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Sat May 4 2024 3:39 pm EST
mf. If the Leafs win tonight by playing the way they did in games 5 and 6 then believe it or not I think the Leafs do. Thats not saying they'll win the series - FLA is too skilled, too big and too nasty for the Leafs over 7 games. A big part of their MO I'd punches to the face after almost every whistle. It's a disgusting way to play but more despicable is the dumbass league allowing it.
rf4l
Sat May 4 2024 3:33 pm EST
WILD: I see the raw skill in Rempe but I think I’ve kind of missed my mark on explaining. Rempe is a guy that plays how many minutes? Carolina rolls 4 over and over again. They’ve got skill up and down the lineup. The bottom-6 is gonna play a big role in this series and depth will be tested. Rempe is almost an automatic penalty when he is on the ice. Not necessarily his fault. When you talk of playing heavy and bruising this series will be more about the Cuyle and Martinook types. I like Rempe although I’m not enamored with him like the entire base seems to be. I think he is gonna be a real pain in the ass for many good years. This is a series that I wish we had a more mature Othmann for. Or Berard. Sandpaper guys. Banging guys around. We shall see. There is also still Chytl out there. The Rangers skill and depth will be tested. Not that they are the same animal at all but Drury and Necas took Horvat and Barzal. I’d expect the Canes will go man 2 man on Bread and Trocheck. Reduce the Rangers to only one scoring line and suddenly the Rangers have looked mortal. It’s gonna be a grinding series and a lot of up and downs me thinks.
E
Sat May 4 2024 2:02 pm EST
mf - neither of them. I think the Bruins probably have more muscle. And of the two, they have the bigger beef with Florida, having the Panthers cut short their dream season...but I don't think it matters. I think both will be dispatched by Florida...especially if the refs let the Panthers get away with all the dirty bullshit they normally let them get away with.
tdchi
Sat May 4 2024 1:58 pm EST
Not sure if my brain is ready for this post, but let's give it a whirl: Some of the predictions online...one in specific...got me thinking about the Rangers v. Canes series in 2022, where the Rangers were major underdogs, but pulled out the series by the skin of their teeth...The players, outstanding as it may seem, are largely the same. Carolina: Adds - KUZNETSOV, GUENTZEL, NOESEN, CHATFIELD, ORLOV, and Jack DRURY. Subtractions - TROCHECK, NEIDERIETER, COLE, STEPAN, DOMI, SMITTY, and RAANTA...Rangers: Adds - TROCHECK, GUSTAFSSON, VESEY, CUYLLE, REMPE, WENNBERG, and ROSLOVIC. Subtractions: STROME, COPP, VATRANO, HUNT, REAVES, ROONEY, NEMETH, BRAUN and MOTTE...Rolling it out like that, it seems to me, the Rangers, overall, are a much better team. And while the Canes definitely improved overall, their improvements weren't as substantial. Like GUENTZEL is probably an equivalent to TROCHECK..but TROCHECK filled a much better need for the Rangers and is a HUGE upgrade over STROME...KUZNETZOV is better than DOMI, for sure. But with ROSLOVIC and WENNBERG, I think you've got a strong argument to say both are upgrades over COPP and VATRANO. CUYLLE is a huge upgrade over MOTTE. Ditto with VESEY over(pick anyone). GUS v. BRAUN...probably about the same...Gonna be a tight series for sure...and I frankly think this will go to seven. I do see the Rangers on top though. Probably going to come down to the team that manages to stay out of the box the most...and that concerns me, because the Rangers have the guys refs love to penalize. At any rate, ready for some goddamn Ranger hockey. Feels like it's been a month!
tdchi
Sat May 4 2024 1:57 pm EST
E: Those guys you listed will most certainly think about Rempe. I don't know what you think about Rempe still...but he isn't just a fighter, so non-fighters worry about him. And don't give me the speed crap. Rempe is not slow. Rempe hunts guys down from behind and puts on a speed burst and crunched them into the boards...legally...and he does that quite often. It's not the big thundering hit style he uses when he catches a D in the corner or a forward moving up the boards not paying attention, but its heavy and has some nasty to it. And Martinook better be worried...he is no nimble footed gazelle, in fact, every player on that team will need to, and will know, where Rempe is at all times. Because the guy hits like a truck, and he is fast enough to catch you off guard...and there is not one player on that team that will be able to try to make him back down....even Wilson asking for a fight was at least a response, he can go out there and crush guys shift after shift, and all the Canes can do is take penalties in response.
Wildcard
Sat May 4 2024 1:48 pm EST
and... Since I can't seem to come to terms with the VGK's making a mockery of the "spirit" of the NHL Salary Cap Limits, and the lack of reporting on it by the press, along with Gary-Bung-Holio-Corn-Holio looking the other way; "Let's Go Dallas!"
mf
Sat May 4 2024 1:46 pm EST
Tonight: Toronto @ Boston game 7, loser goes home. Anyone care to voice an opinion on which team has a better chance of dragging FLA deep in the next series? ..... Sidenote: VGK @ DAL on Sunday for their game 7, the same date that other teams begin their 2nd round. This topic was recently covered here by some great "Wallsters" so, thank you guys in the know. :->)
mf
Sat May 4 2024 1:35 pm EST
TD: I was being nice... Nothing matters outside of us (The NYR's) winning the next 3 "Best of 7" series. Personally, I'd treat the bastard to an "8 Ball" and a Bottle of Jack if it will phuck_up the Canes.
mf
Sat May 4 2024 1:31 pm EST
this is only a small part of it but is shows Pans bench laughing....watching live does not do this justice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5sdOh7Bcvs
jnyr
Sat May 4 2024 1:15 pm EST
chack this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puMana_bq1o
jnyr
Sat May 4 2024 1:12 pm EST
Caps fans slamming Rempe but love Wilson. Reminds me years ago when the Islanders I hate to say it did one of the greatest things in hockey I ever saw. Started with a brawl against Pens....and the Islanders were getting their asses kicked.....and the Pens players were laughing at them. So next time Pens come to town the Islanders good it up and pull a Slap Shot on their sorry ass. Which prompted Mario to bitch and complain about violence in hockey and fighting dont belong and if this is what the game is coming to maybe he wants out......and a NY sportswriter in one sentence puts Mario in his place......"Mario Pittsburgh leads the league in fighting majors......I hate the Islanders but I had to tip my hat to them
jnyr
Sat May 4 2024 12:54 pm EST
Hospo - Get your nicknames right. It's Jesper KOCKINME. He also starred in Austin Powers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3qmto1Vi2c
tdchi
Sat May 4 2024 12:47 pm EST
mf - re: KUZNETSOV, 'SEEMS?!?!?' You're kidding right?!? Not 'seems' at all. The dude goes skiing. He parties. Likes his doctor-lawyer drugs. Dabbles in the nose candy. Likes the yeah-yo. The white rabbit. Does a little olfactory line dancing. That's why the Caps gave him away for next to nothing. He was busted on social media blasting rails several years back...I believe it was during the Caps' cup run too. Everyone just shoved it under the rug until this season, when he must have been really out of control...You don't check into the substance use program for lighting up a joint in the side...anywho...he seems to be dialed in with the Canes. Maybe he's kicked the habbit.
tdchi
Sat May 4 2024 12:38 pm EST
Pack get a mulligan for sure. I didn't see the game, but they've had a hell of a week for a team that usually just plays two, maybe three games. I suspect some of it is the rigor catching up to them. They played fantastic in the first game. Really had Providence on the ropes for the entire game. We'll see how they respond. But they played the P-Bruins hard all season and I seem to recall they had a pretty good record against them. Regardless, we're in bonus time with the Pack. This has been a fantastic year for them, given that their top player(s) got snapped up by the Rangers. CUYLLE was kind of expected...but to lose BRODZINSKI was a blow, for sure. And if you like what REMPE is doing with the Rangers...well...he was doing that and more with the Pack. EDSTROM too, is with the Rangers. And DOMINGUE too...anywho, let's see if they bounce back. They've been a lot like the Rangers after a loss.
tdchi
Sat May 4 2024 12:32 pm EST
Last line says it all... WASHINGTON — People are mad at Matt Rempe again. Some are tired of a 21-year-old still in the infancy of what he hopes is a long NHL career. Not Rangers fans, of course. They come out in droves to stick up for the young forward and are thoroughly entertained and enamored by the hard-hitting, 6-foot-9 (on skates) giant who says he’s trying his darnedest to toe the line between effective, intimidating bruiser and somebody who isn’t taking stupid penalties that’ll hurt a Stanley Cup contender that’s one victory from advancing in the playoffs. Rangers coach Peter Laviolette’s happy with his growth and effectiveness. “He’s done it on the ice with his game. He’s done it through his physicality. He’s done it through fighting when he’s had to,” Laviolette said Saturday. “We’re just trying to manage him and make sure he understands that he’s important when he’s on the ice.” Two, three weeks ago, Rempe probably would have welcomed fighting Tom Wilson in the second period of Friday’s 3-1 win over the Capitals. Wilson wanted a piece of Rempe for his, in the Caps’ opinion, late, high check that knocked defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk out of the final 48 minutes of Game 3 and, at least, all of Game 4. But with the Rangers up 2-0 in the series at that point and only up a goal in the second period, Rempe wasn’t about to answer for his first-period check that hurt van Riemsdyk and allow Wilson the chance to ignite a soldout Capital One Arena, potentially providing a spark for a Capitals team that’s desperately looking for any right now. “It’s a learning process for me with that because I’m trying to now pick my spots: time of game, momentum, are we up, what’s the series like, is that needed there, or that type of thing,” Rempe said after the Rangers’ very optional practice Saturday. “Obviously, it’s hard to say no sometimes, if that makes sense. But it’s like, hey, I’m learning. It’s part of the job, as well. I’ve got to pick my spots. Our job as a team’s to win, and I’ve got to make sure that I do right by the team always.” The Caps obviously aren’t happy with Rempe’s first-period check that resulted in an interference minor but no further supplemental discipline from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety. The league looked at two criteria for a potential suspension: the first being a check to the head and the second being interference. As far as a check to the head, the league felt Rempe’s hit was a full-body check with unavoidable head contact. As far as interference, the league determined the check fell in the allowable window of time a player can finish his check after the puck is gone. The league doesn’t advertise that time, but take it from someone who has shadowed the Department of Player Safety at least a half dozen times over the years, anything less than .6 seconds is not considered late in terms of a suspension. “I’m sick and tired of losing defensemen to, quote, ‘clean’ hits, that’s for sure,” veteran John Carlson said. “It’s frustrating how guys can get injured, and it’s ‘legal.’” Rempe, who was suspended four games last month for a check to the head, didn’t feel this check even deserved a penalty. He said the refs told him it was a hair too late, hence the interference minor. On Saturday, Rempe dissected the hit. “I’m getting in on the forecheck,” he said. “I’m getting in there, and my job’s to finish hits there and be hard on the forecheck. I thought it was a clean hit. It was a quick play. I just went through the body. Obviously you never want anyone to get hurt, and that’s terrible that he’s hurt and I’m sorry to hear about that. But I think it was a clean hit. I was just trying to play hard, move my feet and be physical.” Caps fans don’t see it that way, and the Caps certainly don’t. They’re already decimated on the blue line with Nick Jensen and Rasmus Sandin hurt and only one other defenseman — Chase Priskie — under contract in the entire organization. At least as of late Saturday, he wasn’t recalled, so that could be a sign Jensen or Sandin will find a way to play in Game 4. Rempe stayed off social media after Friday’s game, instead returning to the team hotel in Georgetown and getting his butt kicked by Chris Kreider in several games of ‘Halo’ in the player lounge. But he doesn’t care one iota about the latest hate he’s getting from non-Rangers hockey fans or sharp criticism he’s getting from hockey columnists. “I feel like I play my game,” Rempe said. “If it’s more attention, I have no issue with that if there’s good media, bad media, whatever. I don’t care what anyone has to say if it’s bad or anything, it is what it is. I’m just trying to go and play my game. If I’m being effective and making big hits and clean hits and hard hits, then people, other teams aren’t going to like that. But I’ve got to make sure it’s clean.” Rempe says he has spent a lot of time studying his hits on video, especially since his suspension after elbowing Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler on March 11. “I’m always trying to see because the big thing for me is I’ve got to keep everything compact,” Rempe said. “That’s what I’m always looking for: No elbows I guess is one thing I’ve got to make sure. I’m so big that once I’m committed to a hit, I’ve got to make sure that everything’s tucked and if guys are jumping out of the way I’ve got to make sure, hey, I can’t stick anything out as a reactionary thing. I’ve got to just miss the hit. I’ve just got to miss it. I’ve got to pull out of it. “So when I look at that hit (against van Riemsdyk), it’s like I went through the body. I thought everything was tucked. Everything was clean, compact. I went through the body. Just a big hit. Just caught him clean type of thing.” But Rempe says he’s perfectly fine being cast as a villain by opposing fan bases and teams. Rangers captain Jacob Trouba, a hard hitter who often borders on that fine line of clean versus dirty, is no stranger to that role. “I’m sure teams don’t like him. I probably wouldn’t like him either if I was playing against him,” Trouba said. “I think the energy he’s brought to not just the team — to buildings, to MSG, to the fanbase — there’s a lot of the narrative out there, but he’s just a big kid having fun playing hockey. That’s what we see in the locker room, the smiles. “I guess you guys see it a little bit in the interviews. Just his attitude, how grateful he is to be in this position and play hockey, his story, everything that goes into who he is, I think we have a ton of respect for him in our room. He’s been a big part of our team, a big part of momentum, a big part of just the attitude and the energy around the Rangers recently. That’s a lot to carry for someone like him, but I think he’s done a great job of it. He plays hard. He’s a guy that I’ll take on my team any day of the week. I think you’ll hear every guy in the room say that.” Rempe knows he’ll again be a focal point during Game 4 on Sunday night. But he says his only objective is to play hard, play clean and not hurt his team’s chances of winning. Laviolette is perfectly comfortable playing him and believes Rempe will again play a significant part in the Rangers winning. “There’s lots of conversations that go with Matt,” Laviolette said. “He’s a great, young kid, great, young player at the beginning of his career. Just constantly talking to him and staying with him, communicating with him, I think it can continue to develop. “If you watched him from when he first got here to when he plays now, even when he practices now, it’s just completely different. He’s elevating his game on the ice and so we need him on the ice as well for his game, for his size, for his physicality, for his speed. “There’s lots of things that he brings to the table so we need to make sure he’s on the ice.”
RF73
Sat May 4 2024 12:30 pm EST
Seems Kuznetsov has a history of substance abuse issues.
mf
Sat May 4 2024 12:27 pm EST
E - The Canes 4th line of Kuznetsov, Noesen and Kockamamey don't scare me one iota..Some skill, sure, but i'd rather have Vesey-Goodie-Rempe forechecking hard and hurting..ANd pros are rarely afraid of getting hit/hurt until it gets done..then evan the best of them can be looking over thier shoulders..What the Rangers 4th line have to make them do..Now, the Canes top 3 lines and their persistence is another story..Rangers top 9 have to match it, plain and simple..That's the battle to me
Hospo
Sat May 4 2024 11:07 am EST
I’m not sure where Rempe is in this series. Carolina’s 4th line is Kuznetsav. They’re a skill level on their 4th line that’s pretty good. Necas or Martinook are not guys who are gonna worry about one shift Rempe. This is gonna be a series based on speed. And speed bumps. The boys are gonna have to get that 1-3-1 in place, keep that defense stout, and keep the pressure on their defense get draw penalties and kill the. With the PP.
E
Sat May 4 2024 10:50 am EST
Phew foxy is back , let's get aho .
vcp1994
Sat May 4 2024 10:48 am EST
No mention so far of any lineup change??? Good to not hear...
Hospo
Sat May 4 2024 10:06 am EST
@MollieeWalkerr · 1m Adam Fox is on the ice for #NYR practice
Wildcard
Sat May 4 2024 9:41 am EST
rf4l: It is 2 gams in Hartford, and if needed game 5 on the road. 4 games into their playoffs and it is the first time they have looked like a team dressing a couple guys that were at junior level just a few weeks ago. How they respond is going to be a big thing for them. Win or lose, if they come out hard, and play better, that's something to carry forward for the younger players. If they come out feeling sorry for themselves, there is work to do.
Wildcard
Sat May 4 2024 7:08 am EST
Pack pounded 6 zip. Now I assume 2 games at home.
rf4l
Sat May 4 2024 5:11 am EST
22 hours to get Rempefied
Stevielegs
Sat May 4 2024 1:47 am EST
As annoying as he is on the broadcasts, gotta give Biz credit for calling Stone's empty-netter the "LTIR special".
LeoS
Sat May 4 2024 12:33 am EST
So VGK wins 2-0 to push the series to a game 7(Sun Night)..... The go ahead goal was by Noah Hanifin,... One of the guys traded for at the deadline..... the EN goal was scored by Mark Stone.... you know,, the guy that was out "injured" so they could trade for Hanifin .... Amazingly, he's never injured in the postseason.... How fortunate.... Am I being salty?
Rhet0ric
Fri May 3 2024 9:59 pm EST
I hope aho gets nailed.
vcp1994
Fri May 3 2024 8:49 pm EST
Canucks score with 1:39 left to win the game/series.
RF73
Fri May 3 2024 8:36 pm EST
Schneidw.... He did not.
Rhet0ric
Fri May 3 2024 8:09 pm EST
Anybody know if Adam Fox practiced today?
schneidw
Fri May 3 2024 6:49 pm EST
Come on Pack.... per Keegan Jarvis @TheKeeganJarvis.... And just like that, it’s 3-0 Bruins. Brett Harrison scores on the back door.... 5:52 to play in the first.... #HFDvsPRO | #NYR
Rhet0ric
Fri May 3 2024 6:19 pm EST
Not the best start for the Wolfpack.
Rhet0ric
Fri May 3 2024 6:12 pm EST
RF4L.... I have very little confidence that either team will be an effective speed bump for the Panthers.
Rhet0ric
Fri May 3 2024 3:59 pm EST
Great bit on NHL Network NHL Now show just now (not sure if it was live) with Matteau Matteau Matteau, talking / reminiscing with Mike Rupp and Brian Boyle. Catch it if you can. LGR
TXRanger
Fri May 3 2024 3:57 pm EST
E - Spot on about TROUBS - RF4L - Disagree on the Cost of the Mikkola/Tank trade..It was a fair deal and MIKKOLA was one of our few good players in the POs..DRURY's mistake was KANE and how it impacted the style of play of the team..Even then, it was the pre-existing vets and kids that choked agasint the Devils...Hopefully they make up for it against the Canes!!
Hospo
Fri May 3 2024 3:40 pm EST
jratelle19: The NHL website confirms that time: https://www.nhl.com/
mf
Fri May 3 2024 3:26 pm EST
For decades we got pummelled I guess that was ok as long as the rangers got beat up.so sick of the BS.
vcp1994
Fri May 3 2024 2:47 pm EST
Just checked the NHL app....4:00 puck drop on Sunday.
jratelle19
Fri May 3 2024 2:37 pm EST
Funny thing with Trouba. Many like to address his playing style as dirty but I call BS on it. The reality is that Trouba more often than not throws hits arms down, leads with the shoulder. And he will back up his check against whoever comes after him. He just plays big boy hockey. And for this series the Rangers need mean Trouba to make an appearance.
E
Fri May 3 2024 2:16 pm EST
mf: A 4th but it's moot because Drury gave that away as part of the stupidly generous gift he granted St Louis for the short rental of Mikkola and Tarasenko.
rf4L
Fri May 3 2024 2:02 pm EST
*Conditions: If the pick is a top 10 selection, the pick will instead become the Dallas' unprotected 2024 1st round pick. --- Result: Pick is not top 10, Dallas will send the 2023 1st round pick. --- **Conditions: If Lundkvist earns 55 cumulative points over the 2022-23 and 2023-24 regular seasons, the pick becomes Dallas' 2025 3rd ---- Result: Rangers will receive Dallas' 2025 4th round pick.
mf
Fri May 3 2024 1:44 pm EST
RF et al: Can someone please update "what, if anything" we are due from Dallas from the Nils Lundqvist trade? t/y
mf
Fri May 3 2024 1:24 pm EST
JFC - Yep, the Cap series was an exhibition, a foregone conclusin before it started...but The Rangers SHOULD win against the Canes for those reasons you mention and they are physically stronger also..But all that applied to the Devil series last year where 90% of the team were gutless wonders (I refuse to put that blame all or mostly on Gallant--I know you disagree)..Either way, the intensity, heart, balls and nastiness will have to be much higher than that series and the Cap series...they SHOULD have that in them...but SHOULDs are almost as bad as ASSUMEs...Series couldn't start soon enough!
Hospo
Fri May 3 2024 1:17 pm EST
The Capitals were such a fucking shit show that it made it harder for the Rangers (and the coaching staff) to do much if anything except what they did…allow their advantage in goaltending and skill to sweep away a team that played chaotically and was intent on simply trying to react to what the Rangers did and goon it up. The Rangers coaching staff will be critically important in this series because unlike the Caps, the Canes don’t play chaotically…they play a style that is very evident & very consistent. A good staff will be able to plan better against them than against that shit Caps team. For that reason, the Rangers will play BETTER against the Canes than they did against the Caps. The Rangers advantage in goal is HUGE and the Rangers skill is also far above the Canes. I expect to see a well-coached Rangers machine against the Canes, playing a tight defensive system and counter-attacking with speed, It’s not going to be easy but we will win this series in 6 or less!
JFC31
Fri May 3 2024 12:51 pm EST
MF - A RHSD D-man was needed at the deadline for sure, but Ruwhedel?? DOn't like hin one iota but Hope we never find out about his worthiness....Keep the fingers crossed that nobody gets hurt..Rangers have been lucky in the injury department so far, somebody will go down soon..
Hospo
Fri May 3 2024 12:43 pm EST
Rf4l - that’s exactly the kind of deal that Drury needs to be targeting. And one of the young C’s I’ve been clamoring for adding to our pipe. My guess is he’ll cost more than Z.Jones, but he’s a great starting piece. Jonesy can play and Drury made the right choice by trading Nils over him. But damn did he miss on Wyatt Johnston but so did several other GM’s. His drafting prowess has def been better than most of his trades. Maybe Jones and conditional first/second for M.Bourque would get it done. And I like ZJ, but this could be a win-win. He’d look good in big D with that team. Maybe Mancini can plug into that 6th D man role next year. He’s been drawing some rave reviews in Hartford. If not, he should be ready by mid-season or following year. Get a plugger ala Gustafson in the meantime. M.Bourque is just about NHL ready too. Tearing up the A and I wanted him in his draft year although we got Schneider so def not complaining.
NCRanger
Fri May 3 2024 12:34 pm EST
Hospo: same here I would never have looked at Laviolette as a serious hire and blasted Drury for making it so. So happy to admit I was dead wrong and have to admit after the Devils debacle he was the perfect man for the job.
jnyr
Fri May 3 2024 12:28 pm EST
Roo-Wee-Dahl is an RHSD insurance policy. Necessary IMO
mf
Fri May 3 2024 12:00 pm EST
Bob - Yeah, can't say I saw him! But hearing that also doesn't surprise me. I think one of the reasons the Rangers moved on from him was that they simply couldn't see him as being a two-way defenseman and they already had one Adam FOX to run the offense(and defense for that matter).
tdchi
Fri May 3 2024 11:59 am EST
Hospo - While my distaste for AHO is really high for his BS deliberate knee-on-knee hit on FOX, I gotta say: I FUCKING HATE JAKE CUNTZEL. That guy is a piece of shit to the 10th power. Every time that little fuck scored during the last playoffs, he would get up close and personal to any mic he could find and do his best Rick Flair. Fuck him. Talk about a guy who needs to get TROUBA'd. I don't like watching players get their clocks cleaned, but he's a guy I'd be pleased to see dazed on the ice wondering whether he just got out of bed. And for a little guy? He's dirty as fuck too. Loves to do the no-one-is-looking-crosscheck-to-the-back shit...I know some folks wanted the Rangers to go after him, but that would've made me barf. The dude is a piece of shit.
tdchi
Fri May 3 2024 11:49 am EST
"The Rangers have 2 players on their back end that have the ability to significantly impact the series; with Adam Fox and his game breaking ability and Jacob Trouba with his ability to throw a dirty hit and injure someone." From the Carolina beat writers. I guess I have never saw TROUBA has someone who intentionally throws dirty hits to inure other players but I am biased.
cnparda
Fri May 3 2024 11:48 am EST
Oh, and he might not be a Jack Adams finalist, but Big Country Peter Laviolette did a fantastic job with the Rangers this season and I was as wrong as one could be with my distaste for him and his signing...Hey, when you fuck up, you might as well fuck up big!
Hospo
Fri May 3 2024 11:38 am EST
Just a few things on the upcoming series.....How will Drury feel when Rempe smashes his Nephew into Bolivian? The Special teams are as even as you can get, which Ranger line(s) will step up at ES? That wasn't needed against the Caps, it will be against the Canes... Who do we hate the most on Carolina?--my votes go to Aho, Guentzel and Kuznetsov....and of course Fuckface Brindamour.........Plain and simple, the Rangers are the physically stronger team, they match the Canes intensity, they win...As Coach Jimmy McGinty said in the sports epic The Replacements.."Heart, they need heart"
Hospo
Fri May 3 2024 10:35 am EST
Maybe Drury can pry away another first from Dallas for Zac Jones. Or better yet, Marvik Bourque for Jones. Bourque led the AHL in scoring with 26 goals and 77 points in 71 games and is now leading the PO scoring race. He's got 3 goals and 8 points in 3 PO games. Bourque was drafted 30th overall in 2020, is a centre with top 6 potential and has been a scorer in every level he's played. Furthermore, ahead of him on the Dallas depth chart are Johnson, Stankoven and Dellandrea (not to mention Sequin and Duchense). Surely he's available in the right deal.
rf4L
Fri May 3 2024 10:19 am EST
TD—I have to say that Nils justified his paltry ice time by looking very tentative. He almost looked scared. I don’t get the point of dressing him to play 2:45. Does not Dallas have another D that they could dress and actually give some minutes to? The weakest D on Dallas appears to be Suter. The other four are good and Harley and Heiskanen are outstanding.
Bob
Fri May 3 2024 10:09 am EST
Agreed on Pissonette. What a nob. And agreed that Nils for a 1st (and 4th) was a solid deal but then Drury pissed away both picks in the same dumbass deal. That burns me almost as much as flitting away a 4th rounder for 5 games of Rudwedel. FIVE GAMES!
rf4L
Fri May 3 2024 9:39 am EST
Hospo - LOL, I still have a beef with CARTER after he came here and stunk up the Garden for a season and change. Dude went from being a solid, hard-hitting NHLer to a fucking joke. I remember him being more interested in a career in rap than giving a shit about hockey. He exemplified my least favorite Ranger team...and one of my least favorite teams overall. Crazy as it is, I find him more palatable now...that's not saying much though.
tdchi
Fri May 3 2024 9:22 am EST
TDCHI - You are late to the Party on Biz-Douche..I gave up listening to this mushed mouthed cretin long ago..And bingo on Carter, another self promoting asshat..What do you expect from someone that refers to himslef as "Ace"? And then there's this guy on the far right screaming...Serious question, is this what the younger generation of hockey fans like?...The King sticks out like a sore thumb with his non-condescending (opposite of Mr. Smug Douche on MSC) spot on analysis...
Hospo
Fri May 3 2024 8:57 am EST
Tonight VAN @ NSG game 6 (Van Leads 3-2), and DAL @ VGK game 6 (Dal leads 3-2) .... Tomorrow: Over in the East, TOR @ BOS game 7 .... https://www.nhl.com/playoffs/2024/bracket
mf
Fri May 3 2024 8:20 am EST
re: Nils LUNDKVIST - Strange how the Stars are using him/lack thereof. I figured it was his size, but the dude looks like he beefed up. 6'1 and 190 now. But if you're running six D and you're skating one of the 3 minutes a game? That's some grade-A stupid coaching right there. He's a good blueliner. Never had a future here after SCHNEIDER was drafted and in the long run, that WAS the right move to make...still kinda wonder what coulda' been with that pick and and the third they traded to get it...but seeing SCHNEIDER play with K'Andre MILLER now and watching out lethal that tandem is...anywho...the only disappointment about LUNDKVIST'S time with the Rangers and what they got for him was that it was utterly pissed away on TARASTANKO and ol' Cough Drops. I hope both of them are on the golf course in two weeks.
tdchi
Fri May 3 2024 8:13 am EST
I know some of y'all really hat the Bruins...but you know what is more loathsome than them? PAUL FUCKING BISSONETTE. That dude is trash. Just pure fucking garbage. Him and Anson CARTER stroking each other off last night over the Leafs' victory was something else. It's what I envision a sadomasochistic gay porn marathon might feel like at the end of the week. Poor LUNDQVIST just sitting there trying to not laugh with incredulity. It was PAINFUL to watch. And man, do I just want to watch stupid fucking BIZ lose his shit if/when the Leafs are eliminated. I thought he was gonna burst an artery when they went down two games. I relish the moments when that dude is made to look like the COMPLETE FUCKING MOUTH-BREATHING MORON that he is. Seriously one of the worst adds this league as brought into the fold. Just a trash talking duster who should be rotting as an equipment manager somewhere, and not getting the prime time he does. And I haven't even touched on the fact that he's associated with the KING assclown PORTNY's band of merrry asshats.
tdchi
Fri May 3 2024 7:04 am EST
Rhet. Never said it was pretty or good hickey. It's grinding and tight checking and lacks flow. And very non-Leaf like. It's like someone flipped a switch. Hell even Lilly was throwing hits. We were all shocked.
rf4l
Thu May 2 2024 11:06 pm EST
Kyle Hall @KHallNY.... Rangers Game 1 on Sunday and Knicks Game 1 on Monday, the Garden is the place to be! #NYR #NewYorkForever
Rhet0ric
Thu May 2 2024 10:26 pm EST
RF4L.... Gutsy? If the NYR's played like either one of these teams, you'd be tearing them.a new one. Awful hockey. Thank goodness for the NYK.
Rhet0ric
Thu May 2 2024 10:11 pm EST
Rhet. Yep. But they win anyways. 2nd gutsy win in a row. Half the Bruins players whine at refs after every whistle. They are a bunch of assholes led by Ratface Chipavoy and Moroon. Fuck that team.
rf4l
Thu May 2 2024 10:03 pm EST
https://nypost.com/2024/05/02/sports/rangers-kandre-miller-elevating-game-with-increased-physicality/
mf
Thu May 2 2024 10:00 pm EST
When will they announce round 2 dates? I’ve heard rumors of Sunday but I would think they would tell the team by now
rngrsans
Thu May 2 2024 8:42 pm EST
If Laviolette allows Rempe to be on the ice with Aho & Svechnikov at MSG, I’d consider that coaching malpractice. It won’t happen. However, Rempe will be able to smash the Canes defensemen and anyone else who is on the ice against him…his straight ahead speed in the forecheck is scary for a guy that size.
JFC31
Thu May 2 2024 7:50 pm EST
Outshoot the other team 12-1 in the 1st period and you get zero goals to show for it. Come on man.
Rhet0ric
Thu May 2 2024 7:18 pm EST
I see that Game 1 at MSG will be on Sunday @ 7pm....
tradestar28
Thu May 2 2024 7:18 pm EST
Vince Z. Mercogliano @vzmercogliano .... They have Chytil working in Fox's spot on PP1. That's probably a good sign for Fox. If they were worried about him missing Game 1, I would imagine we'd see Gustafsson there. #NYR
Rhet0ric
Thu May 2 2024 6:59 pm EST
I suspect TO has run its course and it will end its course tonight. 56 on the way.
Rhet0ric
Thu May 2 2024 6:21 pm EST
That's some long-ass bout of 'food poisoning' for Matthews.
LeoS
Thu May 2 2024 4:13 pm EST
Quiet around here today: Boston @ Toronto tonight. Matthews is out again. https://www.nhl.com/schedule
mf
Thu May 2 2024 12:59 pm EST
Drew - maybe noticing that the Isles new playoff calling card seems to be giving up stupid quick 3rd period back-to-back goals will cheer you up. May it become a lifelong trend! So say we all.
LeoS
Thu May 2 2024 11:48 am EST
mf - hahahaha!! Pizza, what else?
DREW
Thu May 2 2024 11:21 am EST
Drew: you listen up, you. :-) You be Happy! We're 3 best of 7 series from the Cup! Don't make me have to take the ferry to Staten Italy! (BTW, What's for lunch?)
mf
Thu May 2 2024 10:58 am EST
I am not happy with just the loss.....https://nypost.com/2024/05/01/sports/the-islanders-got-it-right-with-patrick-roy/
DREW
Thu May 2 2024 10:45 am EST
KIS: Agree & think that the Rangers are going to need to have that mentality throughout the next 3 series. LAVI 'must' roll 4 lines, wave after wave of intensity. We're deep enough, "our plugs" ((3rd line Center, Zbad line 'RW', 6th D'man "Gustaf)) are all good enough..... Hopefully, FOX is healthy too. ..... Let's win Game 1 vs the Canes at MSG, then focus on game 2... (Yeah right, Who T.F. am I kidding? :-) Let's win the opening 2 at MSG and beat these Phuckers in 6 or fewer games! LGR's
mf
Thu May 2 2024 10:39 am EST
Bob: the obvious question is how did Nils look in his 3 minutes of ice time? I see that he skated 1 minute in the prior game. After seeing those numbers, I immediately thought that Dallas must be dressing 7 d-men. Nope, he gets those numbers as one of 6. Hmmm.
VtRanger
Thu May 2 2024 10:10 am EST
RF, I hope both the pack and the Phantoms get to square off against each other. I think that would be the next round. Ill definitely be going to see a few games
KIS
Thu May 2 2024 9:57 am EST
I think the rangers have to do to the canes what Boston did to the Vancouver a couple years ago to win the cup. just manhandle and beat them up physically
KIS
Thu May 2 2024 9:49 am EST
https://nypost.com/2024/05/01/sports/76ers-owners-buy-2000-game-6-tickets-to-keep-knicks-fans-out/
mf
Thu May 2 2024 3:33 am EST
https://nypost.com/2024/05/01/sports/stephane-matteau-talks-legendary-1994-rangers-goal-30-years-later/
Stevielegs
Thu May 2 2024 1:10 am EST
EDM beat LAK tonight. EDM scares me, the Canes do Not.
mf
Thu May 2 2024 1:08 am EST
https://nypost.com/2024/05/01/sports/how-rangers-plan-to-stay-sharp-before-series-with-hurricanes/
mf
Wed May 1 2024 10:55 pm EST
Finally fulfilled a goal tonight. I got to witness Nils Lundqvist’s 2:45 of ice time in person. Dallas-Begas was a good game. Jack Eichel is a threat every time he is out there. Mark Stone is annoying. Dallas has a couple studs on their defense. Wyatt Johnson is some terrific young player. Tomas Hertl was mostly invisible playing with Eichel and Marchessault.
Bob
Wed May 1 2024 10:49 pm EST
I'm on record that REMPE should play and the lineup for Game 1 should remain the same..but...if..somehow Laviolette doesn't think REMPE is working against the CANES...one line you might see AGAIN is VESEY-GOODIE-CUYLLE with either BRODZ or CHYTL on the Wennberg line..I prefer the lineup as is but I can see that happening
Hospo
Wed May 1 2024 10:18 pm EST
Burns is a beast. They have a few big guys. But so do we lolol.
vcp1994
Wed May 1 2024 10:15 pm EST
MF - Add Burns to your list! And I am sure a few on here will like to add DeAngelo!
Hospo
Wed May 1 2024 9:20 pm EST
9 of the Pack players tonight are prospects. That's very encouraging. The experience they are gaining here shouldn't be under estimated.
rf4l
Wed May 1 2024 9:11 pm EST
Rangers need to flatten Staal, Svech, & Aho
mf
Wed May 1 2024 9:10 pm EST
Dallas beats the Vegas-Cap-Circumventers! Good
mf
Wed May 1 2024 9:00 pm EST
FOX- Did NOT practice today.... ugh!
schneidw
Wed May 1 2024 8:47 pm EST
Pack win their 2nd round series opener 4 3. Looks like Garand had another stellar game between the pipes.
rf4l
Wed May 1 2024 8:40 pm EST
OK, game plan for first game dumped the puck into the corner. Let Rempe hit one of the defenseman maybe two.
jerry_garcia
Wed May 1 2024 8:17 pm EST
Hospo and Jerry_garcia..Not against rempe I just don't think he can handle this type of pressure and pace that the canes play. Caps were not a good team let's be honest. Also when you keep shortening the bench players will burn out. I love the kid but very unsure canes pressure like crazy.
vcp1994
Wed May 1 2024 8:07 pm EST
Valliquette impresses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXKEzI8bs8A
ColoradoMark
Wed May 1 2024 8:06 pm EST
Don’t understand why scratching Rempe is even a discussion point until after game 1. He’s played well. And the kid can skate. A little awkward, but I think he was on for 1 ga in the Caps series. Yeah, he has to be careful to not give them a power play, but he gives the Rangers something the Canes don’t have.
ColoradoMark
Wed May 1 2024 8:03 pm EST
And (piling on 'VCP' here) :->) Rempe has displayed top notch self control & discipline adhering to the coaches and not getting sucked into frivolous fights. This kid is great, he's certainly not slow for a bottom 6 forward, and the kid has great reach. With him in the lineup, the whole roster plays with more abrasion. All JMO snatcherally
mf
Wed May 1 2024 7:58 pm EST
Rempe does deserve to start game one but the Canes PP is very good unlike the Craps…He will have to be careful as the officials will continue to target him…
PJ
Wed May 1 2024 7:14 pm EST
How can you watch the Pack game?
Ncranger
Wed May 1 2024 7:09 pm EST
Not the Tweet I expected. Very interesting: Keegan Jarvis @TheKeeganJarvis Victor Mancini is gonna be really, really good. Great work from the young d-man to break up a potential two-on-one chance. #HFDvsPRO | #NYR
tdchi
Wed May 1 2024 6:11 pm EST
VCP - Rangers have won the last 13 games REMPE has played (you can't ignore results) and he is fast enough..Give the fuckin Canes D something to think about and maybe crush one before Pesce comes back...That line with Vesey and Goodrow, who is playing real well, gives the Rangers the forecheking they need..He loses his discipline or commits selfish penalties, then you sit him and give Chytl or BRODZ a shot...Otherwise, leave the team as is for Game 1..Ditto with Roslovic's performance at RW
Hospo
Wed May 1 2024 6:01 pm EST
VCP, make sure your grounder, Rempe is in the lineup, is not slow, give the dude some credit. Rangers are what 18-2 with him in the lineup? If I was a can player i would not want to be playing against him! Not sure you understand his impact on the Rangers.
jerry_garcia
Wed May 1 2024 3:37 pm EST
If rempe plays against canes I will be shocked, they are too fast, capitals were a fairly slow team. Canes will rocket past him . But then what the heck do I know.
vcp1994
Wed May 1 2024 2:57 pm EST
Jonny Lazarus @JLazzy23 .... The times are still TBD, but hearing Game 1 of #NYR and #CauseChaos will be on Sunday, and Game 2 will be on Tuesday.
Rhet0ric
Wed May 1 2024 2:46 pm EST
Wild, I think that's where the change could happen. If Roslovic isn't effective, they try chytil before Jbro. I don't see line 2 or 3 being changed. Maybe 4 with Chytil in for Tempe and if Chytil is going good, Laci makes changes from there. For that to happen Ranger will have to lose 2 games in a row
Kis
Wed May 1 2024 2:39 pm EST
Good thing they have to play the series. Not many giving the rangers credit. Believe Carolina is the better team. Hope the rangers kick their ass. Fuck Carolina LGR !!!! Can't wait
Kis
Wed May 1 2024 1:11 pm EST
Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger.... Rod Brind’Amour’s future as Carolina’s coach is up in the air. Recently, a deal seemed close, but It’s believed the offer to extend the highly respected coach has been pulled. Sources say Brind’Amour wants to stay, but may have to test the market if an agreement can’t be reached.
Rhet0ric
Wed May 1 2024 1:10 pm EST
Good news Everyone! .....Forever Blueshirts @4EverBlueshirts ·.... #NYR prospect Brennan Othmann skated today after being removed in their last contest due to a hit from behind. Things look promising for Game 1 against Providence tonight. Official word likely before game.
Rhet0ric
Wed May 1 2024 12:44 pm EST
Walt Ruff @WaltRuff.... #Canes President & General Manager Don Waddell just finished speaking to the media. Some major updates here.... • Tony DeAngelo is fine after leaving last night's game during the third period. X-rays were all negative and he is feeling better today..... • Brett Pesce (lower-body injury) is out of a walking boot. If everything goes as expected, he should play games in Round 2. He may not be ready for Game 1, but the team is hoping to have him available at some point during the series.... • CT scans and MRIs revealed that Jesper Fast suffered an injury to a muscle in his neck during the team's regular season finale.... • There's a "very quick timeline" for an announcement regarding an AHL affiliation for the 2024-25 season.... • He talks daily with Rod Brind'Amour about a contract extension. "Rod wants to be a Hurricane for life... There's going to be a solution here very quickly."
Rhet0ric
Wed May 1 2024 12:40 pm EST
Put these Cane-MF'ers on their collective heels from game one, to the point they don't want to show up for game 2.... We're 12 wins from the cup, if not now, when?
mf
Wed May 1 2024 12:39 pm EST
The CANES have Geo-locked ticket sales to games to try to keep NYR fans out.
Rhet0ric
Wed May 1 2024 12:37 pm EST
Every decision relates to the outcome. Let's set the stage with what got us here in 4 games, if it ain't broke, "don't phuck with it!"
mf
Wed May 1 2024 12:18 pm EST
TDCHI - I kinda disagree with you on the REMPE decision being a soft/milktoast decision.....that's because these teams are so evenly matched, every decision carrys weight....We just have to assume that Big Country knows his team and he and his scouts know the Canes and that they know what will be best vis a vis the Top 12..Starting at home and dictating the line matchups can be crucial for the 4th line....Where you are right is that there are many more important things that will decide the series..how do the top lines matchup and produce for one..It wiill be very interesting
Hospo
Wed May 1 2024 11:33 am EST
RF4L - If I know LAVIOLETTE like I think I do, he'll have REMPE in 100 percent...my concern is that this error will be made blisteringly apparent in the first few minutes and then they'll be at game 2 with a whole bunch of second-guessing...I will say, at this point, that among Ranger coaches' decisions before a second-round playoff series, whether to start REMPE or go with BRODZINSKI or CHYTIL has got to rank as one of, if not THE softest, most milquetoast coaching decisions a Ranger coach has ever faced! We're debating on who the fourth line wing will be! That speaks volumes for how strong the team is right now...but yeah, Carolina is FAST. Probably as fast or faster than the Devils were last playoffs. And they have all the same advantageous metrics the Rangers have. The one thing they don't have? Size. That team is small and, given how Ranger fans assess things, very soft. Maybe a little REMPE is the best tonic for them.
tdchi
Wed May 1 2024 10:30 am EST
@vzmercogliano · 24m Worth noting: Roslovic took the first shift with Kreider and Zibanejad, which indicates the spot remains his. But Chytil eventually rotated in at 1RW for a couple shifts. That's the only spot we've seen him so far, not 3C.
Wildcard
Wed May 1 2024 10:30 am EST
STEVIE - That article with the "current glory"..Damn. amazing what passes for Glory these days, the beating of an AHL team with 1 decomposing former star and 2 NHL d-men playing....A loss to the Canes and the season will be just another failure with an incomplete roster.... OTOH, a victory, well, than we can START talking about some glory...
Hospo
Wed May 1 2024 10:04 am EST
Some rumors that folks are hearing a Sunday game one between the Rangers and Canes. Though if none of the western series end tonight or tomorrow I think that could change. But that’s just my guess.
Wildcard
Wed May 1 2024 9:53 am EST
I keep Remoe in for Game 1 at a minimum. He has one task. Tenderize Aho and Schveknikov every chance he gets….. https://youtube.com/shorts/p2OtnAyucTE?si=YnOseU5BGXMeDOBW
NCRanger
Wed May 1 2024 8:55 am EST
Tonight: Game 5 - VGK/DAL & LAK/EDM
mf
Wed May 1 2024 7:27 am EST
mf. Rooting for the Laffs. We universally loath the Bruins around these parts.
rf4l
Wed May 1 2024 3:57 am EST
I think it’s lardiolette’s decision on whether to play Rempe or not. I would think he will go with the same lineup to start the next series. I don’t see any good reason to scratch Rempe at this point. I’ll refrain from a dissertation . I’ll leave that to others.
Stevielegs
Wed May 1 2024 3:47 am EST
History according to lb…https://nypost.com/2024/04/30/sports/rangers-fast-tracked-to-current-glory-thanks-to-trio-of-gms/
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 30 2024 11:59 pm EST
NSH defeats VAN 2-1 forces a game 6
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 11:31 pm EST
AV's advance to the next round
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 10:42 pm EST
The Islanders were never beating Carolina. I did want them to extend them to 6 or 7 games just to damage Carolina players. Carolina is sneaky dirty, starting with Sebastian Aho. Svechnikov is another one. Somebody needs to be Trouba’d early in the series. Freddie Andersen is the weak link.
Bob
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:43 pm EST
Drew: Originally I wanted every series except ours to go deep, 6-7 games. Now with the IcePoodles out and we know we're facing the Canes, I want to get it on asap. FWIW, I want to steam role those MF'ers, and I want Rempe in the lineup.
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:39 pm EST
Topovski: Wild and a few others covered this earlier today pretty well (Tue Apr 30 2024 11:08 am EST)
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:39 pm EST
I hope I don’t forget anyone- pj, mf, rf, stranger, bob, td - i don’t think we wanted the islanders next round. WIOSA said it best. I think this is our best path to the ECFs. On paper - we are superior to the islanders but they would be up for a series against us and I believe they would be the tougher out of the 2 teams.
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:37 pm EST
RF: Would that be rooting for the Leafs or sleeping with one eye open? :->) (Or Both?)
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:24 pm EST
do all the games of first round have to be completed before the second round starts?
topovski
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:16 pm EST
rf4l - you called it my friend.
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:15 pm EST
My coaching carousel prediction: Brindamour is the coach that will sign the highest coaching contract ever after this playoff season. His contract is up. Maybe Tori to? Maybe Seattle?
ColoradoMark
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:11 pm EST
mf. Of course I am. I've got no choice!!
rf4l
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:06 pm EST
Toronto earned that win. Impressive performance.
Bob
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:00 pm EST
Give Leafs some credit…Played a helluva game tonight…Thought they were toast…
PJ
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:00 pm EST
Laffs 2 - Bruins 1,
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:58 pm EST
RF: One might think you're rooting for the Maple Leafs tonight, or sleeping with one eye open. ;->
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:45 pm EST
Drew. You need to offer up betting odds. I'll take canes win the series for $10 with you paying out 100 to 1. Ready?
rf4l
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:44 pm EST
Varlamov blows…Fishsticks are a joke…
PJ
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:44 pm EST
LEGS: The IcePoodles need a field goal. You up for the job?
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:42 pm EST
PJ - this is a safe nyr page - islanders would beat us
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:40 pm EST
I have no fear of the Fishsticks…Canes a different story…
PJ
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:36 pm EST
PJ not true islanders fans will get the 3-0 comeback then knock us off. Can you imagine how that would feel. No get them out and we beat Canes
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:34 pm EST
Ugh rf - I hope your canes in 5 holds
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:33 pm EST
Drew…You are essentially rooting against the Rangers wanting the Canes to end series early…
PJ
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:31 pm EST
Fuck the Islanders. Rather them than the Canes. Ain't gonna happen tho.
rf4l
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:30 pm EST
Ugh that goal is killing me
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:29 pm EST
Can’t Carolina close them out. If they lose this game the islanders take the series. I hope Brind’Amour is getting these guys ready
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:27 pm EST
Im with you Drew...I do NOT want to play the Islanders. They'll be coming back from the bottom, on a tear, not to mention they always play us like it's game 7 of the SC final. I do NOT want to face that team.
Wiosa
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:24 pm EST
How do you give up a goal the last minute? WTF? If the Islanders win this game, they’re winning the series
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:23 pm EST
I’m fuming
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:22 pm EST
Come on Carolina please pull this one off
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:22 pm EST
Goddamnit 2 goal lead my ranger hating friend at the game and now he gets the fucking gloat. I was looking forward to a nice relaxing Wednesday now. I gotta deal with this fucking shit.
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:22 pm EST
Freddie Andersen LOL!
Bob
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:20 pm EST
Fuuuuuuuuuuukkkkkkk. It was only a minute ago
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:19 pm EST
Drew: I hope the IcePoodles soften up and drag the Canes into a game 6 and if need be, a game 7. Let them kill each other, and that goes for every series that our Rangers "Are Not" in..... As some here mentioned the series vs the Craps was a "tune-up" The next series will be War, and we have a nice mix of warriors and 4 lines with totally different personalities. :->
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:17 pm EST
IcePoodles Tie it up!!!! WooHoo
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:12 pm EST
Back to game 1 of the 2nd round: Do we know the status of Chytil? No... Do we know which Rangers are nursing injuries? (Wennberg? Fox?) No.... IS Rempe slow? No. Does he garner attention when he takes the ice? Yes, by both teams. The game he scored in, Rempe, Vesey, & Goodrow all received "stars of the game" recognition. Can/will Rempe soften up the opponent? Yes! Is Lave limiting his minutes in certain situations and easing him in? Yes! Approx 6 TOI the last 2-3 games double shifting Wennberg & or Trocheck into the 4th line Center slot, and shifting Goodrow to the 4th line center and I believe I saw Cuylle double shifted on the LW. IF Wennberg & or Roslovic sh-t the bed, or another forward goes down to injury, "and we're not jeopardizing CHYTIL'S health, let him play, otherwise let him take notes on the sidelines. jmo - LGR's
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 7:56 pm EST
I was feeling safe but it’s 3-2 now - need canes here to blow it open.
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 7:54 pm EST
I believe Rempe will be in the lineup game one….I am also concerned he will struggle big time against the Canes…Hope I am wrong….As far as the second line they were very good against the Capitals…ZBAD arguably the Rangers best forward in the series…Thought that line was the most consistent as well…
PJ
Tue Apr 30 2024 7:28 pm EST
LOL guys your cracking me up! really?
NYStranger
Tue Apr 30 2024 7:20 pm EST
Good to see that Toronto is pretending to be competitive.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 30 2024 7:19 pm EST
How TF is Luke Hughes a Calder finalist? He is a minus 25 defenseman. Nepotism knows no bounds.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 30 2024 7:04 pm EST
rf4l Drew agrees with your disagreement
Drew
Tue Apr 30 2024 6:59 pm EST
Nystranger: Drew disagrees.
rf4l
Tue Apr 30 2024 6:44 pm EST
IceHoles really SUCK
NYStranger
Tue Apr 30 2024 5:15 pm EST
Personally, don't see Rempe being a liability at all. Guy plays 5-6 minutes a game, does his thing and set's the tone when it needed. Will take him over useless JBro any time and twice on Sunday. Speaking of JBro, he is the one who will get exposed playing 10+ minutes, which JBro was every time time team played Canes with him in the lineup. Rumor is that Chytil will not be in the lineup in the 2nd round, unless Rangers are on the brink of elimination. Chances are, it till be the same lineup for the game 1.
andrei
Tue Apr 30 2024 3:49 pm EST
TDCHI - OK, I can agree with all of that one..The Cap series was like exhibition series warming the Ranges up for Carolina...Yeah, Carolina isn't a dominating physical team, but they also don't take crap and are constantly in your face with quickness and clean physicality..IMWO, the Rangers will need to be the more physical team with them, in the way they were with Washington...And then agree on FLA/BOS (especially with MAROON now) after that...Well, unless BOS chokes again from being up 3-1..Either way, great to be in the POs!
Hospo
Tue Apr 30 2024 3:23 pm EST
FWIW, I get the Rempe lineup question when it comes to Carolina. Perhaps game 1 he sits and you go from there. Or vice versa, meaning he dresses until/unless the Rangers lose (of course if he plays well and gets 8 to 10 minutes despite the loss, you keep him in). Yes it's looking a series ahead, but I don't see how he sits against Florida - the Panthers are a punkass team where punches to the face after the whistle are part of their philosophy. I am certain if that is the final 4 match-up in the east, it'll probably take less than a period before most of the wall is yelling for Tkachuk's balls.
rf4L
Tue Apr 30 2024 3:23 pm EST
TDCHI - I'll let you and WILD go at each other but disagree on many fronts..I said my piece on why I think REMPE should be in for Game 1....And for the way that Laviolette uses his 4th line..Wennberg and his stagnant positional stuff makes it worse...He's OK on a Do No Harm Create No Offense 3rd line but even that could be improved..ROSLOOVIC has scored 2 PPG/1 EN...you wanna keep him for the PP, OK..special teams do matter.....The 2nd line? 2 ES goals against a shitty Cap team, the same as the 4th line with REMPE, has far from woken up but I'll admit they are doing the job defensively as a unit....I stay the Staus Quo and then make adjustments if you have to..A long way to go
Hospo
Tue Apr 30 2024 3:12 pm EST
Tdchi agree about rempe, but if chytil goes down again we are in trouble. It is what it is.
vcp1994
Tue Apr 30 2024 3:02 pm EST
Wildcard - Disagree 100 percent. Moving WENNBERG down just makes your fourth line that much stronger. Ditto with your third line. Why the fuck would anyone bounce ROSLOVIC off that top line? He's woken that unit up...Start CHYTIL essentially where he left last season, which was centering two young wings on third line...Popular or not, the Canes will exploit REMPE bad. He's not equipped for their speed...I don't doubt that he'll start game 1, but I also think it'll be a disaster.
tdchi
Tue Apr 30 2024 2:59 pm EST
This feels like an Islander win tonight....https://nypost.com/2024/04/29/sports/islanders-hope-another-hot-streak-is-coming-as-they-face-hurricanes/
DREW
Tue Apr 30 2024 2:39 pm EST
td: No way no how do you change that much of the roster at this point. If you want to say Chytil in is best for the Rangers, fine, I could get behind that. What you don't do, under any circumstances is change up the entire bottom 6. You do not shake up the bottom 6 after the end of the season and the first round. If Chytil comes in, is Roslovic that goes out. Chytil to the top line RW. That position so far has had less ice time than the 3rd line center, and yes at even strength as well. Chytil hasn't played in some time, and his style is more suited for wing anyway. The 3rd line is good, it's been doing good. The 4th line as constructed right now has been the line put together of late, and the Rangers win, regular season, playoffs, they win with that 4th line, that 4th line is effective. You are guessing it will still be that with Wennberg, and you are guessing the 3rd lien can be as effective with Chytil. You are guessing it will not for the top line to play more D slowing ZIb and Kreider who have started the playoffs really good. It's all a guess, it's a guess that 3 lines will not be negatively affected. Putting Chytil in on RW makes it a guess that one line is worse, and it would be one line that hasn't been great regarding the RW anyway. If Chytil comes in and can be up to speed, he will play the time that Roslovic has been getting...and if he needs a breather, you toss Bread out there, or Kakko (something that happens now but not for breather purposes) and that will get him in the games, allow his skill to show, and not overuse him right out the gate, and not push big responsibility on him. It also leaves 3 of the 4 lines as is that just swept the Caps and wildly outscored Ovechkin and his linemates and came out of the regular season with a 2-game winning bump, so now is at 6 in a row. It doesn't make sense to change them up, it makes no sense to tell the team that the really just were not good enough as is. It doesn't make sense to tell a team that really likes Rempe that he just isn't good enough and scratch him after he outscored a superstar in a playoff round. Yeah, it was just one goal, but that's one more than OV...and Rempe was out against said superstar multiple time in the series and helped with that shutting him down stuff. I don't mess with anything going into game one at all if I am Lavy. If someone shows that they are not playing well, be it Rempe or Roslavic, then you make a change for Chytil or JBro or whoever. But you don't reward a team with putting a guy they just battled with up in the stands.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 30 2024 2:25 pm EST
Shame about BARBASHEV, but that writing was all over the wall. They wanted a big year out of him, and he was pretty mediocre. Ain't his brother, that's for sure.
tdchi
Tue Apr 30 2024 2:22 pm EST
RinkRat?!? WOW! Welcome back! Long time, no see!
JFC31
Tue Apr 30 2024 1:59 pm EST
TDCHI - Ya know, I understand the logic for sitting REMPE against a team like the CANES but I think there are too many good intangible things going on with the Rangers when he plays that you keep him in..Plus, I think he can keep up with the Canes....GOODROW seems to play better with him...and he provides rare physical forechecking (with Cuylle) to pressure/punish the Canes D.it will be a long series.....All that said, I would understand Laviolette sitting Rempe for this series for something like you mentioned because there is definitelya need for better ES offense from the top 3 lines
Hospo
Tue Apr 30 2024 1:23 pm EST
Welp, there are ZERO easy outs from here on, unless the Islanders pull some sort of shenanigans with Carolina. Like if they killed AHO or something? Looks like the Canes are next up and then were I to guess, the Florida Panthers...I just don't see Boston getting through them...so it was a nice walk in the park for us and the Caps, but that's over now and the REAL hockey begins...I think the first thing they have to do is decide whether it's worth keeping REMPE in...I am outwardly concerned about him going up against the Canes. Just a terrible matchup...I think if CHYTIL can go, you get him between KAKKO and CUYLLE, and let WENNBERG center GOODROW and VESEY...but this is also coming from a guy who thought REMPE against the Caps wasn't the sanest of decisions.
tdchi
Tue Apr 30 2024 12:54 pm EST
Wild: That bit about the playoff schedule was terrific.
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 11:57 am EST
Thanks for the take on the scheduling..All I know is it's hell having to wait a week for the next game!!! One more Cane injury would be a nice parting present by the Isles!!
Hospo
Tue Apr 30 2024 11:54 am EST
@sammisilber · 5m Trevor van Riemsdyk on Matt Rempe's hit on him in Game 3: "Obviously sucked. Put myself in a bad spot there... gotta be aware of when guys like that are on the ice and where they are at all times. Obviously he got me pretty good, could've done a better job of protecting myself." <<<<<--- So that is two caps players who had their fans and teammates running around going nuts calling out Rangers plyers for being dirty that have come out and basically said either "it was good, I like that type of game" or "it was my fault". Two guys that got hit hard, and two guys that are not saying the hit was bad. Oh by the way, Oshi said that he played with a broken hand after a hit from Rempe. He said it was a big hit along the boards and his hand got crushed between his body and the boards. Rempe hits so hard that clean hits leave guys injured. You don't want to have injuries, but if he injured two guys in a 4-game series, then there were other players that were hurting, but not injured. Talk about impact on a series.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 30 2024 11:28 am EST
And to add to it. The NHL Either wants a Day full of game 7s, or all the series to be done in less than 7 so they can start round 2 on the weekend. just one NHL playoff game on a weekend is not good for ratings. As of right now there are tentatively 3 games 7s for both Saturday and Sunday. I am certain the NHL hopes for all 3 each day. Thats the best for ratings. But alternatively, they do not want none on Saturday and just one on Sunday. That basically kills the weekend for the NHL. SO if they can start round 2 on Sunday with a full slate of games, that potentially saves the weekend for the NHL. Better yet if Saturday is full of game 7s, and Sunday can start round 2...that's perfect.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 30 2024 11:23 am EST
DREW: I think we might see a game 1 game 7 overlap. Since they don't reseed, we may see a game 1 in the west with a game 7 in the west if they have the game one as an early game. They wont want anything taking eyes off game 7 on a national platform.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 30 2024 11:16 am EST
Wildcard - yes the NBA would start a series even if other series were on-going. Probably for ratings and getting games on the weekends. I think there was a Lakers/Celtics final in the 80s that had one team waiting a week and a half. I haven't researched but you may be right on a Game 1/Game 7 situation that wasn't disruptive. Ideally I would hope to start Sunday.
DREW
Tue Apr 30 2024 11:13 am EST
Hospo - I literal reaction of laughter, or as the "kids say" "LOL" - Islanderphobia. In the 2020, 2021 Islander run rf4l and tdchi led a team of DREW therapists. My Islander fan buddy lives in Carolina and is going to the game tonight. This is the guy who calls the refs "Rangerees" because he feels the refs always favor us. Although he did concede that during the Caps series.
DREW
Tue Apr 30 2024 11:08 am EST
Hospo: They used to wait. AL the round series would be done before the next round would start. That way there was no risk of one conference being done with a bunch of sweeps and waiting 2 weeks for the other to catch up. And they want the conference finals to be every other day (mostly). If the second round started while the first round was still going, and both series ended in 4 in that series, now you are still playing game 2 in a series in the other conference and everything is a mess. I know during one of the covid mess seasons they overlapped, but I think it was just game 7 in one while game 1 was going in one series of the other. So they started the series on the other side only a couple days later.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 30 2024 11:00 am EST
Welcome back Rink Rat, nice to read a blast from the past. LGR's :->
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 10:58 am EST
Schneider/Miller can be with us for a good long time..... K'Andre Miller turned 24 on Jan 21 (https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/m/milleka01.html) ........ Braden Schneider is 22.5 (https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/schnebr01.html)
mf
Tue Apr 30 2024 10:58 am EST
DREW - Your Islanderphobia can go into remission after their Game 5 loss.......................My question about scheduling is if the Bruins wrap it up against the Maple Laughs and the East QF is done, do the Eastern SF start right away..or wait for the West (dallas-VGK) to catch up???
Hospo
Tue Apr 30 2024 10:53 am EST
Holy shit,,,RinkRat??? great to see ya...hope all is good..maybe a few other oldsters will pop in during the run to the Cup (One can hope!).......
Hospo
Tue Apr 30 2024 10:53 am EST
The Blueshirts netminder was asked about his play right off the bat, and his response echoed the same sentiment heard around the visiting locker room as his teammates reflected on Round 1. Instead of an evaluation of the team as a whole, however, Shesterkin’s was directed inward. “I could play better,” he said stoically, “but what’s important [is] we won tonight and we won the series.” <<<--- This is out of the Post. I love this mindset from an important guy. Still critical of his play after having not lost a game in the series and sporting a sub 2.0 GAA and a .931 save percentage. Lets hope that drive continues, and he keeps pushing to get better.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 30 2024 10:50 am EST
hipcheck - I would think Monday makes sense as Game 7 for Hurricanes vs Islanders is Saturday.
DREW
Tue Apr 30 2024 10:44 am EST
Hey Rink Rat! WB brother. It's been too long.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 30 2024 10:22 am EST
Oh yeah, and MILLER has been all around amazing..Not even sure I can remember a signal signature MILLER brain fart since he has been paired with SCHNIEDs..
Hospo
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:57 am EST
I like the way that Laviolette has remodeled his defense while also spreading the ice time out in the roles that fit the players best...Using MILLER and SCHNEIDER as the top pair at ES (and often against The best), lessening Troubs load at ES and allowing him to be the beast on the PK with The Black Knight......Foxy getting time everywhere (still the most ice time) and Gus being judicioulsy used as 3rd pair D and 2nd unit PP.....Great job by Big Country....Hopefully they all remain healthy, any injury to the Top 5 could be scary...Now, the forwards are another story and what concerns me moving forward...but that's for later in the week!!
Hospo
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:29 am EST
@StatBoy_Steven #NYR Chris Kreider turns 33 today. He has 127 goals since turning 30. Only 6 players have scored more goals from the age of 30 to 33 in NHL history: Phil Esposito: 192, Marcel Dionne: 145, Bobby Hull: 142, Mike Gartner: 134, Alex Ovechkin: 132, Joe Mullen: 128, Chris Kreider: 127
Wildcard
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:28 am EST
@StatBoy_Steven · 25m With his OHL season over, #NYR prospect Bryce McConnell-Barker (R3, 2022) will be joining the Wolf Pack for their play-off push. The release of Maxim Barbashev (R5, 2022) pretty much spells the end for his chances at an ELC in my opinion. His NHL rights expire June 1st.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:27 am EST
@WolfPackAHL UPDATE: #NYR has reassigned forward Bryce McConnell-Barker to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack from the OHL’s Soo Greyhounds. Additionally, the Wolf Pack has released forward Maxim Barbashev from his amateur tryout agreement (ATO).
Wildcard
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:13 am EST
How fitting Oshie gets a 3rd period High Sticking penalty against Panarin, and Panarin scores the game winner power play goal and series clinching goal. How Sweet it is.
Jerry_Garcia
Tue Apr 30 2024 9:09 am EST
RR: Welcome back!
rf4L
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:33 am EST
RinkRat sneaks in the back door after a multi-year absence to say "Hi" and "Lets Go Rangers".
rinkrat
Tue Apr 30 2024 8:29 am EST
I understand the logic on rooting for the Islanders but I also do not want to give them momentum in the series. They win tonight and they are probably pushing this to Game 7 with the home game. It's a ____ way to think but I'd rather not face the Islanders. Imagine they come back from 3-0 and then beat us in the next round? Nah good.
DREW
Tue Apr 30 2024 7:00 am EST
Dallas/Showers tied at 2 games apiece. WJ another goal.
rf4l
Tue Apr 30 2024 6:53 am EST
Welp .. hopefully MSG crowd is the push we need . As always I yield to the experts on this board . I do not see a scenario the Panthers are not in the finals .
Shonuff
Tue Apr 30 2024 6:24 am EST
Do we have any guesses when the 2nd round will begin for the Rangers?
hipcheck
Tue Apr 30 2024 5:55 am EST
So, do we have horses in tonight's races? TOR (down 3-1) over BOS? NYI (down 3-1) over CAR?
mf
Mon Apr 29 2024 11:48 pm EST
I watch the BOLTS a lot. I was not worried about the NYR's facing them. Did I expect their season to end 4-1? Heck no. This team has it's problems. One huge issue is the way the current GM has estranged Steven Stamkos. Stamkos has largely been ignored this season by a GM who apparently has little interest in re-signing him. I get it, he's getting older and you don't want to pay him what he's worth, but we're talking about a guy who has largely carried this team on his back during the course of several seasons when it mattered most. IMO, I think STAMKOS' is done in TAMPA and he may be headed to ANAHEIM to reunite with former teammatebut very good friend Alex Killorn. Or maybe he'll got to the PANTHERs just to really stick it to the BOLTS .... If he goes, I expect the LIGHTNING to be a shell of their former selves, but that is just my opinion.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 29 2024 10:18 pm EST
vcp…Agree they made the Bolts look very ordinary…
PJ
Mon Apr 29 2024 10:15 pm EST
Putty tats are probably the beast of the east since they destroyed the team that we didn't want to play. Stamkos, kucherov, hedman, point, yikes and they got demolished.
vcp1994
Mon Apr 29 2024 9:41 pm EST
Rhet: I'm rooting for every team (besides the Rangers of course) having to go the distance (7 games) in their respective series. Sucks TBL didn't force a game 6.
mf
Mon Apr 29 2024 9:34 pm EST
Around The Horn Hockey @ATHornHockey.... The New York Rangers have assigned C Bryce McConnell-Barker to Hartford (AHL) from Sault Ste. Marie (OHL).... #NYR
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 29 2024 9:25 pm EST
MF... I am torn. Outside of Vancouver, earlier in the season, DALLAS was probably the best team in the WEST for most of the season. They looked like the team to beat at one point. I would be okay with them being knocked out instead of the VGK awakening the sleeping beast. Then the Knights and AVS can kick the crap out of each other in the SEMI's. OILERS and CANUCKS would also be a fun series.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 29 2024 8:56 pm EST
Well, maybe Dallas can beat VGK tonight.
mf
Mon Apr 29 2024 8:41 pm EST
Oh well hope Boston can get rid of the Cats…
PJ
Mon Apr 29 2024 8:29 pm EST
Bye bye Tampa
rf4l
Mon Apr 29 2024 7:51 pm EST
Nope….Second goal that had been disallowed for Tampa…
PJ
Mon Apr 29 2024 7:49 pm EST
Bolts getting hosed in this game in my opinion…Hope they win this challenge…
PJ
Mon Apr 29 2024 5:23 pm EST
Caps building was bedlam last night, visiting crowd took over from the anthem onwards, felt like we were at MSG. Even the horn guy lost hope, I don't recall hearing it except once in the first.
LeoS
Mon Apr 29 2024 5:16 pm EST
Carolina has a way better power play than the Caps. Lav will have to decide if the possibility of knocking someone like Burns out of the series is worth an almost guaranteed nightly penalty against Rempe. We do seem to finally have a coach who values size and toughness, I'd guess no lineup changes for game 1
LeoS
Mon Apr 29 2024 4:56 pm EST
Aplace for DQ????....Coach Dave Hakstol fired after Kraken miss NHL playoffs...Among those to watch: Francis’ ex-teammate and current Carolina Hurricanes bench boss Rod Brind’Amour, who the Kraken had hoped to hire in 2021 shortly before he signed a three-year contract extension. That extension expires after this season, and Brind’Amour is on record as saying negotiations won’t be easy...Another to watch is Boston Bruins assistant Joe Sacco, a onetime Colorado Avalanche coach who was said to have been among the finalist candidates interviewed for the Kraken post three years ago. There is no shortage of successful former coaches available, including former St. Louis Blues Stanley Cup winner Craig Berube, Minnesota Wild bench boss Dean Evason, ex-Los Angeles Kings coach Todd McLellan, former New York Rangers coach Gerard Gallant and ex-Pittsburgh Penguins Cup-winning coach Dan Bylsma, who coaches the Kraken’s AHL Coachella Valley affiliate. Also, Kraken assistant coach Jay Leach, who has done strong work with the team’s defensemen, could get consideration. Leach was reported to have been considered for head-coaching jobs with the Bruins and Rangers the past two offseasons.
RF73
Mon Apr 29 2024 4:55 pm EST
Trouba is a much better fit on that pair and the balance in the back will help all of them now. My only co cern back there now is Gustafsson. Coming through series one with no injuries and time to rest is good for them. They also have time to work on some things.
Bob
Mon Apr 29 2024 3:48 pm EST
That is courtesy of @StatBoy_Steven over on Twitter
Wildcard
Mon Apr 29 2024 3:47 pm EST
Top-10 head-to-head (P%). #NHLBruins 15-5-4 (.708), #NYR 13-8-1 (.614), #GoJetsGo 13-7-3 (.586), #Canucks 13-7-3 (.586), #TimeToHunt 11-9-4 (.542), #GoAvsGo 11-10-2 (.522), #LeafsForever 11-10-3 (.521), #TexasHockey 11-10-3 (.521), #CauseChaos 10-12-0 (.455), #LetsGoOilers 8-12-3 (.413)
Wildcard
Mon Apr 29 2024 3:29 pm EST
Remember? 2 things happen with old age . One is a loss of memory. The other one I can’t remember.
Stevielegs
Mon Apr 29 2024 3:03 pm EST
vcp: Be careful, "Legs" may be a man of many shoes!"
mf
Mon Apr 29 2024 2:46 pm EST
Stevielegs. Remember what we all are .... rangers fans
vcp1994
Mon Apr 29 2024 12:50 pm EST
I thought Trouba had a terrific third period last night and particularly the last ten minutes….He is getting back and healthy at the perfect time…I agree he will light someone up in the next series…Hopefully Aho…
PJ
Mon Apr 29 2024 12:39 pm EST
This is also a testament to the play of Schnoodle & Miller
mf
Mon Apr 29 2024 12:37 pm EST
WallBangers: A quick glance at the TOI allocation, specifically the defensemen, suggests that when Trouba is paired with Goose & Schneider with Miller, that Lavy is doling out the minutes very evenly. The 2 main factors that skewed last night's defensive TOI #'s were Schneider taking a penalty, and us being on the PP. So, less Troube? I think not, I think we're getting more production out of Goose as a result of him being paired with the 'veteran' Trouba, and the back 6 is more balanced. jmo-snatcherally. ;->
mf
Mon Apr 29 2024 12:28 pm EST
or c = crazy! ;^)
rf4L
Mon Apr 29 2024 12:25 pm EST
Vcp= very concerned person ? Confused?
Stevielegs
Mon Apr 29 2024 12:12 pm EST
Anybody think you make lineup adjustments for the next series. Put chytil in maybe take out Rempe and move some people down a line?
Kis
Mon Apr 29 2024 12:02 pm EST
For shits and giggles, rumour floating around today that Montreal will be targeting a young forward in the off-season to keep up what they've done the previous 2 summers (first Kirby Dach then Alex Newhook) and one of their prey is KK.
rf4L
Mon Apr 29 2024 11:58 am EST
Carolina will see the real Trouba and that is what the contract is for . He will pick his spot and level somebody again so Ferraro can say there is another skate issue or “ some kind of distress “
Shonuff
Mon Apr 29 2024 11:53 am EST
Jerry_garcia I am enjoying it , loving it , what do you expect from a rangers fan lolol.
vcp1994
Mon Apr 29 2024 10:58 am EST
Less trouba is better trouba? So trouba leading the entire roster in 5v5 ice time mean less is more? Wait no. Sorry Gus had a few more seconds to lead the team last night. The idea that trouba is getting less ice time is one not based in reality. Trouba is still the goto guy in many situations. Late game. D zone starts, get pushed over the boards against the most offensive threatening players on the other team. I don’t know why people thought trouba was moved down. Milller was moved down. That’s what the ice time and usage reflects…
Wildcard
Mon Apr 29 2024 10:31 am EST
vcp1994, for crying out loud, enjoy the Rangers SWEEP. I don't care what excuses the other team had. It's playoff hockey!!!! The RANGERS dominated. Reminded me of when Detroit annihilated the Caps back in 1998. Caps had problems getting puck to Red line. Rangers series was pro team playing high school team. Rangers skated rings around the Caps. Special team play was at its best, better then regular season with shorthanded goals. And we have your friend vcp, Rempe! And the Bread man was a major factor. Enjoy it dude. Kick back, some a bong or something!
Jerry_Garcia
Mon Apr 29 2024 10:18 am EST
Rhet…I have watched the Canes and Islanders series and you are correct, they have not played good enough to beat us….Rangers did not play their best and ended up with a convincing sweep…
PJ
Mon Apr 29 2024 10:09 am EST
Forever Blueshirts @4EverBlueshirts .... There's currently no update on Brennan Othmann's injury status after he left Sunday's series clinching game for the Wolf Pack over Charlotte. A status will be provided on Wednesday per source. #NYR
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 29 2024 9:53 am EST
Bob Kawa @bob_kawa .... Rangers: *sweep team, are only behind for 3/240 minutes this series, take care of worse team without expending all their energy or getting hurt* ...Posters on here: this team stinks
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 29 2024 9:29 am EST
Stat Boy Steven @StatBoy_Steven ..... This was the 4th time in #NYR history, the team swept a best-of-7 series.... It was also the fewest amount of time they trailed in a 4-game series sweep.... 2024 vs WSH: 3m21s.... 2007 vs ATL: 7m11s.... 1994 vs NYI: 10m31s.... 1972 vs CHI: 25m26s
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 29 2024 9:20 am EST
Stat Boy Steven @StatBoy_Steven .... Also, Let's not pretend CAR look like this well-oiled machine against an inferior NYI team. They have struggled a lot more than the Rangers have with the Capitals.... I am often the Rangers' harshest critic and people complain about it, but this sweep was pretty convincing.... Yeah, and that was in a game where the opponent faced elimination, at home. They were going to throw everything at us, and more.... Despite that, they never took the lead in the game. We weathered the storm without too much trouble.... Have you seen the Hurricanes play against the Islanders? If they play this way against us, they're not going to beat us.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 29 2024 9:20 am EST
Rangers will have to play far better to match up with canes let's be honest. The caps were our deserved first round opponent. OV was exhausted he wasn't himself. We will take it. Need some luck to win.
vcp1994
Mon Apr 29 2024 9:12 am EST
Hospo and rhetoric. Agreed. I as most ranger fans are very cautiously optimistic.
vcp1994
Mon Apr 29 2024 9:10 am EST
Rhetoric. Washington was not a good team lololol . The next opponent will be far more challenging.
vcp1994
Mon Apr 29 2024 8:54 am EST
Well that certainly cheered my weekend up.
DREW
Mon Apr 29 2024 8:47 am EST
Stat Boy Steven @StatBoy_Steven.... #NYR trailed a for a total of 3m21s in the entire series.... - 3rd highest scoring team in the post-season after 4 games..... - Outscored their opponent by 2 goals per game (15-7).... - More 5v5 goals than WSH had total goals.... - 5th highest PP%.... - Only team with multiple SHGs
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 29 2024 8:42 am EST
Rangers earned a day off. How much if any time do the coaches spend watching tape of this past series? ... Here's to all the teams that are trailing in their series to win their next game: TBL, DAL, NYI, WPG, TOR, NSH, LAK.
mf
Mon Apr 29 2024 7:23 am EST
No extra credit for style. Rangers play to level of the competition. Miller/schneider fantastic. Less Trouba is a better Trouba. Igor plays at this level we beat Canes in 6. If Chytil is ready play him v Canes.
Jake0104
Mon Apr 29 2024 7:15 am EST
As much as this team doesn’t have a killer instinct and as much as the play most of the series was sloppy, they took it in 4. The good news is we and they know that they’re capable of playing much better. Will that be enough? Time will tell. But I’ve always questioned the psychological make up of this team to embrace and maintain a playoff mentality/focus. On the plus side, we always seem to play down OR up to our opponent, based off the talent level of the opposing team. Carolina series will be interesting to watch, to see what this team is made of. The talent is undeniable.
NCRanger
Mon Apr 29 2024 5:33 am EST
Rempe wil be out as there is no one on Carolina to dress him for if Chytil returns . However … Can someone tell me what Wennberg has done besides nice suits ? Entire team played sloppy against a sloppy opponent . I think Carolina’s skill level will be the death of them as this will also awaken the Rangers skill level . Boston or Florida is Rempe.
Shonuff
Mon Apr 29 2024 4:54 am EST
“I just think that it says we’re a good hockey team. We showed it every game. I think even tonight, when we weren’t at our best, we still were able to do the little things right whenever we had a lead.” — Vincent Trocheck ….. in his frank nitti suit ….https://duckduckgo.com/?q=frank+nitti&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2Fce%2F5a%2Ffe%2Fce5afef4029be6eb7e61f69a801b0c70.jpg
Stevielegs
Mon Apr 29 2024 4:49 am EST
“WASHINGTON — A lot of the series was ugly — really, it was — and it is a compliment of the highest order to the Rangers that they were able to grind it through, one period after another, one game after another, to complete a first-round sweep of the Caps while penned into tight spaces for nearly all of the series’ 240 minutes. ”
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 11:04 pm EST
VCP... To be clear, I am pro CHYTIL playing, but that doesn't mean I want Rempe to sit, just that I think that's what Lavi may do.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 11:02 pm EST
It wasn’t always textbook but they got it done broom…. Next…
E
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:57 pm EST
VCP - I didn't say No to CHYTL..!!..If ready, he can play for Wennberg or Roslovic...:).But, to be honest, I don't think you make any change after a sweep...especially for REMPE given that the Rangers have won THIRTEEN IN A ROW with him in the lineup!!
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:52 pm EST
So we have rhetoric for chytil and hospo for rempe. And the winner is we shall see.
vcp1994
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:36 pm EST
VCP.... I was thinking the same in regard to REMPE. The Z line needs Chytil. Rosy had a pretty good series but he did his best work on the PP. If we move him down to the bottom six, he can still keep his spot on the 2nd unit. Too often Z and K have had strong shifts in the O zone 5v5 and too often Rosy was no where to be found. Chytil could help out in that regard immensely... Of course, in the end, it only matters what LAVI thinks.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:34 pm EST
VCP - Nah, they need REMPE on the forecheck.to scare the hit out of the Canes D..or, t the least, make them rush their plays...He will and should play until he shows he's a liability and, yeah he lost his check tonight, but otherwise has been very responsible..Keep him in
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:34 pm EST
Those damn HIPPA laws. :-)
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:30 pm EST
MF... We will find out after the season. Until then, NADA.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:29 pm EST
Wennberg just had a maintenance day recently, was he playing hurt?
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:26 pm EST
I don't think rempe plays in second round . Canes have speed everywhere unlike the crapitals. I think chytil plays but I will hold my breath every time he gets hit.
vcp1994
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:24 pm EST
Thanks PJ -
Tom427
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:24 pm EST
NEWFIE - MILLER/SCHNEIDER have been so good at ES...going up against the best..Which allows TROUBS to be the beast on the PK..while MILLER is doing it on BOTH!! And zero Miller brain farts! A great series from him (and our boy Schneider).
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:20 pm EST
Tom…Correct the winner of Canes and Isles….
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:20 pm EST
OK, sorry, I AM happy they won the series..But this one was a foregone conclusion even before it started and I am lready thinking bout the matchups with the Canes..and envisioning REMPE "forechecking" on BURNS!. TOM - I'm pretty sure it's the CANES..well, unless DREW is right and the Isles pull off the miracle comeback
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:20 pm EST
Canes ha e a great goalie too..gonna be interesting. Imagine if Islanders take it to 7. Nah not happening 6 would be nice.i wonder if chytil plays on the second round. .
vcp1994
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:20 pm EST
Hospo...that's so funny ,I was typing my last post probably at the same time. But back to what you said about Schneider and Miller.........Miller is playing like he is "born again " and Schneider is not only our BEST d-man but is quickly turning into one of the best in the entire league.
Newfie_Ranger
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:17 pm EST
Can someone tell me who we play next? I’m thinking winner of Canes vs Isles but not sure.
Tom427
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:16 pm EST
NYStranger......I can't express just how important it is to have a Richter,a Hank or a Shesty when the going gets tough in the PO"s. On those teams you are talking about....the Coach is stressed out,along with the players and even the fans. It's a "blessing"
Newfie_Ranger
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:13 pm EST
NEWFIE/NYS - The next round is gonna have some amazing series..with ll teams left having shot to win the entire thing..It's good to have maybe the best Goalie on the Rangers!
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:11 pm EST
DOMINATING 3rd period sends us into Round 2! Panarin was pressing but that goal should help going forward! Fuck Tom Wilson…POS!
JFC31
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:10 pm EST
Newfie, I do find it amazing (interesting?) that there are playoff teams that don’t have a reliable number one goalie these days and keep changing them up.
NYStranger
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:09 pm EST
NEWFIE - Gus was good almost the entire series...STEVIE - An empty netter and a bad PPG doesn't really do it for me, But I'll take it!!!....The CANES series will be dramatically different for all the lines..
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:09 pm EST
Zhair with 7 points when it counts 1g 6a
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:06 pm EST
Rosy goal was a pp goal . Dingleberry was in a hurry to pull his goalie. F him too.
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:05 pm EST
Gonna pull a Wildcard here (yikes): Rangers won in 4 and there's discontent. Lolol.
rf4l
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:04 pm EST
Bread man with the game winner!!!!
jerry_garcia
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:03 pm EST
Ov done, time the caps move on and trade ov/oshe and Carlson to highest bidder. They need to start the rebuild.
jerry_garcia
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:01 pm EST
Rhet doesn’t the nhl wait until the first round is over for everyone before starting the second round?
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:01 pm EST
Kis...........trust me,it just works that way when you are coaching. It was probably a hunch ,or maybe it was just a mistake. Some times things just work out with a move like that. I put out a 4th line one time in a game 6 final cause i was so pissed off with some of my "stars" and the guys popped two goals ,including the game winner !
Newfie_Ranger
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:00 pm EST
Stevielegs... empty better lololol we take the sweep. Hope we can the canes
vcp1994
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:58 pm EST
Drury looks good with rosy lick 2 goals 2 assists
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:57 pm EST
Oh man. Seriously stressful watching the Rangers not hustle at times or clear the puck out cleanly when pressured. But they seem to pull these games out all year long. Nice win. Nice series. Now they can get some rest and hopefully bring it to another level next round. OAN ROS buried that empty netter. I was totally expecting a miss or block! LOL. LGR!
NYStranger
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:57 pm EST
Drury looks good with rosy lick 2 goals 2 assists
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:56 pm EST
Hospo...yes,and even old Gus played solid,don't you think ?
Newfie_Ranger
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:55 pm EST
mf.....yes it may have been a bit ugly and a bit sloppy but we have Shesty in net, as opposed to some teams who don't even know who they are gonna start the next game........ :)
Newfie_Ranger
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:55 pm EST
Way to go Rangers, sweepe. 1/4 done. Thanks Rangers
jerry_garcia
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:53 pm EST
The Caps played some decent hockey down the stretch to get in the playoffs and Lindgren was very good for them at the end of the season…Not easy to sweep any team….We also had production from different players….Didn’t count on the Trocheck line to win….Special teams very good….
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:50 pm EST
ON the positive side, what a defensive pair SCHNEIDER and MILLER are!!..In fact, all 3 D pairs played well the entire series..And they have IGOR..
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:49 pm EST
Thanks to the NYI win yesterday, we have a couple days off(1 day off, 1 day of practice?) before we find out what happens with the Canes. If the ISLES win again, we can get some good practices in :)
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:49 pm EST
I'm thinking why the fuck are you putting out roslovic and panarin the last 4 min. I'd being putting out wennberg and goodrow instead or goodrow and Kakko. But lavi throws out roslovic and they score an EN. Very happy this series is over.
Kis
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:48 pm EST
NHL Playoff Brackets: https://www.nhl.com/playoffs/2024/bracket
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:47 pm EST
Just like the previous 2 games before this...Wasn't pretty at all.. but they got it done...And that's the objective...Very good Special Teams....OTOH, a lot to be desired at ES agaisnt a very bad team ....Can thye compete with the CNES and then FLA/BOS? We shall see..but maybe in a week!!
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:46 pm EST
Kudos to Trouba….He was a beast in the third period…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:46 pm EST
Cnparda: Protas is listed as 6'6": https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/protaal01.html
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:45 pm EST
Said it before, Craps and Flyers were the best opponents for the Rangers. Expected the series win in 5, but sweep is so much sweeter. Now on to the 2nd to face Canes. Hopefully Isles will put up a fight and drug the series even further. Great job overall. Shesti was absolutely brilliant tonight and the whole series.
Andrei
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:45 pm EST
Nice third period….We got the sweep we hoped for….Proud of this team and to be a Ranger fan right now…..LGR!
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:45 pm EST
Gfys Wilson go golfing in the ocean
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:44 pm EST
Impressive.
rf4l
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:44 pm EST
I might be smoking crack but PROTAS looks as tall as REMPS.
Cnparda
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:43 pm EST
????????♥?
Kis
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:42 pm EST
How sweep it is!!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:42 pm EST
What an ugly sloppy game by the Rangers
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:41 pm EST
LGR- happy I can use capital letters again.
Cnparda
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:41 pm EST
FU cAPS!
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:41 pm EST
No reason not to have 2 D out there on that PP.. I was sweating a shorty with the lackluster effort .. it worked out
sjw
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:41 pm EST
How sweep it is
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:40 pm EST
Roslogood
rf4l
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:40 pm EST
Sweep-O-Rama! Beautiful!
Bob
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:38 pm EST
Wooooooo!!
fotiu22
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:38 pm EST
Rosey, Good Bye Capitals..............
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:38 pm EST
WWWWOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:37 pm EST
on the positive side, gus who I have beaten up on here has had a great series thus far.
Cnparda
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:35 pm EST
Way to go craps take another penalty
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:35 pm EST
Pull your goalie dingleberry
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:34 pm EST
Trochek out for every faceoff. You know this is going to be a long five minutes
fotiu22
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:33 pm EST
The Foxwood five
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:32 pm EST
I know Lavi is doing the right thing shortening the bench, but the 4th line looked much better with Rampe on it.
Andrei
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:32 pm EST
Great minds think alike
Bob
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:31 pm EST
Tonight has not been a good night for Jimmy Vesey in his own zone.
Bob
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:31 pm EST
Vesey struggling…Rangers need to keep bringing it…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:30 pm EST
vecesy is having a rough game.
Cnparda
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:30 pm EST
Biggest save of the game
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:30 pm EST
This line was out there a little too long.....LOVE the IGOR chants :)
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:24 pm EST
BTW- 3 Rangers sticks slashed out of their hands this period with no whistles.
Bob
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:22 pm EST
Now we sit back for the rest of the evening? I hate that. Need to play in the Caps zone some.
Bob
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:20 pm EST
Panarin was pissed and a every right to be…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:19 pm EST
Fucken refs stop calling slashing. So blatant right in front of the ref.
Andrei
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:15 pm EST
There only 1 way a puck carrier loses his stick when heading up ice…when it is SLASHED out of his hands! Why TF was that not called a slash? Refs suck…as usual!
JFC31
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:15 pm EST
What a PK. Miller is having a fantastic game tonight. Continue playing a simple game. Get the puck deep. More turnovers are coming. One more goal should be the final nail.
Andrei
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:15 pm EST
Rhet... Are u referring to oshie taking down a Ranger when they were on PP?
tradestar28
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:15 pm EST
Old Vienna so non-engaged.
rf4l
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:14 pm EST
Almost another loaf
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:13 pm EST
Get the momentum back boys!
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:13 pm EST
Short hand them
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:12 pm EST
Come on REFS that was a blatant takedown.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:12 pm EST
Not exactly locking them down..just more ES lazy shit..
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:11 pm EST
We had been playing great this period, that was just stupid.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:11 pm EST
Brain fart by Touba
Tom427
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:11 pm EST
Bad pass by trouba
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:11 pm EST
Ridiculous! No slashing call. I swear this league is doing everything to make each series last.
jratelle19
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:11 pm EST
Damn we are sloppy…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:11 pm EST
Rangers so fuckin lazy and lackadaisical tonight... Slow
tradestar28
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:10 pm EST
WTF TROUBA?
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:10 pm EST
Trouba. Lol.
rf4l
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:10 pm EST
I'll take a PPG!!...Now lock them down..
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:09 pm EST
Huge goal by Bread!
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:07 pm EST
F U Oshit
rf4l
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:07 pm EST
YYESSSSSSSSSSSS BREADDDDDDDD
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:07 pm EST
Bread time
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:07 pm EST
Oshit terrible with his stick.
rf4l
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:06 pm EST
A much better start. Puck deep, few good chances. Now let’s score on PP!!
Andrei
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:59 pm EST
In of course ecstatic we have Schneider, but I remember wanting Lapiere with our second pick in 20.
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:55 pm EST
Wheel out the oxygen tanks and masks in the locker room. And come out in the 3rd alive and kicking. Coach should try to come up with something but he’ll more than likely stay the course. Time to dig a lot deeper and kick it up a few notches.
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:53 pm EST
Bad period. Regroup.
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:53 pm EST
BRETT BERARD will be on the NYR's next season.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:49 pm EST
Bad period! Rangers not getting in quick on the forecheck & pressuring Caps, not winning board battles & coming out w/the puck. Trochek line has no sustained O-zone time! Bread looks like he’s pressing…no need to feel pressed…just PLAY! Let’s win this 3rd period!
JFC31
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:48 pm EST
TRADE - Yeah. somebody on here said that on here over a month ago..can't rmember who..:)..That said, I would love to see one of them (or any of the sleepwalking forwards from that period) somehow score a goal at ES and put this baby to bed..
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:46 pm EST
I'll tell you, the caps are playing a hell of a lot tougher than some of these other teams in the playoffs.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:44 pm EST
Outplayed..at least it's still tied..You're the better team, show it...and don't wait for special teams
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:44 pm EST
Third period we need to double shift both ZBAD and TRO. Get them into more favorable matchups. Also: Have Rempe get in a fight with Wilson to get him off the ice for the bulk of the 3rd period.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:44 pm EST
Hospo... Roslovic and Wennberg are garbage pickups from the basement bargain bin at Hockey Walmart
tradestar28
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:43 pm EST
Won = win
fotiu22
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:43 pm EST
Won one period and get the sweep
fotiu22
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:37 pm EST
Good to see Kreider going to the net. Keep them coming.
Andrei
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:37 pm EST
Something is wrong when this Ranger team can't take advantage of mcilrath being on the ice. He's 32 and never had a full season I the nhl. Big reaso. Is he doesn't skate well.
Kis
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:36 pm EST
The forwards on the top 2 lines have been pretty lax/late defensively..And, is it to much to ask Wennberg to do 1 thing offensively at ES for this team? Been waiting since the deadline
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:35 pm EST
At this point they just gotta get out of this period and reset for the third.
evets1980
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:35 pm EST
Every shift puck has to go deep. Every fricken shift. Rangers need to slow the pace down and patiently wait for a turnover, which will come. Simple game.
Andrei
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:35 pm EST
Rangers playing rope-a-dope - unless you’re Muhammad Ali that’s dangerous.
Tom427
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:35 pm EST
Want the extra time off you have to work for it….Not seeing it in this period…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:35 pm EST
Rangers better start Rangering
tradestar28
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:34 pm EST
Bad offense bad defense not a good period being outshot 9-3
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:32 pm EST
We are sleeping our way through this period.
Bob
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:30 pm EST
So none of these hits are late???
Andrei
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:29 pm EST
It was zbad who had stick slashed
tradestar28
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:29 pm EST
team looks like they were hit with a sleep dart
Cnparda
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:28 pm EST
As a TEAM.they are being outhustled and beaten to pucks..simple as that..Ranagers can't get PP's that way. and they need the pP..ES they have been meh all series
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:27 pm EST
Rangers need to hold tight during the push & need to counter punch. Laf and Panarin?
rngrsans
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:27 pm EST
It looked like someone on Rangers had stick slashed out of hands at center ice prior to hendrix picking up puck and skating directly in
tradestar28
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:26 pm EST
Would be nice of bread and Laffy would show up. They have 1 goal between the two of them in this series
Kis
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:25 pm EST
The NYR's needs to get out of this period tied.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:25 pm EST
Z had nothing to do with that goal being scored…But haters keep hating…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:23 pm EST
What a lazy shift. My goodness. Let some scrub skate through the entire team.
Bob
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:23 pm EST
Legs: The only killer instinct this team has is on "This Wall!"
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:23 pm EST
Long shift..2nd line abused..Lindgren gassed and standing still..Teams equal at ES
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:23 pm EST
What a fucken shitshow shift by a ZShit line. Terrible turnover by Krieder, lazy check back and dumb line change by ZShit.
Andrei
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:22 pm EST
Stevie - problem is, they don’t have one
NCRanger
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:22 pm EST
JOE.... Okay, so ZBAD made a change.... There were still 3 NYR's around Lapierre and none of them touched him... but yeah, ZBAD made a change.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:22 pm EST
Lazy lazy lazy. They want it more. We will lose if this continues
NCRanger
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:22 pm EST
Bring out the killer instinct
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:22 pm EST
Horrible D there and Kreider just watching…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:21 pm EST
Against a good team, we'd be down by 3
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:19 pm EST
The refs need to start castling the B.S. going on or the game will be out of control
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:19 pm EST
Oshie knows how to cheat and fake out the refs
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:19 pm EST
Pack win 3 1. Garand 39 saves.
rf4l
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:18 pm EST
Top line not in sync….
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:16 pm EST
LGR chant from the crowd.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:14 pm EST
Pretty sure oshie was holding Schneiders stick there and then just took a dive
fotiu22
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:14 pm EST
Oshit clamps down on Schneider's stick. Penalty on S. Lololol.
rf4l
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:14 pm EST
He was holding the fucking stick!!
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:14 pm EST
Nice dive by Oshie
Tom427
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:14 pm EST
Was not a penalty….
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:13 pm EST
Knew that was coming….
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:12 pm EST
Still too sloppy…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:12 pm EST
sloppy, sloppy shit there...Focus guys,,
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:11 pm EST
That is why you don't double shift Panarin on the PP. He was gassed getting back.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:09 pm EST
MF with Roger Miller, JFC with TORA TORA TORA...Goe, we're old! And we need a goal here!!!
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:08 pm EST
Bury one on this PP to rub it in
Bob
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:07 pm EST
They are trying to get even for bending over vandyke which was a clean slightly late hit by Mack truck Rempe
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:04 pm EST
love how craps fans think Fox should be penalized for embellishing. so stupid.
Cnparda
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:03 pm EST
Priorities: 1. Win game. 2. Get out with everyone healthy. 3. Get at Wilson with no suspension. Only think is if Rempe goes after Wilson it leaves McIrath to go after whoever he wants which could be problematic
Fotiu22
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:03 pm EST
Craps playing with intent to injure whoever they can.
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:01 pm EST
Hopefully this game will be like the movie “TORA! TORA! TORA!“ when the Japanese Admiral says they have awakened a sleeping giant! Rangers need to take this shit personally and steamroll these assjoles!
JFC31
Sun Apr 28 2024 8:00 pm EST
Both The Predators and JETS should be at a minimum tied 2-2. The JETS had GEO down in game one and let him claw his way back into the series to go ahead 3-1. Some teams don't seem like they have a sense of urgency.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:58 pm EST
Wilson has NEVER CHANGED and never will. He’s a piece of shit! Rangers must score on this PP to stick it to Wilson! If they do score on this PP, Wilson will go off the deep end…he’ll have a psychotic break!
JFC31
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:55 pm EST
Wow the refs are blowing this game. That should have been a match penalty for intent to injure when the guy went knee on knee. Then bullshit from Wilson grabbing Fox by the head. Should be easily a 5 min. If that's Rempe he get a game misconduct. If rangers score on the PP. Trouba should take out Wilson. I know mcilrath will go after Rempe
Kis
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:53 pm EST
KIS--You beat me to the Troubs idea!!
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:52 pm EST
Wilson is some tough guy......last year he goes after Panarin.....now it's Fox..whose next on his hit list Jones.....LOL
Newfie_Ranger
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:52 pm EST
The chemistry between Trocheck and Z on the PP is pretty amazing.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:52 pm EST
After a period it’s easy to see what Caps adjusted to. Keep guys high and take their chances with odd man rushes and live with ours. And secondly. Cheapshotting where applicable. Rangers counter by…playing better less loose D (tighten that shit up) and have Rempe or Trouba tune up Wilson
NCRanger
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:52 pm EST
Down 3-0 nd 2-1, it's what teams do..There will be more..especialaly if it goes 3-1..Gonna be a wild ride..Rangers can handle themselves..Troubs the Annihaltor has yet to make an appearance...hmmmm
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:50 pm EST
Were Caps saying Fox embellished? After all the diving they did last game. Please eliminate these dxcks tonight.
Tom427
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:50 pm EST
Well, if you can’t compete then guess the only option is to start the clown show. Rangers need to score to stick it even harder.
Andrei
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:50 pm EST
A PPG to start the 2nd would be nice.
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:50 pm EST
Would be good to score and then have trouba take out Wilson
Kis
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:50 pm EST
One more Ranger goal and it’s Rempe hunting season. Wilson is a pussy.
jerry_garcia
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:49 pm EST
The refs should've throw him out of the game. I have never seen that after a PP goal . They're intentionally trying to hurt FOX.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:49 pm EST
Wilson is an embarrassment. People say you want him on your team…I say no. I hate babies like that. Goes after Panarin once now he goes after Fox? Real tough.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:49 pm EST
Wht passing on that PP! and then Wilson the Idiot fucking his team
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:49 pm EST
Wilson is why teams need a Rempe.
rf4l
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:48 pm EST
If we get up by 3…if I’m Laviolette I fell Rempe to destroy Wilson. Fucking useless scumbag
NCRanger
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:48 pm EST
BTW... ZIBANEJAD was playing defense there on the PP.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:48 pm EST
Fuck u Wilson
rf4l
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:48 pm EST
Can’t allow Wilson to do that….Somebody maim that cocksucker….
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:47 pm EST
Rempe absolutely has to tune up Wilson
fotiu22
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:47 pm EST
Wilson afraid of king K?
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:47 pm EST
Fuck off Caps…Trocheck!
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:46 pm EST
Throw Wilson out of the game!!!!
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:46 pm EST
TROOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:45 pm EST
Clearly stuck his knee out
fotiu22
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:44 pm EST
2:00 Minutes for tripping... B.S....that was intent to injure.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:44 pm EST
Dangerous knee…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:44 pm EST
Cheap fucks
fotiu22
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:44 pm EST
Fox hurt….All we need…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:43 pm EST
This is a horseshit effort. They don't look like a team that wants to sweep. Rangers have no offensive zone time
Kis
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:39 pm EST
What was Jimmy's Feces doing there??
rf4l
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:39 pm EST
Caps aren’t going to just quit…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:38 pm EST
Somebody slow on the backcheck...
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:38 pm EST
Shitty fucking d. Lazy play. This team has a hard time sticking the knife in
NCRanger
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:38 pm EST
Rangers playing way too loose…Horrible goal…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:29 pm EST
Just tuned in..KAKKAO!!???? Be patient nd take advantge of the Caps pressing the rest of the way
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:27 pm EST
Need to tighten up defensively. Too many turnovers, especially at the blue line. LGR!!
Andrei
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:27 pm EST
PREDS suck.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:20 pm EST
All that time we were in the O zone. we needed to get more shots on Lindgren(no stick).
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:20 pm EST
Craps are headhunting
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:16 pm EST
Tighten up…..
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:16 pm EST
Come on Bread…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:14 pm EST
It was very offside.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:14 pm EST
Roslovic can’t miss from there…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:14 pm EST
ZBad returning the favor?
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:13 pm EST
Channel 246 on DirectTV…Kakko!
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:13 pm EST
KaPPPO KaKKO
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:13 pm EST
Holy kaapo
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:13 pm EST
KAKKOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:12 pm EST
It is on TRUTV
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:09 pm EST
Six fucking seconds…Damn Predators…
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:08 pm EST
PJ and Rhet... Same here... How fuckin stupid
tradestar28
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:06 pm EST
There’s gotta be an alternative channel option for all viewers right?!? I know the NHL is Mickey Mouse league but surely it’s not this incompetent. Where do I watch?
NCRanger
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:03 pm EST
Time to get Rempeed
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:03 pm EST
This blows…Preds blow 2 goal lead and game going to OT…Only channel I can get….
PJ
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:02 pm EST
Got Two Hours of Pushing Brooms, "Sweep!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHtoayjVLAY
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 6:57 pm EST
Stephen Whyno @SWhyno .... Replying to @SWhyno Tom Wilson booed when shown on video screens … in his home arena. Uh, yeah, lotta Rangers fans here tonight.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 5:51 pm EST
Keegan Jarvis @TheKeeganJarvis .... Your three stars of the game:.... !st Star...: Dylan Garand (W, 39/40 saves)... 2nd...: Riley Nash (GWG, 1 A).... 3rd....: Mac Hollowell (2 A).... #HFDvsCLT | #NYR
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 5:48 pm EST
RF4L - yeah, I think the Cats will pummel the bruins, but a good part of me wants to play the Bruins (after we beat the Canes) and send those scumbags packing..Of course, way ahead of things!
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 5:35 pm EST
Go Pack Go!!!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 28 2024 5:34 pm EST
Looks like Garand had 39 saves. Losing the fist game of a best of 3 all on the road? Nice work. Builds character.
Bob
Sun Apr 28 2024 5:33 pm EST
Ricky Milliner @Milliner06 ,..... WE’RE OFF TO THE ATLANTIC DIVISION SEMIFINALS! The #HWP defeat the Charlotte Checkers by a score of 3-1. The group win game 3 in the best of 3 series (2-1). Next up, the Providence Bruins in a best of 5. Ready or not, here we come.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 5:31 pm EST
Keegan Jarvis @TheKeeganJarvis .... Charlotte takes a timeout with 2:58 remaining. Their net is empty. Score remains 3-1 Wolf Pack. #HFDvsCLT | #NYR
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 5:22 pm EST
Keegan Jarvis @TheKeeganJarvis.... Goal, Checkers. Brendan Perlini pots a powerplay goal.... That shorthanded goal by Berard is looking real important right now..... 3-1 Wolf Pack, 4:23 to play.... #HFDvsCLT | #NYR
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 5:20 pm EST
Keegan Jarvis @TheKeeganJarvis .... Here’s the video of the hit that knocked Wolf Pack forward Brennan Othmann out of the game. Brendan Perlini earned a two minute boarding penalty for it. You be the judge.... https://twitter.com/TheKeeganJarvis/status/1784699541666546169
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 5:10 pm EST
Riley Nash scores to make it 2-0. The Othmann hit was from behind.
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 28 2024 4:57 pm EST
Keegan Jarvis @TheKeeganJarvis · 16s Othmann remains in the locker room to start the third period. Adam Sýkora is double-shifting on his line with Ryder Korczak and Brett Berard..... Hartford down to 11 forwards for now..... #HFDvsCLT | #NYR
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 4:54 pm EST
Wolfpack up1-0 after 2. Garand has stop all 27 SOGs. Dhmelar with the only goal.
HellsKitchen
Sun Apr 28 2024 1:58 pm EST
It also means the deciding game is today for the Pack, starting at 4PM.
rf4L
Sun Apr 28 2024 1:57 pm EST
WIld: Agree that that is stupid. Blatantly unfair, too.
rf4L
Sun Apr 28 2024 1:57 pm EST
Hospo: FLA will pound the Bruins.
rf4L
Sun Apr 28 2024 11:03 am EST
Not sure if everyone knows this. But the AHL first round is just 3 games. And when travel is over a certain distance all the games are played in the higher seeds building. So all 3 for the Pack are on the road. I think the AHL needs to fix that. You don’t build fan bases by having the best time of year never enter a building for the home fans. Find some money. Charter some planes. Do something…because this beat of 3 with no home game thing is a joke IMHO.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 28 2024 10:39 am EST
Great results last night except for the fucking Bruins! Who I hate like DREW hates the Isles...Glad for the Isles extending the Canes , knew they had one win agaisnt the Canes in them..Gonna be tought to close out the Caps tonight but the Rangers are so much better..Get the first goal..game over
Hospo
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:51 am EST
https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/201871/wyatt-johnston
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 9:49 am EST
Well the President Trophy Winner Rangers are the only playoff team still undefeated, and tonight we should advance to the second round. No jinx, no cocky attitude, we're just a way better team. "Lets Go Rangers!" https://www.nhl.com/playoffs/2024/bracket
mf
Sun Apr 28 2024 7:38 am EST
Gawd while I like Othmann I sure wish Drury listened to me and drafted Wyatt Johnson in 2021. Superstar in the making.
rf4l
Sun Apr 28 2024 6:53 am EST
And then there was one. I hate the fact that the game is at 8PM tonight.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 28 2024 6:19 am EST
https://nypost.com/2024/04/27/sports/matt-rempe-may-be-nhls-villain-but-hes-vital-for-rangers/
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 27 2024 11:22 pm EST
PJ: I really like the matchup of Canes vs. Rangers. It’s gonna be a 6-7 games and close but I think the Rangers PP, goaltending and frustrating, stops that 1-1 man on man play. He’ll start breaking up his lines looking for matchups and the Rangers will stick to that one man forecheck. I think Carolina is gonna have issues with the Rangers. Assuming they both get passed this round. Closing out is always hardest
E
Sat Apr 27 2024 11:18 pm EST
DAL 2 - VGK 1... McNab just scored for VGK... Need DAL to win this one
mf
Sat Apr 27 2024 10:14 pm EST
It should be Shanahan who goes. What a coward he is. Went corporate at the expense of his previously not small balls.
rf4l
Sat Apr 27 2024 10:12 pm EST
How soon after game 5 will Keefe be fired is a new betting line.
rf4l
Sat Apr 27 2024 9:12 pm EST
Watching the fancy pants Laffs getting shut down by teh Teddy Bears.. 6 PPG against in 3 2/3 games is not good
sjw
Sat Apr 27 2024 9:12 pm EST
I make it a habit of not listening to NHL Radio on Sirius on Sunday mornings because the host always has his nose so far up Toronto’s butt. But if this keeps up I might have to tune in tomorrow morning.
Bob
Sat Apr 27 2024 9:09 pm EST
LEAFS doing their usual again tonight.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 27 2024 8:41 pm EST
So difficult to sweep. Hoping for 5 games. The officiating really needs to improve. Been God awful.
vcp1994
Sat Apr 27 2024 8:24 pm EST
If the NYR can finish off WASH tomorrow, the NYI win today will give them an extra 2 days off at the very least. Can't complain about that.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 27 2024 8:21 pm EST
Drew…Rangers have a far better chance of beating Islanders than the Canes….Be careful what you wish for…
PJ
Sat Apr 27 2024 8:10 pm EST
Guys like Belzile are integral to AHL success. Need a good mix of guys like that to go deep in the POs. The experience your true prospects gain from that is immeasurable.
rf4l
Sat Apr 27 2024 6:59 pm EST
Good for Belzile with the OT winner. The dude has been great for the Pack.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 27 2024 6:55 pm EST
Pack win 3 2 in OT tying their series 1 1. Grand in both games and has a 2.00 gaa. Good for them and Dylan. Keep it up!!
rf4l
Sat Apr 27 2024 6:55 pm EST
Next, a Dallas win tonight..... please
mf
Sat Apr 27 2024 6:53 pm EST
Lightning were up 3-0 and 4-1 but hold on to win 6-3. It would be nice to see Tampa wake up and make this a series. We need them to take a bite out of the Panthers
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 27 2024 6:46 pm EST
Can’t say I was actively rooting for the Idles, but being happy with them winning, and the Lightning was… weird.
ColoradoMark
Sat Apr 27 2024 6:28 pm EST
Lighting up 5-3 with 10 minutes left. I know you guys are a shell of your former selves(apparently), but you got this!
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 27 2024 6:07 pm EST
I really don’t get the media parrots going on and on about the hit being illegal/late. Get over it. They are crying because of some moral outrage to the violence of the sport all of a sudden? Fuck off!! Stop demonizing Rempe because he is bigger than anyone else. What’s next? Body shaming Ovi because he is too fat?
NYStranger
Sat Apr 27 2024 6:02 pm EST
Would be nice to see Dallas beat the Cap-circumventing VGK's tonigth
mf
Sat Apr 27 2024 5:59 pm EST
Belzile scores in OT and the Wolf Pack live to play game 3 tomorrow.
Bob
Sat Apr 27 2024 5:55 pm EST
Thank you rf4l and mf. (And others)….why is nhl YouTube so pro islanders? https://youtu.be/Jpy_zzi-ovE?si=1-EHQR9U43dV-hKl
Drew
Sat Apr 27 2024 5:39 pm EST
TBL 4 - FLA 3
mf
Sat Apr 27 2024 5:30 pm EST
Pack headed to overtime. Need to win to keep the Best of 3 series alive.
ColoradoMark
Sat Apr 27 2024 5:27 pm EST
Drew. Dude when do I steer you wrong? Well sometimes but not this time. I predicted Canes in 5 and I am on the way of being nostradamas here.
rf4l
Sat Apr 27 2024 5:17 pm EST
TBL 3 - FLA 1 ...... "Holly came from Miami, FLA .........."
mf
Sat Apr 27 2024 5:14 pm EST
Drew, please enjoy your weekend & as NC said, "Est easy & Rest Easy." :-) We need the other series to go more than 4 games each, let the Canes & the Putty's get banged up and drawn out a bit.... In the Meantime, we need the Rangers "to Sweep" with a win tomorrow. Lets Go Ranhers!" :->)
mf
Sat Apr 27 2024 5:04 pm EST
https://nypost.com/2024/04/27/sports/islanders-win-double-overtime-thriller-in-game-4-to-stay-alive-vs-hurricanes/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=pasteboard_app
Drew
Sat Apr 27 2024 4:59 pm EST
This ruined my weekend and now they get the extra day to celebrate?
Drew
Sat Apr 27 2024 4:56 pm EST
Fuck man. If you remember the regular season the islanders are streaky - they can easily win 3 in a row. God damn it - I bet their fans were obnoxious as shit today. This will give the caps hope for tomorrow. I understand some of you are rooting for the islanders so respect but a sweep would have been sweet
Drew
Sat Apr 27 2024 4:42 pm EST
* Rest easy
NCRanger
Sat Apr 27 2024 4:42 pm EST
Fuck yeah Isles. Keep it going and inflict more pain the next game. Eat easy Drew. Ain’t no way they’re winning 4 out of 5 against the Canes
NCRanger
Sat Apr 27 2024 4:42 pm EST
Now go Bolts!
PJ
Sat Apr 27 2024 4:40 pm EST
Fishsticks win!
PJ
Sat Apr 27 2024 4:32 pm EST
Drew: Islanders can win today in 3 OT’s then win game 5 . After that whatever . Won’t happen it’s probably done in about 20 minutes .
Shonuff
Sat Apr 27 2024 4:31 pm EST
Need Fishsticks to win this….Would rather face Canes vs. Islanders?….Not a chance….
PJ
Sat Apr 27 2024 4:20 pm EST
OT2
RF73
Sat Apr 27 2024 3:35 pm EST
The Islanders stink and have no business in the playoffs. Detroit or Pittsburgh would have shown better than the Islanders or Caps. We need the Isles to win in 3OT’s today and push Carolina to at least one more game.
Bob
Sat Apr 27 2024 3:31 pm EST
OT
RF73
Sat Apr 27 2024 3:15 pm EST
Come on Carolina - Push this
Drew
Sat Apr 27 2024 3:02 pm EST
Rhet0ric - I’m legitimately scared of losing to them next round - the refs the league will placate them and would ensure they have every advantage. Hopefully Carolina can close it out although it looks like they’re not gonna win today and the Rangers close it out tomorrow. I have much more confidence against the Carolina team than I do against the Islanders
Drew
Sat Apr 27 2024 3:01 pm EST
F!!!! 2-1
Drew
Sat Apr 27 2024 2:54 pm EST
Drew.... If you're a NYR fan, you want them to win the next game or two. It would be beneficial for us. Barring a massive collapse by the CANES, they're done in this series anyway.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 27 2024 2:39 pm EST
I bet these fs win today! I can’t see them losing now that they are starting the period on the PP
Drew
Sat Apr 27 2024 2:35 pm EST
That’s my fault RF73 - I checked the score too early.
Drew
Sat Apr 27 2024 2:23 pm EST
Barzal just tied the game at 1...halfway thru the 2nd...
RF73
Sat Apr 27 2024 2:15 pm EST
Friends at the game last night stated the game was not a sell out. They seen OV driving home as they left the arena. I guess OV wanted to leave ASAP. NICE LEADERSHIP!
jerry_garcia
Sat Apr 27 2024 1:53 pm EST
Lav- Something to consider..... Insert Quick and Jones into the lineup... let them get some reps and rest Shesty... Playoffs are a grind
schneidw
Sat Apr 27 2024 1:26 pm EST
Hospo: Agreed - hence my comment to him.
rf4L
Sat Apr 27 2024 12:36 pm EST
RFl _ What a load of self impressed drivel from that writer..off on so many levels..I'm mad at myself for even reading it...BOB - Personally, I saw Rosovic play a good half game last nigth and maybe one other good game since he's been in NY..Other than that, just perimiter invisibility and coattil riding is all he's provided...Still, it means nothing this series....His worth (or lack of it) will be decided against the Canes.....
Hospo
Sat Apr 27 2024 12:25 pm EST
The debate around head contact in hockey is indeed a complex one. The NHL rulebook states that an illegal check to the head occurs when a player makes avoidable contact with an opponent’s head, and the head is the main point of initial contact1. However, the interpretation of this rule can vary among fans, players, and officials, leading to confusion. And it’s made crazier by the fact that people are emotionally vested in this. So, they wanna see what they wanna see. Me? I dont want to see injuries. I wanna see good hard and solid play but it’s hockey and guys go down. It’s the nature of a contact sport. In the case of Rempe’s hit on Van Riemsdyk, it’s simple, he was simply finishing his check without targeting the head or hitting from behind, which is pretty textbook clean hit. Yet, the outcome looked severe, prompting discussions about player safety and the nature of checking. I dont know about you but from the time I was old enough to start playing a systems based approach to the game Coaches remind players not to “admire your passes and shots” and to stay alert, emphasizing the need for players to protect themselves and for teammates to communicate potential dangers on the ice. This advice is crucial, especially in fast-paced situations where a player might be vulnerable to hits. When I ref I do the same. Warn the players. Just about every player is somewhere around his bicep to his shoulder. When he hits, with his size, and his SKATING he kills you. You get bashed. Deal with it.
E
Sat Apr 27 2024 12:00 pm EST
Rhet: Excellent distinction on your part regarding the point of contact versus the, "follow through." ;-)
mf
Sat Apr 27 2024 11:51 am EST
TD—Glad you wrote about Roslovic. He was excellent last night and has been mostly good since he came to the Rangers. My only criticism of Roslovic is that he does not use that terrific release of his often enough. The man can wire the puck and does not do so enough. As for Panarin…….how can anyone complain about the way he is playing so far this playoff? He is in the trenches, and so has Zibenajad.
Bob
Sat Apr 27 2024 11:20 am EST
Also intriguing: https://thehockeywriters.com/tanner-howe-2024-nhl-draft-prospect-profile/
rf4L
Sat Apr 27 2024 11:18 am EST
Based on all the replays I saw, there was no "elbow to the head" as claimed in that article.
Ranger47
Sat Apr 27 2024 11:16 am EST
AON, here's a kid who's slated to go in the bottom of the 1st round I think the Rangers should be looking at: https://thehockeywriters.com/cole-beaudoin-2024-nhl-draft-prospect-profile/
rf4L
Sat Apr 27 2024 11:08 am EST
I posted a comment: "Trust you've written and hopefully multiple times, similar hatred filled articles on Tom Wilson? If not, you're a vile filled hypocrite."
rf4L
Sat Apr 27 2024 11:07 am EST
Look at this whiny article from some nob who writes for the Athletic. I didn't read it entirely - just enough to recognize whiny pansified-ness: "Give Matt Rempe this much: The kid certainly leads the league in discourse per 60. Never were so many words spilled over someone who played so little. The 6-foot-7 Rangers rookie averaged the second-lowest ice time in the league during his 17 regular-season games, at just 5 minutes, 38 seconds per game. In the playoffs, he entered Friday night’s Game 3 against the Washington Capitals still in the bottom 10 at barely 7 minutes a game. This is a fringe NHLer, a monumental figure but a middling talent. Yet he takes up more oxygen in the hockey ecosphere than Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Auston Matthews and Nikita Kucherov combined. ADVERTISEMENT Rempe is the NHL’s Jupiter, and the rest of us are his moons, helplessly following him around, unable to break free of his massive gravitational pull. We cringe when he fights with two black eyes, worried about the inevitable concussion he’ll receive. We roll our eyes when he delivers yet another high hit, worried about the inevitable concussions he’ll dole out. Yet all the while we remain fixed and fixated on him, an oddity, a freak show of sorts, a curiosity we can’t quite quit. And because he once again found himself a trending topic for all the wrong reasons on Friday night, we are legally required to add yet another breathless dissertation on the cleanliness of his play and the worthiness of his game to the pile. (Sighs deeply.) Here we go. This is a bad hit. Capitals defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk didn’t have the puck when he was hit; that’s interference. Rempe started striding and accelerating toward van Riemsdyk, lining up his target, from the high slot; that’s charging. And Rempe elbowed van Riemsdyk in the head; that’s an illegal check to the head. Van Riemsdyk left the game with what the Capitals called an “upper-body injury.” That was inevitable. It’s important to note that being enormously tall is not an excuse for being enormously dangerous. Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba had to learn that. Capitals power forward Tom Wilson had to learn that. Rempe better learn it, or the league better do something about it, before someone does something even worse — and even stupider — to him. The Rempe defenders mobilized quickly after his latest injurious hit — they’re pretty well-practiced by now. They pointed out that van Riemsdyk had just passed the puck away, so the hit wasn’t as late as it seemed. They saw the hit as largely through the body, with the head contact being incidental and unavoidable. They laughed and said van Riemsdyk should know better than to, uh, play the puck? They saw a cool, kick-ass hit. An old-fashioned board-rattler. Old-time hockey, baby. The way it used to be, the way it ought to be. ADVERTISEMENT The TNT panel determined the hit was clean. NHL Player Safety will surely take a long look at it — they’ll even use a stopwatch to determine just how much time elapsed between van Riemsdyk passing the puck and Rempe pasting the player — but the expectation is the two-minute interference penalty Rempe received will be deemed sufficient. Hey, that’s hockey, right? (Sighs deeply again.) First of all, even though Rempe’s only been in the NHL for barely two months, he long ago lost the benefit of the doubt. He knocked New Jersey’s Nathan Bastian out of the game with a forearm shiver to the head on Feb. 22. He gave New Jersey’s Jonas Siegenthaler a concussion with a vicious elbow to the head on March 12. He blindsided Washington’s Beck Malenstyn with a shot from behind in Game 1 of this series. And now he’s injured van Riemsdyk. These aren’t accidents. This isn’t a coincidence. You can almost picture Rempe standing tall over the prone body of poor Adam Banks, a shocked teammate asking, what did he do?! My job. And hey, it’s hard to argue with the effectiveness of Rempe in those limited minutes. Knocking van Riemsdyk out in the first period left the Capitals with just five defensemen for the rest of the game, and the Rangers took advantage, took a 3-1 victory, and took a 3-0 series stranglehold as a result. He had Wilson — no stranger to crossing the line when it comes to delivering hits — on tilt, the veteran chasing the rookie around, begging for a fight, instead of, you know, trying to score. Mission accomplished for Rempe and the Rangers. But is this what we really want? Is this cool, kick-ass hockey? Is this the way it ought to be? In an era of absolute superstars in which players such as McDavid, Matthews, MacKinnon, Kucherov and Cale Makar are doing things we never thought possible in the modern-day NHL, breaking records and taking breaths, do we really want lumbering menaces like Rempe roaming around looking for players to injure? ADVERTISEMENT The big question here isn’t whether Rempe will be suspended. He almost certainly won’t. No, the question is, is Rempe another brief but amusing New York fad like Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito, or is he the sport’s natural response to the rise of speed and skill around the league? Will he herald the return of fist-first fourth-liners who play six minutes a game yet manage 200 penalty minutes a year? Will the puck pendulum swing us back into the dark ages? The NFL went to almost comical lengths to protect its quarterbacks; the league’s never been more popular. The NBA decided to all but eliminate the physical defense of the 1980s and 1990s and let its stars cook; the league’s never been more popular. The NHL is dangerously close to being spectacular and popular; better send in the Rempes. The NHL needs to decide what kind of league it wants to be — one in which its stars run wild, or one in which the Matt Rempes of the world run wild. It can’t be both, because even in just six minutes of ice time a game, it’s only a matter of time before one runs into the other. It’s an easy call. So you can probably guess which one the league will make."
rf4L
Sat Apr 27 2024 11:00 am EST
MF... There are closeups of his skates firmly on the ice at the moment of contact (I'll see if I can find them). Once he makes contact, his skates can leave the ice all they want.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 27 2024 10:56 am EST
Ovie looks overdone
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 27 2024 10:50 am EST
tdchi - "Close it out Sunday and let's go Islanders!"...part of me just died my friend. : )
DREW
Sat Apr 27 2024 10:49 am EST
Mollie Walker reposted Bailey Johnson @BaileyAJohnson_ · 46m Rasmus Sandin and Nick Jensen are on the ice for the Caps’ optional practice in regular jerseys. Vinny Iorio is wearing a non-contact sweater…. Where’s van dyke still in nj ?
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 27 2024 10:36 am EST
Fellas, this is my post on the hit during the game: (Fri Apr 26 2024 6:34 pm EST - What was wrong with that hit? It wasn't charging, boarding, or roughing! Bullshit call.) --- The WSH Capital rags use an angle where it looks like Rempe's feet left the ice by an inch or two. That's the only thing that I think "might-be" questionable. Outside of that, looked clean to me....
mf
Sat Apr 27 2024 10:35 am EST
Closing out is often the hardest game. But you jump out early on the Caps next game and they’ll fold. How you know it’s bad for them is that they spent so much mic time talking about Rempe.
E
Sat Apr 27 2024 10:29 am EST
MF - I consider myself to be pretty objective on hits like that to the point I don't often agree with Wallsters when they bemoan "illegal" hits to Rannger...But I saw nothing wrong with that hit...not late by ny stretch..and the elbow only camw close to VNR's head was becasue the D-man was irresponsibly oblivious and BENT DOWN as he was looking down and to the boars to see where his back pass went..It eould be criminal if the NHL hanaded out anything...That sid, in today's nHL, I understanda the Caps (and their fans) anger and frustration for seeing another D-man (the 4th) hurt and knocked out...They will do something..as we would be calling for our Rangers to fianlly do something under the same circumstances..legal or illegal hits..But aint it refreshing being the "bully" team???
Hospo
Sat Apr 27 2024 10:26 am EST
MF.... I have watched this hit 40-50 times from all angles. Rempe tucks his elbow and his skates never leave the ice. This is a big man hitting a smaller man. Nothing dirty about it. I don't agree that it's late either. I've counted after JVR last touched the puck. Also, compare this hit to the two hits Wilson made on ZBAD. Both of those hits were later and nothing was called on either of them.... It sucks losing a player to a hit, but if WASH is constantly having this problem, maybe it says more about them than it does the teams they are playing. Maybe you need to teach your players to keep their heads up.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 27 2024 9:07 am EST
Would we Rangerfans claim the Rempe hit was clean if the roles were reversed? ..... https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2024/04/27/capitals-respond-to-late-hit-from-matt-rempe-that-injured-trevor-van-riemsdyk-im-sick-and-tired-of-losing-defensemen-to-clean-hits/
mf
Sat Apr 27 2024 8:57 am EST
Couple thoughts: The Caps are toast. Great example of a team that got lucky, slinked into the playoffs with a hot streak, and are just getting utterly outclassed. LINDGREN isn't a bad goalie. In fact, with the right defense, he'd probably be pretty good...but when Dylan McIRATH and Lucas JOHANSEN are in your top six? Cooked. OVECHKIN. Man, that dude is DONE. He'll still break GRETZKY'S record if he hangs around the league for another couple seasons, but he's literally half the player he was even two years ago and not even a fraction of what he was in his prime...You ROSLOVIC haters out there...I just don't get you. At all. He has been a fantastic add for this team and had a stupendous game last night...Likewise, WENNBERG has really balanced out this team...Really hard to be critical of DRURY's moves at the deadline at this point. We'll see when they face a stronger opponent, but it's looking like he really nailed it...Will CUYLLE. Let's talk about him for a minute. We are watching a real solid NHLer emerge before our eyes. He absolutely RAGDOLLED McILRATH. Think it was at the end of the first, but the hit was intense. He leveled him like he was a mite. I know the comparison is made with Tom WILSON...but he's better than WILSON. A lot better. WILSON is a big-mouthed overrated oaf who made a career by being a bully on a line with a pair of the most talented players in the world...CUYLLE has a shot and he has skill AND he can hit like a truck. He's a lot better than WILSON. That dude could end up being a 30-goal, 70-point player if he ever ends up on one of the higher lines...REMPE is a marked man. I get the penalty, sure. But really, what you're seeing there is a guy who is gigantic and who can move. I understand what the refs are doing with him...better to be hard on him now than let him get away with shit...but there's a clear bias here...Caps fans...man, they're unhinged...Also gotta shout out to PANARIN. This is a guy on a MISSION. If he plays like he's been playing this whole playoffs, I'm really not sure how teams stop him...anywho...three zip! Close it out Sunday and let's go Islanders!
tdchi
Sat Apr 27 2024 8:55 am EST
Caps have a short memory. Wilson got nothing after cross checking Butch and rag dolling Panarin. The league looks the other way and he gets away with crap constantly. Have a little cheese with that whine!
HellsKitchen
Sat Apr 27 2024 8:48 am EST
Lots of thoughts, least common denominators: another Rangers win, we're up 3 games to none, focus on and win tomorrow's game for the sweep.... Hope the Isles, Tampa, and any other teams down 3-0 (not named the Capitals) can pull out a victory to add some mileage to the Canes, Panthers, etc.... I think LAVI's been doing a good job managing the lines, matchups. He had double shifted Trocheck with Goodrow/Vesey with approx 1.5-2.5 minutes left in the game. Good job IMO....
mf
Sat Apr 27 2024 8:00 am EST
“ Honestly, it’s hard to see how that wasn’t a major – it’s almost exhausting to say at this point but if Tom Wilson does that he’s suspended for the next 40 games”. From the caps writers.
Cnparda
Sat Apr 27 2024 6:45 am EST
Coach do you have thoughts and want to share how the games are being called? I do and I do not , if he did his PP would get wacked by Butman! What a disgrace of officiating.
jerry_garcia
Sat Apr 27 2024 2:20 am EST
Had to watch the game on delay again...well, wasn't pretty..but they got the job done...again...The PK was awesome, a great response first goal, a sweet PP goal and I really liked the way they locked everything down the last 15 minutes..That was good to see....But the chaotic and quasi-undisciplined and out of position way they played at ES for a good part of the game is a bit concernig....Let's not forget this was a Cap team with only 2 NHL D-men and severely outmanned and outgunned by the Rangers.......And damn on that freight train hit by REMPE! Looked legal to me..Refs sucked balls almost the entire night...I actually thought Roslovic played decent in the 1st period--just had to say that..:) Wennberg and his brain fart? Meh..but he was better on FOs..SCHNEIDER and MILLER a beast pair at ES..TROUBS has struggled a bit but has been beastly on the PK..
Hospo
Fri Apr 26 2024 10:07 pm EST
I guess we'll find out tomorrow if the league will be looking at the Rempe hit. I expect WASH to cry to the League HO about it.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 9:53 pm EST
And STFU Carlson then stick your tiny prick up Wilson's ass.
rf4l
Fri Apr 26 2024 9:49 pm EST
Rhet. I can explain the 'for some reason'
rf4l
Fri Apr 26 2024 9:33 pm EST
for only playing like 5 min man rempe is so in the caps heads.
Cnparda
Fri Apr 26 2024 9:22 pm EST
Re: Rempe hit - if he would have hit him all out, he would be in the hospital.
Tom427
Fri Apr 26 2024 9:10 pm EST
Coach do you have thoughts and want to share how the games are being called? I do and I do not lol
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 9:06 pm EST
My answer to the craps is fuck you and your boy wet Wilson
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 9:05 pm EST
What an aggravating fucking game! We let them stay in it way longer than we should have! The Capitals are AWFUL and they could not handle our quickness and our in-your-face defensive aggressiveness. Plus, they lost VanRD on the Rempe hit. Charlie Lindgren’s coach has turned into a pumpkin…man, he was down and deep way too early on Trochek’s PP goal. We gotta get rid of these guys next game and move on. My sincerest wish is to have the next game so well on hand that we can low-cut Wilson’s knees or bash his melon into the boards…payback still has not been had in over 5 years!
JFC31
Fri Apr 26 2024 9:02 pm EST
carlson just said Rempe hit was dirty in so many words, and their announcers/ beat writers said it should have been a 5 min major and he should have been thrown out. im at a loss for words.
Cnparda
Fri Apr 26 2024 9:01 pm EST
3 games to none. What a nice feeling.
Bob
Fri Apr 26 2024 9:01 pm EST
Pretty difficult to run up a shot total when you are being called for a penalty every few minutes….Screws up your lines and flow in a big way….The PK was great and Rangers shut the Caps down in the second half of the third period…Smart play and moving the puck quickly…
PJ
Fri Apr 26 2024 9:00 pm EST
Kis: Yes. They can beat any team in the NHL in a 7-game series. Shots in the 3rd? Who gives a rat's ass. They were not sitting back, they were pushing up the ice, but they were not taking any shot that could have been blocked and turned up the ice and didn't take shots that could have missed the net and rimmed around going the other way. When there wasn't a sure thing, they carried it deep, or chipped it around behind the net. 100% what I want to see, no matter who they are playing. In fact, against the Canes it will be MORE important to do that with a lead. The Canes are much more a threat off a blocked shot or missed shot...that slow it down, chip it behind the net and get into good defensive position thing will frustrate a team like the Canes who like chaos and thrive off broken plays. If a team is dropping back and slowing things down and being defensively responsible and not taking chances to force shots...they will not get their game the way they want it.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:58 pm EST
Stevie... HUGE. and, it was a clean hit.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:57 pm EST
fotiu... I get it, it's frustrating. We had 2 more penalties called than the caps. At least Half of those called against us were clean hits or embellishing. What are we supposed to do? Yell at the team for making clean hits? I have less of a problem with it because it's not like it was from our own stupidity. B.S. ref stuff.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:56 pm EST
Trocheck talking Rempe up, and in the ways many fans have thought...talking about his energy that he brings. Clearly part of why Rempe is in, I think at least, is what the team feels with him in and what the team thinks when he is in. You cannot underrate the mental side of the game. In the playoffs, especially later in the playoffs it isn't always who is "better", sometimes its who BELIEVES they can overcome, and who BELIEVES they can win. A guy like Rempe brings that "we can overcome" mentality and energy to the ice.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:54 pm EST
Unsung hero Rempe send van dyke back to nj
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:51 pm EST
We swept Atlanta in 07.
jratelle19
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:51 pm EST
I understand the goal is to win and there is another team playing but what the fuck. How many shot in the 3rd did they have I guess they are playing the system. Yes I would rather win but my concern being a Ranger fan, can they continue winning playing like this. Can they beat Carolina and Florida ?
Kis
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:50 pm EST
That was the best the craps have?
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:49 pm EST
Love the win but highly agitated watching the game…The calls to keep the Caps in the game was as bad as I have seen…Sounds like whining but just way too obvious….
PJ
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:49 pm EST
In 94 we swept Isles in first round.
Tom427
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:49 pm EST
Talk about managing the minutes, 180 minutes of play, 3 Victories. That's time management, very efficient. :->
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:48 pm EST
Caps put 100% into that game multiple times. And it wasn't even close to enough. They got a goal that was nothing they did, but one that Igor just messed up on. I know thy are missing like half their D, well in this game over half. But I don't care when it comes to what they were doing with the puck and on the PP. They had all their PP guys. They just don't have anything to bring. I guess maybe if they had their full D or close to it, the score is 2-1 and a bit more stressful, but their D wasn't going to bring goals.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:48 pm EST
That was pretty intense, would've liked to see OV play but oh well
LeoS
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:48 pm EST
Rhet- great road playoff win but too many penalties (yep…refs were ridiculous) and too many turnovers….dont think you can get away with this against the hurricanes or panthers. That being said, a win is a win and its a whole let better than what happened in game 3 last year.
fotiu22
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:47 pm EST
Frustrating with the lack of offense, but with half the period seemingly played a man down I can’t complain. They played well defensively and Igor and the PK were Dominant.
ColoradoMark
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:47 pm EST
Molly-wanna-Cracker.........
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:46 pm EST
Thanks MOLLY.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:45 pm EST
When was the last time we had a 3-0 lead in a playoff series? Been a while. It sure would be nice to knock them out in 4.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:44 pm EST
@MollieeWalkerr · 9s FINAL — #NYR 3, Capitals 1 Rangers take their first 3-0 lead in a playoff series in 17 years, have an opportunity to complete the sweep on Sunday.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:44 pm EST
Ugly win? Seriously? WASH looked very frustrated in this game.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:43 pm EST
Congratulations Rangers, Congratulations Wallsters
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:43 pm EST
Ugly win but who really cares. Took care of business
fotiu22
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:42 pm EST
FU OV, OSHIE, AND WILSON!!!!
NV94
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:37 pm EST
Tackling finally called
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:37 pm EST
I thought the refs were going to ignore that one too.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:37 pm EST
About f#%^ing time!
jratelle19
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:36 pm EST
I rarely complain about the refs cause it usually evens out but this worst officiated game I have seen in years. Who is the ref
Jake0104
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:35 pm EST
Rempe has had one shift 2:08 - 2:32. Special teams have him stapled to the bench. Same with Kakko...just 3 shifts. Laf and Bread with just 3 as well.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:35 pm EST
In the last 5 minutes, I've seen a hook, a cross check and a slew foot by the craps...no call....unfreaking real!!
jratelle19
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:34 pm EST
Whistle in the pocket there for Laffy getting knocked down.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:32 pm EST
5 Minutes
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:30 pm EST
For some reason, the NHL thinks it's a more exciting product if they can keep the games close or get to OT,,, The refs often seem to officiate that way(trying to get the trailing team tied up). It's annoying as F-K.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:30 pm EST
6:16 left and a bunch of loser Caps fans are already leaving
LeoS
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:29 pm EST
This is fuckjng bullshit. It's ridicule penalties being called
Kis
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:27 pm EST
I don't think Rempe's seen the ice this period. Especially with the amount of special team minutes
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:27 pm EST
Tackling is legal now in the NHL.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:26 pm EST
DC players just diving like crazy. Let them hit us and do your best Oscar worthy dive. Refs will call it. Fucking ridiculous. Refs and NHL doing everything to give them this game. That said Rangers need to dial it up. Shesty saving their bacon right now I’m 2nd and 3rd. They play like this against the Candy Canes and they’ll get swept. I’ve noticed Wennberg centering 4th line occasionally. Chytil preparing for next round? Another bad 3rd.
NCRanger
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:26 pm EST
Put Rempe out there
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:24 pm EST
10 Minutes
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:20 pm EST
Refs trying hard to help the craps
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:20 pm EST
Fuck buttphuck
rf4l
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:20 pm EST
Another clean hit.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:20 pm EST
Igor and pk are the way
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:20 pm EST
Just too obvious…
PJ
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:19 pm EST
Rhet if they dont hit the refs will just find another excuse.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:19 pm EST
Buttman wants the caps to make this a game again
NV94
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:19 pm EST
refs are actively attempting to help the caps. Schneider just took a hit later than the Rempe hit, but no call...and then a hit that happens a millions times per game as a guy turns into the boards to try to avoid the hit is called.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:19 pm EST
Laviolette has to be losing it…
PJ
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:19 pm EST
This is an abomination. Just have Bettman declare the game is 3-2 and we can move on.
fotiu22
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:19 pm EST
Refs are sucking big time
Tom427
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:18 pm EST
Oh come on…We can’t check now?…This league is a disgrace…
PJ
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:16 pm EST
Come on, man... The refs are trying to give the caps every opportunity to get back in it. The only way to counter some of these B,S. calls is to not hit anybody.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:16 pm EST
These penalties are insane and killing our flow…
PJ
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:16 pm EST
Just to show how terrible a call that was on Goodrow...Lindgren just did the exact same thing right in front of the ref with no call, and the Caps didn't even flinch at the no call.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:16 pm EST
Igor and pk are the way
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:12 pm EST
Ovie huffing just doing circles
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:11 pm EST
No need for Goodrow to do that….
PJ
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:11 pm EST
2 many penalties .. u see how the game is being officiated.. just stupid
sjw
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:10 pm EST
We have to be smarter and adjust to the way the zebras are calling the game. Was that a penalty? See it a million times and it’s not called but this is how they are calling the game.
fotiu22
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:10 pm EST
That didn't look like much.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:10 pm EST
oh my god...he hardly touched him...they are trying to justify the call on TNT...but he dove there...clearly...teh refs need to be aware that the Caps are going to be working them
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:10 pm EST
Duct tape the phuckin glass and drop the puck
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:10 pm EST
Dowd for a Hollywood career
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:10 pm EST
Another dive
Tom427
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:10 pm EST
Goodrow you moron…
PJ
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:08 pm EST
Kreider showed how strong he is on his stakes.
NV94
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:59 pm EST
Great….hairy playoff Panarina is back. Quick, somebody shave this guys head and tell him its the reg season before it’s too late….
Limbo
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:59 pm EST
rf4l: He doesn't have to adjust a god damn thing. He is drawing defenders. And he is having less turnovers than during the regular season. If he never tries to make plays he is easy as hell to defend. Look at last playoffs.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:58 pm EST
Fix may not be getting points...but he is impacting the game. I am not a big xG fan, especially the public sites xG stats, but the shot attempts thing is so lopsided that it cant be overlooked "The Rangers with a 11-3 edge in shot attempts at 5v5 with Adam Fox on the ice tonight so far + ~78% of the xG share per @NatStatTrick "
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:53 pm EST
Bob: Agreed on Roslovic. He is really playing well tonight.
VtRanger
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:51 pm EST
What made the Trocheck PPG even sweeter was that ZBAD put the pass right between McILRATH's feet :)
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:49 pm EST
Wennberg has played really well tonight, I think he can be forgiven the one F-up.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:49 pm EST
P giving it away left right and center. He needs to adjust his style but at this point in his career not gonna happen.
rf4l
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:49 pm EST
The brain farts with the puck have got to go ..
sjw
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:49 pm EST
Scoreboard looks good to me
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:48 pm EST
With Washington down to 5 d men and they are playing him so much I would just keep dumping the puck into carlsons side and pound him every trip down the ice. Just beat him up
Kis
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:48 pm EST
Let’s keep the door closed!
Tom427
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:48 pm EST
Is Wenneberg on drugs
Jake0104
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:48 pm EST
Caps going to be desperate in the third. They know they are done if they can’t win this game. Just play smart and get pucks deep:Had a couple of turnovers in that period that Igor covered up for us.
fotiu22
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:48 pm EST
20 minutes to lock this down
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:46 pm EST
And for sure Sherkie after that shit goal on his toes.
rf4l
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:46 pm EST
Carlson is gassed. Keep dumping in on his side.
steve443c10
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:46 pm EST
Fuckin Wennberg piece of shit
tradestar28
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:45 pm EST
Wennberg. Lol.
rf4l
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:44 pm EST
CUYLLE is having a terrific game.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:42 pm EST
They got it correct here. You have the original penalty...unless a guy form the other team does something blatantly wrong...you don't reward a team for creating a scrum
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:42 pm EST
switch units
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:41 pm EST
Love the let’s go rangers chants on there home ice!
NV94
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:41 pm EST
Refs have to be smart on NOT even things up in these situations. Teams purposefully get things going after to do that.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:41 pm EST
Time to put the game away. Caps are not interested in playing a game, they are more interested in cheap shit "toughness".
andrei
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:40 pm EST
Foxy get's on the board with his first point.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:40 pm EST
AngryMiller showed up...
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:39 pm EST
Wilson is going to be a time bomb.
Fotiu22
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:39 pm EST
Man...that puck didnt stop on a stick for even one second there.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:38 pm EST
A little give, &, a little go! It's a PP goal! Yeah Baby! Trocheck
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:38 pm EST
Z to TRO!!!!!
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:38 pm EST
Cut throatcheck
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:37 pm EST
This isn't good when was the last shot the rangers had
Kis
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:37 pm EST
Nyr need to take diving lessons
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:35 pm EST
At least two of the penalties weren't actually penalties.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:35 pm EST
That was a tackle and I thought for a second they weren't going to call it.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:33 pm EST
4-1 in penalties ????
Kis
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:33 pm EST
Taking too many penalties
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:33 pm EST
Call a dive ref...come on...that was an OBVIOUS attempt to get a 5 on 3.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:33 pm EST
I'd like to see the rangers apply a bit more offensive pressure. This one goal lead sucks
Kis
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:31 pm EST
When the fans are not sure what's going on...you know there was not much there. I mean he is being held, and the ref was yelling at him to stop it basically...and then a guy isn't holding his stick (because he was holding) and loses his stick on a little tap...its a penalty?
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:31 pm EST
Are the refs out of their freakin' minds?
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:31 pm EST
Lololololol. Fuck you Buttman
rf4l
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:26 pm EST
holy hell. He made up for the bad one early. yup. we can forgive that softie.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:26 pm EST
Gorgeous save by Igor
tradestar28
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:25 pm EST
Stop dipsy doodling Panarin. There's no room in the POs.
rf4l
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:25 pm EST
how did THAT not go in?
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:24 pm EST
Stevielegs: Imagine how many times the refs would penalize him for being bigger
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:23 pm EST
The iso cam on the puck really showed how well that line just cycled the puck.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:22 pm EST
Roslovic is having a nice game so far
Bob
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:22 pm EST
Rempe needs to learn the reverse hit
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:19 pm EST
Rhet: In his defense, the Caps are smothering him. They have the ability to shut down one guy, and chose him (wisely?) and it is giving his linemates more room and allowing the D to step up on plays. If he continues to do well enough to garner that much attention, he is helping the team win. And that is what the goal is.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:17 pm EST
rangers are playing too loose for my liking.
Cnparda
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:17 pm EST
Rempe just tried to make a heavy hit. That was a giant middle finger while saying "you don't scare me"
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:15 pm EST
Rempe doesnt need to fight anyone.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:14 pm EST
Hey BREAD, I know it's Passover, but your play doesn't have to be so flat :)
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:13 pm EST
Gretzky who had McSorely riding shotgun is the authority of "clean hits?" :->)
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:10 pm EST
Rempe got his 2 minutes worth, no van dyke
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:59 pm EST
The entire TNT panel agreeing that the hit was clean and a good hit. When Bizstupid is not going anti Rangers, you know that the refs blew it.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:59 pm EST
Wow... Even gretzky and biz nasty said it was a good clean hit
tradestar28
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:56 pm EST
REMPE told Molly the other day that he's used to it. He said he's had the same issues with the refs at every level he's played in.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:54 pm EST
That was a dumb call by the refs. Honestly, I’d love to hear an explanation.. I can’t see an argument. We counted the time the puck went off the stick, the number of strides, if he left his feet, or did he get the head even by accident. Nothing. It’s getting stupid. 2-minutes for being Rempe is the call. I dont get the NHL sometimes.
E
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:52 pm EST
What I don't get is that the diving is just so bad too. Some of those should be getting embellishing calls :)
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:51 pm EST
2nd PP unit had a better chance. Just too many standing around by both units.
Andrei
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:51 pm EST
Rangers def playing the refs tonight. If they score another PK goal the reds might stop calling penalties on them. Shesty flipping a bit tonight. Doesn’t look set. Needs to dial it in. PP1 has looked weaker so far this series. That needs to change.
NCRanger
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:51 pm EST
How does Fox still not have any points? Crazy.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:50 pm EST
Kis - like Greg Louganis.
Tom427
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:50 pm EST
way too much ref time, let them play.
Cnparda
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:48 pm EST
Are the caps diving ?
Kis
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:47 pm EST
I don't think its a shock that they called a Caps player for a hit away from the puck after messing up the Rempe call there. I think they realized they wrong and that meant they were not going to, at least once, let the Caps get away with the same thing.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:45 pm EST
RANGERS overpass? NEVER!
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:44 pm EST
Change PP Units
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:42 pm EST
Dennis the menace mr Wilson
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:41 pm EST
Thing about hits like this is that it makes the apposing look behind their shoulders. Good hit in my book, bad call.
Andrei
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:40 pm EST
I'm gonna assume that's what Z was talking to the ref about at the break.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:39 pm EST
Van r thinks he’s back in Middletown nj and got hit by nj transit
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:38 pm EST
Rhet: If I were the Rangers I would verbalize that. Accuse the NHL of treating a player badly because of his size and strength.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:37 pm EST
Replay makes it look worse for the ref.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:36 pm EST
Looked like a good hit to me. The refs need to stop having a separate of rules for Rempe.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:36 pm EST
Anytime Rempe hits someone hard, it’s called. BS!
NV94
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:36 pm EST
If he hits the head they will call it all the time
jnyr
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:35 pm EST
This is becoming a pus.y league. Can’t check anymore, ridiculous!
steve443c10
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:35 pm EST
Rangers PU Shesty after the softie.. 2 dumb penalties though, gotta focus and play the right way
sjw
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:35 pm EST
Interference???? Now they’re just making stuff up
pete
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:35 pm EST
Rempe express train
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:35 pm EST
WTF. Can't remove finish a check or hit at all
Kis
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:34 pm EST
Ref reacting to the hit being big. That was not late...the puck was off his stick for less than one second.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:34 pm EST
What was wrong with that hit? It wasn't charging, boarding, or roughing! Bullshit call.
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:33 pm EST
Hey, Doofus Micheletti, ZBAD also has 4 points.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:32 pm EST
Caps first intermission "Remember boys, don't take any penalties...and make sure you stop drawing them as well!!"
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:32 pm EST
Game looks more physical. Rangers so far answering back.
Andrei
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:32 pm EST
Good start. This series is being called much differently than the western conference where you can maim someone and you might get two minutes.
fotiu22
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:31 pm EST
The Igor chant was so loud I forgot we were on the road for a second :)
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:30 pm EST
It's a PK Goal, "Goodrow!"
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:29 pm EST
This is excellent after an incredibly weak crosschecking call. It was nothing but a push.
Bob
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:29 pm EST
See...the thing is, Goodrow knows he only has so many goals in him...so he saved them all for now LOL
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:29 pm EST
Let’s goooo!!!
NV94
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:29 pm EST
GOODIE!!!!!
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:28 pm EST
GFGGOOOODDDDYYYYYY WOOO HOOOOOOOO
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:28 pm EST
Shortie Goodrow
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:27 pm EST
I had a moment of worry that the Caps would challenge for goaltender interfere. Not because I saw something, but that doesn't stop the NHL from taking goals away. Then I realized something else. The Rangers PP is too good to risk that, at least early in a game. I wonder how much impact that will have on playoff games for the Rangers. Coaches will be hesitant to challenge things unless they are absolutely clear cut. That could allow the Rangers to get away with a few things.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:24 pm EST
We needed that. 1-1 EV goal by ZShit line. Good timing after a bad goal by Shesti.
Andrei
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:23 pm EST
A friend of mine who is a diehard Caps fan told me that OV is so much slower this season. The past year or so hes been getting a little wide around the waist. Makes me wonder if he just didnt or doesn’t train like he used to because when he was younger he was a gorilla.
E
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:23 pm EST
Damn that was a shitty goal by Shesty. Hope he’s on tonight
NCRanger
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:22 pm EST
Great comeback goal after the tough deflection! Let's go!
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:22 pm EST
Great response.
rf4l
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:22 pm EST
He may have thought that was going high. But cant change anything, they have been playing well...cant panic becsaue of one goal And there we go!!!
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:21 pm EST
What a shitty goal. Geeesh
rf4l
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:21 pm EST
King K
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:21 pm EST
Igor will have nightmares about that one
Wildcard
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:18 pm EST
Rangers look good so far. They need to convert on a couple of these chances.
Bob
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:16 pm EST
Cm that was a dirty hit by panarin but the reverse tricked the refs . Could have been called a head shot, especially if he was not turned around.
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:12 pm EST
Ovie is tired already
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:08 pm EST
Cnparda - yeah our two in person games this year were in Pittsburgh so we're fully familiar with the Our Fans Are Too Stupid To Know When To Cheer horn!
LeoS
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:08 pm EST
Mf couldn't agree more.
Kis
Fri Apr 26 2024 6:04 pm EST
Get out my Doc Martins. Boot on neck
E
Fri Apr 26 2024 5:55 pm EST
LGR!!
andrei
Fri Apr 26 2024 5:51 pm EST
Credit Oshie for Having no issue with the Panarin hit!
ColoradoMark
Fri Apr 26 2024 5:48 pm EST
Take no prisoners!! LGR!!!!
jratelle19
Fri Apr 26 2024 5:42 pm EST
LGR. Get us to 3-0 tonight.
Bob
Fri Apr 26 2024 5:35 pm EST
Big game for us tonight. Good luck everyone. "Lets Go Rangers"
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 5:30 pm EST
All year comes to tonight. Skate boys, keep looking in your rearview, you’re see craps watching. OV is over! My guy tonight is goodrow!
jerry_garcia
Fri Apr 26 2024 5:27 pm EST
Hipcheck, I also live over the bay bridge, in Harbeson DE. LGR…..
jerry_garcia
Fri Apr 26 2024 5:23 pm EST
Winning on the road is always tougher and line matchups will be key. I would keep CUYLLE on Wison whenever possible. Cuylle frustrates the crap out of him. While I loved the way Bread stood up for himself the last game, we can't have a repeat of that tonight. He has to play his game and make the caps chase him.... ADAM FOX also needs to get going offensively tonight. He has been uncharacteristically quiet so far. If he is his usual Playoff self, it wont matter what Ovechkin does.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 4:59 pm EST
leo- be careful, caps fans are dicks, and they have this stupid horn thing they do, it’s fucking annoying.
Cnparda
Fri Apr 26 2024 3:51 pm EST
Hipcheck: I'm supposed to play my usual Friday night game on the ice with my Old Pucks. I was supposed to DVR the game, bit I know some big mouth is gonna blurt out the score on the bench or in the locker room. So I'm staying home with a cold one in my hands living and dying with this team.
jratelle19
Fri Apr 26 2024 3:15 pm EST
Greetings from DC! When our oldest, who lives here, was home for Xmas, he gave us some spring weekend dates he had Fridays off for and we randomly picked this weekend. My daughters finished first year college this week and instead of heading west to an empty house, they decided to meet us here first, see where their bro lives. Last few weeks of the season we were heavily rooting for the Caps to make 8th seed and now we're all going to Friday and Sunday games, bringing his Caps gf along too (give her props for bravery, outnumbered 5-1). We're 2-0 for in person games, lets keep that streak going boys!
LeoS
Fri Apr 26 2024 2:27 pm EST
Ironically, today I am working just a stone's throw away from the Capital One Arena, but I'm working late and can't attend the game. I'll be avoiding the score and racing home across the Bay Bridge to watch on delay starting at 9:00pm'ish, lol! Looking forward to some ice cold beers, teriyaki wings and NYR Playoff Hockey Baby'!! Enjoy the game everyone!
hipcheck
Fri Apr 26 2024 1:19 pm EST
TD... Yeah, you could bet that if the PENS made it in over the NYI, they would've showed up and played the CANES hard.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 26 2024 12:59 pm EST
Wilson is gonna increasingly try to stir the stew. His team is down, he has to get them going, he’s also frustrated. Losing sucks. I said when the Rangers got Washington that Cuyle was gonna be key. He is gonna be the one guy who can get Wilson chasing around. I don’t actually want Cuyle to fight him. I want Cuyle to annoy him. I want every pass Wilson makes ends with contact from Cuyle. Just constantly banging him around. Wilson will take the bad penalties and the Rangers PP will make them pay. Wilson always walks the razor. He can be your teams best weapon or he can completely unglue your team.
E
Fri Apr 26 2024 11:29 am EST
We need to come out tonight guns blazing. Just absolutely smoke these guys in their own building. Knockout punch tonight--don't give the Ovie awakens storyline any oxygen. If we pummel the Caps tonight like I know we can, they will be miserable sheep for Game 4. LGR!
VtRanger
Fri Apr 26 2024 11:18 am EST
Mollie Walker @MollieeWalkerr · 45m Alex Wennberg is on the ice for optional #NYR morning skate after missing the last practice for maintenance purposes, per Laviolette.
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 26 2024 9:51 am EST
As we have seen in the past, defense wins championships. Charlie Lindgren is shaky at best, his gaff in game 2 where Vincent Trocheck almost scored is just an example of his inability to come up big. 4.1 GA in playoffs. Rangers have to play there game. Let Rempe play, and hopefully the refs don't try to give the win to the Old-And-In-The-Way Craps. NHL is a ship of FOOLS.
Jerry_Garcia
Fri Apr 26 2024 9:08 am EST
You guys waste too much time thinking bout the Isles!..They have been irrelvant for years..Getting steamrolled by The Canes but good to see Fast nd Pesce are out for the POs...Maybe one more can be added Saturday??..Even without BENNET, FLA is going to be tough team to beat (but they are beatable)..Yope to see some decent ES hockey from all four lines tonight..Rangers sunk to the Caps level the other night
Hospo
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:44 am EST
Been saying it for a while now: Fat Lou is an over-rated GM living on a reputation forged in the 90s when slowing the game down every way possible was the mantra. Since the hard cap arrived, he's basically done nothing but build PO bubble teams. He ran the Devils into the ground once the cap arrived, spent 2 years with the Leafs where I'm not sure what he did other than throw way too much money at Patrick Marleau and then brought his dinosaur like approach to the Islanders. That he got to the final 4 was more a product a pandemic shortened and very odd plague on the world than anything else. Now the Islanders are short of talent, long on overpaid veterans and equipped with a feeder system that would make Nob for Life proud. It's great!
rf4L
Fri Apr 26 2024 8:05 am EST
Shonuff - I think the Islanders 2024 and Devils 2023 are a bit different. Similarity is they're both deeply flawed teams. The Islanders? They were always fucked. You can only go so hard on a playoff schedule. If they were playing the Rangers and skating like they did in the regular season, they might squeak out a win in game 1. But no team can sustain that kind of pressure, and you probably would've seen a 4-1 exit for them...at best...the Devils were just coached really REALLY well...ALL speed. Not much defense and exceedingly average and often below average goaltending...the Rangers could've beaten had them been better coached...And I would argue that LAVIOLETTE behind the bench would've been a 4-3 Rangers win...point is, that rivalry elevation in play is really only good to start. Once you get into the slog of a playoff match...man, everyone is gassed by game 3.
tdchi
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:59 am EST
Bob - that's why I was laughing my ass off at all these stupid Islander fans thumping their chests after they beat the Rangers a few weeks back...like, you fuckers don't know what you're in for...The only team in the East that they would match up good against would be the Capitals. Every other squad would ragdoll them...the one question I had about them was whether the officiating...or lack thereoff...would bite the Canes. We saw the Rangers essentially lose a game to them based almost entirely on the refs swallowing their whistles...I thought maybe...JUST MAYBE...they'd get some stripes that really didn't give shit...that kind of thing really plays into what the Islanders have, which is the typical LAMOURILLO throwback team: A bunch of slower, physical players who love to cheapshot and are obstruction merchants.
tdchi
Fri Apr 26 2024 7:50 am EST
Islanders and Devils are the same . A playoff round all out would only be against the Rangers as it’s their cup . Nothing against anyone else . I’m not suprised . If it was the Rangers in round 1 it would have been a war .
Shonuff
Fri Apr 26 2024 5:37 am EST
https://theathletic.com/5446090/2024/04/26/rangers-nyr-vs-wsh-will-cuylle-tom-wilson/
mf
Fri Apr 26 2024 5:34 am EST
https://www.nhl.com/playoffs/2024/bracket
mf
Thu Apr 25 2024 11:55 pm EST
The Islanders have 3 good skaters….Dobson, Barzal and Horvat. Their defense blows chunks. Their top line center is Casey Cizikas. And there is zippo coming up in their pipeline. Soros is a good goalie for sure. Varlamov is not bad. Their lack of pushback against Carolina is disappointing but not surprising.
Bob
Thu Apr 25 2024 11:36 pm EST
I was hoping dam fish sticks could win a few games, dam then.
vcp1994
Thu Apr 25 2024 11:06 pm EST
Rhet0ric - Part of me really wishes the Rangers could've drawn that trash franchise. That last loss they had to the Rangers said it all. Just trash. Total trash.
tdchi
Thu Apr 25 2024 11:05 pm EST
Man, talk about a tale of two goaltenders. SHESTERKIN v. SOROKIN. How to and how not to bring along your franchise goalie...The Rangers eased SHESTERKIN along and didn't bring him in until he was unequivocally ready. And before he came in, the built a strong defense around him. Even now. They sign Jon QUICK and let him play big minutes early and mid-season, then he turns the cage over to SHESTY. The Isles? Shit defense all season. Tops, they have two top-four defensemen, and that's when ROMANOV is having a good day. PELECH on the Rangers would be fighting it out with JONES for seventh defender minutes. POLUCK might sneak past GUSTAFSSON, but it'd be close. The Islanders ice this slow-as-fuck team that really has only one dangerous line and the fans go bonkers when their tendy gives up two quick ones...I tell you too, those fucking idiot TAVERAS jersey-burning morons want to run him out of town with a healthy dose of tar and feathers...And TBH? They probably will. If I were a team with shit tending, I would make the Isles a lowball offer for him. Like Montreal or Ottawa? Anywho, him going straight to the hallway and staying there slumped over says it all about this trash team, their trash coach and their trash fans. Kill the golden goose, fry him up and feed him to the dogs. So fitting for that franchise, as they're setting themselves up for another rebuild in the next two or three years. Maybe less. The best will be when SOROKIN is taking a team to the conference finals and the Isles are on the golf course. I seriously can't wait. Gonna have fun on Twitter when that happens.
tdchi
Thu Apr 25 2024 9:47 pm EST
Goodbye fish sticks..
vcp1994
Thu Apr 25 2024 9:20 pm EST
Oh no, the incredibly dangerous NYI's won again. Such a POS team.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 25 2024 9:09 pm EST
Now the Rangers need the game tomorrow.
Bob
Thu Apr 25 2024 9:08 pm EST
Islanders suck. They are useless.
Bob
Thu Apr 25 2024 9:08 pm EST
The Islanders suck soooooooooo bad. And listening to their stupid announcers make excuses for them is halfway gratifying.
tdchi
Thu Apr 25 2024 9:01 pm EST
Need the Isles to tie & win this one.
mf
Thu Apr 25 2024 8:59 pm EST
Bye bye Islanders
rf4l
Thu Apr 25 2024 8:52 pm EST
Wow! Tampa down 3-0….. will they get swept?
rngrsans
Thu Apr 25 2024 8:39 pm EST
https://nypost.com/2024/04/25/sports/kaapo-kakko-can-flip-his-rangers-script/
mf
Thu Apr 25 2024 8:00 pm EST
Another thing Drury doesn’t get credit for: Shesty’s contract.
ColoradoMark
Thu Apr 25 2024 7:53 pm EST
Sorokin pulled.
ColoradoMark
Thu Apr 25 2024 7:45 pm EST
NYStranger- my wife got a kick out of the Sister Wives name!
ColoradoMark
Thu Apr 25 2024 7:44 pm EST
Deangelo! Single-handedly might have put the isles back in it! He might be pretty good offensively but man he makes Gus look like an all-star defensively!
ColoradoMark
Thu Apr 25 2024 7:43 pm EST
So we aren’t on the naming committee again? ;-)
ColoradoMark
Thu Apr 25 2024 7:32 pm EST
Utah Sister Wives…Utah Uncle Daddies
NYStranger
Thu Apr 25 2024 7:28 pm EST
Islanders going down meekly so far.
Bob
Thu Apr 25 2024 7:15 pm EST
Utah Flats…Utah Wastes. LOL too easy
NYStranger
Thu Apr 25 2024 6:57 pm EST
Utahoos
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 25 2024 6:44 pm EST
Utah yahoos
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 25 2024 6:26 pm EST
And BTW, this puts the lie to the bullshit being spewed on social media this past summer that Lafrenière was more interested in playing softball & hanging out at bars than in working out…much of it starting because of Valliquette’s and his jackass pronouncement in the list game show after the Rangers were eliminated last season that Laf had to 0putbtjengold clubs in the closet!” Lafrenière took only 10:days off before starting his off-season training and here we are!
JFC31
Thu Apr 25 2024 6:21 pm EST
The article about Lafrenière in The Athletic was terrific but Vince Mercogliano did a similar article in h the beginning of April which adds a bit more perspective. A lot of people are recti g tomthe Athletic article and using it to claim that Lafrenière did not work hard enough in the last, when in fact a BIG part of the issue was that he did t have the “man strength” needed in his lower body, particularly in his hips & quads. Dubè recognized that Laf needed more strength to create speed & separation and they concentrated on that, with great results. Lafrenière chose Dubè to be his coach long ago. "We've always been a 1-2 punch, him and I, and that's how we've kept on working together every summer," said Dube?, who trains both NHL players and younger athletes out of his facility, Centre Performe Plus in Boisbriand. Lafrenie?re's on-ice talent was evident from the start, but it's been a slow buildup to overcome what Dube? described as "a lack of strength" in his younger years. The biggest leap in that department occurred this past offseason. Part of that was natural maturation for an athlete who only turned 22 in October, but there was also a concerted effort to hone specific parts of his lower body that affect his skating. "We analyzed every aspect of his skating abilities," Dube? explained. "We have videos from lots of angles on that, and so we could see where Laffy could improve. The one thing that we knew he had to improve was to have a full stride, and he was limited in his full stride because his hips were not mobile enough." Hip mobility became the theme of the summer, and with the Rangers getting bounced in the first round of the playoffs, the duo had more time than expected to devote to achieving that end. "We were going to take full advantage of all these extra weeks that we had," Dube? said. "Laffy took 10 days off last year, then he said, 'Let's get back at it right now.' And we used the full summer. ... All the exercises were (designed) to make sure that his skating stride would be longer, stronger, more powerful." Through an intense regime of weight training, power skating, stretching and healthy diet, they measured a strength increase of "close to 30%" in Lafrenie?re's quads from the beginning of the offseason until the time he left for Rangers' training camp. "When I started in the league as a strength guy in Montreal, it was in 1997," Dube? said. "It was a different game. Nowadays, all the guys are fast. Every single player has got top speed. I kept on telling Laffy, 'We need to improve your separation speed,' because separation speed is what's going to give him a second or two to have room and create plays. If you ask me, that's the biggest difference when I see Laffy playing this year, compared to the last couple of years."
JFC31
Thu Apr 25 2024 6:12 pm EST
I know what movie it was from ,I just meant having a team called the Yutes could be right out of slapshot..LOL
Newfie_Ranger
Thu Apr 25 2024 6:11 pm EST
MF.... They can't. The Coyotes' name, logos and trademarks are still owned by former Yotes owner Alex Meruelo. He also has been given a five-year window by the NHL to complete his proposed arena project and apply for another NHL franchise. Meruelo is set to receive $1 billion of the sale price, with the remaining $200 million being paid to the NHL, which is brokering the deal. If the arena is built, Meruelo will pay the $1 billion back to the league in exchange for the rights to the new Coyotes.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 25 2024 5:42 pm EST
Seems UTAH has plenty of Coyotes. "The Utah Coyotes?" -- https://www.wildawareutah.org/wildlife/coyotes/
mf
Thu Apr 25 2024 5:30 pm EST
Kis..............that is just great man, sooooooo funny ! Right out of slapshot......Bettman would shit a brick on that one.
Newfie_Ranger
Thu Apr 25 2024 5:20 pm EST
The Utah Yutes - too effin funny
mf
Thu Apr 25 2024 4:50 pm EST
Utah yutes. Did you say yutes? Yes. I didn't say youths. Hahaha
Kis
Thu Apr 25 2024 4:31 pm EST
Utah U-hauls
rf4l
Thu Apr 25 2024 4:27 pm EST
Utah U-Turns
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 25 2024 4:06 pm EST
I hope the rangers are ready for blitzkrieg tomorrow and plenty of head hunting.
vcp1994
Thu Apr 25 2024 4:04 pm EST
I think the Isles can take a game from the Canes at home, at least get it to 5. Just can't give up and play stupid.. Hopefully they get some help from the Refs like a few other teams...The Canes goalie can be beaten..Personally, I hate the Canes and their fans more than the Isles..hell the Isles might be about 6th on my list (Bos, Philly,Pens, Devils, and whoever the Rangers are playing NOW)
Hospo
Thu Apr 25 2024 3:53 pm EST
DREW - The Islanders are broken. Like BAD. I didn't expect that team to make it out of this round, but I also didn't expect them to blow a fucking three goal lead and then lose a game within the last five minutes of regulation. That loss was it for them. They may get a spark and win a game...but they can't handle Carolina. Simple as that. Best they can do is headhunt. And if I were ROY, I'd tell Matt MARTIN and CLUTTERBUCK to start throwing vicious crosschecks. Like fuck-people-up checks. I'm not sure what else they can do...and frankly, I think they're gonna get swept, which isn't good for us.
tdchi
Thu Apr 25 2024 3:47 pm EST
NYStranger/Bob - LOL...the Devil in Dave QUINN. Sounds like a horror flick...for Devils fans at least...man, I wouldn't wish the duo of QUINN and RUFF on anyone, save for maybe the Devils, Islanders and definitely the Penguins! But you never know when one of these boobs hits the right light of day. I would've never...EVER...thought SULLY would win two cups. His special teams in New York were horrific...but I digress...I don't see that ever happening with QUINN. And for Buffalo's sake, I hope they avoid him. Life is already too bleak that way come winter. This could drive fuckers over the edge.
tdchi
Thu Apr 25 2024 3:42 pm EST
Rhet0ric - I want no part of the Islanders in the playoffs - for sure they would eliminate us because God hates me and I will need to suffer. Islanders lose tonight and they likely lose - win tonight and they will win series.
DREW
Thu Apr 25 2024 3:34 pm EST
The USNTDP has reached a tipping point. After watching LEONARD-SMITH-PERREAULT demolish, I really didn't think we'd see THAT level of talent and chemistry again for some time...but here we are...at the U18s...and then this: https://x.com/usahockey/status/1783474619556433941...sidenote: James HAGENS is gonna be something. Second sidenote: I'm playing in a big charity tournament right now and a couple of my guys were grumbling about USA hockey dues...well, as much as I'm not a huge fan of paying $50 a year to skate in tourneys and leagues...each costing between $200 and $500 respectively...I gotta say...I can goddamn SEE...and quite clearly too...where my money is going. What a fantastic investment.
tdchi
Thu Apr 25 2024 3:29 pm EST
I would be okay with the NYI winning that series, CANES fans are low life scumbags.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 25 2024 3:19 pm EST
Pesce out for Carolina and Sorokin in now - looks like Islanders will win this series. I don't see how they lose.
DREW
Thu Apr 25 2024 3:05 pm EST
SCHNIEIDW - Utah Soakers??? Damn, that's what I love about this Wall, you learn something new every day..:)..I was thinking something totally different.....Anyways,.Better than the history of what's his name...
Hospo
Thu Apr 25 2024 3:00 pm EST
CP - Great to see ya man...I can honestly say that if GILBERT, my fave ranger of all time< was traded for that asshat, I would have become a fan of the Minnesota North Stars or Califonrnioa Golden Seals or Atlanta Flames!.....E - I think WENNBERG is a smart player and plays his position well defensively but I have been non plussed by his contribution to his lines' performance...Wish he was more physical, better at FOs, and generated something offensively..I don't worry about what he doesn't bring this series, it's the next rounds (ditto for Roslovic) that worry me...but first things first
Hospo
Thu Apr 25 2024 2:51 pm EST
Bob Cole has passed away @ 90 yeras of age. RIP.I'll never forget my connections to Bob when I was young. My father was the Color man for Bob for Senior hockey at the old St.John's Memorial Stadim by Quidi Vidi lake. They also worked together on Radio station VOCM. In my Jr.days as a goaltender I got to play with Bob in a few Charity games. Bob was a great man,friend of my family and of course one of the greatest Play by Play men in the business (in history). His picture and my Dad's are proudly displyed together in the Media Hall of Fame Centre at the Mile One Centre here in St.John's for all to see. He will be missed but left a mark like few others.
Newfie_Ranger
Thu Apr 25 2024 2:28 pm EST
Limbo: I love Schneider's quote to end the article. Damn right he has! The internet trolls have put their ugly heads back into their stupid shells (for the most part).
rf4L
Thu Apr 25 2024 2:20 pm EST
Utah Soakers gets my vote...For context LOL ------ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soaking_(sexual_practice)
schneidw
Thu Apr 25 2024 2:15 pm EST
HOSPO: I’ve been lukewarm on Rosy since he got here. However, I really like Wennberg. Much more intelligent hockey than I thought he would be. Maybe it’s the system but he fits it well. Guy always seems to get his stick in your way. He slows you and flushes pucks side to side if you enter in on him and he chips the puck off your stick and gets himself in between the carrier and the puck effectively. Just a good fundamentals defensive forward
E
Thu Apr 25 2024 2:13 pm EST
Hey CP, Good to see you. Apparently, Ferguson was even a bigger clown than I already thought he was :)
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 25 2024 1:59 pm EST
Hey Old Friends-just popping in to add a tidbit on the KH trade (Hospo says I can't use his name). Back in 1999, I was lucky to have dinner with Rod Gilbert and his wife, which was awesome 2.5 hours of Rod telling hockey stories. Rod said originally he was supposed to go to Boston for KH, but John Ferguson had caught Middleton smoking pot and was determined to move him (I was like...wow wonder what he thought of Murdoch!). Gilbert to Boston made a lot more sense (age, playing with Ratelle), but we ended up with the worst trade in Ranger history instead. Anyway, LGR, excited about this team!
CP
Thu Apr 25 2024 1:27 pm EST
SCHNEIDW - Did you really have to throw water on the good thoughts about these POs with an article about that includes that MFer and disgrace the Wall with that name I won't utter??? Any articles on Victoria VADNAIS???....WENNBERG has done little for the Rangers offensively but he is a solid positional/defensive player ..Keep CHYTL recovering as long as possible (Rangers up)...If totally ready, then maybe you think about CHYTL for Roslovic/Wennberg.....OTOH, KAKKAO and CUYLLE TOGETHER played better offensively with BRODZ..but Defense is the key Friday so hopefully Wennberg is ready
Hospo
Thu Apr 25 2024 1:17 pm EST
What's wrong with wennberg
Kis
Thu Apr 25 2024 12:58 pm EST
Jakub Voracek, who played 15 seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Philadelphia Flyers, has retired from the NHL.... https://www.nhl.com/news/jakub-voracek-retires-after-15-nhl-seasons
mf
Thu Apr 25 2024 12:52 pm EST
BOSTON despised HODGE and wanted to dump him and we had no inkling of it. We should've traded and old bag of pucks for him instead of a FHOF(potentially) in Rick Middleton. That deal and the ESPO trade, easily cost us a cup in the 1970's.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 25 2024 12:48 pm EST
RF4L - great article. It confirmed a lot of what we hoped…1) the fact that he didn’t come out on fire was not due to lack of skill…and maybe more importantly, 2) the young man was wise enough and driven enough to change his off season behavior to put himself in a position to excel. THIS is the kid we drafted. Keep it up LAF and enjoy your journey. Now that he has tasted the fruits from his labors and his confidence looks to be in the stratosphere…the Sky is the limit. Now, can we somehow squeeze him on PP 1, lol?
Limbo
Thu Apr 25 2024 12:39 pm EST
R47: Thanks for posting that again. The Middleton trade was top shelf suckery by the NY Rangers, and, phuck Hodge and his lack of professionalism.
mf
Thu Apr 25 2024 12:25 pm EST
schneidw: I posted this before... My son and I met Hodge about 30 years ago between periods at a Wolfpack game where he and another player were showing off the Cup for the NHL. I asked him about the trade (where he was a complete bust for us) and he told me that he hated the Rangers and there was no way he was going to be playing well for them since he had decided to retire shortly thereafter.
Ranger47
Thu Apr 25 2024 12:10 pm EST
Vince Z. Mercogliano @vzmercogliano.... Laviolette didn’t want to elaborate beyond maintenance for Wennberg, but he did confirm Filip Chytil will be making the trip. Don’t necessarily think that’s a change of plans and still think there’s at least a decent chance Wennberg plays tomorrow. We shall see. #NYR
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 25 2024 11:48 am EST
Good article on Laf in the Athletic. Here it is: NEW YORK — At the end of every season, Alexis Lafrenière meets with Stéphane Dubé, his Quebec-based trainer, to debrief what went right and what went wrong. After the Rangers’ loss to New Jersey in the 2023 playoffs, Dubé could sense the forward’s disappointment. In fact, he had never seen Lafrenière as upset about a loss. ADVERTISEMENT In seven games against the Devils, Lafrenière had failed to log a point. He was three seasons removed from the 2020 NHL Draft, during which the Rangers picked him No. 1, but he had yet to average more than 0.48 points per game in a season. Calling him a bust would have been premature, but his production hadn’t matched expectations. “Everyone knows he didn’t have good playoffs,” close friend Félix Lafrance said. “Even him.” The longer offseason didn’t mean a longer break. Lafrenière was back training 10 days after returning to his native Quebec. “He was really hard on himself,” said Simon Lafrance, Félix’s older brother who trained with Lafrenière over the summer. “Couldn’t miss a pass, couldn’t miss a shot. If he was missing a drill, he would repeat it. He didn’t accept failure” The Pulse Newsletter Free, daily sports updates direct to your inbox. Sign up Dubé first met Lafrenière when the Rangers forward was 11, and he saw him go from a pretty good peewee player to a bantam phenom to a top-level NHL prospect. They formed a close relationship, and Dubé often told Lafrenière to watch his other NHL clients, including Anthony Mantha and Jonathan Bernier. Dubé wanted him to see how hard they trained, how they got to the gym early and approached each day like a professional. Last summer, with the playoff disappointment still fresh, was the first time Dubé saw Lafrenière fully embrace training like those players. “This is where we realized, ‘OK, he turned a corner,’” Dube said. That work translated into on-ice results when the season began. Under new Rangers coach Peter Laviolette, Lafrenière, still only 22, slotted in as right wing on a line with superstar Artemi Panarin and standout center Vincent Trocheck. He scored 28 goals — his first time breaking 20 — and had 57 points, besting his previous career high by 18. Panarin was the only Rangers player to have more goals than Lafrenière at even strength. ADVERTISEMENT Now, through two playoff games against the Capitals, Lafrenière has three assists, helping the Rangers to a 2-0 series lead. Laviolette has liked how he’s played so far, though he’s hoping the Panarin-Trocheck-Lafrenière line can generate more five-on-five scoring chances as the series shifts to Washington. go-deeper GO DEEPER How the Rangers have contained 'struggling' Alex Ovechkin Lafrenière came into professional hockey with the privilege and burden of being a top pick, and it’s taken him time to emerge as a high-end player at the NHL level. But thanks to an uptick in maturity, confidence and opportunity under a new coach, the gifts that made him an elite prospect are shining through on a daily basis. Given this year’s jump, there’s reason to believe he’ll keep improving. “That confidence just keeps growing,” said K’Andre Miller, who broke into the NHL the same year as Lafrenière and noted the “crazy” pressure his teammate faced. “If he keeps doing things like this, he’s going to be a pretty scary player to play against.” “I’m happy for him,” captain Jacob Trouba added. “He’s a great person who takes it very seriously and puts a lot of pressure on himself.” go-deeper GO DEEPER Vincent Trocheck, the Steven McDonald Award and becoming 'part of Rangers culture forever' When Lafrenière began his NHL career in the truncated 2020-21 season, he’d gone nearly a full calendar year without playing a game because of COVID-19 league shutdowns. He called the transition to the NHL weird; he didn’t get to attend an in-person draft, and his first career goal, an overtime winner in Buffalo, came in an arena with no fans due to pandemic restrictions. Since then — even though he hadn’t had a break out until this season — his point-per-game numbers increased each year. And he’s gained a greater appreciation for how much of a grind the season is. “You’ve got to rest when you can and take care of your body as much as you can and be ready for all 82 games,” he said. “It’s a long year and a lot of games.” Alexis Lafrenière celebrates with Vincent Trocheck after scoring against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Nov. 12, 2023. (AP Photo / Noah K. Murray) Simon Lafrance has seen improvements in how his friend takes care of himself. Lafrenière has even made small changes, like learning how to become a better cook. Though teammates say he brings a fun, goofy personality to the dressing room, he’s continued to grow up away from the rink. “He’s much more mature now than he was at 18 years old,” Dubé said. “That’s the reality.” ADVERTISEMENT Trocheck, who signed with the Rangers going into the 2022-23 season, liked Lafrenière as soon as he got to New York. He said his teammate has layers to his game; he’s offensively skilled but also willing to forecheck and play with physicality, as he showed when he separated Vincent Iorio from a puck with a big hit in Game 1 against Washington, leading to a Rangers goal. Trocheck pushed to skate on a line with the skilled younger player last season, but then-coach Gerard Gallant normally put Lafrenière with Kaapo Kakko and Filip Chytil. The Rangers fired Gallant after the Devils series loss and hired Laviolette, Lafrenière’s third coach in four NHL seasons. Laviolette started the season with Lafrenière on a line with Panarin, and Trocheck joined as their center when Chytil sustained a concussion in November. Those three have stuck together since and developed chemistry, emerging as an elite offensive-producing line. He averaged 17:16 of ice time per game, more than two minutes higher than his average in 2022-23. “Obviously Peter trusts him, and I think Alex has appreciated that,” Simon Lafrance said. “We’re seeing the results. … Way more consistent than the year before.” Rangers forward Jimmy Vesey said he was always a firm believer in Lafrienère’s ability, and he thinks his teammate is in better physical shape this season than he was previously. That, he believes, has helped his skating look better. Indeed, Lafrenière and Dubé worked on his separation speed this past offseason, aiming to improve his first few strides when accelerating. At the end of March, Lafrenière logged his first NHL hat trick in a five-point game against the Coyotes. The first of his goals that day was, to teammate Braden Schneider, a testament to Lafrenière’s increased confidence. Leading a two-on-one rush with Trocheck, Lafrenière held onto the puck as he approached the net rather than passing to Trocheck, as Schneider believes he likely would have done last season. After Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott fell to the ice in anticipation of a pass, Lafrenière shifted his focus to the net and ripped a shot past Karel Vejmelka. The play was skilled and assertive, as many of Lafrenière’s best ones this year have been. It encapsulated the growth that has led to his breakout. “It’s not easy getting that much hype and that much pressure,” Schneider said. “Seeing him this year, I think he’s shut a lot of people up.
rf4L
Thu Apr 25 2024 11:35 am EST
rf4l yep keep chytil out, oshie,wilson will be head hunting chytil for sure
vcp1994
Thu Apr 25 2024 11:34 am EST
Agreed that the inconsistency is also infuriating. It's a league epidemic. Again why isn't it addressed? It's intentional I think but why that's so is beyond my comprehension given that it shoes how amateur the NHL is.
rf4l
Thu Apr 25 2024 11:29 am EST
You know if Chytil dresses against the Caps his head will be targeted. It's basically a guarantee AFAIC. Hope he's ready.
rf4l
Thu Apr 25 2024 11:22 am EST
Kis it would not surprise me if the game tomorrow was slanted towards the caps . Lord knows it wasn't slanted at MSG
vcp1994
Thu Apr 25 2024 11:13 am EST
JFC: Last game I thought I saw the camera focused in on Trocheck giving some input to Schneider. IIRC Schneider was on the bench and Trocheck was on the ice leaning over the boards talking directly to Schneider. My point is that Trocheck is very engaged as a player & teammate. What a great acquisition by Drury. LGR's
mf
Thu Apr 25 2024 10:58 am EST
Im concerned that the officiating will have a direct effect on the game tomorrow making the series 2-1. The Nhl makes more money if the series goes 6-7 games. they are always about how much money they can generate
KIS
Thu Apr 25 2024 10:26 am EST
For the previous 2 season and especially last season, I kept saying that Gerard Gallant was one of the laziest, most stubborn coaches I’d ever witnessed. This season has shown what a difference Laviolette has made and small snippets of info keep coming out that confirm what I thought all along. The latest bit from Peter Baugh at The Athletic:” Trocheck, who signed with the Rangers going into the 2022-23 season, liked Lafrenière as soon as he got to New York…. Trocheck pushed to skate on a line with the skilled younger player last season, but then-coach Gerard Gallant normally put Lafrenière with Kaapo Kakko and Filip Chytil” Stubborn, stubborn, stubborn…he had the personnel to create a Bread-Trochek-Lafrenière line but he refused To do it! Good riddance…
JFC31
Thu Apr 25 2024 9:44 am EST
Please don't forget to add in the blatant abuse of the salary cap by (most recently) The VGK's. I'm rooting for Dallas to knock them out of the playoffs this round.
mf
Thu Apr 25 2024 9:39 am EST
The Rangers could have had twice as many PPs in this last game alone. Refs ‘managing the game’? Incompetence? Orders from on high? Again Integrity. Something Buttman has a fleeting relationship to.
NYStranger
Thu Apr 25 2024 9:36 am EST
The inconsistency is what will make people question the integrity of the game. This added to the all the sanctioned betting with sports makes it easy to question everything.
NYStranger
Thu Apr 25 2024 8:38 am EST
rf4L: Noone would care if I was just that more stuff was let go. But look at the Kreider cross checking penalty last game. He was in a battle, they were going hard, BOTH players had done heavier cross checks, Kreider had just gotten back on his feet from being crosschecked hard, then he gives a lighter shove, and that is what the refs decides is just far too much? It's the egregious level of inconsistency that is the problem.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 25 2024 8:00 am EST
On officiating the real question is, IMO, this: Is this what the NHL prefers? And by NHL I mean Buttman and his influential owner circle? I believe the answer is yes. I believe their thinking is without all the violence they'll lose too many American fans. I say this for 2 reasons: 1) They are using an officiating model introduced 30 years ago and have done basically nothing to change it. 2) It's beyond obvious far more is let go in the POs vs the regular season and that's clearly not a coincidence. I think that's a short-sighted and silly viewpoint that is insulting to those American fans who they are afraid will run away if the violence is removed. Hockey is a fabulous sport - it doesn't need the endless scrums and nasty crap we are seeing so frequently to be enjoyed. Why the NHLPA tolerates it is also befuddling. It's cannibalistic AFAIC.
rf4L
Thu Apr 25 2024 7:47 am EST
Going into game 3, here is what we know, the NHL referees suck.
jerry_garcia
Thu Apr 25 2024 5:56 am EST
Salt flats or stormin Mormon
Stevielegs
Wed Apr 24 2024 11:43 pm EST
So Painful but TRUE... check out this article... too honest. https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/27/archives/rangers-acquire-hodge-of-bruins-for-middleton-rangers-get-bruins.html
schneidw
Wed Apr 24 2024 10:19 pm EST
Jazz, Commanders etc. are so cringe to me. Strangely I love what Vegas did. The arena is an excellent fan experience. And Seattle is also a tremendous fan experience. Absolutely, hate the team name. But I loved all the way down to the Ranger logos they put in the urinals to pee on. I just think that you don’t need gimmicks. You need a fan experience. Some arenas are unreal. MSG is getting better but I think that’s the draw. You don’t need goofy shit. And an American Express entrance.
E
Wed Apr 24 2024 10:15 pm EST
Marchand get away with murder wowowow
vcp1994
Wed Apr 24 2024 9:48 pm EST
The officiating is mind boggling bad. That's its acceptable is IMO a very bad smear on the league.
rf4l
Wed Apr 24 2024 9:24 pm EST
Officiating was poor but Samsonov has to make a save….
PJ
Wed Apr 24 2024 9:23 pm EST
CoMARK.... There is artwork for the YETI and it's actually kind of cool :) ... https://twitter.com/xTechHockey/status/1781000659074191518
Rhet0ric
Wed Apr 24 2024 9:19 pm EST
E... Might I remind you that there are actual Pro sports teams named the JAZZ, the PELICANS, the WILD, the COMMANDERS, the DUCKS and the GUARDIANS. Most if not all of these were voted upon by their fans. NOTHING IS TOO STUPID :)
Rhet0ric
Wed Apr 24 2024 8:57 pm EST
Olympians might have been cool
ColoradoMark
Wed Apr 24 2024 8:57 pm EST
I mean, Avalanche vs Blizzard? Kraken vs Yeti? I was thinking the Lakers before they said it was Utah. Utah Yetis is my bet.
ColoradoMark
Wed Apr 24 2024 8:51 pm EST
Really shitty job by the refs up in Toronto tonight.
jratelle19
Wed Apr 24 2024 8:47 pm EST
Utah Blizzard hires Dairy Queen
NYStranger
Wed Apr 24 2024 8:43 pm EST
How about the Polygamists?
PJ
Wed Apr 24 2024 8:41 pm EST
How about the Utah Renters. Don't settle in too long. Don't get comfortable. Don’t get attached. Will be moving when the novelty wears off. LOL fuck Utah. fuck the Coyotes! fuck Buttman! haHaHa. All this shitty reffing and all the betting makes one wonder….a good look for pro sports
NYStranger
Wed Apr 24 2024 8:26 pm EST
E - You sound like and old man! Get off my Lawn! Just kidding...I kinda like the Utah Blizzard since the only time I was in SLC I got snowed in for 2 days!
Hospo
Wed Apr 24 2024 8:16 pm EST
RHET: They all sound like campy AHL franchises to me. If I owned the team it would be HC-UT. Simple. Got into that type of branding from the Premier League. I loved how all these teams were not known by the nicknames. And most of the nicknames exist for a reason good/bad. Let some stupid nickname that rises organically with the team by reputation or something else. I’d get rid of all mascots, flag waving idiots and instead focus the arena on the best multimedia fan experience possible.
E
Wed Apr 24 2024 8:03 pm EST
Agreed. Quinn is just a college coach who won by recruiting better talent to a school from a hockey standpoint sells itself. No use for Quinn couldn’t believe he got a second chance
Jake0104
Wed Apr 24 2024 7:45 pm EST
And now the gratuitous make up call.
jratelle19
Wed Apr 24 2024 7:44 pm EST
Unreal how bad these refs are. Marchand gets away with a blatant trip and they score. Ref looking right at it. Joke.
jratelle19
Wed Apr 24 2024 7:43 pm EST
Man Leafs just really got hosed….No penalty on Marchand and Bruins score….Disgraceful…
PJ
Wed Apr 24 2024 7:41 pm EST
Trademark applications for the new Utah franchise include.... 1-Mammoth, 2-Ice, 3- Yetis, 4- Venom, 5-Fury, 6-Blizzard, 7-Outlaws, 8-Hockey Club...I kind of like the Outlaws.... Maybe,
Rhet0ric
Wed Apr 24 2024 7:35 pm EST
Bob - that would be great! I hope the do. I’m just amazed at how this guy continues to get hired. I don’t want to disparage DQ the man, but this dude should consider himself lucky to coach an ECHL team. Maybe he can grab an assistant role with Lindy in Buff….that would be all-star cast
NCRanger
Wed Apr 24 2024 5:29 pm EST
Maybe the Devils will hire David Quinn
Bob
Wed Apr 24 2024 3:57 pm EST
David Quinn is that little white speck... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GTLM89pN0A
RF73
Wed Apr 24 2024 3:46 pm EST
Wildcard - given a decent roster, just about any clown can run a team to .500. QUINN'S 'success' with the Rangers was based solely on the undeniable talent he had here. While have no way of proving it unequivocally, there is a VERY strong argument that the team would've had a better record and even made the playoffs his last year if they had a decent coach behind the bench. Hell, you could safely say the team they iced in GALLANT's first year wasn't as talented as the bunch QUINN had. And those guys were like a rocket from the launch pad. QUINN just sucks.
tdchi
Wed Apr 24 2024 3:41 pm EST
LOL, re: QUINN. Caveat, I feel bad for anyone who loses a job. Shitty no matter how inept they are...but with THAT said...this dude is a TERRIBLE coach. Give him a good team, and they will be mediocre. Give him a bad team, and they will be terrible. Was he handed much with the Sharks? No. But let's get over this idea that he was given a team bereft of talent. When he showed up, they still had HERTL, MEIER, KARLSSON, and COUTURE...And he had some nice young players that he could've put into the mix, but instead buried. Like William EKLUND. That dude should've been in the NHL in 2022-23. Thomas BORDELEAU too. He just refused to give them ice...but let's get over all that for a second and just look at the dude's record. Losing 98 games in two seasons is impressively bad. I don't care WHAT roster you have. That is fantastically awful. Certainly some blame goes to his BU mafia partner-in-crime, Mike GRIER, who really pulled together one of the most pathetic NHL rosters I've seen in recent memory...but man...19 games? That's the best you can do out of 82? That's because the dude LOVES his vets almost as much as he loves his vet grinders, and will take both over young talent and ride them all the way to the bottom. The fact that he used an empty shell like Nick BONINO for a full season as his second/third line center should say it all...who knows...maybe he can join Lindy RUFF in Buffalo and they can ride all that brimming stock of talent into a winning record and get the fan accolades going again...'oh look...they're SOOOOOO good with young players...they SPEAK to them! They're developing SOOOOO well...' When in truth, they're actually developing slower under his dumbass...sigh...the guy is a complete fraud. A charlatan. I could coach a team better than him.
tdchi
Wed Apr 24 2024 3:13 pm EST
RF73: Given a decent roster he can be .500 or better like with the Rangers...no coach in the world gets that Sharks team much better. You cant win with players who cant actually play.
Wildcard
Wed Apr 24 2024 3:11 pm EST
Dont care what you think about DQ, but the Sharks may have just hosed themselves. What decent coach will want to go work for them? To be handed a terrible roster, with players unable to perform simple tasks on the ice shift to shift, and that will likely be at the bottom of the NHL for a couple more seasons at least, just to be fired in 2 years because you didn't make them a winner. The best thing for them to do would have been to ride out the last year of his deal, and then bring in someone new after. It looks less like you are blaming someone for your inability to put a decent roster together.
Wildcard
Wed Apr 24 2024 3:09 pm EST
The Sharks finished with a league-worst record of 19-54-9, and their -150 goal differential ranked dead last by 39 goals. The team hadn't posted a record that poor since 1995-96.... Quinn leaves the Sharks with an overall record of 41-98-25. In his five years of NHL head coaching experience, three of which were with the New York Rangers, Quinn has compiled a career record of 137-185-50.
RF73
Wed Apr 24 2024 3:00 pm EST
Dairy Queen is probably crying all the way to the bank
Stevielegs
Wed Apr 24 2024 2:29 pm EST
TD’s man got whacked again. Not that he had much to work with. He should go back to coaching in college.
Bob
Wed Apr 24 2024 2:22 pm EST
VCP but that isn’t your argument.
E
Wed Apr 24 2024 2:21 pm EST
Out here Sharks fans are cheering in the streets. Quinn managed to lead the Sharks to a franchise worst record season. At least it’s in the middle of the rebuild. Odds that Quinn gets another job in the NHL? Probably will get an assistant and if he’s lucky he’ll get a shot when the HC gets ultimately canned. Ouch…
E
Wed Apr 24 2024 2:10 pm EST
Vcp are you volunteering to find out?
Stevielegs
Wed Apr 24 2024 2:09 pm EST
Oh say it’s not so Dairy Queen got canned again. Next stop willouby ?
Stevielegs
Wed Apr 24 2024 1:42 pm EST
San Jose Sharks @SanJoseSharks .... NEWS: The #SJSharks have relieved David Quinn of his head coaching duties.
Rhet0ric
Wed Apr 24 2024 1:18 pm EST
Who would you rather be hit, rempe or panarin.Inquiring minds want to know.
vcp1994
Wed Apr 24 2024 1:03 pm EST
E you make me laugh,thank you.
vcp1994
Wed Apr 24 2024 12:53 pm EST
Panarin is too small. He’s gonna get injured. It’s physics
E
Wed Apr 24 2024 12:24 pm EST
Panarin is skating is engaged and playing really well. Very happy with his play
vcp1994
Wed Apr 24 2024 11:48 am EST
JFC - to each his own..I didn't think Panarina was at his best last night...He has been physical and two way all year, that didn't change last night. Just thought he was a little too loose/fancy offensively...no biggie..still the best player on the team
Hospo
Wed Apr 24 2024 11:32 am EST
If KaKKo is beating his man do to brute keepaway ability, & or drawing defenders out of position, isn't it on Cuylle and especially Wennberg to fine the open lanes? Does Wennberg have any shoot-first mentality to his game? On a sidenote, Chytil does and hopefully a healthy Chytil will be back for next season.
mf
Wed Apr 24 2024 11:29 am EST
There is no problem with Panarin! He had a great look that he just missed the top corner with! He’s had PLENTY of shot attempts but many were blocked. To say he’s somehow struggling is ridiculous…he looks good, fully engaged and PHYSICAL. He has the look of a man in a mission. Previously, all the complaints were about him being too finesse-y in the playoffs. LW he s. Sing fully engaged and physical and he’s still getting shit after having a goal and playing very well IMO. He had 120 points and he is being FOCUSSED on…what is it that we want him to do over and above what he has done in 2 games. It’s up to his team mates to take advantage of the fact that PANARIN is being smothered so that they can be freed from getting that treatment.
JFC31
Wed Apr 24 2024 10:39 am EST
PJ/Shonuff _ so right on Kakkao..he is often a physical beast in the o-zone along the boards and controlling the puck..That said..he needs to translate it to offensive production with going to the net...That's when he will be a force...A better offensive center might help (wennberg is a decent positional player).......CM - the puck was jumping a lot last night, Rangers had some issues, partly because they were holding on to the puck too long at times..Their communication and , I don't know, their flow/chemistry at ES was also a bit off and not just because of the Caps..I expect it all to be better Friday
Hospo
Wed Apr 24 2024 10:38 am EST
Rangers needed to ice the puck, and they didn't..... On the young forwards front, Cuylle and KaKKo are providing playoff level physicality, very impressed with both.
mf
Wed Apr 24 2024 10:29 am EST
I said it before when I was arguing with VCP about the value of "Breadcrumbs"- The guy gets us to the playoffs and he draws a lot of attention. Yeah, he isn't getting the looks he did in the regular season, but he buried one he did in game 1. And he is engaged and working hard and he is physically active. Last year Kreider was the only forward who showed up. If Panarin doesn't score much he at least is drawing attention so others get their chances. It was an ugly win, and the inability to clear the zone is infuriating for fans, but a lot of those plays the puck was bouncing and we just missed the clearing attempt. Some bad puck luck and Washignton was desperate.
ColoradoMark
Wed Apr 24 2024 10:22 am EST
Shonuff…Agreed on Kakko…He is initiating contact and playing a very physical game…Can’t take the puck away from him….
PJ
Wed Apr 24 2024 9:53 am EST
I have enjoyed watching Kakko in this series as the Caps try to be physical . There are times he has been a complete monster controlling the puck .
Shonuff
Wed Apr 24 2024 9:49 am EST
I mentioned the same thing as RF4L did on Panrina's OFFENSIVE game..Make no mistake, he is playing harder (and more physical) both ways..Just thought last night he was a little too pretty and fancy with he stickhandling and o-zone play.....MF - Of course, the CAPS are clearly outmatched but the mental and physical effort still needs to be put in by the better team..Rangers need to be better Game 3 IMWO (Caps likely with 2D back)
Hospo
Wed Apr 24 2024 9:34 am EST
I was referring to Panarin's offensive game. It might be the opposition and/or the fact that it's the POs, but so far (and yes it's only 2 games) he's not getting the looks and free ice he enjoyed in the regular season.
rf4L
Wed Apr 24 2024 9:27 am EST
Feet don't leave the ice, hit is below the shoulders and 'not' a head shot. Was this delivered by Trouba? Nope, courtesy of Panarin with a stat that doesn't necessarily tell the story, 'yeah,' it's just 1 hit in the boxscore, but that's leadership IMO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcZh0sB6QzI
mf
Wed Apr 24 2024 9:21 am EST
RF: Is this the Panarin of last year? https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/40012980
mf
Wed Apr 24 2024 9:17 am EST
“I think we’ve proven it to ourselves all year for the most part that we can play in these games,” Trouba said. “We’ve played in ugly games, we’ve come back in third periods, we come in and not be overly excited about a win because we know we didn’t play our best hockey, but none of that matters right now. “Right now the only thing that matters is wins. You turn the page and move onto the next game and you take a little from it that you could win an ugly, dirty game, but we’ve already built up that confidence during the regular season.” ... https://nypost.com/2024/04/24/sports/artemi-panarins-show-of-brute-force-epitomized-rangers-in-game-2/?itm_source=parsely-api
mf
Wed Apr 24 2024 9:06 am EST
Going to be even uglier game three we have to hope they don't take a few bodies out. Nice hit by panarin that was beautiful.oshie what a piece of shit.
vcp1994
Wed Apr 24 2024 8:54 am EST
Seem's WSH was playing for their season's life after losing the first game and that was the best they could muster. They go down 3-0 on Friday and they're not advancing to the 2nd round. Rangers in 5, possibly 4 is becoming more of a reality.. Was WSH keying in on Panarin last night? Anyone here coaching the CAP's probably would, "no?" Didn't matter, others stepped it up ie: ZBad, Trocheck, Miller, Rosey, Cuylle, Kreider, Gustaf, etc... Prep for Friday's game, WSH will throw everything and anything they may have left in the tank. They're in desperation mode, but I think they're outmatched.
mf
Wed Apr 24 2024 8:52 am EST
Panarin PO woes are re-emerging? After one game? When he was high sticked, mugged but he was engaged. Ask TJ Oshie.
Bob
Wed Apr 24 2024 6:50 am EST
Well a win is a win but yeah the Panarin PO woes are re-emerging.
rf4l
Wed Apr 24 2024 5:12 am EST
Rhett, you got me there, I just couldnt watch the last few minutes. I felt for sure they would tie and we would lose in OT.
Wiosa
Wed Apr 24 2024 3:34 am EST
It was probably better that the score was 4-3 instead of 5-2. The craps had to play hockey instead of their usual crap from dirty and sneaky Wilson and oshie. And a big thank you to huffy puffy Ovie who was called out by his coach.
Stevielegs
Wed Apr 24 2024 1:22 am EST
Just got a chance to watch the game..Hey, the object of the POs is to win the game..Mission accomplished..So I am happy....but, and I m sure this was beaten to death already, damn what a sloppy and ragged TEAM effort by the Rangers against a really undermanned and inferior, although hard working, team..Outside of the Special teams, and HATS OFF to ZBAD for a great night, they just seemed mentally and physically off, out of synch and often beat to pucks and spaces at ES..Perhaps it just came too easy on Sunday and the mental clarity/focus wasn't there...Hopefully lesson learned tonight and Laviolette will reinforce it the next few days...Oh and how did the PANARINA of last year's POs time travel to tonight?..Again, I think it got a little too enamored of his stick handling from Sundays..A very selfish and frustrating effort..Hopefully a one-off..But they are up 2-0!
Hospo
Tue Apr 23 2024 10:30 pm EST
I guess so
mf
Tue Apr 23 2024 10:07 pm EST
*StarTAC
NV94
Tue Apr 23 2024 10:06 pm EST
Mf is still on the starTEC technology
NV94
Tue Apr 23 2024 10:02 pm EST
Mf- Are you on tape delay?
ColoradoMark
Tue Apr 23 2024 10:00 pm EST
TBL - FLA 2-2 in OT
mf
Tue Apr 23 2024 9:53 pm EST
Are the Lightning just going to roll over and play dead? Down 0-2
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 9:51 pm EST
Wiosa... I was talking about the last couple of minutes there.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 9:47 pm EST
sjw…Agree just not a smart third period…Simple plays not made and we invited trouble by not getting puck deep with a two goal lead….
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 9:45 pm EST
Damn Cats beat TB in OT…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 9:42 pm EST
Not a fan of his game but no denying Roselvic goal was elite. Trouba not worth his contract but was tonight. I thought fox was just great tonight especially defensively. Wenneberg is a very average player. Mika playing better in two playoff games than he did all year.
Jake0104
Tue Apr 23 2024 9:41 pm EST
Rhetoric, yes. I truly believed we would lose. They played hard in the first and second, we just played dumb in the third.
Wiosa
Tue Apr 23 2024 9:15 pm EST
@FlaPanthers · 16m Update: Panthers forward Sam Bennett (upper body) will not return tonight.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 9:08 pm EST
Is it crazy if I tell you I was never worried?
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:53 pm EST
Took care of business on home ice. Worst case get a split in DC and win in 5.
Fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:53 pm EST
Trouba and Lindgren stuck out there for final 2:48
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:53 pm EST
Man, that 6 on 5 was absurd. So many chances to get the puck out and it ends up a fire drill right to the end.
Bob
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:52 pm EST
PJ: t/y! ;-)
mf
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:51 pm EST
Fuck wennberg
tradestar28
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:51 pm EST
Made that way more difficult that it needed to be.. learn from mistakes.. 2 goal lead third period.. cut out the fancy pants dipsy doodle crap ... pucks deep defend .. and counter as the opponent has to open up .. PLAY SMART
sjw
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:51 pm EST
Hey it is time to celebrate the win… We are up 2-0….
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:50 pm EST
Wennberg was a garbage pail in the third period... He Doesn't score... He sucks and a good team woulda put the rangers into OT
tradestar28
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:50 pm EST
Rangers sticks become wet noodles the last 2:30. Sheesh! take the win. 2-0
NYStranger
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:50 pm EST
On to the next. Couple days off to rest up. Then go and get a 3 game lead.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:50 pm EST
What are you guys talking about?
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:49 pm EST
wennberg should never be considered a defensive forward again based on this game alone. Terrible at FO, had the puck and couldn’t clear it several times. A win is a win but man this team needs to learn to put teams away.
Cnparda
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:49 pm EST
Z not normally whiffing on clearing attempts….Plaayers got stuck out there too long…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:49 pm EST
I though Wennberg had a pretty good night too. A couple of hiccups but he was strong as hell at the end there.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:49 pm EST
What an UGLY ending. Wow
NYStranger
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:48 pm EST
Book em Danno, a wins a win
mf
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:48 pm EST
Fuckin horrible... What a terrible display of hockey
tradestar28
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:48 pm EST
Mother of God how many clearing attempts
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:44 pm EST
Do we ever score empty net goals??
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:44 pm EST
EN
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:44 pm EST
So close….
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:43 pm EST
Miller has 5 shots on goal tonight. Leading the team.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:42 pm EST
y'all are ridiculous...Wennberg has been good tonight. Don't dumb yourselves down to a paly or two.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:41 pm EST
Big problems clearing the puck…Dig deep….
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:41 pm EST
Fuck Wennberg... He just flubbed it at the Rangers blue line instead of getting puck out... Goddamn loser
tradestar28
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:41 pm EST
Let's Go RANGERS!
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:39 pm EST
Oh Bread
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:34 pm EST
I thought Wennberg was a smart defensively aware player... That shit at the blue line is garbage
tradestar28
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:33 pm EST
Best play of the night panarin giving oshie a taste of his own medicine
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:33 pm EST
Ferraro is orgasmic after that Caps goal….
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:33 pm EST
Cute shit kills.
VtRanger
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:33 pm EST
If the play was away from the puck, we would've been okay. We need a goal.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:32 pm EST
We never make things easy.
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:32 pm EST
Get the puck deep…Two goal lead….So dumb…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:31 pm EST
Get that puck deep u schmuck
tradestar28
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:31 pm EST
Screwing around and that what happens….
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:30 pm EST
Stupid fuckin Wennberg
tradestar28
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:30 pm EST
Goony Rangers
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:30 pm EST
The player coming on was not involved in the play...isn't that the normal thing for a too many men? Or the guy going off, but regardless the guy coming on needs to be involved int he play...I will never understand why they call it sometimes and not others.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:29 pm EST
Not good…. What’s up with Foxy
rngrsans
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:28 pm EST
That was really dumb…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:27 pm EST
Caps are absolutely unable to contain the Rangers here. I know they are missing half their D, but that is no excuse for the F being totally unable to do anything at all.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:27 pm EST
LAV- Rest Panarin... WAS will be headhunting...
schneidw
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:26 pm EST
Great job by the 4th line. MILLER is having one hell of a night.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:25 pm EST
LeoS: Yeah, I think Bread has proven that he is not that same guy anymore.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:25 pm EST
Honestly, even though his hip hit at the same time, he elevated for the contact. It wasn't major worthy that's for sure, but I think a 2 min penalty would have been warranted. Just more evidence that the refs are hitting the random button.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:24 pm EST
Hope Panarin scores....stick that knife in ddeeper
jratelle19
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:24 pm EST
Come on….Don’t waste this PP….
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:24 pm EST
I don't think we need to question any longer if this year's playoff Panarin will be anything like previous years. Fuck whiny Oshie
LeoS
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:23 pm EST
Stevielegs, fuck Oshie? lol! Na Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na Na!
NV94
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:22 pm EST
Oh, never mind
NYStranger
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:22 pm EST
No penalty on Bread….Awesome…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:22 pm EST
Refs scheming to screw the NYR. What a joke that the play was allowed to continue.
NYStranger
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:21 pm EST
Oshit deserved that
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:21 pm EST
Never saw Bread do that but the Rangers have had it with the bullshit…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:21 pm EST
Panarin gave Oshie a taste of his own medicine.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:21 pm EST
Nice reverse hit by panarin
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:20 pm EST
Wilson suddenly brave when Rempe is on the bench LOL
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:20 pm EST
His hips made contact at the same time as the head.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:20 pm EST
League finally got one right. This game is going to get ugly
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:19 pm EST
Oshie was asking for that all night. Hilarious that it was Panarin at hat delivered it.
Bob
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:18 pm EST
Refs letting the paly continue desperatly hoping the Caps could score.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:17 pm EST
Way to go breadman
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:15 pm EST
Love that the Rangers are not sitting back.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:13 pm EST
Play smart but don’t do what the fishsticks did yesterday.
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:13 pm EST
It is now 1-3-1 time.
Bob
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:11 pm EST
Let’s just take care of business , get the next goal and move on to Washington.
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:03 pm EST
The Nyr have to withstand the nonsense the craps will try in the third and beat them on the scoreboard
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:02 pm EST
Ovie looks like he needs oxygen after a shift huffing and puffing on the bench
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:01 pm EST
Wilprick will start or try to something in the 3rd if the Caps don't narrow the deficit
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:59 pm EST
OVIE is what KREIDER will be when he is 50. He is just cooked.
Cnparda
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:57 pm EST
Ranger need to stay with their structure and be disciplined. Washington gonna try to do everything they can to disrupt. You see shoe being an ass already. Don't even fight with them at the end. Just laugh at them
Kis
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:57 pm EST
So, 8 goals now in 5 periods. I know it's the Caps who had a terrible goal differential. But it's the playoffs, you are not supposed to be getting 4 goals per game with no empty netters.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:57 pm EST
You’re right legs! Fuck Oshie! I’m hoping someone lays him out!
NV94
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:56 pm EST
You won’t see a much prettier goal than that. Made OV a look real bad…
steve443c10
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:54 pm EST
I give so much credit to McIlrath……credit for sticking around and earning a living as a talentless deuchbag after being in of the biggest busts in NHL history
jnyr
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:54 pm EST
It's positive the Rangers did not let the poor officiating effect them .. head down keep going .. resilency
sjw
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:54 pm EST
Got a 2-goal lead going into the third period again. Shut them down like you did on Sunday!
jratelle19
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:52 pm EST
Charlie the Tuna
tradestar28
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:50 pm EST
Nv94 don’t forget oshie
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:49 pm EST
Let’s gooooo!!! Fuck OV and Wilson!
NV94
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:49 pm EST
Washington knows they are overmatched so they are desperate
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:48 pm EST
This is why Ranger fans get pissed at Zbad. The man can dominate
Kis
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:47 pm EST
OV puck watching and not skating...guy has done that his entire career.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:47 pm EST
Just...my goodness...that has to be one of the goals of the year.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:47 pm EST
What a game from Z.
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:47 pm EST
Fuck Yeah!!
NYStranger
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:47 pm EST
WOW!!!!!
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:47 pm EST
Oh fuck ya….Miller!!!!
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:47 pm EST
Wow!!
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:46 pm EST
YEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH F U REFS
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:46 pm EST
Miller time
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:46 pm EST
What the refs are allowing Washington to do is unreal the nhl should be ashamed of themselves. Then they will be upset at the end of this game when there is a huge rumble
Kis
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:46 pm EST
Right now, Rempe has more even strength ice time than Zib and Kreider. Not a ton more, like 20-30 seconds, so basically one shift of time...but still...Lav isn't overusing those top guys who are so important on the PP and PK
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:45 pm EST
Disgraceful reffing. They are trying to keep it even. Such a joke. But the Rangers are guilty of not moving their feet enough. A lot of reaching going on.
NYStranger
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:44 pm EST
Oshie has a micro penis.
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:44 pm EST
Fourth line starting to become liability defensively….Nice Gust….Damn…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:40 pm EST
Oshie and Wilson are getting away with so much dirty play.. the elbow Wilson threw right to Cuylle face was blatant no call and how did they miss Panarin get clipped twice under the visor.. great to see Cuylle standing up to Wilson..
schneidw
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:40 pm EST
The NYR do an elbow to the face or a high stick, you know we're getting called for it.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:40 pm EST
Lardiolette needs to play the fourth line more with the nonsense going on
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:39 pm EST
Refs need to wake the hell up and call the easy ones.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:39 pm EST
This fucking league
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:39 pm EST
Wilson gets away with an elbow and now a missed high stick? This is beyond parody at this point. Disgraceful
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:39 pm EST
Somebody just destroy Oshie…I hate that motherfucker….
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:38 pm EST
WTF refs? Our star players count too.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:38 pm EST
Coolie gave Wilson a castrato stick
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:37 pm EST
The shit Wilson gets away with.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:36 pm EST
that was awesome. There was no room...wow
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:36 pm EST
I was going to call rose lick to appear like an ornament on the back and bottom of a Christmas tree
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:36 pm EST
We needed that
jnyr
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:36 pm EST
Holy crap...I thought that hit the pipe!
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:35 pm EST
Rosogreat
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:35 pm EST
My favorite :)
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:35 pm EST
Roslovic!!!!
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:35 pm EST
ROOOOsssssssYYYYYYY
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:34 pm EST
TRO was wide open. Bunny hop.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:33 pm EST
This battle is intensifying which is why the playoffs are the real season
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:32 pm EST
Adam Fox has been terrific defensively but very quiet on Offense.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:32 pm EST
Rangers need to get control of the game back….Start right here….
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:30 pm EST
Schneider takes a high stick to the face, has a bloody nose and nothing called.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:26 pm EST
JOKE.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:26 pm EST
Rangers are playing like they are picking daisies on Easter Sunday. They better start bringing it. Far too nonchalant.
NYStranger
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:25 pm EST
This should be a NYR PP but I'm sure the refs will figure out how to even it up.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:25 pm EST
The 33% is that first face off... Lol
tradestar28
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:24 pm EST
Wild... The initial face off on power play
tradestar28
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:24 pm EST
Come on refs. Get this right!
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:23 pm EST
trade: What? Trocheck is 67% on the draw on the PP, and the only player to have taken one for the Rangers.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:23 pm EST
Sloppy play….Get it together….
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:22 pm EST
BS call on REMPE, still I expect to see Rempe and Gus in the pressbox for Game 3
schneidw
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:20 pm EST
We looked offside there.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:20 pm EST
Been noticing the Rangers literally lose every first face off on power play... This has been going on for a long time
tradestar28
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:19 pm EST
Get one here….
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:19 pm EST
Throw your head back and the refs will call it. If you're on the capitals that is.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:18 pm EST
Need P and Laf to wake up.
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:18 pm EST
Not sure why they had rempe out with OV out there
tradestar28
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:17 pm EST
exactly what the Refs wanted and hoped for. They have been working for it some time now.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:17 pm EST
Refs influencing game for sure…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:17 pm EST
Arrgh
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:17 pm EST
Rempes hands didn't even touch his face. Refs were sold one there.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:16 pm EST
4 periods into the playoffs. 5 Even strength goals and just 1 PP goal scored and 2 total goals (both even) against. If they keep that up, they will win a lot of games moving forward.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:16 pm EST
No embellishment there. None
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:16 pm EST
Fourth line trapped out there….Another shit call….Come on…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:14 pm EST
Man would hate to see Canes and Cats to have short series…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:11 pm EST
The AVS also have some goalie issues. Georgiev gave up 7 goals on 23 shots. He wasn't much better going into the postseason. They're likely going to need to go with Justus Annunen who has played in all of 14 games this season.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:05 pm EST
JNYR... And rightfully so. I'm glad Goodrow has picked it up a notch or two for the postseason, but he was at or near the bottom of the League in defense for nearly the entire season. For the amount of money he makes, we can't afford him taking the season off.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:05 pm EST
Canucks lose their 1 goalie possibly for the playoffs
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:03 pm EST
Like the way we answered but we need to clean things up. Lacy needs to straighten them out between periods. We’ll be fine…
JFC31
Tue Apr 23 2024 7:00 pm EST
How many calls did the refs miss in the first?
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:55 pm EST
I have watched some of the other series.. officiating in this series is significantly different .. and not in a good way .. do not get sucked into that fancy pants shit ... that plays into the Craps with ill advised high risk TO's resulting in oddman rushes and grade a scoring chances..
sjw
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:54 pm EST
There were a few comments at the halfway point of the season that were down on Goodrow cause he only had one goal. This is where his game has so much value. He is doing such an force in a tight game
jnyr
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:54 pm EST
In regard to the call on Kreider: The refs were4 reacting to the guy going down and never saw the play. BREASD gets knocked down and they chose to ignore it. If you're going to make bad calls, at least try to call both sides the same.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:48 pm EST
Gust is scary…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:47 pm EST
Wow. Just wow. Refs are beyond ridiculous
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:47 pm EST
How the hell do you let a battle liek that go for that long, then suddenly call something that you jsut lety got multipel times for both guys?
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:46 pm EST
So the crosschecks on Kreider don’t count?
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:46 pm EST
NHL officiating is embarrassing
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:46 pm EST
Bad call.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:42 pm EST
Penalty on Oshie
jratelle19
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:42 pm EST
I think KK should be on the PK
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:40 pm EST
Shove it up your Caps!!!
jratelle19
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:40 pm EST
Zhair earned that one….our best player so far
jnyr
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:40 pm EST
Zbad dominating tonight. Guy is flying
Kis
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:40 pm EST
Zib from NOT his spot! Cant take penalties against this squad...
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:39 pm EST
YESEREESSSSSSSSSSS F you caps!
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:39 pm EST
ZBAD!!!!
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:39 pm EST
Z man
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:39 pm EST
Until now! Lolol
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:38 pm EST
Not liking this PP.
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:37 pm EST
Stevie: He may have warned him about retaliating. I know refs do that with guys they know they have to worry about getting out of hand.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:36 pm EST
PJ. Yes. This cute shit is resulting in giveaways and if it doesn't stop it'll be goals against.
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:36 pm EST
I just don't get all the shit Wilson gets away with. We never could get away with half that stuff.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:36 pm EST
Now I could see the caps being upset...that was NOTHING compared to what they have been allowed to do so far this game. Refs need to pick a level and stick to it.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:33 pm EST
Did the ref go and ask Wilson if he was hurt so he could call an intent to injure on trouba?
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:33 pm EST
Z is all over the place
jnyr
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:32 pm EST
Get it deep…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:31 pm EST
One thing early on. Kakko is using his size and strength to hold the puck and go get the puck. He has a style of play that works in these heavier games that's for sure.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:31 pm EST
That was the first assist by a NYR defenseman in the playoffs. For other teams it might be the norm, but for us it's odd.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:31 pm EST
Laf stick handles it away in the neutral zone. Caps zoom into the Ranger end. Chaos ensues. Ranger penalty. Wise up Laf. Geesh
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:30 pm EST
SO battles are not a penalty...but tripping a guy with a can opener isn't. Gotcha refs...gotcha.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:29 pm EST
Now they make call….Total bullshit…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:29 pm EST
Kakko is a beast tinight
jnyr
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:29 pm EST
Beauty goal.
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:26 pm EST
The officiating is horrible again and having to much input in the result of the game and
Kis
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:26 pm EST
That puck hit the goalie or misses the net 9 times out of 10...what a goal
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:26 pm EST
Fuck off, MacAuley!!!! Way to go Troch!!
jratelle19
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:25 pm EST
Phew.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:25 pm EST
Nice play Gust…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:25 pm EST
Take that Ref!!!
Wildcard
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:25 pm EST
Whooo! Refs still owe us one. I mean how do you miss that? Right in front of him.
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:25 pm EST
Trocheck!!!!
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:25 pm EST
Cut their throatcheck
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:24 pm EST
No call…Unreal….
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:24 pm EST
Way to go ref
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:24 pm EST
Wake Up!
rngrsans
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:22 pm EST
Ferraro loving the Caps start….So obnoxious…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:22 pm EST
Need to weather the storm. Caps have come out much stronger. Need to hit back now
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:20 pm EST
Caps the way more desperate team….Bad start for the Rangers…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:20 pm EST
Rangers asleep.
rf4l
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:15 pm EST
Too loose to start….
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:13 pm EST
Pj- don’t disagree. Let him drop them with Wilson (even though I doubt Wilson would dance with Rempe)
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:13 pm EST
Panarin cannot overhandle the puck.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:09 pm EST
McIlrath needs to justify his job, REMPE does not.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:08 pm EST
Fotiu…Agree but can’t let Wilson run around unchallenged…
PJ
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:07 pm EST
Our backs are not against the wall, but this is a must win. Have to keep the lead to make this a short series. We don't want to let them climb back into it.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:02 pm EST
No need for Rempe to fight Mac unless we get down by a goal or two or we are lifeless. Do not give the Caps anything to rally around.
fotiu22
Tue Apr 23 2024 6:01 pm EST
The jinx nosen is back
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 5:41 pm EST
This is definitely a tradeoff that the CAPS would want.... Per Stefen Rosner @stefen_rosner ... Rempe and McIlrath chatting before this one. McIlrath tried to get Rempe to fight last game but he didn't.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 5:31 pm EST
Mr K is strong but he’s not a fighter. Let’s see if Wilson is brave enough to fight Rempe .
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 5:25 pm EST
Something was going on.... Colin Stephenson @ColinSNewsday .... Long chat between Laviolette and Mika and Kreider after today's #NYR morning skate.... https://twitter.com/ColinSNewsday/status/1782786344248328238/photo/1
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 5:15 pm EST
MF... I don't think either Stevie or I was saying that the NYR's had no pushback.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 5:14 pm EST
My last post should be addressed to Stevie.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 5:13 pm EST
EL Bee' writes about the importance of winning a series in less than 7 games. Seems we've covered that recently, no credit given to, "The Wall." https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/sports/rangers-cant-waste-game-2-chance-like-theyve-done-before/
mf
Tue Apr 23 2024 5:13 pm EST
Agree with you on Lavi. I would expect Goodrow, Trouba, Lindgren, Lafreniere would all take offense and do something if they were out there. I just don't get Kreider at times. He's dropped the gloves before for IGOR and Fox (if memory serves), Z should be no exception..... I do worry about letting it go until it's too late. WILSON targets guys intentionally. ZIbanejad is a pain in the ass to play against defensively. Knock him out and it opens things up for there offense. That's the way he thinks. Rhet I’ll be surprised if lardiolette protect zhair unless he’s willing to sacrifice captain trouba. He should put Rempe out a few times against Wilson, but he probably won’t until it’s too late to make up for the damage. He got away with at least 4 penalties in game 1, yet the refs called nonsense ones on others. Stevielegs
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 3:38 pm EST
I have been outspokenly critical of Kreider's "lack of nasty" for quite a while now. However, toward the end of the game Kreider DID escort someone away from the pack when things were getting dicey. Let's keep a close eye on the Ranger's 'push-back.' I don't believe that this years Rangers are going to get pushed around without retaliation. jmo-folks
mf
Tue Apr 23 2024 3:24 pm EST
Rhet I’ll be surprised if lardiolette protect zhair unless he’s willing to sacrifice captain trouba. He should put Rempe out a few times against Wilson, but he probably won’t until it’s too late to make up for the damage. He got away with at least 4 penalties in game 1, yet the refs called nonsense ones on others.
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 2:28 pm EST
Andrei.... Knicks win was not even the best comeback in MSG... That goes to the Indiana pacers and Reggie Miller who scored 8 pts in 9 seconds to beat the knicks in the playoffs....
tradestar28
Tue Apr 23 2024 2:28 pm EST
I don't care if we take a penalty, If Tom Wilson hits ZBAD again tonight, we better see Kreider drop the gloves and take him down to the ice. With no pushback and the refs not calling a penalty(which they both were), he will just keep doing it... If Kreider can't handle the assignment, flip CUYLLE with Rosy. Will wouldn't think twice. He understands the assignment... Better yet, send out Rempe to fight him. Wilson will likely run away like the little bitch that he is, but if they do connect, I will take that trade off any day of the week. no matter how much I like Rempe.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 2:06 pm EST
Great comeback by the NYK's yesterday, but I will not be convinced they are for real until they cross the finish line. 51 yeas since the NYK's last Championship and I have been alive for every single one of them (unlike the NYR's). GO KNICKS!
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 23 2024 1:06 pm EST
rf4L, it was in good way. Best comeback in the Knick's history. Hands down, maybe even in NBA.
andrei
Tue Apr 23 2024 12:20 pm EST
Game hat ..https://youtube.com/shorts/OCC2b06epzQ?si=eY_eqZ8Xt3NhShbY
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 23 2024 11:37 am EST
The Password is: "Hip-check" ;-)
mf
Tue Apr 23 2024 10:52 am EST
With the reaction to Rempe by Washington players whenever he bumps them, I am wondering if it is a strategy to try and draw an elbowing penalty? Like something that was discussed in the lockerroom: "If you come near Rempe, his elbow is probably at your head anyway, so sell it so we might get a call." It just seemed to happen on several occasions.
ColoradoMark
Tue Apr 23 2024 10:09 am EST
My favorite Patrick Roy memory was a game at MSG where he was in goal and his team (probably the Avs) were providing almost n defense/support allowing us to pepper him with shots galore. And then at one point, he had enough and wanted to make a statement to his own team. So, when he had stopped a puck and saw some open ice in front of him, he skated the puck over the mid ice line and shot it into our end..... :)
Ranger47
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:42 am EST
I am surprised that a Patrick Roy coached team would try to sit on a 3 goal lead for 30 minutes. He wouldn’t allow that when playing
Jake0104
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:29 am EST
andrei: I was confused by your Knicks comment....
rf4L
Tue Apr 23 2024 8:17 am EST
I see last night was first time F. Anderson had back to back starts since he was out . 9 saves on 12 shots . Not looking ahead but …
Shonuff
Mon Apr 22 2024 11:44 pm EST
RF4L.....no flag waving for me here.......I wouldnt waste a penny going to the PNC Arena until the Rangers are there for Round 2, Games 3,4, and 6.........I did enjoy watching the Knicks game.....great last 30 seconds for the Win.
tradestar28
Mon Apr 22 2024 10:50 pm EST
Oils are not a match for Kings. Edm is scarry good, when they are on. Still beatable, though.
andrei
Mon Apr 22 2024 10:10 pm EST
rf4l, ?
andrei
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:55 pm EST
12 shots on net by Fatso Lou's team. Embarrassing. And wonderful. LL and his self anointed sense of superiority deserves the humiliation. What an asshole. Hope he lives for as long as the Islanders keep him I charge.
rf4l
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:50 pm EST
Andrei. Slow down on the shots dude!!!
rf4l
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:30 pm EST
What a game by Knicks and what a meltdown by Isles. Not all lost, Isles could win game 3 and 4 and series is back up for grabs. Still think it should be a long series. Will see. Burfallo, amazing how one organization manages to make one terrible decision after another terrible decision, 10+ years running. It also amazing how NHL is a such re-trend coaching community. Wonder who else would have even considred hiring Ruff, if not for his connections in Burfallo.
andrei
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:27 pm EST
Trade. You at that game waving your flag??
rf4l
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:21 pm EST
Talentless Ass Clowns
NYStranger
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:21 pm EST
Wow.
ColoradoMark
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:20 pm EST
Wow..that was fast for the Canes.....Sucks..I wanted a long series with injuries...Aho is a scumbag, he would be perfect....Hate him more than any Islander...And I really hate this white flag waving bullshit...like a circus..What's a matter, can't do it with emotion and your voice??..Canes fans suck!
Hospo
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:19 pm EST
Isles choke it away
Bob
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:17 pm EST
Islanders collapse . Why do they keep showing the same Girl every other clip ???? That is an annoying arena.
Shonuff
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:17 pm EST
Islanders suck. 12 shots on net. Fat Lou sooooooo overrated
rf4l
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:16 pm EST
No worries Drew….The Fishsticks have choked this game away….
PJ
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:16 pm EST
Wow the Islanders suck. Couldn’t close out a 3-0 lead
NCRanger
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:16 pm EST
Wanted to see the Isles make a series of it but I hate the Isles so much it’s hard not to laugh.
ColoradoMark
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:15 pm EST
Bwah ha ha ha fish stinks!
NYStranger
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:08 pm EST
Dallas sux
rf4l
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:06 pm EST
Drew. I am.
rf4l
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:03 pm EST
PJ - respectfully disagree- nothing good can happen playing the islanders and the referees.
Drew
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:00 pm EST
Islanders about to tie the series - I hope my man RF4L is right
Drew
Mon Apr 22 2024 8:55 pm EST
Goal by Stone. Lololol.
rf4l
Mon Apr 22 2024 8:52 pm EST
Gutsy win by the Leafs. AM goal and 3 points.
rf4l
Mon Apr 22 2024 8:50 pm EST
Leafs even series with nice comeback….
PJ
Mon Apr 22 2024 8:30 pm EST
Nothing I would like more than the Fishsticks eliminating the Canes….
PJ
Mon Apr 22 2024 8:06 pm EST
Drew. Relax bud. Canes will triumph.
rf4l
Mon Apr 22 2024 7:45 pm EST
Bob/NYStranger - I was truly horrified to see RUFF land with Buffalo. Talk about an abused fan-base. And they're all so excited about it too. Like, I can literally track the moment the Rangers went from a playoff candidate to shit, and it perfectly coincided with RUFF'S arrival. He and Dave QUINN were impressively bad as a tandem. And when he went to the Devils, I did the happy dance. Again, with the Devils, you can literally track the RUFF effect...two years of abject disaster interrupted by one season where BRUNETTE saved his cheese...and then right back to abject disaster. Like I literally laughed my ass off when BRUNETTE went to Nashville and all the Devils' fans were gloating about how awesome they'd be this season...I mean, I get why Sabres fans are loving this hire...Reminds me of the time when the Rangers brought MESSIER back...I remember the first time he was back on the ice in Ranger blue...there was so much hope...everyone thought it was the end of the nightmare...it was gonna be a new era. Instead, it was the beginning of a new, even more hellish nightmare, with him in the plum center, leading a band of feckless douchebags who couldn't even be bothered to fain interest in playing at MSG...dudes who just collected their paychecks, thumbed their nose and moved on...THAT is the type of hurt Buffalo is in for. And it's gonna be even worse with all the good young players they have...And I TOTALLY agree. The Rangers should be lined up to catch whatever group of young talented players RUFF decides are worthless and marginalizes...there will be some dropping off from the Sabres for sure.
tdchi
Mon Apr 22 2024 7:16 pm EST
IcePoodles 1 Canes 0 ... I'm rooting for a 7 game series, let em kill each other.
mf
Mon Apr 22 2024 6:13 pm EST
NYStranger: Talk about wheels turning, Ruff was drafted by Buff, played most of his career there, and had a stint as a player here with the NYR's. -- https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/r/ruffli01.html
mf
Mon Apr 22 2024 5:41 pm EST
Unless Lindy finds another Andrew Brunette to help him, this will not end up well for Buffalo.
Bob
Mon Apr 22 2024 5:22 pm EST
Td it is incredible how the managerial / head coach wheel just turns and turns with so little new blood. In all sports. Hotta laugh and feel a little bad for Barffalo fans. Maybe we can fleece them for one of their players when they inevitably fail and not look at the HC first.
NYStranger
Mon Apr 22 2024 4:53 pm EST
Lindy RUFF is a TERRIBLE coach. Not mediocre. Not average. Not just bad. TERRIBLE. Buffalo is going to be an unmitigated shitshow next year.
tdchi
Mon Apr 22 2024 4:52 pm EST
MY GOD. AND BUFFALO FANS ARE HAPPY ABOUT IT. Holy shit. This is like one of those stories where someone is so badly abused that they don't even understand that they're still getting the shit kicked out of them. The comments...the mirth...the happiness...it's like watching a flock of lambs head down the darkened chute to get the bolt to the head and carved up for Easter dinner. Poor fuckers.
tdchi
Mon Apr 22 2024 4:44 pm EST
Wow. Just...Wow. Like hasn't Buffalo suffered enough?! This is just pure, flat-out cruelty on truly inhumane levels:NHL @NHL · 29m Welcome to Buffalo, Lindy Ruff! ???? Lindy Ruff has been named the @BuffaloSabres ' new head coach.
tdchi
Mon Apr 22 2024 4:08 pm EST
Punch/Hospo: Agree that Scheider/Miller elevate each others game and I think the closeness in age and differences in their game contribute. The Craps took liberties with Shesty and they answered the call. Big step up in the learning curve for those two IMO. --- RE: KaKKo: This season's knee injury didn't help, but I think a little time and our patience is in order. Let's see his growth this playoff season. I think the kids an absolute beast to play against. KaKKo & Cuylle with an adequate Center? As Bodhisattva Said, "Look Out!" ;->) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyABbwsYQCA
mf
Mon Apr 22 2024 4:07 pm EST
RF4L - We agree on that needless deal..It's not the strategy, but the execution of the deal..Still, definitely risk involved in any of those deadline deals that the pick will turn into something regrettable....Most of the times worth it for me to take the chance(roslovic and Ruwedehl aside, still not sold on Wennberg for the real stuff but he is a solid player)
Hospo
Mon Apr 22 2024 3:50 pm EST
Hospo: I get it but cRuduwel for a 4th? That's ridiculous overpayment. Yeah, the likelihood of that 4th becoming a viable NHLer is low but imagine if the Pens use it land Sherkie II? Ugh!
rf4L
Mon Apr 22 2024 3:02 pm EST
RF4L - I might be one of those Pooh-poohers you talk about..and, guilty as charged!!! but it's not the dismissing of those picks, it's just that I like going for the Cup when the team has a solid chance--like this year..But..you have to make/execute the right deals...and I'm not sure that was the case this year..We'll see..
Hospo
Mon Apr 22 2024 2:57 pm EST
PUNCH - Right about MILLER and SCHNEIDER elevating each other..and , to tell the truth, I think TROUBS-GUS is a good pair also and, though it is a minority opinion here, I prefer him over Jones for these POs .........TDCHI - You read Twittter/X and these Bozos way too much!..Personally, I thought LAFFY was gonna bust out last year which didn't come to pass, just delayed a year...I also thought KAKKAO was gonna erupt this year so..well, look out for next year....And who knows about CHYTL (and then OTHMAN/PERRAULT)..
Hospo
Mon Apr 22 2024 2:51 pm EST
Yeah the Geo deal looks reasonable right now. The value of 3rd, 4th and 5th round picks gets poo-poo'd on here a lot by some but they are important when it comes to keeping the feeder system stocked. THere are the 2 TD cites. Jones was a 3rd. Sherkie a 4th. Buch a 3rd. Graves a 4th. Drury likes flitting those sort of picks away, too often for nothing (the latest example being the very dumb trade of cRudwudel for a 4th).
rf4L
Mon Apr 22 2024 2:24 pm EST
Miller is a different player out there with Schneider. They have both elevated. Fantastic to see, especially with Trouba still maintaining his edge. We may yet see Jones rolling with him. Three top defensive pairs is not a bad problem to have if you're planning to stay fresh for a deep run. Avoiding injuries is what keeps us all up at night.
Punchrolfe
Mon Apr 22 2024 1:37 pm EST
E/Hospo - re: LAFRENIERE, again. Solid, incontrovertible evidence on why you don't listen to the crowd on young talented players. You pull the stats and study them. Then you take the eye test. Both had LAF moving absolutely in the right direction. But draft pedigree had a bunch of dolts thinking he was a bust because he wasn't putting up 70 point seasons off the cuff...it's a similar lesson to be learned as we watch KAKKO. While he's a year older, a lot of the same metrics that signaled LAF's breakout are present with him too.
tdchi
Mon Apr 22 2024 1:34 pm EST
mf - Oh without a doubt. Oversight on my part. JONES is a fantastic player and hopefully, he's our sixth defenseman next season...unless, of course, someone offers us something too-good-to-be-true for him...even then...it's seller-beware on a kid like that. The Isles stupidly moved Devon TOEWS for a pair of seconds, and I remember thinking Colorado got fleeced...well...look who's laughing now?!? Hopefully, Dr. JONES is in the long-range plans...I'm still kinda pissed GUSTAFSSON is in over him.
tdchi
Mon Apr 22 2024 1:32 pm EST
LIMBO - Agree with most of that..And I don't want to take WASH too lightly (and hope the Rangers don't) but they are out matched and are more of warm up for the real stuff (I hope)..For that reason, I hope the Caps keep fighting and play better to push the Rangers a bit and see how they react
Hospo
Mon Apr 22 2024 1:31 pm EST
JFC31 - re: MALENSTYN, that's a GREAT example of a play where when he came back to the bench, I would've asked him this: Did you get your bell rung? Do you need to get checked out by the concussion spotter? No? OK great then. Go to the locker room. Take off your shit and pack it up. You're done for the season. Closest you'll get to the ice is in the press box. And that's if I'm feeling nice about it. MALENSTYN, who fancies himself as a tough guy, could've actually been in a position to block that shot had he not been whimpering around on the ice like a stuck pig. Unreal when players do that shit. Absolutely unreal. Like I could ALMOST see if you were in the offensive zone. But on a D-zone draw? GET THE FUCK UP. Be a man. Don't be hamming it up for a penalty.
tdchi
Mon Apr 22 2024 1:26 pm EST
LOL. Last year: MAN, the Rangers got FUUUUUULEEEASED in the GEORGIEV deal. How could they take such little for a starting goalie?! A pair of thirds and a fifth?! Who's running that franchise?! This year: MAN, Colorado needs a goalie. GEORGIEV just isn't good enough...The Avalanche can't expect to win a cup with him...blah blah blah...It's all over the top...but interesting to think we got McCONNELL-BARKER, who has 15 points in 10 OHL playoff games thus far this season, Drew FORTESCUE, who is looking to be a very nice defensive prospect, and Maxim BARBASHEV who...well...two out of three ain't bad. Nevertheless...for those fans who were frustrated DRURY didn't get back a first rounder or prized prospect for GEORGEY...this is EXACTLY why. The dude is hot-cold. When he's dialed in, he's good. VERY good. When he's not? Well, you probably don't even want him as your backup. Moral of the story? You get what you pay for.
tdchi
Mon Apr 22 2024 1:12 pm EST
Hospo - hey, look at it this way - if we get 2 goals/game from our 4th and 0 against for the 3rd/4th lines every game, might as well write our name on the cup now, lol. The reality is that we will probably continue to win or lose on special teams, PANARIN, and SHESTY. If any of those dry up, we will have a tough time. When they are rolling, I think we have a shot in any 7 game series. For all the rightful good talk of the 3rd/4th line, probably the best sign was the new improved playoff baldy Bread. 7 SOG. If he is close to regular season Bread, it’s a game changer. But all of of this is so hard to tell against WAS. They were pretty bad yesterday.
Limbo
Mon Apr 22 2024 12:12 pm EST
E - Spot on about LAFFY..as physical as I have seen him yesterday and all at higher speed...He has another level or two to go...hopefully this POs...And I'll let others deal with REMPE (who deserves it) but the Rangers will be sunk in future series without GOODIE and VESEY playing like they did yesterday..The work those two put in every shift!
Hospo
Mon Apr 22 2024 12:05 pm EST
Lafreniere is turning into a real playoff style weapon. That boy was all over the place. He hit everything that moved, skipped the fancy stuff and put everything hard and low on net and he went right to the net to receive the puck. What Ive seen that is different is although he has always been some kind of man-child where he was physically mature he is now strong as a bull. You cant shove him at all. He also looks like he is closer to 205-210 now. Just a big guy. He maybe streaky but even when he aint scoring he is a real strong player. Me wonders what he’d be like if he wasn’t on a line with Bread.
E
Mon Apr 22 2024 11:47 am EST
If yesterday’s game was a movie: The Rempire Strikes Back!
JFC31
Mon Apr 22 2024 11:39 am EST
JFC - The Caps surely as hell can't intimidate or bully the Rangers... The Canes don't do that....Will BOS or FLA if the Ranges get that far? (and that mainly applies to the second line), hopefully we get a chance to see.....Loved the way the Rangers responded to WILSON matter of factly...Cuylle, REMPE and especially the D (my boy SCHNEIDER)...Game or series gets out of control, WILSON will try something...Rangers have the players to deal with him......All that said, Rangers just need to play their game and stay away from being over-confident....And though ROSLOVIC is a waste of flesh and space, I wouldn't even risk CHYTL until the next round (if he's ready)
Hospo
Mon Apr 22 2024 11:34 am EST
TD: re: Your Post on (Sun Apr 21 2024 12:14 pm EST) acknowledging our farm system & Drury, I think Zachary JONES deserves to be mentioned in that group. I'll own up that I have been a vocal critic of him due to his stature, but credit due where credit's due, and he's earned it. We have an intriguing situation with JONES, pair him with TROUBA next season, or include him in trade. Good Dilemma!
mf
Mon Apr 22 2024 10:39 am EST
My biggest takeaway from yesterday is that these Rangers will not be bullied. They pushed back on every hit against them and initiated contact throughout the game! The penalty on Rempe was an absolute disgrace and Malenstyn looked like an absolute bitch rubbing his chin and complaining about a non-exsistent Rempe elbow that wasn’t anywhere near his face! Lafrenière was very physical yesterday(5 hits)and ya had to love Oshie whining to the reps while the play was still going on the Bread goal. This team will stick up for each other and it’s very clear to those that know hockey that you don’t judge guys like Barkley Goodrow by the regular season or the score sheet. He was all over OV yesterday and OV was a non-factor…he’s fat and out of shape! Tom Wilson is a disgusting POS when he is on the ice. My hope is that the Rangers take the opportunity to bash his fucking face in when they’re are about to clinch the series…literally tell Remoemor whomever is up for it to simply WRECK HIM. Anyone who hits our goalie in the back with his stick while he’s lying flat on the ice, deserves to get seriously injured. He may be a good guy off the ice, but on the ice Wilson is a disgraceful piece of shit.
JFC31
Mon Apr 22 2024 10:38 am EST
re: REMPE - Man, in all my years of playing hockey, I've encountered this one type of player in many different iterations. Always, it's a guy who started playing late and in some instances, within a couple of years...this is a guy you look at in warm ups, and wonder WTF the dude is doing on the ice with your group. He's not a great skater, looks awkward as fuck out there. But midway through the game? The dude already has a goal and three or four scoring chances. And that's because he knows where to be and when. And while other guys are dangling and skating circles around him, he's always there. Right place. Right time...REMPE reminds me of that dude. Obviously, I'm being a bit hyperbolic here. But yesterday's goal was just a great example. I actually was getting ready to yell at the guy for barreling by GOODROW behind the net...but lo and behold, he's in the right place for a tap in. PERFECT timing. And something a lot of guys could learn from. I still don't think he's gonna be a guy we want in against a team like the Canes...but against these slower more physical teams? He's what the doctor ordered...and really, from here, it's JUST the Canes I'd say look elsewhere. I'd playing him against Florida or Tampa. Definitely against the Islanders. Probably Boston too. Not so sure about Toronto, but let's be real here...He may have earned himself a lineup spot at least until CHYTIL is ready to return.
tdchi
Mon Apr 22 2024 10:31 am EST
That was the start this team needed. The score, TBH, didn't even come close to capturing the mismatch. There wasn't a point during that game when I thought the Caps had a chance. CARBURY'S approach has been to turtle and hope get can get someone with wheels to get an odd-man rush, and THAT kind of tactic isn't going to do much but get you on the scoreboard...Tom WILSON is officially the most overrated hockey player in the professional ranks. The day folks stop stroking that loser off will be a good one. He's a talentless hack who road coattails of OV and BACKSTROM for years. And now that one is gone and the other is looking long in the tooth, he's showing what he really is, which is a cheap shot merchant and bully who bosses around smaller players and doesn't do shit when someone bigger comes into town...LOTS of crying from the Capitals. I guess that's what you have to do when it's clear your existing talent won't help you any...I see ROSLOVIC is officially the wall whipping boy. Ridiculous to say he played bad. Whole team played good. They got what they deserved...was fantastic to see fourth line get the accolades they deserved with the three stars...I did like REMPE's game. More on that in another post..his issue now is that he's getting singled out. His reputation is preceding him, and refs are nailing him early to try and keep him honest...Rangers played a perfect four-line game yesterday. Surgical even. THAT is how you roll in the playoffs.
tdchi
Mon Apr 22 2024 10:30 am EST
Rangers played a very smart game yesterday…it’s not pretty hockey but it’s how they’re gonna have to approach every game vs the Caps until then Caps break, like they did in Game 1. These whining scumbags can’t score so when they are behind, the odds are heavily against them.
JFC31
Mon Apr 22 2024 9:32 am EST
I thought the 3rd line of Cuylle/Wennberg/KaKKo was real solid. Both Cuylle & Kakko played physical. They are both a handfull on the forecheck, and good luck trying to strip Kakko of the puck when he has possession in the offensive zone. Cuylle is quick to come to his teammates rescue when teams try to take liberties when he's on the ice. I recall Cuylle came to Rempe's aid when the Crap's tried to egg him into dropping the gloves. Kudo's to Lavi for rolling Goodrow/WENNBERG/Vesey on a few shifts as part of the locking down the lead, and keeping his finger on the pulse of the game. The Rangers could sweep this series, but they are The Rangers and in pro sports that's not an easy thing to do, So, let's not let the Caps back into this series, we need to win game two. The Caps are out matched.
mf
Mon Apr 22 2024 8:37 am EST
Kakkao wasn't bad yesterday, the entire line was good..but wish he could borrow some of Rempe's confidence and swagger!!
Hospo
Mon Apr 22 2024 5:57 am EST
Ovechkin ZERO shots on goal.. damn
schneidw
Mon Apr 22 2024 5:20 am EST
“I know my game. I can skate well, be physical and I’m built for the playoffs, I think. That’s where you want to play and I was happy with how tonight went.” — Matt Rempe
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 10:45 pm EST
EL Bee' strikes again: https://nypost.com/2024/04/21/sports/rangers-pushing-back-vs-capitals-already-setting-important-playoff-tone/
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 9:30 pm EST
Nucks and predators I have never seen so much hitting in a game..they are killing each other.cross checking hitting away from the plays with no calls. It's like rugby on skates. Insane
vcp1994
Sun Apr 21 2024 9:22 pm EST
I’ve been begging for a Lowry trade since forever. I just imagine a team with him and Sissons as my bottom-6 centers. These guys are brutal to play against in the playoffs.
E
Sun Apr 21 2024 8:50 pm EST
Just watching poor old Georgie gettin lit up again for 7 ,announcers shittin on him and the crowd chanting his name the whole game .........well the final score was 7-6......take that MR. Hellebuck or should I say Mr. Vezina LOL
Newfie_Ranger
Sun Apr 21 2024 8:45 pm EST
AVS miss extra point and lose 7-6….
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 8:22 pm EST
Too bad DeAngelo isn't on Colorado, that would make for a good end of the game!!
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 8:15 pm EST
Damn, Winnipeg is big and skilled..That LOWRY guy can be a beast..gonna get nasty out there at 6-3
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 8:14 pm EST
21 shots on Geo. 6 goals. And now he starts his demonsrative stuff. Lololol
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 8:12 pm EST
Just rewatched the first goal and REMPs was in the right place but damn if that wasn't great work by Goodrow and Vesey.all day really.Those two are gonna be huge every game and Rempe is a good compliment and brings the extra stuff..I think you keep playing him no matter the opponent until or unless you see he can't keep up ......OH, and I Loved SCHNEIDER out there and Troubs-Gus wasn't a bad pair either..Rangers for sure have the Goalie and the D...Forwards play the two way game needed in the POs well....
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 8:09 pm EST
We only won 1 game let's not get ahead of ourselves either. To easy to have a letdown. Yes we are better but still have to play to win.
vcp1994
Sun Apr 21 2024 8:05 pm EST
Jerry_garcia yep I loved what rempe did today. If we win the series, the next opponent will be much faster I suspect rempe won't play I bet chytil gets a shot.
vcp1994
Sun Apr 21 2024 7:51 pm EST
Caps a very good foe for Rempe. Canes up next (if) Rempe likely won't dress.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 7:43 pm EST
Rempe, what a game/goal. Rangers made it look like they were playing a high school team. Total dominance. Lacy, one hell of a great game. Everybody did a great job today. VCP, who scored that first goal? Liked his stick handling to start that goal.
jerry_garcia
Sun Apr 21 2024 7:33 pm EST
not much D in the Jets/Avs game.... but if they had the Refs from our game each team would have about 10 PP each ... totally different style of officiating in this one..let the boys play and skip the ticky tack calls
sjw
Sun Apr 21 2024 7:32 pm EST
Colorado traded a very good player for Mittlestadt who has been mostly useless since he got there. They would have been better off getting one of the 2 goalies NJ traded for at the deadline.
Bob
Sun Apr 21 2024 7:30 pm EST
Georgie Girl having a tough night….
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 7:29 pm EST
Guilty as charged regarding being hesitant to having Rempe in the playoffs….Loved what he did and so happy for him and the fans…
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 7:28 pm EST
Looks like the Rangers made out on the Georgiev deal.
Bob
Sun Apr 21 2024 7:08 pm EST
“The 6-foot-8 ½ forward, whose appearance in the playoff lineup had been questioned by many, restored the World’s Most Famous Arena to its proper postseason decibel level when he scored the Rangers’ first goal on the way to their 4-1 win over the Capitals in Game 1 of their first-round series Sunday.” “I think I’m built for the playoffs,” said Rempe,
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 7:07 pm EST
Barn burner 1st Jets vs Aves. 3 3
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 6:59 pm EST
Feeling pretty vindicated regarding REMPE.
hipcheck
Sun Apr 21 2024 6:59 pm EST
I think it’s easy to have darlings in the West and for sure COL gets a lot of love. BUT, for me until someone shows me different I am going to stick with Vegas. What team right now has more post season success? Not to mention there is a pretty complete Dallas team that they’ve got in the first round that could also go deep.
E
Sun Apr 21 2024 6:52 pm EST
You have Goodrow for the playoffs. That’s his time of year. All in all a good job. Not pretty… Little flow… But when they needed something, they got it.
E
Sun Apr 21 2024 6:43 pm EST
NCRanger - same here. Was coaching my kid’s soccer game at 4 today (for second game in a row, down 2-0, but storm back to win 4-2). Had to watch the game…delay style. Very solid game all around. In particular, IMO, the 3rd line had a quietly dominant game. Seemed like they had the puck like 80% of the time they were out there. REMPE. Lol. What the actual F***. Caps looked overwhelmed. Keep the pressure on boys….
Limbo
Sun Apr 21 2024 6:39 pm EST
So…if the west runs through Colorado like so,e have said…the east will bring home the cup…Georgiev just not getting it done early
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 6:25 pm EST
Happy for the win. They were rusty to start. But not too excited cause Washington is God awful. They should sweep. Everyone played the body hard except Roselvic
Jake0104
Sun Apr 21 2024 6:18 pm EST
BOB - and too bad we don't have a guy on the 2nd line to act that way..but I see the fire in Kreider again just like in last year's PO..and ZBAD busts his ass.. just that the physical/attitude aspect is low...I try to forget who the other guy on the line is..gotta have something to bitch about..!!
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 6:14 pm EST
Bob - Good point on Goodrow..The Rempinator gets the love of the fans (and he deserves it)but Goodrow was excellent and kinda drives the line..Great to see after last year's PO dud..
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 6:01 pm EST
And don’t forget Shazam was playing like a cat giving up only one.
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:59 pm EST
Anyone notice Goodrow being playoff Goodrow today? Hitting, chirping, back of the leg slashes, generally being a PIA? Trocheck too. Love having a team that plays that way. It has been so rare for us over all the years.
Bob
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:58 pm EST
Did Rempe’s mother make him get a haircut and took him to lardiolette’s haircutter ? Hope she doesn’t take him to where the coach buys his nonfitting oversized clothes.
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:53 pm EST
"Rempage"
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:51 pm EST
Rempe is so good with the press. Just relaxed, pretty funny as well.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:49 pm EST
I think the name that fits is rempe juice .
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:35 pm EST
What a game a bit too much time in our zone but otherwise great to see rempe with a goal and some nice plays. I hope he continues to grow.long way to go but nice to not get smacked around for a change gotta love Schneider holly I don't take any crap.
vcp1994
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:28 pm EST
I bit of a boring game at times, and the refs really looked out of their depth but the Rangers looked solid and confident. I did not feel they were really tested yet so let’s see what happens in game 2 and beyond. The fourth line set the pace and deserved the 3 stars. Nice start to the POs.
NYStranger
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:27 pm EST
Here's the TOI distribution: https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/2024/04/21/2023030131/boxscore
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:24 pm EST
4 even strength goals. Interesting.
Bob
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:21 pm EST
Playing a sound defensive game with strong PK a good way to start….
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:20 pm EST
Solid first game.. 4th line was dominate.. loved the 4th goal .. defend the right way, create the TO and then go ..
sjw
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:20 pm EST
Stevie….Agreed….Wilson is trash….
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:19 pm EST
Hospo. That's exactly what I said to my family as we were texting. It wasn't flashy or fancy but boy did the rangers slow the game down and stifle everything in the 3 period
Kis
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:14 pm EST
Rempe would be suspended for the playoffs if he did what Wilson did
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:09 pm EST
My goodness, Trocheck was 10 and 3 at the dot...that's 77%
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:08 pm EST
Good boring home win I will take it
tlats
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:08 pm EST
The Defense feels better balanced with Trouba/Gustaf & Schneider/Miller
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:07 pm EST
Schneider doesn't back down from anyone.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:06 pm EST
4th line 3 stars
Tom427
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:06 pm EST
The entire 4th line with the 3 Stars of the Game. Well deserved & earned WooHoo
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:06 pm EST
Only downside of tonight? The Rangers gave up a goal so Rempe didn't have the winner LOL
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:06 pm EST
3stars the 4 th line
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:06 pm EST
2 goals from the 4th line and 4 goals 5 on 5 is going to win almost every playoff game . LGR
Shonuff
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:05 pm EST
I feel bad for Lindgren...Charlie that is. Finaly gets himself playing at a high level in the NHL and he is stuck with a team unable to compete.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:04 pm EST
Congratulations Rangers, Wallsters, & Lurkers too. :-) Awesome effort,some excellent coaching by Lavi
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:03 pm EST
I know it's the Caps, but what a great defensive effort in the 3rd period...And, plain and simple, the Cps are severely out-talented and no way in hell can out physical the Rangers..They just need to play their game
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:03 pm EST
Rempe tossing hits after the only guys who would step u to him are removed from the game. LOL what a slap in the face. They will be focused on him next game LOL
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:02 pm EST
Looks like Schneider - Miller gonna be a pair for many years.
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:01 pm EST
Fuck you, Wilson!!!! Eat it!!!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:01 pm EST
Way to protect your goalie SCHNEIDS! Guys is turning into a best with MILLER
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:01 pm EST
Sound beating. Outside of a two three minute stretch after we went up 3-0, caps did not threaten at all.
fotiu22
Sun Apr 21 2024 5:00 pm EST
Good on Schneider….Not afraid of Wilson…
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:59 pm EST
Wilson is such a coward...
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:59 pm EST
Z to Kreider a thing of beauty….
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:58 pm EST
Look at Wilson diving trying to draw a penalty...what a total loser
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:58 pm EST
Ok 3rd line your time to score
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:56 pm EST
KRERIDER with the hands! ANd what a pass by ZBAD!!
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:56 pm EST
What a pass, what a finish!
Tom427
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:55 pm EST
THATS HOW YOU DO IT!!!!
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:55 pm EST
Now you have to watch for Wilson
fotiu22
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:55 pm EST
Mr k is the way
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:55 pm EST
Put the game away, Kreids!!!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:55 pm EST
There he is! Beauty
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:55 pm EST
Speed Kills - KREIDER !!!!
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:52 pm EST
This game would be a blow out if not for the guy in the Caps net.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:50 pm EST
This is the way to play the 3rd period up 3-1...give them nothing!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:49 pm EST
Tempe is playing good hockey
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:45 pm EST
8 minutes left and the Caps dont have a shot in the 3rd...down by 2...
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:44 pm EST
58% on faceoffs
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:42 pm EST
So far they have overcome the bad artificials
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:39 pm EST
The linesmen suck today. Not only the calls but dropping the puck. How often do you see Zbad barking at an official but he did after being thrown out at the dot
Kis
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:39 pm EST
This officiating crew really sucks….
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:38 pm EST
Too many icings. Stop it.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:37 pm EST
3rd period with a 2-goal lead.....shut them down....nothing fancy....shut them down!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:36 pm EST
Zib giving the linesman some lip there.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:33 pm EST
KK has a very good shot. Needs to shoot more.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:30 pm EST
Kaapo post
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:30 pm EST
sooooo close....Kakko could have used that one
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:28 pm EST
Great PK work there by ZBAD and company
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:28 pm EST
Pk does the job
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:28 pm EST
Ranger pk is either really good or the caps PP sucks…maybe a little bit of both
fotiu22
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:28 pm EST
Nice PK work by Zib.
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:26 pm EST
Dave Maloney is all over the refs on the radio
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:26 pm EST
TROCHEK with another mindless penalty...WTF Vinnie??
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:25 pm EST
Shoot the damn puck!
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:25 pm EST
Skate into a guys stick and fall down...and it a trip? such BS, Refs are absolutely a joke
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:25 pm EST
Dive
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:24 pm EST
Trochek another minor.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:24 pm EST
Smart move by Lavi putting fourth line out for the offensive zone draw. Almost had an other one. You aren’t moving Rempe from the front of the net
fotiu22
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:22 pm EST
Kerry Sutherland is giving lectures
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:21 pm EST
Aargh. Front and center
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:20 pm EST
I like how the bottom 2 lines have stepped up their game
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:20 pm EST
RF4L - Agree 100%, but I'll remain quiet on ROSLOVIC to spare the Wall
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:19 pm EST
What an awesome period!...Rangers opened it up with some forechecking by the 4th line and the entire way the game was being played changed....Rangers just need to remember they are winning 3-1 and not taking stupid chances....as others have said, could get nasty in the 3rd especilly if the Rangers go up 4-1......And KUDOS for LAVIOLETTE for having the faith to not only dress REMPE (he could have mistakenly dressed BRODZ) but play him right away..What fans like us think means jack shit.. but he knows his team needed it...But..still far from over
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:19 pm EST
These 2 refs should be given the rest of the playoffs off
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:18 pm EST
from and center
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:18 pm EST
That said I like that he was and center in that after the period ended silliness. An angry Kreider would be scary to confront.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:13 pm EST
Kreider looks off. 2 horrendous plays in his own end that nearly resulted in goals and offensively accomplishing little.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:11 pm EST
Rososhit totally invisible. Sure doesn't like the physical play.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:11 pm EST
Is interference now allowed in the post season?
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:11 pm EST
Rempe seems like just a nice kid...if you can politely call a 21-year-old a "kid". He is just enjoying it all, and he is so positive. It's really refreshing.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:09 pm EST
I'd like to see endstrom get a game. I think roslovic is a waste.
Kis
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:08 pm EST
Suban just gushing over Rempe...calling it the Rempire State. Come on...when Suban is gushing over a Rangers player...
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:07 pm EST
What a nhl crock of shit
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:07 pm EST
Rempe telling them to get off the ice LOL
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:06 pm EST
Fuck off Slewban
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:02 pm EST
Lapierre carrying his stick high and making contact yet no calls... WSH getting desperate
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:02 pm EST
Laf very physical. It's how he played when he captained Canada's wjc team to gold. Can be a menace.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:02 pm EST
@StatBoy_Steven Matt Rempe is the 9th fastest #NYR to score in his first career play-off game! Jan Erixon - 2:49 Mike Ridley - 5:03 Mike McEwen - 14:16 Camille Henry - 17:01 Alex Gray - 18:04 Jack Egers - 19:00 Petr Pr?cha - 30:00 Lauri Korpikoski - 22:03 Matt Rempe - 24:17
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 4:00 pm EST
HOw many times can the Caps jump at the faceoff without being kicked from the circle?
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:59 pm EST
Caps Fans: Rangers cheat, Laff is dirty. Also, Wilson is a victim
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:58 pm EST
Late hit on Z from asshole.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:57 pm EST
Glad Zbad isnt hurt but hope it wakes up his any killer instincts
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:57 pm EST
Wilson has run over Mika twice now.
Bob
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:56 pm EST
HOw many times will Zib be hit away from the puck?
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:48 pm EST
rf4l: Hate to break it to you...but Trouba is leading the D in even strength ice time...Gus is second. They did not move Trouba down.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:46 pm EST
Littel tap with a stick is a slash, touching a guy is a hold...but leveling a player from behind when the puck is 1 feet away? EXCELENT PLAY!
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:44 pm EST
Gotta say Rangers are a better team with Trouba on the 3rd pairing.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:42 pm EST
That’s slashing? Wow
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:42 pm EST
COMark: I don't know if any team has had that sort of depth in the post cap world...at least I can't think of one.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:42 pm EST
Yet another weak call.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:42 pm EST
Rangers need to pick it back up….
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:41 pm EST
We forget the game wasn’t over? We never make things easy
fotiu22
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:41 pm EST
Trouba taken to the ice with a stick across his head...but the Rangers end up on the PK?
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:41 pm EST
Wild- And consider the Rangers next 4 forwards: Chytil, Brodzinski, Edstrom and soon Wheeler. When was the last time we had that kind of Black Ace Depth? Not to mention Jones and Ruhwedle.
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:41 pm EST
Lucky goal…Had nothing to do with anyone sleeping….But at least it woke up the chief hater….
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:40 pm EST
Andrei: Not the line...just one guy that was all alone and left a gigantic passing lane and room to skate for Wilson. I think it was Roslevic...but IM not 100% sure.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:39 pm EST
ZShit line is asleep on that goal.
Andrei
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:39 pm EST
That sucks….
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:38 pm EST
weak goal,
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:37 pm EST
There was talk about how much deeper the Rangers are up front...and the 4th line doing this shows that.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:37 pm EST
Said it before, Rempe makes Rangers a different team.
Andrei
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:36 pm EST
Running into a guy who’s 6’8” will hurt
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:36 pm EST
Skating into a player while he is basically standing still is not something to call there caps loser boys.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:35 pm EST
Gonna get ugly now
fotiu22
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:34 pm EST
4th line is on FIRE!!!
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:34 pm EST
VEEEE ZEEEEE
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:34 pm EST
Funny to see Oshie running at the ref when it is usually him that hits guys from behind. Not to complain……but the Trouba-Gustafsson pair is a heart attack almost every shift..
Bob
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:34 pm EST
Rangers found the next gear ... 4th forecheck goal.. laffy with the big hit to create the TO for the second goal .. Craps start turning pucks over.. stay patient, counter off their mistakes ...
sjw
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:33 pm EST
Agree Wild: after last year getting Bread going early is huge
jnyr
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:33 pm EST
Agreed on Wilson gonna target someone especially if the Rangers go up 2 more.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:33 pm EST
gotta say, might just be my own brain but don’t think the rangers play with this much jam unless rempe is in lineup.
Cnparda
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:32 pm EST
RF- was that Oshie? Thought it was Milano
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:32 pm EST
Love Cuylle skating through the blue paint after the whistle there...that was not random.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:32 pm EST
Thundering hit by Laf. Suckhole Oshie let's the play unfold by rushing to the ref. Great play.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:31 pm EST
Now the Caps need to open it up, Rangers need to be ready, and not hold back.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:31 pm EST
Panarin needed a good start...and this game is the start he needed. Hard core being shut down slow game and still found a way.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:30 pm EST
Wilson watch! He’ll target someone
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:30 pm EST
mf!! Brilliant!
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:30 pm EST
Lindgren Swiss or Limburger cheese
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:29 pm EST
Didn’t have to stay patient for long
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:29 pm EST
Hell yea! Now caps will have to come out of their shell. Do not get into a fight at this point. Don’t change the momentum
fotiu22
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:28 pm EST
YESSSS. Bread Man
jnyr
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:28 pm EST
IF the Thunder don't get ya, then the Lightning will!!!!!!!!!!!!
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:28 pm EST
BREAD!!!!!
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:28 pm EST
The garden hero and now 2-0
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:28 pm EST
Breadman!!!!!!!!!!!!
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:27 pm EST
Someone call for a goal from in close? That wasn't even a dirty call! Yeah Baby!
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:27 pm EST
REMPE!!!!!!!!
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:27 pm EST
Oh my!
fotiu22
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:26 pm EST
4th line REMPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:26 pm EST
Rempe empire
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:26 pm EST
Patience with this block shoter team
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:22 pm EST
If McIlrath is a “young” defenseman, I’m a spring Chicken!
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:21 pm EST
@TomGulittiNHL · 9m John Carlson played 9:31 in the first period. Martin Fehevary played 8:15. At the other end of the spectrum, with all the PP and PK time, Vincent Iorio played two shifts for 1:17.<<<<<<<----that is not sustainable.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:15 pm EST
WILD - The Rangers have clearly been the better team..but Caps still like the rope a dope style and keeping things to the outside for the most..and HOPE to get some offense..Rangers need to find a way to get more motion and free their players..Battle of styles...the first goal will dictate the rest of the game
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:09 pm EST
It helps the Caps that they are not supposed to win. That takes some pressure off. I mean it has to, pressure of expected success can be heavy, and they just don't have any. But as the game goes along, and the Rangers get in a rhythm that will fall away, and they will just be playing.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:07 pm EST
Hospo: They did have a 24 to 12 shot attempt edge, 7-4 in shots edge, and had the puck in their zone more than the other way around. Other than the refs calling everything under sun the Caps have like 1 shot.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:06 pm EST
caps are surviving, that seems like the game plan.
Cnparda
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:03 pm EST
Doesn't even feel like a PO game thanks to the Refs and the Caps wanting to keep the game like this...Rangers need to find a way to dictate the play over the worst team in the POs.
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:02 pm EST
Suban calling the refs out there...even more in favor of the Rangers...not the norm for him.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:02 pm EST
That was not a playoff period. Refs made it one of the worst playoff periods I can remember. Going to be low scoring series. Caps want to keep this to a 2-1 type game.
fotiu22
Sun Apr 21 2024 3:01 pm EST
Not a Ferraro fan, but "They clog it up like its the subway" is a good descriptor
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:58 pm EST
The ref is calling things that they are letting go...sometimes from the same guys on the same shift. It's got to be a bit confusing to the players to do something and it's fine, then you do it a second time and it's a call.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:58 pm EST
weak.. but no reason for Cuylle to be doing that in the O-zone
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:57 pm EST
That’s not a hold
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:57 pm EST
Another weak call. Geesh.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:54 pm EST
Seems these refs didn't get the memo that there are less calls and more things allowed in the playoffs.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:54 pm EST
Jones >> Gus
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:53 pm EST
Need to get our rhythm ….. passes slightly off with almost a week off…. Need to change a little due to glove hand of caps goalie
rngrsans
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:52 pm EST
You can't piss away these PP chances
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:52 pm EST
We need 2 PP units producing (jmon)
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:51 pm EST
Cheapies
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:51 pm EST
Need any ugly goal. Caps just taking away the middle and letting the rangers shoot from the outside
fotiu22
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:50 pm EST
Lindgren needs to score on lindgren
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:49 pm EST
Lafrenierre needs to be on the power play....
schneidw
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:49 pm EST
No cheapness with Ryan's bro in net...
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:49 pm EST
Eff you Ferraro..You wanted the penalty to be on the Rangers..prick..Need to get it now..
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:47 pm EST
Rangers look so TIGHT.... Refs are out of control
schneidw
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:45 pm EST
Guys will drop their stick in purpose to get a call similar to a dive
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:42 pm EST
Stevie... He is slashed down and player lost stick.... Always a penalty
tradestar28
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:42 pm EST
Big difference in this years Panarin vs last years Panarin.
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:42 pm EST
Chytl will be in for Rosloshit next game..
steve443c10
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:41 pm EST
fotiu - exactly what the Caps want..Rangers have to change that
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:40 pm EST
This game has no flow whatsoever
fotiu22
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:40 pm EST
If you hit just the guys stick and it doesn’t break it’s not a slash
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:39 pm EST
Bailed out by the stupidity of Pacioretti!! 4 on 4 favors the Rangers..get it done
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:37 pm EST
Agree PJ..stupidity by a vet with an unneeded slash..Heads in the game boys
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:37 pm EST
Why was Trocheck even arguing that call? Blatant
tradestar28
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:37 pm EST
so far the refs look like they want to influence the game too much
sjw
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:37 pm EST
The artificials are losing it already
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:36 pm EST
Game being called right. Rangers shouldn't get caught up in bullshit. Just play strong and smart
Kis
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:36 pm EST
Bad penalty by Trocheck….
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:35 pm EST
I'll be honest, I don't think the Huge REMPE chant every time he steps on the ice helps things..
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:29 pm EST
You can’t be blind if you make the call. That was an egregious call.
E
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:28 pm EST
If that is a penalty, the entire Florida/tampa game would’ve been played at 3 on 3. They are just trying to neuter him.
fotiu22
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:28 pm EST
Rempe gets 2-minutes for existing. Unreal
E
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:26 pm EST
You don't call that in the POs.unless you are tring to screw somebody.
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:26 pm EST
Charging? What a joke.
Bob
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:26 pm EST
Such bullshit. NHL can't keep fucking this kid because he is big
Kis
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:26 pm EST
Rempe a target of officials….
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:26 pm EST
Oh well refs in blind form
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:25 pm EST
Just what we don’t need….
PJ
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:25 pm EST
What a fucking travesty. In no way is that a fucking penalty. Fuck this league
Fotiu22
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:23 pm EST
New to me..SCHNEIDER with MILLER??? Kind like it..
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:18 pm EST
Here we go. And we get to take on the Undertaker.
Bob
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:17 pm EST
Looks like 2 Wash D men are game time decisions.
Cnparda
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:17 pm EST
RF4L - You too my friend! I knew Mcilrath in the lineup would tickle your fancy...!! Caps always play the man, so this should be interesting...do the Refs swallow the whistle? Likely
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:15 pm EST
Do we have to get Ferraro and that other Ranger hating ball headed fuck? Time for the Rangers to show the doubters and haters Guys that choked last year have to show up..Go to the damn net..it's Charlie Freakain Lindgren!..KIS/MF - Thanks alot
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:10 pm EST
Hospo. Thinking positive for you buddy. And of course the Rangers.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:09 pm EST
LGR . Hope for 2 months of hockey . Nothing better then NYR playoff pre gaming on the beach !!
Shonuff
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:09 pm EST
McI in. Yikes.
rf4l
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:08 pm EST
I'm casting 1 vote for "Shaggy" to monitor the lurkers! :->
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:07 pm EST
Hospo: Sending you positive vibes from NY City.
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:04 pm EST
Sign me up for the parade! Hopefully in 2024 ;) Meanwhile I've got the end of Tampa Florida, finish it in regulation, Cats. LFGR!!!
LeoS
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:03 pm EST
Let’s go rangers!!!
NV94
Sun Apr 21 2024 2:01 pm EST
Now the real season begins
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 1:58 pm EST
I’m at my daughters 3 pm soccer game…arghh. I’ll be watching on tape delay later hoping to avoid any score updates. Check in with you all tonight. LGR!!!!
NCRanger
Sun Apr 21 2024 1:48 pm EST
Rempe look …https://duckduckgo.com/?q=james+bond+villian+with+stell+teeth&t=iphone&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fvignette.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fjamesbond%2Fimages%2F6%2F63%2FSlider-Jaws.jpg%2Frevision%2Flatest%3Fcb%3D20140911183645
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 1:42 pm EST
Hospo, wishing you well and sending positive thoughts. Hope all turns out well
Kis
Sun Apr 21 2024 1:42 pm EST
WALLSTERS!! Where is everybody? Jumped on expecting lots of banter on the WALL.... Pour your favorite beverage and get ready.... I just tapped a fresh keg of La Cumbre Mosaic IPA... Is this the year???
schneidw
Sun Apr 21 2024 12:56 pm EST
Good luck boys hope to see some of you at a parade
Kis
Sun Apr 21 2024 12:56 pm EST
Anybody else as nervous as all hell I know I am
Kis
Sun Apr 21 2024 12:23 pm EST
Haven't watched a Ranger game in a while, Life throwing too many damn curve balls...anyways..... looking forward to the POs...Still feel that Drury screwed the proverbial pooch in the players he brought in (I'll leave it at that) at the deadline and what he couldn't bring in ..I just don't see them having the physical or mental grit to go far....That said, there is zero excuse for them not to beat the Caps in the 1st round..easily…..There is no talent there outside of OVI and Carlsson (Ok, maybe an exaggeration)...The Rangers have it in boat loads…and the D and IGOR….And if anybody knows the Caps, it’s Big Country...But do the Rangers have the heart and balls?????. The Caps are the perfect opponent for the Rangers to find out and if they want to gear up to go further and play tougher teams.....I did get to watch one of the Caps recent games and their plan is simple....very physical, tight, grinding, playing a sound defensive system...Rangers top players don't want to work or sacrifice, they can lose…. but no way in hell should they…if they do, you burn this mother down.....And as a bonus, we may get to see McIlrath for 10-15 minutes a night if Jensen is still out…He acquitted himself well in the game I saw….The Undertaker vs The ???...(Does REMPE have a nickname yet??)…………………….And what’s this about CHYTL????? In any event…Lets Go Rangers!!
Hospo
Sun Apr 21 2024 12:14 pm EST
Fanbase is so weird. There are some who really want the team to do the right thing and let young players grow into themselves before throwing them into the grind...but it seems like the vast majority think it should go from draft to NHL without much in between...Now...I was pretty critical of DRURY last summer and fall...even into the winter...about not filling holes where needed and really taking a passive approach to things...but looking at HARTFORD now...seeing what will likely be there next season...and seeing that we still have a first rounder now...and watching some of the prospects in the pipeline...The Rangers are really set up for the long term if he plays things right...There are some genuinely good players in and coming into Hartford. The obvious ones in OTHMANN and BERARD...maybe throw GARAND in there too...But seeing SYKORA doing what he's doing..*AT 19*..EDSTROM having a strong season...REMPE of course...and then seeing CHMELAR and VAISANEN both looking like they will be on the roster next season...MANCINI is another that is quietly having a good first look at the AHL and does not look out of place at all...We're another season away from PERREAULT and LABA, who both look like they'll have NHL careers...and probably two on FORTESCUE...but now we have Dylan ROOBROECK ripping things up in the top CHL league. That right there, folks, is a fantastic feeder system. If they can somehow get a solid center with their first rounder this draft, the Rangers could have a very nice pipeline of players coming in over the next three seasons...and that's not even including guys like KORCZAK, SCANLIN, HENRIKSSON and even ROBERTSON, all of whom had decent years...Future is really bright.
tdchi
Sun Apr 21 2024 12:04 pm EST
$275...each let me know 610-864-9766
jkropp
Sun Apr 21 2024 11:59 am EST
Fuck TARASENKO. That guys is a decent NHLer, but folks put him on a pedestal. The guy has a strong game or two, but then vanishes, milk carton-style. We overpaid for him in 2023, and when all is said and done, we're going to look back on the players we COULD'VE HAD at 29th overall and what little that piece of shit did for us...and it's gonna be a bitter fucking day...already, the guy the Blues got with our first rounder is looking pretty nice. Theo LINDSTEIN. We'll get to see more of him next year in the WJCs...but also Bradley NADEAU, who was among the NCAA leaders in scoring and already signed with the Canes; Gavin BRINDLEY, same thing, only signed with the Jackets; David EDSTROM, who is looking like a good two-way center; Trey AUGUSTINE, who already has a WJC gold medal to his name; and...well, the list goes on. Basically, the entire second round is filled with players that the Rangers could've really used more than whatever it was TARASENKO gave us in that pathetic six-game showing against the Devils. I hope that scumbag is on the golf course in four games. Fuck him and the money train he rolled out on.
tdchi
Sun Apr 21 2024 11:50 am EST
I'll go down to $300...don't want to list them and have Caps fans get them...let me know Direct Transfer from Ticketmaster.
jkropp
Sun Apr 21 2024 11:47 am EST
CHMELAR scores another beaut. Knew he was a big kid, but wow. A dude who is 6'5 and 220...who can finish like this? Wow. https://x.com/StatBoy_Steven/status/1782044888395297014
tdchi
Sun Apr 21 2024 11:44 am EST
Section 322 Row 2, Seats 3 and 4. I'll sell for $320 ticket if anyone is interested...
jkropp
Sun Apr 21 2024 11:44 am EST
https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/336ce7a9-9db6-40c1-afeb-1683bbc4681f_1.50aac259179eba3a256235cfe6f9d3d9.jpeg
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 21 2024 11:26 am EST
Coming out of lurker mode to say Let's go Rangers!! Super pumped for the start of the season today. Hopefully they come out flying and punch Washington right in the mouth at the opening bell. Do not let that team get comfortable and think they can hang with us. We can (and should) blow their doors off! [/lurker.on]
Shaggy
Sun Apr 21 2024 11:15 am EST
Tarasenko- Put up solid numbers for FLA, strange how he only would waive his NMC to go to FLA... Ottawa only got a 3rd and next year 4th rounder while retaining 50%... Rich only get richer... NHL punishes teams like NYRs who have high cost of living and high state tax... really need to balance the salary cap and stop the competitive disadvantage southern US teams have used full on.
schneidw
Sun Apr 21 2024 10:51 am EST
Series predictions: NYR-Craps (NYR in 5), Canes-Isles (Canes in 6), Boston-Tor (Bost in 6), Fla-Tampa (Tampa in 7). Dal-LV (Dal in 7), WNP-Col (WNP in 6), VNC - Preds (Preds in 6), Edm-LA (Edm in 4).
andrei
Sun Apr 21 2024 10:46 am EST
Decided to read on some of the Rangers arm chair GM's twitter posts yesterday. What a fun read, let me tell you. Apparently, fan base already decided that Othmann is a bust since he is -20 in AHL. That's the stat folks are using to measure future success in NHL. Some called him a bust, some saw a maybe a 4th liner. Consensus there that Rangers should have traded him while they had a chance at the trade deadline because he was in such high demand, especially for Jake Guentzel. Funny how it never accrued to them on why other team were asking for Othmann.. Gee, I wonder why. Never mind that a 20 year old kid is playing against grown man. It's +/- stat that fans are using to evaluate the talent. Guess loosing a head coach means very little to them. Anyways, LGR!!
andrei
Sun Apr 21 2024 10:03 am EST
NYRs- Notorious for always going 7 games regardless of who they are playing... Really want to see forwards getting to the middle of the ice and not reverting to the blind cross ice passes that lead to odd man rushes the other way.. we all know that kills the Rangers, its their kryptonite.
schneidw
Sun Apr 21 2024 10:00 am EST
Toronto- What a dysfunctional team... watching them play yesterday and there just is no chemistry... Marner invisible and Mathews pushed to the outside... felt like I was watching last year's NYRs
schneidw
Sun Apr 21 2024 9:20 am EST
Ditto: Does feel like forever, with a clean playoff slate, there's every reason to believe we can win the cup this year. "Lets Go Rangers!"
mf
Sun Apr 21 2024 8:56 am EST
Feels like forever since the season ended! Pumped to watch some hockey I care about today! LGR!
ColoradoMark
Sat Apr 20 2024 10:12 pm EST
BOS 5 TOR 1 Final. Let them go 7 and wear each other down, same for every other series "except the NYR's ;-)
mf
Sat Apr 20 2024 9:40 pm EST
Rhet. Samsanov bucks. Zero big saves. Not solely on him but geesh.
rf4l
Sat Apr 20 2024 9:20 pm EST
Not too surprised to see the LEAFS down 4-1. They've been showing very little the past few weeks. fingers crossed that they show up in the next game.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 8:42 pm EST
Ricky Milliner @Milliner06 .... OFFICIAL: Hartford will be playing the Charlotte Checkers in the 1st round of the 2024 Calder Playoffs. This will be a best of 3 series (all in CLT).... SCHEDULE: ....•G1: Thurs, Apr 25th @ CLT, 7pm ....•G2: Sat, Apr 27th @ CLT, 4pm ....•G3: Sun, Apr 28th @ CLT, 4pm* ....* if necessary
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 8:32 pm EST
CoMArk... That's why I hate the nickname too. Big hockey fan that doesn't know enough to NOT step on the team logo in the locker room. Don't get me started.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 8:31 pm EST
Coloradomark about berard I hope I am wrong too..very difficult on pint sized guys. There are the few but they had extraordinary talent in an area..Bure rocket fast and great shot. Gilmore unusually durable for his size kind of like trocheck who has incredible durability for his size.theo fleury another highly talented small guy. I hope berard makes it.
vcp1994
Sat Apr 20 2024 8:31 pm EST
x - Hartford Wolf Pack @WolfPackAHL .... 21ST GOAL OF THE YEAR FOR OTTER.... 40TH ASSIST OF THE YEAR FOR CHEDDAR
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 8:18 pm EST
Rhet- Solidarity, my man! I mean I get it Bryan Berard B-B Beebs. But just reminds me of that twerp Bieber!
ColoradoMark
Sat Apr 20 2024 8:10 pm EST
Association Football as in Soccer.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 8:08 pm EST
The CANES really should've been called on some of those dives for bad acting, some of them would've made Football players proud ....CoMARK... Agreed with your there. I will NEVER call him Beebs. That said, I would not be surprised to see him make the team next season. He is that good.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 8:04 pm EST
JFC31 - LOL, I know, right?!? Philzfacts or something? That dude has said so much shit and talked out his ass so badly that I seriously wonder if he's just a troll. But...I gotta hand it to him...he HONESTLY believes his bullshit. Points for sticking by your convictions, I guess. But seriously. That would be like one of us arguing that Jonny BRODZINSKI is better than Matt BARZAL.
tdchi
Sat Apr 20 2024 8:00 pm EST
ColoradoMark - If you're a seasoned hockey fan and love the game...it is literally impossible to not like BERARD. That dude is so much fun to watch. Energizer bunny if you gave said bunny an elephant dose of Pervitin. Dude doesn't have any quit in him...He's got NHL written all over him...sure, smaller dudes have a steeper hill to climb...but he's got it all...like for instance: He's about the same size as Bobby TRIVIGNO, who is a pretty talented guy, TBH...but you put them side-by-side, and you can see a big difference. BERARD is just non-stop...and TRIVIGNO isn't a soft player by any means...rather it's a testament to what BERARD is as a player. Reminds me a lot of Brendan GALLAGHER. Not as much of a dick...actually probably more talented. I could see him being a 15-20 goal player in the NHL.
tdchi
Sat Apr 20 2024 7:59 pm EST
td - lol, I read that fucking moron on Twitter/C saying that Fasching was better than Lafrenière! That fan base is a bunch of living-in-the-past ass clowns…
JFC31
Sat Apr 20 2024 7:57 pm EST
Say what you will about Kreider, but I can guarantee this….his number is already scheduled for the MSG rafters. My main gripe with him was always that he was way too introspective and that he disappeared for long stretches but as he developed his specialty…net front…that occurred less & less. This guy is gonna be effective for quite a while…he keeps himself in amazing physical condition and even if age slows him down a bit, his net front abilities make speed less of a necessity for him to be offensively successful…he’ll simply get less PK time, less overall ice time yet still have PP success.
JFC31
Sat Apr 20 2024 7:51 pm EST
Frankly, having had to deal with Islander fans in hyperdrive more or less from the time the Rangers started winning to the present, I hope that team gets ass-fucked so hard that Roy's ears start bleeding. The rational being in me...what little of him there is...wants this series to go seven games and have the Canes get pummeled into oblivion so that they emerge broken...but having also had to deal with SOOOOO many assclown Islander fans and their shitty stupid predictions this season...Oh LAFRENIERE isn't even as good as Hudson FASCHING...Ohhh...the Rangers are old and slow and need a rebuild...oh...the Rangers won't make the playoffs...ohhhh....I just want that team buried. Bad. Broken so thoroughly that they're forced into a rebuild. Fuck them. They don't deserve to be in the playoffs and they don't deserve to win a game. They lucked in on the collective collapse of the Red Wings, Flyers and Penguins, and because they somehow got hot in the last three weeks of the season. That team is a bunch of clowns, and their TAVARES jersey-burning following doesn't deserve as much as a candle flicker of hope in a gale-force wind. Fuck the Islanders. I hope they rot.
tdchi
Sat Apr 20 2024 7:43 pm EST
Jake0104 - Bite your tongue.
tdchi
Sat Apr 20 2024 7:21 pm EST
Rhet- I'm happy for Otter. But I am really excited by Berard as well (Although I can't stand his nicknamed "Beebs"!) I hope he proves VCP wrong about being a "midget" and too small for the NHL.
ColoradoMark
Sat Apr 20 2024 6:57 pm EST
Fish sticks deserved better but the didn’t shoot enough.
Jake0104
Sat Apr 20 2024 6:52 pm EST
Mancini got his first Pro point on Otter's goal. Good for him.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 6:40 pm EST
Fishsticks just couldn’t convert chances…Probably deserved better to be honest….
PJ
Sat Apr 20 2024 6:39 pm EST
Keegan Jarvis @TheKeeganJarvis .,... With Brennan Othmann’s goal tonight vs. Springfield, he and Brett Berard become the first Wolf Pack rookie teammates to each tally 20 goals in a season since Ryan Callahan and Brandon Dubinsky in 2006-07.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 6:30 pm EST
Carolina player diving all over the place. And getting the calls.
Bob
Sat Apr 20 2024 5:40 pm EST
https://nypost.com/2024/04/20/sports/artemi-panarin-not-messing-around-ahead-of-rangers-playoffs/
mf
Sat Apr 20 2024 4:36 pm EST
CoMARK....Probably, but I'd really like to see OLLAS get more time in goal.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 4:22 pm EST
Brady dives, gets a PP for the Canes and 1-0 already. Refs already clowning and so are the Islanders. Hard to see this going more than 4 games.
Bob
Sat Apr 20 2024 4:17 pm EST
I don't question this team. It was probably Bread's idea :) .....PER Jonny Lazarus @JLazzy23 .... Something I noticed yesterday, #NYR have a logo on their playoff gitch and around the room that reads “Teeth out”. That seems to be the motto we’re running with this postseason.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 4:10 pm EST
This is two days in a row. Like him or not, Wheels would provide great depth up and down the line...,. Per Jim Cerny @JimCerny .... Blake Wheeler back on ice skating?..... Blake Wheeler back on ice skating!
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 3:28 pm EST
“But there are also the defending Cup champion Golden Knights, who from one year to the next are beginning to run out of seasons where they can keep Mark Stone out of the lineup for an extended period. Vegas exploits the CBA to the comma the way every fan should hope that his or her favorite team’s owner or GM would do.”….https://nypost.com/2024/04/20/sports/rangers-primed-to-take-stanley-cup-in-wide-open-nhl-playoff-race/
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 20 2024 3:26 pm EST
The pack has like 32 players on the roster AFTER the recall of Edstrom and Domingue. I guess Garand gets to play the playoffs again?
ColoradoMark
Sat Apr 20 2024 3:11 pm EST
In regard to DOMINGUE/EDSTROM: Barring the unforeseen injury, I expect they're here for the duration. If the PACK's season had ended today, we would've had a lot more call-ups (Incl. Berard/Othmann). To me, this benefits the NYR's the most without hurting the PACK too much.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 2:53 pm EST
I don’t know how the Nyr won the president’s trophy without Mr. chypil. But I would play him and scratch roselick.
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 20 2024 2:47 pm EST
I think the Domingue recall might be about what was suggested on Twitter yesterday: Domingue is a right gloved goalie just like… Charlie Lindgren!
ColoradoMark
Sat Apr 20 2024 1:50 pm EST
re: DOMINGUE/EDSTROM - Def black aces. And given we're playing Washington, which ain't far from Hartford, I hope they are both sent back down once the Pack's playoffs begin.
tdchi
Sat Apr 20 2024 1:41 pm EST
Oh look. Mark STONE cleared for contact...Who could have EVER called it...Oh and look! William CARRIER also back in the lineup. Another miraculous healing. OH AND LOOK! Alex PIETRANGELO is back too! And just like that, Vegas adds TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS in cap back onto their roster. What a fucking sham. I swear, if this team wins the cup again, it should come with a major fucking asterisk. Cheating fucks.
tdchi
Sat Apr 20 2024 1:39 pm EST
NY Rangers PR @NYR_PR ..... UPDATE: Louis Domingue and Adam Edstrom have been recalled from the Hartford Wolf Pack.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 12:45 pm EST
It's nice to read about internal competition for the roster slots. Correlates to the depth of the club. Good dilemma IMO.... LGR's! :->)
mf
Sat Apr 20 2024 12:35 pm EST
Interesting little side note: Brady BERARD, the kid brother of Brett, is transferring to BC. I'm interested to see where BC goes with this, because their forward lines are just crazy deep...I like Brady and think he's got another gear somewhere that he hasn't yet tapped. Very similar player to his big brother, but with size. Not as much skill...I'm a little surprised by the move, because they must see something in him if he's making that slide from Providence. Obviously, my angle here is that I want the Rangers to sign him at some point. Nevertheless, he's a player to watch. On a more talented, offense-oriented team, chance he breaks out.
tdchi
Sat Apr 20 2024 12:28 pm EST
E - I think if CHYTIL does come back for the playoffs, the obvious move would be to have him center KAKKO and CUYLLE as sort of a rejiggered 'kid' line, and bounce WENNBERG down to center VESEY and GOODROW. That's a pretty talented lineup right there...I don't see the efficacy of scratching ROSLOVIC over REMPE. Again...the Rangers are gonna run into trouble if they play REMPE five minutes a game. Shortening the bench...ESPECIALLY in the first series...just a bad move.
tdchi
Sat Apr 20 2024 12:22 pm EST
Rick NASH's greatest move as a Ranger was bringing us LINDGREN and MILLER. Hopefully, his disappearing acts...as in plural...as in many...as in all the fucking time...bleed into his new role as Hockey Canada GM. Would love another year of ragdolling them in the WJCs. What a worthless sot that dude is.
tdchi
Sat Apr 20 2024 12:01 pm EST
mf - My point is that instead of folks bitching about what KREIDER doesn't bring, for once, they should look at what he DOES bring. And truth be told, the fact the guy has been and continues to be on some of this team's best runs is indicative of how important of a component he is for them. Just as a for-instance...I think back to what a yawning net the 2013-14 cup was for the team...and you look back at how that team was designed...KREIDER had more points in 15 games than that useless bottomless pit of a suckhole Rick NASH had in 25...more goals and more assists. If we had two Chris KREIDERS and zero Rick NASHES, we would be celebrating the 10th anniversary of our cup victory. So keep things in perspective. You may want him to lay some hits...but the "power forward" who we trusted with our offense back smeared and then grinded the shit right into the bed.
tdchi
Sat Apr 20 2024 12:00 pm EST
In the Isle's Hurricane series, there's Brind'amore vs. Roy. Two competitors who've played against each other for many years. The battle of the "bench bosses" should be interesting.
mf
Sat Apr 20 2024 11:52 am EST
ColoradoMark - LOL! Now THAT will be funny. I mean, stranger things have happened and I know the Isles fans are ready to declare SOROKIN a bust, but he's miles beyond VARLAMOV as a tender. I would laugh if that's the game plan. That would be like the Rangers starting HALAK last year over SHESTERKIN. I really hope the Canes take those fuckers to seven games, but I have a strong sense that they're going to dismantle the Isles like cheaply built shanty.
tdchi
Sat Apr 20 2024 11:32 am EST
If I was Rosovic I too would be worried about Chytl. Chytl is infinitely more capable as a hockey player. I am really pulling for this kid because he is really one of the best prospects (players) the Rangers have drafted. He was on track to developing into a potential north of 30-goal weapon. A bonafide top-6 center.
E
Sat Apr 20 2024 11:29 am EST
MF kreider laying someone out lololol good luck waiting for that to happen.
vcp1994
Sat Apr 20 2024 10:56 am EST
Larry Brooks @NYP_Brooksie .... Forward, defense combinations intact. That leaves Brodzinski, Chytil, Jones, Ruhwedel on the outside.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 20 2024 10:01 am EST
TD- I think the Isles are going with Varlamov!
ColoradoMark
Sat Apr 20 2024 9:32 am EST
Drew. Canes in 5!
rf4l
Sat Apr 20 2024 9:17 am EST
Yessiree: 6'3" 220-230lbs better be hungrier for the puck on the way to 16 victories and the Cup than the opponents. There's room for Kreider to dial it up, winning board battles and or laying someone out. So Kreider's been here 10-13 years, we've got fans here on this site who've have followed this team for around 60 years. It's, "The Cup or Bust!" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fa4HUiFJ6c
mf
Sat Apr 20 2024 8:52 am EST
DREW - The Islanders are trash. I will die on that hill. I'll start with the bad news first and move back from there: They ARE a team built specifically for the playoffs. Lou LAMOURILLO is one of the most overrated hockey minds in existence, but he's also not stupid. And the head-scratching moves he's made with his team...the players he's sought...the guys he's given a chance...they're throwback players who would've thrived in the late 1990s and early 2000s...In short: The same guys he won cups with in New Jersey...THAT SAID...these sort of guys can only take you so far...you can hold, slash, bodycheck and obstruct your way through games...but at some point, you have to score goals. BARZAL, HORVAT, DOBSON and to a lesser degree, NELSON are formidable. Those four are gonna give any team a problem. But the drop from there is precipitous. Like jumping off a 10-story building precipitous. LEE is cooked. PALMIERI has his moments, but isn't far from LEE's status...he essentially camps out in the slot and begs for opportunities...and then after those guys? Nothing. Old players and decent AHLers. That's it. They play a bruising game and for sure, I'd rather face the Caps than then in the first round...but their D is beyond suspect. PELECH? Old and slow. POLUCK? Same. REILLY? Who I hear Isles fans drooling over? He couldn't even MAKE an NHL team a season ago. ROMANOV is about as close as they get to a decent blueliner after DOBSON, and neither one of those guys is that good on D...NTM, their special teams are TERRIBLE. Like league-worst...so here's what the Isles will need to get out of the first round: 1. The refs to call nothing. Zippo. Basically swallow their whistles and look the other way. Every other PK is gonna be a goal against Carolina. So if the refs call it even remotely fair, they're cooked. But let's say they do. Then the Isles will need 2. SOROKIN to stand on his head. We're talking a HASEK-like performance. He lets in anything more than two goals, and that's it. Cooked. Isles' can't come back from three goals against...or at least that hill is insurmountably steep...There's just no where they are going to get four or five goals out of that lineup. It's just not there. And finally 3. They'll need BARZAL to finally be a force they figured he'd be when he broke in. That dude has done disappearing acts all season long and if he does what he did last year in the playoffs? COOKED. So you see...they don't have a lot going for them other than a new coach and some late-season heroics. TBH, I think the Isles could very well be the weakest, most inept team in the playoffs, and I struggle with whether its a good thing that the Canes will use them as a speed bump or if it would've been better for the Rangers to sharpen their teeth on a vastly inferior team...There's definitely a chance things can fall in their favor, but it's slim to none...and slim just left town on a lame horse. For Islander fans, if they go up three games? Play the lottery. Luck is on your side.
tdchi
Sat Apr 20 2024 7:44 am EST
I’m here for my RF4L and tdchi approved and Wildcard endorsed pant shitting fear that the Islanders have a better playoff run than the Rangers.
Drew
Sat Apr 20 2024 3:39 am EST
“Chytil was on the ice for practice the past two days and on Friday looked particularly speedy and sharp. Laviolette has been coy about whether Chytil will be activated for Sunday’s game, declining to provide info on particular players’ status. Another player who was on the ice Friday was winger Blake Wheeler, who’s been out with a lower-body injury since mid-February.”
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 20 2024 3:04 am EST
But…but… Kreider doesn’t ever hit anyone and, and he disappears and he only scores on the Power play, and he’s part of the lame bromance! Oh, and he’s overpaid! (The last one is what cracks me up the most!)
ColoradoMark
Fri Apr 19 2024 11:14 pm EST
Kreider is on his way to being one of the most undervalued by fans players in Rangers history. 30-teams in the NHL would kill to have one. An immovable net front presence who can tip anything
E
Fri Apr 19 2024 11:08 pm EST
Was thinking about it for some random reason: This will be Chris KREIDER'S 10th playoff run with the Rangers. That's 10 out of 13 seasons, including two where he split time in the AHL. During that time, he's seen two President's Trophies, two conference finals and one cup final. You know? That ain't a bad string to be associated with. I've done my mea culpa on him before. I've never been prouder to have been wrong. Dude is providing value for his contract, for sure.
tdchi
Fri Apr 19 2024 9:07 pm EST
Peter Baugh @Peter_Baugh .... Blake Wheeler skated on his own today. #NYR
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 19 2024 3:38 pm EST
I hate when the NHL puts 2 game breaks in playoff series.
Bob
Fri Apr 19 2024 3:12 pm EST
InterpreterLegs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyhJhf6Q7lg
mf
Fri Apr 19 2024 2:58 pm EST
Wild: agree with your roster assessment regarding Chytil, along those lines if they drop a game I’d look at Jones fir Gus as well
jnyr
Fri Apr 19 2024 12:49 pm EST
Stat boy neglected to add that Dylan Roobroeck is tied for first in OHL PO scoring with 16 points in 8 games. Get this boy signed!!!
rf4L
Fri Apr 19 2024 12:40 pm EST
They I guess so. So he’s flying out on the ice . I read it like he was flying out on a plane.
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 19 2024 11:45 am EST
Jerry_Garcia i am not saying he has no impact i just see him falling down too much, and taking some bad penalties like behind the net against ottowa . i think he needs more ice time not less.
vcp1994
Fri Apr 19 2024 11:44 am EST
Stevie.... what do you mean "out where"? Are you okay?
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 19 2024 11:38 am EST
Jerry_garCIA I WISH I WAS ON sonething. I just dont see him that effective as of yet but he needs more ice time.
vcp1994
Fri Apr 19 2024 11:20 am EST
Jonny Lazarus @JLazzy23 .... #NYR now doing some line work (5-on-0 in zone), they look the same as yesterday..... But there's one thing..... Filip Chytil is working in on the Kreider-Zibanejad-Roslovic line.... He just did a rep in Kreider's spot..... Don't read too much into it, this is a non-contact drill.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 19 2024 11:13 am EST
Stat Boy Steven ???????? ???????? @StatBoy_Steven ·.... #NYR prospect recap 04/19/2024 (OHL/USHL/Allsvenskan)... Dylan Roobroeck and Oshawa sweep the Ottawa 67s.... Bryce McConnell-Barker and Soo tie the series at 2.... Rasmus Larsson and Green Bay win the best-of-3 series 2-1.... Oliver Tärnström and Brynäs IF take game 1 in the promotion final
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 19 2024 11:11 am EST
Jonny Lazarus @JLazzy23 · .... #NYR Artemi Panarin was just working on one-timers from Braden Schneider..... One shot caromed high around the glass and almost smacked @Peter_Baugh in the face..... Panarin looked over and laughed then pointed to Schneider and blamed him for the pass.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 19 2024 10:59 am EST
Out where ? Leave it to lb
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 19 2024 10:55 am EST
Game 1 Sun April 21 @ 3:00PM; Game 2 Tue April 23 @ 7:00PM; Game 3 Fri April 26 @ 7:00PM; Game 4 Sun April 28 @ 8:00PM
RF73
Fri Apr 19 2024 10:35 am EST
Larry Brooks @NYP_Brooksie.... I am not implying anything. I don’t know what, if anything, it means. But Filip Chytil is flying out there today.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 19 2024 10:09 am EST
VCP:Gota ask you, what are you on? Have you not seen Rempe play. He as taken on the toughest fighters in the league that are much better fighters then Wilson. He has had a tremendous impact to the Rangers already. He hits, block shots, get in front of the net. Draws penalties, And hits like a MACK Truck.
Jerry_Garcia
Fri Apr 19 2024 9:25 am EST
I don't see rempe as a deterrent I think Wilson will easily handle him..the kid isn't strong on his skates yet, but next year hopefully he will be a great asset..we shall see I hope he actually makes a difference.
vcp1994
Fri Apr 19 2024 7:39 am EST
If the Rangers cannot win round 1 and fairly quick without Chytil then he shouldn’t even be put in . Carolina in round 2 he would make a big impact and also have another 2 weeks . JMO
Shonuff
Fri Apr 19 2024 5:22 am EST
So on Vince's podcast that came out yesterday, he had some stuff about Chytil. Apparently Chytil asked the team if he could come back and continue his efforts with the team. He wasn't dot be around them for the playoff run and to be part of it in any way he could and told the team he was doing well and thought he would be OK with doing so. Now it seems when he arrived the medical staff (rightly so) wanted to check him out to see what he would be cleared for. And with their evaluation (and I imagine reports that had come in from when he was away) were able to say he was fully cleared and had no restrictions. It does not sound like the team was expecting that. That is why when they first set up his locker at the training center, before he even stepped on the ice and his first day back, they put a non contact jersey there. It appears that is when they were evaluating him and by the time the next practice rolled around he was fully cleared for all situation and was no longer in a non-contact jersey. I don't think Lavy was considering him as an option at all until a few days ago. Hell of a good surprise no matter how you spin it. I say you run Game 1 the way yo finished. That roster went out and won the last two games, and in quite dominating fashion when it really comes down to it. They earned a chance to show they can keep it going IMHO. Win or lose, if there are any issues with Roslovic or Rempe, or whoever, then maybe you look to Chytil to see if he can make a better balance. I don't know if removing Rempe in this series is the best idea, while the Caps struggle with faster teams, they play a heavy game, and having a heavy player to counter some of that may be a big reason they can close the series out early. So Roslovic is the guy I watch if I am the coaching staff. And let him know he is being watched. Maybe that shadow creeping up on him in the form of Chytil will give him a boost mentally and his effort level will stay at 100% every shift. That can only help the team...and if that is all Chytil does, and never palys, that is still a major help for the team.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 19 2024 12:02 am EST
KINGS win in OT 5-4. The HAWKS score 4 goals on 13 SOG. LA scored on the first shot of OT. They had 36 SOG in the game. CRAZY. Some of these teams making the playoffs.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 18 2024 11:59 pm EST
KINGS headed to OT. That point means the will pass VGK on tie breakers and go into 3rd place. Vegas is the 2WC. Weird night.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 18 2024 11:58 pm EST
https://nypost.com/2024/04/18/sports/rangers-matt-rempe-set-to-push-back-vs-capitals-tom-wilson/
mf
Thu Apr 18 2024 11:56 pm EST
KINGS coming back late, it's now 4-4.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 18 2024 11:35 pm EST
HAWKS are up 4-3.... WTH is going on?????
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 18 2024 11:33 pm EST
HOLD EVERYTHING! ....CHI making a late comeback on the KINGS ....they are tied now 3-3..... VEGAS lost to the DUCKS 4-1
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 18 2024 11:31 pm EST
It looks like VEGAS and LA will be switching spots tonight. KINGS will be in 3rd and the VGK will be in the 2WC spot. I am amazed how little home ice matters to some of these teams. It's free money in the coffers,.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 18 2024 9:44 pm EST
Keegan Jarvis @TheKeeganJarvis .... Wolf Pack defenseman Mac Hollowell will be a Group 6 UFA instead of a RFA after this season.... Really hope to see him extended. He’s been a fantastic find for the organization. #NYR
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 18 2024 8:14 pm EST
BOB: I have Rangers in 6. That stated if they find their playoff style of play early on despite some OV8 or McMichael heroics or some weird risers like Lapierre or Down, Strome or something playing out of their mind. I’m just not seeing how this Caps team can prevail. I don’t think they even belong in the playoffs. But you know, it’s all 0-0 now. And the Caps are in. And they’re planning on beating the Rangers.
E
Thu Apr 18 2024 8:06 pm EST
Backstrom really should have ended his season and had hip surgery so he could be ready for next season... but what do I know?
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 18 2024 7:52 pm EST
Just did a little check to make sure there are no hints of Nicklas Backstrom finding his way into a uniform and into the playoffs. So far, so good, looks like he's done. As fans, We Can't discount the Rangers "Fregosi Curse"
mf
Thu Apr 18 2024 6:22 pm EST
Bob if the rangers go up on the series and happen to win both games at msg, it will get ugly no doubt.
vcp1994
Thu Apr 18 2024 5:56 pm EST
I would love the see this series over in 4 or 5. However, as they usually do the Rangers will probably make this harder than it should be. My greatest concern is health. At some point, one of the Caps will run Igor, run Fox, run Panarin. The other concern is Ryan Lindgren’s bro. He is pretty good.
Bob
Thu Apr 18 2024 5:14 pm EST
I don’t think there was anything devious about the Chytil move. I do think the move was in the spirit of the rules. I think Lindgren’s injury last year was a cluster, and Drury didn’t want a repeat of that scenario. I think he realize he needed cap space and there was no way to know if Chytil would be back, so I’m sure he had a discussion with him about shutting him down without closing the door on a playoff return. I think Drury got slammed for the Lindgren injury response, but also for not acquiring g LTIR players, which I never understood how that would have helped? But, man, what a nice bonus to have Fil in our back pocket!
ColoradoMark
Thu Apr 18 2024 4:55 pm EST
https://nypost.com/2024/04/18/sports/why-rangers-are-not-stanley-cup-betting-favorites/
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 18 2024 4:42 pm EST
CoMark... There are a few teams that have used LTIR over the last few years. The last three years, VEGAS has put the very same player on LTIR with different injuries. Do I think they faked those injuries? No. Do I think they delayed his return to keep him out the entire season so they could benefit at the Trade Deadline? ABSOLUTELY. That's the problem.... Chytil tried to make a comeback before the deadline when he had his setback... Do I think the NYR's were overly cautious in bringing Chytil back from a head injury? Yes. And rightfully so.... Do I think there is a difference between the two? Heck yeah, I do.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 18 2024 2:39 pm EST
On Chytil, I can't believe they could knowingly circumvent the cap given how unpredictable head injuries are...unless you believe in conspiracy theories like...Chytil goes down in practice and no one can provide video of evidence or provide a substantive explanation of the incident. He is then shut down for the rest of the season and then miraculously shows up to practice right before the playoffs. That would be crazy right?
pete
Thu Apr 18 2024 2:11 pm EST
And here's 2 interesting prospects who hopefully the Rangers will consider, if either is still available, come their 2nd pick in the draft - a 4th rounder (followed by a 5th and a 6th - giving them only 4 picks overall this year): https://thehockeynews.com/ohl/players/will-the-duo-in-north-bay-get-drafted-as-overagers-featuring-anthony-romani-dalyn-wakely
rf4L
Thu Apr 18 2024 2:07 pm EST
Rangers, hopefully, will be drafting late first round (if not 32nd). If so, here's who I hope they end up selecting - imagine him with Edstrom on one side and Roo on the other!): 30. Dean Letourneau, C, St. Andrew's College (High school, Ontario) Height: Six-foot-six Weight 210 pounds Letourneau dominated at the high school level and clearly has the size everyone desires. It would have been great to see him at the U18s, but absent that, he will have the NHL Combine testing and interview period to prove he belongs in Round 1.
rf4L
Thu Apr 18 2024 1:14 pm EST
So Drury DID take advantage of the LTIR Rules? It seems like it anyway. If CHYTIL plays, then I think that counts. If he doesn;t then it allowed us to acquire the deadline boys. But if CHYTIL is available this is like what everyone credits/complains about the VGK and the Lightning of doing.
ColoradoMark
Thu Apr 18 2024 12:31 pm EST
I can see it now. Lav waits for the critical game 7 and like a barely able to play Willis Reed taking the court for the Knicks, Chytil takes the ice......
Ranger47
Thu Apr 18 2024 12:01 pm EST
Mollie Walker @MollieeWalkerr.... #NYR coach Peter Laviolette says he’s not going to divulge personnel/lineup changes moving forward, declines to comment on Filip Chytil’s status for Game 1.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 18 2024 11:55 am EST
Looks like same lineup for the game 1 as the last game, which means Rempe is in. Good. Another good news is that Chytil is practicing wearing a regular jersey, which means he is cleared for contact. We can only assume that he is now working on getting back into the game shape. Could be a be a few days, or a week or so. Needless to say, we should see him in the lineup during this upcoming series. Can only hope not to see JBro in the lineup during these playoffs. Now, Lavi needs to figure out a way to play Jones over Gus.
andrei
Thu Apr 18 2024 11:45 am EST
Jonny Lazarus @JLazzy23.... #NYR Artemi Panarin has been on the other side of a 1st round series against the Presidents Trophy winning team in 2019:.... “We’re not thinking who finished first or who finished last, whose wild card, whose not. The best teams are in the playoffs, so everyone is pretty similar — especially playoff games. A couple of bounces can decide the whole series. We don’t feel any difference. I don’t feel any difference.”
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 18 2024 10:49 am EST
@ColinSNewsday · 45s Roslovic getting all the reps with Mika/Kreider; Rempe getting all the reps with Goodrow/Vesey so far. No reps yet for Chytil or Brodzinski.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 18 2024 10:48 am EST
The lines are the same as the Sens game so Chytil is likely not in, Rempe is though
pete
Thu Apr 18 2024 10:41 am EST
@ColinSNewsday · 13m Greetings from Greenburgh, where the #NYR are back at practice after 2 days off. Filip Chytil is in top 6 blue today.
Wildcard
Wed Apr 17 2024 9:56 pm EST
It's hard to care about any of these games. The only 2 games left that mean anything are VGK/ANA and LAK/CHI tomorrow to decide 3rd place in the Pacific. Snoozefest.
Rhet0ric
Wed Apr 17 2024 8:21 pm EST
TBL 6 TOR 1 with 7 minutes left in the game
mf
Wed Apr 17 2024 8:02 pm EST
Game is 3 pm Sunday .
Shonuff
Wed Apr 17 2024 7:30 pm EST
I am enjoying the calm before the stress fest begins on Sunday. This will be more difficult than it should be. Charlie Lindgren is pretty good. The Rangers will have to keep the score down. I would love to see this over in 5 games.
Bob
Wed Apr 17 2024 7:06 pm EST
"I think he's the straw that stirs the drink [on the power play]," Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet said. "What happens is when you're a PK coach you're worried about Panarin, you're worried about Zibanejad's one-timer, you're worried about Fox's deception and Trocheck in the middle. But you've got to worry about Kreider. So now you worry about Kreider and one of those guys is going to be open. Wherever it goes, if they beat pressure it goes to the net and what's the end result? Kreider." Moving him from that area is near impossible, opponents say. Kreider is 6-foot-3 and 233 pounds. "When he's in and he establishes that spot it's his and there's really not a lot you can do," said Canucks forward J.T. Miller, who played with Kreider in New York from 2013-18. "You might as well play off and try to hit his stick, but then you're giving up a screen. It's a perk of being really big. It's an art, but he's also got the skill and patience to do know when to do his side tips, stuff like that. He's a guy that can score an unlimited amount of goals every year if he's in the right spot."
mf
Wed Apr 17 2024 7:01 pm EST
I was scrolling through the scores of our regular season games since October and I discovered something: Lafreniere scored the 1st Ranger goal and the last Ranger goal of the regular season. Kinda cool. Hope he has a great playoffs!
jratelle19
Wed Apr 17 2024 6:48 pm EST
https://www.nhl.com/news/chris-kreider-says-playing-for-ny-rangers-a-privilege-going-into-playoffs
mf
Wed Apr 17 2024 1:44 pm EST
RF4L: was going to say the same thing about that fight Remoe landed some solid shots and then it was at the end that he got turned a bit sideways and was out of it, and they got body slammed. But it’s not like McIlrath was whooping him the entire time. He took a couple solid shots. Wilson? He isn’t a very good fighter. He is spirited and strong when he feels like going. But he usually avoids the heavies when he can. And as someone pointed out. He is important to the caps. He is their top line RW, and their depth is not the greatest. If he is off the ice for 5 minutes that is advantage rangers. Rempe being in the box doesn’t remove his impact on the other guys on the bench. His energy and style rubs off ont he team after his first shift. So if he gets a couple shifts in at least before he gets into it, his impact carries forward.
Wildcard
Wed Apr 17 2024 12:35 pm EST
E we agree how about that!!!!
vcp1994
Wed Apr 17 2024 11:25 am EST
I also want to point out that the Rangers have the Caps followed up by the winner of the Isles vs. Carolina series. I like these first two round matchups a lot.
E
Wed Apr 17 2024 11:16 am EST
What is getting your ass kicked in the day of visors, trucking the chin and tied down jerseys? All I care about is Rempe gets Wilson off the ice. Wilson is a hockey player despite what some think. And I’ll throw Rempe in the box all day long if he takes Wilson with him. This is gonna be a physical series. It’s gonna be hard fought. And while I like this matchup for the boys, this is gonna be a rough round.
E
Wed Apr 17 2024 11:00 am EST
DundeeLegs is in the house! Thank G-d! :->
mf
Wed Apr 17 2024 10:39 am EST
I didn’t know rempe has to win a fight to be effective. I thought that was in boxing.
Stevielegs
Wed Apr 17 2024 10:22 am EST
Jerry_garicia yep we should beat them.
vcp1994
Wed Apr 17 2024 10:17 am EST
Rempe and McI fought in the AHL - Rempe was doing quite well then at the end, got pounded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTnJBN42-q8
rf4L
Wed Apr 17 2024 10:08 am EST
VCP, not on anything here, although I'm trying to stay positive vs NEGATIVE... Let's not forget Penaran did not score 3 years ago in a playoff game and he also did not backcheck on one play with 30 seconds to go with the game already over. I guess the fights Rempe had with Martin and Reves was nothing, Rempe will kick the shit out of Wilson and Mcraffy.Im not advocating for fighting, but having Rempe in the lineup is a game changer. If you have see some of the goals Charlie Lindgren has let in this season, he is at times very shaky. no where near Igore.
Jerry_Garcia
Wed Apr 17 2024 9:48 am EST
vcp: you could be 100% correct, however, both players in the fight will get the boot. So it would be a matter of taking one for the team. capiche? It's not that I want or suggest this is the way to go, I'd prefer that Lavvy just roll 4 lines and we hit them with waive after waive of forechecking that they feel the ice is tilted against them.
mf
Wed Apr 17 2024 9:27 am EST
Jerry_ Garcia regarding rempe fighting your are joking right, Wilson, mclrath will pummell him . You must be on ......lol
vcp1994
Wed Apr 17 2024 9:25 am EST
Jerry_garica Lindgren is anything but shaky....
vcp1994
Wed Apr 17 2024 9:16 am EST
Craps are old and in the way! 4-4-2 in last 10 this playing must win games. There defense is poor, goaltending is shaky and most players on the team are munus for the season. Don't forget the old man OV cost the caps as he is a one trick pony way past his prime who can't skate, stickhande, backcheck... Oshe is one check away from retiring.
Jerry_Garcia
Wed Apr 17 2024 9:13 am EST
https://nypost.com/2024/04/17/sports/the-insane-chain-of-events-that-decided-rangers-playoff-opponent/
mf
Wed Apr 17 2024 9:07 am EST
I don't particularly want REMPE fighting Wilson or McIlrath, however, WSH needs Wilson on the ice & not in the penalty box, so a Rempe/Wilson altercation might be "advantage Rangers." McIlrath in their lineup says they're suspect on defense. At this point the Rangers just may be too deep for WSH to handle. "Lets Go Rangers!" :->)
mf
Wed Apr 17 2024 8:59 am EST
tradestar28, VCP, Rempe will take care of any Craps player. Wilson will run away from fighting Rempe.
Jerry_Garcia
Wed Apr 17 2024 7:32 am EST
If I am looking at this correctly ( still get confused with this stupid format )??? If all favorites win it goes Caps - Bruins ? Mild upsets would go Caps - Lighting ? I do not see a scenario they would face the Leafs in round 2 and that’s fine by me I want no part of that shit . After all these decades the Rangers will be the one team to finally let that circus go to the finals . No thanks . Of course we could flop round 1 and it’s over .
Shonuff
Wed Apr 17 2024 7:31 am EST
I assume Mr. chypil will play in the playoffs. Rempe will probably play against Wilson and maybe even hit Ovie without getting called for a penalty.
Stevielegs
Wed Apr 17 2024 7:26 am EST
IMO the only hope the Craps have is to try to pound the Rangers into oblivion. No doubt they'll get in Sherkie's face whenever possible too.
rf4l
Wed Apr 17 2024 6:51 am EST
All of a sudden it’s the big bad Capitols ??? I don’t care who they have or how they play . If the Rangers don’t win in 5 they will never win a series in 5 .
Shonuff
Wed Apr 17 2024 1:21 am EST
https://nypost.com/2024/04/16/sports/rangers-have-been-dialed-in-for-stretch-run-peter-laviolette/
mf
Wed Apr 17 2024 1:09 am EST
https://nypost.com/2024/04/16/sports/rangers-will-take-on-capitals-in-first-round-of-2024-nhl-playoffs/?itm_source=parsely-api
mf
Tue Apr 16 2024 11:27 pm EST
Tradestar28..yep rempe will get his ass kicked by either one..He isn't quite there on his skates yet but he doesn't play enough..I don't really understand why he isn't in the AHL.If you can't play 10 minutes why is he here.
vcp1994
Tue Apr 16 2024 10:46 pm EST
McIlrath is in for Rasmus Sandin i belive............who got hurt last week.........Definitely a downgrade in talent with the undertaker in there.......but obviously the Rangers will have no choice to dress Rempe on Sunday if Sandin is a no-go.......Meanwhile, i think Mcilrath already tuned up Rempe in the AHL once.....He is a much better and seasoned fighter.....and Tom WIlson would also pound Rempe too i think.......who knows? As far OV.....the best guy we had to lock horns with him was Dubinsky......and even Staal was solid......
tradestar28
Tue Apr 16 2024 10:30 pm EST
OV has nothing to lose they will be loose and ready..we are the superior team but that doesn't matter im playoffs.we should win in 6 hopefully
vcp1994
Tue Apr 16 2024 10:26 pm EST
Crapitals will certainly take some bodies with them, we better put our big boy pants on. Unsure of rempe will play he fell down again, I am wondering if this kid should really be sent down so he can play. 5 minutes is simply not enough.
vcp1994
Tue Apr 16 2024 10:14 pm EST
EF t, -- should be: EF them
mf
Tue Apr 16 2024 10:13 pm EST
VGK, "The circumvent the cap Extraordinaires?" EF t, & EF Buttman for not admonishing them. Had it been the NYR's initiating that BS and flaunting it, The Rangers would have been fined but good and dragged through the public mud. (end of rant)
mf
Tue Apr 16 2024 10:12 pm EST
What do you do until SUNDAY if you don't care about the West?
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 9:45 pm EST
VEGAS can still sneak in past the KINGS with a 1 or 2 wins. Depending,
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 9:42 pm EST
A Canucks win tonight and everything is decided. The JETS already won and their spot it set.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 9:35 pm EST
I do believe that all the series int he East are now set. Lots can still happen int he west. Still some positions that can change the next few days.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 16 2024 9:35 pm EST
ATTENTION: PENS, RED WINGS and FLYERS.... Enjoy the golf course!
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 9:34 pm EST
Was really hoping for the Bruins to win and take the division. Would have made for longer travel for all 4 of those teams. Now they get short travel. Would have been better with both Florida teams and Boston and TOR all having to travel far instead of short hops...wont be as drained from the first round. Though it wont be easy for any of them to make it past each other...but still.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 16 2024 9:22 pm EST
OV scores the first goal for WSH and if you guessed that the primary assist was going to "Dylan McIlrath" I'd say aaahhhhh, I'm not so sure.
mf
Tue Apr 16 2024 9:20 pm EST
Yeah, when the PANTHERS went ahead, the LEAFS just rolled over.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 9:19 pm EST
Leafs. Lololol.
rf4l
Tue Apr 16 2024 9:14 pm EST
Panthers up 5-2. They will win their division and play TAMPA in the first round. Boston will play the LEAFS.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 9:06 pm EST
The Washington matchup,is a good one for us! The only drawback is OV playing like an animal, PHYSICALLY pounding Rangers D-men like he used to crush Marc Staal, Girardi, etc so even though we win the series, we’re beat up! Did you see he had a FIGHT with Sbechnikov last game. He punched him right in the face and laid him flat-out on the ice! I think he’s gonna goon it up out of desperation and so will that dirty monkey Wilson, it’s probably good news for Rempe….I think he’s more likely to play vs Washington.
JFC31
Tue Apr 16 2024 9:03 pm EST
The Chytil situation is a very, very tricky one! On one hand as Wild mentioned, his team mates really care about hi and having him come back is a big, emotional boost, even just practicing. Now, I imagine that him actually PLAYING would be an amazing boost for them. However, it’s a double-edged sword…if he were to play and get seriously injured, the opposite could happen…it could be very deflating for the team. For that reason, I’m guessing that the Rangers will hold him out of the playoffs until,they feel they need an emotional BOOST. God forbid, they fall behind in a series, I could see them having Chytil START the next. game on Line 1 on the opening face-off! BOOM! Huge lift & inspiration for the team.
JFC31
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:54 pm EST
Really underwhelmed by BOSTON. 2-0 Loss yesterday followed by a 3-1 Loss today. They brought nothing. It feels like they were really intent on losing. If the FLA score holds, they will face TOR.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:50 pm EST
WINGS win 5-4
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:48 pm EST
Kakko has gone cold again, Rosclivic is AHL fodder, really hoping Chytil will jump in and contribute at RW... No NHL Stanley Cup winner has RW1 with what NYRs are currently using.. really the only weak link... Just no help in Hartford... Berard/Othmann are huge MINUS players, need to learn to play D
schneidw
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:48 pm EST
WINGS are going to the shootout but it no longer matters.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:47 pm EST
Wonder if playing against that POS Wilson will have any bearing on if Rempe will suit up
fotiu22
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:46 pm EST
We are playing the CAPS on Sunday.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:40 pm EST
The FLYERS really needed a regulation win, I get it. GUTSY move.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:38 pm EST
CAPS pull ahead 2-1 late.... Are we playing the CAPS?
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:38 pm EST
Wow…flyers pull he goalie with three minutes to go and the Caps take the lead…
fotiu22
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:35 pm EST
BJ's beat the CANES, SENS beat the BRUINS 3-1... No one wants the final playoff spot. If FLORIDA holds on, they win the division and will play TAMPA... DETROIT ties it late, they're going to OT... AGAIN!
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:28 pm EST
MF... No easy solution there. Ironically, my preference would probably be Wheeler if he can make it back. There's a lot he brings to the table and the 4th line might be the perfect fit for him.... I will be interested to see what happens in practice the next few days. I think Rempe will see some gams and so will JBRO. What they do with Rosy/Chytil. Stay tuned.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:16 pm EST
BRUINS are showing some life, down 2-1 with 7:16 left in the 3rd.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:12 pm EST
All of a sudden the Panthers are now up 4-2. DET is now tied 3-3 half way thru the 3rd. CAPS/FLYERS tied 1-1 in the 3rd and bringing up the rear is Boston who is still down 2-0 in the 3rd. CRAZY.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:01 pm EST
WILD.... I had the same conclusion, but came to it by a different route. I always thought Trocheck was the perfect center for BREAD. That's one of the main reasons I wanted us to sign him. Getting to that conclusion and knowing that CHYTIL is not a checking center, it seemed that 1RW would be the obvious fit. He was great with the kid line but I always thought he looked most comfortable on the wing. I agree with your thinking too. I hope Lavi comes to a similar conclusion.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 7:24 pm EST
You know, I'm starting to feel like neither BOSTON nor FLORIDA are in any rush to play the LIGHTNING. Both are currently down 2-0 in their respective games, CAPS are up 1-0 in the 2nd period and the WINGS are behind again (3-2), also in the 2nd..
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 3:46 pm EST
td: You are also toast if it takes 7 games to win every series. And for whatever reason, the Rangers win with Rempe in there. I can say this. I don't envy Lav for the choices he has to make about the roster.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 16 2024 3:43 pm EST
re: CHYTIL - I love the story. Maybe there's a little Vegas in New York...that whatever he was contending with wasn't as bad as everyone was suspecting...but it's tough to plug back into a team you really haven't been part of since October. PITLICK, WHEELER and BONINOLD were still clutzing around when he last skated...In short, I just don't see how he'll get cleared to play this season. Hope I'm wrong, but I just don't see it. I would think he'd need two or three weeks just to get back into game shape. So as much as I'd like to speculate WHERE he'd play? I just don't see it happening. But who knows? Maybe he's got Mark STONE'S doctor, who can miraculously heal guys the day before game 1.
tdchi
Tue Apr 16 2024 3:38 pm EST
On the game, I will say this: I'm proud of REMPE for not takin a bite out of TKACHUCK or getting goaded into anything with MacEWEN. or that skating dumpster IMAMA, who doesn't even have the talent to dress in the AHL...but Ottawa puts him in for a game...I know we all wanted to see TKACHUCK get his ass handed to him...but for the kid to stare him down...and also to flat out ignore the total amateur BS IMAMA was doing with his stick...shows how coachable the kid is and that he's smart enough to know there's a time and a place for everything...Can't say that about many enforcers, TBH. Most of them can't help themselves. I can say REAVES would've been throwing punches at several points in that game...and that shit can really turn a game upside down, which is NOT what the Rangers needed...anywho...kudos to the kid. There IS an NHLer in there...but the question I have is when will it get a chance to develop...Oh and one last thing? While I agree the Rangers as a team really, really, REALLY like REMPE, and I suppose he gives them a bit of a boost...I totally disagree that five minutes of him is better than having a functional fourth line. Either skate him a regular shift, or put someone in who can. TOI is important in the regular season. But in the playoffs? It means the difference between going to the cup final or heading to the golf course. You shorten your bench in a seven-game series? You're toast.
tdchi
Tue Apr 16 2024 3:29 pm EST
Few thoughts, now that I can gather them, on last night...it's pretty incredible that the Rangers just won the President's Cup and literally the entire rest of the planet is still treating them like a pretender. Seems like there was more publicity around some of the bullshit wildcard races than a fucking New York team so many said was BS landing the best record in the NHL...I keep thinking there must be a fluke here...or something that would suggest they're just not that good...but to accept that, you'd also have to believe they're the luckiest team in NHL history...they outplayed some of the best teams in the league, even if those games were close...and they had what had to have been one of the most grueling late-seasons schedules out of anyone in the league...I still don't really understand how they got out of that stretch of 12-15 games with as strong of a record as they did...and they did it with extended injuries to KAKKO and FOX, without their second-line center(CHYTIL), with an injury to SHESTERKIN, and with their initial first-line winger's season ended(WHEELER). To put it mildly, the Rangers were NOT a team that cruised the season absent adversity...Certainly there have been times when I wonder what the fuck is goin on with them. That game against Philly for instance. Definitely the loss against the Isles...but more time than not, when I was about ready to turn off the TV, they would start pumping goals. And a lot of those games ended in wins...playing this out in my mind, I would expect they'll face either Detroit or Washington, both of which match up pretty good...Detroit has a mess for D, but could be dangerous to handle offensively...the Rangers have really manhandled the Capitals, but I always wonder about those experienced teams...I fully expect the Canes to play ragdoll with the Isles. That shithole team will need the refs to basically leave the ice to beat Carolina...Between Boston, Tampa, Florida and Toronto, I only see the latter two emerging. Boston looks cooked. Tampa too. So second round opponent could very well be Toronto. And TBH, I think we set up nice against them too. Third round? We're looking at the Canes or Florida, and that's where the real slog begins...but we'll see. These series almost never pan out like I expect...and hopefully the very pronounced "MEH" the world has given the Rangers to their phenomenal accomplishments this season leaves them with a bitter taste and a chip on their shoulders. Sure would for me.
tdchi
Tue Apr 16 2024 3:16 pm EST
Rhet: In your scenario with Chytil on the #1 RW, is Goodrow Centering the 4th line as in, Vesey/Goodrow/Rollovic ? t/y
mf
Tue Apr 16 2024 2:34 pm EST
Rhet: IN the offseason I said Chytil should be the top line RW and that they should have gone after a 3rd line C. But that neither here nor there at this point. But I do still feel the same way. They got the 3rd line C for this season (at least) and they still have a need, though maybe not as large, for a RW. It also makes sense if he came back in these playoffs to give him less responsibility. As a wing he could have less defensive responsibility and he would have to worry about less ice.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 16 2024 2:22 pm EST
In regard to CHYTL....To me, the best place to use him is as 1RW. I still have no confidence in Roslovic and CHYTIL would be a major upgrade. To me, we can't put him back at center. Why? Because he was originally Bread's center and TRO was going to be our checking center. We are not moving Trocheck now and FIL is NOT a checking center. That 3rd lime has already gelled as a great checking unit. I supposed we could move FIL to the 3rd line but who would we then move to the 4th line? I vote for benching ROSY or demoting him to the 4th line.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 2:20 pm EST
Ranger47: For sure. Though like I said before, the emotional impact on the rest of the team may give them a jump at the right time...and that may be what they need to get over the hump. You never know what that mental side of the game can do.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 16 2024 2:18 pm EST
Rhet: It would make sense if it was more neck/back with how he was smashed under two players along the boards. Also, people need to remember, Crosby missed time with concussion symptoms, and it turned out to be his neck and not his head at all. The Rangers have been very quiet about it, and the only things we get are form reporters say it was a concussion. Now they may have been told things by players, but maybe it wasn't a direct statement and more of what his symptoms were. We don't know for sure. One thing is for sure. The Rangers have shown to be taking it slow with him. TO think they will suddenly reverse course and risk his long-term health? Doubtful. They just won the presidents trophy with only a small portion of the season with the guy, there is no sudden need like a late season injury or anything. So, I don't see any random changes coming. If he is cleared, it's because he is cleared. IMHO I think he gets cleared for full practices and by the time he can go it's the end of the post season or the rangers are already out of it. I think the plan may be to get him going a bit now, so they know where he is for offseason workout efforts. If he can go full in practices over the next month or two and have no ill effects or setbacks, then they know he can go full out to prepare for next season.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 16 2024 2:12 pm EST
Rhet: If it was a lower-body injury, "do you think they would have said so?" #meToo ;-)
mf
Tue Apr 16 2024 2:12 pm EST
Hopefully Chytil can return healthy, but let's get real...It's highly doubtful he (or any injured player) who's lost all that playing time can be effective suddenly playing in the POs..
Ranger47
Tue Apr 16 2024 2:09 pm EST
In regard to CHYTIL: I'd like to remind everyone that we don't know anything. His original injury was a concussion and whiplash.(as far as we know). He re-injured himself in January in some kind of freak accident. All reports are that he stepped on a stick and fell to the ice. We have no idea what was re-injured. There are NO reports that he hit his head. Could he have had neck or back issues in January? Possibly. I've hurt my back by bending the wrong way to pick something up, but we still don't know for sure.... That said, he's been cleared by everyone and to me he looks the best he's looked in quite some time. His stick handling and skating are freaking fantastic. Now either we wrap him up in bubble wrap and leave him on the bench for the entire playoffs or we send his @ss out there and let him do his thing. I know which option I'm in favor of.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 2:04 pm EST
Case McCarthy (RHS D'man) https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/290196/case-mccarthy
mf
Tue Apr 16 2024 12:32 pm EST
Case McCarthy played 5 seasons for BU, this last year as the Captain. I believe he was able to play the 5th year due to the COVID season. If I remember correctly all athletes were able to play another full season in NCAA because of that.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 16 2024 12:27 pm EST
@DaveyUpper · 20m He was a 2019 round 4 #118 overall by the Devils. Stay home Def, Big hitter, He has a great first pass out of the Def zone but will stay back. Def first.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 16 2024 12:26 pm EST
@WolfPackAHL UPDATE: The Hartford Wolf Pack has signed D Case McCarthy to a two-year, standard AHL player contract, beginning with the 2024-25 campaign. The Pack has also signed McCarthy to an amateur tryout agreement for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 16 2024 12:19 pm EST
mf: what you recall is what everyone assumed was the hit...the bump with Fast. But everyone seems to ignore that he was fine for multiple shifts after that, then had a player fall on him and crash his head against the boards on the way down, when he then skated slowly off the ice and left the game and has not played since.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 16 2024 12:15 pm EST
mf: I don't think it's a shock that Chytil arrived to skate with the team and they won two in a row looking better than they had for about a week. Seeing him around is lifting their mood. He doesn't necessarily have to play to give them a jump. And if he is goo to go, and later int he playoffs they are struggling, the emotional boost of him being plugged in anyplace in the lineup would probably help the team. But I don't think having him show back up to take part in team events and such heading into the post season means they are going to risk his health. I think its just a sign of respect for him and the a boost for the team.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 16 2024 12:13 pm EST
IIRC: the last jolt that knocked Chytil out of the lineup was a relatively mild one. Perhaps his last setback was not severe, and he got over it quickly, and then resumed / continued heeling from the older concussion related hits he had experienced.
mf
Tue Apr 16 2024 12:05 pm EST
Re: Chytil: We're on the outside looking in, but many of us here didn't understand why the NYR's didn't shut him down until the playoffs and not bring him back, or err 'more' on the side of caution with him. At that point in the season we were producing well enough that we didn't need him in the lineup. "Somehow" this recent news about his return seems way more promising that he has further healed, and hopefully the risk/s of another head injury has diminished to the point where it won't happen again. This kid doesn't need to experience what Chris Pronger, Ryan Clowe, and others have...... As we approach the playoffs, the thought of a healthy Chytil is something to get excited about, but his health must come first. IMO natch. ;-)
mf
Tue Apr 16 2024 11:20 am EST
MF amen to that. Let's get past the first round. 5 would be nice , 4 is tough
vcp1994
Tue Apr 16 2024 11:04 am EST
Bob: Fully agree, now that the playoffs are near the conversation shifts. We certainly don't want to play 28 games to win 16. It would be nice to win the 1st series in no more than 5 games, and injury free while we're at it.
mf
Tue Apr 16 2024 11:01 am EST
2018, 22 chytil played 70 + games let's hope .
vcp1994
Tue Apr 16 2024 10:08 am EST
I do think that it is important to get through series’ as quickly as possible. We shall see if they can do so. I expect them to not make it easy on themselves and on us. It all rides on Igor. He plays like he did last night, we will Be good
Bob
Tue Apr 16 2024 9:10 am EST
ActuaryLegs: That must be further defined as, "in each series." As long as we make it to the Cup. It's been 30 years
mf
Tue Apr 16 2024 9:05 am EST
Mf if they play your favorite number.666 they will win 4 in 6 .
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:46 am EST
StevieLegs: Glad you found your playoff que-cards, don't want you to babble at the podium. Do you think we need to win a series or two in less-than 7 games? Yeah? So does Hospo's boy Valiquette. Two seasons ago, we dragged each series to 7 games, that's too many games on the journey to the Cup. It would help to be more efficient with our TOI.
mf
Tue Apr 16 2024 8:25 am EST
Mf get out your birthday candles.( lit or unlit the choice is yours). If the Nyr play .640 hockey every series they will win 16 games out of 28. The actual number is .572
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 16 2024 5:15 am EST
If this was done earlier in the season or the middle, it wouldn't seem, so shitty.... Per PuckPedia @PuckPedia.... The #NYR Will Cuylle played in 81 games this year, falling short of the 82 GP he needed to earn the $82.5K GP Bonus in his ELC.... As #NYR will finish season over $83.5M Cap due to using LTIR, any perf bonuses earned would be cap charge overage next year
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 5:10 am EST
This is fun..... Per Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli.... Scenarios for final East playoff spot with all four teams at 81 GP..... #allcaps:.... -Any win vs. PHI.... OR.... -One point vs. PHI AND any #LGRW loss vs. MTL.... AND.... -One point vs. PHI AND any #pens loss vs. NYI.... (Simplest path in East: Win and Caps are in).... #LGRW:.... -Any win vs. MTL AND #allcaps earn one point or less vs. PHI.... OR.... -One point vs. MTL AND #allcaps regulation loss AND #pens one point or less.... (Regulation loss vs. MTL = elimination).... #LetsGoPens:.... -Any win vs. NYI AND #allcaps AND #LGRW earn one point or less.... OR.... -One point vs. NYI AND #allcaps AND #LGRW both lose in regulation.... (Regulation loss vs. NYI = elimination).... #Flyers:.... -Regulation win vs. #allcaps.... AND.... -#LGRW regulation loss vs. MTL.... AND.... -#pens regulation loss vs. NYI.... (Anything but regulation win = elimination)
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 16 2024 3:07 am EST
“You know what, though? While the term “regular-season champions” should resonate for this team that exceeded all reasonable expectations by winning a franchise-record 55 games, that description will become a pejorative if the Rangers fall short of adding another 16 victories in the postseason.”
Stevielegs
Mon Apr 15 2024 11:00 pm EST
Bob that would be amazing but can we really trust that chytil is actually healthy to play this game..he has missed so many games in his career due to injury. I would like to be excited but he is so fragile and the playoffs can get ugly.Is ot possible he built himself up to no longer being cousins with marshmallowan, boy that would be something
vcp1994
Mon Apr 15 2024 10:52 pm EST
Imagine if Chytil is ready. Plays with Kakko and Cuylle moving Wennberg to 4th line center. Now you have a 4 line team. A 4th line of Wennberg-Vesey-Goodrow? With Rempe replacing Vesey if necessary. That is a deep club.
Bob
Mon Apr 15 2024 10:47 pm EST
Mf: my choice of the 3 are the Caps. Hope they beat the Flygirls tomorrow.
jratelle19
Mon Apr 15 2024 10:32 pm EST
KIS: I was at the game. After giving away the jerseys and taking selfie with fans, they kept tossing t shirts into the crowd for about 10 minutes.
jratelle19
Mon Apr 15 2024 10:02 pm EST
Fine ending to a terrific season. Now we wait to see who we are playing. And plenty of time off too. All good.
Bob
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:58 pm EST
Do we have a preference on who we want to win or lose tomorrow?
mf
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:54 pm EST
LIMBO.... Tomorrow will be CRAZY :)
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:53 pm EST
BOS could clinch the Atlantic tomorrow against the SENS :) Would that be a record if they lost both?
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:38 pm EST
The loser point is the main reason for the who's in and who's not. Buttman isn't dumb.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:36 pm EST
RHET - even more insane - if they all lose PHI is in….
Limbo
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:32 pm EST
The CAPS win tomorrow and they're in(Flyers). If WASH loses and DET wins(MON again) tomorrow, they're in. Crazy. If they both lose and PITT wins (NYI), they're in.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:28 pm EST
What a nice way to end the season. Feel good all around with the win and fan thing at the end. I have to say I will eat a bit of crow because I really didn’t think this group was all that good back in September. But what a solid regular season. Not expected at all. I hope that they keep it up and get on a PO roll. LGR!
NYStranger
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:28 pm EST
To early to start chanting we want the cup ?
Kis
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:27 pm EST
rf4l: Clearly you don't know when the right time to respond is. Trying to get Bread 50, trying to maintain the shutout. IN the last game of the season against a team that isn't in the playoffs. Brady the magnificent can wait. Risking injury can wait. and making that fool look silly standing their trying to get Rempe to respond with Rempe acting like he was nothing...that's a major ego bust for a loudmouth who is used to getting people to react.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:25 pm EST
@DimFilipovic · 3m Artemi Panarin's career high in shot attempts coming into the year: 470 Artemi Panarin shot attempts this season: 651 lmao <<<<<---WOW
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:22 pm EST
PJ. He needs to learn when and when not to respond. The perfect time to respond was that Tkachuk collision. He is clearly confused about that. Another example of why he needs more time in the AHL IMO.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:22 pm EST
Rangers have had 2 of the last 10 (or last 9 if you want to use a weird number) presidents trophies. Another interesting tidbit. In the last 13 years Kreider has played in the post season 10 times (including his first year when he played no regular season games and this season) and has been to the eastern conference finals 4 times. This year is of course yet to be determined. But the Rangers have made the ECF 30% of the time since Kreider has been on the team for the playoffs...that's not too shabby of a 13-year run. If they can make it that far this year, that will be 5 eastern finals in 13 seasons or 38% of the time.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:19 pm EST
Great Game. Better Season. Will it be the best? Gonna find out…
Limbo
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:18 pm EST
Great tradition…This team into it and fans love it….
PJ
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:18 pm EST
A wonderful regular season!!!!!!!! Good restraint by Rempe. He'll remember Tkaschmuck next time they meet.
Punchrolfe
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:16 pm EST
Andrei. Just enjoy the game for a change. Don't look to piss in people's cheerios They won and they won the presidents trophy signifying they had a great regular season.
Kis
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:14 pm EST
Was supposed to say Rhet not they
Kis
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:13 pm EST
Real Class Act by the Team & Players
mf
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:13 pm EST
If we could this far maybe we can go farther. Great season. LGR
Tom427
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:13 pm EST
They. Saw the same thing
Kis
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:13 pm EST
Coach_Newf: too funny :-) Now we're 16 victories away from the "Cup" Let's Go Rangers
mf
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:13 pm EST
Wow did you see how nice panarin and most of the guys were. They kept getting asked for pics and they didn't say no. Just kept obliging. Good guys
Kis
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:11 pm EST
Panarin was signing everybody's shirt :)
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:09 pm EST
Win is a win. Congrats on a good season. Now new season starts. Let's see if the season will be, or it will be end out being a great season. Absolutely fantastic game by Shesti. Rangers were a mess in the own zone and Shesti made some amazing saves. So much fun to watch Panerin. He is just so humble and genuine. Rangers are borderline playoff team without Panerin. ZShit line was better, 3rd line was really so-so. Kappo was invisible. 4th line was o'key. Good to see Lafr scroring. On defence, Sheinds had a monster game. Miller was good. Gus... what a mess. Trouba had probably the best game in weeks.
andrei
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:08 pm EST
A tiny but beautiful P next to the NY Rangers on NHL standings. Thanks for a great season guys!
Wiosa
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:08 pm EST
MF......not bad my friend..most men at your age get a tie or a pair of socks but you get The President's Trophy !...LOL :)
Newfie_Ranger
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:08 pm EST
The PK and Shesty are ready .. the unforced TO's remain our achilles IMO .. NHL.com has us with 13.. that is PO death
sjw
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:05 pm EST
What a player. Bread is incredible.
Kis
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:05 pm EST
120 points is a nice number so is the 300+ shots on goal
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:04 pm EST
The last thing we need is for Rempe to get suspended.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:04 pm EST
What an amazing regular season. Congrats Rangers.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:03 pm EST
Love the win….Bugged by letting Tkachuk run around like that….What the hell is Rempe dressed for?
PJ
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:03 pm EST
Congrats Rangers! Congrats Wallsters! (thanks for the birthday wishes) Playoffs, here we come! :->)
mf
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:03 pm EST
Igor with the shutout
Kis
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:03 pm EST
Yeah...what a great Birthday gift MF! Wish Bread wouldve gotten 50
Wiosa
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:03 pm EST
Numba one!!!
NV94
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:02 pm EST
How fitting that Igor gets a shutout to help win the number 1 overall spot
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:02 pm EST
IGOR gets the thing :)
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:01 pm EST
rf4l, me thinks 6, and Canes will feel the pain.. Book that too.
andrei
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:00 pm EST
Love to see Parnin just grinning like that.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:00 pm EST
Nice pass by Z, so close by BREAD.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:59 pm EST
Refs know who the problem child is and who they want to get off the ice so they dont do something stupid.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:59 pm EST
I was going to say, how do they not call that.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:58 pm EST
Say what you want, but with Rampe, Rangers are a different team. Don't care if plays 5 minutes, but he add a different confident level to the team. He should spend entire summer on skating. Get that figure skating coach to work with the twin towers. Now, if only Gus could be replaced with Jones.
andrei
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:57 pm EST
Kis. I think only if/when the Rangers get behind 3 games to 1. I so want the kid to succeed but he so needs work. And that involves tons of icetime.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:56 pm EST
I'm hoping the NYI can push them to 6 or 7.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:55 pm EST
We need to focus on the thing.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:55 pm EST
Wonder if we see Mr. Rempe the rest of this season
Kis
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:55 pm EST
Andrei. Canes in 5. Book it.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:54 pm EST
Nice hustle by Jimmy's Feces. A PP preferred.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:53 pm EST
You need to work on that buddy.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:52 pm EST
rf4l: I think it's MUCH worse that he just looked down like he was an annoying insect...when a guy who tries to be tough and is a tough customer is looked at as if he doesn't matter...its like an open hand slap to the face.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:52 pm EST
Let's go VESEYYYYYYYYYY
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:52 pm EST
Penalty Shot V Z
mf
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:51 pm EST
Safe to say that Rangers have won the Presidents Trophy. Don't care much about it, but it does keep Rangers away from Isles. Carolina is in for a fight.
andrei
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:51 pm EST
So officially Panarin failed to get a point in just 15 games all season. That is absolutely insane.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:50 pm EST
Rempe reigned in too much. He shoulda punched Tkachuk.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:50 pm EST
Wish Rempe would have pummeled Tkachuk….
PJ
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:48 pm EST
Parlay hits, let’s go
NV94
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:47 pm EST
Laff!!!
PJ
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:47 pm EST
NICE! Even with 50 one shot away, bread still looks for the best paly available.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:47 pm EST
That was Awesome!
mf
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:47 pm EST
LAFFFFFFYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:46 pm EST
That should be the SABRES twice and the SENS once.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:45 pm EST
Detroit with the OT win.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:45 pm EST
*amazing
NV94
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:44 pm EST
Bread gets 50 assisted by laffy, so my Parlay hits would be amazed!
NV94
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:43 pm EST
Boston lost 2-0 to the Caps and had just 16 shots on goal.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:42 pm EST
In their last 7 games, the CAPS have lost to the SENS twice and BUFF once, but they've beaten the BRUINS and the LIGHTNING. The NHL is crazy.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:41 pm EST
Sens masters of picks and interference….
PJ
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:40 pm EST
CAPS win 2-0, WOW.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:36 pm EST
Schneider having a strong game.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:36 pm EST
Is the president trophy in the house
rngrsans
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:35 pm EST
Would love Panarin to get 50….
PJ
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:35 pm EST
Terrific defensive play by Schneider there.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:34 pm EST
Breadman deserves 50
mf
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:33 pm EST
Who had Panarin deflecting a puck in the mid slot ?
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:33 pm EST
Nice goal by P.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:32 pm EST
BREAD! They need to feed him the puck the rest of the night...get him 50
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:32 pm EST
BREAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:32 pm EST
4 minutes for Rempe. Lol.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:31 pm EST
Even though I rather Tempe over JBro. If you don't play Rempe it hurts the team. Need to be able to role 4 lines
Kis
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:29 pm EST
Z flying.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:24 pm EST
WOW, RED WINGS are flushing their season away against Montreal.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:16 pm EST
Kreider has had a strong game offensively and defensively.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:15 pm EST
Rhet. No.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:15 pm EST
Laf very strong game offensively.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:11 pm EST
I'm sorry, but the CAPS have done nothing in the last cpouple of weeks to make anyone think that they had a shot at beating the BRUINS tonight but SAM and JOE acting like they've been playing so good. Do they even watch the NHL?
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:06 pm EST
No Rempe since he fell over uncontested.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:05 pm EST
Igor either got startled by the contact there or he was trying to draw attention to it LOL
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:04 pm EST
PJ: I knew Kreider had passed it but didn't realize by how much. But I think point is valid that it isn't being discussed very much. I think that's a good thing though, because there is so much to talk about when it comes to players having records or good seasons.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:00 pm EST
Double shift Rempire
Stevielegs
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:57 pm EST
Agree Panarin is tossing it away all night….
PJ
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:57 pm EST
He was on his backhand and would've got nothing on it.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:57 pm EST
Z shoot the puck!
PJ
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:57 pm EST
P rounding into PO form. Giving the puck away all over ice.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:55 pm EST
Two beautiful passes by Kreider to set up goals….Hate our play in own end….Wild….I did know Kreider passed his best assist total a while ago….
PJ
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:55 pm EST
oooohhh..Rangers getting a gift with that call...not sure if that was one I would be OK with the Rangers getting called against them.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:55 pm EST
GREAT play by Cuylle there.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:54 pm EST
Mf he’s older…https://www.foxnews.com/world/worlds-oldest-known-gorilla-turns-67-berlin-zoo
Stevielegs
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:52 pm EST
Igor very confident right now. Really challenges shooters
Kis
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:50 pm EST
Jones >>> Gust
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:50 pm EST
The NYR PK is so deadly.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:50 pm EST
What a beautiful goal
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:50 pm EST
OTT starting to do the chaos thing
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:48 pm EST
@AdamZHerman · 1m Not sure if anyone has pointed this out but Chris Kreider's 36 assists this season absolutely smashes his previous career high (25).
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:48 pm EST
1 more goal and I think we see OTT fold it in for the night...there is nothing for them to play for and they have to travel to BOS and play tomorrow night to finish up the season. Cant let them get any life that will keep them in the game.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:47 pm EST
Fox is a magician
Kis
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:47 pm EST
How sweet it is. Great play Rangers.
mf
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:46 pm EST
Short Fox
Stevielegs
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:46 pm EST
WWoooooooohoooooooooooo
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:46 pm EST
FOXY!!!!!
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:45 pm EST
Alot of these OTT shots are not dangerous (some are of course) and Igor is seeing them from way out and they are not even targeted at the corners or anything.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:45 pm EST
Tkachuk pounding Rangers. Someone hit him back.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:43 pm EST
Rempe falls down in the corner with no one around.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:42 pm EST
Need to be so much stronger here! Don’t take this team for granted and go out and play the game. You’re ready to play for the playoffs.
rngrsans
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:42 pm EST
I want to see the replay on that call.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:41 pm EST
Doing some stupid shit offensively. The structure is t sound
Kis
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:40 pm EST
Nice strong move to the net by Laf there.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:17 pm EST
Happy Birthday MF....................
Newfie_Ranger
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:14 pm EST
IMO a poor period .. too casual on d .. sloppy at times.. that PP was terrible .. too much individual play not as a cohesive unit
sjw
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:12 pm EST
Horrid PP
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:10 pm EST
Happy Birthday MF!
Wiosa
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:09 pm EST
Laf ALWAYS looking for P. Dial it down.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:08 pm EST
Please keep the pressure on and don’t let this team even get close!
rngrsans
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:05 pm EST
10 8
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:05 pm EST
Rangers had a 7 to 1 shot lead earlier. Now 20 8 for Sens.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:04 pm EST
Maybe try either hitting the net .. or picking a corner when your wise open in the slot ... too loose when we turn it over or the offensive push breaks down IMO
sjw
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:04 pm EST
Aargh. Panarin with a few careless plays resulting in turnovers. Stop it.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:02 pm EST
Miller, I am going to scream.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:57 pm EST
Like a broken record.. get the puck out when u have the chance .. Rangers weak at times when they have full control just coughing back to the other team..
sjw
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:54 pm EST
Sens are upset that Rempe hits while playing hockey.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:53 pm EST
6 more NYR goals and I'll be happy.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:53 pm EST
Good start. Finally Roslovic does not fumble the puck for a change.
Bob
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:52 pm EST
mf. How old is your tradenator?
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:49 pm EST
MAN that ROSLOVIC sucks.
tdchi
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:49 pm EST
Happy birthday mf.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:48 pm EST
Nice goal. Rosy awakening?
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:47 pm EST
Happy Birthday MF!
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:47 pm EST
Mf sing that Beatles song have a happy
Stevielegs
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:47 pm EST
The Trouba/Gust pairing is so sketchy
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:47 pm EST
God defensive sticks lead to a good offensive rush. Nice goal
Wildcard
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:47 pm EST
Holy rosy
Stevielegs
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:47 pm EST
WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:40 pm EST
Today is my 64th Birthday, "Lets Go Rangers" Win this Game.
mf
Mon Apr 15 2024 6:34 pm EST
Watch out for Tkachuk. He's been running the opposition hard and dirty lately.
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 5:22 pm EST
Andrew Chelney @ChelneyAndrew.... Source: #NYR will play game one of their 2024 Stanley Cup playoff run at MSG on Sunday 4/21 at 3pm ET.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 4:33 pm EST
Tonight that is.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 4:33 pm EST
I have mentioned this before, but we wont play again until Sunday. We could give the entire team two days off if we wanted to. There is no reason to rest anyone.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 4:24 pm EST
The beast that is cornered and has no place to go is the one that is most dangerous. The Sens have one game left of a season after this and they have been a total and complete failure. They were supposed to make the playoffs. They were supposed to show a sign of improvement. They actually did worse this season than they did last. Even their promising prospects didn't do much more than stagnate. This game is one where they can at least bring a healthy team down as the drown...Rangers, really, are in a bit of a Sophie's choice...because frankly? They should probably be resting all their regulars. But obviously, ain't no one gonna let that happen.
tdchi
Mon Apr 15 2024 4:08 pm EST
That just means that the #1 seed is due. No cup is won due to luck.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 3:58 pm EST
“ But winning the Presidents’ Trophy, of course, has provided ample bad luck in recent years. None of the last eight winners has even been able to make it out of the second round, and it’s been a decade since the best regular-season team has taken home the Stanley Cup. In fact, only two Presidents’ Trophy winners in the last 20 years have won the Stanley Cup. Last year, the Bruins set an NHL record with 135 points in the regular season.”
Stevielegs
Mon Apr 15 2024 3:44 pm EST
Stevie... Statistically speaking, more teams have won the cup being ranked #1 overall than any other seeding.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 3:39 pm EST
I prefer home ice advantage but I don’t want the president trophy. There’s a reason players don’t touch it.
Stevielegs
Mon Apr 15 2024 2:59 pm EST
Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC .... Hearing Rutger McGroarty, Winnipeg’s 2022 first-rounder, will return for his junior year at Michigan. Jets and his advisors discussed today, and team supported his decision.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 2:16 pm EST
Bread is two short of 50 and Kreider is one short of 40.... SENS are doing a lot of talking about being spoilers tonight. This is likely to be one tough game. They already play us tough on their worst day.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 2:10 pm EST
TD... In regard to Zibanejad: IMO, he had one of his better games of the season, His line was constantly in the O zone and they had a lot of good chances. He set up the first goal. I also looked at the stats from that game and he statistically was one of the best players on the ice... I don't agree with your take at all.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 1:57 pm EST
BTW: PANARIN voted team MVP and Quick won the Players Player Award.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 1:39 pm EST
Jack Moore @MadJack54 .... For the 2nd time this season (2nd time in 6 weeks) #NYR prospect Dylan Roobroeck is the OHL Player of the Week..... Roobroeck had an incredible game 1 performance in the 2nd round with 1-3—4. He followed it up with a 1-1—2 performance in game 2 to give the Generals a 2-0 series lead
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 1:28 pm EST
Speaking of the Pack, they had a tilt yesterday that would make any Rangers' prospect follower grin from ear to ear. Basically, all of the ones that we want to score scored. BERARD continued his rip through his rookie year, scoring his 25th of the season and continue to make a very strong case for a roster spot. He's been electric really since December. Also scoring was Adam SYKORA, a name we don't hear much about these days...but a reminder that he's still only 19(!!), which is fucking crazy...My boy EDSTROM also had a pretty nice goal. And of course, the OTTER needed to add one so as to not feel left out...the crown jewel though, was this shot by CHMELAR(https://twitter.com/StatBoy_Steven/status/1779805227220111503), which was everything you want to see in a kid. He's still a bit of a project...but with that size and speed? And that finish? Yeah. Speaking of Finnish, Kalle VAISANEN also played his first game and did not look out of place at all. The Checkers, incidentally, were giving the Pack FITS last month. For them to beat them authoritatively at home...albeit in a game that meant little to either team...is a very, very, VERY good sign.
tdchi
Mon Apr 15 2024 1:06 pm EST
REMPE in? Good, I guess. Better than him being on the bench. Maybe he'll get more than five minutes against a lesser opponent. Also nice to have him in with a TKACHUKhole on the ice...but GUS. FFS. This guy. I know, I know. Ain't no chance he gets pulled by his buddy LAVIOLETTE. Still...this is one of those areas where it's a self-created injury for the coach...the good news is, this guy makes FAR fewer of them than his predecessor and his predecessor, who was the absolute KING of self-created hardships...the bad news? The Rangers are not dressing their best lineup for a game where they could conceivably win the division, conference AND President's Trophy. That's pretty crazy.
tdchi
Mon Apr 15 2024 12:53 pm EST
pete - Exactly. Can't...absolutely CAN'T...shorten your bench in the POs. It's a death knell.
tdchi
Mon Apr 15 2024 12:49 pm EST
hipcheck - Speaking for the other side of the argument, I can confidently say NO ONE wants REMPE to sit. Positively no one. That ain't the argument. I also want to add that while I stridently disagree with you on his defensive prowess...his deer-in-the-headlights look on the Islanders' second goal as a case-and-point...I will say that with 5-6 minutes of ice, it's not as big of a problem as what that does to the rest of the ice time among players. If you're going to effectively role, you need a fourth line that can play 10-12 minutes. REMPE's ice means you have to find anywhere between five to seven minutes to pawn off on other wings. You can argue that doubleshifting top players(PANARIN for instance) creates odd matchups...but in a seven-game slog, TOI becomes a real important component...Well balanced and rested teams are the ones that win. Those that rely on one or two lines tend to flame out quick...so there's that...but the REAL point for me is that this guy still needs seasoning. Someone mentioned EDSTROM and he was hands-down better than REMPE. No question about it. And it's because he's two years older and had been playing in SEL for the past three or four seasons...And one other point someone recently noted: REMPE, when he was at his most effective in Hartford, was being used as a center. I can say with ZERO doubt that would be a disaster in New York...but if you send the guy down and let him play through Hartford's playoffs, rather than as a guy who periodically steps in to play 5 or 6 minutes, you could end up with a 6'8 245-pound NHL center to play your bottom line. And that would be spectacular. But it ain't gonna happen with him pasted to the bench for 55 out of 60 minutes. And in truth, if he doesn't learn now, it's gonna be WYSIWYG with him, which is a marginal player and pugilist, not a contributing NHLer.
tdchi
Mon Apr 15 2024 11:21 am EST
Ranger47... 1 point would not lock up the President's trophy for us. The CANES could still pass us by winning their last game and they would win the Presidents (and everything else).That would be so much worse, losing everything due to a single tiebreaker, but having the same amount of points.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 11:10 am EST
REMPE effect.... per Sens Communications @Media_Sens .... Roster update: The #Sens have recalled forward Zack Ostapchuk from @BellevilleSens.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 15 2024 10:41 am EST
Ranger47; We need 2 points tonight to lock up all 3....Metro, conference and president's trophy. A tie goes to Carolina.....
rngrsans
Mon Apr 15 2024 10:16 am EST
Rempe is in again tonight and Trouba is paired with Gus. I'd play Rempe over JBro but I'd play JBro if Lavvy trusted him with more than 7 minutes in the playoffs. Shortening the bench on game 1 of the playoffs can't be a good strategy
pete
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:59 am EST
It’s the final countdown
Stevielegs
Mon Apr 15 2024 9:09 am EST
MF I think due to its old design that the seats are far away from the ice that it's one of the more quiet buildings.I am sure when they build a new one it will be deafening. Ho e ice is nice if we are rested and healthy.
vcp1994
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:51 am EST
Getting at least a point locks up the President trophy. But a loss not only means Dallas can pass us by, but the Canes with a win would drop us to second behind them and mean we would play the Isles in the PO instead of the Caps (or whomever). I, for one, want no part of a first round PO against the Isles who would probably easily get bounced by the Canes but will probably give us some fits.
Ranger47
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:37 am EST
"Securing home ice would be a major boon for the Rangers, who have made Madison Square Garden a fortress this season."
mf
Mon Apr 15 2024 8:19 am EST
Let's win tonight :->) https://nypost.com/2024/04/15/sports/rangers-can-clinch-presidents-trophy-monday-vs-senators/
mf
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:38 am EST
Oops. Transposed in and OHL!
rf4l
Mon Apr 15 2024 7:36 am EST
Roo is now tied for the lead OHL in PO scoring...
rf4l
Sun Apr 14 2024 9:45 pm EST
Hopefully rempe becomes a staple on this team,it would be fantastic.
vcp1994
Sun Apr 14 2024 9:35 pm EST
Hipcheck, although I don't completely disagree, he has issues skating the puck out of the D zone.
vcp1994
Sun Apr 14 2024 8:05 pm EST
I strongly respect everyone's opinion here, but those that don't think Rempe is ready, or think he's a "liability in the defensive-zone" are way over analyzing this I think. Have you not seen the immediate impact he's had every chance he's gotten? The Rangers finally have a legitimate tough, aggressive, homegrown giant... and you want him to "sit", I just don't get that take. He brings a lot to a 4th line wing spot. I see the team play braver with him in there.. I just want him to play, he's more than earned it. Did you see him causing total havoc in front of the net, he's a monster. They need to stop restraining him and let him attack people. This guy love to hit and fight. 21 years old and the Garden chants his name everytime he touches the puck, why do you think they are doing that?
hipcheck
Sun Apr 14 2024 7:58 pm EST
Shonuff.... They're 8-2 while we're 7-3. It's likely that they feel the same way about us.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 14 2024 7:32 pm EST
The Carolina virus continues to not go away . I feel like they haven’t lost a game in a month . They also continue to win every single game they are supposed to while most of the league has not . Fml
Shonuff
Sun Apr 14 2024 7:30 pm EST
Damn Canes!
rngrsans
Sun Apr 14 2024 7:27 pm EST
Seth Jones just gifted the Canes 2 points. Stupid penalty with 5 minutes left in a 2-2game
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 14 2024 6:57 pm EST
Go Blackhawks
fotiu22
Sun Apr 14 2024 6:18 pm EST
Good news regarding rest for the Rangers. The Knicks have game one at home Saturday. That means the Garden will not be available for a Rangers game the same day. SO that means it's likely Sunday for game one. That means 5 days off between games. That will be HUGE for bumps and bruises and to let guys recharge and get good sleep.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 14 2024 5:31 pm EST
https://www.nhl.com/schedule
mf
Sun Apr 14 2024 4:41 pm EST
PJ: t/y...
mf
Sun Apr 14 2024 3:57 pm EST
mf….Edstrom hasn’t played since 3/4 vs. Panthers….The thing is he did nothing to play himself out of the lineup….I thought he was getting better..
PJ
Sun Apr 14 2024 12:53 pm EST
When was the last time Edstrom played with the big club?
mf
Sun Apr 14 2024 12:03 pm EST
PJ - Totally agree, re: REMPE. The sad part, as many of us keep saying, is that I don't ever see him getting sent down to learn the defensive side of the game better. But who knows?
tdchi
Sun Apr 14 2024 12:02 pm EST
re: TORTORELLA - At some point, the fucking planet is going to need to wake up and realize this guy just isn't that good of a coach...he happens into these young teams with talent and while he certainly has a knack for motivating them, he also rides coattails...He's good in some regards because he's a fucking three-ring circus...and the sideshow he provides really takes the heat off of young players...but in Philly? That sideshow has been an issue. To give COUTS the captaincy and then to scratch him twice? That's just being a dick. His pluses are definitely outweighed by his minuses, and I will be flat-out dumbfounded if the guy ever pulls together another cup team. He'll be out in Philly in two years.
tdchi
Sun Apr 14 2024 11:56 am EST
Gotta say PANARIN is a class act. I was, at best, neutral on signing him. Thought the amount was too much and I was worried, having seen his disappearing acts in Columbus...but he's been everything a franchise and a fanbase could want in a player and more. And his attitude...you can feel the positivity exuding from the guy...It really kind of angers me to hear GALLANT was butting heads with him...but just more evidence off how he isn't that good of a coach...certainly not a very smart one...nevertheless...while the Ranger fanbase certainly has had its degree of suffering...we are goddamn blessed to have this guy in the prime of his career. He's the most dominant Ranger I can remember, save for JAGR in that one glorious season...every time he touches the ice, something happens.
tdchi
Sun Apr 14 2024 11:46 am EST
re: The officiating...the thing here is that EVERYONE knows the Isles do this cheap shit. They are cheap shit merchants to the tenth degree. So how do you square off on a team doing cheap shit? Do it right back to them. Rangers took a shit ton of 'hard play' penalties...and that's fine. But look at the way the Isles' held and obstructed wherever they could...you fight that by doing the SAME THING BACK. And if you go to the box? Who gives a fuck. They're PP is at like 5 percent. Grab onto sticks. Set up picks. Get in their way. Are you gonna get called? Maybe. But again. Who cares? Take the penalty. It's better than letting them get a fucking goal...in game 1, I'd tell my guys to go out and see what the reffing is like...and if it's anything like the regular season...I'd say do whatever you want. Throw the rule book out. Just take it to them. Fight fire with fire. The Isles weren't even that dialed in yesterday. They were pretty sluggish actually...but they scummed their way into a pair of goals and a loser point. It's a very good lesson for the Rangers to learn now...watch how they keep doing this shit...play that way against them. Simple as that.
tdchi
Sun Apr 14 2024 11:39 am EST
KIS - re: ZIBANEJAD, I agree he was doing things, so to speak...and he did look engaged...but his decision making yesterday was probably the worst I've seen it with him since he was a rookie/second-year player. Just real stupid moves. Shooting when he should be passing. Passing to the wrong areas. Taking zero-percentage shots. He was engaged yesterday and played his heart out...but he wasn't very good.
tdchi
Sun Apr 14 2024 11:36 am EST
BRODZINSKI v. REMPE isn't the question folks should be asking. It should be BRODZINSKI/REMPE v. EDSTROM. That is the guy who should be on the wing. He'd do the same things REMPE is doing, only add the same dimension BRODZINSKI does, save for maybe his shot. JBRO has a laser. My thing with REMPE is that I do see his usefulness in the O-zone...but it's the defensive zone where I really start to cringe. Again. Something he could be working on in Hartford, but is instead playing five or six minutes here to make fans happy.
tdchi
Sun Apr 14 2024 11:34 am EST
Great game to watch yesterday...Playoff intensity and Rangers stepped up....Encouraged by the play of Z lately and I am not worried Trocheck line in the playoffs...They will be fine...Gust over Jones continues to baffle and will hurt if it continues in playoffs...Rempe just too much of a liability to me in defensive zone...Like the guy but if anyone believes the Islanders were disappointed he was playing they are mistaken...Just not ready yet in my opinion...
PJ
Sun Apr 14 2024 11:29 am EST
This LAVIOLETTE love affair with GUSTAFSSON too has to end. I almost kicked over my television when I saw that dude out there in OT. He has his moments, but it's so painfully clear why he's been passed around the league as much as he has. Good offense, yet just a negative on defense. Not AS bad as Turd DeANGELO in his own end, but close. I'm very excited for him to leave via free agency. I'll also say, for all the criticism here that DRURY gets for his deadline moves...the one move he could'a made that would've really helped in many ways would've been to move GUS for a pick. Definitely could'a gotten a fourth rounder. Maybe even a third. Addition by subtraction there. Now we have to weather the playoffs with a guy who is a human turnover machine.
tdchi
Sun Apr 14 2024 11:23 am EST
re: REMPE - Because when they play went off the rails, he literally had no idea what to do. Not that he caused it...but that he was frozen and watched, rather than find someone to pick up. Sure, as a winger, you could make the case for him needing to stay where he was for a potential breakout...but they needed support down low. His indecision there may not have caused the goal per se, but it didn't help. At all. I'm pretty sure with a more experienced player in, that wouldn't have gone down the way it did.
tdchi
Sun Apr 14 2024 11:19 am EST
Wildcard - If you believe Mark STONE has gotten THREE injuries that have EACH lasted between two and a half and three months THREE YEARS IN A ROW...well then I have a bridge to sell you. Also, I know this Nigerian prince who has a lot of gold stashed away. You can make millions if you just send him a couple thousand dollars...seriously dude. Like you HONESTLY believe the STONE thing is Vegas is on the up-and-up? That's next-level naivety. I'm not going to sit here and speculate about how they're doing what they're doing. It's just clear WHY they're doing it and it's to circumvent the cap so they can load up at the deadline and have a team that is anywhere between $5 million and $10 million over. This one, it appears, will be at least $10 million...like you gonna defend this shit? How nice would it have been for the Rangers to add HERTL to the lineup? Just think about this team PLUS $9.5 million in cap. It's fucking ridiculous. But if that's the hill you're gonna die on...that Vegas' injury reports are legit and that this all has been three CRAZY years of coincidence...well, be my guest.
tdchi
Sun Apr 14 2024 11:07 am EST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHrfrmdLzwY
mf
Sun Apr 14 2024 10:04 am EST
After ALL these years, I still hate the Islanders, and I'm from LI!
Jerry_Garcia
Sun Apr 14 2024 8:20 am EST
https://www.nhl.com/standings/2024-04-13/wildcard
mf
Sun Apr 14 2024 8:19 am EST
My biggest take from the game was that the Rangers were as physical, if not more so, than the Isles. Say what you will, that Rempe is awkward and at times is not in sync with his line mates, but, and a big but, is that the boys player a harder game with him in the line up .I don't remember being scored against when his line was on the ice. He is a force and will become more so as he growa out og being the man child.
gene_carr
Sun Apr 14 2024 8:13 am EST
Stevie- I’m not a Brooks fan but I think he is pretty much on target with his Torts assessment. I think Torts enjoyed his own accolades too much and wanted the team to be about him. He’s entertaining but not worth it in my opinion!
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 14 2024 8:11 am EST
The team is #8 in the League in 5V5 goals. We will be fine.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 14 2024 8:06 am EST
https://nypost.com/2024/04/14/sports/rangers-working-on-fixing-this-weakness-as-playoffs-near/
mf
Sun Apr 14 2024 5:25 am EST
Lb loves to throw rocks…”Despite Tortorella’s better angels, he simply cannot leave well enough alone. The difference between a healthy dose of the coach and a fatal overdose is marked by a fine line. Tortorella was the individual most responsible for the startling regular-season success of the 2011-12 Black-and-Blueshirts. But the playoffs followed. And by doubling down on himself and cutting the bench essentially from Game 1 of the first round, the coach was also the individual most singularly responsible for the Rangers running out of steam in their conference final upset by the Devils. He giveth then he taketh away. When the water is calm, the coach creates ripples by throwing rocks. Sometimes, despite they’re the ones in his head.“…pot calling the kettle…
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 14 2024 5:17 am EST
Damned
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 14 2024 5:17 am EST
Danes if you do or don’t…”But there was last spring in which Panarin looked lost against the Devils and there were two springs ago through which Panarin was inconsistent and too often unreliable in the run to the conference finals, during which he was smothered by the Lightning. Panarin has been resolute in refusing to discuss last year’s playoffs in which a tenuous relationship with head coach Gerard Gallant deteriorated. We’ve been told that the winger was aired out by the coach in front of the team in an incident that did not go over well with anyone. Panarin has also said that he does not want to talk about what’s coming up next week. ”….
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 10:13 pm EST
PENS lose to BOS 6-4. Bruins are back ahead of FLA and should win their division. PENS have 86 points with 2 games left.... CAPS have the BRUINS and FLYERS left.... FLYERS have just the CAPS left... DET has 2 games left against MON... The PENS play the PREDS and the NYI.... PHI has just the one game and I think they're done. I don't see WASH winning both of their games....I can see DET and PITT both winning their remaining games. To me, that means that the RED WINGS win the 2nd WC spot. The NYI have NJD and PITT left. I can see them beating the DEVILS and clinching the 3rd spot.... To me: The CANES Play the NYI and we play the RED WINGS in Round 1 (provided we win our final game of course). Just a guess.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 9:32 pm EST
MAN, the NHL is wild today. The LEAFS come all the way back to lose in OT to DET. Right now, DET, WASH and PHI are all tied for the 2nd WC spot. PITT could leap frog all of them if they can come back on BOS here late.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 7:21 pm EST
The Bolts got to be resting people today, right?
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 7:18 pm EST
In regard to Detroit: Losing to the CAPS just killed them. That's 2 points they couldn't afford to give away.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 6:59 pm EST
Watching a desperate Wings team go up 4-1 over a mildly disinterested Leaf team ...Wings are quicker to the puck .. Leafs just a half step behind.. so it is not just the Rangers who have trouble getting up for these games against such an opponent
sjw
Sat Apr 13 2024 6:43 pm EST
Win-A-Pig 'boared' the AV's 7 zip this afternoon. Quite a statement as those 2 teams face each other in the 1st round. https://www.nhl.com/news/colorado-avalanche-winnipeg-jets-to-play-in-1st-round-of-playoffs
mf
Sat Apr 13 2024 6:40 pm EST
President trophy is the kiss of death. Las Vegas odds don't even ha e the rangers as a top 6 favorite to win the cup. Islanders seem as though they beat the rangers in a series as they are playing now. But things change quickly.
vcp1994
Sat Apr 13 2024 6:12 pm EST
sjw: Agree with Rempe the positive is whoever is playing with him including the defensive pair just throw everything at the net with him in front . It’s a minutes game obviously as I assume Brod plays about 4 minutes more than Rempe ?? It’s a useless extra 4 minutes not saying that’s accurate ?
Shonuff
Sat Apr 13 2024 5:35 pm EST
For a team on the cusp of the Presidents Trophy….they rarely have an easy game….just saying
jnyr
Sat Apr 13 2024 3:47 pm EST
IMO the 4th line is more effective in the O zone with rempe vs Jbro .. Rempe is better along the boards and just goes to the front of the net .. it's not like Jbro is a defensive stalwart.. both can skate and both can fill in at the dot .. Rempe does look "gangly" in d zone coverage all arms and legs ..
sjw
Sat Apr 13 2024 3:39 pm EST
Kinda like kissin ur sister... both Shesty and the PK where on point today ...Still have to PU intensity .. Not aware of the season totals but recently we seem to get lots of our shots blocked.. a little slow gettin them off at times IMO..
sjw
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:50 pm EST
Nothing but TANK.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:50 pm EST
Another Big Game on Monday. The Sens always play us tough and would love nothing more than to be spoilers. ALSO: NYI's made the playoffs because PHI and WASH just did nothing but take. If the Flyers had at least played under .500 hockey, they would still be making the playoffs. That's how badly they tanked.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:46 pm EST
It's a heck of a lot easier and higher percentage to score 3 than 4. Just ask, "AbacusLegs!"
mf
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:46 pm EST
That was a big win. It is a relief for a couple days, anyway. I would be happy to see the Islanders play Carolina in the first round. Maybe they can provide some physical challenges for the Canes.
Bob
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:45 pm EST
Rhet, you're a genius! ;-)
mf
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:44 pm EST
I can't begin to describe how depressed I felt with about five minutes to go in the game. You just knew-----with who the Canes are facing in their last two games-----that losing this one meant blowing the Metro. Wow.
thedoc85
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:44 pm EST
MF... We also scored the most goals :)
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:42 pm EST
Not for nothing, but, 2 GA's & we won the contest.
mf
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:36 pm EST
I’m so happy I don’t hate Roselvic (as much)
Jake0104
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:35 pm EST
Igor playing at this level will give us a chance every game. Let’s take care of business on Monday now
fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:35 pm EST
Yikes..........how do you like that for a Sat afternoon tilt at MSG against the Isles with important pts on the line ? The Breadman delivers and Shesty is being Shesty again !
Newfie_Ranger
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:35 pm EST
Rangers in in any fashion against Ottawa and they clinch the top spot. They hold it in their own hands still. Only 3 teams can catch the Rangers in points. Dallas, Boston and Carolina. Dallas is playing now 10 min into the first still 0-0 against the Kraken.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:34 pm EST
They. I get it. Thanks. You too are invited
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:34 pm EST
Best game of the season . I’m shaking . LGR
Shonuff
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:33 pm EST
Wild if they win the cup I make this offer to bro g a good cigar and buy the first drink at the parade
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:33 pm EST
It's alright KIS, I've done there reverse psychology myself over the years :)
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:33 pm EST
Oh and wild bite my ass lol. Let's go ranger. Fucking team gonna kill me
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:32 pm EST
Trochek is a gamer. Zbad turning it on and involved. Even bread gets g physical but Igor is amazing. Still want to see more intensity and fight
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:32 pm EST
What a game. The refs were very one sided, gave the Islaes every opportunity to score a bunch of goals.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:32 pm EST
Biggest win of the season.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:31 pm EST
You guys didn't think I could stay away. I may be an asshole but the rangers run though my blood. I can't help that I love this team so much.
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:31 pm EST
Congratulations to lardiolette getting more wins and points than gallant did
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:30 pm EST
How Sweet it is, TROCHECK!
mf
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:30 pm EST
Told you- everything is fine!
Cnparda
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:30 pm EST
Thought Rempe was coming out for the shootout. Huge win. Huge
fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:30 pm EST
WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:30 pm EST
Yes
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:29 pm EST
Igor looks like he has forgotten that there is a player skating in at first.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:29 pm EST
Let’s go throatcheck
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:27 pm EST
Thank Jeebus!
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:27 pm EST
And the league would love the islanders to beat the Rangers in the playoffs. That is why they allow this
Drew
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:27 pm EST
PERFECT shot placement by Bread there
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:27 pm EST
2 loaves
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:27 pm EST
Breadman is $$$$$$$$$$$
mf
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:26 pm EST
Once again……5 power plays to one in this game. How does that happen? Igor has earned his pay today for sure.
Bob
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:26 pm EST
NHL was praying for this. Big market, big game, ongoing as long as possible, as much drama as possible.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:25 pm EST
I can't believe that our season may be decided by a shootout.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:25 pm EST
Shootout at ok corral
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:25 pm EST
mf: So did the other guy in net. 40 saves is no small feat.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:24 pm EST
Fuck BREAD.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:24 pm EST
IGOR earned his pay today
mf
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:23 pm EST
WTF!!! How do the refs let this studff go?
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:23 pm EST
Miller had two fowards with him and he opts for a low percentage shot.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:22 pm EST
proof the refs had marching orders. Trocheck had his arm half ripped off by a hook there....but zilch from the zebras.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:21 pm EST
HAND PASSS
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:21 pm EST
Not happy with this 3some in OT.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:21 pm EST
They would still need to win the last game in regulation to have the tiebreaker...but if they win both games they clinch everything no matter what. SO the tie breaker thing isn't an issue if they can win this one.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:20 pm EST
What was Miller doing there?
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:18 pm EST
We need the win because I believe we would still lose on tiebreakers.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:16 pm EST
Islanders clinching the playoffs in a game against us is the biggest kick to the b’s
Drew
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:16 pm EST
Huge point....let's get the second one!
jratelle19
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:16 pm EST
We need the win.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:15 pm EST
a bit tense here.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:14 pm EST
Shazam saving their asses
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:14 pm EST
The play that Bread scored on was what Rosy was supposed to do to Z, Instead he drew the puck to Kreider on his right.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:11 pm EST
Man did kreider take a slash there with no call
fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:10 pm EST
1 More boys!
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:10 pm EST
Breadman delivers!!!
jratelle19
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:09 pm EST
mf: You actually think THESE refs will call a penalty on the Isles
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:09 pm EST
YYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSss
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:09 pm EST
Oh man did we need that
fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:09 pm EST
Shame on you all for counting him out!! 12 game streak!
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:09 pm EST
BREAD!!!
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:09 pm EST
Di someone say, "PANARIN!!!!!!!!"
mf
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:08 pm EST
I would Not send Igor to the bench for an extra skater, we have 4 minutes to tie this up. Let them win or lose this at ES or work hard enough to draw the penalty. IF we draw the penalty, maybe then pull IGOR
mf
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:07 pm EST
I don't get what Lavi is seeing from Rosy thar he keeps trotting him out there on the Z line.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:06 pm EST
I can't take it. I get way too upset. Good luck boys I'll check in every so often. I'm done for today at least.
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:05 pm EST
At what point is Lavi going to pull Igor? Need to park someone in front of the net. Sorokin seeing everything
fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:05 pm EST
I might be done watching hockey. My mom has always said these games are fixed. You tell me how the rangers lose 3 games in a row at the end of the year to 3 teams that are not only inferior but might not even make the playoffs. It's all bullshit.
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:05 pm EST
The Nyr play better 5-4 either way, laviotoilet and Julius Caesar housley better fix it.
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:03 pm EST
6 power plays to one in this game.
Bob
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:02 pm EST
They're not going to call anything that looks like a NYR PP.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:02 pm EST
and again...while the hook was "bad" Panarin engaged physically there...and thats a good thing to see.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:02 pm EST
You simply cannot make this crap up. I mean, really.
Bob
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:01 pm EST
the refs have fallen in love with penalty shots of late. Someone told me they did the same thing last season in games with teams battling for playoff spots. I sort of wonder if the excitement gets to them in these games. Because they REFUSE to call them all season long.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 2:00 pm EST
Love trochek. Need him to play with an edge
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:59 pm EST
E: Rempe MULTIPEL times this game started the cycle that led to long shifts in the offensive zone.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:59 pm EST
Love Trocheck shoving an Islander into the goalie.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:59 pm EST
Hey, I heard Roslovic's name mentioned.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:57 pm EST
This is also a great example of why I want to see what Rempe the hockey player can do. His fists are useless and the Isles are gonna ignore him the rest of the way. So what else does he bring? Me thinks more and more” not enough to stay n the lineup.
E
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:57 pm EST
Rangers poor effort. Isle have 5 PP rangers 1. Much of that shows laziness
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:56 pm EST
This is an Isle team that’s playing a very post season style of play. They throwing everything at the net and crashing. And again Im seeing a Rangers team too often on the outside. This game is gonna take an ugly goal to get it done.
E
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:55 pm EST
Fuckjng team just doesn't compete and play well 5 on 5. I want to ask. Do you people think they struggle offensively 5 on 5 because they want to losses and make the scoring play all the time
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:54 pm EST
WTF. The Rangers literally just made a line change when the Islanders had the puck in the offensive zone, setting up a 3-on-1. Desperation has arrived, along with the mind-blowing stupidity that accompanies it.
tdchi
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:54 pm EST
Where did the defense go? Did they try a line change? It looked like two NYI in alone with one NYR getting back.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:53 pm EST
Igor's doing his part
mf
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:52 pm EST
fotiu22: Id the Rangers win this game it could mean a matchup between them. But yeah they can guarantee it with giving the Islanders points. If not the first round then the second as long as the Rangers can win the first round if they get the metro.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:52 pm EST
1 PP all day.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:51 pm EST
I know there have been a lot of special teams, but LAVIOLETTE ain’t managing his bench very well.
tdchi
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:51 pm EST
Kis he just had Panarin out with the Zib line.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:50 pm EST
Isles have had a double minor advantage, a short 5-3 and overall 5 powerplays to the ranges 1. Think the league might want a Ranger/Islander first round matchup?
fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:50 pm EST
Will go completely unnoticed. But that was SMART from Trouba. Big blast there could have sprung the Islanders for a rush. A wrist gets a whistle 200 feet from the Rangers net. There wasn't a better paly to be made that was "safe"...and off a draw who knows what will happen near the other teams net.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:50 pm EST
Fox is amazing. Plays like Luca Doncic. Both play at their own speed
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:48 pm EST
Laci need to double bread n play him with Zbad line
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:48 pm EST
What a great save by Igor.
mf
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:47 pm EST
Now the refs call something? Come on. Call it even or not at all. This stuff is bullshit.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:47 pm EST
Wild but where is laffy. We need him to get more involved. Really need cullye in front and Laci should t be afraid to get Rempe in and to the front
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:46 pm EST
Kis: The score is 2-0??
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:46 pm EST
We are maki g it too easy for the isles. We do t have enough fight and people in the middle Rangers are content to keep puck and skate on the outside. We have to get dirty. Yes it is becoming an nfl game. Just like the playoffs. Get in there and want it more
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:46 pm EST
Looks like the zebras have now swallowed their whistles. Sure hope we don’t spend 18 minutes in the offensive zone only for the the fishsticks to wind up scoring
fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:45 pm EST
One thing I will say for Panarin today. He hasn't been floating around. He is engaging physically, not shying away from hard areas. He will never be a beast in that way. But in the past, he would not be initiating contact with or without the puck, and quite a few times today he has done just that.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:45 pm EST
Wild you will say anything to try and win an argument. Did they score again no. They created good zone time , lavi should have started maki g a change while the puck stayed in the zone so long. They had ice time of about 1:45. Isles were tired. No. They waited u til the puck cleared the zone. Oh. And the score still is still 2-0. Really I don't want to be right. It is what it is
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:43 pm EST
Howe did that Fox shot get through...there were bodies all over the place.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:42 pm EST
No cross check ?
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:41 pm EST
When did the Rangers Islanders join the NFL?
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:39 pm EST
And what line had the puck deep for a long stretch with a good scoring chance? Wennberg-Cuylle-Kakko...but I guess that weas bad to do...
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:38 pm EST
Where s the fucking penalty there. You can't hold trochek stick
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:37 pm EST
Kis: The score has nothing to do with the Wennberg line playing well. LOL
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:37 pm EST
Didn't realize how hard Millers stick was being held on the second goal...that isn't "playoff style" officiating. Thats just crap officiating. Its not letting the boys play....that stuff like battles that would normally be called for interference of holding. Not grabbing a guys stick as he is trying to skate away to allow your teammate to have a nice easy route to the net area
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:36 pm EST
Wild you can paint the pig any way you want. It's still a pig. You can have your opinion. I have mine. Like I said. Out worked you said what game was I watching g. Everybody saw our discussion on here. Guess what. Isles scored 2 since then ranger 0
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:35 pm EST
Wild the last half of the second period was played if they had 9min of time think about what you are saying. They had 9min out of 13 min of 5on5. I'd say that is more than Zbad or trochek lines. They had shots. Did they score NO they haven't done shit
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:33 pm EST
Kis: Yes the Wennberg line has played well. SO well that you think they are out there a ton. Generating more chances than any line but the Zib line tonight. The 4th line has played well...they have done their job. They get the puck deep and grind. They have had multiple shifts that were long down low and generating shots on net. I don't know why you can't see those things. Its because you are blinded by a bad shift, or a bad play, or a bad bounce.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:32 pm EST
Fuck PK how much interfering have the isles done in this game. How much holding. They lose possibly 5-1 today. This team is in trouble. Hey I'll eat crow if I'm wrong. Done it before. I just don't see it. It's the make up of the players. They don't know what to do to be winners. To come out on the positive side of a tough situation
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:31 pm EST
Kis: Cuylle is second on the team in shots today, he has 5 shot attempts, Kakko has been controlling the puck and flying around the offensive zone creating issues and controlling the puck. Wennberg has gotten the puck into the offensive zone all game long and given those other two the chance to do what they are doing. And they have done that in under 10 min of ice time. closer to 9 min each other than Cuylle is at 9:09 leading that group. But yeah...Lavy jsut keeps putting them out there..the do nothings...they are doing so much when on the ice you think they are out there a lot...9 minutes out of 40 minutes of game....
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:30 pm EST
Wild who is doing good things? I've said Zbad Tempe and even Schneider are doing good things. Has anybody on the Trochek line done anything. Has the wennberg line played well ? What Dman has played well. I said they were getting out worked. You asked what game was I watching? Who scored the next to goals. When in the last 3 games have the Rangers out worked anybody. The Rangers are showing a loser mentality the last 3 games
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:29 pm EST
Exactly!! A mindshift. Who wants it more. Even the most talented aren’t the talented in that playoff psychology
NCRanger
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:28 pm EST
Roslovic absolutely fucking blows. Wennberg HAS to tie up the man on the 2nd goal. That’s on him. Too much stick watching again. Trouba is scary bad right now. Not sure WTF is going on, but hoping for a 180 turnaround before playoffs. This is the team we might be playing and you can start to see what it looks like for the Rangers to play playoff hockey. This is what it looks like when you shut down the Panarin line. Less PP’s…this is playoff style. Got to get it done 5v5. Rangers are on elite regular season team…maybe slightly above average for playoffs. That’s what the odd makers think too. Getting out worked again. They’ll have a tough time against Isles, Oanthers and more physical teams in playoffs. Can Chytil the savior shore up top 9. Get Ros the fuck out of there or move KK up and slide Fil into 3rd line RW. Get your balls out boys. It’s playoff time. Could be major shakeups this off-season with a quick exit
NCRanger
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:27 pm EST
Rf. This isn't a slump. They are getting out worked again. That's a mentality
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:26 pm EST
good lord some folks here need to seek help. I'm sitting here watching the game, and the bulk of the stuff being written here, is just not happening. There are players doing good things and being ripped for the one bad thing (pretty normal here) Players are being ignored for their high effort levels...its sad that some of y'all can't see any positives unless the Rangers are totally dominating the game.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:26 pm EST
I hope same thing doesn't happen again that happened last year. Games are tighter. Refs don't call as many penalties., what's happening to bread. Where is he what's he doing. Doesn't help when the coach keeps throwing out wennberg Kakko and cullye
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:24 pm EST
Nice time for a slump.
rf4l
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:24 pm EST
I have already started slipping into my “I don’t give a crap” approach in order to protect myself from yet another huge disappointment. These last 3 games have been terrible, and if they blow the division they are toast. They get chances off the rush, Sorokin sees everything and stops it. Islanders crowd the net and get garbage goals.
Bob
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:21 pm EST
TD. This team has big trouble. The whistles are goi g bye bye. Third game in a row where the other team out works them Drury brought in pussies for the playoffs and this team just isn't hard enough. They are in trouble. Can't say I'm jumping ship. Hospo Andrei and myself have said this almost all year long
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:18 pm EST
Roslovic is a waste. Trouba sucks right now. To be honest. Only forward that is doing anything is Zbad. How the fuck can this team be so fucking shotty and complacent. How do you let the isles out work you. I can't fuckjng take it.
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:18 pm EST
Lavatory needs to clean this mess up
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:18 pm EST
Icing lost puck battle asleep coverage .. goal .. geez
sjw
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:18 pm EST
Everything is fine!
Cnparda
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:17 pm EST
This is really pathetic.
Bob
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:16 pm EST
This team is in huge trouble. They can't score 5 on 5.
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:16 pm EST
If they can’t win this game, they’re cooked.
tdchi
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:14 pm EST
At least 2 goals...
rf4l
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:13 pm EST
Not watching but by reading the wall I figured the Rangers are losing by at least goals. I check the score and it's 1 1. Lol
rf4l
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:11 pm EST
This guy is in love with the 3rd line a little too much
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:10 pm EST
Wild. 100%
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:09 pm EST
See why Tempe better than Jbro. He creates big issues for the other team when the rangers are in the offensive end. His d zone sucks but Jbro only brings more speed. Both can take draws
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:09 pm EST
Meanwhile this is the second or third shift with Rempe helping keep the puck pinned down int he offensive zone for a long stretch and going to the front of the net causing issues for the Isles D.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:08 pm EST
Is ROS playing? If he is he is invisible.
Cnparda
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:07 pm EST
Isles double teaming all over skating back hard winning free pucks. Rangers need to decide what is it gonna be
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:06 pm EST
Rangers need to show some desperation. They can't get out worked by this team again. Do t want to hear about not wanting to get hurt before the playoffs. Ow is the time to be full in you can't turn on a switch. You get hurt you get hurt.
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:04 pm EST
Bad d by Vesey….
rngrsans
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:04 pm EST
Rhet, I was thinking the same. But the whole line hasn't done shit for 3 games now. Trochek and Laffy very very quiet
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:03 pm EST
REMPE looks fine to me, the only negative has been GUS.
Cnparda
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:03 pm EST
And yeah, GUSTAFSSON is terrible. I see some utility in REMPE. In GUS? Zero. JONES is the better defensive and offensive player. By a lot, actually.
tdchi
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:02 pm EST
Giving the puck away at the blueline. There is zero excuse for that. Get that puck over the line and none of that happens.
Bob
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:02 pm EST
Well wild who was right this time ?
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:02 pm EST
Oh yeah that was all Rempe’s fault , not
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:02 pm EST
Vesey with the unforced error.. and we kinda score on ourselves again .. geez
sjw
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:01 pm EST
td:why is that?
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:01 pm EST
Panarin has been very quiet.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:01 pm EST
Love the team effort , hate GUS.
Cnparda
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:00 pm EST
Jimmy Vesey. WTF?
Bob
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:00 pm EST
And that’s why you don’t have REMPE in games like this.
tdchi
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:00 pm EST
Horrible defense there.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 1:00 pm EST
Maybe it wasnt high...on the first look it was high im my mind.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:59 pm EST
HOw can you knock a stick down with a high stick?
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:58 pm EST
Being weaker 5-5 and in the d zone is not good for the playoffs
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:57 pm EST
I saw the offside in real time plain as day. For the life of me, O don't know how the refs didn't call it during live play. It wasn't even close.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:57 pm EST
Wild. I think so. I get the isles have had more than 6minutes of PP time but they are outwork g the rangers currently.
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:56 pm EST
Laviolette PLEASE OPEN YOUR EYES.. Jones >Gus .. it is friggin obvious
sjw
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:56 pm EST
His sucks. Plain and simple
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:55 pm EST
2 Gus fuckups, 1 shift
jnyr
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:54 pm EST
Kis: Are we watching the same game?
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:53 pm EST
Kokko just moves all over, and drags D around with him and creates chaos among the defenders, even without the puck. At least when he is on liek tonight.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:53 pm EST
Isles taking the body and working harder starting to take over the game. Rangers better start working harder
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:49 pm EST
guysw on TV think that you cant see his skate...meanwhile...unless one foot is about a foot longer than the other its in the zone..becsaue you can see his forefoot.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:49 pm EST
WOOOO HOOO Part Deux!
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:49 pm EST
Way to go linesmen
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:48 pm EST
He is offside by quite bit there.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:48 pm EST
that looked offside...but couldn't see the puck. But if the puck was that much further ahead, the Isles player was standing oddly.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:48 pm EST
Can't show a fuckjng replay
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:47 pm EST
We just cannot have nice things.
Bob
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:46 pm EST
Trouba and Shazam hello
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:46 pm EST
THEY were VERY offside.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:45 pm EST
Sometimes the hockey gods take care of the NHL BS .. inconsistency in calls .. if Dobson isn't a penalty neither is Lindgren .. I happen to think both were penalties
sjw
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:45 pm EST
Can bitch all we want about Zbad and even kreider but they have been making shit happen last handful of games
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:45 pm EST
I KNEW that the refs would call a boarding tonight against the Rangers...they were seething desperate to find a way to do it.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:44 pm EST
WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:44 pm EST
Shortie
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:44 pm EST
SHENIDER!!!!!
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:42 pm EST
Can’t leave Lee all alone in front
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:42 pm EST
Huh. That wasn’t a penalty on Tuesday.
tdchi
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:42 pm EST
Now they are fucked
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:42 pm EST
You just knew we would bet called with a boarding penalty today
fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:42 pm EST
Was I hallucinating? Z chose to shoot on a 2 on 1!
VtRanger
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:42 pm EST
WTF that's 3 times where the rangers are left alone with the goalie and they miss the net completely. Kreider Zbad and lindgren why can't they at least try to make the goalie stop the puck
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:42 pm EST
NOW they call it. Pathetic piece of shit NHL reffing. This league is a goddamn joke.
Limbo
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:41 pm EST
So……now it is a parade to the penalty box by the Rangers.
Bob
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:41 pm EST
His head was above the boards.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:39 pm EST
Man we have to put one of those in the back of the net
fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:36 pm EST
Not overly impressed other than the first 5 minutes. They did take the body most of that period. But they continue to have trouble getting pucks to the net and they don’t convert rebounds. Their coverage in front of their net is lacking. That is all the Islanders are doing……crowding the net and throwing picks there.
Bob
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:34 pm EST
Big kill here. Kill this and momentum swings our way.
fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:34 pm EST
PK could give us a good chance for a goal.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:30 pm EST
Mess loves to troll PK about not winning a cup...
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:28 pm EST
Not sure what stats service Vince uses, and I am not a big fan of xG. But when its this lopsided, I think it points to something. "xGF: 2.16-0.89 NYR". Thei Islanders are just throwing things at the net and the Rangers are not allowing them to make plays. The Rangers are making plays. Now they need to finish and stay out of the box the rest of the way. But if they play 3 period the way they did the first, they will get a couple. Especially as the Islanders D tires from defending so much.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:26 pm EST
Never understand why you have your stick waving around that high anyway .. Goodrow penalty was a joke of a call .. Rangers physically engaged and funneling pucks to the net .. good to see both those traits...
sjw
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:23 pm EST
Rhet: I thought that as well...but went back and looked...I think there was some on his jersey...not sure where it came from. Probably inside his lip...bleeds Hella easy when you're working hard. Thats why I hate the rule the way it is. an "injury" should be split skin OUTSIDE your mouth...not a tiny bleeder inside your lip.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:19 pm EST
Afraid that is the only way we rangers will see anything g associated with the rangers lifting he cup
Kis
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:18 pm EST
Clear kakko high stick but for those of you at home, rewind that and watch the 30 seconds before the high stick where bertuzzo was interfering with kaakko the entire time. He was like an offensive lineman trying to block a defensive lineman from getting to the QB
Fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:17 pm EST
I didn't see any blood. Pu$$y.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:16 pm EST
fotiu22: Yeah I am hoping the ref just had a bad angle and it looked worse than it was. Because if they are going to call that sort of penalty...this game will be all special teams.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:11 pm EST
That call is so weak. Happens multiple multiple times a game and is never called.
fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:10 pm EST
Why is the front of the Rangers net so hospitable to opponents? They seem incapable of clearing out the front of their net.
Bob
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:07 pm EST
Leaving Fishsticks open in front .. when they win the board battle they just throw it there
sjw
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:02 pm EST
Wennberg must play soccer.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 11:59 am EST
Laf needed to shoot that. Unless he is trying to get Sorokin to think he will pass so next time he can shoot...but I would start with shooting...then later make a pass.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 11:58 am EST
Jesus ref. Isles player sat on Igor until he saw the Ilses get the puck than easily stood up.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 11:56 am EST
td: TO be fair. A lacerated spleen is a 2-to-3-month recovery time, not 3 minimum. And s laceration can occur hours after the injury and be caused by swelling. But this idea that doctors are risking their careers and medical license to lie about a diagnosis. Sorry. This isn't the 1970's or even the 80's. Doctors don't pull that crap anymore because they end up being charged criminally and it doesn't require the patient to file a criminal complaint.
Wildcard
Sat Apr 13 2024 11:33 am EST
I mean, the STONE thing is downright laughable. Not one season. Not two seasons...but THREE seasons in a row, this fucking guy comes back from what is described as a SERIOUS injury/procedure...and somehow makes a recovery...the spleen business to me is just hogwash. I was reading somewhere the bare minimum for recovery is three months, which would make him coming back about a month too soon...What I personally think was that it wasn't a "lacerated" spleen, but rather an enlarged spleen...bruised, not ruptured...and that the Knights took the opportunity and ran with it...Is it possible the Rangers are doing a similar shenanigans with CHYTIL? I kinda doubt it...but like shonuff suggests, I bet if he makes an appearance in the playoffs...especially in the first round...this business will be over and done with once the final buzzer sounds...What VEGAS has done with STONE and EICHEL and...well...their whole IR...is just laughable. It's incredible how every time one of their stars comes back, there just HAPPEN to be two or three players that are ready to go on the IR...the gymnastics they did to get fucking HERTL back last week were laughable. Like OH LOOK...three players ready to go on the IR...JUST as HERTL is due back...and oh look...STONE is feeling better now too! I mean, this is total nonsense. They had cover last season to say 'meh? Coincidence.' But last season emboldened them, and they're doing this shit even worse. It's serious bullshit. I didn't like it with Tampa. I like it even less now...and make no mistake, the NHL really, really, REALLY wants a repeat cup in Vegas. They're already promoting it in a cursory way.
tdchi
Sat Apr 13 2024 11:31 am EST
Guess Dobson got some instant karma for that boarding of throatcheck.
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 11:08 am EST
Shonuff: 100% agree. Doesn't matter how many teams in the past have benefitted from it. Should it benefit the Rangers, we must take action. Remember the little crying bitch Yzerman the other year wetting himself over the Rangers landing a #2 and a #1 in back to back years? No mention of how the same "good fortune" befall the Pens or Oilers. Rangers luck out in the lottery, now it's a serious fucking problem.
jratelle19
Sat Apr 13 2024 11:05 am EST
Rhet0ric - LOL. Islander fans are saying it's a "broken wrist" but that's also a big fucking fat excuse. Dude will be ready for game one. I guarantee it. This is about protecting him from assault. And it's smart for ROY to do...but it's also a coward move for a piece-of-shit team.
tdchi
Sat Apr 13 2024 10:45 am EST
Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger .... Filip Chytil skating with the @NYRangers is a great sign. He’s been medically cleared and wanted to get back on the ice. No timeline for his return and he won’t be rushed, but if all goes well he could provide a huge boost in the playoffs.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 10:41 am EST
TD... Yeah, NYR fans are saying he came down with a case of REMPE-itis :)
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 10:39 am EST
re: CHYTIL - Well, well. Gonna be real interesting if DRURY pulled a Golden Knights special and CHYTIL'S been playing this whole time with one of those fake glasses, mustache and nose...Yeah, this is..uh...Chilip Fytil...he's from Trenton...yeah, that's the ticket. Trenton.
tdchi
Sat Apr 13 2024 10:36 am EST
Noah DOBSON'S "upper body" injury sounds like a severe case of chickenshititis. He and ROY absolutely know what would happen if he played, and it wouldn't be pretty. It's OK, you fucking coward. We'll see you in the playoffs. Feel anything below your shoulders? No? That's just because you got the broadside of a stick shoved through your neck. What a fucking group of pussies.
tdchi
Sat Apr 13 2024 10:34 am EST
re: the Yotes, while it was certainly a dick move for the owners and NHL to keep this under wraps from the players...If you're a guy signing in Arizona, to play in a fucking 5,000-seat college arena, after just about every major municipality in the state and the state itself turned their back on the penny-pinching owners...it really stretches beyond the outer limits of credulity to suggest this move is a surprise...What is very disappointing is that the NHL feels the need to keep this team in the southwest in a small market that really only supports basketball instead of tapping a market like Quebec or, while I hate to admit, a place like Houston...well...it's just bizarre and head-poundingly stupid at the same time...the one thing I will say is that Salt Lake City is getting a VERY good hockey team: DOAN, GUENTHER, KELLER, COOLEY, GEEKIE, SIMASHOV, LAMOUREAUX...with guys like McBAIN, CROUSE, and SCHMALTZ? They will be challenging for the POs next season, and could be a contender within three if their goaltending holds.
tdchi
Sat Apr 13 2024 10:30 am EST
Fotiu... Smarter? No. OBSESSED? Maybe a little bit :)
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 10:30 am EST
Thanks Rhet. Looks like we need two wins. Don’t rely on anybody else
fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 10:29 am EST
Fotiu... Regulation wins is first Tiebreaker(RW).... Regulation Win's plus OT Wins is second tie breaker(ROW).
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 10:25 am EST
Andrew Gross @AGrossNewsday ....Noah Dobson unavailable, upper body, day to day per Roy.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 10:25 am EST
For those smarter than myself…say we win one and lose the other in overtime for three points. Carolina wins both and we wind up with the same amount of points. Regulation wins first tiebreaker? Head to head?
fotiu22
Sat Apr 13 2024 10:21 am EST
NO-a Dobson for today’s game! Lol!
JFC31
Sat Apr 13 2024 8:36 am EST
Bob.......pretty special stuff for old Spicey ! Doesn't he now have more goals than Kakko ? My bad .......LOL
Newfie_Ranger
Sat Apr 13 2024 7:38 am EST
Finally after too many embarrassing years the NHL addresses the continually bleeding scab that is the Arizona Coyotes.
rf4l
Sat Apr 13 2024 6:30 am EST
The second CHYTIL takes a playoff shift Bettman is gonna hold a press conference talking about end of circumvention next season .
Shonuff
Sat Apr 13 2024 3:36 am EST
“The Rangers could become the latest NHL team to benefit from the LTIR cap loophole if they get Chytil back for the playoffs.”….”Regardless, Chytil is an impactful top-nine skater — top six if you consider where he started the season — who would surely help the Rangers in their pursuit of their first Stanley Cup in 30 years. It’s the time of year when teams are looking for anything to rally for. Chytil surely could be just that for the Rangers.”
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:43 am EST
Trade... Carolina would still need to win their games. They'd need to win on Sunday against CHI to knock us out of first and if we beat the SENS, they'd still need to win their game against the BJ's. Although them winning is most likely to happen, it's never a guarantee.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 13 2024 12:24 am EST
Rhet.....could mean? .........i would say it would guarantee a first round matchup with the iceholes.....
tradestar28
Fri Apr 12 2024 9:34 pm EST
Well, a loss tomorrow could now mean 2nd place and playing the NYI's in round 1 of the playoffs. Good times.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 12 2024 9:31 pm EST
Oshawa wins game 1 of their 2nd round series and Roo scores a goal and 4 points which catapults him into 4th overall in OHL PO scoring. Sign him NOW Drury.
rf4l
Fri Apr 12 2024 9:26 pm EST
Carolina . The virus that will not go away .
Shonuff
Fri Apr 12 2024 9:09 pm EST
Coyotes players informed before the game tonight they are moving to Utah and next season . Not exactly a Baltimore Colts but …
Shonuff
Fri Apr 12 2024 8:51 pm EST
Limbo! 8^p So true!
NYStranger
Fri Apr 12 2024 8:32 pm EST
Domingue scored a goalie goal tonight
Bob
Fri Apr 12 2024 8:17 pm EST
Most predictable prediction of all time - CHYTIL plays one game in the playoffs…NHL closes the playoff cap gap. That is a guarantee. Joke league.
Limbo
Fri Apr 12 2024 5:24 pm EST
Great Stat and Proof Wennberg is a solid 3C---> Kakko has six goals in 17 games he's played with Wennberg.
schneidw
Fri Apr 12 2024 2:57 pm EST
Rhet: Yes and that's a good thing but Del Mastro is a better prospect and close to NHL ready. Is Lamb even going to get a contract offer?
rf4L
Fri Apr 12 2024 1:39 pm EST
VtRanger... Chytil has played a lot of RW. He's actually played with Z and K before. He would be a major upgrade to Roslovic.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 12 2024 1:25 pm EST
“NYR management and trainers have held steadfast that they do not want to rush Chytil back, and that they will follow his lead with whatever he's comfortable with…It was Chytil's decision to join the team on Friday after he reported significant progress in his training.” #NYR .... https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/39929012/sources-rangers-filip-chytil-practices-playoff-option
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 12 2024 12:46 pm EST
We just signed Victor Mancini. 6'4", 215 lbs.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 12 2024 12:36 pm EST
Ethan is 6'4" and 210. Too bad the Rangers chose Lamb over him - imagine another big physical dman in the Rangers system!
rf4L
Fri Apr 12 2024 12:35 pm EST
On an interesting (for me) side note, Ethan Del Mastro is making his NHL debut tonight. My youngest played with his older brother for years and they are friends (to the point where Brandon hung around our house many times) - the Del Mastro's are a family of 4 strapping boys - all excellent hockey players but only Ethan was drafted. Very cool! BTW, Ethan was selected 105 overall in the 2021 draft, one pick after the Rangers took Brody Lamb. Ethan played for Canada's WJC team twice and was a very effective defensive d-man. He did put up some solid numbers in the AHL this year as a rookie - 7 goals and 38 points in 66 games.
rf4L
Fri Apr 12 2024 12:31 pm EST
Why is the coach changing the lineup? They only lost 2 in a row. He should move kaapo back up and put roselick on the 3rd line or in the skybox.
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 12 2024 12:29 pm EST
Vince Z. Mercogliano @vzmercogliano #NYR practice lineup: Kreider - Zib - Roslovic Panarin - Trocheck - Laf Cuylle - Wennberg - Kakko Vesey - Goodrow - Rempe Lindgren - Fox Miller - Schneider Gus - Trouba
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 12 2024 12:27 pm EST
Agreed on the muted excitement about Chytil. If he hadn't had that setback 2 months ago and was just returning now I'd be quite enthused but given how quickly and relatively easily he did have that setback, I am concerned for the kid. Another setback in this environment (re no hitting) and he needs to retire.
rf4L
Fri Apr 12 2024 12:23 pm EST
Crazy news on Chytil. I don't want him playing this season, but if he does is he going to be tried as the elusive RW for K&Z? I believe Chytil has seen limited action on RW for the Rangers in the past.
VtRanger
Fri Apr 12 2024 12:13 pm EST
Stan Fischler @StanFischler.... Big news out of Ranger-land.... Filip Chytil hit the ice this morning with the rest of the #NYR skaters. What a late-season boost he would be for the Blueshirts, heading into the playoffs. ? ?
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 12 2024 12:12 pm EST
And guess who appeared in full gear at today's Leaf practise? Matt Murray! lol
rf4L
Fri Apr 12 2024 12:07 pm EST
I am hesitant so hesitant by the guy who got knocked out by Jesper fast. 4 concussions already, this kid wants to play must have signed an your on your own clause. Ok I am done and quietly excited.
vcp1994
Fri Apr 12 2024 11:58 am EST
Who is the doctor I know it wasn't me lololol..is Marcus Welby still around lolol. Can't be healthy, praise the Lord of its true thank you God!!!! I will wince when he gets blasted though. He will get blasted and then .......
vcp1994
Fri Apr 12 2024 11:57 am EST
As with every postseason, Stone is suddenly healthy again.... Vegas Golden Knights @GoldenKnights.... Mark Stone has been cleared to practice with the team on the ice as he continues to recover from a lacerated spleen sustained on February 20.... Stone is expected to participate in a non-contact jersey beginning on Friday during the team’s morning skate..... #VegasBorn
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 12 2024 11:56 am EST
Larry Brooks @NYP_Brooksie .... Chytil in full contact drills. Rempe on fourth line. Miller with Schneider.... To quote Bob Cole: EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 12 2024 11:49 am EST
Vince Z. Mercogliano @vzmercogliano.... Back to being the last guy on the ice #NYR.... https://twitter.com/vzmercogliano/status/1778826450675618093
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 12 2024 11:48 am EST
My God if he is really healthy is that possible, I don't want to think about him getting hit .....Man ohan if he is healthy, is this a movie or is it real?
vcp1994
Fri Apr 12 2024 11:45 am EST
Is Drury gonna pull a Knight/Lightning in a bottle with Chytil? Back just in time for the POs with no cap restrictions??? I am truly amazed. #72 was outta sight outta mind for me. If he can go hmmmmm I think it’s a huge boost to our offense and rolling four lines becomes a lot easier.
DCIGolfer
Fri Apr 12 2024 11:39 am EST
Apparently, Miller/Scheider are back together in practice. Thank jeebus. Miller/Trouba was my biggest worry for the postseason.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 12 2024 11:34 am EST
Chytil on the ice is it April fools day ??? Really he is medically cleared to reinjure himself?
vcp1994
Fri Apr 12 2024 11:31 am EST
Shonuff... You're fine. I do stuff like that all the time. My brain also does autofill too. You know I see 2-3 letters and I decide what a word is without looking at the entire word :)
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 12 2024 11:24 am EST
My news isn’t earth shattering . My eyes only focused on the words “ non contact “ below not was was right before it . Carry on and apologies . Hope he doesn’t get dizzy and can take a hit . Kakko needs him .
Shonuff
Fri Apr 12 2024 11:19 am EST
I think C is in a white -contact jersey ?
shonuff
Fri Apr 12 2024 11:12 am EST
Save us from Rosy..... per Vince Z. Mercogliano @vzmercogliano .... Filip Chytil is on the ice with the #NYR
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 12 2024 11:04 am EST
Vince Z. Mercogliano @vzmercogliano He’s a full go, with no non-contact jersey. Word from a source is that he’s been medically cleared. The #NYR are obviously prioritizing Chytil’s health given everything he’s been through, but I’m also hearing the playoffs aren’t out of the question if all goes well ???? Quote Vince Z. Mercogliano @vzmercogliano · 6m Filip Chytil is on the ice with the #NYR 11:59 AM · Apr 12, 2024 · 10K Views
RDW
Fri Apr 12 2024 10:20 am EST
Should be an interesting practice today
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 12 2024 9:54 am EST
Stanley Cup Fever
jnyr
Fri Apr 12 2024 9:53 am EST
In the spring of 1979 the Rangers coming off a good year hit a mini slide before the playoffs. The infamous Lucien DeBlois said…..Don’t worry….we’re going to turn Spring Fever into Stanley Cup Fevo
jnyr
Fri Apr 12 2024 9:36 am EST
Jfc some will say that it’s only flat on one side
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 12 2024 9:14 am EST
I complained about this a few weeks ago and it happened again last night. Some of our guys are just too skilled for their own good. For some reason (it tends to happen against teams they expect to beat up on), the urge to show off (behind the back stickhandling moves, excessive toe dragging etc.) slips into their game rather than playing the straight-forward, high energy, defensively responsible style that makes them most successful. Well before the game got away from them last night I saw multiple players attempting these unnecessary moves (Trocheck, Z, Laff, Bread, Kakko). It displays a non-serious, "look at me" attitude and it bugs the shit out of me. I get it--the guys are trying to have fun and win. But at this time and this place, the objective is to win games and focus on practicing a system that is going to win the tough games in the playoffs--not pull of a highlight reel move that's going to be a sensation on social media. Hope Lav gets them back to business against the Isles.
VtRanger
Fri Apr 12 2024 9:05 am EST
And as for Rempe’s usage or lack thereof, it’s obvious that he will be used strategically & sparingly in the playoffs. Laviolette probably sees a 21-year old who is, often through no fault of his own, penalty-prone and he simply can’t have that in the playoffs. Laviolette is trying to get the guys he envisions being his playoff roster the majority of the ice time leading up to the playoffs. This is nothing like ,ets say a Kreider coming in for the playoffs and sparking the team. This is about a gangly kid who can hit a player who is 6’ tall CLEAN and easily get called for a hit to the head si o,y because his shoulder lines up perfectly with the head of a player who is slightly bent over looking for the puck
JFC31
Fri Apr 12 2024 8:59 am EST
Glad I didn’t bother coming to The Wall last night….very predictable…had to scroll & scroll & scroll & scroll to see the number of posts there were….mostly negative. When we win? Scroll, scroll….finished! LOL! Attention everyone! We have 53 wins and the Rangers we’re likely looking PAST Philthy to Saturday afternoon vs. The Fish Dicks. Terrible game to watch but it really is amazing the level of hatred spewed here when they play poorly as compared to giving props when they play well…and it’s not just here, it’s on all social media! They should do a study on this and how it correlates to precisely WHY news outlets always have more bad news than good. Because people ENJOY misery. I had a professor explain it this way many years ago: if you’re going to a black-toe party and your brand new car tire goes flat in a rain storm, you get out, fix it but get soaking wet and full of mud…when you arrive filthy at the party you don’t happily proclaim, “WOW! I’ve got 3 really good tires!” LOL!
JFC31
Fri Apr 12 2024 7:33 am EST
The mishandling of Rempe is inexplicable. Obviously the coach isn't enamored yet the GM is content having him languish in the press box. Great asset management there. Stupid.
rf4l
Fri Apr 12 2024 7:33 am EST
LAst night was a weird hockey night. Lots of teams expectedto win didn't, not just the Rangers. This time of year is impossible to predict. Crappy game, but I don't think the sky is falling just yet. WENNBERG- Don't get the hate, he has been a stabilizing presence on the 3rd line. He was not brought in to score, but I think that 3rd line has potential. ROSY is a disappointment for sure (Although I didn't get to see much of the game last night) but we'll see what happens. I would like to end with a couple of wins, but at least there are a few days off after the last game. I am not going to worry about who we match up with. Have to beat whomever we play. Can we? I think so. Will we? Remains to be seen. I'm just happy these last three years have been mostly enjoyable outside of a few regular season slumps and a forgettable playoff series with Jersey last year. A lot of fanbases would be thrilled to have our problems.
ColoradoMark
Fri Apr 12 2024 5:57 am EST
A few things. Congrats to Gabe Perreault and Drew Fortescue on making it to the Championship game, and well done to Perreault for getting 1g and 2a last night. He factored into 3 of the 4 goals in a 4-0 win. The Pios will be a big test, team is always hard to beat in the tourney...they recruit guys who just don't falter under pressure. now onto the RANGERS. Someone said something about moving Vesey up. I am fine with that. Also about Edstrom coming up. Cool as well. Even though many here think he is much more of an impact than he actually is. Outside the 2 games Rempe got ejected early (both I have issue with he being ejected) he and Edstrom have close to the same ice time (Edstrom 1-2 min more) and Edstrom ahs 2-3 more shifts per game at most, and on average 1 shift more per game....Rempe gets more shots...Edstrom is better positionally. Anyway, I would put both in with Goodrow and get that towering line back out there. With a caveat of course. Opponent dependent. The current 4th line is good against teams that like to wheel around the ice, and have lots of speed. Look what they did to the AVS top line not to far back. But against teams that like to grind and play a heaver game like the NYI and PHI they are not as effective. So I put in the big boys if the first round is a team like that. If its a team that uses more skill and speed, you don't use them together. Though Rempes effort and battle level is still something I think is usable. The team was flat last night, imagine Rempe getting out there, getting the crowd lit up, getting the energy flowing. Maybe a big hit, a good shift down low that we know he can help produce. MANY times in his limited use we have seen him get in on the forecheck, and the puck gets held along the boards, and while he and Vesey or Goodrow, or Edstrom, are battling, the 3rd F changes for someone like Kreider or Zib, or Laf or Bread, then the next guys heads off, meanwhile the D have switched out, and before you know it 3 or 4 players on the ice are fresh and the defending team is stuck out there with a bad matchup. Even if it doesn't turn into a goal, it tips the ice and that tip hold for a few shifts at least. Trouba tried that last night with some hits early in the 3rd, Trocheck tried to get some fire burning at the end of the 2nd. But it didn't stick, not like when Rempe does it. And maybe last night it wouldn't have mattered. But so far, every time he plays, the Rangers have better battle level and energy. Don't think that can be overlooked. One more thing, and it seems to have been almost totally forgotten. It's like it became so normal so quickly that we have lost focus on how hard it is at the NHL level to paly every other night for month. I know some will say that the playoffs will be every other day. But yeah, for both teams. So there is no advantage or disadvantage. The Rangers are finishing off a tough long stretch of hockey. It should be a surprise that they are looking past the last few games at close to a week off and the payoffs starting. Teams that have clinched tend to do that a little anyway, then you add in the fact that they haven't really had a break in a month, just one two day break the last 33 days, but 18 games in there. 9 games in the last 17 days including last night. Cant just discount that. Maybe I am way off the mark. But we will find out. IF they come out with better energy int he post season after 4-5 days of no games. Likely a full day off and at least one practice day being a lighter effort day. If they don't, then its not the schedule but the players, I think they will. Clearly the last couple game were not great, however against the Islanders the Rangers took over the game in the 2nd and 3rd periods. For me that showed that it was a mental thing. last night it felt like they were at first not focused, then they got some focus and were battling to get back in it, then after the last goal it seemed like they just didn't want to rink the effort burning them out or causing injury to crawl back in like they have so many times this season. Again, the post season shouldn't have that mindset, and we will see very quickly if it is still there or not.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 12 2024 4:39 am EST
1-3-1 ?…. “Philadelphia took advantage of the Rangers’ Achilles heel — defending the rush — to score all four of its goals. ”….” “I don’t think we made good decisions,” head coach Peter Laviolette said. “I don’t think the urgency was there to pick up the rush the way we needed to on the way back into our zone, coming into D-zone coverage. That was definitely an issue where they scored goals. ”… coach obvious…go with the same lineup in the next 2 and expect different results….
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 12 2024 4:34 am EST
“ Remember when Matt Rempe brought energy, combativeness and a swagger to the mix? Better yet, remember when Rempe was in the mix for more than one game every three or five and provided the team with an identity that countered generations of typecasting? Neither do I.”…. https://nypost.com/2024/04/12/sports/straining-rangers-jeopardizing-chance-for-best-case-playoff-scenario/
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 12 2024 4:33 am EST
“ There was a lack of precision, a lack of energy and a lack of will in this one as the Rangers dropped their second straight in regulation for the first time since Jan. 18-20 and their third in the last six games.”” Head coach Peter Laviolette said repeatedly that he did not plan to experiment over the final week of the regular season, so no opportunity has been lost in that regard. There never was a plan to rest players for rest sake. That hasn’t changed.”….” Since Trouba’s return, the pair has been on for one goal for and nine goals against. That equates to minus-eight at five-on-five in seven games. If Laviolette were prone to experimentation to experiment, Saturday at home against the Islanders could be a good time to get another look at Miller with Braden Schneider. But that would go against the veteran coach’s form.”
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 12 2024 4:28 am EST
Mumbo Jumbo… “I thought one line was able to generate, they were able to stay in the offensive zone and create, but as a team, as a whole, we didn’t generate enough,” head coach Peter Laviolette said. “We didn’t get to the hard areas. They were quick to defend. We weren’t quicker. They were a little heavier in the battle, we weren’t heavy enough. Offense was not where we wanted it to be.”
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 12 2024 1:04 am EST
I would be surprised if Berard is not called up. The real question is, whether or not Lavi will use him.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 12 2024 12:55 am EST
I could see them calling Berard up. He has some of what the Rangers need more of. Grit, skill, battle level.
E
Fri Apr 12 2024 12:40 am EST
Miller played liked he took the flyers money line.
NV94
Fri Apr 12 2024 12:14 am EST
Andy Strickland @andystrickland·.... What a year it’s been for @DU_Hockey Head coach David Carle. Have to wonder how long before he lands behind an #NHL bench.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 11:41 pm EST
No wonder JD traded roslovich he knew he sucked. I guess Drury for desperate which is his own fault for waiting so late.on the other hand another regular season although a great one won't matter. Need 4 lines and we ain't got 4.
vcp1994
Thu Apr 11 2024 11:00 pm EST
Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC .... Postgame tonight, NYI coach Patrick Roy said Noah Dobson has an upper-body injury and the team should know more tomorrow
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 10:33 pm EST
Schneid - I’d be leery of calling Othmann. That’s setting him up for failure. Amazing shot, yes….but to say he’s an adventure in his d zone wouod be an understatement and although he might get by with his skating, he def needs to work in that. I’d call up Edstrom and Berard is the player that’s most deserving and has earned it
NCRanger
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:54 pm EST
BIG GAME tomorrow: CANES vs. BLUES. Fingers crossed on that one. and SAT it's BRUINS vs.PENS. Barring any surprise losses, this might be either of those teams best chances at losing a game. If we win our final 2, we wont need any help but I will accept some charity too :)
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:33 pm EST
Perraultt: I turned off NYR-PHL game, it was obvious NYRs were going through the motions and not playing hard to avoid injuries... found the MICH-BC game and Perraultt has been playing incredibly well all game.. smart player, hits the open lanes and goes to the net, great to see
schneidw
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:31 pm EST
Schneidw... Agree on both Wennberg and Rosy.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:30 pm EST
Wennberg- Super solid Center, has all the intangibles of solid 2 way play and always in great position, smart smart hockey player and who plays w some tenacity.. very surprised to see derogatory posts on Wennberg. Roscilivic on the other hand is horrible and should be in street clothes. Drury should call up Othmann.
schneidw
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:30 pm EST
It's official. JETS beat STARS 3-0.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:25 pm EST
JETS up 3-0 on the STARS with less than 2 min left. Major break for us. Too bad we lost tonight.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:18 pm EST
I don’t think Wheeler is gonna ever where a Ranger jersey again….
E
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:18 pm EST
KIS: I’m traveling today and didn’t even see the game. Stats alone say it was mailed in.
E
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:17 pm EST
Anyone have any idea when Wheeler might return? I still don’t think he what’s needed on that line but he would be a heck of a lot better than Roslovic
Caperanger
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:12 pm EST
Well not a great look to say the least. The naysayers are gonna love this result. I’m somewhere in between Wild and the naysayers, but if Z line doesn’t grow some major balls once the playoffs get started this team is in big trouble. I’ve said that at the beginning of the year, middle, and now. I loved the season and all the growth from some of the young guys, but Lavinia leaning way too hard on his vets this late in the year. I get that you want to secure first, but how is the vet heavy like up working out for you these last few games? I don’t care what age you are…if you’re playing better, providing better synergy/chemistry, well then you’re in. That means Jones and Edstrom for me in particular. I would have given Berard a spin for the last 5-10 games to see what he can offer the Z line or in the bottom 6. Fans are gonna like him. Guarantee you out those 3 in, and it least you get some youthful enthusiasm, physicality, heart, and some skill as well. Remor should also slide in Lee where necessary. I agree with the sideshow comments but he’s already a fan favorite and you’re closing out all these remaining games at home. If you’re not gonna play him, send him home. Hope Laci knows he’s not being judged on the regular season but the playoffs. One and down, he may be done as well. I think he has a hard time taking his vet glasses off to acknowledge younger (mind you not all 18 yo rookies) players who re-shape the team for the better. It’s pretty obvious to me. This team completely mailed it in after goal 4. Never saw them do that all year. Last two games need to show more heart and effort. They deserved the boos in the 3rd. Just imagine a No-show in the playoffs or first round ouster - shits gonna get stirred up if that happens
NCRanger
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:09 pm EST
They have pretty much wrapped up 3rd place in the Metro.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:07 pm EST
NYI win in OT 3-2 VS MON.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:06 pm EST
Islanders win in OT…
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:02 pm EST
SENS beat the Lightning 3-2 in the Shootout.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:01 pm EST
CAPS have TAM, BOS and PHI left. With the loss tonight to Buff, I think they're toast. They've shown very little in their last 4-5 games.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:00 pm EST
I can tolerate WENNBERG but I really think ROS has to be benched or moved to the 3rd line. Much rather have EDSTROM playing on the 4th and move Jimmy V up.
Cnparda
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:56 pm EST
Lightning and SENS going to a shootout
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:51 pm EST
Canadiens have a shot at beating the NYI. Tied 2-2 right now.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:48 pm EST
Good game coach, what’s your next blunder for Saterday. Maybe an injury. Benching Jones and Rempe was a total disaster. Lav your an asshole, your DC coaching is showing. Put the 2 big man in.
jerry_garcia
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:47 pm EST
In 93-94, we were 1-1-1 in our final three; In 2013-14 we were 2-3 in our final five. IT'S A TRADITION :)
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:46 pm EST
Fuck it. We should all hope and pray that we play the ONE team that we really hate/fear/don’t want to lose to the most. I’ll go first. Bring on NYI. Losing to the debbies and the Icelanders back-to-back, welp, it just doesn’t get any more Rangery than that. OR….glorious victory. Sign me up. It was never, and will never be easy. We will ALWAYS have to go 7. We will ALWAYS get the other team’s best. OK. Fine. Nooo problem.
Limbo
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:44 pm EST
Hopefully they froze chytil like Han solo and he comes out like Willis Reed
tradestar28
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:42 pm EST
2 fucking shots on goal in the third. Tell me they didn't mail tonight's game in
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:42 pm EST
WE WANT REMPE !!!! Jones should be playing as well he is now better than Gus. Team should be boo'd
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:42 pm EST
And lets not pretend that the Rangers are the only team not getting it done against a team that isn't good. The Leafs are about to lose to the Devils who are literally playing for nothing without their top player. The Lightning are tied with the Sens. Caps in what is nearly a must win just lost to a team out of it in the Sabers. Some folks are acting liek the Ragners are the only team in the NHL that has struggled agasint teams below them...
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:41 pm EST
Roslovic and Wennberg.... Two piles of dog shit
tradestar28
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:41 pm EST
In the last 5-6 games, the best that the Z line has looked was when we had VESEY on it and Roslovic was benched. This was not a coincidence. Can we move on from trying to make it work?
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:39 pm EST
That was a team non-effort loss.
Tom427
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:39 pm EST
I'm sorry but this team shouldn't be losing these games this late in the season and especially at home. This is just bullshit
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:38 pm EST
Last 10 minutes or so the Rangers are just running through the motions. They are clearly not going to risk anything trying to push to get back in a game this close to the playoffs.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:38 pm EST
Sorry Joe but the Flyers are not good….The Rangers took tonight off….
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:38 pm EST
They should get rid of the No Quit in New York flags. They sure quit in this 3rd period after the 4th goal against.
Bob
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:37 pm EST
I can’t believe our announcers are talking about how hard the FLYERS are playing- it appears they are when the Rangers are giving half effort.
Cnparda
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:36 pm EST
I was worried about this game...a team that is in a must win situation, coming off getting they heads kicked in with 9 goals against. How often do teams follow up a stinker like that with good solid game? Probably about 90% of the time.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:33 pm EST
Rangers playing like shit. Jones’s and Rempe need to be playing. Lash dont continue to be stupid. Let’s hope for 5-6 goals against.
jerry_garcia
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:33 pm EST
3 sog in the third wow
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:33 pm EST
Meanwhile the CANES play the BLUES, HAWKS and BJ's. The only shot of them losing in maybe STL? Or is that a pipe dream.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:33 pm EST
The one guy I wanted at the deadline was DUHAIME who I thought would fit great on the 3rd or 4th line. ROS was benched and still has shown zip.
Cnparda
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:32 pm EST
This team lost to the Habs 9-3 the other night.
Bob
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:31 pm EST
Starting off the final four games with a two games losing streak is not ideal. That makes Sat against the NYI a MUST WIN.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:30 pm EST
Great deadline moves ??? I’m gonna go through devils last year and massacred by islanders this year .
Shonuff
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:29 pm EST
Wild….Losing doesn’t bother me as much as lack of effort….
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:28 pm EST
Coach how’s your hearing? “We want Rempe “ chant
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:27 pm EST
This team isn't giving full effort nor trying. They don't win any battles and they aren't getting to the puck first
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:26 pm EST
4 games to make history! Come on and win ….. at least go into playoffs on a high. Not like this
rngrsans
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:25 pm EST
This lineup deserves to play the next game too
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:25 pm EST
ROS and WEN are both woof. Rangers need to find their identity again.
Cnparda
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:23 pm EST
Way to go coach need these points and momentum to give away. What’s are you going to cry about tonight?
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:23 pm EST
Two straight games against Flyers giving up too many goals and getting outplayed….
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:22 pm EST
What's funny is all the folks who have been just ripping Lavy for not resting players and brining up more AHL players to be able to sit top players, to get ready for the playoffs...are now acting like the Rangers losing is a major big deal and these games are really important. So according to these folks a couple days ago, the games didn't mean enough to dress the best lineup, but now the games are too important to have lost.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:22 pm EST
The bright side is many Rangers rested tonight….
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:21 pm EST
That’s all she wrote! Worst yet… they will lose Saturday and lose 1st place
rngrsans
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:19 pm EST
Glad I'm not watching
rf4l
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:19 pm EST
It's all over now.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:19 pm EST
Wow…Panarin nice backcheck….
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:19 pm EST
Say goodnight Gracie
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:18 pm EST
KIS….Agree on deadline additions….Just not right type of players….A fail for Drury….
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:18 pm EST
Inevitability: Those bus wheels churning again. Zzzzz...
rf4l
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:15 pm EST
Stevielegs: They were matching minors and then a second minor for Goodrow.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:15 pm EST
Laff hitting the post….Damn….
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:14 pm EST
Kis: the worst part is, it was really good. LOL
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:14 pm EST
They it's all good. At least I'm not in a combative mood. This team is way to frustrating
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:14 pm EST
Double minor only 2 minutes?
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:14 pm EST
We're looking like a train wreck right now.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:13 pm EST
zero for their last 20 on the PP? How the hell do you not have one bounce in off someones ass or something in that many?
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:12 pm EST
1-3-1 more like 1-0-1
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:12 pm EST
Wild no worries at least we aren't battling each other.
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:11 pm EST
And MIller going down was correct..becsaeu the Regner's had the passing lanes covered...in fact they had the lane used for the pass that turned into the goal covered...had they not left those positions there is no goal...
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:11 pm EST
Wild... You talk that way to everyone.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:11 pm EST
Dickaletti they been in these shituations
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:10 pm EST
Agreed. Still if you are down and you don't make the play you are in big trouble
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:10 pm EST
Kis: And I could tell you were being sarcastic about Rempe...and my original thought and line of typing would have highlighted that...but I got distracted and hit the post button before I finished typing.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:09 pm EST
Not gonna argue with you, enough people will gladly do that with you. The ex-NHL goalie did not mention QUICK out of position, but he did talk about the Ranger players out of position. I’m just stating what the expert said.
Cnparda
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:09 pm EST
Kis: IN fairness to Miller...he is 6'4" and Fox is..well..not...Miller takes up a LOT of ice when he lays out like that. And he is really good at doing it. I think thats a big part of it.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:08 pm EST
Rhet:" GO fuck yourself with that lowliofe statement. I was meaning to be screwing with him...but as I wrote...I hit the post button before I was finished.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:07 pm EST
Wild. Miller going down is a play. That time it wasn't the right play. How often do you see Fox going down miller goes down often. Yes the forward should have been there but miller can't go down all the time
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:07 pm EST
Cnparda: Quick has been very good about reading play and driving to the top of the blue paint on plays like that. He was in an odd position and deep in the crease. He needed to be better on that opportunity. It isn't like that puck came across lightning fast, it was a bit slow developing because Miller slid and made the puck carrier stop and hold up for a couple seconds. There was no place else for the puck to go but all the way across. So while there was a lot wrong on that play with the defenders taking themselves out of position, Quick needs to be better than that
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:06 pm EST
Wild... You are so full of yourself you don't even realize when someone is fucking with you. Whatever, you opinion is always the correct one.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:05 pm EST
Wild. I was being sarcastic. It doesn't translate through typing. Obviously I was extremely angry when you see the bad words coming out. This team needs Rempe. He isn't good in the d-zone but what he brings to the team compared to some others isn't comparable. He needs to be in the lineup The other team has Tempe in their mind when he is playing
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:05 pm EST
The 4th line/team could use his energy tonight.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:04 pm EST
I don't understand how folks here can say things...and not actually pay attention to details. When Miller went down, there were 4 rangers and 3 Flyers in the zone that were in position. The Rangers had the Advantage, had the F stayed in position there is no pass that makes it across to the open side...well the side isn't even open. It's a low-quality play. But the F collapsed all to one side of the ice, and left a gigantic passing lane open.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:03 pm EST
Not sure how you can blame QUICK rangers are out of position and flayling all over the ice. And yes, REMPE should be in this game and he should’ve been in the last one. I know the coach wants to get the lineup set for the playoffs but they are getting taken advantage of.
Cnparda
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:03 pm EST
Wild I'm sorry. I speak better no won't use fouls language understood
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:02 pm EST
I 100% disagree with you that it was 100%.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:01 pm EST
...now I cant remember exactly what I was going to write...something about using words that are inappropriate for families or something...
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:01 pm EST
They I agree with you. Once you slide on the ice you either get the puck or your done.
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:00 pm EST
KIS: god damn it...I forgot to finish typing...
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:59 pm EST
Kis: Rempe is not just a goon. Just say you have no clue and move on.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:59 pm EST
Rhet: Sliding there was the correct move. 100% Had he stepped up on him the puck gets played into space in front of a skating Flyers player. He slid and caused the puck to have to stop moving forward, and forced a pass through an area that was supposed to be defended, but the other Rangers defenders all left their areas to skate at the puck carrier. Had they held their defensive positions, there would have been no passing lane, and a player standing still with the puck, uselessly looking at the defensive zone with no one to pass to and a bad shooting position.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:56 pm EST
Can we reduce Miller's minutes? He was on the ice for all 3 goals against. He went down to prevent the pass on that 3rd goal and took himself right out of the play.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:56 pm EST
Rhet. Cant dress Rempe. He is just a goon. Jbro and asslovic bri g so much more to the table. Yes I'm sarcastic and pissed
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:55 pm EST
I do does so much for this team as well as that cocksucker rosolecic. Drury. Fuck you for getting pansy ass players for the playoff run. This flyer team is a team that gave up 9fucking g goals. It sucks being a lifelong Ranger fan. Get your hopes up only to be kicked in the balls every year except 94
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:52 pm EST
You want fire? You should've played Rempe.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:52 pm EST
Fuck this team. They are so full of shit. Fuck laviolette. They were successful with Tempe again they are back to the Ranger team with no identity. They play like this and they will be out after the first round. Iof you don't agree fuck it this is my opinion. Don't show me fucking analytics. They have been playing like shit since the Pittsburg game. Again they have no fuckjng personality. Fuck them
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:51 pm EST
At least Goodrow gives a shit….
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:50 pm EST
Not physically engaged at all .. going through the motions .. does not bode well for the PO's
sjw
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:49 pm EST
Miller can’t lay down and take themself out of the play….Again don’t pick up trailer…
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:49 pm EST
Giving another 2 points away.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:48 pm EST
This is a dreadful effort. Where the hell is the backchecking? The Rangers are getting bullied all over the ice by the Flyers.
Bob
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:48 pm EST
Wtf!
rngrsans
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:48 pm EST
That one is on Quick...sorry...I know other guys had some bumps there, but Quick had the chance to get set, and misread it...way too deep in the crease there.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:47 pm EST
Just awful…
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:46 pm EST
Need way more from 3rd line in offensive zone
rngrsans
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:46 pm EST
Rhet: I said that last game....it just feels like they are avoiding injury. They shouldn't, but that's easier said than done of course.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:44 pm EST
This is a team playing like they don't want to get hurt.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:44 pm EST
Just a bad period for the Rangers…Being outworked badly…
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:43 pm EST
This is really another weak effort
Bob
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:42 pm EST
Nyr saving up for the next period
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:38 pm EST
Cryers have averaged giving up 5 goals per game recently until the Nyr.
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:37 pm EST
Come on JBRO
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:35 pm EST
Last shift proving that Kreider and Z look good without Roslovic.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:34 pm EST
Nyr making the cryer goalie a vezina candidate
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:33 pm EST
He was barely touched...and he fell down hard enough to kick his leg around and that high? BS...he may not have meant to kick him in the head, but he meant to make contact.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:32 pm EST
Have to go after Hathaway…He is a dirty prick…
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:31 pm EST
shock
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:29 pm EST
I am in shot. Roslovic went to the net.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:27 pm EST
When do we call an end to the Roslovic experiment?
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:26 pm EST
This is 2 games in a row were they play like shot. This bullshit of playing from behind is going to bite them in the ass last. I'm not a fan of Rempe in his own zone but the team plays with a different mentality and edge when he is in the lineup
Kis
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:22 pm EST
That was an ugly hit.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:21 pm EST
Still not playing the right way .. Cryers should have scored on that first rush of the period.. outworked , outhustled
sjw
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:21 pm EST
Miller is having a rough night.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:21 pm EST
Miller is playing one hell of a game for the cryers
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:20 pm EST
This is NOT the way to go into the playoffs! Not focused at all
rngrsans
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:19 pm EST
Wait? That was NOT a penalty last game...why is it this game?
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:18 pm EST
For those counting, that's two goals deflected off Rangers sticks tonight.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:17 pm EST
Kreider may need to accidentally crash the net.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:15 pm EST
Thats twice tonight that Kakko has been reaching from behind the player that shoots the puck that e3nds up in the net.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:15 pm EST
NYR need to wake up.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:14 pm EST
Terrible PP.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:14 pm EST
Wild... The first time no, the 2nd time he hit his left hand(I think it was the left).
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:12 pm EST
Rhet: Taht wasnt on the hands at all, let alone enough for a slash. You can actually see where the stick hit the stick...
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:11 pm EST
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT JOE? HE HIT HIM RIGHT ON HIS HAND. DUMBASS!
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:11 pm EST
Oh refs suck but ok they gave the Nyr a pp
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:11 pm EST
Refs proving they just flat out suck with that slashing call. What the hell was that call? I would be pissed as a Flyers fan.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:06 pm EST
Death, taxes and MSG ice sucking. The only thing you can always depend on.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:05 pm EST
And if we ever played after a Dead concert, teams were subject to contact high. ;-)
Tom427
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:03 pm EST
Ice in MSG has always been notoriously lousy. Too many events. If we have a hot spell good luck.
Tom427
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:02 pm EST
Shonuff: oooohh....yeah that ice was like a snow cone, it was sooo bad. I know its pretty bad when they have a motor cross or rodeo with dirt. But thats not just MSG, thats anyplace that puts dirt in the arena over the ice.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:01 pm EST
That headphone thing was nuts. Also Kakko has been playing very well last few games.
Tom427
Thu Apr 11 2024 7:00 pm EST
WOW. Is that the greatest save by a goalie ever? Jeez.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:58 pm EST
Wildcard : I was trying to remember historically what was the prior event the garden ice was the worst and I think it was the Ringling Brothers Circus ? Maybe they made a comeback !
Shonuff
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:57 pm EST
That's great. Let's see if they make it past the first round.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:56 pm EST
Rhet Only if they are Rangers...and especially if they have the bulk of them on the PP because then they suck at 5v5...or if they have the bulk of them at 5v5 because no top player is bad on the PP.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:55 pm EST
WOW...that's a long stretch...Matthews first 50 even strength goal scorer since Teemu Selanne in 1992-93
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:53 pm EST
Do players that suck have 70 point seasons? Asking for a friend.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:53 pm EST
Rhet: LOL I was just thinking that. I wonder if it is as simple as them not wanting to worry about batteries dying. But I woudl bet they will look at that now.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:50 pm EST
My next question is, why aren't those headsets wireless?
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:50 pm EST
Kakko was about to score….
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:49 pm EST
I think Johnson saved a goal by carrying the headphones out of the penalty box.
Bob
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:49 pm EST
That whistle may have cost us a goal….
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:48 pm EST
@NYR_PR · 53s Artemi Panarin has points in 65 games this season, the most in franchise history. #NYR
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:48 pm EST
I have never ever seen that before. Does this stuff only happen to the NYR's?
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:47 pm EST
NICE play by GUS there defensively. Don't get to say that very often :)
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:46 pm EST
BREAD!! Cant take penalties against this team. While the post season doesn't see as many calls (don't know how they could call it any looser) but teams will be thinking about it in the post season, may lead to some defensive errors as players try to not take a penalty.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:45 pm EST
PANARIN scores!
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:44 pm EST
Finally ref. Kreider was tripped so the FLyers could get the puck from between his skates...I thought they forgot they could put a team down by 2.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:43 pm EST
If Kreider was in front, we probably score there.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:43 pm EST
Now a Flyer having an edge give way. Clearly the ice has some issues tonight.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:42 pm EST
Don't give up a shorty.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:41 pm EST
Schneider really had a terrific stretch there.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:41 pm EST
Shonuff: I was just thinking the same thing. And a couple times from players that don't normally have that issue. I wonder if there was something going on at the garden the last few days.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:40 pm EST
Trouba has been better, Not great, but better. I can't blame him for taking that penalty in front.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:39 pm EST
Being outworked, losing puck battles and allowing Cryers to skate with the puck around without being challenged .. another poor start .. dishearting
sjw
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:38 pm EST
How many Rangers are going to blow a tire tonight defending ?????
Shonuff
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:37 pm EST
Other than one shift and a PP, the Flyers have had the puck the entire period.
Bob
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:35 pm EST
Trouba really struggling since his return! We need him for the playoffs
rngrsans
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:35 pm EST
Time for a NYR shorty.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:35 pm EST
Wait...so you can skate into a guys stick...like literally skate into it...for no reason other than to trip up on it...and its a tripping penalty?
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:35 pm EST
Wow….A mess in our own end….
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:35 pm EST
Ok. My mistake. Feels like a month I guess.
jratelle19
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:32 pm EST
It’s been over a month since that 1-0 win vs CAR. Since then, we’ve had a lot of wins, but our GAA has not been good, with a min of 2 GA per game. Shame because the month before that, most of the games were 0 or 1 GAA. Got to tighten that back up for the playoffs.
Limbo
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:32 pm EST
Stickchecking instead of hitting….
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:30 pm EST
Rhet: IN his defense, teams do it to him all the time and don't get called.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:30 pm EST
Great officiating…
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:30 pm EST
Rangers scored first and won in 2 of the last 4 games leading into tonight's game.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:30 pm EST
Stop pissin around the perimeter .. u saw what happened when u get pucks to the net .. all hell breaks loose.. Cryers lose coverage.. does not take much to create chaos..
sjw
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:29 pm EST
Ugliest suit I have ever seen.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:26 pm EST
Come on BREAD.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:26 pm EST
Literally how one of the Isladners goals was scored last game with no penalty...I guess only the Rangers cant set picks.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:26 pm EST
Oh come on refs close your eyes
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:24 pm EST
Rangers are trying to get roslovich to mesh. They need him
vcp1994
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:23 pm EST
How can the ref call that a penalty. Oh wait it’s against the cryers, great call.
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:20 pm EST
Forwards have to pick up the trailers….
PJ
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:18 pm EST
It's been about a month since the last time the NYR scored first and won I believe.
jratelle19
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:18 pm EST
Here we go again
Bob
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:17 pm EST
Dig that hole
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:10 pm EST
Game starts in 5 minutes, Nyr start at about 8 pm .
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:10 pm EST
How NYR would it ave been if FOX injured himself right there?
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 6:03 pm EST
Mr k is invisible 6 goals in the last 7 games. Only a trained eye can see invisible.
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 5:49 pm EST
I doin't normally like to speak ill of the dead, but Fuck OJ.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 5:38 pm EST
Peter Baugh @Peter_Baugh.... The #NYR have 20 skaters in warmup, but here's who went through line rushes: .... Kreider-Zibanejad-Roslovic .... Panarin-Trocheck-Lafrenière .... Cuylle-Wennberg-Kakko... Goodrow-Brodzinski-Vesey .... Lindgren-Fox.... Miller-Trouba.... Gustafsson-Schneider.... Quick .... Jones and Rempe were the extras
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 4:38 pm EST
The Isles will get rolled by the Canes in round 1
pete
Thu Apr 11 2024 4:01 pm EST
re: the Islanders...I may come to regret this...but who fucking cares? Look at that shit team. Yeah, they got a few nice pieces...HORVAT is a beast. DOBSON OK. Let's throw the invisible Matt BARZAL in there too. And when he's got enough Bengay onboard to stink up the rink, Brock NELSON. Throw SOROKIN in there of course. But who else? Anders LEE is a walking corpse. PALMEIRI isn't much better...bitching about a slewfoot because he was too slow to get the fuck out of the way. The gentle giant ENGVALL. PHHFFFT...Then the Line of the Ancients: MARTIN-CZIKAS-CLUTTERBUCK. Yeah, it was good...five fucking years ago. Now they fart dust. Then you have the big fucking dumb idiot BORTUZZO sucking up valuable oxygen. Mike REILLY, who spent last year in the AHL and is waiver wire fodder...PELECH and POLUCK are decent, but no where near close to a first pairing. They just don't have shit. They have shit for a powerplay and a penalty kill that's the worst in the league. It's a team so bereft of talent that I honestly don't even understand how they're in the playoffs other than the fact that they scumbag through games....they played ONE good period against the Rangers this season, and they're something to fear?! Like seriously. That team dug deep. WAAAAAY deep. Fighting for a playoff spot and the ABSOLUTE BEST they could do was show up for 20 minutes?! They got their assess handed to them for 40 fucking minutes...REAL bad the last 20...VARLY saved their cheese for sure. And if we're talking about injuries...you gotta think that the Isles weren't walking too well after that game and blocking 30-something shots. Imagine them doing that for four games straight? Dude, by game three, they would be struggling to skate up the ice in the first 10 minutes. And to make matters worse(or rather better?), they ain't got SHIT on the bench. Waiver-wire WAHLSTROM and Hudson FASCHING. I honestly think they could be the weakest team making it in the east. Even given the deepthroating refs we see in the playoffs, I don't see how that team could pull out three wins in a series, much less four. It would be an epic upset against literally any other team in the East.
tdchi
Thu Apr 11 2024 4:00 pm EST
Tdchi it's an ugly world even in hockey
vcp1994
Thu Apr 11 2024 3:43 pm EST
I don't want to get into the 'what if's' of the Rangers not winning the cup...but I tell you what: I really, really, REALLY don't want Florida or Las Vegas to win a single fucking playoff game. The Islanders too. Three scumbag teams, with scumbag tendencies...the Knights I don't...or wouldn't loathe as much as the other two were it not for all their cap-related fuckery. But with said fuckery WELL DOCUMENTED, I hope that team gets a four-zip elimination with all their big shiny stars back in the lineup. Seriously, that team REALLY is beginning to remind me of the pre-cap Rangers...just loading up on stars and using so much bullshit to do it. Like, how the fuck are they STILL handing out $7 million-plus contracts when they're so far over the hump with the cap?!? Yeah, I know. Lots of expiring contracts...it just seems really funky that they're just dumping the Brinx truck on HANIFAN with a week left in the season. Fuck you, piss knights. Hope you get your balls kicked into your throat.
tdchi
Thu Apr 11 2024 2:22 pm EST
IE. I mean winning games.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 2:21 pm EST
BOB... If it's any consolation, the only way we could've knocked the NYI out (besides winning our games, etc.) Is if someone stepped up to knock them out. The way most teams are playing, I doubt that anyone would've been consistent enough to do it.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 1:27 pm EST
The worst thing about that game was watching Rangers parading to the bench injured through that game. I like it better when it is the Rangers dishing out the pain. I agree with many up here that Rempe is not the answer. I would like to see Edstrom up because he can be given 10 minutes and contribute. Rempe ends up sitting for the entire 3rd period unless the game is out of hand. The Islanders are going to make the playoffs now. I would rather they take their cheap shots out on Carolina. Maybe they will soften them up a bit.
Bob
Thu Apr 11 2024 1:23 pm EST
Hartford Wolf Pack @WolfPackAHL .... Stick taps to all-around good guy, Brett Berard, on being selected as Hartford’s IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award winner. .... https://hartfordwolfpack.com/news/detail/brett-berard-named-wolf-packs-ioaamerican-specialty-ahl-man-of-the-year-award-winner #RunTogether
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 1:21 pm EST
Greg Markiewicz @GMTech924 .... Brett Berard now nominated for the Yanick Dupré Award given to the AHL player who best gives back to the community. The award named after Drupré who played parts of 4 season with the Flyers and Hershey Bears who lost a battle with leukemia in 1996 #NYR #HWP
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 12:34 pm EST
Peter Baugh @Peter_Baugh ·... Filip Chytil had a locker and red non contact jersey in the #NYR room today at the practice facility. He won’t be back this season, but he hadn’t had a locker in a while.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 12:13 pm EST
Rhetoric. Don't get your hopes up at least for this year, next year who knows I still feel to fragile when Jesper fast knocks you out
vcp1994
Thu Apr 11 2024 12:01 pm EST
Vince Z. Mercogliano @vzmercogliano · 1h Has Laviolette considered giving anyone (like Mika) a precautionary game off to make sure they're as healthy as possible for the playoffs? "Not at this point. Right now, we’re dialed in and trying to collect the two points."…… Vince Z. Mercogliano @vzmercogliano · 1h The current clinching scenarios for both the No. 1 seed and Metro are that #NYR will lock them up by winning 2 of their last 3 games. They can also clinch No. 1 seed with one win + a Carolina regulation loss (which would also clinch division) and a Boston loss of any kind.
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 11:59 am EST
Does anyone know why the coach is going with the same lineup after a loss? The old home ice advantage and the bonus for winning the president cup? Sorry but I’m missing the logic of it especially playing the on the down escalator 1-6-3 cryers tonight.
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 11:19 am EST
WILD... Three things in regard to the Most Goals in a 3 year period List.... 1-We didn't appreciate just how good Mike Gartner was enough... 2-We don't appreciate Chris Kreider enough.... 3-We tend to overrate Jagr's time here (I said it).
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 11:04 am EST
WILD.... In regard to CHYTIL: Too early to celebrate, but that would be fantastic. It's been over two 1/2 months. I was won during if we'd hear anything,
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 10:57 am EST
This is a preview clip of a new Henrik Lundqvist documentary. In it, he's finding out he can't play hockey anymore.. It's a tough watch.... "A look at Henrik Lundqvist's documentary "Open Heart" which will be available on Netflix in May".... https://twitter.com/NHL_On_TNT/status/1778269716152226278
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 11 2024 10:56 am EST
@vzmercogliano · 5m Interesting observation from the #NYR locker room: Filip Chytil has a new locker with all of his practice gear hanging it in. Haven't seen his stuff in a while, so could be a sign that he's in town and doing some on-ice work.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:59 am EST
Man, Lavi is really starting to bug me. Looks like the same lineup tonight as per previous game. Way to go coach, stick to you guns, consistency is the key. Once again, JBro is getting the assignment. Rejoice everyone.
andrei
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:31 am EST
I don't think the hit on Z was intentional. IF it motivates the Rangers to start out better this next game then great. Hoping to pummel Philly and the Isles to lock up the East. Could care less about the Ottawa game, but I also think the last game is one I hope they play well (Maybe rest some guys, but people like Bread and Kreider are going for milestones, so I'm sure they will want to play!
ColoradoMark
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:31 am EST
@StatBoy_Steven Most goals by a #NYR in a 3-year span: Mike Gartner: 134 Chris Kreider: 127* Walt Poddubny: 116 Phil Esposito: 114 Jaromír Jágr: 109 Rod Gilbert: 108 Jean Ratelle: 105 Adan Graves: 105 Marián Gáborík: 105 Vic Hadfield: 100 Tomas Sandström: 100 *3 games left
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:28 am EST
Bob: I didn't see a lean at all, but I imagine he was trying to make it so Zib had to skate further and go around him. Either out of trying to gain an advantage on the ice or just to be annoying. But there is no way he could know Zib would cover another 5 feet and run right into him. And quite frankly, the look on his face after it happened and Zib went down and then off was not one of a guy who just got away with one...he looked a little sick, like rather upset. Add to that, while I dislike the NYI, there is a long list of players I would say do dirty things before I put Pelech there. He is hardnosed guy at times, and can be a bit dirty at times with nastiness around the net and the like, but cheap shots? I cant remember ever seeing him even trying to deliver a cheap shot or a sucker punch.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:24 am EST
VtRanger: You said it earlier. Pelech most likely Saw Zib, and may have seen him out of the corner of his eye moving towards him...but I highly doubt he thought Zib would skate right into him...and then to plan that, to stop in a spot and know that a guy was not going to move around you? Sorry...that's just silly. Now was he trying to be in the lane to make it take a bit longer for Zib to make it to the bench to try to gain an advantage for his team? Absolutely. And Rangers players do that as well. Get into a spot that makes the guy going off skate an extra 5 feet and take an extra second or two to get to the bench so there may be a moment when you team can take advantage of that delay.
Wildcard
Thu Apr 11 2024 9:00 am EST
RF—Even better, what if it was Trouba in Barzal? There goes Trouba elbowing guys again……..and so on. There is no doubt in my mind that was accidentally on purpose. Otherwise, why does Pelech stip right here and lean in towards Mika.
Bob
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:29 am EST
rf4l - I'd have a man crush on Rempe - (re: your latest comment). By the way, Islander fan buddy started "getting into hockey" again and said the "Rangerrees" (referees) tried to give the Rangers the win, as usual. Man I would love Wildcard to debate him.
DREW
Thu Apr 11 2024 8:16 am EST
For the debate on the Z collision what would those adamant that the hit was intentional on the Islanders part say if it was Rempe colliding with say Barzal?
rf4l
Thu Apr 11 2024 4:09 am EST
3 games left so hopefully the coach will rest a few in 2 out of the 3. They are all at home so rempe should be in at least the next 2. The goal should be to stay healthy and rest whoever has some sort of injury. Zhair, mr k, lindgren et al should all get at least one off of the 3. The black aces need to play and get ready for the war games. And all should start playing in the mode of tricking the refs instead of complaining about them.
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 3:58 am EST
Newsflash 60 minutes….https://nypost.com/2024/04/10/sports/rangers-leaning-on-power-play-to-bail-out-slow-starts-in-worrying-trend/
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 11 2024 12:48 am EST
RHETORIC: I have as an adult run into someone else when we were both puck watching. I see what Zibanejad was doing. He wanted to change but he saw that the defense might be getting control so he wanted to be ready for a spring pass. When it didnt happen he went to the bench. The defender is the safety valve in the neutral zone. So, hes just looking whether he should stay on the boards or move to the middle. The puck was going to go behind so he was drifting into the bumper position. Both guys really didnt see each other. Both were out of the play. Kids do this all the time. 2-kids watching while in motion and crash. I dont think there was any malicious intent on the first one. The second on Trocheck? Absolute crap. Bush league garbage. It’s too bad that Saturday’s game has so much meaning. I just wanna get to the playoffs already.
E
Wed Apr 10 2024 11:46 pm EST
Roslovich really sucked against the Islanders what are we to do? Rempe is not the answer.
vcp1994
Wed Apr 10 2024 10:31 pm EST
Need to watch the whole video it was definitely in purpose and kreider should have fought him but you know kreider.
vcp1994
Wed Apr 10 2024 10:01 pm EST
Look I was leaning accidental but look how Pelich turns his right skate oddly towards Zbads line of skating. Does not look natural for the direction Pelich was skating. OopsyDaisey! Would not put it past him. Anyways onwards and upwards!
NYStranger
Wed Apr 10 2024 8:06 pm EST
Rampe should be in all the remaining games. He stick up for his teammates. Something we need much more of. Guaranteed last night game would have better results with him in the lineup.
jerry_garcia
Wed Apr 10 2024 7:39 pm EST
Tdchi yep rempe isn't ready for prime time yet should be in Hartford kind of odd actually but who are we anyway lolol
vcp1994
Wed Apr 10 2024 6:23 pm EST
E... It's a Rorschach test. Look at this angle of the Z hit and tell me what you see.... https://twitter.com/TortsPressRoom/status/1777924042978152697
Rhet0ric
Wed Apr 10 2024 4:28 pm EST
I messed the Zibanejad hit live and saw it on replay. I didn’t have really any problem with the play. Yeah, seeing Zibanejad down can freeze you in your shoes to be sure. Honestly though. What are some people seeing that I’m missing? The Trocheck hit? That was some serious bush league BS. The bottom line is that the open net goal only happens off of it. That was an embarrassment. Next game the Rangers gotta smack the Isles around. Can’t give them a free first period. I watched this Isle team and Roy is getting that team dialed in. They’re slow and grinding but they’re a tough team to deal with in the post season. Would’ve loved to smother them in the crib and keep them out of the playoffs.
E
Wed Apr 10 2024 3:46 pm EST
Upon further review: Brooks is saying they may start the playoffs on Sunday(Last year they started on Monday, this league is so bizarre).... LOOKING over the schedule again... Only Western Conference teams play on Thursday. The Eastern Conference finishes their season on Wednesday, so I'm guessing we will open up on Sunday the 21st. That would still give everyone 3 days off before the playoffs(we would have 5).
Rhet0ric
Wed Apr 10 2024 3:42 pm EST
Also, as much as it pains me to say, I just can't get behind PELECH's hit being dirty. He may have seen Z and braced himself...but he could'a really fucked Z's shit up bad if he wanted to. Not gonna give him the humanitarian of the year award...I think he got the result he wanted...but the truth is, there was nothing illegal about that play.
tdchi
Wed Apr 10 2024 3:40 pm EST
VtRanger - Agree 110 percent, re: REMPE. Man, it's like watching a bull in a china shop. And I think LAVIOLETTE feels the same way. Again...there's something there...but it needs to be cultivated and refined.
tdchi
Wed Apr 10 2024 2:42 pm EST
Yes, Rempe has done some good stuff and adds some excitement to the mix, but anyone who hasn't watched him flail around without purpose as his line get pinned in our defensive zone multiple times per game hasn't been watching closely. He's a ton of fun, but I'm always at the edge of my seat waiting for a goal against when he is on the ice. The kid has the potential to be an effective bottom liner, but he's not ready for a regular shift in the playoffs.
VtRanger
Wed Apr 10 2024 2:34 pm EST
Sorry Rhett. I've viewed your clip and still see no evidence that Pelech was intending to hit Z. Even if you assume that Pelech saw Z from the corner of his eye (which is a big assumption and not what I think happened), in order for Pelech to have intended to blindside Z he would have had to have believed that Z was going to continue for several more strides with his head turned away from Pelech and towards the puck. I don't think Pelech would have expected Z to continue blindly on that path. Folks can believe otherwise, but this was an accident plain and simple.
VtRanger
Wed Apr 10 2024 2:04 pm EST
Ranger47 - A dude playing 6-7 minutes a night isn't wearing anyone down. Again, REMPE is a good story. Decent kid with an aptitude to learn...I don't think he'll ever be more than a bottom six player, but he could be a legit shutdown winger who puts up 15-20 points a season...but that's if he can develop... He belongs in a place where he can play and not be a sideshow, which is all he is with the Rangers today.
tdchi
Wed Apr 10 2024 2:00 pm EST
Wild, note I said "no unbiased person" in my post. I've long grown out of name calling with people and making it personal so I will just leave it at that. Have a nice day.
pete
Wed Apr 10 2024 2:00 pm EST
Wildcard. Slow down and read. That is not what I said at all.
tdchi
Wed Apr 10 2024 1:59 pm EST
Hilarious that the Yotes look to have built one kick-ass system...they've got the looks of a contender within a couple years...and now they're moving to Salt Lake City. Potential repeat of what happened to the Nordiques a couple decades ago...
tdchi
Wed Apr 10 2024 1:51 pm EST
@frank_seravalli · 2m BREAKING: Sources tell @DailyFaceoff - NHL, Arizona Coyotes & Smith Entertain. Grp have made significant progress on the framework of an agreement to relocate #Yotes to Salt Lake City, Utah. #NHL memo updated Governors today. NOT done. Many layers and lawyers. Much work to do.
Wildcard
Wed Apr 10 2024 1:34 pm EST
pete one guy was a couple feet from the puck trying to play it and the other was not even in the same zone as the puck. If you can't differentiate between the two...hockey isn't a sport for you unless you take some time to learn it.
Wildcard
Wed Apr 10 2024 1:20 pm EST
Wild...its a matter or perception over reality. The perception around the league is Rempe is a dangerous hitter so calling Pelech's hit vicious is just opening himself up to criticism for doublespeak. Surely a unbiased person can't call Pelech's hit vicious while also saying Rempe's hit on Bastian was just hard, good hockey.
pete
Wed Apr 10 2024 1:07 pm EST
Rhet, that big break is why I wasnt concerned about giving guys breaks a week ago. I mean, you play every other night for a week and a half you loose any benefit for having one game off. WIth the big break after the last game of the season there is no real reason to rest guys (other than to avoid injuries) but there is a reason to rotate guys to make sure no one is sitting for 2 weeks of no games.
Wildcard
Wed Apr 10 2024 1:00 pm EST
I'm going to mention this again, We have six full days off before the playoffs start. Our awful scheduling has given us that one major benefit. Our last game is this coming Monday. Most of the rest of the league plays until Thursday. We wont play again until the following Monday in the playoffs. Most teams will have only three full days off. That means we can give every player on the team 2-3 solid days off if we wanted to. Unless we can clinch early, I think you'll see pretty much everyone play until the end of our season. Just a guess.
Rhet0ric
Wed Apr 10 2024 1:00 pm EST
td: If you think Rempe belongs in the ECHL you need to find a new sport. As for this idea that he does nothing...well pay attention to how many times the puck stays down low after being chipped in because he comes in and crashes down low....then that's before you even begin to mention how much he impacts games in the AHL. Somehow Edstrom is the golden child of half the wall, and he scores the same amount, hits the same amount, and otherwise doesn't impact games any more or less. Yes Rempe is still learning the defensive side, and his reaction times are behind in the NHL, but to say he isn't at that level career wise...well...again...totally off the mark. So many people just decided what Rempe is before they ever watched a full shift of him playing at any level. Hell there are still people who say he is slow and cant skate...meanwhile, since he got into the WHL the first thing mentioned after his size is his skating ability....and not just "for a big guy" but his skating is good.
Wildcard
Wed Apr 10 2024 12:58 pm EST
Also need to consider how much Rempe wears down the other team's D with hits...
Ranger47
Wed Apr 10 2024 12:56 pm EST
pete: Rempe has had one hit that the NHL thought was bad. Lavy didn't say he didn't deserve to be suspended and owned it along with Rempe. NO other hit was over the line....and that's per the NHL itself.
Wildcard
Wed Apr 10 2024 12:31 pm EST
RF4L - Baffling is probably not the word. I can see what's going on plain-and-simple: The Garden braintrust(see: DOLAN) recognizes how attached fans are to this kid and that he's putting money in their pockets. While a hockey mind looks at him and says 'this kid could be something if he could improve his skill a bit...' the PR mind looks at him and says 'THIS GUY IS GOLD.' That PR mind is why he's here and not in Hartford where he belongs. It's fucking sad, because eventually, it's gonna be too late. And the cute story about Matt REMPE is going to turn into look at this big floating lummox who can't do shit and probably belongs in the ECHL...and that is exactly where he'll land once that shoe drops.
tdchi
Wed Apr 10 2024 12:30 pm EST
I wish Lavvy would have kept quiet on the "vicious hits" comments, it's just not a good look given the hits Rempe has had. Dobson was clearly boarding, but it was more of a shove and didn't result in an injury. I think Pelech knew Mika was unaware and braced for impact while he let himself get run into, but most independent observers will give Pelech the benefit of the doubt. I kind of agree with Roy here, sometimes things are said in frustration.
pete
Wed Apr 10 2024 12:27 pm EST
Limbo - Yeah, the first was bad. But when your powerplay is going off at 50 percent? Fuck straight, you can blame the refs for the non-calls...the TROCHECK one was egregious. The slash by VARLAMOV on VESEY was equally as horrific. All watched by the refs. Two missed calls? That's one goal. That's a tie game. The refs won that one for the Isles, not their first period heroics.
tdchi
Wed Apr 10 2024 12:22 pm EST
Sigh. I see REMPEMANIA has also infected the board. REMPE may be a lot of things, but right now, he is NOT a deterrent of any sort. He's probably the most defensively liable player on the team right now, and he generally doesn't skate after midway through the second period. He's had one game where he's skated over nine minutes, and has two points in 15 games. He looks VASTLY out of place on the team because he's a guy two years removed from the WHL who is really trying to build skills to be an actual NHLer, and not a sideshow...but make no mistake: Right now, he's a sideshow. That's all. Not a force. Not a deterrent. Not the mythical god fans are painting him to be. He's a player who desperately needs icetime to develop his game, but is instead becoming a media sensation for all the wrong reasons. Him being scratched had absolutely ZERO to do with the Rangers losing. Not even a little bit. In fact, they may have lost even worse had he been on fourth line.
tdchi
Wed Apr 10 2024 12:17 pm EST
td: Another thing those stats dont show is how the Rangers have the ability, and often get teams running around and moved out of position with their puck movement. Sometimes its maddening that they dont shoot, but they create lanes. Look at Kakko when he is on his game, he drags the puck around protecting it, and the D eventually misses and he has a lane to cut across the goal with the puck. At times he fails to shoot when he gets that, but still, the stats don't show that he made the D get confused and leave a bunch of open ice.
Wildcard
Wed Apr 10 2024 12:13 pm EST
KIS - That ESPN article has a degree of validity, but like anything with stats, they can be used and misused. In this instance, the flaw here is that they are looking at ALL opportunities against the Rangers, not just high-chance opportunities...And when you put THAT lens over the stats, it tells a far different story...basically, opponents are loading up on low-probability chances...while the Rangers have found their sweet spot and are loading up on high probability chances...they taking shots from the right areas of the ice...this is almost a full 180 from the GALLANT years, where the Rangers got tons of shots, but never that many from the real danger areas...opponents, OTOH, were FEASTING on high-danger areas...its why a lot of advance stats-centric Ranger fans were warning that the team wasn't for real and that their successes were built more on chance than an actual structure that could sustain itself in the playoffs...NOW...there ARE concerns...namely that this a team of PP merchants...but so were the Caps back in 2018...and they went home with the cup.
tdchi
Wed Apr 10 2024 11:24 am EST
VtRanger.... Look at this angle. PELECH changes his course so he can get in front of Z's path. He brings his elbow up and nearly makes a complete stop right before contact. Tell me how he can't see ZBAD bearing down on him out of the corner of his eye? Sean Avery used to talk about doing stuff like this to guys.... https://twitter.com/TortsPressRoom/status/1777924042978152697
Rhet0ric
Wed Apr 10 2024 11:10 am EST
https://nypost.com/2024/04/09/sports/islanders-fed-off-rangers-charge-to-hold-onto-playoff-spot/
DREW
Wed Apr 10 2024 10:51 am EST
"But, that was with 10-15 seconds left. Chances are, it wouldn't have changed the outcome of the game." <--Umm...wut? The Rangers were 50 percent on the PP. And with a 4-on-6 advantage and an offensive zone draw? A penalty there and there was...AT BARE MINIMUM...a 50-50 chance they would've scored. Then factor in the Isles have the worst PK in the league...and that the Rangers were buzzing the whole third period...I mean, c'mon. I get being a negative nelly after a loss like that...but this is next level ridiculous. That was the game right there. Rangers got at least a point stolen from them.
tdchi
Wed Apr 10 2024 10:36 am EST
Somebody help me out here. I hate the Isles as much as anybody, but I have no clue as to how anybody can seriously argue that the Pelech/Z collision was intentional. This is a very clear clip of the incident, and I don't see any evidence that Pelech even knew Z was heading towards him. It was just an unfortunate play. Am I missing something? https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/video/rangers-zibanejad-shaken-up-exits-after-collision-with-pelech/
VtRanger
Wed Apr 10 2024 9:24 am EST
If the coach can’t make his players ready for the first period then they will continue to dig holes for themselves. Him crying after the game is not the answer. And his non resting of his veterans is a problem he’s unaware of. If they don’t get past the first round then it’s on him.
Stevielegs
Wed Apr 10 2024 9:04 am EST
LB: "Laviolette sat Matt Rempe and constructed a checking line with Barclay Goodrow, Jonny Brodzinski and Jimmy Vesey to match against the Barzal-Bo Horvat-Casey Cizikas unit. The matchup line didn’t match up in this one. The composition of the fourth line is something that Laviolette will have to ponder leading into the postseason". Guess LB does not know hockey either.
andrei
Wed Apr 10 2024 8:44 am EST
Can’t blame the refs for the loss, that 1st was really bad. But, any independent observer can ABSOLUTELY blame the refs for being inconsistent Jack offs. You mean to tell me that wouldn’t be called against NYR? GTFOH. I agree with the below. I hope that this was a wake up call. I would love to see a pissed off CK for a full playoff run.
Limbo
Wed Apr 10 2024 8:19 am EST
The entire Rempe affair is baffling.
rf4L
Wed Apr 10 2024 6:48 am EST
Hit on Z . Yes he should have been more aware of his surroundings at center ice but if that isn’t a suspension hit I do not know what is . Isles player clearly came to a complete stop when he noticed Z not paying attention and took liberties on him . If anything this will wake NYR up to finish the season strong as I am sure they are pissed . The hit probably won them home ice .
Shonuff
Wed Apr 10 2024 5:02 am EST
Too little too late …. https://nypost.com/2024/04/09/sports/islanders-rangers-game-ends-with-controversy-vincent-trochek-irate-over-no-call/
Stevielegs
Wed Apr 10 2024 5:00 am EST
Coach clueless “ “Games are important right now. They mean a lot. Our guys are battling hard out there.” …..lb” Listen, the consequences of an injury to a Ranger at this point of the game are obvious and more significant than a point or two in the standings.”….
Stevielegs
Wed Apr 10 2024 12:19 am EST
If you look at this angle, it looks like Pelech course corrected so he could "accidentally" run into MIKA. Him being a dirtbag, I wouldn't put it past him.... https://twitter.com/TortsPressRoom/status/1777924042978152697
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 11:55 pm EST
Oh no.... Per NHL News @PuckReportNHL .... #NJDevils are now officially eliminated from playoff contention.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 11:47 pm EST
I was relieved to see MIKA make it back by the very end of the period. I'm going to guess that he was taken off due to concussion protocol.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 11:27 pm EST
Rangers were fine in the second and dominated the third period in a big way….The usual suspects bashing away….Worry about the playoffs if you want but to criticize this regular season is ridiculous….
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 11:19 pm EST
The Rangers that played the last 30 minutes is team that will win their 1st round POs for sure...Why they had their head up their collective arse in Period 1 is a mystery to me...And really, fuck Rempe..I like him and wanted to see him too but these are big boys and they NEED to stand up for themselves in games like these or be physically beat by the likes of Pee Wee Haula again....Play him in the next Isles game for sure, but you ain't gonna see him, and rightfully so, in the POs so the rest of the team better get their physical shit together (no thanks to DRURY who brought in NOTHINg in the physical department)..ANDREI - There is zero reason for BRODZ to be benched, he has been pretty damn good lately, your SCRUB Roslovic on the other hand adds nothing wherever he plays..I do not have an answer for 2nd line RW/4th line coonundrum
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 10:29 pm EST
Wild... That's why I stated "likely."
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 10:27 pm EST
Rhet, Unless the Canes win all 2 of the 3 in the shootout and the other in OT...
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 10:11 pm EST
If the Canes win all three, we can't win the Division with only a Win and an OTL. Why? Because we will likely lose on Tiebreakers to them.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 10:05 pm EST
Let me take it slow this time.... If we win two games, we win the Division/Conference. As both CAR and BOS are both 3 points behind us. If we win 3, we win the President's Trophy. If Dallas loses another regulation game, two wins would do it for all three.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 10:02 pm EST
Oh boy coach try putting your big boy pants on next game….https://youtu.be/HvGj04QAwfw?si=KoqPZuyDWk1Z-1BS
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:50 pm EST
Who wants to bet that JBro will be in the lineup next game and it is either Kappo or Cuylle's turn to be scratched, or worst, Rampe's.
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:47 pm EST
Instead of worrying about winning the stupid President Trophy, Rangers should be concentrating on winning a division first. Canes have STL, CHi, CBS remaining, while Rangers have Philly, Isles and Ott. Rampe should be playing in all three. All 3 menaing games will be physical. Rangers need 3 points to win the division. Chances are Canes will win all three remaining games. Philly should be a win and possible loss to Isles and then all Rangers will need is 1 point against Sens.
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:43 pm EST
Andrei - yep, I was surprised he didn’t start Rempe. And I’m not aiming my ,ast lost at you…you’ve been consistent in your POV about this team all year, regardless of whether I agree with every point you make or not,
JFC31
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:40 pm EST
Wow, wow, wow guys….stop acting like typical Rangers fans! We lost a game to a desperate team…we fucked up the 1st period, they scored 3 chaotic goals and then we dominated the 2nd & 3rd periods….the Islanders looked like an AHL team that could barely hold on….and so now Drury is an a idiot and blah, blah, blah. C’mon! We’re #1 in the entire league, one win short of a franchise record. Stop being so hot & cold & dramatic! Sheesh!
JFC31
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:37 pm EST
JFC31, that's how playoffs always were, right? Some teams like Shitsburg get calls and most team do not. Was making same point for month now. If Rangers were to win rounds in the PO, then they must find ways to score EV, but Rangers are a one line team. So that's that. They will leave and die by the PP, and it's not a good recipe for success. Having ZShit and Co scoring one game out of 10, is simply not going to cut it. 4th line is a mess, 3rd line has it's ups and downs. Gus is a fucken nightmare against good opponent. Rangers have more depth after trade deadline, but same problems remain for month now. On top of everything, Rangers are simply not physical enough to win in the playoffs. Funny how even Valli was talking how would start Rampe in the playoffs for the game 1 and 3 and how his presence alone could change the series, but Lavi knows better, right?
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:36 pm EST
Coach should also be hot at himself….. you have Rempe…. Play him as a deterrent!
rngrsans
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:31 pm EST
We should expect Carolina to win out, they have 3 games against bottom teams.
Cnparda
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:27 pm EST
No surprise tonight. Not one bit. No Rempe was stupid and predictable NYR Hockey move. Not that he would have changed the rest of the shenanigans. What pisses me off is that I want a fully healthy roster going into the playoffs. Not because that gives them the best chance to win. That goes without saying. But if this group does get its ass handed to them I don’t want any fucking excuses for that jackwad Drury. I feel that if they ARE a great team then they have to beat whoever the end up facing. No sneaking through the POs by avoiding a bad matchup. Man up and beat whoever they play. This not ready for a physical game nonsense is as old as dirt. There is no excuses. I hope all the guys are ready to go come POs so no excuses to hide behind.
NYStranger
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:25 pm EST
Tonight was a golden opportunity, but we're still three points ahead of both CAR and BOS to win the conference. The good news is, if we win two out of the last three, we win the Conference. If we win all three, we win the Presidents Trophy.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:23 pm EST
A Fish Stick player jumps over an officials back to throw a punch at a Rangers player and the ref calls NOTHING! Yep, the officials are ready for the playoffs….
JFC31
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:23 pm EST
Anybody watching the presser? Apparently LAV is losing it on the Refs and the Isles, says hits on Z was intentional?
Cnparda
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:20 pm EST
Agree that refs weren’t the reason we lost…but, the NHL is already gearing up for Mickey Mouse mode in the playoffs! That obvious, blantant BOARDING against Trochek was a sick joke! Get used to it folks! That’s why you can’t depend on the power play to win a Cup! NHL Mickey Mouse mode fully engaged & ready to effect the outcome of games!
JFC31
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:19 pm EST
Andrei. Zbad has been having some good games lately. That line was pretty good with VC on it the other night. Zbad has some jump lately
Kis
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:17 pm EST
Kis, we going the blame every winger who plays with Bromance? Ros might not be a perfect fit, but he is not a scrub.
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:17 pm EST
Two different issues..the reffing travesty (and endangering) ..and the Rangers lack of readiness, lack of top 6 RW and concern about their physical readiness to win a few rounds in the POs
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:16 pm EST
TD then we may all have to turn off the tv. I was saying either because Roslovic is a waste. Wild, did roslovic play in the 3rd period. ? Thanks for the clarification on 5 on5. ESPN had an article and all type of analytics stating rangers might be number 1 but they are doing it through special teams and the goalie. Saying they should be second tier cup bets
Kis
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:15 pm EST
Stevie, my point exactly. Folks can blame refs all day long, but they are not the reason why Rangers lost.
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:14 pm EST
Rangers would beat isles in 5 or 6 games. Jones should play as isles are slow hopefully Roselvic gains some confidence and grit his speed would be valuable
Jake0104
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:13 pm EST
Hospo, we can agree to disagree, but 1 player at the deadline would have not changed anything. None one was available worth paying insane price for.
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:12 pm EST
andrei: Its not about getting the win at that point. As a ref you cant just allow that to happen because its late in the game.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:11 pm EST
Stevielegs: Im sorry. If the NHL will allow blatant hits from behind int he post season. Every team should just refuse to paly. I am serious. And I know they call boarding and hits from behind in the post season, because they have in the past.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:11 pm EST
Bob, 100%. Ref should have called a major. But, that was with 10-15 seconds left. Chances are, it wouldn't have changed the outcome of the game. What bothers me more is that JBro was watching that hit and just stood there. What happed to standing up for a teammate??
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:10 pm EST
ANDREI If they can't beat the Isles in the POs, they have no business being in them ..Bring them on!
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:09 pm EST
What do the rangers do? Do they continue with roslovic or does the staff realize he will be worthless come the playoffs ?
Kis
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:09 pm EST
Blaming the refs is not going to cut it. The same shit will happen in the playoffs. Play big or go home. Lardiolette is another old timer not resting veterans and stars in the final weeks. Guys like Rempe jones et al should be playing so others can have a night off. Shove trying to win the presidents trophy. It’s usually cursed.
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:08 pm EST
Andrei have to disagree with you on that one. Rangers beat them in 5. Rangers to fast and will play with much more energy. Expect to see Tempe against them the next time. Rangers need to be more aware when horvat is on the ice He has done some serious damage this year against the rangers. I guarantee you the rangers don't start as slow the next time they play. A message will be sent in case they do play on the first round
Kis
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:08 pm EST
The Refs were indeed absurd but...the Rngers lost the game plain and simple and had some problems with the nastiness...The biggest mistake this season was Drury not getting a forward that could play a mean physical game for the POs..That he setlled for that utterly worthless VALBOT wannabe Roslovic is assinine and incompetent...
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:07 pm EST
Wild, if the 4th line had an impactful game, then I have nothing for you. If this is a preview of what is coming in PO, then you will be asking what happened, when Rangers will be golfing in the 2nd round.
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:03 pm EST
Anyone who wishes to face Isles in the playoffs be careful what you wish for. It will be a 6-7 game series and rangers might win, but 1/2 of the team will be injured. Isles are as dirty fucken team as they come and they hit, and hit, and hit again. They finish each check, and did I say they play dirty? Again, you might win a series against them, but you will loose in a long run. Rangers will get trashed in the 2nd round after that series. Personally, I might even pick Isles in 6.
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:02 pm EST
Just what the Rangers needed and they will adapt. Roslevic is awful. Never let the Refs decide the game so that’s on the Rangers. Don’t understand the Jbro hate that was our best 5x5 line. Poor faceoff night, Isles blocked shots and were motivated Rangers woke up in 3rd. Igor was great.
Jake0104
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:02 pm EST
Andrei - You have some points here and there and I worry about the POs too but the drama and exaggerations is too much when this is still the team with the most wins/points in the East who have somehow mirculously beaten the best in the NHL on most nights
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:59 pm EST
You need to play Jones! And even Rempe or another black ace to prepare for playoffs
rngrsans
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:59 pm EST
A hit directly in the numbers right in front of the referee. Absolutely absurd that it wasn’t called whether they tie the game or not.
Bob
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:58 pm EST
andrei: And you think the 4th line had just 2 good shifts? Well thanks for letting us know you didn't actually watch the game. LOL
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:57 pm EST
andrei: Cant The Canes win without even strength goals? How about Boston? Because going into tonight, the Canes had the exact same number of 5v5 goals as the Rangers and Boston had just 6 more. You act like the Rangers are way behind other top teams in 5v5 scoring.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:57 pm EST
Hospo, not following you. You mean recipe to winning is to hope that team scores on PP?
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:57 pm EST
Hospo - really man? Really? I relish the idea of the Islanders in the POs. That team DIED after the first period because they are old and slow. They have enough gas to push a hard first and then trap. But that doesn’t work against a four-line team. That game was one bad call away from OT.
tdchi
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:56 pm EST
Hospo..yup.......that pretty well says it all !
Newfie_Ranger
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:55 pm EST
Andrei -I think the Rangers were able to win a few games this year
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:54 pm EST
KIS - if the Rangers need REMPE and OTHMANN to win, then turn off the TV and hang up the jersey. Neither one of those guys will bring what the team needs. One is just barely seasoned enough to justify AHL ice and the other is a defensive sinkhole.
tdchi
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:54 pm EST
Once again, Rangers can't score EV. Can't win games if you only scoring on PP. Isles dominated first 40 minutes till they took stupid penalties. Rangers did have a much better 3rd, but how many high scoring chances? Count none. 4th line with Jbro had 1 good shift in the 1st and 1 decent shift in the 3rd. That's it. This is why Lavi scratched Rampe? Gus was a fucken disaster in the 1st, but Jones was watching the game from the press box. Isles are fucken slow, but sure let's use slow Gus, who needs Jones... What Lavi should have done is dressed twin towers, but we had a privilige watching Jbro..
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:53 pm EST
No hometown call there. Troc just threw himself into the boards. Didn't you see it, Buttman, I know you did!
Punchrolfe
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:53 pm EST
And you wanna be ready for the shit the Isles and other teams will pull in the POs..you do better than Roslovic, Ruwhedel and Wennberg at the deadline
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:51 pm EST
Rhet0ric: simple. It was a penalty. They didn’t call it, because they knew it would’ve sank the Islanders…if I was a drunk Islander homer and trying to convince my White Claw-soaked brain, I would argue TROCHECK ‘had possession’ when he gloves the puck, and saw the hit coming. But that really stretches the outer limits of credulity. Like well beyond the past of breaking it.
tdchi
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:51 pm EST
Laf and Trocheck hit from behind in the last minutes there. What a joke form the zebras.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:50 pm EST
Played a real good 3rd..Blew it in the first with uninspired and physiclly weak play..They should be pissed at themselves..not the Refs..Of course it was a penalty, but The last minute and the Ps are war zones..be ready for it
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:50 pm EST
Sure hope Zbad is ok , that hit looked bad
Caperanger
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:50 pm EST
Just a disgrace, rangers could have had 10 PP, that team is shit, the fans and their announcers are shit.
Cnparda
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:50 pm EST
REF was looking right at it. He didn't miss it.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:49 pm EST
And quick ouster in the POs if you play only 2 periods.
rf4l
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:48 pm EST
Did roslovoc play in the 3rd? If that's all he is gonna do. The rangers need to have Tempe or no less Othman in the lineup.
Kis
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:48 pm EST
“The Rangers got started late. That was the problem…” um no you shithead. They got hosed by refs that refused to call blatant penalties.
tdchi
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:48 pm EST
Bad first and then Rangers dominated….Sucks but oh well….Officiating in this league a disgrace….
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:48 pm EST
No need for Rampe, right? Why was JBro on the ice in the last minute??? WTF is he brining when you need a goal? Another brilliant coaching move..
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:47 pm EST
Joker league
rf4l
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:47 pm EST
How many guys do you want to lose lardiolette before the playoffs? Need an excuse in the playoffs or are you going to man up?
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:47 pm EST
Rangers dug 2 deep a hole.. but the Fishsticks are hopeless in their own end.. not a threat over the last 40 minutes.. we just did not get the tying goal...
sjw
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:46 pm EST
HOw was that not a penalty?
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:45 pm EST
That hit could have literally killed him. Like literally
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:45 pm EST
No call on that boarding?….Unbelievable….Hate that fucking team….
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:45 pm EST
How the hell was that not a penalty? A direct hit to the numbers into the glass.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:44 pm EST
CANES won, NYR's need to win.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:43 pm EST
Too early….
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:42 pm EST
ColoradoMark - can hear that dude well because there are only like 5,000 people there. That’s barn is EMPTY.
tdchi
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:39 pm EST
Come on… Rangers! Beat these punks and then rest!!!
rngrsans
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:37 pm EST
GUSTAFSSON. Enough already. This guy should not see ice.
tdchi
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:37 pm EST
tip
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:37 pm EST
Gust tried to top that in….
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:32 pm EST
Wild... Stop. You know I made the comment without any benefit of video or replay,
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:30 pm EST
How was that a penalty against the Rangers?
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:29 pm EST
That was as dominating a shift as you will see….
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:26 pm EST
Rhet: Miss what? Neither player was looking at where they were going. Just as much Zibs fault as anyones
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:26 pm EST
Uh oh....bromance broken up again.
jratelle19
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:26 pm EST
How did the refs miss that?????
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:25 pm EST
Somebody maim Pelich…
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:24 pm EST
Islanders blew their wad in the 1st period, now all they can do is ice the puck. Rangers get another and the Islanders are done.
Cnparda
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:22 pm EST
A little cheese with that whine Butch ....
sjw
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:22 pm EST
COMark: I was really hoping he would be too drunk to keep it up...
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:20 pm EST
Islanders hanging on….
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:20 pm EST
Rest Lindy until playoffs….play Jones
rngrsans
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:18 pm EST
Rename him Whenberg as in when the fuck will he score a big goal?
tradestar28
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:15 pm EST
Just tuned in. Is this Islanders fan ever going to lose his voice?
ColoradoMark
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:15 pm EST
WOW. How did they miss that?
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:13 pm EST
No call on that! WTF
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:06 pm EST
andrei.... I think he's done a great job but his team has totally collapsed and free fallen right out of the playoffs. They were well in control of the 3rd seed in the division. They couldn't win a game right now if their lives depended on it.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:01 pm EST
I'd be curious what teams records W/L wise when they score on themselves... if it means nuthin then I'd be about 50/50 .. my feeling is that when that happens teams tend to lose the game..
sjw
Tue Apr 9 2024 8:00 pm EST
My favorite fucking islander announcer quote “The Rangers are doing a lot of holding out there”. How can you say that with a straight face watching the Islanders hold and pick on every play. No doubt Rempe plays in the next Islander game, it was dumb not to play him to begin with.
Cnparda
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:57 pm EST
Rhet0ric, Torts is not getting fired. This is his last coaching gig anyways.
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:56 pm EST
What a difference, although they still are not generating much at even strength. Wennberg and JBro line are doing a good job tonight.
Bob
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:55 pm EST
There is some talk about the league making that type of goal illegal.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:50 pm EST
Canadiens beating the Flyers 6-0, I'm thinking Torts may get fired.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:46 pm EST
Pelech the tough guy going after Fox from behind.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:46 pm EST
Good period for the NYR's, we can win this game.
mf
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:46 pm EST
Yes should have dressed Rempe….Can’t let that prick do that to Fox….
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:41 pm EST
God new so far, Car is leading Boston 2-0, Caps are leading 2-0 vs Detroit, even Barfallo is beating Dal 2-1..
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:39 pm EST
6-0 Mtl vs Phllly. Torts must be ready to explode..
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:39 pm EST
Or.... The NYR's started to draw penalties when they finally started playing their game.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:38 pm EST
I dont know if I have ever seen a team that is so bad with a lead as this years Islanders
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:38 pm EST
Can't see through Kreider! Smart shot by Foxy!
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:37 pm EST
This is so like an outdoor game. Isles dominated the game till they started to take stupid penalties.
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:36 pm EST
FOXXYYYYY
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:36 pm EST
Foxy!!!!
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:36 pm EST
That's 2, Fox!
mf
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:36 pm EST
There you go!!!
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:35 pm EST
That was like the 3rd or 4th time that a pass from below the line has been missed by the guy looking to shoot it.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:34 pm EST
That PowerPlay should have been more aware of the fact that the goalie had no stick and take all the shots you can
rngrsans
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:34 pm EST
NYI want to lose this game it seems.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:33 pm EST
Rangers killed their own PP there
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:33 pm EST
Kreider 6 goals in last 7 games….
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:31 pm EST
but it is an epic crash.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:31 pm EST
andrei: They sold at the deadline a bit. They were playing way above their level all season. I don't find it surprising that when the chips are down they are failing.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:30 pm EST
Rhet: LOL I am sure Roy sees it...and preaches about what to do correct...but there is no way in season while battling for your playoff lives that you can practice enough to fix something this bad.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:30 pm EST
Philly is loosing 4-0.. Talk about a complete meltdown by a team. Good job, Torts!!
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:30 pm EST
Absolutely love our PP, but the Rangers really, really, really, REAAAAAALLY need to start scoring at 5-on-5.
tdchi
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:27 pm EST
PP 5 for last 10…..Not bad….
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:26 pm EST
Wild... Shhhh, don't help them :)
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:25 pm EST
Panarin's passing is unreal.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:24 pm EST
I can see why the NYI are last int he NHL on the PK...they jsut backed into their own zone, and moved as 4 individuals and not as a unit.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:24 pm EST
KKREEEEIIIIIDDDEEERRRRRR
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:24 pm EST
Theres 1
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:23 pm EST
That's a start Rosy.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:22 pm EST
Rangers are more engaged...if Laviolette cannot see Jones >Gus at this point of the season ... I am without a reason other than a vet whom he knows..
sjw
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:18 pm EST
We need to draw a penalty.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:14 pm EST
Canadiens already beating the Flyers.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:14 pm EST
This is the first year that they dont all an icing when the puck goes between a defender and the wall if its not on the ice. I wonder if that was something the teams asked for.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:14 pm EST
Exabit number one om how a coach get's outcoached by himself. Brilliant moves by Lavi to scratch Rampe and Jones. Said it weeks ago. Rangers don't want to face Isles, Tampa or Shitsburng in the playoffs. Best opponents are Wash and Philly. Maybe Lavi forgot how isles dominated Rangers in the outdoor game and only stupid penalties that Isles took kept Rangers in the game. Well, this game sure reminds that game. You know who Rangers could use to spark the team? that's right, Rampe, but we have JBro...
andrei
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:12 pm EST
GUS you are a train wreck right now.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:09 pm EST
Some of the replays...I think the Rangers players are looking to avoid getting hurt. They are peeling off and trying to chip pucks without getting in the line of a hit instead of getting to a puck and playing it with authority. Not saying that's all the issue so far, but its just something I noticed.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:08 pm EST
IGOR deserves better. I hope a different team decides to show up in the 2nd.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:05 pm EST
Best thing that could happen to Rangers. A wake up call Gus blows
Jake0104
Tue Apr 9 2024 7:02 pm EST
Roslovic looks better than his last game(it would be hard to look worse), but I am a little tired of him. It's much easier being a top 6 forward on a bad team. I really don''t see what he brings. I would be ecstatic if he would prove me wrong.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:57 pm EST
I am a little tired of GUS. Terrific offensively but a bit of a struggle on D. JONES deserves to play more. He had been one of our best. I hope the coaches start seeing it the same way.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:56 pm EST
Rangers missed the call that the game was on.. not close to matching the Fishsticks intensity .. next 2 periods are important indicators of our PO readiness.. quit or compete and make a game of it.. already seen the Fishsticks confused at times in their own end... just do not double shift anyone trying to win .. no need for that
sjw
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:55 pm EST
The weirdest part of this period is that IGOR played really well.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:55 pm EST
Isles just playing their normal recent game..Rangers have had zero inclination and/or ability to handle the physicality so far..nothing to do with REMPE.. the other players have to stand up like they didn't last year and where they got zero help from Drury at the deadline..Still,,dig deep and beat these pukes
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:54 pm EST
Not dressing Rempe and not farming him out is yet another inexplicable roster decision by Lardiolette. But what the snot do I know.
rf4l
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:54 pm EST
Rhet…ZBAD a target no matter what….
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:53 pm EST
He's played solid defense in this period. Very few guys on the team that I could say that about. Too many guys standing around and watching.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:53 pm EST
Down 3-0 and Igor is actually playing well….
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:53 pm EST
Sog 18-9 well prepared to play.
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:52 pm EST
Anyone have a clue what Gustafsson is doing out there? It does not appear that he does.
Bob
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:51 pm EST
Agree on Gust….The guy is a joke….
PJ
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:50 pm EST
Play like this in first periods in the playoffs and they will not win
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:50 pm EST
Parolee bad call not having Rempe in the game. Isles hitting everything that moves. Shouldn't blame Igor. He has made some great saves. Last point. I know what trouba brings. I think he will be awesome come playoffs but do you think Schneider should be 2nd pair and Trouba 3rd pair with either his or Jo es
Kis
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:50 pm EST
Stop watching and play defense. F-k.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:50 pm EST
Rhet... He hasnt done shit!
tradestar28
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:47 pm EST
Palmieri doing his best Cindy Crosby
mf
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:47 pm EST
BTW it's the Leaf game here. Good thing.
rf4l
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:46 pm EST
Refs letting the Islanders do whatever the hell they want
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:46 pm EST
Zibanejad is not responsible for one goal against. What did he do? Exist?
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:45 pm EST
Trade. Lololol. Lololol. I actually laughed out loud and startled my wife. Loloool.
rf4l
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:43 pm EST
Fuckin horrible.... Why doesn't Zbad break out his MY Little Pony brush on the bench and have him brush his hair
tradestar28
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:43 pm EST
Role 4 lines. make sure nobody gets hurt .. let the Fishsticks have their "glory" ...
sjw
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:42 pm EST
Forwards getting beaten left and right...Physical nd mentl play way off...Let's not show the quit of last years POs and come back and make a game of it, OK?
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:42 pm EST
Not Igor's fault at all.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:41 pm EST
How was that a penalty? Dude skated INTO and THROUGH Trouba...of course he tripped...he skated into the space between the body and the stick of another player.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:41 pm EST
GUSTAFSSON shouldn’t see ice for the rest of this season. The dude is awful.
tdchi
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:41 pm EST
Wow look like shit tonight
Kis
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:41 pm EST
Ya know, I had a feeling they would lose tonight. But so far they look like they want to tank this game. Unacceptable
jratelle19
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:40 pm EST
Let's just let everyone in the crease.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:40 pm EST
Well its good that Kreider is back on the bench
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:40 pm EST
Way to go coach, you practiced for this yesterday
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:39 pm EST
This is not good. Call time out? Yank Igor?
mf
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:38 pm EST
Physical intensity and defense..Rangers not showing it...But the game is meaningless..right??
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:37 pm EST
Well some got their wish, the bromance are separated
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:37 pm EST
Double deflection...cant blame Igor for that
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:37 pm EST
This is what I expected. Unfortunate lack of energy and crappy play in front of our net.
Bob
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:37 pm EST
Kakko and Schneider did a shit job defending there.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:35 pm EST
LunarLegs: We need a Field Goal
mf
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:29 pm EST
And Kreider gets hurt. Great.
Bob
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:29 pm EST
Thats not good. Kreider to the locker room
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:26 pm EST
Damn what a shift and energy from the 4th line , including BRODZ...need to see that from the 2nd ine..
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:25 pm EST
Rangers take note... u can pick the winger on the FO no call on the Fishsticks goal..
sjw
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:23 pm EST
Goodrow looks like a different player
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:23 pm EST
Zhair abusing his brother
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:21 pm EST
WILD,,,They're probably gearing up for the playoffs because we know they will be calling it differently.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:19 pm EST
Rhet: My issue is that plays just like that have gone on all season and NOT been called a PS. The fact that in THIS game, a big game by default because of the teams, and big due to the clinching/playoff spot implications to suddenly call one...that's a ref wanting to be the story.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:19 pm EST
Nyr 2 sog one on each net
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:19 pm EST
Rangers aren't going to win every game but they need better starts. They can't go dow n so often. It's much harder in the playoffs
Kis
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:19 pm EST
LINDGREN scores first.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:18 pm EST
How in the world did that go in?
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:16 pm EST
WILD.... I had no problem with that being called a PS.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:15 pm EST
Might as well get this out of the way early cause I have been sayin the same damn thing for a couple weeks.. "Stop the fancy pants shit at the offensive blueline"
sjw
Tue Apr 9 2024 6:11 pm EST
How did they determine that to be a penalty shot? All seasons long they ignore calling those...refs want to be the story tonight...buckle up everyone.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 5:12 pm EST
BOB... I'm not guaranteeing a win tonight, but I know this game matters to the leadership on the team. THey've talked about it being important to them to make sure that CAR doesn't win the Division again. Many of them have a focus on winning the President's Trophy. We shall see.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 5:06 pm EST
I am not expecting much tonight unless Igor is all-world. Isles need the game desperately and the Rangers do not. My greatest concern is someone getting hurt. Of course, if the Rangers win these 2 games against them and the Isles miss the playoffs……so much the better.
Bob
Tue Apr 9 2024 4:55 pm EST
Hughes is a small player who goes to high traffic areas. He doesn't initiate hits but he does take a lot. He may have to redefine his game somewhat less this be the norm (serious injuries). Must be concerning for BJ management if not the player himself.
rf4l
Tue Apr 9 2024 4:31 pm EST
I have said it many times...dude has wonky shoulders. @FriedgeHNIC · 1m NJD announce Jack Hughes is out for the rest of the season and will have shoulder surgery on Thursday. He is expected to be ready for next season
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 4:22 pm EST
IMO, Wheels is ahead of target. He's already in a walking boot. I will be curious to see where he is after 1-2 rounds of the playoffs.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 4:08 pm EST
Mollie Walker @MollieeWalkerr.... Asked Peter Laviolette about Blake Wheeler, who the #NYR coach said has not resumed skating yet.... “He’s progressing, but slowly,” he said. “He’s still on that long road.”.... The team sees Wheeler around once in a while. Laviolette noted he actually saw him before they left for LI.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 3:55 pm EST
So, someone posted on twitter that the Rangers have the second-best record in the NHL against top 10 teams.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 3:39 pm EST
rf4L bless you !!!!! bless you !!!!!
vcp1994
Tue Apr 9 2024 3:28 pm EST
Mf stop looking at your moon in the mirror, it’s got a crack in it
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 9 2024 3:28 pm EST
Oops...didn't finish my thought: Seems to me that it's not unreasonable to say that the smaller players who play physically break down sooner than those who are bigger. That makes sense too when you consider that laying out a hit is about physics when it comes to energy transferred. Both the perpetrator and victim share the energy the hit creates - one body crashing into another doesn't mean the perpetrator absorbs no energy and the victim all of it. If a hit is executed properly, the victim most certainly absorbs more energy, especially if the hit sends him crashing into the boards. But the perpetrator feels the hit, too. In addition, if the perpetrator is smaller than his victim, he absorbs more energy. Over time, that adds up. I've seen numerous smaller players who play physically break down in their late 20s more often than their bigger peers.
rf4L
Tue Apr 9 2024 3:27 pm EST
RF: "In addition, if the perpetrator is smaller than his victim" you sound like the local news around here. :->
mf
Tue Apr 9 2024 3:24 pm EST
GalileoLegs: Eclipse those IcePuppies!
mf
Tue Apr 9 2024 3:24 pm EST
Seems to me that it's not unreasonable to say that the smaller players who play physically break down sooner than those who are bigger. That makes sense too when you consider that laying out a hit is about physics when it comes to energy transferred. One body crashing into another doesn't mean the perpetrator absorbs no energy and the victim all of it. If a hit is executed properly, the victim most certainly absorbs more energy, especially if the hit sends him crashing into the boards. In addition, if the perpetrator is smaller than his victim, he absorbs more energy. Over time, that adds up. I've seen numerous smaller players who play physically break down in their late 20s more often than their bigger peers.
rf4L
Tue Apr 9 2024 3:18 pm EST
I am not going to fight here I get paid to fight at work E this is all for fun and critique. I am applying what I believe to be common sense it seems to me bigger players are drafted before smaller ones if they have equal skill levels. Maybe there is a reason? You are correct I don't have the time to dig up data. I rather have fun lololol
vcp1994
Tue Apr 9 2024 3:16 pm EST
Ya know what E you are Right!
vcp1994
Tue Apr 9 2024 2:15 pm EST
What is the correlation between injuries and player size? Where is the science? Where is the statistical data? Otherwise you’re just kinda talking out your ass about it. It’s your hunch. And you’re passing it off as true. But you don’t know. And every example you can present I can counter it. Why? Because you’re incorrect.
E
Tue Apr 9 2024 1:45 pm EST
Tonight is a rare opportunity. With a win we can keep pace with our two closest rivals for winning the Conference. We can also add some breathing room on one of them. The preference would be for CAR to beat BOS in regulation to increase our lead to 5 points on both with only 3 games remaining. I expect nothing from the CAPS or Flyers, except for maybe them to continue to roll over and play dead.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 12:52 pm EST
Bob - Yep, that was me. GOODROW 'can' play center...it's just not really where he belongs. Made sense to have him there when the Rangers were really hurting for centers...and he was, to a degree, an upgrade over BONINOLD. But with ROSLOVIC, BRODZINSKI and WENNBERG in the mix, there's just no reason for it any more. I'm not a big fan of putting ROS on fourth line, but even THAT might work out a bit better...along the same lines, he's a natural center. While he 'can' play wing, it's probably not the best place for him. If the idea is to keep VESEY where he is, I would try ROS between GOODROW and BRODZINSKI or CUYLLE. That's a line with speed, snarl and some skill.
tdchi
Tue Apr 9 2024 12:48 pm EST
Little surprised about Max BARBASHEV. VAISANEN less so, since he had a rebound season. But BARBASHEV wasn't very good this year. Struggled to put up points in the point-happy QMJHL. Who knows? Maybe they see an NHLer that can be coached into him.
tdchi
Tue Apr 9 2024 12:41 pm EST
Stevielegs yep you got that right. I guess he is going with skating and skill, so far out record is pretty good lolol we shall see
vcp1994
Tue Apr 9 2024 12:38 pm EST
My goal is for the Nyr to knock the fishstink out of making the playoffs. They can play golf with the debbies.
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 9 2024 11:49 am EST
E I played for 30 years but never obviously professionally. It seems toe to be basic physics.But who cares let's hope we win a few rounds or we better get past the first. I keep thinking about Detroit one year went 60-22 out in round one.
vcp1994
Tue Apr 9 2024 11:36 am EST
I am embarrassed that in 45-years of playing hockey I haven’t learned the simple life lessons of hockey you’ve given. Thank you for your enlightenment.
E
Tue Apr 9 2024 11:11 am EST
There's a pay 4 view article in the NY Post (which I don't subscribe to) which states the IcePoodles have been playing Cizikas on their 1st line. The Cap-Friendly website 'depth-chart' confirms it. https://www.capfriendly.com/depth-charts/islanders
mf
Tue Apr 9 2024 10:51 am EST
mf:Yep MSG a favorite for the Grateful Dead. At one Dead show we had the Potvin sucks chant going. Lots of Ranger fans are Grateful fans also. Just ask Adam Graves.
Jerry_Garcia
Tue Apr 9 2024 10:50 am EST
E boy you are soooooool wrong it's embarrassing.
vcp1994
Tue Apr 9 2024 10:02 am EST
@WolfPackAHL · 1m UPDATE: The Wolf Pack has signed forwards Kalle Väisänen and Maxim Barbashev to amateur tryout agreements (ATO) for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 10:02 am EST
Saw something else in the standings that I find a bit crazy. On February 1st the Rangers were 8 points out of first overall and sitting in the 8th overall spot. On March 25th they took over the number 1 spot in the NHL and have held it since. So, they overcame an 8-point deficit in 54 days and just 22 games, and a deficit against the top NHL teams. That is a hell of a run.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 9:49 am EST
NHL put out a clinching scenario thing for a bunch of teams. Rangers being one of them. With a Canes regulation loss and a Rangers win tonight the Rangers clinch the Metro. Regardless of outcome tonight the Rangers will hold the metro lead for the 169th consecutive day.Took a look and 169 days ago is October 24th when they won to move past the Flyers. That was 6 games into the season. It was the 27th of October when the Canes who had played two more games than the Rangers tied them at 12 points. That was the last day of the season up until today, where the Rangers were tied in points with anyone from the Metro. Canes got within 1 point a few times, 2 and 3 for a long stretch, but never matched in points again. No matter what happens the rest of the regular season…that is one hell of a run at the top of the Metro.
Wildcard
Tue Apr 9 2024 4:56 am EST
Good luck to the Nyr and lardiolette if he’s scratching Rempe against the fishstink. I guess he is not worried about his team getting run over. I rather see another line brawl than what he seems to be doing.
Stevielegs
Tue Apr 9 2024 3:57 am EST
Bob _ Good points but Only fly in that ointment is if we kinda tank vs the Isles, it ups the chance of finishing 2nd in the East and playing TB in the opening round..That's the only team I don't want to play in the 1st round...Plus, the Rangers need to be figurung out their 1st and 4th lines and playing as close to their best as possible..And when you let up, injuries happen..Just win baby...You can't get out of the first round no matter the opponent, you are a choker once again
Hospo
Tue Apr 9 2024 1:43 am EST
I've had a change of heart. Thinking about it more, I've come to the conclusion that maybe we are better off letting the NYI stay and setting them loose on the CANES. It's looking like we will play the Red Wings in the first round of the playoffs and if we knocked off both the NYI and the Pens, they would face either the CAPS or the FLYERS. Both of those teams currently suck and are having a hard time even winning a game. Why should we do CAROLINA any favors? Don't we want them to face a team that might challenge them a bit? Something to think about.
Rhet0ric
Tue Apr 9 2024 1:24 am EST
Injury Prone? You're on your own there. Plenty of big guys that suffer injuries constantly and some small guys who are remarkably durable. Size has nothing to do wit it. In fact, bigger guys seem to have a lot more knee and joint issues. And dont equate size with strength. Some guys are ridiculously strong.
E
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:59 pm EST
E no one is talking axe murderer although I am ok with it against the devil's, islanders and penguins and bruins and canes and Panthers lololololol..
vcp1994
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:57 pm EST
Dam leafs they suck
vcp1994
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:47 pm EST
MF but they are not doing that , it's a good idea though
vcp1994
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:16 pm EST
(News around the league) https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-buzz-news-and-notes-april-8
mf
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:15 pm EST
Rhet: TOR won in OT 3-2
mf
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:12 pm EST
I think its prudent to test run Roslovic with Brod & Goodrow especially since the coaches see a need to test-drive VZ on Zbads RW. With Brod & Goodrow Ros does not have to do the heavy lifting in the physically nasty dept, and his speed may be a welcome addition on the forecheck. Just trying to stay positive here.....
mf
Mon Apr 8 2024 7:52 pm EST
Gut check LEAFS. Need you to win in regulation.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 8 2024 6:45 pm EST
Rempe sits for the Islanders? Send him down. Geeshhh
rf4l
Mon Apr 8 2024 5:50 pm EST
E - I know, I was just kinda being a smartass about Krug....ANDREI - I also thought REMPE would be in vs the Isles but he does not have to play every or many games and, truth be told, Brodz has been pretty good lately, and the last time together Vesey-Brodz-Gooody was pretty darn good....the question should be does ROSLOVIC deserve to be in? But it makes sense for Laviolette to see if he can squeeze anything out of him in the next 3 games..so, Coaches decision to sit Remps..I get it
Hospo
Mon Apr 8 2024 5:24 pm EST
E if you had to equal guys of speed, skill and character one was 5'10 180 and the other 6'2 230 whom do you take ? i taek the bigger one becaasue odds are less injury prone and can dish out quite a bit.
vcp1994
Mon Apr 8 2024 5:00 pm EST
Well, if anything Lavi is consistent, he sure loves his vets. Ros and Gus are back, Jones and Rampe will be scratched. Who needs a big Rampe in the lineup playing Isles. God forbit JBro misses a game. He is just a such indispensable part of the team.
andrei
Mon Apr 8 2024 4:27 pm EST
HOSPO: obviously my stance has always been big, fast, physical, and good on the boards in the ozone. I merely point out that size is not the eliminating criteria that VCP constantly advocates. Truth is most guys in the NHL aren’t giant axe murderers. You can either play or you can’t. Yes, you need size in your lineup. Ask the Devils as they tried desperately to remake their lineup to compensate. But for me it’s about the player and their weight would not invalidate them
E
Mon Apr 8 2024 4:26 pm EST
I think it was TD that mentioned how Goodrow was miscast at the center position. I am not in love with JBro but Goodrow’s impact has significantly increased now that he is back on the wing. The Rangers needed the youngsters to progress and Laffy, Kakko and Jones sure have. Bodes well for the future.
Bob
Mon Apr 8 2024 3:42 pm EST
RF4L - Punk or not, and every Bruin is/was, Krug plays with a physical edge more often then not, even if not a huge hitter...Something I can't see Jones doing even with a Trouba and Rempe on the ice..all i was saying....maybe in time he can...ROSLOVIC in? Happy Happy Joy Joy!!! Hope the benching gave him some balls
Hospo
Mon Apr 8 2024 3:24 pm EST
Krug is a punk. He was Mr Toughguy back then because Chara protected him (and every other Bruin). He doesn't pull that crap as a Blue.
rf4L
Mon Apr 8 2024 3:19 pm EST
Roslovich back in oh well we have to be hopeful that he works out, it would benefit us.
vcp1994
Mon Apr 8 2024 3:17 pm EST
Thankfully we have a coach who notices and adjusts , not too shabby.
vcp1994
Mon Apr 8 2024 3:07 pm EST
E yes i am obsessed with size in case you didn't know hockey can be a pretty rough sport. Krug is about 185 still light but better than my high school weight lolol
vcp1994
Mon Apr 8 2024 2:54 pm EST
E - Fair point .but could you imagine Zac Jones pulling a Tory Krug and doing this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qRnOAVdGEM ..That aside, I am fine with Jones in the lineup until the 2nd round of the POs, at the least..unless he proves otherwise
Hospo
Mon Apr 8 2024 2:41 pm EST
VCP never loses his obsession with player weight. No way Jones can survive in the playoffs. Torey Krug told me so.
E
Mon Apr 8 2024 1:16 pm EST
ooops....VTRANGER...
Hospo
Mon Apr 8 2024 1:16 pm EST
VCP - I know it's not his DNA but just wanna see a little..you need that in the POs..it's nasty..if he can't well...i don't want to finish the rest of that thought..
Hospo
Mon Apr 8 2024 1:13 pm EST
Jerry_G: The Garden literally bounced on it's springs when the Dead were in town. The place became a favorite of the band's.... "Lets Go Rangers!" ;->
mf
Mon Apr 8 2024 12:59 pm EST
Hospo: I'm a big fan of Z, but I'm afraid you'll be waiting a long time for him to get angry or pissed off at the opposition. About the only time I see him get angry is when he thinks a ref missed a penalty committee against him.
VtRanger
Mon Apr 8 2024 12:40 pm EST
VCP - JONES will likely be fine against half the teams in the POs, the likes of the Panthers and bruins may be another story...we'll see...VTRanger - You are probably right about ZBAD and the POs..but, I would like to see a bit more attitude/nastiness/pissoffedness including in the scrums that are going to happen ad nauseum
Hospo
Mon Apr 8 2024 12:24 pm EST
I want to be wrong about Jones we looks so smooth skating up the ice
vcp1994
Mon Apr 8 2024 12:20 pm EST
Z will be just fine in the playoffs if starts using his wrist shot at even strength instead of passing whenever he has a teammate nearby (covered or not). He could have had a 3 or 4 goal game last night if he would just shoot the f'n puck when he's in a good scoring position. Getting ready for totality!
VtRanger
Mon Apr 8 2024 12:19 pm EST
brain leetch was elite, he was a tremendous skater, smart, and got away with about 190-195 pounds. Jones is about 170 yikes.
vcp1994
Mon Apr 8 2024 12:18 pm EST
jones will get crushed in tight checking board work playoff games. please prove me wrong. he really needs to put on about 20 pounds if he can. Can he do that this week LOLOLOL. Zubov was a speedster elite skater, jones i think is very good not elite but thankfully i am not a scout. Great play by schnesider on that pass to breadman wowowoow.
vcp1994
Mon Apr 8 2024 12:14 pm EST
Mr: might have been a grateful show, maybe Englishtown raceway
jerry_garcia
Mon Apr 8 2024 12:10 pm EST
Rhet/Hospo: thanks for the feedback
mf
Mon Apr 8 2024 12:07 pm EST
MF - ROSLOVIC has played TOP 6 minutes/over 16 minutues a night (including special teams) for the last two years and has produced precious little..Just not good enough for somebody that does nothing but Skate,..and not a match for top 6 PO hockey on a Cup contending team....But, also A guy that averages maybe .3333333 hits per game and is not a fit for the bottom six either! especially for PO hockey....He needs to be on a BAD team where he can just play his comfortable, soft skating game.......But I hope he rams those words down my throat because the alternatives are almost non-existent..That said, I would go with VESY over him in the POs in a heartbeat but afraid of the damage Roslovic will do to the 4th line...Again, all up to LAVIOLETTE
Hospo
Mon Apr 8 2024 11:03 am EST
Roslovic has seen more time In his career playing bottom six minutes than he has top six. IMO, That's where he should be moved.to to get him back to playing his game and also to keep Vesey with Z and Kreider.
Rhet0ric
Mon Apr 8 2024 10:33 am EST
According to his career stats, (the RHS) Roslovic 'has seen' PK duty. https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/r/rosloja01.html
mf
Mon Apr 8 2024 10:11 am EST
Has Toslovic seen any or muck PK time with the Rangers? Speed kills, and if he has not seen PK time, we might be missing an important aspect...
mf
Mon Apr 8 2024 10:06 am EST
Hospo: Agree on Panarin. It can be a little hard to see at times, because his being physical will never wow anyone. But he is regularly making body contact and using his body to try and shield the puck, he is working hard to use his physicality.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:58 am EST
NHL historical team W/L stats: (Last seasons Bruins topped the list) https://records.nhl.com/records/team-records/standings-points/team-most-points-one-season
mf
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:52 am EST
So I looked. Magic number is 5. If the Rangers get 5 points in any way...so 3 OT/SO losses and a win of any kind, Dallas can not catch them even if they win all 4 games. They can tie in points, and regulation wins, but the second(?) tiebreaker would go to the Rangers.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:36 am EST
Hospo, my untrained eye has seen a bit more physical play from Zbad lately. (and I've been rather critical toward him in this area) Hopefully, he & Kreids have been saving it up for the playoffs, and just trying to ward off injuries along the way (which could be construed as they're not giving 100%). In any event, me thinks Mika needs his RW to dish him the puck quickly and from more "in close" situations because the man definitely knows how to find the open lane and his 1-timer is in the tops of the league.
mf
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:31 am EST
I think JONES has been quite good and, right now, deserves to be in the top six... but let's see that offense (and the two -way games) ans Zubovness in non open ass hockey like last night and in tight checking, normal PO physical hockey..I think he can play it..as a 3rd pair guy...but the test is coming up
Hospo
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:28 am EST
Jerry_G: Are you sure that 'roar' wasn't a Dead Concert? ;-)
mf
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:26 am EST
And yeah, ZBAD plying with PO intensity (including a little more phyhsocality) will be a key...as will settling on a 2nd line RW which in turn effects the 4th line...Up to you Big Country to figure that out!!!!
Hospo
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:24 am EST
Jones also reminds me of Zobov, with his playmaking ability coupled with Fox. Gives us 2 great scoring defensemen. In ‘94 we had the Leetch and Zubov combo. It was Zubov who passed it to Brian for that first goal in game 7 at MSG. To this day I still hear the roar at MSG on that goal. IT WENT FROM A PIN DROP TO BLOWING THE ROOF OFF MSG.
jerry_garcia
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:23 am EST
PANARINA's problem in the POs last year was that he quit on the play and his teammates, saying fuckyou to backchecking and defense..I think the entire KANE fiasco poisoned things...Anyway, in the off -season, PANARINA called himself out and promised a much better year...Boy, has he ever delivered..Not just the offensive magic that only he can do and has done this year but the two way and physical play he has showed all the time..to the point, Laviolette puts him out when protecting a lead at the end of the game...That says it all...What a great year and I have zero concerns about him not busting his ass in the POs....Doesn't mean he nd his line will torch the nets because they will be targetted..That's where the three other lines come in!
Hospo
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:04 am EST
But agree with MF- The key to the playoffs is Z. Yeah, Kreider scored a bunch last year, but Z was off. And with Panarin drawing the attention and Gallant having no faith in the kids, it was easy to shut down the Rangers. Even more disturbing was the team played without urgency. Some of that falls on Gallant and I think Lavi has them playing with a much greater sense of urgency.
ColoradoMark
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:02 am EST
Last season & playoffs, Panarin's signature move was to gain the offensive zone on the left wing, pull up, and then begin QB-ing from the left point, "too far out & wide." He's tightened up his game considerably this season which is way more consistent with a PO brand of hockey. I have to believe that he see's he can go on the attack and ward off defenders at this level like he never has before in his career and his stats support that (IMO). There's every reason to think he'll carry that into the playoffs, he and his linemates have done this all year. Agian, "IF" we get MIKA the help he needs to produce in line with his talent capabilities, we should be deadly. Sprinkle in tightening up the team defense to be more consistent (we've been a bit jekyll & hyde on the amount of goals against the last 10 or so games) from game to game, continue to get contribution from the bottom 6, and if we can get a PP Goal from PP Unit 2, we can go deep. Can we go all the way this year? Will the planets align? "Today's 'Eclipse' says, YES! :->
mf
Mon Apr 8 2024 9:02 am EST
VCP, I agree with you it’s almost too good to believe. But it’s not a fluke. Rangers got it covered in all positions along with a great mix of vets and young studs. They also never quit. Behind the scene, Lav got them dialed in. Who next? Heave Ho. ????????
jerry_garcia
Mon Apr 8 2024 8:51 am EST
LIMBO- I know Panarin was awful last playoffs. I think he had two assists in the first game and then went 0 for 6 (was still only -2) but his 2021 playoffs he had 6-10-16 in 20 games including a series clinching OT winner against PITT. In the 3 game bubble playoffs he was 1-1-2 in 3 games. For his career he is 46 points in 57 games. Not amazing, but not terrible. He also draws a lot of attention as he will this playoffs. Yes, he has to be able to produce through that attention and hopefully he does. But it isn't like he's been a complete no show in the playoffs. I think last year would be the outlier. But we'll see. The pressure is on for sure. And we joke about the head shaving thing, but he obviously did something to try and change his mental fotitude going into this season, so it isn't like he was oblivious to his struggles. He knew something was wrong and whatever he did worked for the regular season. Now the next step is upon him.
ColoradoMark
Mon Apr 8 2024 8:45 am EST
Sure looks like Panarin has elevated and added to his game this year. "Let's go to the video tape" ;-) He has scored considerably more from the mid-high slot, he's potted a few from in and around the net (like last night) and, he's scored or set up a bunch from / around the right FO circle. Playoff opponents will key in on the Panarin line (wouldn't you?) which is why it is imperative to get Mika producing/scoring at Even Strength. IF Mika is racking up goals & or assists, his line is either going to win the game or take pressure off the Panarin line, "or both." just-an-opinion-natch....
mf
Mon Apr 8 2024 8:25 am EST
Insane reg season for Panarin. But, will he finally show up for the playoffs for us? Give CK and ZBAD all the shit you want. But, at least they have produced in previous years. Not Panarina. Will this finally be the year - NYR better hope so. Maybe he should do a full body shave on Apr 16th. Hopefully LAF drags him into the fight.
Limbo
Mon Apr 8 2024 8:22 am EST
Jerry_garcia lolol I am enjoying it, it almost too Good to believe.
vcp1994
Mon Apr 8 2024 8:14 am EST
Laf: https://twitter.com/i/status/1777117831441547362
rf4L
Mon Apr 8 2024 8:01 am EST
jerry_garcia: I hadn’t thought of that comparison for Jones. But that’s a damn good one. He has that super shifty at full speed thing going on.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 8 2024 7:13 am EST
Rangers are 20 1 and 1 when Laf scores...
rf4l
Mon Apr 8 2024 7:12 am EST
Hospo. I think he needs minutes. Lots of them.
rf4l
Mon Apr 8 2024 5:01 am EST
“Going into the playoffs, we need everyone,” said Barclay Goodrow, who now has three goals in four games after he scored twice on Friday. “You can’t rely on your top six every night to get the offense. It was good to be able to help.”
Stevielegs
Mon Apr 8 2024 4:11 am EST
Yah VCP stop the BS on Rempe, try enjoying the Rangers vs being so negative. Boy did Jones look like a dynamo last night. What quickness, passing…. he was flying out there last night. Reminds me of Paul Kariya.
jerry_garcia
Mon Apr 8 2024 2:23 am EST
They: Agree about the top spot. I want the East. Thats it really. I may have, after a 14 hour shift messed the math up. It is 4 points for the Metro and 6 for the East and Presidents. Either way, 2 wins probably gets the East taken care of and of course 3 does for sure. Rangers just need to keep that mantra of playing their game and doing things the right way, and collect as many points as possible. They do that, and they home ice. They control their own destiny. Beat the Islanders twice and the Flyers and the last game is a walkthrough of sorts. If the Canes can beat the Bruins, they just need the next 2 games.
Wildcard
Mon Apr 8 2024 2:16 am EST
It’s really just astounding how so many jumped on a player losing an edge. I mean talk about pretending to watch hockey. Everyone looses an edge now and again. Just pitiful folks. I know you are all desperate to find things about players you don’t like. But this type of silliness is just an embarrassment
Wildcard
Mon Apr 8 2024 2:13 am EST
By the way at every level his skating is what people talk About right after his side. You stop the can barely skate is an embarrassment
Wildcard
Mon Apr 8 2024 2:12 am EST
vcp: what is your desperate obsessive desire to rip Rempe. He lost an edge. PH KY GOD!! You know who else did this year…Edstrom! It happens. Somehow you saw him lose and edge and decided you had something g to prove he isn’t ready. It’s sort of pitiful to see someone grasping g so hard at every little straw to rip a player.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 11:47 pm EST
It was actually the play by play guy, not the colour guy who called him Gil-bert! Some one should have corrected him so he could have apologized for fucking up the name of one of the greatest Rangers ever. What an embarrassment. If it was a Carolina or Florida announcer, maybe it wouldn't be as bad but TSN should be ashamed. TSN also had the Rangers ranked 8th last week in their brutal power rankings. Top team, most wins, most points, and they have them 8th! Fucking Clowns!
MC
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:50 pm EST
Rempe is out of his element he isn't ready,he fell allllll by himself pretty embarrassing. But he needs minutes. I don't get it..he seems to rarely get in on the forecheck and sometimes misses. I get the attraction he is big but that's it. He can barely skate, he is slow to respond which is partially due to not being on the ice. Maybe he does invoke fear ???? I am not the opposing team so they fear or laugh at him ???
vcp1994
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:41 pm EST
Coloradomark yes I know 1994 how rare it is.
vcp1994
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:36 pm EST
Matchup preference: Flyers, Detroit, Washington, Pens/Isles Tampa. But I am not scared of any of those teams. It’s more about who I’d hate to lose to, lol! BTW- Lundkvist looking smooth for Dallas in the Avs game.
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:34 pm EST
Colorado Mark - Thanks for the info on games remaining!!!!!..shows where my head has been at sometimes lately...Anyways, bring EDSTROM up for the next 2-3 GAMES then!!! (send Roslovic down to provide leadership in Hartford..:))
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:31 pm EST
I thought Rempe played well when he was out there, the fall wasn’t great, but he did some nice forechecking and everyone was aware of him. I think it will be same lineup tomorrow. A motivated Roslovic will be back in against Flyers. I think last two games will depend. Doubt we see Berard or Othmann.
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:21 pm EST
RF4L - What is REMPE gonna learn in the cesspool that is Hartford? he's working with NHL coaches and players every day and loves being in the NHL..Not optimum getting little ice time in games, but he's in the best place right now and I hope they keep him with the team for the duration of the seson (and mybe have Edstrom nd Berard join him)..At least give REMPS some Ice against the Isles on Tuesday..JMWO
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:20 pm EST
HOSPO- next 6-7 games includes first 2-3 games of the playoffs, lol! VCP- the playoffs start 5 days after the last game. If guys are hurt, yes. If they are healthy, let them keep playing. I don’t believe the goal is to necessarily win the Presidents Trophy. But do you really want to not dress your best for 2 games against the Islanders and help them get in? Oh, and of the 30% The Rangers are one of that statistic!
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:05 pm EST
Right now, DET moved past the Pens to take over the 2nd WC spot. If we can beat the NYI twice, we can probably knock them out(maybe a 3rd loss?). To do that, we need help from other teams. They need to keep winning so we can knock out both NYI and PITT. The PENS have TOR, DET, BOS, NASH and NYI, while the ISLES still have NYR, MON, NYR, NJD and PITT. The Pens don't have an easy schedule. We can help the WINGS secure the 2nd WC spot, but to knock out both the Pens and the Isles, we need a team in our division to keep winning(to take 3rd place) and I don't think they're out there. The CAPS couldn't even beat the SENS today, but fingers crossed.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 9:56 pm EST
Rempe less than 8 minutes. Fell down at the blue line turning around on 1 shift. Send this overmatched kid down. Please.
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 9:43 pm EST
Hospo I get that but imagine if we get pitt or islanders could be pretty ugly you just never know. I just hope to get past the first round.i hope panarin shows up and doesn't skate away like last year and throw the puck away when he gets pressured because he will not have open ice. I guess I am too negative for to teams history of good or very good regular season followed by playoff disappointment.
vcp1994
Sun Apr 7 2024 9:28 pm EST
WILD.... Personally, I don't really care about the President's trophy, so long as we win the Conference. The way I look at it, we will have home ice advantage over everyone except/unless we play the Stars(worst case scenario). I'd be okay with those odds. I think it would be better for us if CAR beats BOS on Tuesday. We really can use the breathing room on them. That said, I am now rooting for the AVS tonight :)
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 9:09 pm EST
VCP - Nobody cares about 1st overall but we (OK, I) do care about escaping TB/TO in the 1st round and having home ice through the POs...Burn out means little to me..They need to get their lineup straight for the POs
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 9:07 pm EST
Count me on the Jones > Gus train .. Housley ( similar size) has done a great job with this kid , who has put in the work .. it is his quickness and escapability and his first pass is one of the best of the D IMO and he has calmed down playing with confidence..
sjw
Sun Apr 7 2024 9:06 pm EST
Wildcard let's hope they can do that . I fear the fish sticks will be out for blood we better watch out.
vcp1994
Sun Apr 7 2024 9:06 pm EST
CM - Keeping the opponent in mind, I think the 3rd line was good and had chances..two big talented boys in KK and Cuylle and a smart positional player in Wennberg..Will it be good in PO wars?..We shall see....Obviously, the big hole on the team is a 2nd line RW....which has a domino effect on weakening the 4th line if Vesey plays up ( and he's a better choice than Roslovic for top 6)....If healthy, I think they need to see more of EDSTROM the next 6-7 games if possible
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 9:04 pm EST
My concern is burnout..I don't get wanting to be first overall it's a useless trophy. 30 percent of teams that finish first overall win the cup, I don't get it. Should be resting players now especially panarin and trocheck, fox. Oh well
vcp1994
Sun Apr 7 2024 9:04 pm EST
By the way, Boston plays the Canes on Tuesday. IF the Rangers can get 2 points against the Islanders, and that BOS/CAR games ends in regulation, the Rangers will clinch the Metro (if the Bruins win) and make it 2 points to clinch the East. Or if the Canes win, they will make it 2 points to clinch both. Hell, if the AVS beat the Stars in regulation tonight, and the Rangers win Tuesday, they will be 2 points from clinching everything. If that all works out, they can clinch the top spot against the Flyers on Thursday, and that would give them 2 games that literally have no meaning...Lavy can roll 4 lines, or rest guys, or whatever he wants to do because there will be no way for them to move in the standings.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 9:03 pm EST
Mika best all around game of the year. Offensive talent, willing to get dirty and physical excellent back check. Jones over Gus. Not strong but offense and puck movement is elite
Jake0104
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:59 pm EST
I thought the third line was excellent except for the overextended shift at the end of the 2nd. They were great on the forecheck and generated some chances.
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:57 pm EST
Rangers need 4 points to lock up the Metro and the East. So 2-2, or 1-1-2, or even 0-0-4. They need 6 points to lock up the presidents trophy. so 3-1 or 2-0-2. Or better of course. Thats without other teams missing points. If the Canes lose a game, its just 2 points for the Metro, Boston loses a game its 2 points for the East, and Dalas for the NHL lead. Dallas plays the AVS later on tonight. Now of course if the Rangers lose out and those other teams lose out, then I think there are a couple others that could pass them all by winning out...but basically, the chances of that are low.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:55 pm EST
Swj …I heard that too ! I can’t believe TSN would have someone doing colour commentary that doesn’t know how to pronounce the name of one of the greatest players ever. Idiot
Caperanger
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:53 pm EST
Jones seems to be stepping it up another level . It’s probably a tough decision for Lav between him and Gus . A nice problem to have I guessa
Caperanger
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:52 pm EST
Can't believe the Montreal caster said "Gil""Bert" saying Krieder had passed "Jil" "Bear" on the Rangers all time PP goal list .. head shaker indeed
sjw
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:51 pm EST
Panerin with the MVP season. Look, I’m all for ZShit or any Ranger to have a successful game/season. Good to see 2nd line finally putting points on a board ES. No one can question their ability, it the consistency that’s a big question mark. Let’s see them score in the next game and game after, and so on. If the do, Rangers will be very hard to beat in the playoffs, and if the 2nd line struggles, Rangers might not even get out of 1st round. Simple as that. Good game, good win. Happy for Panerin. That line is just so money. Lafr is gearing up for a monster upcoming season. On another note, 3rd had a quiet game. Fox looked tired. Jones had another good game. You can see that confidence is growing with each game. That zone to zone rush is a good sign.
Andrei
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:49 pm EST
Igor Zbad & Bread
Tom427
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:49 pm EST
P, Z and Igor
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:48 pm EST
Ran out to catch the 9:45....who are the 3 stars?
jratelle19
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:48 pm EST
Jones has elite offensive talent….He is a handful when he goes on offense….
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:48 pm EST
2 GA's or fewer is the magic, good win
mf
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:46 pm EST
BOB - Yep..Jones plys better thn GUS and Schneider plays better than Schneider when playing with Jones now.....Can GUS play RW? :)
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:45 pm EST
Zac Jones has surpassed Eric Gustafsson IMO.
Bob
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:44 pm EST
3stars should be z k bread
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:43 pm EST
Way to put the hammer down.
Tom427
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:42 pm EST
Kudos to Lardilotte giving Laf the opportunity to score. Better late than never coach!!
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:42 pm EST
Laffy Dubinsky
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:42 pm EST
Would love to see Laff get 30….
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:41 pm EST
Vesey plays like that he can stay on that line..what to do about the 4th line is another question!!
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:41 pm EST
Laff!!!!
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:41 pm EST
Thats 27...4 games left, he could get to 30...
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:40 pm EST
LAffy Taffy
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:40 pm EST
LAFFY!
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:39 pm EST
Vesey a very good game…..
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:38 pm EST
PJ, lol
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:37 pm EST
Wow..great hands by ZBAD there..and great hard nosed work by Vesey
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:37 pm EST
Rangers winning ruins some posters night…
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:37 pm EST
Jimmy Vesey the Swiss Army knife of this team
Tom427
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:36 pm EST
Zbad needs a raise!!!
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:36 pm EST
This has to be disappointing to many…
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:35 pm EST
Great keep in...awesome shot Z!!!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:35 pm EST
ZBAD!!!!!
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:35 pm EST
What a play by VESEY
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:34 pm EST
ZZzzzzVBBBBBBAAAADDD
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:34 pm EST
Oh my Mika
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:30 pm EST
Too effin funny..Sam and Michaletti talking about how the rest of the game is about doing the right things (and they were right) and Foxy and Lindgren pull that idiotic shit with a 3-1 lead??
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:29 pm EST
jratelle19 I agree with you 100%. I don’t understand when this fool became our mascot.
NV94
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:29 pm EST
Habs doing the high danger defend a man short to leave a guy up the ice thing.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:28 pm EST
Let them back into this game.
jratelle19
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:28 pm EST
FOXY got burned bad.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:28 pm EST
Unacceptable at this point in the game….
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:26 pm EST
HOSPO- agreed, I think that’s what Laffy did this season.
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:26 pm EST
Hospo. Agreed.
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:25 pm EST
Homo Larry doing his thing!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:25 pm EST
Jones still struggles quite a bit when things bog down. He is still learning to deal with it, especially when almost every player is heavier than him. Gus like it or not, does not get moved as easily.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:25 pm EST
RF4L - KK is so damn hard on himself...Easier said then done for poeple/payers who are their own worst critic and expect perfection, but needs to find a way to lighten up a bit and enjot little
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:23 pm EST
Jones better and not that close….
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:22 pm EST
KIS -At their best, not yet with SCHNEIDS, but soon...plys better with more ice too!......See what you are saying about KERR and, say, ANDREYCHUK..but Kreider has so much more skill and speed...closer to PAAVELSKI..who he has surpassed
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:22 pm EST
KK slamming his stick when he misses is reflective of where he is mentally. If he can get to where he's not too often frustrated he'll become the player he should be.
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:20 pm EST
I thought it was much later in this period...
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:20 pm EST
I know lardiolette will play his come the playoffs but Zac jones is a better player now
Kis
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:19 pm EST
JONES is quietly having another terrific game.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:19 pm EST
KREIDS only has to score 2 goals a game to get the 50 I said he would! :)..But 45 is still doable!!
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:19 pm EST
Being in the Philly area. Kreider reminds me so much of Tim Kerr
Kis
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:18 pm EST
Is Schneider a better all around better defenseman than Trouba.
Kis
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:17 pm EST
Jones >> Gust
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:17 pm EST
14 3 point games in a season is not too shabby huh?
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:17 pm EST
Nice little breakout feed from Schneider who is continuing to grow as a player...
Ranger47
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:17 pm EST
I want Breadman to get 50….
rngrsans
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:17 pm EST
Now keep the pressure on.
Tom427
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:16 pm EST
LAFFY and PANARINA..all year..but great battling by SCHNEIDER..who always plays better when not with GUS
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:15 pm EST
My gosh what a skilled goal.
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:15 pm EST
Madonna mia! Che pane dolce!!!!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:14 pm EST
What a pass by Laff….
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:14 pm EST
Breeeeeaaaaadddd!!!!! Paaaaaannneeeee!!!!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:14 pm EST
The amount of graffiti used complaining about what Kreider isn’t. Boggles my mind. Just be thankful for what he is. (And at a damn good contract- sorry Andrei, he’s a value contract)
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:13 pm EST
Can’t praise Z and Kreider….Not allowed….
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:13 pm EST
BBREASAAADDDDDD FROMM LAFFFFYYYY
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:13 pm EST
Kid Kreider..the best in the Biz..
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:13 pm EST
Bread head
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:13 pm EST
Oh My goodness.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:13 pm EST
Wennberg- Super solid C... what a great pickup by Drury.. still amazed Wennberg didnt return a first round pick for SEA... I hope NYRs can resign him
schneidw
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:12 pm EST
Ripping Kreider is fabulous but geesh he is a tipologist extraordinaire
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:11 pm EST
Kreider!!!!
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:11 pm EST
Tippycanoe & Krieder too!
Tom427
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:10 pm EST
Rangers PP getting hot at the right time. This will deter teams in the post season...they cant risk playing too close to the edge in fear of putting this PP on the ice.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:10 pm EST
Get rid of zhair and mr k
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:10 pm EST
Wooo HOOOOOOOOOO
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:07 pm EST
Zbad playing like Nash did after too many concussions.
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:02 pm EST
CoMark.... That's because he's trolling for engagement and he knows there's a lot of NYR fans on Twitter. Ignore him, hopefully he'll die from loneliness :)
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:00 pm EST
Thanks for your good wishes, Wallsters! My prediction: Laffy with the game winner. My son: Suzuki with the game winner. The eternal Ranger pessimist!!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 7 2024 8:00 pm EST
This is the kind of goaltending they will face in the playoffs unless they are playing Pittsburgh or Washington. They have to find a way to break through.
Bob
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:57 pm EST
And I’m not really worried about who we play, but I must admit I didn’t want any part of Pittsburgh. However, Bissonette opens the TNT broadcast saying that Ranger fans should be worried, bringing up spicy pork as well. Makes me want to play them just to shove it down his throat. Guy’s an ass!
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:56 pm EST
VT Ranger--- Lav said he was going to rotate the forwards to keep them fresh and ready for the playoffs.... With that said, Rosivilic didnt cost much, so glad Drury brought him to NYRs, but reality is Rosivilc does alot of skating and not much else... kinda like Gauthier
schneidw
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:54 pm EST
What happened to the 1-3-1 lardiolette trap?
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:54 pm EST
J Ratelle--> Great stuff Man!! Enjoy the game and the traditional hang with your son.. very cool
schneidw
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:52 pm EST
Rempe on pace for 7 minutes. Goon minutes. Sooo dumb.
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:49 pm EST
Yep. You guys can rip me inside and out but to me it's so obvious Rempe cannot keep up unless he's fighting and most of those he's out punched. He's so raw. Send him down so he can actually play the game.
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:49 pm EST
Lafreniere is one of the silliest guys in the locker room, you'd never know it by his interviews :)
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:49 pm EST
Rhet…Agree Kreider a much better effort tonight and Z very noticeable as well….
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:47 pm EST
3rd line poor defensive positioning/coverage got abused for one-two minuttes leading to that penalty..Hopefully, no harm comes from it..
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:46 pm EST
That was a shot period from laviolette. If you aren't goi g to play the fourth line especially Rempe, don't put him on the lineup. That was bullshit. That group at the end were so tired they couldn't fall over.
Kis
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:45 pm EST
The 3rd line was totally gassed there, I can't blame them for taking the penalty(though they did have chances to get it out). We've got a real chance for a shorty in the 3rd.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:35 pm EST
Gallafuck just tackled Kakko in front of the ref...
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:33 pm EST
I'm really loving Kreider's game tonight.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:33 pm EST
LOL @AdamZHerman Mika Zibanejad celebrates goals like everyone is singing happy birthday and he's embarrassed. Chris Kreider celebrates goals like he just led a siege of Alexandria.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:32 pm EST
Goodrow looks so confident.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:32 pm EST
vcp: He wasn't impacting games...and Rempe is more than that...that's why he has an many points as Edstrom, in less ice time overall.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:30 pm EST
ZBAD!!!
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:30 pm EST
so typical of hockey...all those beautiful plays lead to nothing...then a missed pass ends up in the back of the net.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:29 pm EST
WOooOOOOWWWWWWWWW
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:27 pm EST
Wildcard I beg to differ..rempe is just a big body who may hit you, edstrom can actually make plays
vcp1994
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:25 pm EST
We're doing everything but scoring.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:24 pm EST
F-ing post.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:22 pm EST
We need quicker passing on this guy.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:18 pm EST
vcp: Well, he was impacting the game much less.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:17 pm EST
Tempe needs to learn how to play in his own zone
Kis
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:17 pm EST
I prefer edstrom he can play o don't get it why he isn't up.
vcp1994
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:15 pm EST
Refs are going to lose control of this game...they are letting both teams get away with holds and interference, and cross checks. But its going to suck when they suddenly realize it and start calling things randomly.
Wildcard
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:13 pm EST
That was a lazy icing call.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:12 pm EST
KREDIER looks so much better at even strength tonight.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:01 pm EST
That was BREAD on with Z & K. Both defensemen were right by the net, but neither they nor IGOR expected the puck to bounced in off his back. Otherwise, we played a very good first period.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 6:50 pm EST
Cut out the fancy pants pond hockey and clean up the d zone slot coverage
sjw
Sun Apr 7 2024 6:48 pm EST
Jimmy's Feces solving the Z and K problem.
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 6:48 pm EST
Late goal due to Kreider not able to make a simple pass….
PJ
Sun Apr 7 2024 6:45 pm EST
Here is a novel idea... Take the puck to the fuckin net
tradestar28
Sun Apr 7 2024 6:27 pm EST
Rempe has looked really good so far tonight.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 6:19 pm EST
Oh my gosh, ROSY looks so much better tonight :)
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 6:14 pm EST
CoMark.... I was thinking either Vesey or Quick. Quick has been huge for this team.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 6:13 pm EST
Maybe Quick
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 7 2024 6:13 pm EST
Rhet- I have always thought it’s the guy that works the hardest in all ends of the ice and doesn’t coast. Trocheck is that guy. Vesey would be a pretty good choice. Lindgren because he’s the Black Knoght. The rest of the top 6 too inconsistent. Who else?
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 7 2024 6:10 pm EST
No problem with TROCECK winning the award but I always feel like it should go to the little guy. You know, the guy that might otherwise be ignored from winning an award.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 6:07 pm EST
I butchered both of his names!
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 7 2024 6:06 pm EST
Trocheck for the Stephen Macdonald
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 7 2024 6:04 pm EST
Dickaletti is unfortunately back
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 7 2024 5:55 pm EST
Thanks, fellas!!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 7 2024 5:52 pm EST
jratelle19: Enjoy the game with your son, to quote Rhet, "hopefully the NYR's give us something to cheer about."
mf
Sun Apr 7 2024 5:44 pm EST
jratelle19... Enjoy it man. Hopefully you get to celebrate a big NYR win.
Rhet0ric
Sun Apr 7 2024 5:38 pm EST
I'm at MSG with my son watching warm-ups. We do a birthday game every year since he turned 6. Now he's 18. I'm getting so emotional right now I gotta go dry my eyes. How the hell does time go by so fast??!!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 7 2024 5:38 pm EST
I'm at MSG with my son watching warm-ups. We do a birthday game every year since he turned 6. Now he's 18. I'm getting so emotional right now I gotta go dry my eyes. How the hell does time go by so fast??!!
jratelle19
Sun Apr 7 2024 5:25 pm EST
Also able to "protect" Rempe's shortcomings with last line change at home...
Ranger47
Sun Apr 7 2024 5:16 pm EST
TD: I’m still happy with the Roslovic acquisition. It’s not saying much, but he’s been the best fit so far K&Z. For whatever reason, Kakko disappears with those guys and shines with Wennberg and Kool. I think Lav wants both Rempe and JBrod in tonight so Roslo was the obvious casualty. There’s no way that Lav could sit JBrod after how he played on Friday.
VtRanger
Sun Apr 7 2024 4:04 pm EST
I don’t get the hate for ROSLOVIC. He’s an upgrade over WHEELER, and a major upgrade over BRODZINSKI. I won’t say KAKKO, but he’s needed on third line. Scratching him is stupid. Not the end of the world, but whatever. Hey, at least GUS is getting scratched too, because he definitely earned it.
tdchi
Sun Apr 7 2024 3:35 pm EST
HOSPO: I like Wennberg. High IQ player. Nothing fancy but knows his role and is by and large good at it. Rosy? Ugh… Let’s just say, when he is not on the opening night roster I want be overly emotional about it.
E
Sun Apr 7 2024 3:33 pm EST
I dont understand the Xhejac thing. He pushed over Reavo in a clinch and people were declaring him the king of the universe. Hockey fights are funny nowadays. Everyone needs to keep in mind that these guys still where visors, so when your chin is tucked there is literally a 4-5” gap. Most guys fists are bigger than that. I mean Rempe got his eye socket tagged because he lost his helmet. other than that? For a guy who’s fought as many guys as he has in 1.5 months his face looks remarkably unscathed. Reminds me of the old guys. The fights against Tiger Williams, Schultz, Nilan etc… Those guys had no teeth, they looked like raccoons half the time. They basically pummeled away. No stops for fatigue, didnt even get a break when you went down for a bit when you might’ve eaten one or two extra shots just because…So let a Xhejac or whoever come. I hope Rempe skips over fighting him. The over saturation of his fisticuffs will quickly become sideshow material. Tough guys from every team will line up hoping to get their shot at the big guy. And FWIW Rempe isnt a terribly good fighter. He can hold his own but he hasn’t straight throttled really anyone where you were like, “damn… hes an animal…”
E
Sun Apr 7 2024 3:22 pm EST
No problem with Roslovic sitting but he has had some good games, including the one I attended in Phoenix. He has the speed to get in on the forecheck and when he does he makes a difference. Inconsistency is an issue for sure, but it is with a lot of the Rangers. And Wennberg has been just fine thank you. Look at the standings right now……that is how I would like to see them finish. NYR-DET, BOS-TPA.
Bob
Sun Apr 7 2024 2:20 pm EST
Mf you are proof of ai
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 7 2024 2:15 pm EST
Smart moves, even if one is a no brainer, by Laviolette in sitting Roslovic and Gus...Yes, I hated the trade for ROSLOCIC the second I found out (as well as the Wennbberg and Ruwhedel trades) but at least the other two played well for their old teams and I just didn't see them as a fit for winning in the POs (ahd I hope Wennberg proves me wrong)..ROSLOVIC,OTOH, has been monkey dung all year and is nothing but a skater trading on his pampered UNSNDP peidgree... Laviolette gave him chance after chance becuase DRURY left him with no other choice...That He's left to move VESEY up is all on DRURY..it's the only move to make outside of KK, but on more than a few nights the CUYLLE-WENNBERG-KK line have been damn good....DRURY had the right idea in getting the RW,C and D man, he just screwed up on the executuion IMWO
Hospo
Sun Apr 7 2024 1:16 pm EST
RF/all - the difference is that Kreider’s skillset & obsessive way he takes care of his fitness set makes it likely he’ll keep scoring well into his 30’s. He’s also a lock to go into the rafters at MSG. I know that Z has a full NTC but if they felt they had to trade one or the other, I think’d try to force Zibanejad…
JFC31
Sun Apr 7 2024 1:12 pm EST
Seems that Kreider can do what he does on a line with Wennberg and whoever. Are we missing out on a big part of Z'bad's game because he's not playing with a quality set-up man who can also find the lanes for the open shot? Kreider doesn't have the "offensive flair" for this, he's more of a stone-hands mechanical type. I'm not saying that he isn't one of, if not the best front of the net presence's, he is. A Patrick Kane passer, he is not.
mf
Sun Apr 7 2024 1:06 pm EST
Legs: "No One can own, "The TRADERATOR!"
mf
Sun Apr 7 2024 11:54 am EST
Mf your traderator needs to be updated. I highly doubt DD drury will trade zhair or mr k . I would like lardiolette to use them less on the pk .
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 7 2024 11:40 am EST
Seems a lot simpler to just move Kreider and Zibanejad onto different lines than to trade one or both of them. That might be a good start.
mf
Sun Apr 7 2024 11:16 am EST
15 team no trade restriction. You know who might pony up to get him? Barfalo. They need veteran leadership badly and have a ton of prospects to offer up.
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 11:13 am EST
It'll be Kreider that goes if such a shake up is deemed as necessary. His limited clauses kick in July 1st.
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:50 am EST
JFC. Z isn't going anywhere. Full NMC until the final year of his deal of which there are 6 more years.
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:48 am EST
Trade. Good. Rempe needs to tighten up his fighting prowess before taking on the monster who is Jackeye. That kid is scary good at fisticuffs.
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:45 am EST
My Optimistic 2 Cents: Pressboxing Ros is a good move. But I’m not giving up on that trade just yet. I think he was worth a flier and he has some speed that could eventually pay dividends. REMPE: Won’t fight tonight unless WiFi goes after a Ranger. He’ll have a solid forechecking game. PACK:Yeah the pack is struggling, but I agree with TD- they are playing with a lot of challenges. Kids are playing and developing. That’s the point. They had a great run last year, and were pretty dominant until they lost the coach and the Rangers recalls. OTHMANN- I think it’s too early to start worrying about the kid. It’s a process.
ColoradoMark
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:38 am EST
RF4L.... Xhejac or wifi or jackye or Jackie from night court is hurt and probably won't play tonight.
tradestar28
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:20 am EST
I have to give laviolett credit he isn't sleeping behind the wheel and is truly trying to find the best out of this team.
vcp1994
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:14 am EST
Vince Z. Mercogliano @vzmercogliano Here’s what we’re seeing for a current drill: Kreider - Zib - Vesey Panarin - Trocheck - Laf Cuylle - Wennberg - Kakko Goodrow -Brodz - Rempe
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:13 am EST
Vince Z. Mercogliano @vzmercogliano · 12s Roslovic, Gustafsson and Ruhwedel are staying on late and should be the scratches tonight
Stevielegs
Sun Apr 7 2024 10:10 am EST
So the Bromance Bros.line have to be altered once again….Vesey now on their RW. If those 2 don’t. Ring their “A” game to the playoffs this year, at last one of them will be gone and I’m guessing it will be Zibanejad. This is really getting absurd! Whatever line is centered by Zibanejad needs to be a FORCE during these playoffs in order to have any significant success. Brian Boyle recently stated that if that line & the Trochek line play well, the Rangers will win the Cup. If both lines play well and we don’t win the Cup then se la vie but if we don’t win the Cup because the Z line underachieves & opposition gets to load up against Bread-Trocheck-Laf, then that will be the last straw.
JFC31
Sun Apr 7 2024 9:56 am EST
Jones in for Gust it seems. Good!!
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 9:55 am EST
Rosloshit press boxed. Another excellent deadline deal from Drury. A 4th for him that could become a 3rd and a 4th for an 8th dman. Definitely Drury went to the Glen Sather How to Manage Your Draft Picks course. Probably got straight As too.
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 9:08 am EST
Is Rempe playing tonight? If so he's gonna get pummeled by Jackeye...
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:54 am EST
Wyatt Johnson is who the Rangers should have picked in that draft....
rf4l
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:43 am EST
re: TORTS/Flyers - Not sure where the myth came that they were this weak-pushover team or that they were playoff ready...they are what they are, which is a super-talented young team making strides now...they never were ready to move to the next tier...but you look at the talent in their lineup? And it's not far off...I have mixed feelings about TORTS being there. He might be the right guy for this stage in the game. He does, remarkably, preach a system that really helps young players...but that said, he doesn't like young players. And he's a fucking sideshow. The unreasonable part happened with folks thinking the Flyers were/maybe headed to the playoffs.
tdchi
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:38 am EST
re: OTHMANN - Look, there's a reason he's not in the NHL right now, and it ain't because he's a complete player. OTTER has a ton of tools and I don't doubt that he'll be given a long look for a roster spot next season...but this is how the development path works...the Rangers have done/are doing with CUYLLE/OTHMANN. I bring up COOLS because around this time last year? He was JUST hitting his stride. He kind of limped through the first few months of the season and then came on...I expect something similar from OTHMANN...but to think or even suggest he'd be a good add to the Rangers now is really ignoring where the kid is developmentally.
tdchi
Sun Apr 7 2024 7:31 am EST
Past criticism of the Pack has been warranted. But now? Really? REALLY? Let's start with the fact that they lost their head coach a third of the way through the season and have been ferrying guys to the Rangers regularly really since the season started. On top of it all now, they've had a nasty spell with injuries...yeah, it'd be nice if they were doing better. But anytime your team is playing awesome and your top players/coach gets poached? I think that's an easy mulligan to grant.
tdchi
Sun Apr 7 2024 5:10 am EST
Drew: they didn't clinch yet. Last night's win really boosted the probability a lot but they didn't clinch it mathematically yet. Which means that our two games with the Fishstix this week are going to be pretty intense.
jratelle19
Sun Apr 7 2024 4:22 am EST
E - I’m not so sure about Oth anymore after watching that game, bu also realize it’s a very small sample size. If that game was more indicative of the norm on what his current play looks like, he’ll def need to improve upon his defensive game before he gets another call up. I hope the coaching staff are communicating this to him. What’s a little more concerning was he seemed to have no desire to play in the d zone at times. Virtually no d zone breakouts, whereas Sykora and Berard are constantly leading the rush up ice (especially Berard). They are both already much well rounded and comfortable in the d zone. He does like to take the body and will play physical. Jumped a player he prob shouldn’t have and got a 10. Had a breakaway while he was cherry-picking and got stopped. I didn’t like the constant cherry picking and lack of interest to play in the d-zone. I would hope to hell this suspect coaching staff is working with him to round out his defensive game. Biggest concern was I didn’t see any evidence of that in-game. We all know he can shoot, but if he relies solely on that as a one-trick pony he might find himself in trouble (dare I say Brendl). He’s def a shit ton more physical than bustbrendl, but he also needs to work on his skating. Hope he works with Laff’s off-season trainer to make some improvements in that regard
NCRanger
Sun Apr 7 2024 2:12 am EST
Jon Diller family...to be accurate
jnyr
Sun Apr 7 2024 12:23 am EST
Good move by the Islanders: the Islanders hosted a 50/50 raffle on Saturday with a lucky fan winning 76,000 and 76,000 going to slain NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller.......well done
jnyr
Sat Apr 6 2024 10:34 pm EST
Brady Tkachuk needs anger management.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 10:30 pm EST
Drury doesn't know how to build a winning AHL. Disconcerting.
rf4l
Sat Apr 6 2024 10:20 pm EST
According to someone who covers the Pack a lot, Both EDSTROM and Mac Hollowell have been sick.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 10:16 pm EST
Isles clinched - https://nypost.com/2024/04/06/sports/islanders-solidify-playoff-position-with-impressive-win-over-predators/
Drew
Sat Apr 6 2024 10:05 pm EST
NCRanger.... In regard to Othmann: Not the first time I've heard that which is concerning(I guess we should be patient?).... In regard to EDSTROM: Nothing. Maybe he's being recalled for a potential injury(kind of thing that's not known until game time if the guy will play or not). If so, we might find out tonight or tomorrow morning-ish.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 10:03 pm EST
Of the prospect pool in Hartford the big ID’s are Othmann who I think based on what I’ve seen will barring something weird will be in NY next season. Whether he starts or stays? Don’t know. Berard from what I have seen is likely ready. How he does? Another question. He definitely has a Ryan Callahan quality to him. The guy just battles. He’s on you all the time with a motor that never stops. And of course there is Sykora. I don’t think you’ll see him next season. I’m not sure what’s up with Edstrim but he played well when he was in NY. It’s good to see the kids in person. I just remember that one game is just a snapshot in time. When I saw Othmann he landed a blistering check on someone and he has a nasty shot.
E
Sat Apr 6 2024 9:37 pm EST
I've seen some of TORT's postgame interviews and you can see the frustration. He's beside himself and often repeats the same things he's said the day before. He's trying his best to be positive.... I think they're cooked.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 9:12 pm EST
Torts has to be losing it….A 6-2 loss to the BJ’s….All BJ’s goals scored by defenseman…Strange…
PJ
Sat Apr 6 2024 9:02 pm EST
IcePoodles just shut out Nashville
mf
Sat Apr 6 2024 8:55 pm EST
Brady Tkachuk, "16 Hits" in tonight's loss to the debbies
mf
Sat Apr 6 2024 8:26 pm EST
So visiting famiky in Charlotte for a few days and I ventured up to Bojangles coliseum to check out the Pack. Came away extremely unimpressed. Now I do realize that the Checkers are a very good AHL team, but this team looks unhinged/unstructured. I don’t think it’s conicidence thet this all begun after the Oilers hired their coach. Not impressed by S. Smith. More importantly, I kept a close eye on potential future Rangers…Othmann, Berard, and Sykora in particular. Sykora was awarded a penalty right off the hop and rang it off the post. I’ve never seen so many fucking penalties in a game…fights, all out brawls. At one point the pack had like 5/6 plyers in the box. Sykora looks like a promising productive 3/4 liner for being only 19, but will prob need 2 more years to get there. Berard looks the most ready to me to step in now. Good skater, tenacious, offensive spark plug type with some skill. Was always carrying pick up ice and always in the middle of the action. Othmann left a lot to be desired…maybe it was just an off game, but he def needs to work on his skating and defensive responsibility. What concerned me was that he was cherry picking a lot in the 2nd and he did have a breakaway that the goalie made a nice shoulder save on. Doesn’t seem to want to play in the defensive zone much. I hope the coaches are keeping him accountable. He looked frustrated at the end of the 2nd and started going with a bigger Checkers D. Got a 10 min misconduct, so didn’t play much if the 3rd. The Pack D is just flat out pretty bad. Spicy pork didn’t make any big saves either. I will say the Pack are big! And that’s without Edstrom and Rempe in lineup. Would have loved to seen Rempe clean up on some of the bigs on this team. Anyone know what’s wrong with Edstrom? I was looking forward to watching him live with the Pack. I didn’t see a call-up, so found that strange. I think this squad needs better D players (I’m beginning to see why Robertson never gets the call) and a new coaching staff. I wouldn’t mind seeing Berard plugged in with Z and Kreider. Can’t be any worse than Roslivic I’d think. Seems to have bigger balls for sure despite his stature. Any you need big ball players for the playoffs.
NCRanger
Sat Apr 6 2024 8:17 pm EST
FLYERS are done. This will be their 7th loss in a row(incl. OTL). What a collapse. I hate PHILLY, but I would much rather play them than some of the others. They just aren't that good..... Hey PREDS, show a damn pulse. Would you? I am amazed at how many teams seem like they don't want to make the playoffs.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 7:55 pm EST
TD. Agreed on Tarasenko.
rf4l
Sat Apr 6 2024 7:28 pm EST
Pack sinking. Again.
rf4l
Sat Apr 6 2024 5:59 pm EST
Who had the STARS losing to the HAWKS in regulation on their Bingo card?
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 5:46 pm EST
Panthers sucjk.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 5:01 pm EST
TDCHI - I am not gonna argue that isn't the case sometimes with the Rangers now 2nd line being the one that is being "checked" but I KNOW i have seen quite a few games where the goal is to try and shut down Panarina and his line mates...Either way, the KREID_ZBAD-Used Colostomy Bag (anybody remember KILL-EM-ALL??) line generates nothing..but like I said the other night, THEY are not being outplayed by whoever is against them,, they may no be scoring like we want, but the other team is scoring less when they are on the ices.We all just want them to find that offensive sprk somehow........VCP - Thanks for the heads up! Really!..Gives the Rangers an extra night to recall a forward to take Roslovic's place!!
Hospo
Sat Apr 6 2024 3:30 pm EST
And folks are really misreading what’s happening with the Rangers’ top-6. They’re putting their best out against the Bromance line, and letting the PANARIN line get the mismatch. No idea why, but that’s the deal. I guess the thinking if I were an opposing coach is that the PANARIN line isn’t all that great defensively, so maybe the thinking is to weather that storm rather than put an offensive unit out against them and turn it into a track meet…Z’s line is having to shut down the best of the best. And that means they get far fewer ops at 5-on-5. On a side note, those two are also getting the shit worked out of them each night, and KREIDER and Z ain’t no spring chickens…if you changed the matchups and kept those two to less than 17 minutes, you’d see much better productivity.
tdchi
Sat Apr 6 2024 3:23 pm EST
We are pining for TARASENKO?! REALLY?!? Good fucking riddance to that overpaid fading star. I would take ROSLOVIC over him any day of the week and twice on Saturday. Bottom line is TARASENKO coulda stayed here if he wanted. He didn’t and he chased the big money, only to get himself frozen out of a multi year. If that fucker said ‘I want to be in NY’ and made it known he’d do a capfriendly deal, I bet the Rangers would’ve moved things around a bit. He didn’t. He knew they couldn’t afford what he was asking, which was rumored in the $7 million range. And when he was frozen out, he settled for a sum the Rangers could’ve probably managed with a move or two…but he didn’t. And they didn’t. And now he’s a mercenary for the team he thinks has the best odds to win the cup. FUCK HIM. I hope he and Florida are on the golf course come May 1…I’ll also say this clown has vanished literally for weeks on end this season. And just when you start to write him off, he pulls together a multipoint game. He’s the NHL equivalent of a cock tease: looks great, you gotta do a double take when he’s with you…but in the end, he gonna leave you wanting. A lot. Out of all the stupid, bone-brained moves the Rangers coulda made, trading for him woulda been one of the worst, right behind moving a first for MONAHAN or HENRIQUE, or trading KAKKO for VATRANO. Fuck TARASENKO. Hope he loses and gets chased back to the KHL.
tdchi
Sat Apr 6 2024 3:07 pm EST
NYI(76), PHI(77), PENS(77) tied with 83 points..... DET(76) & CAPS(76) tied with 82 points.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 2:56 pm EST
Go Red Wings?
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 2:53 pm EST
NYI are in 3rd place in the Metro.(with a game tonight). Tampa in 1st WC spot, PITT in 2nd WC spot. Right now, PHI is on the outside looking in. CAPS not even a blip on the radar(losers of 5 in a row incl.OTL) .
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 2:44 pm EST
Pitt committed a penalty but held on defending a 6 on 4 to win 5-4. Pitt tied with the Isles and has the tie-breaker for the last spot at this point.
Ranger47
Sat Apr 6 2024 2:31 pm EST
Now 5-4 Pitt
Ranger47
Sat Apr 6 2024 2:25 pm EST
Pitt is chocking. Ahead 4-1 after 2 periods, its now tied 4-4.
Ranger47
Sat Apr 6 2024 2:13 pm EST
https://nypost.com/2024/04/06/sports/rangers-regular-season-among-best-in-new-york-sports-history/
mf
Sat Apr 6 2024 1:57 pm EST
I think Rangers v Islanders would be outrageously fun. For so many reasons. And right now the rivalry with NJ is hot. Get a playoff series from the NYI and this generation coming up will learn what rivalries really are.
E
Sat Apr 6 2024 1:46 pm EST
Hospo you mean tomorrow lolol
vcp1994
Sat Apr 6 2024 1:37 pm EST
Tampa has/had the chance to pull even. with the Leafs for third or at the very least keep pace with them. You would think there would be some signs of life.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 1:06 pm EST
Tampa has yet to show up for this game in Pittsburgh.
Bob
Sat Apr 6 2024 12:58 pm EST
Hospo lardiolette has to go back to the drawing board for who should play the right wing with the b romances. Rempe, coolie, kaapo are 3 candidates for that spot. He can even try jbro to complete the romance. Roselick can put on the 3rd line or the skybox. He can do the same with whenburger. Unless he’s afraid of mastermind DD drury.
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 6 2024 11:43 am EST
Lightning/Pens and Bruins/Kitty Cats should be fun today. Rooting for the Panthers since we could use some breathing room from Boston. NYI/Preds and Flyers /BJ's tonight. Both are pretty much must wins for those teams. FUN.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 11:20 am EST
I know that this is weak and I am a wuss……so I am admitting this up front. I want no part of the Islanders in round 1. I cannot stand losing to NJ or the Fishsticks. Someone else upsets the Rangers and I will be very unhappy, but one of those 2 is the worst.
Bob
Sat Apr 6 2024 10:29 am EST
https://www.nhl.com/standings/2024-04-05/wildcard
mf
Sat Apr 6 2024 10:17 am EST
E/Wallsters: StatMoose ;-) Redwings/Rangers Playoff History, it's been a long while: https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/ask/red-wings-playoff-record-vs-ny-rangers
mf
Sat Apr 6 2024 10:11 am EST
E - So right about the mad scramble for the bottom spot...even Buff alo has a chance still...But The Redwings hold no allure for me..I'll take any of the Isles, Flyers, Pens and Caps for rivalry and entertainment purposes..Just no TB (or TOR) please..Win the Eastern Conference!!!
Hospo
Sat Apr 6 2024 10:07 am EST
How much fun would it be to sink the Isles with just a few games left to recover? Those bottom slots are gonna be a hell of a fight to get in and hold. That’s why last night was such a heartbreaker for Detroit. Speaking of which from the NHL perspective how great is a Red Wings vs. Rangers matchup? You will get original-6 hype nonstop. Especially since they haven’t played each other in a post season game since I am not sure ever. I mean maybe way back before I was born. I think that’d be a fun matchup.
E
Sat Apr 6 2024 9:57 am EST
Agree with all on MALONEY, the only guy listenable in the NYR broadcasts.........For tonight's game, can't see Laviolette switching out or moving around any of the superior (last night) bottom six for REMPE...It's a shame he can't play Top six becsue Roslovic needs a sitting...might be the only thing that works for him..Oh, I don't know..Rempemis riding shotgun for Kreider and ZBAD? What do you think?..
Hospo
Sat Apr 6 2024 9:18 am EST
Maloney is superior c'mon not even close sorry michelleti but you are only there because your friends with sather.
vcp1994
Sat Apr 6 2024 7:57 am EST
Maloney is at a minimum 10 times better than Michileti. He gives insight from a players point of view and actually does not lead Sam astray about bull shit that has nothing to do with the game at hand. Dolan, make the switch. With his brief time on ice Remke has installed an energy that was at a much lower level. He is a reincarnation of a Hanson brother, without the glasses.
gene_carr
Sat Apr 6 2024 7:04 am EST
PuckPedia @PuckPedia ·.... Feb 29.... It’s not because he was on their roster with retained. It’s just because he was on their roster within the last year. A team cannot reacquire a player in a retained trade if he was in their roster in the last 12 months
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 7:03 am EST
1 year anniversary.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 7:02 am EST
WILDCARD.. While you are correct about him only wanting to go to FLORIDA, you are 1,000 percent incorrect on the Salary Retained rule. It did not extend thru a 12 year anniversary, it was thru the following season.... Per Forever Blueshirts @4EverBlueshirts .... Feb 29.... Re: #NYR and any potential trade for Vladimir Tarasenko. They can only acquire him at full cap hit, no salary can be retained since he was on their roster last year with cap retention. And no, a third party can’t be used to retain salary. Thanks to @PuckPedia for helping.
Rhet0ric
Sat Apr 6 2024 5:41 am EST
Maybe lardiolette will rest more guys after getting one more win and 3 more points to outdo gallant’s first year with the Nyr. But he didn’t know what he was doing and lardiolette does according to some mavens.
Stevielegs
Sat Apr 6 2024 5:11 am EST
Once again. I do not understand why everyone is still on this retained salary thing with Tarasenko. It was not an issue. There are two situations. Within 365 days, or multiple retentions on the same contract. Tarasenko fell under zero of those. He was in a different hockey year, over 365 days after the last time salary was retained and on a new contract. The Rangers could have gotten him with retained salary. But here is the thing. He wanted nothing to do with any teams outside the state of Florida.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 5 2024 11:24 pm EST
Rhetoric luckily we played a crappy team. The wings suck. We can beat the caps I believe and possibly the pens ,but beyond that, not holding my breath. They need to try ottman or edstrom or anything. Roslovich sucks
vcp1994
Fri Apr 5 2024 10:46 pm EST
Well, Roslovic was the low man on the totem pole tonight, with just 8:07 in ice time. The next closest was Will Cuylle with 12:46. Bright side is we did a pretty good job tonight at running 4 lines (with the one exception).
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 10:00 pm EST
MF - ROSLOVIC isn't THE Issue, he just flat out sucks and has sucked all year...ANd separating Krieds-ZBAD is not even a consideration unless you want to blow up the best team in the league by breaking up the best offensive line in the NHL and another line that, despite it's "woes" at ES is still +15 to +20....They are staying together and the best thing is to hope they find another gear offensively while doing everything else they do sooo well...And I understand the concern but it is what it is....Roslovic adds absolutley nothing and will be even more worthless in PO hockey..COuld EDSTROM or OTHMAN or BERRARD or whoever be any worse?? I would say Cuylle or KAKKAO but it's just as important to get a really good bottom six, and tht would hurt t this point in the year..JMWO
Hospo
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:58 pm EST
https://www.nhl.com/standings/2024-04-05/league
mf
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:57 pm EST
MF... No we Couldn't. Zero retained means ZERO..Not from any team or teams.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:56 pm EST
rf4l: they should break them up for an ES shift here and there, "just because." IMO it's healthy
mf
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:55 pm EST
Rhet: could they have traded Tank to a team with salary retained, and then that team traded him to us? I'm not sure of the answer to that, but I believe there may be a loophole there.
mf
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:51 pm EST
jratelle19... Me too. At least to get them going. Kakko has also been hot. Roslovic has played in the bottom six too. Otherwise, are we going to keep out fingers crossed and just wait for the playoffs? Seems nutty,
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:50 pm EST
mf. No. But breaking up them at this point in the season when they're 1st overall? So clearly no. Hence the PO concerns...
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:49 pm EST
MF... We were not allowed to trade for him with money retained. THEY WERE.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:42 pm EST
Is Roslovic really the issue, or is keeping Z & K together at ES the issue?
mf
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:40 pm EST
Rhet: That was for Drury & the Brass to have handled, I'm not buying that excuse. TBL & VGK managed to figure something out, the NYR's "should have too."
mf
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:37 pm EST
Rhet/mf: if they're planning on bumping Roslovic, IMO they're better off doing it now while we have some games left before the POs. I wouldn't mind giving Kaako another shot with that line.
jratelle19
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:33 pm EST
The ROS stats are pretty eye opening. Laffy didn't have a great night(not nearly as bas as ROS). Worse than I suspected.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:30 pm EST
Roslovic had a horrendous night defensively. If we're not going to bump Kreider, we need to bump him. It's getting worse, not better.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:29 pm EST
MF...There is no way we could've fit him under the cap.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:27 pm EST
and that's why I wanted Tarasenko
mf
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:17 pm EST
Sounds like Z & K are once again not gelling with their RW.
mf
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:13 pm EST
WILD... I was thinking the same about the NYI.Of course that would mean one of the other teams would need to start winning.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:08 pm EST
FOX will need a rest game somewhere.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:08 pm EST
Best part is that would give Igor the Isander's twice...and wouldn't it be great to see him shut them down and maybe knock them out of the post season...
Wildcard
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:07 pm EST
sjw: Taht would be on a decent pattern. Igor 2, Quick 1, Igor 2, Quick 1, and then split the last two games with Igor off the last one and getting a bit of a longer rest.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:05 pm EST
4th line was on their toes, Quick made key saves .. and thePP converted.. 5 games to go ...and Quick should get Philly and Ottawa
sjw
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:57 pm EST
Schneider and Miller were terrific. Detroit playing desperately and Rangers out played them 3 and 4th line was awesome. Roselvic is awful playing with zero confidence. Maloney superior to Micheletti
Jake0104
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:52 pm EST
Roslovich ugh. No wonder JD have him to the rangers this guy is a turnover machine.
vcp1994
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:51 pm EST
Mr invisible k with the game winner. Goodrow was well rested after playing 2 seconds in the last game. Maybe lardiolette will notice that it might help to give more guys a night off instead of the refs doing it for him
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:51 pm EST
I also think this team is better defensively when SCHNEIDER is gettimg more minutes but I guess you gotta get TROUBS back to normal.
Hospo
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:50 pm EST
Updated numbers. For the Division the Rangers magic number is 6 (pointes earned by the Rangers or lost by the Canes) For the East is 8 points (with Boston being the team to watch with a magic number regarding FLA of 4) and for the Presidents its 10. With Dalas being the team to watch. If the Rangers go 5-0 to finish they finish with the top spot. Though that's fairly unlikely. But it's also Unlikely that Dallas goes 6-0.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:49 pm EST
Has Big Country finally had enough? Roslovic with 8 mins..Bring up OTHman
Hospo
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:47 pm EST
Good win, prefer 1 less GA :-) but a good win
mf
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:46 pm EST
Awesome win! COmplimentary players were the bomb! What you need in the POs to win..
Hospo
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:44 pm EST
Vesey off the post. What a night :)
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:42 pm EST
Big Country with a lot of confidence in the entire Bottom Six this late...Cool to to see..and they deserve the ice
Hospo
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:41 pm EST
Rhet: They went full out for some time, and I think they just ran out of gas. They were never really expected to be good enough. I give them credit for keeping it up for so long.
Wildcard
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:41 pm EST
Just like we all said earlier, JBrod has to be in this lineup... lol....what a game for that line.
pete
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:40 pm EST
Philly lost again. They look like toast.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:39 pm EST
Kreids and Zbad are excellent on the PP and PK and defensively at ES.Something just off offensively at ES..having that nimrod Roslovic as the wing doesn't help.......MALONEY mentioning about GOODROW and the fight and going after Ball I was mentioning..The teammates love him! He is gonna be so key in the POs
Hospo
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:36 pm EST
Have we ever had a better signing than Quick?
Tom427
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:34 pm EST
Nyr play better defense on the pk than 5 on 5
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:34 pm EST
GREAT PLAY BY WENNBERG
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:33 pm EST
Kreider has been putting in a lot of extra time in practice. He knows somethings off.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:32 pm EST
Jethro takes a bad penalty
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:32 pm EST
He was bent over, how is that a high stick?
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:31 pm EST
Trouba = dumb
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:31 pm EST
To be clear: I don't want to get rid of him, I want to fix him.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:30 pm EST
His problem is that he's not driving the play at even strength and rarely hard on the puck... He is great on the PP.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:30 pm EST
Some of us bitch about kreider , myself included but how many teams would love a player that scores 37 goals
Kis
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:29 pm EST
Will they be able to hold a 3rd period lead and shut the door
Kis
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:29 pm EST
Befroe the season, I had Kreids with 50 this year..I hope he t least gets to 40..or he will be a failure
Hospo
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:29 pm EST
CAPS/CANES tied at 2-2.... Come on CAPS!
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:29 pm EST
Dave Maloney hockey is a game of turnovers
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:29 pm EST
Let's see some Lock Down Defense these last 9 minutes
mf
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:27 pm EST
Four goals in last five games for Kreider if you can believe it….
PJ
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:27 pm EST
Poor Vesey, that looked in.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:27 pm EST
Poor Vesey, that looked in.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:27 pm EST
Kreider was, is and will be the best in front of the net in the NHL..We need every bit of that on the PP given how stale Kreids, Zbad and especcially Roslovic are at ES
Hospo
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:26 pm EST
HOW????????????
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:24 pm EST
Z to Kreider!
PJ
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:24 pm EST
Oh no mr k scores
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:24 pm EST
A Kreider sighting!!
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:24 pm EST
FINALLLLYYYYYY PPPG
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:23 pm EST
Schneider making some bad passes….Gust having strong game defensively….
PJ
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:23 pm EST
NYR's: STOP SHOOTING AT HIS GLOVE!
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:23 pm EST
Zzzz on the Zbad setup
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:19 pm EST
Stability is important. Good to see ZShit and his bromance bro working on another scoreless ES streak. Looking good for the playoffs.
andrei
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:19 pm EST
That was a great play by GUS.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:18 pm EST
This fancy pants play at the O blueline has to stop .. cannot do that in the PO's .. cost u a series.. smarten up .. start funnel pucks to the net this guy is shakey if you haven't noticed
sjw
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:14 pm EST
TOM... Smart man :)
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:10 pm EST
The Z line is zzzzzz
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:09 pm EST
Rhet everyone in my house said same thing Re Sam & Dave. By everybody I mean my wife.
Tom427
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:05 pm EST
Rhet: Absolutely. Sam is better working with Dave.
VtRanger
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:05 pm EST
Rhet: Absolutely. Sam is better working with Dave.
VtRanger
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:03 pm EST
If these scores hold tonight, The CAPS are in 3rd and Philly is in the WC tied with the NYI. WHAT IS GOING ON?
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 8:00 pm EST
Goodrow claims he loves playing center, but not playing center seems to agree with him more.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:55 pm EST
We need a very good period. This team is very desperate for a win and can be dangerous.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:55 pm EST
Kreider sucks unless he tip ins
vcp1994
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:53 pm EST
Bottom six kicking names and taking ass..wait...good job by ALL o nthe bottom six..really glad for Goodrow....what a teammate he is...Tht is the bottom six you will see gainst most teams going forward..Rempe will play against some also
Hospo
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:52 pm EST
The difference in SAM when he has a good color guy with him is astounding. He's way more focused.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:50 pm EST
Bring back Cody McLeod!
NV94
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:49 pm EST
The defense is invisible but worry about the offense and who’s invisible. Quick has to be the hero or the goat. It’s not a formula for success in the playoffs.
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:49 pm EST
Once again, it’s a pleasure having Maloney do the color. Why can’t we have him all the time?
VtRanger
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:46 pm EST
What did they give up for Rososhit? Hopefully poo.
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:44 pm EST
They should be benched and forced to watch Laffy and TRO when they don't have the puck. WTF?
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:43 pm EST
Kreider needs to sit….
PJ
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:38 pm EST
Kreider and Roslovic... how about you guys play some defense instead of waiting for Z?
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:36 pm EST
JBRO is killing it tonight.
NV94
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:36 pm EST
Bottom 6 keeping us in it! Top 6....ready to answer the bell?
jratelle19
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:35 pm EST
Goodrow with "The Deuce"
mf
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:35 pm EST
JBRO made a terrific play there.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:35 pm EST
Woodrow!!! Never get the trade him crew.
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:35 pm EST
Goody is having himself a week
Wildcard
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:35 pm EST
Refs proving to be total trash again. Not jsut against the Ragners. They let that cross check go that Lingren put on that guy, then call the Wings for the same thing later, then let a billion hooks and holds, then call a tiny littel "hook"
Wildcard
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:35 pm EST
GGGOOOOOODDDDDDDDROOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:34 pm EST
Trouba is a step behind.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:33 pm EST
Larkin is good.
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:33 pm EST
Lol on the penalty
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:32 pm EST
WOW> What a save!
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:32 pm EST
Lolol.
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:31 pm EST
1/2 the time, I don't know what Kreider or Roslovic do. Neither seems willing to drive the play.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:31 pm EST
How haven’t we scored in this period?….So close….
PJ
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:26 pm EST
Kreider in invisible mode.
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:24 pm EST
We were close. ZBAD beat him on the first PP too, just hit the post.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:21 pm EST
PP excellent at zipping the puck from player to player.
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:20 pm EST
The Harlem globetrotters pp
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:18 pm EST
We don;t always have to send out Bread. Send out Lafreniere.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:17 pm EST
So obvious the 3rd line with KK and Cuylle IS the 3rd line.
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:16 pm EST
The Bottom six is still cooking.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:14 pm EST
A Miller gaffe….
PJ
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:13 pm EST
He seems to be weaker on the stick side, so let's keep going glove side.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:13 pm EST
He seems to be weaker on the stick side, so let's keep going glove side.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:13 pm EST
Didn’t pick up where we left off in the first….
PJ
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:10 pm EST
They need defense in their own end instead of worrying about offense
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:10 pm EST
Panarin did a lot of skating around and a lot of looking.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:09 pm EST
Good Lord what a weak shift there….
PJ
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:09 pm EST
My God so sloppy
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:58 pm EST
NOW....let's get some goals from the top 6....damnit!!!!
jratelle19
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:49 pm EST
Bottom 6 is cooking. WE got really hot at the end there, so of course the period ended.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:49 pm EST
Fox should have taken the shot
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:48 pm EST
Goal late in the period always nice….
PJ
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:47 pm EST
Goodrow!
PJ
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:47 pm EST
Uncle Fester annoyed
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:47 pm EST
Good for Goodrow
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:46 pm EST
GGGOOOODROOOOOOOOWWWWW??????
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:46 pm EST
GOODY!!! 2 goals in a week!
Wildcard
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:43 pm EST
Red wings have some quick players. I get why JBro and not Rempe?
Bob
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:36 pm EST
rf4l: Seriously...lol...
Wildcard
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:35 pm EST
Lindgren crosscheck way worse than the KK alleged trip. Lol. NHL officiating is a joke
rf4l
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:34 pm EST
Stick on stick is a hook now?
Wildcard
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:26 pm EST
Shocked they called that right.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:20 pm EST
What was Roslovic doing there?
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:19 pm EST
Stop watching JBRO
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:17 pm EST
CUYLLLLLEEEEEEEEEE
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:10 pm EST
Give Quick all the awards.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 5:57 pm EST
Edstrom over Jbro a no brainer in my opinion...Also don't sit Jones too many games...He was building toward something good....Play Rempe in games where a goon won't be chasing him around like tonight....Gust will hurt us in the playoffs...
PJ
Fri Apr 5 2024 5:45 pm EST
NM. JBRO is centering the 4th line. What are we doing? Fingers crossed.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 5:40 pm EST
At this point, if it keeps CUYLLE on the 3rd line, I'd almost consider bringing PITLICK back up :)
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 5:14 pm EST
Yeah why not edstrom over suckie brodzinksi. Stupid MGMT.
vcp1994
Fri Apr 5 2024 4:05 pm EST
Thing with Rempe and I give him a hall pass against the Devils because they were gonna go after him no matter what is I need to see Rempe the hockey player. I need to see a guy who is gonna be trusted with more significant situations.
E
Fri Apr 5 2024 4:03 pm EST
JNYR: I disagree. Hughes is an offensive talent obviously but he is very coachable and he wants to be an elite player. DeAngelo had no serious interest in putting in the time and the effort to become more than he is. That’s part of the disappointment of DeAngelo. He has all-world ability. But there was always something that kept him back.
E
Fri Apr 5 2024 3:32 pm EST
No prob with REMPE out, he'll be in against the Isles and maybe the Habs before thats..In the meantime he's loving life and learning..the only problem is that Brodz is the only other option...Edsstrom or OTH might be nice..........Important game for the Wing tonight, hope the Rangers are ready for their desperation.........And is the EAST and race for #1 crazy or what?????.............BTW, kudos to TDCHI....besting his old WALL record with 12 Consecutive posts in 1 hours!........Imp
Hospo
Fri Apr 5 2024 3:21 pm EST
vcp: The Aves seem to be managing just fine with that...
rf4L
Fri Apr 5 2024 3:09 pm EST
Bob can't have 2 small guys on D.
vcp1994
Fri Apr 5 2024 2:50 pm EST
I would like to see Rempe playing as well. I just hope they continue working to develop his game. As for Jones……..Gustafsson had not been resigned and he is going to get a significant raise from someone. Jones steps in starting next season. Another surprising triumph of this organization in being patient and developing a youngster (along with Laffy and Kappo). This is a new experience for the Rangers. Now we’ll see what they do with Sykora and Othmann.
Bob
Fri Apr 5 2024 2:48 pm EST
TD: I think defensively NJ’s own Luke Hughes is right there with DeAngelo
jnyr
Fri Apr 5 2024 2:15 pm EST
Will the next rangers coach please stand up lololol
vcp1994
Fri Apr 5 2024 1:54 pm EST
Do you think MARINO regrets his decision to skate over to K’Andre Miller the other night? I think he breaks out in a cold sweat at night kind of regrets it :)
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 1:31 pm EST
Lardiolette trying to get past 110 points and get the trophy so dd drury can pat him on his ass . One and done he’ll get an exit meeting.
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 5 2024 12:31 pm EST
Brodzinksi sucks he just skates with speed that's it. Poor rempe it's really not Fair.
vcp1994
Fri Apr 5 2024 12:28 pm EST
Send Rempe down. So stupid this way.
rf4L
Fri Apr 5 2024 12:25 pm EST
I am not sold on Rempe being a reliable playoff contributor just yet so I am OK with rotating players down the stretch, but he's not even getting a chance and if they wind up playing the Isles in round 1, I would take him over JBro any day.
pete
Fri Apr 5 2024 12:15 pm EST
Such bullshit sitting Rempe. Jbro is a waste
Kis
Fri Apr 5 2024 12:12 pm EST
BTW, Forgot to mention, CUYLLE played a great game the other night. Really a tough, physical performance where he never ceded any ground to MERCER. What would've happened if JBRO played instead of him?
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 12:04 pm EST
Yeah, Rempe didn't even get a chance to play. Can't go a game without getting the great JBRO back in the lineup though. I really hope Wheels makes it back sooner rather than later. Maybe that way we can keep Brodzinski on the bench.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 11:51 am EST
Zac and Rempe are out tonight. Can't say I am a fan of sitting Rempe, he answers the bell and his reward is to sit the next game? Zac should be spelling one of the four D who played last game.
pete
Fri Apr 5 2024 11:28 am EST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaxhLf64bh4
mf
Fri Apr 5 2024 11:21 am EST
Are you folks sure that was not Chris Christie falling out of bed this morning?
Bob
Fri Apr 5 2024 11:20 am EST
Quick in net tonight, that mean IGOR against the NYI(as expected).
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 11:14 am EST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42YeDHaUOvA&t=15s
mf
Fri Apr 5 2024 11:07 am EST
Good omen?
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 11:07 am EST
The largest earthquake NYC ever experienced was on September 5th, 1994 with a magnitude of 5.9.
Rhet0ric
Fri Apr 5 2024 10:33 am EST
I am in CT
NYStranger
Fri Apr 5 2024 10:32 am EST
NYStranger: are you in NY City or NJ ?
mf
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:55 am EST
Gotta laugh. I was showing a friend the Rempe/ Rangers/Debbie line brawl and the whole building started shaking! 4.7 on the Rempe Scale!!
NYStranger
Fri Apr 5 2024 9:33 am EST
Tdchi of point taken but Jones ain't no makar lolol
vcp1994
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:22 am EST
Hard to say right now, but I think the team I'd most rather face in the first round is Torts' Flyers. Goaltending is what sets his team apart from the Pens and definitely the Islanders...NEDELJKOVIC is a guy I can see getting white hot...and while Isles' fans seemingly hate him right now, SOROKIN is a world-class goaltender. THAT is my terror in the first round...playing an inferior team that gets a streak of fantastic goaltending. Don't see that happening with the Flyers, Caps, or Wings. And ain't no way I want to give Karma a crack and let the Devils back in...
tdchi
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:14 am EST
and re: DeANGELO - LOL. That guy is one of the WORST defensemen in the league, bar none. I'm really struggling to come up with someone who still takes regular minutes who is as bad...and I'm coming up blank. He's so bad that even the Canes can't find ice for him. Dimitri ORLOV, who is also a very terrible defensively, and Jalen CHATFIELD, who would be a seventh defender on most teams, are starting over him. Even Rod The Bod can't find a place in an incomprehensibly deep Carolina team where he can hide ol' Turd's defensive warts. THAT is how bad he is. I would start six JONES over one Turd playing backline on a defensive all-star team.
tdchi
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:09 am EST
vcp1994 - TOTALLY disagree, re: JONES. The kid has some of the fastest wheels on the team, IMO. And he's FOX-like with his handling of the puck...while your concerns about size are warranted, I think if you look at what Colorado has done with GIRARD and MAKAR, there's a strong case to be made for JONES and FOX. Best defense is sometimes a good offense...but JONES, who was an adventure in his own zone during his first season and even to start this one, has been MUCH better during his last stint...I don't think for one second that LAVIOLETTE pulls GUS out for him...but he should.
tdchi
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:06 am EST
re: Mini-KRAPA - Good...I guess? He looked pretty good his freshman year, but man, has he fallen off the charts. I'm not sure he gets a contract at this point.
tdchi
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:04 am EST
Good to see WHEELER in the room. Do wonder if there's a chance he comes back this season...and then what happens if he does.
tdchi
Fri Apr 5 2024 7:01 am EST
JFC31 - I don't have any doubt that added strength has helped LAFRENIERE'S game...but the real help? Getting big minutes along side two guy who complement his talents...those of us who were watching saw how well he AND KAKKO did with CHYTIL...and some of us openly wondered why they weren't getting more ice under GALLANT...that's all he needed...someone to trust him...trust his talent...and leave him in a position where he could use it to succeed. Nothing he's doing now has come as a surprise to me. Not even a little. If anything, I expected a bit more from him this season...the fans shocked by his "emergence"...I use air quotes because it was always there...simply weren't watching.
tdchi
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:57 am EST
KIS - I don't think anyone is blaming REMPE for being a sideshow. It's the role he is pigeonholed into at this point, and it's not one that will change. No other team is gonna let him out of that role. And you're gonna get the same shit we've been seeing, which is guys chasing him around the ice trying to goad him into a fight. What can he do to change it? Nothing. What the Rangers could do is send him to Hartford, where he hasn't had that same attention, where he can play his game, and where he can improve.
tdchi
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:53 am EST
Rhet0ric - I had some minor concerns after the Devils canned Lindy RUFF...that Travis GREEN might be...MIGHT...be the guy to turn things around. That game really dispelled any of those concerns. He's got to be one of the stupidest coaches in the league to pull that shit when the team is still technically in the run for a playoff spot...but to pull it and then DENY that you're pulling it? C'mon. What a fucking boob. The same stupid mullet-wearing chode I remember with the Islanders. Good. You earned him, Devils fans. You earned him. Only thing that might be better is if they could get Dave QUINN behind they bench there. CHIARELLI as GM. MILBURY as a special advisor...
tdchi
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:49 am EST
ColoradoMark - re: GRAF. Meh? I get it. He'll probably bypass the AHL and get to burn the first year of his ELC...I don't think his path on the Rangers would've been as obstructed as you think...namely because I think he could've slid to the middle and essentially become Hartford's second or third line center, letting BELIZE move back to wing...but alas, that doesn't get him the ELC burn the Sharks will probably give him. Also, the chance of being on Will SMITH'S wing...regardless, it's a small bummer...but nothing I'd be too worried about...they tried...The guy that comes to mind in this situation is another former Union star who almost came to the Rangers, but decided to go with a team that would give him NHL: Mike VECCHIONE. In some ways, he was a better player than GRAF. Got his spin with the Flyers, took two games and then didn't make the team the following two seasons and just like that...he became an AHL plugger. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if GRAF follows that path...though I'm sure the Sharks will give him more of an opportunity to make the team next fall.
tdchi
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:38 am EST
hipcheck - that's the thing: REMPE would have those chances in spades if he was with Hartford. In the NHL, you get the sideshow. Kurt MacDERMID is a sideshow. Ryan REAVES is a sideshow. These are guys who wouldn't skate another game if fighting was outlawed. They're ALWAYS gonna gravitate to someone like REMPE. Was an oddity his first game, but now he's a challenge. Every guy looking to forge an image as a tough guy is gonna want to take down the biggest, baddest guy in the yard...The MacDERMID fight is a great example: He didn't have a choice. Fewer and fewer thugs on the other side are going to let him skirt away. They're gonna drop and start swinging. His trajectory now is full-sideshow. He won't get the chance to be a normal player at this rate, and that's sad for a guy who has improved so much since juniors and is on the cusp of being the guy you describe. He needs to be somewhere that he isn't the first guy everyone on the ice seeks out at minute 1 for a dustup.
tdchi
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:31 am EST
mf - What also kinda bugs me about the REMPE situation is that the Pack really, really, REALLY could use him. And they're really in a dogfight for a playoff spot. Seemed to me like he was playing for them the EXACT role he would be invaluable for the Rangers, which is getting to the net effectively and when he's needed to be that presence. It's just such a fucking distraction to have a player like that screening, who can also get back into position if the puck is turned over. He can do that at the AHL level. He ain't quite there at the NHL level though.
tdchi
Fri Apr 5 2024 6:23 am EST
Hospo - Admittedly, part of me wants guys like PECA and HOUSELY to have their eyes on REMPE...but when it comes down to it, 12-14 minutes in an AHL game where Hartford is in a desperate struggle for the playoffs really does outweigh the 6-7 minutes he's going to get in games where the Rangers are essentially cruising...they aren't gonna say it outright, but they are...If I had faith in LAVIOLETTE giving him 10-12 a night, I would be fine...but even if he doesn't fight/get suspended, REMPE is struggling to get more than 7 minutes on most nights. And that's not enough, even with fantastic tutoring in the side. He needs time against opponents his level...with the Rangers, he's basically a sideshow.
tdchi
Fri Apr 5 2024 4:48 am EST
https://nypost.com/2024/04/04/sports/the-wild-rangers-devils-fight-as-you-havent-seen-it/
Stevielegs
Fri Apr 5 2024 4:47 am EST
“I mean, he likes what he does. He likes the hitting, he loves the game,” Laviolette said. “He’s living his best life, right?” “Gold, Rempe. Gold.“
Stevielegs
Thu Apr 4 2024 10:29 pm EST
Magic number to win the Metro division is 3.5 wins for #NYR and 5 wins for the Eastern Conference (IE. Division is any number of NYR wins and CAR loses; Conference is any number of NYR wins or BOS loses).
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 4 2024 9:11 pm EST
I’ll say this about Crosby but if he has his team 1-point out of the playoffs he is gonna drag that team in. Karlsson is still seeking that elusive cup. He has almost 50-points but I guarantee that he has another gear if he is on the cusp. I really would love for PIT to get left outside and enjoy an early summer but I also think the Rangers could beat them in 5-6.
E
Thu Apr 4 2024 9:01 pm EST
Rhet0ric - thanks man, I am here. I just don't want them in the playoffs. I certainly do not want to play them.
DREW
Thu Apr 4 2024 9:00 pm EST
DET tomorrow is almost a must win for us to keep ahead of BOS for home ice. We may also need to win the rest of our games just to put our thumb on who makes the playoffs. Those final two against the NYI and the one against the FLYERS all look huge now.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 4 2024 8:50 pm EST
No telling who the first round opponent will be now. Except………it won’t be New Jersey!
Bob
Thu Apr 4 2024 8:44 pm EST
PITT is 2 points back(forgot about NYI win).
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 4 2024 8:40 pm EST
NYI are now tied with the Flyers in points and are currently in the 2nd WC.
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 4 2024 8:32 pm EST
PITT is winning again and would be 1 point out of a playoff spot. CAPS controlled their destiny but can't see to put two wins together. BOS is beating CAR, which is good for us :)
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 4 2024 8:29 pm EST
If the NYI win tonight, they will be tied points wise for 3rd. Anyone check on DREW?
Rhet0ric
Thu Apr 4 2024 7:18 pm EST
Hospo he is getting better but is just too small for playoffs.5'9 170 c'mon
vcp1994
Thu Apr 4 2024 6:55 pm EST
VCP - Disagree. I think JONES is an NHL TOP 6 D-man and his defense is getting better and better (I'm worrying more and more about the Black Knight's defense lately!!)....But I agree, he is not the best physical option for the Rangers in the POs given that we already have Foxy ...But if GUS's play suffers and/or somebody else gets hurt..He's the best option the Rangers have (another area where DRURY didn't get the right guy IMWO)
Hospo
Thu Apr 4 2024 6:44 pm EST
I take sikko DeAngelo at least he has a good shot and can hit people.
vcp1994
Thu Apr 4 2024 6:21 pm EST
Jones isn't a top 4 or 6 d man , his defense is awful. He is improving though he is way too small. He might fit on a small market team. We already have fox, one small guy is enough.
vcp1994
Thu Apr 4 2024 6:19 pm EST
PETE - I love that move by GOODROW even more now..I thought it was just him being dismissive of the Devils punk C and knowing he should fight the Devils's 2nd badass ..but I can see him also doing it so guys like the Captain and the young Miller would have it much easier...Great teammate either way...What you want to see now
Hospo
Thu Apr 4 2024 4:58 pm EST
Trouba's fight was delayed a bit b/c Goodrow ignored the Devils centerman and went after their bigger defenceman, so Trouba wound up fighting the centerman.
pete
Thu Apr 4 2024 4:41 pm EST
I have not seen this mentioned anywhere or seen a video . What exactly did Trouba do at the drop of the gloves ? Did he just hold or fight ? No angles of him anywhere ?? If he got tossed for just dancing with a guy it’s a bad look for the NHL . Also that showed the league last night don’t do this ever we will F the game up and toss everyone. We may have just witnessed the last of the line brawl .
Shonuff