Mission accomplished on the homestand. Rangers looking for 6 in a row.
Buch and Vesey to switch lines (credit to MAB for that).
I won't get into the perverse implications of winning vs losing this game, but yeah, the rules suck.
Haven't seen anything on starting goalie yet.
Hope Hartnell catches a puck to the face.
LGR!
But I wouldn't cry about an OTL tonight (I know... what are those? 1 all year lol)
That's a bit much. I'm not loving our chances either, but that's only because we sit in the freakin' Metro. Any other division in hockey and we'd be loving our season right now and excited about being favorites to get to hockey's Final 4.
Unfortunately we sit in a division where for whatever reason generational, Hall of Fame players have taken long-term, well-below market deals to win for their cities. Annoying.
Hasek was basically Jesus himself in 99 with the Sabres and it still wasn't enough. When he finally won a Cup as a 37 year old, it was with a Red Wings team that was 2nd in the league in scoring. Yes, Hasek was tremendous and was great in the playoffs but it was a team effort. He had some help.
Expecting Hank to do it all himself is a bit unrealistic.
HL's recent run, and in respect of the milestone he just recorded, and the competition, only the occasional perversity of AV would tap AR here. Am I wrong?
As far as the playoff rules, they are what they are: improving the roster in the short- and intermediate-term has to be first and foremost, and the rest will take care of itself
Definitely got one eye on potential playoff matchups. Been advocating for that first wild card but hard to be disappointed with the team and Hank most importantly playing better and picking up points. If anything, I'd just like to avoid the Pens. But we can worry about that more with maybe 10 games left. LGR
Lundqvist gets night off
Girardi In.
By the way, 6-7 this year against teams with 70+ points. Not great by any means, but not bad either. I think its more of a talent level issue (defensively), than a team confidence issue. Guys can have all the confidence in the world, the talent isnt good enough in the back.
tough week ahead, this past Saturday's comeback was important - schedule steps up quite a bit in class from here. @ CBJ, @ NYI, vs WSH this week.... good news being we have 2 day breaks between the games.
....on fire lately
It's been Kreid-Step-Zucc for most of the time since Ziba can back from his injury...
Pretty evenly played game. Neither team dominating much. Rangers have been on the penalty kill quite a bit. PK has been excellent; rangers maybe getting slightly better of the play at even strength.
Bobrovsky has made some big saves, Raanta has looked pretty good too but maybe slightly less tested.
BJ's with 1st period PP goal and Blueshirts tied it up early in the 2nd with a shortie by the prolific goal scorer, Dan "The Warrior" Girardi. Evenly played game but the parade of Blueshirts to the box has to stop ...playing with fire.
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with Zucc and Kreider?
It's been Kreid-Step-Zucc for most of the time since Ziba can back from his injury...
Hey - I just realized that I was dead wrong about this. It's been mostly K-Z-Z. You're right.
DREWCON YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD
LOL!
Ok I'm just lucky
From Downtown ..... Trent Tucker buzzer beater type shit!!
It's all about goal setting and positive thinking.
entertaining for someone without a rooting interest too
Thank you Hoya. Teammates forever.
Dogs and cats.
Orangemen and Hoyas working together for the greater good.
In all seriousness this was a good win. I'm not convinced that we need to make a splash at the deadline but a great road win...we know who's next!
entertaining for someone without a rooting interest too
Thanks JayBin - Thursday is going to be a good one but I know you have the Leafs first.
Still struggle like hell to get controlled DZ exits (and often times DZ exits of any kind), but an improvement nonetheless.
Quote:...let's say Vesey gets it.
DREWCON YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD
A magnficent shot for a magnificent bastard.
(I also swear that seconds before that ridiculous tying goal by Foligno, with at least four Rangers circling the wagons, I was thinking the shitshow that led Henrik to say "structure", and boom.)
Hayes and Vesey with two of the sweeter shots you'll see in a period.
hoya proving once again that he's the man, congrats Georgetown Guy, maybe you can lure Ovechkin to the Exorcist steps and give him a slight nudge, what say you?
MAB, can I watch the girls now?
Loved the Hayes celebration on his goal. Sweet hands too
Nice to see Hank jump off the bench to give a robust congratulatory pat to Antii, big smile. I guess he enjoyed the night off. Raanta was pretty damn solid. Still not sure where that first BJ goal got in, between AR and near post? Talk about bang bang. 2nd goal just ridiculous.
Wawrenski (sp.?) looks like a 10-year vet.
I'm not a big fan of it personally, and I would normally assume there are other reasons why players/owners want this to go, but this is the NHL so... yup a 12 game sample size seems worth scrapping the idea.
I'm not a big fan of it personally, and I would normally assume there are other reasons why players/owners want this to go, but this is the NHL so... yup a 12 game sample size seems worth scrapping the idea.
The bye would would be better if all the teams had them at the same time imo.
Random, but MAB, did you see the offer the Panthers were giving for season ticket renewals this month?
Stepan?
I'm thinking of renewing 4 of my 6 seats and just brokering them out (we are moving to NY this summer) haha.
Their business model cannot possibly win. Should have relocated them and paid off Sunrise to leave.
James Patrick would be my guess.
Cadillac Trivia
They don't really confirm an answer but you may be right. Steve Vickers was a popular response.
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James Patrick would be my guess.
Cadillac Trivia
They don't really confirm an answer but you may be right. Steve Vickers was a popular response.
Maybe I don't understand the question but Derek Stepan has a current 7 year 40+ point streak.
I think I get the season part and i understand points.
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Right. Who before Stepan.
My guess was Leetch, but that is incorrect.
Jumping thru the GP leaders, it's got to be Patrick.
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I feel like the Rangers telecast does a really crappy job of incorporating Rangers history in.
So, basically, you've been reading my posts!
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Vickers also did it for 9 seasons to 1981. Before that Gilbert.
So, basically, you've been reading my posts!
BTW, here's the all-time gpg leaders for the Rangers.
1)Verbeek (only 88 games as a Ranger)
2)Gartner
3)Poddubny
4)Larouche
5)Bill Cook
6)Jagr
7)Gaborik
8)Murdoch
9)Esposito
10)Sandstrom
Out of those, the only ones I might have guessed would be Gartner, Jagr, Gaborik, and maybe Esposito.
Pat Verbeek was the little ball of hate.
I'm not a huge nickname guy, I use them in many cases especially when typing because it shortens the name like JPP.
But in watching Verbeek as much as I did, much live in Hartford at Whalers games, never was there a more perfect nickname in sports, though as I understand it he didn't get the nickname until joining the Rangers.
Do we recycle nicknames now? Is that acceptable?
Verbeek apparently "ok'd" it, but I'm not ok with it.
What's next calling Connor McDavid Mr Hockey or Jagr the great one.
BTW, here's the all-time gpg leaders for the Rangers.
1)Verbeek (only 88 games as a Ranger)
2)Gartner
3)Poddubny
4)Larouche
5)Bill Cook
6)Jagr
7)Gaborik
8)Murdoch
9)Esposito
10)Sandstrom
Out of those, the only ones I might have guessed would be Gartner, Jagr, Gaborik, and maybe Esposito.
95-96 was a strange year - I thought that team could do some damage! A couple of trades too many!
If Verbeek and Messier played every game (they missed a few games that year), they would have both scored 50 plus goals!
Do we recycle nicknames now? Is that acceptable?
Society fell when Ladanian Tomlinson was "LT" and the people did not riot in the streets
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Do we recycle nicknames now? Is that acceptable?
Society fell when Ladanian Tomlinson was "LT" and the people did not riot in the streets
It wasn't just Giants fans who relabeled him LdT?
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Do we recycle nicknames now? Is that acceptable?
Society fell when Ladanian Tomlinson was "LT" and the people did not riot in the streets
It wasn't just Giants fans who relabeled him LdT?
One of my favorites was "Complainian Tomlinson"
This year frustrated me as I think the team prior to the Kurri, McSorely, Churla trade was good enough to contend. I thought they were well balanced with Messier / Ferraro as C1 and C2. Even though the Zubov/Nedved trade was already completed, We could have still hung on to Norstrom.
They also traded for noted idiot Sergio Momesso (aka Stoogio Momasshole, as the old Rangers e-mail digest people dubbed him) who made Puliot look like a very smart player. No one took dumber penalties at worse moments than Momesso.
It killed me for many years to see Norstrom playing at an All-Star level for the Kings while the Rangers were so desperate for solid defensemen. Exposing Schneider to the expansion draft was pretty damned stupid, too.
They also traded for noted idiot Sergio Momesso (aka Stoogio Momasshole, as the old Rangers e-mail digest people dubbed him) who made Puliot look like a very smart player. No one took dumber penalties at worse moments than Momesso.
It killed me for many years to see Norstrom playing at an All-Star level for the Kings while the Rangers were so desperate for solid defensemen. Exposing Schneider to the expansion draft was pretty damned stupid, too.
Agree almost completely!! I wasn't a big Ferraro fan. This was all part of the Colin Campbell ethnic cleansing of all non-English speaking, non-Canadian players. He would have dumped Leetch and Richter if he could have gotten away with it.
Tik did have a terrific 1997 playoffs. He was a key guy in the upsets of the Panthers and Devils.
Sarge's offense had mostly evaporated by the time of that Vancouver deal, but he remained one of the league's best defensive centers for years to come. His ring with the Devils proved that - you didn't play for Jersey back then if you couldn't defend.
When he played with the Edmonton Oilers, one of his teammates was Jari Kurri, Finland's greatest hockey player. On the bench, Tikkanen once let loose a particularly vivid outburst. One of the Oilers turned to Kurri and asked, "What did he say?"
Kurri shook his head. "I have no idea."
Nemchinov was a good player. Solid at both ends and quietly tough. Another Coach Soupy castoff. He hated Sergei Zubov too.
Peumpel gets the nod.
Smh.
I originally posted in the wrong thread. Smh again.
I'm not going to lose my mind about it for now.
I keep reminding myself that as frustrating as AV has been managing he the forwards in real time, the results with Kreider and Miller and Hayes so far have been fucking awesome. He deserves my patience.