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NFT: Rangers @ Islanders

ShockNRoll : 2/25/2020 4:53 pm
No word yet on Buchnevich or Kreider's status for tonight, but it looks like at least one of them will play seeing as they haven't called up anyone from Hartford yet. If either misses, McKegg will fill in. Islander fans get their first look at their new toy who also happens to be a Ranger killer. This is the biggest game between these two teams standings-wise that we've had in a couple of years. Hoping Georgiev can recapture his form from his first 4 games against the Islanders, not that last one!
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f*ck!  
Del Shofner : 2/25/2020 9:29 pm : link
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YES YES YES  
BlueHurricane : 2/25/2020 9:30 pm : link
Bitches
Strome  
Carl in CT : 2/25/2020 9:30 pm : link
Fucked this up
And of course  
NYerInMA : 2/25/2020 9:30 pm : link
They give up a late one. Sat back in their zone and didn't attack the Isles at all.
RE: YES YES YES  
Greg from LI : 2/25/2020 9:30 pm : link
In comment 14819238 BlueHurricane said:
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Bitches


We already knew you were bitches
RE: YES YES YES  
Mike in NY : 2/25/2020 9:30 pm : link
In comment 14819238 BlueHurricane said:
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Bitches


Screw you Toronto!
Crap.  
Rick5 : 2/25/2020 9:31 pm : link
Damn.
Impressive  
Route 9 : 2/25/2020 9:32 pm : link
How hard is it to score on a D that does absolutely nothing?
RE: RE: YES YES YES  
BlueHurricane : 2/25/2020 9:32 pm : link
In comment 14819243 Mike in NY said:
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Bitches



Screw you Toronto!


We will do this our fuckin selves
Of All Teams  
Percy : 2/25/2020 9:32 pm : link
To give a point to. Maybe two. Crap!
Zibby!  
Del Shofner : 2/25/2020 9:34 pm : link
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Haha fuck you  
Route 9 : 2/25/2020 9:34 pm : link
3 in a row vs Islanders. Suck it .
Well that sucked.  
BlueHurricane : 2/25/2020 9:34 pm : link
Take the point that looked like it wasn’t in the cards.
What was that?  
Carl in CT : 2/25/2020 9:34 pm : link
Fuck you Bitches!!!!!!!
😂😂😂😂😂  
Greg from LI : 2/25/2020 9:35 pm : link
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Zibanejad!  
Percy : 2/25/2020 9:35 pm : link
At last! A relief!
Rangers win in OT with a Mika blast  
dpinzow : 2/25/2020 9:35 pm : link
however they gave a free point to the Isles so it's just one point gained on them instead of two. Other results look good though

Dallas beat Carolina 4-1
Minnesota beating Columbus 4-1 after 2 periods
Well they gave the Isles a gift point  
NYerInMA : 2/25/2020 9:36 pm : link
But at least they got the win. Keep on rolling.
that was some game  
Del Shofner : 2/25/2020 9:36 pm : link
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Wild card now looks like this  
dpinzow : 2/25/2020 9:39 pm : link
WC1: Islanders 77 points, 20 games remaining
WC2: Columbus 76 points, 18 games remaining (and they're losing tonight)
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Carolina: 74 points, 20 games remaining
Rangers: 72 points, 20 games remaining
Florida: 70 points, 20 games remaining (playing at Arizona tonight)
RE: Wild card now looks like this  
Percy : 2/25/2020 9:42 pm : link
In comment 14819264 dpinzow said:
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WC1: Islanders 77 points, 20 games remaining
WC2: Columbus 76 points, 18 games remaining (and they're losing tonight)
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Carolina: 74 points, 20 games remaining
Rangers: 72 points, 20 games remaining
Florida: 70 points, 20 games remaining (playing at Arizona tonight)


They're smashing their way back into it. Now Habs, then Flyers. And may Columbus and Carolina lose 'em all.
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Danny Kanell : 2/25/2020 9:52 pm : link
That was a hell of a fucking game. I wouldn’t be one bit surprised if both teams make the playoffs. At least we got a point.
RE: RE: Wild card now looks like this  
dpinzow : 2/25/2020 9:52 pm : link
In comment 14819267 Percy said:
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In comment 14819264 dpinzow said:


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WC1: Islanders 77 points, 20 games remaining
WC2: Columbus 76 points, 18 games remaining (and they're losing tonight)
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Carolina: 74 points, 20 games remaining
Rangers: 72 points, 20 games remaining
Florida: 70 points, 20 games remaining (playing at Arizona tonight)



They're smashing their way back into it. Now Habs, then Flyers. And may Columbus and Carolina lose 'em all.


Schedule gets much harder in March, so if they get in the playoffs, they are a threat. They would have to perform at a high playoff level to get in the playoffs (lots of games against Pittsburgh, Washington, Philly, a west swing, I think Tampa is in there too)
What a game  
Anakim : 2/25/2020 9:56 pm : link
Fans were crazy all game. Hard-fought, gritty game by both teams.


I'm pumped and exhausted at the same time. Haha
It was a fun, intense game...  
Torrag : 2/25/2020 10:04 pm : link
but the Rangers played like crap despite actually having and giving up the lead late and were open ass all night. Georgie earned us a win tonight.
RE: It was a fun, intense game...  
MeadowlandsMike : 2/25/2020 10:14 pm : link
In comment 14819279 Torrag said:
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but the Rangers played like crap despite actually having and giving up the lead late and were open ass all night. Georgie earned us a win tonight.


You want to see them win ugly. Most of the year they could only win pretty.

Seeing a lot more gritty wins with this team and that will be what playoff hockey looks like.
RE: It was a fun, intense game...  
Del Shofner : 2/25/2020 10:21 pm : link
In comment 14819279 Torrag said:
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but the Rangers played like crap despite actually having and giving up the lead late and were open ass all night. Georgie earned us a win tonight.


They played like crap at the end but there were long stretches, especially in the second period, where they played great and really dominated possession.
'You want to see them win ugly.'  
Torrag : 2/25/2020 10:21 pm : link
No you don't. You be honest that you're team was outplayed and your goalie kept you in it. I want to see effort and they tried but they were lucky to have the lead at all.

If they play like they did tonight winning isn't sustainable.
RE: 'You want to see them win ugly.'  
MeadowlandsMike : 2/25/2020 10:28 pm : link
In comment 14819287 Torrag said:
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No you don't. You be honest that you're team was outplayed and your goalie kept you in it. I want to see effort and they tried but they were lucky to have the lead at all.

If they play like they did tonight winning isn't sustainable.


Yeah you do. Not every game of course but the great teams still win without their A game every single night.

We almost never won earlier in the year unless we dominated offensively. Now we are winning both types of games. That's what the top team do.
'Yeah you do. '  
Torrag : 2/25/2020 10:34 pm : link
You're wrong. You take an ugly win but you better be honest about it. Luck isn't a sustainable plan. Effort isn't enough. Play like tonight over time doesn't get us in the playoffs. Moving on.
Great game great atmosphere  
Metnut : 2/25/2020 10:39 pm : link
Nothing like a big game at the coliseum. Looking forward to Belmont but we’ll all lose something when the Coliseum is gone. The arena rising from the ashes was unexpected and awesome and can’t wait to see another playoff run there.

I thought Isles were better team tonight. Pag looked great. Glad they at least got a point despite the awful puck luck and refereeing. @STL and vs BOS next two, so they’ll need more of what they brought tonight.
RE: 'Yeah you do. '  
MeadowlandsMike : 2/25/2020 10:50 pm : link
In comment 14819289 Torrag said:
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You're wrong. You take an ugly win but you better be honest about it. Luck isn't a sustainable plan. Effort isn't enough. Play like tonight over time doesn't get us in the playoffs. Moving on.


Not as a rule for sure but the great teams still find ways to win without their A game every single night. We did that vs. the sharks and tonight. But yes too often means your team has issues in inconsistency . Why do you believe you are smarter than everyone else?
Isles carried play most of the night  
Mike from Ohio : 2/25/2020 10:57 pm : link
Just didn’t capitalize when they needed to. That kind of effort willl win games, It just didn’t tonight. Georgiiev and opportunistic offense stole this one.

Beauvillier has been really good all year, but that turnover in OT was bad. They started scrambling and never recovered.

I’m a fan of Pageau. The goal was mostly luck, but liked the play all night and loved him going after a bigger guy to protect a teammate he may not have even met yet.
Fuckin love upperdecking that dump  
Davisian : 2/25/2020 11:24 pm : link
Suck it fish

had to walk in and out of the TV room all game  
ColHowPepper : 2/26/2020 8:34 am : link
between being pumped and frenetic with angst. DQ was gushing after the game about his team's mettle, its 'between the ears' smarts. We had to expect the backline would be wobbly, and it was. Georgy.

Trouba hit: watching that twtr video pj put up: close call. Trouba is a bigger guy and I thought he did a legit job of getting low. Any time the body has high impact in the opposite direction, the head is going to snap back, and I didn't see enough to convince me leading or primary contact was to the head.

Damn, Fox is good.
Incredible game  
ShockNRoll : 2/26/2020 8:46 am : link
Islanders really controlled play the whole night and even at 3-1, I kept getting the sense the Rangers were going to blow it. At least they pulled it out in OT, but that is a big point for the Islanders. Some thoughts:

-Trouba hit was clean. The rules don't say you cannot make contact with the head, it just can't be a targeted hit to the head. Trouba clearly kept his arms down, did not skate, did not leave his feet, and Dal Colle was just in a very vulnerable position because his head was down and he didn't have great control of the puck, so he was leaning over.

-Georgiev stole that game, 2 of the goals allowed were not his fault at all, one taking a weird bounce off the boards, the other Staal wiped him out of the play.

-Panarin should win the Hart if the Rangers make the playoffs, maybe even if they don't.

-Fox and Lindgren are clearly the best D pair the Rangers have, Fox in particular is incredible with the way he moves the puck and his decision making.

-How is Barzal not on the ice to start OT? As a Rangers fan, that guy is terrifying every time he has the puck.
I just kept watching the replay of the game winner last night  
Greg from LI : 2/26/2020 9:15 am : link
Just an absolute rocket of a slapper
Barzal rarely ever starts OT for NYI  
Metnut : 2/26/2020 9:18 am : link
They have a pretty good OT record and Trotz knows what he's doing. The strategy is that once NYI gains possession, they play a little keep away and make some changes (putting Barzal in) so they'll have Barzal completely fresh for the offensive possession.

Of course, that possession never even happened last night.
RE: I just kept watching the replay of the game winner last night  
BrettNYG10 : 2/26/2020 9:46 am : link
In comment 14819462 Greg from LI said:
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Just an absolute rocket of a slapper


That looked like the hardest shot I've ever seen. I'm sure it's not, but Jesus.

Rangers were badly outplayed. The bottom six sucks.

I thought the Trouba hit should have been reviewed by the league. It was borderline IMO.

Yeah, that Mika shot  
ShockNRoll : 2/26/2020 10:11 am : link
was an absolute bomb. The play Panarin made to set it up may have even been more impressive than the shot itself. Just a phenomenal play made by 2 phenomenal players.
RE: Yeah, that Mika shot  
Mike in Long Beach : 2/26/2020 10:30 am : link
In comment 14819537 ShockNRoll said:
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was an absolute bomb. The play Panarin made to set it up may have even been more impressive than the shot itself. Just a phenomenal play made by 2 phenomenal players.


What's even more impressive about that shot is Varlamov played it perfectly. He was a good 5-10 feet out of the crease. Cut down the angle as best as he could, and Mika still found the only open space possible for a goal.
RE: Yeah, that Mika shot  
Del Shofner : 2/26/2020 10:55 am : link
In comment 14819537 ShockNRoll said:
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was an absolute bomb. The play Panarin made to set it up may have even been more impressive than the shot itself. Just a phenomenal play made by 2 phenomenal players.


Here's a youtube video of it. Amazing shot but Panarin's play ... even more amazing IMO. Three guys on him and he tees it up *perfectly* for Mika.

Breadman to Mika for the goal - ( New Window )
RE: RE: Yeah, that Mika shot  
Anakim : 2/26/2020 11:06 am : link
In comment 14819589 Del Shofner said:
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In comment 14819537 ShockNRoll said:


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was an absolute bomb. The play Panarin made to set it up may have even been more impressive than the shot itself. Just a phenomenal play made by 2 phenomenal players.



Here's a youtube video of it. Amazing shot but Panarin's play ... even more amazing IMO. Three guys on him and he tees it up *perfectly* for Mika. Breadman to Mika for the goal - ( New Window )



I’m not sure if he knew Mika was coming down but it was a brilliant play to put in the middle of the open ice, especially since he had all 3 Islanders on him.
RE: RE: Yeah, that Mika shot  
ColHowPepper : 2/26/2020 11:26 am : link
In comment 14819589 Del Shofner said:
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In comment 14819537 ShockNRoll said:
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was an absolute bomb. The play Panarin made to set it up may have even been more impressive than the shot itself. Just a phenomenal play made by 2 phenomenal players. //////

Here's a youtube video of it. Amazing shot but Panarin's play ... even more amazing IMO. Three guys on him and he tees it up *perfectly* for Mika. Breadman to Mika for the goal - ( New Window )
Well, to me, it hung out in space for what seemed like an eternity. He's Gretsky-like in his ability to see the ice, find his teammates. Recall his two assists, I think both to Fast for the goals vs. Carolina (?), on the 2nd he held the puck, held the puck, deked, and got Marazek to come out along his right post, Artemi slid it between his legs into the crease for the arriving Jesper. Crazy stuff.

At the time, Nicolletti, whom I think is very good (sees things instantly), said he couldn't remember ever seeing a play like that.
RE: RE: RE: Yeah, that Mika shot  
ShockNRoll : 2/26/2020 12:32 pm : link
In comment 14819652 ColHowPepper said:
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In comment 14819537 ShockNRoll said:
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was an absolute bomb. The play Panarin made to set it up may have even been more impressive than the shot itself. Just a phenomenal play made by 2 phenomenal players. //////

Here's a youtube video of it. Amazing shot but Panarin's play ... even more amazing IMO. Three guys on him and he tees it up *perfectly* for Mika. Breadman to Mika for the goal - ( New Window )

Well, to me, it hung out in space for what seemed like an eternity. He's Gretsky-like in his ability to see the ice, find his teammates. Recall his two assists, I think both to Fast for the goals vs. Carolina (?), on the 2nd he held the puck, held the puck, deked, and got Marazek to come out along his right post, Artemi slid it between his legs into the crease for the arriving Jesper. Crazy stuff.

At the time, Nicolletti, whom I think is very good (sees things instantly), said he couldn't remember ever seeing a play like that.


His hockey sense is on a different level than I've seen in a long time. As the 3 Islanders collapsed down on him, I thought when he got rid of the puck "Well, someone's gotta be open!"...not only was someone open, but he put the puck in the absolute perfect spot for Mika to rip it. There were people saying the Rangers overpaid for Panarin, hahaha!
^  
ColHowPepper : 2/26/2020 12:52 pm : link
and he seems to like it in NY!! He was tickled to collapse on Zib after the game winner.

Watching that YouTube again, the rabbit-out-of-the-hat miracle was somehow retaining possession vs two defenders even when the puck was loose at their legs, he somehow managed to prevent the Isle from controlling it, before sliding it into upper slot.

Optional Practice today: Buch is on the ice
RE: ^  
ShockNRoll : 2/26/2020 2:08 pm : link
In comment 14819802 ColHowPepper said:
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and he seems to like it in NY!! He was tickled to collapse on Zib after the game winner.

Watching that YouTube again, the rabbit-out-of-the-hat miracle was somehow retaining possession vs two defenders even when the puck was loose at their legs, he somehow managed to prevent the Isle from controlling it, before sliding it into upper slot.

Optional Practice today: Buch is on the ice


Great news about Buch, I just saw on twitter that he's making the trip to Montreal and will be a game time decision. Georgiev is confirmed in goal. No word on who will be in goal in Philly Friday night.
RE: 'Yeah you do. '  
dpinzow : 2/26/2020 4:01 pm : link
In comment 14819289 Torrag said:
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You're wrong. You take an ugly win but you better be honest about it. Luck isn't a sustainable plan. Effort isn't enough. Play like tonight over time doesn't get us in the playoffs. Moving on.


Agreed, I think the Rangers defensemen have to play a lot better than they have all season to beat some of the opponents they're going to see in March
Rangers need to win more faceoffs too in order to limit shots against.  
yatqb : 2/26/2020 4:12 pm : link
Let's face it, we're not as talented or deep as the Isles.
RE: Rangers need to win more faceoffs too in order to limit shots against.  
Route 9 : 2/26/2020 8:02 pm : link
In comment 14820105 yatqb said:
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Let's face it, we're not as talented or deep as the Isles.


Head-to-head there doesn't seem to be any problems for the Rangers in dealing with them. You might want to take a look at the standings. The Islanders have one more win than the Rangers do. Oh yeah, they're in another league.

Yawn.
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