Before I do my post game, and really a post series wrap (tomorrow, Im spent today) I wanted to share with you my playoff grades for the team.

Goal:
Lundqvist:A-. In a postseason where he got very little support, he stood tall. Only game 3 stands out as an un-Henrik like performance.

Defense:
Roszival: C-. Didnt do anything worthy of signing his huge contract.
Giradi: B+ Pretty good, but getting called for 2 penalty shots wont win you any prizes with me.
Tyutin: F- Atrocious doesnt even begin to state how bad he was.
Staal: A+++++++++++++++++ Seriously, What more can you want from the kid?
Strudwick: C He is what he is.
Backman: F—– Even worse than Tyutin. Yikes.
Mara: B- Good series. I liked his attitude after game 4.

Offense:
Avery:B- Invisible against Pittsburgh, but superb against the Devils.
Betts: D+ He was playing hurt, even before he got the facial injury. And his play definitely showed it.
Jagr: A+++++++++++++ A legend tried to carry an entire team on his shoulders, and nearly did just that.
Callahan: C- After the Devils series, he wasnt completely 100% invisible. I hardly noticed him on the ice.
Drury: B+ Didnt come through in the scoresheet, but did everything else you could possibly ask from him, including gutting it out while clearly hampered with a rib injury.
Gomez: D- How many times can you try to go one on 5 and turn it over before you realize its not friggin working?!
Dawes: D+ Outside of one good play, he was utterly invisible. I didnt even realize he was out there for most of this series.
Prucha: C- After not playing any legit minutes in months and months, hes expected to come in and be a difference maker. Sorry, hockey doesnt work like that.
Straka: D How many times can you overpass or completely miss on a shot? Hes a 3rd liner right now, nothing more.
Sjostrom: C+ I liked what I saw. Perfect 4th line winger.
Korpikoski: A+ Small sample size, but I love what I saw from him.
Hollwegg: F—————————————— Single handedly lost us this series in game 3.
Orr: D- non factor.
Dubinsky: A Absolutely love what I saw from the kid, and hes only going to get better. Id love to see him and AA play on the same line sometime.
Shannahan: F- He was finished long before these playoffs started.

Coaching:
Renney: F- I dont give a crap what anyone here says. To not even TRY the combinations of:
Avery Dubinsky Jagr
Dawes Gomez Shanahan
Straka Drury Callahan

When we knew how effective they were AS AN ENTIRE TEAM (not just 1 line) was absolutely disgusting. Id give Renney a B- if he at least attempted those combinations even once during the playoffs. But no, not even a sniff of those combinations. DISGUSTING
Assistants: F- How pitiful can a Power Play be? Let me count the ways…

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-Puck is only a few minutes from dropping. I’m nervous (when am I not?!). I woke up this morning with a bad feeling about this one.

-HAHA, that bridgestone commercial is hilarious.

-BTW, if Korpedo is in, I give it 2 enthusiastic thumbs up. We need the footspeed and the defensive responsibility on that line.

-Wow, that was some intense pressure by the Pens.

-Wow, amazing defense by Chris Drury.

-Rangers giving up a lot in their own zone. This is not the kind of game they want to play.

-*sigh* Jaromir, you know better.

-Korpedo! Good second shift. Nice shot there, almost powered it through Fleury.

-Tell me again, which team was on the PP there?

-Once the Rangers fail on this PP (comon, you know they arent going to score) you gotta keep an eye out for Malkin coming outta the box.

-YOU HAVE TO BURY THAT SHOT NIGEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-The Pens had way too many super high quality chances in that period. From the Rangers perspective it wasn’t a good period because they gave up so damn much defensively. They need to be much better in containment, and in clearing the zone when they get the chance. Offensively they had a few very good chances, but MAF made the saves he had to. None particularly difficult, because we keep shooting the friggin puck wide.

-Wow, Hossa with a choke job out there.

-Shoulda been a 4 minute minor on Malone, instead, no call.

-Jagr takes 2 penalties, and draws 2 penalties. Not good giving this team so many damn chances, especially with your 2 best PKers out (drury getting stitched, betts hurt)

-Good pressure there.

-This PP is just sickening.

-I need to see that replay, Malkin went down awfully easy.

-That was definitely a penalty, but Malkin helped it. And they bury it. It was only a matter of time.

-Rozsival takes ANOTHER penalty. Thanks scumbag.

-WHAT A SAVE BY HENRIK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Henrik absolutely standing on his head.

-Thats it, game over, series over, season over. *sigh*

-Ill say it again. This series was lost when Ryan Hollweg took that penalty. He doesnt take that penalty, this series is 2-2 right now.

-Hahahaha, they did an edit-undo on an obvious penalty.

-Rozsival, the goat of this game.

-Complain about the reffing all you want, but if you can’t score on the PP, does it even matter?

-KORPIKOSKI!!!! OH BABY YOU KNOW HES MAKING THIS TEAM NEXT YEAR!

-TIE GAME!!! THE KIDS COME THROUGH!!!!

-Wow, what a turn of events. Win or lose, you have to be proud of the way this team has battled back.

-Doc keeps calling every player with a 2 on their jersey Korpikoski.

-Tyutin missing the net. How often do you say that in a game?

-This 3rd period has showed a ton of heart by the Rangers.

-Pens go on the PP. Not a good feeling about this.

-Overtime. Pens still have nearly 3 minutes of PP time. Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh.

-Simply a spectacular period by the Rangers. Theres no other way to say it. Tom Renney lit a fire under his teams ass, and they game through big time. Win or lose, Im really proud of the heart that was shown in that period.

-Prediction, Pens win it on a goal from Sykora.

-Big saves by Henrik.

-Overpassing by Staal nearly cost us.

-Wow, Rangers killed it. Im shocked.

-All Pens right now.

-Marian Hossa, coming up empty in the playoffs as usual.. *sigh*

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