the dude from the lorax
It’s criminal Jarvis was never on a World Junior team for Canada. If they didn’t want him then they don’t deserve him now lol
Knew this matchup was coming from the start of the season. Canes are a hell of a team, hope the Rags can pull through. Should be a fantastic series.
Including the sweep, Rangers are 8-2 in last 10 and 16-4 in last 20. Rangers in 6! LGR!
@@DamageLLCyanno who else was red hot coming into their series with Carolina? The New York Islanders.
Honestly I think whoever wins this series will be in the final, and whichever team ends up winning this series will have to earn it through blood, sweat, and tears. This is going to be a great series to watch as a neutral fan
possible, but the Metro division hasnt had a team make the finals since 2018. But thee teams basically got a bye into round 2 since the Metro only had 2 decent teams.
Rangers cautiously optimistic meter 5/10. For those of us entering the workforce in 1994 we understand a Rangers Cup is right there with Halley’s Comet. 💫 Carolina is notorious for catching teams napping and scoring 2 goals half a minute apart. Rangers gotta look for that.
Half a minute? Try 10 seconds..just as the Islanders. :)
@@adamrfoxI doubt any of the teams left will be even 10% as bad as the Islanders.
@@OWlsfordshire As it should be. Just saying they did it to them twice in the same series. But as the Rangers are a better team I’ll grant the 30s. (For the humor impaired out there I’m not being particularly serious…sports is supposed to be fun)
Weve gotten a lot better at that this year under Lavs, but as you stated being Rangers fans we can never be to sure on anything unfortunately
Carolina brings speed, scoring and creativity. Rangers have ...... shesterkin. Canes in 6 I'm hoping to see an injury free, highlight reel series.
KK played well in round 1, he just didn't get the numbers.
Yeah I feel like theres been a lot of pressure for him to break out like Laf, but we need great 3rd liners too and thats what hes been. Like oh well hes not a superstar, but we can't fit 12 players into 2 lines
It's been that way most of this season. Kotkaniemi has a good work ethic and solid puck work, but he just can't get on the score board.
I love having him, he’s a hard worker. Just can’t justify that contract any more unless he does more offensively
I thought you meant kappo kakko lol
Yea I'm hard on Kakko I don't like him , but he was shooting at every opportunity he's gonna break through he had some passion on his face finally.
Im a Ranger fan. I think they will win but totally respect Hurricanes Damn good team and great coach
Too bad their fans are absolute dumpster trash
Here’s to a good clean series with no major injuries 👍🏽
This will go to seven games
One thing that was interesting that I’m not sure a lot of people knew, the rangers moved up their right handed third string goalie louie domingue into practices just so the players could practice shooting more on a right hand glove and a left hand blocker
This series is going to be very close. I don't think I can give a prediction. These are the two best teams in the East, (#1 and #3 overall). Both of these teams are quite talented. If this series doesn't go 7, I'll be very surprised. I'm fine with whoever wins this one.
Including the sweep, Rangers are 8-2 in last 10 and 16-4 in last 20. Rangers in 6! LGR!
Chris Kreider 4 GP - 2 Goals - 1 Assist - 3 Points
You really don't think the Rangers will win one game?
The Athletic model has Carolina at a 66% chance of winning, which is ridiculously underselling the Rangers. This is going to be a tight, close series in which I think the winner will end up raising the Cup. New York's top stars are good enough to win a series on their own, especially Shesterkin, while the Canes have been the best team in the league since the trade deadline. One key thing to note is that in 2022, Carolina had to use Raanta because Andersen was out, which obviously isn't the case this year, and that could be the difference. If it does end up going the distance, having Game 7 be at MSG will be a big advantage for the Rangers, which is why the Canes will be wanting to win this one in 6. Ultimately, I think they do, with Guentzel showing why the Canes went all in for him at the deadline.
Rangers looked gassed against the caps
Andersen seems to get hurt a lot, if the NYR can get him moving side to side he may get hurt again. 🤷🏻♂️
It really isn’t tbh. I’m a Rangers fan, but the Canes are heavily favoured statistically. My model has the Canes even more favoured than 66%.
Good points, however, Florida looks like a machine and would be very difficult for either team in a conference final they did sweep the Canes last year. Granted both teams are better now.
@@robertsquared2916 I’m not going to predict a series based on the prospect that a goalie might get hurt. I think I speak for everyone when I say I want there to be no injuries and that I hope both teams are at full strength the whole way through.
As a canes fan, I could see this going either way. If the canes lock it down, they can definitely take it, but if they’re sloppy then the rangers will take advantage.
Let’s be honest- Rangers fans & Hurricanes fans have been looking forward to this matchup all season. It will be epic! Let’s Go Canes! 2024 is our year…..
We knew this series was coming since January A rematch from 2022 Probably should be a conference final if I’m being honest
Yes Sir!!! Let's Go CANES!!!!!!
@@logan9758Nah, Florida is better than both
@@OWlsfordshire I’m basing that on the fact that the rangers finished 1st in the east and the hurricanes finished 2nd
Here’s to a good series
66% is too high of a chance for Carolina. I genuinely think it’s a 50/50 toss up. I hope Carolina wins, but I’m scared of this Rangers team. I don’t know what will happen, but I know that it’ll most likely be 6 or 7 games and that it’ll be fun (and bad for my heart and mental health)
I’m a Ranger fan, so I’m biased, but honestly, this could go either way. The Canes with Guentzel are scary.
Ooooh gonna be a good series
Ranger fan. I'm gonna be optimistic here and say Rangers in 6. But realistically its a Game 7 toss-up kind of matchup. Washington was REALLY bad that series, therefore the Rangers really were not properly tested. This will be the first test for them and Game 1 will be absolutely huge.
Canes in 7. Hopefully the Isles series woke us up.
As a Rangers fan, Happy to play a actual playoff team, That said, Carolina can beat us, If the rangers don't play their best game
As a Rangers fan, From North Carolina, I hate that you're right, But its been too long. LGR
if it makes ya feel better we played poorly against NYI and i really hope it doesn’t carry over
We got poets in chat let's go
23 years old isn’t old Shannon, you’re like a young winter rabbit. Thanks for the overview, appreciate the interesting commentary! Should be a great round.
This matchup should be conference finals, not second round...
east brackets arent nearly as bad as West. the Jets were the worst team in the Central bracket, but better than LA Nashville and pretty even with Canucks. Edmonton has an easy path to the WCF while either Dallas or Vegas is out rd1
valid argument, that being said winner of this series facing very likely Florida in the CF would be a worthy matchup as well
Waaaaa
Couldn’t agree more
The Florida Panthers would have something to say about that
I like the Rangers in this series, but my biggest worry is discipline. It's hard enough to generate offensive against the canes. If theyre taking bad penalties, even if they kill them off, it's gonna be an uphill battle.
Well let's see how the series gets called. The series vs the Caps was called ridiculously. For both sides. Watching that and then flipping to the other games I was like wtf? Half of that hit in LA EDM is being called roughing in Rangers Caps
@@BKDBut I dont think they'll call this series as tight. They called the wash series that way, as infuriating as it was, probably because everyone knew how that series would go and didnt want it to get ugly.
@@YungFitzy24 I really hope you're right.
Yea I see so many people call staying out of the box as a key to win the series. Like idk what playoffs everyone else has been watching. Every series has had a really bad game where everything is called or nothing is called. Shit seems so random.
I think that the three best teams in the NHL are the Avalanche, Rangers, and Canes. This should be a great series.
I'm a Leaf fan and I've always thought that Ranger sweater was soooo nice.😮
I've got Rangers in 7. Shesterkin being the difference.
Teams are sooooo close. NyR absolutely have the goaltending advantage
Hurricanes advancing is way more impressive seeing how NYI were actually good. Should be a great 2nd round, Canes will probably find a way to win. Rags are a very good team though !
From Covers: "Both New York and Carolina dispatched their Round 1 opponents with ease, but the Hurricanes simply have more depth than the Rangers can handle."
I disagree. The Rangers have Jones and Ruhwedel on D. They have Chytl on SB along with Brodzinsky, Edstrom and J Quick. All NHL caliber healthy scratches except for Quick who is a backup. Rangers are stacked and can measure up with anyone.
As a pens fan (😅) Ruhwedel WILL be taken advantage of.. Especially by the canes… Sorry, he’s not who you think he is.
Going to be a great series. LGR!
Canes fan, 7 game series at least which is going to be great for my blood pressure
I went to game 7 vs "the rags" Only playoff game [sadly, Canes fan] Despite the outcome, hopefully Canes will win, but I'm biased "Hand shake line at end." Can I get a Trocheck/Slavin hug, please? Trocheck, signed where here did.. but gave money to children's hospital on the way out. I'm glad to see him doing well this season
Canes in 7. Gonna be an amazing series
This is going be the best series of the second round!
Shout out to Marty Brodeur and the trapezoid…. love it!
I think the isles make the canes look bad, remember last year after that series and everybody thought the canes looked "bad" but then they smoked the devils.
Cause Akira Schmids linsanity run was over by then.
@@HankingMySchrader True, but I still think the isles style matches up well against canes. I've watched 3 of these series in 6 years and its hard to watch sometimes.
@@86Bprice they definitely do, the isles beat themselves this year. Had they performed up to their fullest potential I could see the series going to 7 or maybe an isles win
I also don’t see where that narrative came from. Had the Rangers played the way they did against the Capitals against almost any other team from the east that series is still probably going on
@@mattr.8470 no
Top player not preforming could be attacked by someone on the other team trying to shut them down. Leaves the door open for depth to deliver
Thank U
Really looking forward to this series. The Rangers have a great team. Let's go Canes!
I feel like the series is going seven and it’s a tossup. Igor may be the difference
May be the best series of the playoffs
NYR in 7 Let’s Go Baby!!🔴⚪️🔵
Crazy these teams are playing each other in the second round . Feels like both teams could beat Toronto, Boston AND maybe Florida, They need to fix the playoffs
IMO neither team can beat Florida right now
Come on Canes!!!! We need that cup back in Raleigh!! The whole organization deserves it. They’ve worked so hard building the team back to prominence.
Yea it was against the tielynders
I like your comment about the Islanders, probably being a better team than the capitals. Which I feel made it easy for the Rangers. I think the Rangers are going to be playing obviously a much better team and if not prepared, are in for a rude awakening. I must add it was a bit deflating seeing you in a rangers jersey. 😂😂😂😂
Going to be a great series but I have blue shirts going in 7, in these playoffs you need special teams and goaltending in which we are both better #LGR
This will be fun!
Dude honestly you should be on the nhl network. I honestly can’t believe they never offer you a job. Your channel is awesome
Shannon with the "kiss of death" jersey rep 😅 should be a good series
This is the series hockey fans have been waiting for. I personally HATE both these teams. However, very simply, they are both the cream of the crop. Both arenas and fan bases are absolutely rabid and both teams are seasoned and tough as nails. Great time of year for the best game you can name!
Winner of this matchup will likely go to the cup, so pumped for this series
Hey just wanted to let you know that you forgot to mention Kreider he had a few points as well, love your content!
Didn't forget.
This should have been the conference final, and in the old days of 1-8 it would have been.
I'm grateful you chose the rangers. I feel so too, but maybe I'm blinded as a fan.
I'll say here what I've said elsewhere. I'm officially going Canes in 6, but there is a unsilenceable part of my mind that whispers, sorry, rangers in 7.
This is going to be a very tight series. Teams are evenly matched up and down the lineup. Special teams are elite for both. Difference likely to come down to goaltending...slight edge Rangers. I will be at Game 1...LGR!
2022 game 7 was torturous as a canes fan, I’m really hoping we get some revenge!
skill vs grit. am taking CAR to survive this steel cage match. i think CAR finally gets the goal support they've been missing over the past 5 years to bust loose this time around.
they won't with Igor in net.
I don't think there's a lack of grit with the Rangers anymore like there was two years ago.
...Who is skill and who is grit?
more like skill and grit vs skill and grit
@@Skeeveethis
Sad to see fellow Finns dominating the bottom row again. What happened to Kotkaniemi, he was a point per game producer early in the regular season.
Tough to choose easy pick is NY but is it.
I've always thought there should be a time limit on penalty shots. It'd be easy enough to do. You could do something like 5 seconds from the time the puck is touched. That would be plenty of time.
islanders fan here, if carolina plays the rangers like they are in for some trouble, but I'm not sure they were playing there A game against the islanders. The rangers however are on a totally different level, they are very well coached and put together nicely
Canes fan here. Im expecting a close series that could go either way. I do worry about Anderson in the net though.
Barring major Injuries this could very wrll be the deciding factor for thr cup
I'm taking the Rangers because they were my pick at the start of the season, but this is a tough series to call. I'm looking forward to it either way.
im thinking rangers in 6, this series is gonna playoff hockey at its best, i think the depth scoring and lockdown defense paired with the physical play will be the difference maker but no matter what its gonna be entertaining as all hell
I picked Carolina at the beginning of the playoffs to take this series and I'll stick with my pick but I'm less confident after the 1st round. NYR went how I expected, Carolina "struggle" more than I expected
Rangers in 7. It’s going to be a tough series, but this Ranger team is something special.
yeah, it truly takes something special to get by the mighty washington capitals. Truly amazing, one of the best teams we will ever witness!!
@@justinwillness3162and the islanders we’re a juggernaut
@@kbend yep! World class talents like Anders lee and Kyle palmieri! Can’t give the canes enough credit! Insane!
39, that’s a lot of wins. Canes had us all sweating.
So was Boston a year ago
Rangers all the way! Love your jersey, Shannon, it's one of my favorites! LGR!
I’m excited for this series! Love both teams. Rangers fan at heart but hey I’m happy to see rangers or canes go on a deep run
The only reason I'm picking the Rangers in this series is because I'm a lifelong fan. These teams are so even, it's a toss-up. Bettors better bet and hold their breathe. Cheers!
Including the sweep, Rangers are 8-2 in last 10 and 16-4 in last 20. Rangers in 6! LGR!
favorite statement in the playoffs, do we change the rules for one guy? its not the trapezoid. thank you THG you made me smile with that.
Rangers have the goaltending advantage. Canes offensive firepower will definitely expose the rangers weaknesses. I believe the canes can win in 6. Their guys continue improving, the confidence level is at an all time high. They hit the ice knowing they're capable of not only outscoring but shutting down every team in the world. They were absolutely the best looking team in the east in round 1. I don't believe shesterkin can stop them night after night even as great as he is. Rangers just don't look stout enough defensively to handle the creativity and sniping abilities of Carolina consistently. If I'm wrong then so be it.
"Do you need a rule change for one guy?" Yes, you do. Sean Avery.
Was surprised to see you wearing NYR in this video, LGR
I'm a big.Carolina fan but have to give a slight edge to the Rangers. I am hoping for a Carolina-Florida ECF but may not happen.
Canes in 6
I'm going with this too, Canes in 6.
Rangers in 7
Great video. I have the NY Rangers winning in 6 games.
Carolina scored 3.8 per against the isles, not 2.8, but whatever. Season series is what it is. A more interesting breakdown would be season record against playoff teams, pp and pk against playoff teams, against teams over .500, top half of the league pp and pk. Out of the new year break Carolina dummied nyr 6-1 in NY with a lineup that included lemieux. Don’t like Carolina on long rest, but Rod had them ready for that Jan 2 matchup, and the Canes should have a nice little routine baked into the nyc travel. Can’t. Wait. 🏴☠️❗️
Yea we’ll I don’t think the canes deserve that price tag but I’ll take it especially with NYR AND CATS BEING MY TEAMS
How about if I chose Rangers for this series? I think the Rangers might be a bit tougher physically, i.e. Trouba, Rempe,...Two excellent teams though...should go to 6 or 7 games...
Mahalo Shannon
Carolina in six.
Hoping to see you in a Ranger jersey many more times over the next month or so
As a Dallas fan living in SC, I’m hoping for a Canes vs Stars final. Go canes!
Honestly, as a canes fan Dallas looks good and I have them for the cup on the west.
As a Rangers fan living in Texas, I’m rooting for a Rangers vs Stars final 😂
Canes and Rangers fans can at least agree whoever wins this series is going to the cup. Either of these teams can beat Boston, Toronto, or Florida easily imo
Who ever wins this series is going to be the 2024 Stanley Cup champions. I've got Rangers in 7 and Igor will be the difference!
Game 1: Rags Game 2: Canes Game 3: Canes Game 4: Canes Game 5: Rags Game 6: Canes
Yeah ok
Delusional.
Rangers in 6.
Rangers in 6
As fortold in the legends NYR gets president trophy cursed and the Canes have to make it to the conference finals to get swept again. Canes in 7.
This is the series where Panarin makes his stand
Nobody: Shannon at the start of videos: "Welcome back 🤨" Guy is awesome.
LGR! Gonna be fun , Carolina is a unit but Rangers in 6.
Mika's had a good year??
This should be a great series. Rangers in 7. Thanks in advance Igor.
both top 3 in pp and pk. This is going to be a dog fight! They look fairly even, nod to Igor with the advantage in goal. Rangers in 7
Here is 1 analytic that matters to all Ranger fans when the game was tied or when Rangers had a lead with Igor in net this year his save % was tops in the league no 1 so yeah goaltending will decide it
The Rangers were the underdog the last series against the canes and we won .
Since the Metropolitan division is so weak, these two teams basically got a bye into round 2. Now at least it will be a challenge for each.
NyR SEASON SAYS IT ALL
Will goaltending be the difference