NFT: Rangers v Bruins at the Garden...making a Wild Card push

intimidation mode, Chara-esque, Marchand. McAvoy seems to kill us.

I think this game begins a late, critical period in the schedule, critical in the sense that it may influence the FO direction in player moves.

No doubt. The clock is ticking on the trade market. The next few games will have a huge impact on whether we decide to be sellers or make a run at the playoffs.

But I can't wait for this one!

Though Rangers weakness is against Big physical Teams, especially in their own end. Hope Igor Plays.

This is the type of game where Kreider and Trouba need to step up, also Lemiex needs to play a much bigger role, with the team so young this game will go a long way to boost thier confidence, this will be played more like a playoff game and being physical and defensively responsible become musts.

those games. I think Boston comes out wanting to put an early-in-game snuffing out of our young team. We'll see how they weather it against the big, bad Brunz. This is why, among other reasons, you don't trade Trouba in his first year here. Need his presence, Lindgren, Lemieux.

Igor still bothered, maybe

Playing the Bruins fairly evenly

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soon

Never saw it, it looked like, swiping at it in the air.

Dead-ass on that long PP by the Rangers.

Play by Rangers. They can't win with this kind of lackadaisical work.

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In comment 14812206 Percy said:

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Play by Rangers. They can't win with this kind of lackadaisical work.

Bruins are playing really well. Taking away cross-ice passes

At this point, as long as someone cracks Marchand's head open, I'll consider that a win.

That was the Flyers nick name from the 70's wasn't it? Never heard the Bruins called that..

Not quite ready for this sort of prime time.

In comment 14812222 section125 said:

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That was the Flyers nick name from the 70's wasn't it? Never heard the Bruins called that..

'Twas. Guys yakking don't know what they're talking about,\.

Off the iron! One down now.

Zibanejad, not Pinarin.

Close allowing an empty netter.

I was referring to the Flyers who currently hold the last Wild Card spot and we trailed by 7 points with two games in hand before losing today.

the NHL. Fuck that rat fuck.

that's for sure...an 'innocent' bystander on the first goal as it deflects off him and over Georgiev, but still, he didn't seem focused. And the 2nd, smh.

PP missed d'Angelo's movement and puck control at the point, no question. Why can't he do that in his own end? smh

Henrik looked more miserable than usual at the end of the bench, maybe because game on national TV? no good solution smh

Cassidy is one hell of a coach. W 117 L 52 w/Boston, and that's prior to this season's stellar record. It's not like he has a roster littered with big names like the Caps and Pens of yore. But the Rangers never seemed sharp, cross ice passes--and Boston did try to clog the lanes, but even before that--were either just off or went off sticks.

Maybe this game was a bit too big for this young team. We'll see over the next ten days just how big a reckoning this was.

Oh, and yes, Marchand is a little piece of shit.

They have a lot more work to do and are a ways away from contending for the Cup. They have good pieces in place, let's see what JD and company do at the trade deadline.

No surprise that we were outclassed.

But I liked how hard we played. We need more talent and grit, and it will take time for us to get where the Bruins are, if we ever do.