NFT: Rangers @ Tampa Bay, 7:30pm ET

another goal with under a minute in the period. Should be stopped 100% of the time.

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But he's the reason we weren't trailing 4-1 already. Bounce back Hank.

Need to tilt the ice back in the third

I haven't been focused on Kampfer and Staal but not surprised. AV decided a $19 million investment was a sunk cost 10 games into the contract!! Hopefully he's just a superstitious guy and this ludicrous Kampfer experiment ends when the win streak does.

Completely overmatched.

What a shift by Nash but couldn't finish

Brutal defense

2-1 bad guys.

Wheels came off. Way to go.

early in the game when they were playing well. Power play was poor, too many odd man rushes without a shot on net

It's a shame since the Rangers usually play pretty well in Chicago and the Blackhawks are not exactly elite this year.

low and getting beaten to pucks. Shatty not moving his feet and just trying to use his stick on that last one.

if they are going to make this season interesting, they can't afford many back to back losses the rest of the way

out in front and no one was interested in bodying him up. Lots of puck watching with this group.

Yes a bad game is going to happen after 6 nice wins in a row ... but giving up 4 goals in 6 minutes ... is concerning to say the least

Beasting Staal easily down low. Pathetic.

In comment 13693574 MetsAreBack said:

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Yes a bad game is going to happen after 6 nice wins in a row ... but giving up 4 goals in 6 minutes ... is concerning to say the least

Nobody thinks of .500 your way. 20 out of a possible 38 points. Above .500!

Get the right people in defensively next game. And get back to throwing pucks on net. Too much extra passing tonight.

more soft play below the faceoff circles and around the net which has been a hallmark of this team.

Nice to see Staal get physical around the net albeit after the whistle.

Shaping up to be a nice finish.

Lol

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gliding in all alone!

But Pavelec is just so thoroughly unimpressive. Good thing we paid him above market.

Doesn't give me a ton of confidence he'll be coming out of the lineup. Wish I had a clue what AV values in defensemen

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But Pavelec is just so thoroughly unimpressive. Good thing we paid him above market.

He was practically in his own net when the shot was taken. He stinks, always has

This guy looked like one of the greatest trade steals ever in his 2nd to 3rd seasons. Appeared to becoming a perennial Norris candidate with elite skating, shut down defense, improving offense and physical play. "McTruck" seemed like the right moniker.

I know Kampfer, Holden, and Staal are the main problems right now on D, but the guy playing the most minutes and wearing the C looks like a shell of himself the last 2 seasons to my eye.

But holy hell, Staal and Kampfer (image comes in too big to paste so click the link, then avert your eyes).

I actually don't think Staal has been bad this season. But Kampfer has got to go. Not an NHL caliber player
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Veenyo will always have a talentless hump in the lineup. Glass is gone, so now we get the Steven Kampfer Experience.

I think McDonagh's hurt - he looks awful and he's been taking maintenance days very frequently for this early in the season.

Its too early to bring the Russian over here - i see that as more of a 2019-2020 move to be "1B" that year and make 35 starts behind Hank...

but i'm pretty sure we're going to want to upgrade our backup G position in the back half of the year when that player gets more work. From what I've seen from Pavelec, he's not NHL quality.

but AV continues to play him with 7th Dmen (Holden, Kampfen)... so its tough to tell.

15-1-3, .941 sv%, 1.55 GAA, with the usual caveat that he plays for St. Petersburg SKA, the dominant team of the KHL.

put this thread out of its misery?

and he was telling me how the Hawks were doing this year since I barely even follow the Rangers anymore. The one thing I told him he could be sure of was that Lundqvist would give up a soft goal late in the 2nd or 3rd period. Sure enough I flip on the game and shockingly like clockwork mr clutch comes through again. Great guy that King, great Ranger but it is what it is at this point.

Well it sure shows with a post like that

had a good old fashioned hockey brawl last night (not quite a line brawl, but massive brawl).

141 minutes in penalties and I'm sure there will be suspensions.

In comment 13694366 pjcas18 said:

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had a good old fashioned hockey brawl last night (not quite a line brawl, but massive brawl). 141 minutes in penalties and I'm sure there will be suspensions.

link below if anyone is interested
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15-1-3, .941 sv%, 1.55 GAA, with the usual caveat that he plays for St. Petersburg SKA, the dominant team of the KHL.

So what is the chance he comes over next year? I admit I am not familiar with his current KHL deal.

In comment 13694266 Stufftherun said:

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put this thread out of its misery?

I don't know about the thread, but imo tomorrow night's game is critically important to whether the Rangers have truly turned their season around.

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Flames were right to be upset there at the beginning.

Sucks for Hamonic that the door was still open.

Tkachuk is a punk but he’s a tough son of a bitch and I’d love to have him on my team.

He's under contract with SKA for 18-19 and would require what I imagine is a sizeable buyout.

Blue Seat Blogs asked a group of scouts and writers, many of then Russian, for their takes on him. This is from May so I don't know how/if their answers might be different after how he's played so far this season. Common themes:

Athletically gifted, very quick with explosive reflexes

Makes a lot of spectacular saves but sometimes allows some real softies

Sometimes loses his focus and composure when things aren't going his way

Unorthodox technique...sounds like working with Allaire could be a real boost for

Needs to be stronger, can get overpowered when there's traffic in the

overall, a very high ceiling but still a work in progress

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I had no idea that this one would last so long when I started it 2 weeks ago, that's for sure.

Unless I can start a vulgar, nasty, and most likely offensive and disgusting thread to get the train back on the tracks.

In comment 13694518 B in ALB said:

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Unless I can start a vulgar, nasty, and most likely offensive and disgusting thread to get the train back on the tracks.

Yes please

In comment 13694518 B in ALB said:

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Unless I can start a vulgar, nasty, and most likely offensive and disgusting thread to get the train back on the tracks.

+1. Always liked the way you think, B.

when will we see him

what the game plan was gping into this one. Just a free 60 minute skate around the rink, don’t over extend yourself and we get to go home after? Hank left alone out there. Showed next to nothing until it was too late!

that the Rangers have been shutout. Not fun.

I'm starting a new thread for Sunday night against Ottawa. Enough.

The road trip Was an important measuring stick for the team and they failed badly. I'm left wondering if the win streak was more about 13 home games to 5 road games to start the year and having more energy.

Lundqvist was good on the trip too - no defense at all in either game. What a waste - he's been asked to start 17 of 20 games now.

We need a big performance from B on Sunday night.