The Devils Advance to the Second Round after shutting out the Rangers | Boomer and Gio

[@KindaBlueInGreen]

It’s not that they didn’t show up, the Devils outworked them and shut them down. The Devils are the better team and they have been all season

[@kkacperowski]

dont sell McLeod short. He works his ass off and creates a lot of good plays. He just doesnt score much. Watch him during the regular season games and he has grweat hands, puck control, and speed. Oh and hes top 2 faceoff guy in the LEAGUE.

[@kradz5172]

He's one of those guys that is going to get looked down on because of where he was drafted. Even though he'll never reach the heights of what people think a lottery pick should be, he has molded his game into being a good NHL player. His FO ability is phenomenal. He has great speed. He knows how to throw a check. And he can still show off the skill from time to time that got him picked as high as he did.

[@ramram349]

McLeod is a really solid fourth line player. You need these types of players to win a Cup. McLeod and Bastian are solid 4 liners, Wood, not so much, as he is a dumb penalty waiting to happen.

[@kradz5172]

@@ramram349 Bastian has n't seemed to be as good as he was earlier in the year before he got hurt. But he's fine for what he does. A big body in front of the net is good and a guy you can cycle is great to have. I think that McLeod is even better than a fourth liner. Not by much. He's not a top six guy, but he's such a strong player on the penalty kill and when the team needs a defensive face-off and just the guy who will make it very hard on the opposing team. But yes, he's not a top six guy for sure.

[@jimboscooter432]

At least Boomer admits Rangers fans are the most annoying fan base

[@Justme77400]

He didn’t say that. He said Devils fans think that. Listen carefully.

[@nedlalley6314]

No then he said it's true listen.

[@grendal1753]

I would counter that point and say they are the most obnoxious fan base. Rivaled only by the clowns in Philadelphia.

[@rafterscott]

The Rangers rely on prestige too much, similar to the Yankees. Both have long storied histories, play in a world renowned venue is a world renowned city and carry that history yearly. But both historically struggle in the postseason to the brutal frustration of their fans who barely remember the championship runs of years gone by.

[@bradgavel9991]

Maybe the most annoying 'American' fan base, but honestly there is nothing worst than leafs fans, all sports, hands down!

[@TractControlOff]

Let's go Devils! Incredible series, just as intense as we expected.

[@arthurkhaykin8137]

LETS GO DEVILS!

[@ABitOfApplause]

"WE didn't show up. We didn't want it enough. We were the better team but they just out worked us" No. The Devils are a better team. The Devils played better. The Devils had the better goalie. The Devils played better defense and offense. Your team didn't lose cause they were bad. They lost because they weren't as good as the other team. The Devils were a better team. SAY IT!

[@yoholmes273]

The Devils were the best team all season. It's not even opinion, that is straight fact.

[@joelariviere3556]

Truth

[@anthonygemelli5111]

As a devils fan idk about better goalie, Igor was left with hanging. But schmid was fantastic. Agree with everything else you said

[@TractControlOff]

I agree, the Rangers did show up, but they couldn't keep up the Devils' speed. The Devils wore the Rangers down. Even in game 6, the Devils weren't bad.

[@munchenonyou3774]

Devils have chemistry. Rangers dont.

[@sfd703]

Why is it “why didn’t the Rangers show up?” How about “The Devils shutdown the rangers top players”? Rangers showed up in games 1, 2, and 6. Did you ever say “The devils didn’t show up”? NO! Rangers did this. Rangers did that. Nonsense. GO DEVILS!!!

[@usernotfound904]

Good luck with the overgrown tard in net haha

[@Max-xz9xw]

Why can’t both be true? The devils did show up but there’s also plenty of evidence showing the rangers straight up flopping…

[@SaintsFan09-z3s]

The rangers were frauds amongst the playoff teams. I don't think they were a good enough team on 5 on 5 to beat anyone. That was before Igor started playing like a God.

[@MostlyHarmless9]

@@rockymountainpride8172 WHOA-OH-OH

[@ThisGuy_Again]

@@Max-xz9xw because no one said anything about the devils flopping. Instead the entire narrative is about the rangers. They win they showed up. They lost they didn’t. It’s a fan bias. From my perspective devils lost their games cause they were nervous and flopping. They won cause they figured the rangers out. Rangers stayed the same all series.

[@LetsBeHonestImAPrat]

Typical Rangers fan, can’t ever give the Devils credit, it is always some bullshit about the Rangers being the better team? You mean the team that had more points, were 3-0-1 vs the Rangers during the regular season and won 4 out of the last 5 when they finally put in the right Goalie all knowledgeable Devils fans knew was the right move!

[@jonny2911]

They put in a 6’5 walrus who had easy chest shots to save lol

[@kradz5172]

@@jonny2911 so the timely glove saves he made don't count for anything? The great positioning that made it difficult for the Rangers to find holes doesn't count for anything? After a game 6 that could rattle the best of them he played game 7 with an insane level of quiet confidence. It's ok to give a player on the team that beat you, even a hated rival, credit for having a great series. God knows Devils' fans were very complimentary to Shesterkin during this series.

[@jonny2911]

@@kradz5172 Nah it was easy for him rangers played like dog shit, If he shuts out carolina then i’ll give him credit but he had easy saves in game 7, No one screened him at all easy wrist shots from the blue line, That was a classic ny rangers choke so gl against the canes lol

[@kradz5172]

@@jonny2911 but the game pretty much started with Schmid making a great glove save on a Ranger from the left circle. And then he had to make several more since the Rangers came out on all cylinders. Eh. Whatever. Believe what you want. Statistics don't lie.

[@ritterengine1289]

Yea their response and analysis is that “ the Rangers didn’t show-up”. What 🤡 they should go back watching air hockey those air heads. Rangers couldn’t Keep up and got out played PERIOD. They need to stop with their bs non-sense.

[@Justme77400]

That was an embarrassing loss! To not even show up in GAME SEVEN??? This team has NO HEART! Congratulations, Devils, you deserved it.

[@usernotfound904]

Devils team speed is unreal, fair play! Wish the announcers were bright enough to realize that speed was the difference and NOT the “22 year old goalie” of whom didn’t have to do much, but the announcers repeatedly reminding us he’s 22 🎙️🥴 🤡

[@ritterengine1289]

They showed up but got spanked.

[@MrGnarVar]

The Mcleod goal is a great example of just how skilled modern NHL players are. Even Mikey, a 4th line faceoff and defensive specialist, has incredible hands and poise. The same is true of so many other bottom 6 guys in the league. The skill floor is higher than its ever been (as is the ceiling).

[@m4tt.jpg22]

LETS GO DEVILS, IT WAS ALWAYS NEW JERSEY

[@yoholmes273]

Time to start calling Schmid The Rangers "Daddy".

[@usernotfound904]

🙄 from taking pucks to his chest

[@yoholmes273]

@@usernotfound904 "Glove save by Schmid" - repeat 20 times during Game 7. Enjoy the golf course...

[@CharlieTWilbury]

@@usernotfound904 That may have been true in the early games but not last night. He played as well as Shesterkin last night. That stop in period 1 against Zebanejad's slapper from the wing was huge. He did it again in the 3rd against a screened shot by Trochek. Sure the Devils were much, much better defensively and made things easier for Schmid but he was damn good last night.

[@usernotfound904]

@@yoholmes273 delusional. Shesty stood on his head. Shmidt literally stood there. Says more about the rangers sucking and less of the devils goalie. If i had a dollar for every time the announcers mentioned him being 22 i could have retired after this series 🤮

[@yoholmes273]

@Rocky Mountain Pride Meanwhile, back in reality, Schmid faced more shots in Game 7

[@Kyle-yn8nz]

The devils speed won this series. Rangers simply were too slow and the devils, when zoned in, completely dismantled the playbook of the NYR. Devils just kept coming

[@mcrdl76]

I think Palat wanted make up for those 2 penalties he had on Sat. which put the Devs back on their heels after a good start, he seemed like he was on a mission and showed it with his hustle & hard play . And yes, Rags fans are the ''most annoying'' in the tri-state area - good on Boomer to admit that

[@beppo05]

FWIW, Mcleod was drafted by the Devils 7 yrs ago. 1st rnd 11overall

[@kradz5172]

12th* overall.

[@PremierLeagueProductions]

Who’s back here listening and enjoying this after the Panthers beat NY in the Conference Finals 🙂

[@grendal1753]

Hey Boomer, I’m the exact same way, every game I watched live the Devils lost, every game I recorded and watched the Devils won, I didn’t watch the game live last night and kept myself in a bubble until 2300hrs and then watched. I too superstitious and it worked for me. Good series. Thanks for being fair.

[@johnnyversaci7091]

Crazy that their best play was a hit and it didn't even do anything

[@lagrimasscanlon6194]

Let's go devils❤

[@jayjopam8505]

Shesterkin deserved better. He was phenomenal.

[@AJ72281]

He’s gonna walk in 2025 when his contract is up.

[@jayjopam8505]

@@AJ72281 Can't see that, but would be great for NJ

[@danmusk9842]

Amazing to keep hearing the narrative that the rangers didn’t show up. What a failure in hockey analysis. The rangers showed up they don’t have an answer to the devils speed or transitional game. That resulted in the rangers not having an answer thus leading to the lose. The devils completely dominated 5-5 play. This not showing up is like me saying I lost a one-on-one hockey game to Connor McDavid because I didn’t have enough effort - just dumb.

[@usernotfound904]

Well the announcers didn’t mention that once. They chalked it up to the difference being “the 22 year old goalie” 5,000,000 times. 🙄

[@glennbzt]

The refs tried to help rangers so much in games 6 and 7 1st period so obvious even announcers had to say it..5 on 5 it’s no match…devils blew doors off them…damn ranger fans are unfortunately full of non acknowledgment that they just got beat by the “better “ team

[@danmusk9842]

@@usernotfound904 Another point that was over stated however it was true. Akira made a huge difference once he entered the lineup; that being said, Devils played significantly better in front of him and limited high scoring opportunities and addressed the PK situation. Once (1) the goaltending was matched and (2) the PK was calibrated - that's when the best team was going to win a 5 game series at that point with the devils needing 4 games - they took them down hard. Even game 6, Devils controlled much of the 5-5 play however the 2 defensive coverage issues with the slot goals were a huge difference in getting the rangers that win. Overall it is simple, the devil's system and fast pace play overwhelmed the rangers, they just could not systemically adjust to that speed.

[@rickfeld7995]

Dougies goal changed history.

[@donny_chang]

And here I am loving every second of it! Thank you Devils! Sincerely, all Islander fans!

[@fasteddie9867]

Love Boomer but with regards to his statement "shouldn't get shutout by a rookie goaltender", I submit the example of rookie goalie Ken Dryden who beat the defending champs, the Bruins.

[@downwiththeJewwys]

The Devils were the better team in the regular season and in the playoffs . Those first 2 games were fluke wins for the rags. We were jittery and nervous and needed to find our game,and we did. The Devils were built,not bought like you jokes.

[@jeffotisbrown]

Schmid Happens... Lets go Devils!

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

😂😂 U MEAN SHIT HAPPENS

[@usernotfound904]

Schmid did nothing. You sound like the announcers all series.

[@alanconnelly3921]

@@usernotfound904 2 shutouts

[@johnmick9457]

You really have to feel sorry for Ranger fans, and I think it can be traced back when the Rangers Finally won the Cup in 1994. As time ticked down on the Ranger victory Sam Rosen blurts out " and this win will last a LIFETIME! " I chuckled to myself because normally a lifetime is a generation 70 years. Cheer up Ranger fans 2064 is getting closer lol

[@ronnywestbrooks3794]

No, I don't ever feel sorry for Rangers or any New York team

[@usernotfound904]

John you look like a beat up old catcher mit.

[@nicchex10]

It’s tough being a NY fan. Lowest cup total of any original six teams, 29 years since last cup (4 in 97 years), 50 years since last Knicks championship, 54 years since last Jets championship. At least the Yankees have had more recent success although being in last in the AL East doesn’t bode well.

[@JonathanSirico]

The Rags are the Yankees of Hockey. All these great names and vet players, get out worked and out played and out coached.

[@yoholmes273]

The Rags are in no way shape or form comparable to the Yankees. The Rangers are an embarrassment to the city of NY.....whereas The Yankees are the WINNINGEST sports team of all time.

[@steves9964]

Maybe they mirror each other over the last decade or so, but over time the one cup in nearly 85 years Rangers should never be compared to the Yankees. I love 'em and they're usually good and in the mix but the Rangers almost never close the deal. They even struggled to do so in '94 when they were clearly the best against a mediocre Vancouver team. Nothing is ever easy for them. They're better off being an 8th seed/wildcard.

[@straightclutch]

Lol what? Not even close. One is a loser of a franchise who only won 1 Stanley cup in the last 85 years while the other has the most championships in Baseball history. Not even close

[@jerryn.1823]

​@@straightclutch Well the Yankees of the NHL winning the most Stanley Cups are the Montreal Canadiens.And yes I'm a New Jersey Devils fan.

[@Kyle-yn8nz]

@@jerryn.1823 agreed. The yankees of the NHL is the Canadiens both historically speaking and in fandom. and if it wasn't for the weak Canadian dollar, the richest NHL franchise

[@bruceh4226]

My sister and her family are huge Ranger fans, while I live and breathe Devils hockey. I am trying so hard to be a gracious winner, but inside, I too am celebrating a "RECCOFIESTA!!!"

[@xOogieBoogie3x]

Hischier was probably the best player effort wise on the ice. Complete 200-ft game. Meier had something like 35 shots in the series. So these guys were mostly snake bitten.

[@kradz5172]

Hischier didn't get a goal but he led by example and his imprint is all over this series win. I knew he had leadership traits when the Devils picked him but his growth as a captain has been incredible.

[@ramram349]

The Devils have kind of a Blackhawk feel to them. Hughes is Kane and Hischier is Toews. And they have solid support players. Will it result in 3 Cups? Only time will tell.

[@kradz5172]

@@ramram349 that'd be great if they won the cup. I know that they're " playing with house money" considering this season wasn't overwhelming success no matter what happens here on out. But this team feels special and you never know when you're going to get the chance that they have now. Their window is obviously just opening and they're going to be great for a while but grab the bowl by the horns and strike the iron while it's hot

[@88Z51Vette]

Holy one sided rangers fan. Wow, I was hoping for an unbiased view... After about 25 seconds I couldn't listen to you any longer.

[@lifesbeautiful3024]

So where does Gio get off saying that the Devils came out of nowhere to win. Has he checked the standings at all this year? The Devils were ahead of the Rangers since the last couple of months and finished ahead of them at the end of the season. Hence they had home ice. And that’s coming out of nowhere? Yeah, ok. Let’s go DEVILS!!! Beat those Hurricanes!

[@flycast4224]

Fox is a great offensive defenseman, but he is small, and timid in the corners when you put pressure on him.. he has a ton of brain farts in the D zone.. and it not just this game… and in the playoff when the whistle gets “swallowed” and the checks get finished, he’s gonna be a liability in the D zone

[@MostlyHarmless9]

WHOA-OH-OH HEY HEY HEY 😂RANGERS ARE THE BIGGEST PLAYOFF CHOKE ARTISTS IN THE NHL AND IN THIS CITY !!!

[@stevenc9207]

Very excited for the devil's, the goalie change seems to be the missing piece that ignited the team.

[@sethrollins9647]

He says kakko and laff are mia like he’s suprised they have been mia there whole career so far

[@flagtheoffense]

I love how the local sports station is talking about "us" and "them" when talking about the two local teams

[@LetsBeHonestImAPrat]

Is the sound and mouths not syncing ?

[@bobdole7697]

I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT A LOT

[@fasteddie9867]

If Gallant couldn't motivate these veterans to play a game 7 then he needs to go because they've tuned him out. Kane was awful. They should keep Tarasenko. And BTW, the promotions department should get rid of the stupid slogan "There's no quit in NY". Apparently there is.

[@Mgills14NY]

Nah Akira did not outplay Shesterkin. The devils never really allowed the Rangers to establish any sort of threating offense to him. He was great but to say he outplayed Shesterkin is disrespectful to Shesterkin. The Rangers just looked like they didn't want to be there.

[@isaiaholiveras3980]

U know guys somwtime we dont get payed for these hours and im a vet who would work for free or partime march like NY US nyC😅.😅😊😅

[@AJ72281]

Rangers better start looking for a new goalie. After his contract is up, Igor is walking. Unless there are some huge changes over the next year or 2, he’s not going to want to stick around to try and bail out a team that doesn’t really want to play hockey……

[@johnfollansbee1375]

Give some love to the great people of New Jersey !

[@seanmaffia]

Hughes had 3 goals lol he was on the scoresheet

[@usernotfound904]

Hardly

[@YourJamaicanChief]

All ny fan bases are annoying including my Yankees

[@sylvanteufel]

JERSEY BABY

[@ericgoldfarb4870]

In playoffs you best players have play at their best

[@MostlyHarmless9]

SCHMID IS YOUR DADDY !!!

[@robertnapiorski8416]

Rangers fans are consistently delusional and annoying. They have won 1 Cup since 1941 in 94. That's it, 1 Cup in 82 years. And only 4 Cups total for an OG6 team. But the way they talk, you would think they have won as many Cups as Montreal. Yankees fan mouths, Cubs history; that's the average Rangers fan.

[@crz8]

This ^^

[@angelobrattoli4663]

"Why did they not show up"? Easy. Panarin, Kreider and Zibanejad are regular season point compilers that thrive only during the regular season when the checking isn't constant and the penalties are called on the opposition for looking at them funny.

[@ChrisLamia]

lol Palat and Goodrow were not on the same line in TB

[@adamchristopher9899]

Devils drafted mcleod..he wasnt "added" boomer lol

[@isaiaholiveras3980]

I mean cmmon we gotta drive with fans and they visit so we are playing with fans but urs wont sell for u or us and thats evidence or ur always home?? Because we BOX IN NJ U SHOULD NOT NOW HAVE HEAVEN. OOOOWH

[@DerekJS82]

Rangers did a little too much at the deadline getting both Tarasenko and Kane when they should've stuck with just one of them. There wasn't much chemistry with the offense and felt too much like game 5 and 7 against TB in the 2015 ECF. I feel they should give Gallant another year because we've seen the Rangers underperform in the playoffs with previous coaches so what difference would it make with another coaching change?

[@bdanielcal4608]

Devils are a way more successful franchise then the rangers

[@nyworker]

Rangers had obvious problems going into this series. Like the Isles, you can just rely so much on a solid goalie. Series always swing back and forth. Rangers did great job responding in G6 but Devils used home ice in G7 and came back with Schmid. Series was similar to last years ecf where they had Tampa down 2-0.

[@durango8882]

Sorry Boomer but NJ played better. He was mad today because anything and everything NJ sucked lol even the bridges 😂

[@slack3r9]

“Not watching the game is not a superstition”. Actually my buddy didn’t see game 3 so he continued to not watch game 4, 5 or 6. Since the devils lost game 6, he watched game 7 though

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

Done being fan since 74 had enough with them every year they do this to us. Rangers TANK THIS SERIES FIX'S WAS IN

[@robbiearmswood9317]

Schmid played great, but Igor still outplayed him. The devils defense was impeccable and the rangers defense couldn’t keep up with the devils speed and gave up 10 odd man rushes vs the rangers 1 odd man rush.

[@PhotoDavid78]

Who will pay the price? Not the players. Their contracts are too large and they have no movement clauses on them. This team won’t look much different next year. There has to be a coaching change. We need a system and advanced analytics.

[@misterglass8911]

Gallant has lost the locker room. Time for a change.

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

Yes I think 🤔🤔 he did

[@Adam-kt3mu]

The DEVILS!!!!

[@LiveINyourGood54]

No surprise really that Jerry didn’t “kill” Boomer about this series loss for the Rangers. Yikes!

[@christopherokeefe756]

To say the Devil goalie out played the Rangers goalie is idiotic. Shesty was the best player on the ice this whole series, for either team.

[@angelobrattoli4663]

I thought Boomer was a long time Rangers fan. Clearly he can't be if he's shocked by what happened.

[@DerekWill-qp5ge]

Shut out twice! Damn

[@munchenonyou3774]

Did the Rangers even alternate their lines? Get a pep talk in intermissions? Anything?

[@scarosone14]

Having great players doesn't make you a great team. Rangers have great players, Devils are a great team.

[@calnortonjr7756]

Ranger fans.. cockiness of the Yankees, history of the Mets

[@isaiaholiveras3980]

He should start for us eh

[@4realceo675]

this is 3 yrs in a role ..changes got to b made this team should have won a cup in the last 4 smh

[@bernardchew1008]

Why did the Rangers not show up? Perhaps only time will tell. Only time will tell if the Rangers actually blew it, or came up against a special side in the making.

[@nikolaipushnya9011]

With all respect if you saying the Rangers is more desirable and better team than the Devils, so where is your rings? What are your achievements?LGD 👹

[@aaronpaul9188]

At no point has WFAN considered the devils a local team. No point. Which is fine. But dont claim them now if they go on a run. You had your chance, we dont want your support.

[@EyesLikeBatailles]

NJ DEVILS ALL DAY

[@robertlarsen6851]

Face the facts. The Devils finished the season with the better record 3rd best in the NHL vs the Rangers 9th best . They beat the Rangers head to head in the regular season series. The Devils are simply better .. In addition the Rangers roster this season are not the same as last --- missing the gritty players they lost in FA.

[@yugeD]

This dudes voice is cracking like a lil boy 😂 , did some screaming at ur TV yesterday smoothie ?

[@isaiaholiveras3980]

We sure did bous HeaVeN

[@isaiaholiveras3980]

Thats g

[@cooliotopnotch6287]

Fire Gallant, Drury, and trade away panarin

[@usernotfound904]

Clearly you’re ignorant to how well of a season he had

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

​@@usernotfound904 but 10 something he can't not play in playoffs

[@cooliotopnotch6287]

@@usernotfound904 Look how much "buuut muh regular season" meant to the Bruins, and then reassess your naive comment, child.

[@ericgoldfarb4870]

Ranger fans like to sucker punch opponents fans after losing 7tn games for last 2 years

[@andrewzuckerman9459]

Boomer trying to justify the Rangers lost is hilarious

[@HughJass1101]

Devils are the better team thats why they won

[@jacintochua6885]

The reaction of Ranger fans are obnoxious. They 9ften think they're superior and act arrogant, even in Newark !

[@keegan619]

Boomer knows his hockey

[@RDARMORTANKERVET-]

Rangers are full of Schmid!🤣😂🤣

[@isaiaholiveras3980]

Hold up because I got to NJ rangers games In the sweater Go NJ Team

[@ronnywestbrooks3794]

Not coaches fault. Players making millions can't get up for a game!!!! Rookie goalie shuts you out and that's coach 's fault??? Let's go Rangers tee hee

[@GrandolfTheGamer]

Poor Boomer.... Let's Go Devil's!!

[@SaintsFan09-z3s]

I think all teams defend like trash on the powerplay.

[@Mr.G360]

BS. Both teams gave 100%. The Devils are the better team period

[@fogalicious2644]

Come on Boomer, join the dark side!!!

[@isaiaholiveras3980]

Time us nex

[@ronnywestbrooks3794]

Figure it out Boom, your talent is overrated, always fade in crunch time

[@ericgoldfarb4870]

Stay classy ranger fans. Stick with the sucker punch 👊

[@isaiaholiveras3980]

No

[@stunners77]

Typical ranger fan. Sorry boomer when the isles are winning the isles fans are the loudest

[@Woelan]

mmmm yummy copium