Rangers Loss "Worst Feeling Imaginable"? 

The Devils had a better record, a better versus record, and more goals for last season than the Rangers. So calling them the "inferior opponent" as the higher seed is pure comedy. Stick to football, Tiki. That series last season was not an upset, the better team won last year, and the better team on paper won this season. Sure Florida didn't win the President's Trophy, but they won their division and were the defending Eastern Conference Champions - that's not for nothing.

After the first ten games of the regular season, the two best records in the last 72 games were 1) Edmonton Oilers, 2) Florida Panthers

Oh and btw, the reason that Panarin was shut down is because Florida is that good. I think what we need to recognize is that the Panthers were the better team and the team we have isn’t a championship team. They are good in their own right, but they are not Stanley Cup caliber.

Blowing up the team is not always the answer. Sometimes you are but a piece away. Old time Islander fans (and Ranger fans) will remember the Isles losing in semis 4 out of 5 years (1975-79). After losing to the Rangers in that 5th year with the best record, they were floundering in year 6 (1980) when they made a trade at the deadline with 12 games to go for Butch Goring. A critical move for a top heavy team that needed a second line... Isles went undefeated the rest of the season and followed it up with a record 19 straight playoff series wins and 4 Cups.

Panthers are just elite.

It would seem that this show/work keeps getting in the way of Tiki's golf outings 😂🤙

Honestly, why is the darn intro so ridiculously loud. Can we lower the volume boys?! lol ffs are we trying to wake up the dead?

WFAN, I liked this video because it's awesome!

People have to realize they realize the Panthers take away your best players

that is an INSANE comment. Panarin, 93 and 20 were absolutely absent. When Goodrow and Alexis are what you see showing up...that's a MAJOR problem! Trouba and Miller were just abominable.

Florida has a great system That's plain and simple

I agree with Sean. This is on Chris Drury not doing more to fortify this Squad to succeed in the Playoffs. The Right wing for Zibanajad and Kreider has been an Issue for 3 years Now ! Instead going all In when they had a great opportunity this Year! Drury brought in a couple of spare parts from losing organizations on the cheap. I found it sad & embarrassing that in a elimination game in the Conference final , Our first line Right wing was Alex Wennberg, a natural center who never plays RW. Before that was Filip Chytil also a natural Center who never plays Right wing and before that was Jack Roslovic , who I felt was awful and a turnover machine. For the Life of me Once Blake Wheeler was cleared to play , why He was not put up on that line . He had really good chemistry with Zibanajad & Kreider , before His Injury. He's has loads of playoff experience as a leader and captain , been through many wars and IS willing to go in the corners and down low and do the dirty work . Exactly what that line needed ! And Yes their defense definitely needs to be rethought . Fox & Lindgren were obviously hurting. Trouba just is not very good and hard to hide his flaws . I would look for defensemen with Net Presence as both Schneider & Miller have more potential as offensive defensemen and too many people take liberties on Igor , who is their most important Player !!! Going forward I feel if there is a piece out there that fits the mold and timeline of the Core , it would be offering the kitchen sink for Brady Tkachuk and rescue him from Ottawa , as an option for Right wing . another is the development of Brennan Othmann, the #1 pick from 3 years ago , who is ready to make jump to varsity squad. A natural Left wing , If he could make the switch to Right wing , they compare his style much like the Tkachuk brothers. Feisty , physical Presence and can score . That would be an in house solution and great for navigating the salary cap. All the No Movement clauses make it ver4y difficult to move any of the core pieces . I feel the next captain should be Vinny Trocheck or Alexis Lafreniere . Perhaps if we attach a draft pick and swallow a portion of his bloated contract , we can move off of Jacob Trouba and perhaps Chris Kreider . #1. Priority though is resigning Igor Shesterkin !!! without Him we would have been knocked out in the second round and swept in Conference final ! Lifelong Ranger Fan !!! In Lightning Country !!!

Rangers always choke.

Lets go Oilers!!!!!!!!!!! Been a fan since 16yrs old. Lets go boys!!!!

The Rangers didn't lose to an "inferior" opponent last season. The Devils were a better team.

WFAN set themselves up for disappointment cause they are the only ones who kept saying the Rangers were winning the cup. Anyone who has actually been paying attention should have known wed get outmuscled against Florida.

rangers should try and get tavares put him on the wing

There's always a focus on goals and obviously the big guys for the Rangers scored one among them, and short-handed no less. The bigger issue is that they were buried in their own end way too often. It seemed like only the third line or better put whatever line Cuylle was on was concerned with getting pucks deep in the corners and behind the net; if the big guys didn't have a break or a dazzling play they either harmlessly dumped it in on a change or turned it over up near the blue line leading to a rush the other way. I'm not sure how you change that because it's more mentality and style than anything else. Right? I'm legitimately asking because these more physical, forechecking teams seem to magnify these shortcomings when everything gets tighter and cross ice passes are a nonstarter. I just feel like there'd be a lot more open ice if they were in this final with Edmonton. To me though the team this year was different in that it was never out of a game. I didn't feel that way the last two seasons, and that has to reflect at least in part on the coach.

During this past 23-24 Rangers didn't have the fragrance and similarities as the 94 team. The reason for this is., Mike Keenan was their head Coach. Exactly a year ago this time many Ranger and hockey fans believed it was absolutely imperative Rangers hire Mike Keenan as their head Coach. Keenan was available and at 73 still had the motivation to Coach in the NHL. Rangers despised what was plain and Obvious to numbers of people. Keenan Coaching the 23-24 Rangers, could have been Synonymous with the 93-94 Rangers.

I’m a Rangers fan since 1993. Am I pissed about the shortcoming this season? Yes, I am. But the "worst feeling imaginable"?! Big-time BS. My daughter just got really sick - that qualifies a hundred times more causing the worst feeling imaginable. Hockey is hockey, not life.

Carolina was the cup favorite, that’s news to me…

you ranger fans have a great goalie but every one else you need to turn the page on the core of this team, they never show up when it matters...

Lets go Oilers..

They werent built right. Of course their gameplan was to shut down top scorers. So you have 3 other lines that have to do damage. Drury’s offseason & trade deadline was disappointing. Trouba has to be bought out. Its been something ppl have been talking about for years. Florida was on a warpath & it was gunna take something powerful to derail them. This isnt like last year where devilols had no business beating us. Rebuild the bottom 6, 3rd line D etc. It wasnt hey we won Prez Trophy & other teams were lanes behind. Shawn STFU already.

Carolina was NOT the Cup favorite

Remember when Contact Sports were cool? Thank God I grew up with Reggie Jackson , Steve Atwater, Tye Domi , Charles Oakley. When you refuse to create chances from playing Contact, you can enjoy the loss. Truba in the box 11 times, but Rempe cant be trusted. Rangers GAVE Florida the series.

Rangers didn’t choke … all haters out there especially islanders fans and devils fans even Philly fans … we got beat by better team… I will be rooting for Florida to win so have something to look up on … panthers are standard….

People forgetting that the reason the Rangers had won the Presidents trophy was because they are in the Metro which is the worst division by far this year. If they happened to be in the Atlantic or let alone out West, they wouldn't come close

As a Devils fan I am not surprised lmao

LGI!

I enjoyed every minute of it, karma for the trump conviction lol

The only thing inferior on this show is Tiki

UGH Fake takes are the worst

They had a two games to one lead1

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I am not surprised at all. I don't even know if I'm really disappointed anymore. 50 years of being a Rangers fan has taken its toll on me. :( That's why, by the way, I look for alignment of stars or destiny in sports without really believing in it. Because God has other things on his plate than making sports fans happy. ;) That being said and all things considered, the Rangers won't get this done if they don't find one or two players like Matthew Tkachuk or Sam Bennett. In fact, with Trocheck already there they only need one more like him and watch out. If they find that talented grinding type of player somewhere, somehow, I will be very surprised if they don't win the Cup next year or for their 100th anniversary in 2 years. So Mr Drury, you know what you have to do next. If I know that, you know that for sure. Time to think "splash" or blockbuster trade. This guy is not Wennberg or Roslovic by the way. I'm thinking Brady Tkachuk for example. If Calgary and Florida pulled this off with his brother and Huberdeau, why not the Rangers and Ottawa. In the mean time, let's go Yankees!

1994, 1994, 1994.

hope the mets lose 100 for isreali boy

LOL Rangers

Greatest Ranger team??They had 34 comebacks this season when behind, because they sucked on 5 on 5 and got exposed by the Panthers!Mika,Kreider,Trouba,Miller have to be Traded.Bread maybe too,but we're not in the Playoffs without Bread's Great Season.

when are they going to get rid of sean...ughh..horrible

Go Panthers! 😼🏒

Why do we care what Tiki Barber thinks.

1994 .I am so happy go Islanders

Boys I’m sorry for the pounding 🤭 I told my guys we went to far … Please understand I have to edited my post cause some people mentioned Artemin Panarin … is not fear ok he is family to me! He SCORE so please don’t ever mention his name.

Rangers are choke personified. I am never ever surprised when the blow it. 2 generational goaltenders and they still can win it. 1 cup and 84 years... this is a very toxic relationship at this point.

The first guy off camera "we need to stop blaming the core" ohhhh dear. If only you had some Leafs fans as friends, buddy. Your core was a freaking calamity in that series. Historically terrible.