Devils at Rangers game thread
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Starting at 7 on Versus, the Devils (47-24-4) take on Sean Avery and the Rangers (39-28-9)! (Actually, borrowing from NBC’s hockey coverage in that lead-in.)
Before tonight’s game Rangers coach John Tortorella was asked if this is a must-win game for his team, and he said he just couldn’t put it in those kinds of terms. If he did, he asked, what would he say to them after a loss?
Tortorella also said the Rangers were having a hard time protecting the middle of the ice, and used as an example Pittsburgh’s go-ahead goal. I don’t want to describe it in too much detail because I know some of you have delicate stomachs, and between that and the Versus coverage… Anyway, here’s Torts.
I think it’s interesting that he says the system just can’t be installed this quickly. I’m wondering if that means something for the rest of this season. Enjoy the game!
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Go Rangers, Avery Rules, Broduer is a fat ass cry baby, Megan Fox is HOT !
Enough said.
And 1st !
Devils lost three straight on the road and are 0-3-1 in last four…
Someone is going to lose tonight… I know that for a fact!
not time to pick on our team, or get down on them, or be worried because the Debbies are in town
Avery’s going to knock Brodeur off his game, I expect the D to be fired up to make up for the performance in Pitt, Henrik isnt going to let his great streak vs NJ slide anymore, and we are going to get 2 points tonight.
LET’S GO RANGERS!
LETS GO RANGERS!!!! I’ll be checking in on my phone. Man if there was a game that I would love to be on here for it would be this one. We’ll see!!
LETS GO AVERY! LETS GO HANK!! LETS GO TORTS!!!
prediction Rangers win 4-3.
Drury, Zherdev, Avery & Gomez will score :)
(keeping fingers crossed)
Very interesting listening to what Torts said. I am wondering what he means exactly by that. “Not enough time this year for his system, and that they are going to pull back from it a bit.” Maybe not those words exactly, buy along those lines. I hope he is not going to go back to a Renney style of play. We all know how that is going to end up if we do. We need to win games, and we need to score goals to do that. If Hank was in early season form, we win the last couple of games that we lost. I am not throwing Hank under the bus, but he definitely needs to be sharper if we are going to play Torts hockey.
Let’s Go Rangers! Nothing much else to say.
Carp-How weird is it passing by the NY Airports and seeing Citi Field and the empty lot that used to hold NY’s favorite Starship Shea?
kaspar- the guy you were thinkin about from espn was gary thorne. i always wondered where he is too because he does the commentary for the ea nhl series videogame.
but gary thorne always had his own wierd way of pronouncing names. especially tom poti. he said it like “tom potty” or somethin like thaT. wierd guy
lol cccp- man youre good. i never thought about it like that. so who do you think loses? lol
It´s interesting to hear what Torts said:
Mara made a couple of bad reads, and he didn´t mention Sauer !
So why he was really sent down ???
Do they have the same lineup as on Saturday…
Mara-Potter
Girardi-Staal
Redden-Morris ?????
so 14 people here actually voted that we will win the cup! wow. gimme some of that good stuff i want some
Thanks Jane & Carp for all of the Torts audio clips!! :-)
i want avery to piss brodeur and the devils off so bad tonight, that theres an all out brawl, and torts beats the crap out of elmer fudd, and sam n joe jump over to doc n chicos side and start chokeslamming them and then sam can take off one of his sweaty black dress socks and gives chico mr socko right in in his mouth!!
Is there any reading between the lines:
“We don´t have enough times to teach the players the system we want to play, so we to back off a little bit”
What does that really say ? Did he given up on the chance to reach the playoffs ? He is saying that they are not able to close the middle despite not pinching in as much as he wants that they should be ???
He talked about the winning goal by Crosby as those both veterans Derek Morris and Wade Redden were not possible to shut the door on Crosby !
Isn´t it precarious that those two are not able to learn to close the middle ???
wow i just listened to the audio again and i dont really get a confident feeling from torts. thanks again jane for it its really cool for me and guys that cant get msg. but yea, i hope he doesnt start pullin the guys back. i measn i realize that we are giving up alot of chances and all, but i think its gotta be one or the other. you cant have an agressive style and have your d not pinch, maybe you can to an extent, but it doesnt seem like he has confidence in our d makin the right play and that cause some breakdowns tonight. everybodys gotta be on the same page
*that can cause breakdowns tonight. also i think he shouldnt change the style at all. i think its gonna confuse some guys instincts and might screw em up. but yea im not a head coach, not even close so i wont judge his statements until the game is underway
buff, in no way do i think torts has given up on the playoffs. hell no man, but it does say something about the personnel we have on the ice and maybe theyre not cut out for the style he wants. i think next season we will get a better more organized version of the system he wants. but yea theres no way you ever give up on tryin for the playoffs
jerkins,
Torts prob. isn’t confident because of the crap team Sather managed to put on ice
Which BTW he managed to cover for a bit with Andropov, Morris, and Avery.
staal, yea exactly. i kinda said that in my last post about the personnel on the ice. yup, we improved at the deadline, but not nearly enough for a run. and maybe if torts was hired sooner, this might not even be an issue right now.
dude, we keep mirroring each other in our posts. u got espn or something? lol
RANGERS RANGERS RANGERS RANGERS RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!
RAAAAAAANGERS!!!!!!
jerkins
I think we will win tonight, which will make Devils the losers.
I could count those 14 people who voted for winning the Cup
Beer Me!, Renney, Perry Pearn, Voros, Slats, Dolan, Rachunek, Ozolinsh, Fritsche, Rismiller, Prucha, Dawes, Kalinin, and the Zamboni guy… I think I got them all :)
LOL jerkins…
histerical…hey great minds think alike?
Hey guys and gal-Antro will be at the NHL Store tomorrow. If I didn’t have work I’d go meet him and take a goofy pic kinda like I did with Cally.
jerkins-Nice WWF references. After Sam gives them Mr. Socco a masked man comes in and hits everyone over the head with a chair, spray paints W.H.O. on everyone takes off his make and reveals it Pat Verbeek wearing a Whalers jersey and leader of the Whalers World Order..on Thursday Ron Francis takes out Paul Maurice and joins the W.H.O.
cccp- on the last post someone posted a link showing the rangers 94 stats. beukeboom had 8 goals that year! 5 more than 6.5 million dreaden! and zubov was our leading scorer!! how could smith trade him????? what surprised me was that matteau was only 24 years old. what happened to him? i dont know where he went after the rangers? anybody know?
WIN WIN WIN boys …let’s do it!!! Yeah I voted Rangers to win the cup…yeah 15 now , I ain’t here to see them miss the playoffs and lose in finals!!!
Let’s get it right this time ..beat the Devils and regain some confidence back. We are a fragile team and a win vs NJ would help our playoff push!!!
Is Vally sent down to the minors yet?
verbeek?? lol remember koko b. ware? is he really george laraque? or how bout boink the clown? and bruno sammartino. thats goin back far. in my day it was tito santana and hulk, andre, the million dollar man, lol. damn there were so many of them.
hehe…I spelled it Andro pov
Staal Wart
i think this is the problem exactly. Technically this is Renneys team still (personnel wise)and Torts is trying to build a building with bricks but no cement… this is why it will be very interesting offseason…we will see how much influence the coach has over who’s coming and who’s going. Maybe we will even see a GM change as well…
P.S. YEAH RIGHT!
oh yea, when i was a kid living on long island, i met the honkey tonk man in the coram video store! lol.
staal, yea man, its esp or somethin
Wow I can’t type as per my last post.
jerkins-Matteau who was always a favorite of Mike Keenan and was traded for Mike Eastwood I think when the Rangers needed a Betts like center (face offs, PK, checker). He played for the Blues and Panthers post-94 and had a few other stops.
He was boyhood friends with Pierre Turgeon and was always overshadowed by him so when he scored those two OT goals in 94, he finally got some press.
Zubov was the man. Smith traded him because they thought he was soft, couldn’t win one on one battles in the defensive end, and thought he couldn’t deal with the clutching and grabbing that was coming into the league. Also Campbell hated Russians. He had a really bad round 2 series in 95 I think it was against Pitt (and 96 was the Flyers or maybe it was the other way around) which kinda dumbly sealed his fate.
Wade Redden-The only man to get paid $6.5 million for his amazing breakout pass.
anyone find somewhere to watch online?
umm…thats DOINK the clown , I liked PAPPA SHONGO!!
ccccp- well didnt torts influence slats to get antro? torts was sayin we needed size and i think he had alot to do with getting antro. slats couldnt be that smart could he?
Hmmm, so Torts is gonna back off a bit on the attack…guess he is starting to realize what I think Renney knew all along…this team doesn’t have the offensive weapons to play like that all the time nor the defensive corps to back them up.
I still prefer Torts system thought…if you are gonna lose, go down fighting and trying.
Haha, I just watched The Complete Self Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior on youtube yesterday. He was my favorite.
I remember all those dudes old skool WWF. I hated Honky Tonk and was going nuts when Warrior crushed him at Summer Slam for the IC Title.
LOL, I’ve got to meet a lot of those WWF/ECW guys over the years (I used to run into them all the time in either Westchester or DC) like Mick Foley, Jerry Lynn, Kurt Angle, Tommy Dreamer, etc. Bubba Ray Dudley was one of the nicest.
superfly jimmy snuka. he was great. ohh crap. hockeys on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brodeur says he never misses a Ranger game…hmmm maybe ol fatso might start to …COME ON AVERY , skate by him and say “fatso” , fast and quik and often!!
lol doc. avery isnt just offensive! hes also OFFENSIVE!!!
yea baba oreilly!!! cmon rangers
anyone know the rags2riches password?
I JUST WANT TO TAKE MY SHOE OFF AND SMACK EMERICK OVER THE MOUTH!
SORRY…
hey mikeA, i forgot but what happened to the ultimate warrior?
now u need a password to watch on rags site??
i tried getting into the channel on ustream and its asking for a password. screw. anyone know where to watch?
i guess try atdhe.net they might have it
o crap its the 3 stooges
found it. anyone looking to watch online?
im good i got versus thanks. so what site is showing?, just for future reference if gamecenter craps on me
guys is the sound cutting out of Versus for y’all as well?
its time for Henrik to get hot here…
my sound is fine :)
drury needs to score tonight. he needs to start being clutch loike he was when he played us in 07. last seasons playoffs he was invisible. time to start earnin ya money chris
me. the feed just shut off. it was some canucks site
my sound is fine too aggie
i am looking for the game online… whats the site?
lol henrikkkkkk luuuuuuuuuundqvistttttt!
damn try atdhe .net, they usually have it
the sound is fine… but the picture as crap! dark…
found it again. this time on a sabres site
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbn
hopefully it doesnt get sniped
jeez staal looks slow
you can listen to the radio on the rangers website
cmon dru! cmon nazzy, cmon gomer!!! cmon redd.. uhh forget it
God does Versus coverage suck quality wise – I can’t for the life of me understand why it should look any different from the MSG feed. Isn’t the world digital these days??
wow sweet move gomer
damn zherdev constantly loses the puck!!!
pp!
THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.”HIT EM IN THE ELBOW, AND HURT HIS FET”
That game looks like it’s being played on fast forward.
Picture is better than it was last week but it still sucks compared to MSG/MSG+/NBC.
i know i’m a bit late but…
LETS FREAKIN GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Smart hockey boys…and knock bubble butt on his ass legally!!
hh i thought that was in!
hey guys, what happened to Antro when he hit MAdden? why was he on the ice??
hey linda!! welcome home sister!
the game on VS is delayed at lest 15 seconds… the radio feed is way ahead of the play lol
i’m gonna go out on a limb and say Aves scores tonight! you just KNOW he’s been waiting for this since he came back!!!
he said waffleboard guys!!! u called it. i havent heard anyone say waffleboard since i played as a kid in the early 90’s!
cool CCCP so let us know when they score!!
cccp- theyre a fishing channel, whattya expect? lol
yea ccp. let us know ok nicholas cage!!
heyyy , easy perkin on the Z man …
stupid mediacom comercials. i hate iowea!!
oh u know i love the z man. he just drives ya crazy sometimes though
ok if I only lose sound during commercials I don’t care (actually I don’t mind not listening to the announcers either) but is this really not happening to anyone else? sound is back now
wassup bro! the ‘italian’ connection is active tonight!!
Where’s Sally and her lucky beers!!!! Hiya agravaine, and the entire awesomely wacky crew!
did anyone squirrel or pitchfork yet??? i so hope i didnt miss those auditory gems!
Gomez is buzzing and has been for the past two games, he needs to put a few in tonight.
yeah , I knowwwww but he has so many points!!! He and Antro ..both crazy …crazy creatively creative .
why are we four on four? what were the calls? roughing?
interference?
I can’t even type that with a straight face…
its funny though… on TV i see Fat-deur is getting ready before the faceoff… and on the radio they say “Avery is screening Fat-deur, then he takes his skates off and lets fat-deur smell his sock”... or something like that
Rangers are out shooting the Devils and are really trying to take it to them.
lmao i was just gonna type interference!! good call!!
Anro and Zherdev are on the same line tonight …Fat-deur is is really focused tonight.
the boys are buzzing we have had a few sharp takeaways… and keep ins… not there though… :(
nice save, nice hit gomer
Now they let out a ” Ranger Chant”
keep rifling those comments folks!!
oooooooooo ooooooo..daaaaayum!
cmon nazzy score that
This game is gonna get nasty.
well while I am the only one in the chat room no reason not to keep waiting for the reload here… come on boys…. Morris looking solid right now… mauybe trying to make up for that Crosby goal he has had solid positioning moslty…
come on get it out boys!!
jason I think it will….
Redden’s gotta get a better shot on that rush.
big save from fatty off of a Ranger 3 on 2..Naslund had a nice shot in which the goalie looked shaky on it. ALL Rangers here untill a weak effort by the Devils in our zone.
Holik and all the midgets?...can’t believe we don’t beat these idiots more often…Fatso is the star of the game so far. He won’t see Antro’s goal coming …
indeed Jason
someone needs to kill that rebound! damn
come on boys
OMG… Hank Cally come on
Huge save by Hank!!! Biggest so far …
oooooooooooooooooh! damn
i swear this room is gonna explode when the Rangers score!
Let’s Go RANGERS!!!
another good keep!!
awesome play by staal!!!!
lets go rangers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
don’t jinx it, linda
Chuck, i made sure i crossed my eyes when i typed that!!!!
Why does Versus always cut away when things get ‘interesting’. Damn amateurs!!!
yea don’t jinx it…
Shanahan takes a shot …makes a big hit!!!...gets the puck and passes to a teamate setting up for the shot …Devil show spurts of offense but al in all …Rangers are sharp and even with a hot Fatty in net for the Devils…I can’t see our team letting up . Brodeur can NOT save ‘em all !! We are “liting the lamp” soon cuz I see marty getting tired…
“brodeur fantastic”. yeah sure, Emrick. give him a big kiss while you’re at it.
let’s go Rangers !
beat fatso.
okay.
just got in with 5 minutes to play.
hopefully, i’ve been missed.
looks like a playoff game.
Linda… they are afraid if too many people get into hockey they will to cut don their fishing programs
For those who don’t want to watch the VS dog and pony show between periods, Seinfeld is on TBS between first and second; The Godfather is on AMC starting at 8. Maybe Kaspar can see Abe Vigoda and his nightmare can be complete.
My God, every play around the net finishes with a skirmish, and every single time VS is in a closeup of somebody not involved in the skirmish. Damn amateurs.
one and three quarter minutes…
Some pretty nifty saves by Hank so far!
how’s Potter been doing?
anything good things to report other than Staal’s hit just now?
BANG …Staalsie!!! on Parisie
thank God you’re here jpg… now they can score…
Doc
the New York Times’ editorial policy refers
to EVERYONE in a formal manner!! Mr. Mrs. Ms.
he should know that!
Sic ‘em, Carp!
jpg
I haven’t noticed Potter, thats hood though… we have been buzzing… thanks for the heads up Carp…
Potter is invisable and Avery is …being Avery ..”new Avery” that is.
That hit by Staal is very important. Make those weasels nervous.
Question, who is this moron with Emrick?
He’s so pro Devils it’s ridiculously annoying
Greg…Martys gonna head into the locker room and have some dunkin donuts boston cremes and get ready for the 2nd.
LMAO @ all the Abe Vigoda comments!
DAMN YOU BRODUUUUUUURE!
wowe what a game. thats all im gonna say.
thanks Agravaine
i was actually worried that the opposite might happen
and i get drummed outta here.
damn, how i hate how hockey can make people so superstitious!
(me included)
Someone hand a towel to Emerick plz… I think he just had a first period orgasms!
jpg, once the Times did a story on Meat Loaf, the rocker, and called him Mr. Loaf throughout.
Linda I called that earlier today!
UESBlueshirt
March 30th, 2009 at 11:31 am
“X player skates the puck very deliberately from his own end”
“And that puck is pitchforked into the Rangers zone”
“some mention of the time left in the period or a PP that is more complicated than saying what the time left on the clock actually is”.
lol hey uncle matteo amc is the best channel! they got ass kickin movies 24/7
I don’t have a problem with Emrick, he knows the game and I think, genuinely excited to watch good hockey. I can’t say I find him overly biased, if at all.
The color guy tonight though is horrible. Complete donkey playing the Avery angle for all it’s worth. I’d rather have Olczyk any day.
Potter did have that nice pass on the powerplay? that Avery didn’t one time and Brodeur stopped.
yea! jpg’s here!!
Examiner, I was wondering the same thing earlier. Could the booth be any more tilted? LMAO
I’m sure you’ve all seen those pics of CarrotTop all jacked up…well, I’m thinkin Staal might look like that under the jersey because that is one solid, strong guy, and he doesnt really look it! He’s gonna be a monster, and lucky for us, we get to watch him daily!
lol jpg… I know the feeling I’ve been blamed for losses by entering or exiting chat rooms… silliness I always knock on wood at any possible jinx!!
yea who is this other moron Doc is actually the objective one…
LMAO @ Mr. Loaf, thats freakin classic!!
Teehee@ Englom blasting the boa constrictor trap!!!
Was i hearing wrong or did Doc actually say, at the end of the period, that the Devils had 20 shots and the Rangers had 10, when its the other way around?? I could be wrong, but i swear thats what he said!
Shawn Potter’s been fine, no blunders is what I meant…
didn’t hear it Linda….
Dunkin donuts eh ..we gots Tim Hortons here ..mmm tims coffee is goood . If the rangers keep peppering good ol BroDUH and if he loses 25 pounds because of all the action he will still be called fatty/fatso because of his big fat head . If OUR goalie had a HEAD like marty , we have a wayyyyy better goals against average because good ‘ol hendrick loves to do headers!!
cccp, docs wife forces him to wear depends now because she was getting sick and tired of washing 8 pairs of ‘slacks’ after every game!!
They’ve been showing this freakin Sabres commercial for like two damned weeks now!!! I dont remember seeing a Rangers Wild one ;-)
Doc can be very biased towards the Devils, but most of the time he is good. I do enjoy listening to his commentary on occasion b/c like you said JJP, Doc seems to be genuinely excited to see good hockey.
This other fool in the booth tonight is terrible though. I thought Versus was supposed to be a neutral broadcast. From the way the broadcast was done in that first, it wouldn’t seem the Rangers were the dominant team at all.
the other moron is Daren Eliot, former goalie who is the Atlanta Thrashers analyst
thanks Joe
now there’s a comercial during intermition for all those bloggers who can’t be watching the game on my tv…
Ah ok, thanks joe
ugh I can’t stand these stupid commercials… and we have to get two in a row every frickin time…
Emrick was getting more excited though when the Debbies got some zone time and a couple shots. he just uses the Rangers shots as praise-marty opportunities
anyone who has ever listened to debbies telecasts knows there is nothing neutral about Emrick
how was both team 0/4 on the PP?>??
Wow, VS period summary just said the Rangers and Devils both went 0 for 4 on the PP.
Rick,
Seinfeld in between the 1st and 2nd is my routine, though the episode on Fox tonight was better than the one on TBS.
The guys on here are all saying the Devils defense is crappy now…20 shots against so far sure proves it..
Linda
im pretty sure that after first period Emerick is sitting on ice bucket…
Man for man the Devils D isn’t that spectacular. They play well as a unit but pit them against a player like OV or those two guys from Pitt and I’m sure over the course of a best of 7 series they’ll get burned.
i love hockey!!!!!!! i love avery!!!
We HAVE to stay out of the box. The longer this game goes scoreless, I can just see us taking a penalty and Rolston blasting one in from the point. BARF!!! I hope I’m wrong.
Maybe I should have my last Chimay during the second period. Mmmm.
Agrivane , now that you here …ya came across as a spokes man for RN …you seem to be plugging that place alot. I went there because of you last year and It really was too exciting…The BB is now an informercial and I can’t stand to go there and let 2 guys opinions rule everything…GO RANGERS!!!!!!11
i love beer!!!
that was well said TOrts…
I’m not saying Emrick isn’t a Devils fan but overall he’s pretty fair. I wouldn’t want to listen him every night but it’s not horrible – there are much worse, clueless guys out there. I wouldn’t have mistaken JD for being an unbiased Ranger’s announcer but he certainly did a good job being unbiased during national telecasts, I think Emrick is similar.
CCCP, maybe he’s in the ice bath with Brodeur! He’s so brilliant and amazing!
I’m great. Perhaps the greatest.
lol ZZ
I am a moderator on the forum at Ranger Nation. I really like most of the people that post there and such its a good time and the guy who made the sort loves hockey so much, especially the Rangers obviously.
I only plug it because I really believe it…
the forum there is like the blog here, really good conversation a lot of the time…
friends of mine were in a band and were driving him nuts by calling him Mr. Loaf.
they used urinal traps to promote themselves.
jerkins…beer sounds good now…
man I wish Naslund would get his game on!! Not only do I have him in my hockey pool, but I think he is the Rangers most gifted goal scorer. (perhaps in time, zherdev will be better)
He had some real low minutes that first period, zero pp.
Maybe thats why we are getting run down by the third…betts/orr/korp had 1 minute of ice time…
I expect better things from Nasland…he needs to get back to his “western conference play off stretch” form…..He can be way more effective!
I hope Torts is getting a better feel/expectation level for all his players….
wow can really hear them booing Redden… I guess becuase of that Crosby goal… and the whole season too date…
Redden couldnt handle the speedy Abe Vigoda either!!! WOW, dude was just hearin the boos… Please do something about this guy in the offseason!!
Nasty 1
which Chimay would you recommend for someone that never had it before? im looking at the few different ones here online…
okay. i’m waiting for a score for our side.
i’ve got my coca cola poured. have the remote in the
“good” spot…and it’s not what you think…sickos.
ummm….maybe i need to stand rather than sit.
worked in ‘94
hey doogie- it isnt 2001-02, Naslund sucks.
Soft save by Hank.
jpg stand one period sit the other… whichever one is better you must do for the rest of the season…. and the post season…
Now Hanks biggest stops so far…
scoreddddddddddddddddd
dubi dubi doo
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Dubi!!!
WOOHOO!!!
Great patience by DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBI
DUBI !!!
and that idiot Emrick called him Gomez
fatso is tired ….we may see a towel .
man the arena volume is either way up or the crowd is really into it!!!
MAAAAARRRRRYYYYYYY MAAARRRYYYYYYY FFFFAAAAATSSOOOOOO
i will literally scream even louder if our man Aves scores!
That goal was for Sally and her cats!
Haha, Gomez against Holik
Passion CARP …thats what we are seeing , beats skill my friend ..everytime!!!!!!!
YOU CAN”T BEAT US! clap clap – clap clap clap YOU CAN”T BEAT US!
UESBlueshirt
March 30th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Haha, Gomez against Holik
************************
would THAT be considered a mismatch :-)
Uncle Daddy clap clap – clap clap clap
This crowd is what ive been waiting for!!! NOW THIS IS A CROWD!!
i guess gomez got a roughing penalty for hitting the ice
GO HOLIK! Go Take Down A Man Half Your Size!
YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!
SCORE! AND MARTY CRYS!
girardi!!!!!!!!!!!
2-nil. eggsellent.
towel?
Girardi…it’s been a while Danny Boy
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
YEA BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GIRARDI!!
what happened to me?
He didn’t even touch your marty! STFU Fatso!
2-0 Rangers!!!! Shaddup Fatso!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Girardi ! from Antro
lol at Marty whining he was not touched…
hellz yea i love you rangers!!!!!!!!!!
What is Fatso bitching about?
MARTY!!!!!!!!
matt k watup man?!!!!
I see another goal ….and soon!! The Devils are screwed!!!!
assist by chrtis druuuuuuuuuuuuury!
lol Linda on the Gomez penalty
uh oh. that dreaded two goal lead.
good Mr Burns chuck!
ooo ee a power play!!! MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!!
i think brodeur will try the apple fritter between the 2nd and 3rd
Nothing much amigo.
mazrrrrrttttttyyyyyyyy!!!!!!
God I should have gone tonight.. let’s make it 3-0 NOW!
come on guys…
man, i was just about to celebrate the first goal
and all these computer books attacked me!
amazing.
didn’t hit my glass of liquid
but knocked the can over which was located elsewhere.
ouch!
anyway.
YAY!!! SECOND GOAL!!!
Linda
i like cats too!! Meet my cat Shibi… he is a monster!!
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9404/img2569w.jpg
Aww the rags scored. Back in our cave we go. >.<
hey Matt!!
i think we need to get to the dreaded 3 goal lead!!, maybe even 4 .. the more the merrier!!!
The Focus of Martin Brodeur
what happened to me?
you left once we started going to the net. finally.
The Focus of Martin Brodeur
March 30th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
hey doogie- it isnt 2001-02, Naslund sucks.
Wow what a great break out pass, nice work down low by Markus Naslund…2009
Double Wow…did you all see that fatso MB flailing around the ice….
Triple Woow…nice!!
“Are you saying ‘Boo!’ or ‘Boo-urns!’?”
“Booooooo!!!!!!”
”...I was saying Boo-urns.”
Screw 3 or 4, i want 7 or 8. Hey, i want Marty to get pulled. Hey…lets make him want to retire. Avery Hat-trick baby!
Agravaine, I’ll have to check out Ranger Nation
I go on the forums at scout.com and talk ranger hockey. There’s only a small amount of posters, but the ppl there always have something good to say. And keep everyone updated as much as possible.
Shibi kicks butt!!!
lol jpg.. need a new coke?
For every time Marty crys, take a drink. You’ll be drunk within 2 minutes.
As a hockey fan, this is a GREAT game. VERY entertaining.
lol matt, that would be a good drinking game. You can also play that with Cindy Crosby too. You wouldn’t be able to walk after the game though
oh damn the black hole known as Wade Redden is on the ice!
Matt, i dont think i’d have enough milk for that, brand new gallon would last about 30 seconds with the way this guy whines. You’d think he was a 13 year old girl who couldnt get jonas brothers tickets
Examiner… I’m a moderator so I’m biased… but I became a moderator becuase I enjoyed it so much… next to this site its my favorite honest
and its almos tliek this one becuase we all reference Carp and Jane (we give credit for everything) every day
Chimay Red is by far my favorite. Sample them all and make your choice as to which will be your “go to”. It is not an all the time beer, but I always like to start off my night with one when I am drinking.
I want a 2 goal lead going in to the third.
If i were a little kid watching this game, i’d instantly love hockey. To bad Bettman is to retarded to have ESPN broadcast games where little kids are exposed. I mean seriously..what little kid watches Versus? They all watch ESPN and sportscenter. Seriously.
Somewhere Chico Resch is filming his “What’s in Chico’s fat mouth segment” and silently weeping.
domi still looks like he could kick major ass!!!
yeah. i’m on it.
drenched a dozen cdrs.
sad just sad
but hey
we got a goal.
i’ll live with it.
Domi..you were a Ranger for what..2 years? All they can get is Tie Domi? Messier and Graves and at like every rivalry game. Seriously Versus..your dropping the ball.
Domi definitely got his moneys worth with his teeth… those things are as white as you get.
UESBlueshirt
March 30th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Somewhere Chico Resch is filming his “What’s in Chico’s fat mouth segment” and silently weeping.
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maybe its brodeurs donuts!
Sutter looks like he hasnt seen the sun in about 10 years
i like the idea that Tortorella uses the time out rather than “saves” em for another day.
methinks doc has a mancrush on the 6’6” 230 lb Antropov
redden is trying to give it away
i really appreciate the way they are fighting for the puck tonight, they just look like they want it more
indeed Linda!!
Hank makes me nervous when he does that—a crowd around yet
he’ll keep the puck alive with a purposeful rebound
Did emrick just call Orr a strong 2 way player? Yeah, he’s only go at 2 things. Checking and breaking people’s faces.
What a wrister by Cally
Cally!!!
Cally!!!
CAAAAALLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
CALLY !!!
u see that pass ur head fatso! FATSO!!!!
CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLY~!~!!!!!!
CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLY~~!!!!!
i absofreakin LUTELY LOVE THIS KID!!!!!!!
Colton Orr the human eclipse,... awesome!
Ryan Callahan!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! CALLLLYYY!!!
well, it felt like a playoff game and right now i wish it was a playoff game.
nice song during the GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!
AND THE CHANT GOES ON!! MARRRYYYY MARRRYYYYY!!!
Smell blood boys, please rip out the jugular and just chew on it. Please, for once this season.
Rip out their heart and stomp on it!
Prucha who??
nice save hank!!!
oh no the quizporn commercial…
wow where were these guys saturday!?
Easy glove save there on the 3-2. D pushes the screen out the way. Good job.
Torts: 8 goals and i’ll let you step on the logo tomorrow
Team: Really?
Torts: No, now stfu, play hard and i won’t send your *** to Hartford
Team: YES, SIR!
Yip , another goaaaaal…see ya guys i have to goto my buddies and watch the 3rd period on HD …he lives 5 min away!!sweeet…Go Rangersss go go gog ogogoo go!!
We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy is for the weak. Here, in the streets, in competition: A man confronts you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy.
oh im still a pru fan. kinda hopin we bring him back. he’s playing nicely in my nhl2k dynasty :)
I think on the last goal, every one went to Avery in front and just let Cally fire that laser. Ha. Watch it again, that is definitely what happened.
Let them keep concentrating on Avery, thats where he’s most effective, especially with this team and goalie!!!
Now if only he could score, that’d be fantastic
THE DREADED THREE GOAL LEAD
Matt K.!!!!!!!!!!!
that was FANTASTIC!!!
would hope that that’s what the players just heard on the bench from Tortorella.
One of my favorite periods of the year.
they have to come up with a good strong 3rd period this time. that means no goals allowed, certainly no more than one. don’t sit back, but don’t get caught pinching either.
what a game
hank has been a wall in net tonight. we aint losin this one. this is a preview of round 1 baby!
great 2nd period boys!!!! Now keep it going and make us all happy so we can get to 500 posts after a win ;-)
ues- this is the rangers best period all year. from scoring to our goaltending!
They better not pull this “Prevent Defense” crap. You win by playing HARD, and playing HARD all the time. Give it all, or go home.
jason is that from karate kid?
yea mike, hanks been solid tonight. Hopefully this is the “return” of the Hank we love!!
I gotta agree with UES, that was a great period!! Now they just gotta keep it going…60 minutes tonight baby!! That’d be freakin awesome!
ZHERDEV IS SO NOTICABLE!!! HE EVEN WEARS #23 IN ADDITION TO #13, THANKS VERSUS.
What a great period. We need this game badly. Kill these losers !!!!!
Hank is doing great, hopefully he has another period left in him to show he is ready for the playoffs !!
Keep the goals coming !!! Destroy FAT ASS !
I don’t think you will see the Rangers sit back in the third. They will keep the attack going under Torts…hopefully.
jerkins,
it is!
Sutter always looks like he just walked in on his brothers in the sack with his wife. Miserable looking guy. That being said, I would not be surprised or have a problem with him winning coach of the year. I mean you have to give credit where credit is due.
interesting on sutter saying players not trusting their teammate. thats telling, especially when someone like redden is your d partner. maybe thats why all his linemates suffer
marti-con Brodeur not marty Brodeur
I really hope they keep it up in the 3rd. I’m so frustrated by the last few games that I want blood in this one. I want complete destruction. I want Marty pulled.
these guys in the beer closet are out of control.
how many dives for Krispy Kreme Brodeur in the 3rd?
orr- hank is playin the best of this season in my eyes. he looks ready.
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jason- great quote. great movie too
I’m sorry, I mistakenly wrote “Marty” in my last post. Please substitute that with “Fatso.” Thanks.
Jenny Craig called Marty…problem is…he ate her.
They were looking a little tired at the end of the 2nd. They need red bull and whatever Redden has in the inside “secret” zipper pocket inside the normal pocket, that is in his jacket. Whatever it takes to win. Doc Gooden, Daryl Strawberry, LT, do it baby. Cocaine:For the good of the team. Haha. That is the slogan for everyone’s favorite powdery treat. Put it on the donuts and in the baby powder bottle. EVERYWHERE!!!!!! No sleeping in the 3rd. Pedal to the metal and balls to the wall.
whenever someone says/types/writes balls to the wall… all i can think of is udo dirkschneider (SP) and accept….wow i am old!
kph- i want utter annihilation baby!!!!! get them ready for the devils in the playoffs, who were mnost likely gonna face.
linda-it was funny on the 2nd goal when they said brodiva was mad cause he was run into. and they show the replay, and nobody is even near him. he had his celebration this year. now its our turn!!
My favorite part of that period was when Drury went for the rebound, the puck came out to Girardi, Fatso dove to try to get a call, Girardi scored and Fatso waves his arms up in the air looking for the call.
martampon brodiva!!!
Rick James: “Cocaine’s a helluva drug”
voros on tv!!!
freecredit report.com lets go!!!!!!!!
i love coke. err… cola
great minds = mike and jason
you all know how i dislike whiny men, and wow, this ‘dude’ just carries on. video proves noone is near him, i think the refs are watchin to see if avery is in the crease, and they are noticing half the time brodooor cries, noones near him… man i’d love to see a diving/unsportsmanlike on him tonight!
Ah, Toews and Kane, the Jonas Bros. of the NHL
lmao @ midol marty
callys a beast. hes gonna be capn one day
lmao @ lundqvist being the owner of a couple of shutouts already this season…with like 5 games left..too funny
wheres voros in his pirate outfit
Is Voros even still on this team?
And thus begins beer #3
I wanna see Shanahan and Callahan duke it out. Student vs Mentor.
voros=torts prucha
thanks linda- ur pretty sxwell yourself :)
Wooo! Just got home! Watched the first 2 periods at Uncle Joe’s downtown (homemade blue cheese). Now I’m cozy and dipping into the new supply of lucky pbr…
Did I miss anything exciting here?
HOW ABOUT THEM DUBINSKY WIGGLES???
yikes i think cally might have trouble there
does rupp wants to get knocked the f*ck out by Orr again?
Orr to Rupp: I’m gonna **** you up, yeah, i’m gonna **** you up.
orr is hilarious!! u see his eyes??? hes freakin possessed!!!!
Wow—not bad, getting a PP out of that scrum. Thought for sure there would be offsetting penalties.
wow! i’m surprised that the refs didn’t even it up.
Colton Orr: “Next time, lets go”
sally!!!!!!!!!! i dedicated dubis goal to you and dubi and gomez! get the lucky beers girl and settle in!!!
thanks mike aka bro
what was Morris thinking? the puck was still in the zone and he took it all the way back.
2 irishmen fightin? nothin wrong wit that! callys a young lion. shanny would lose
Potter on the PP!
well at least our pp is consistent
holy crap orr’s got psycho eyes!!! I LOVE IT he’s got those crazy eyes, and that evil grin, and the menacing chuckle!! He’s great
Thanks Linda! I’m pretty sure I scared everyone at Uncle Joe’s with my celebratory goal dances…
MMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRTTTYYY!!
Baaaaaad period so far.
well of course
Wow, they were out for a Sunday skate on that PP
why zherdev why???
Our PP is the most embarrassing thing to ever happen in the world. EVER!!!
love that cally is a young lion!! GRRRRRRRRRRROWL!
shoey!
Z, dumb penalty
dont fear the reaper. good song right now
Nasty 1
March 30th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Our PP is the most embarrassing thing to ever happen in the world. EVER!!!
moreso than the snuggie and ashlee simpson?
great play korp
Korpi = Sjo Jr?
lol linda- ur good you!!!!
what would be better
avery scoring outright, or midol marty puttin the puck in his own net after averys the last ranger to touch it???
ha shoey vs shanny!!
avery scoring a hat-trick on just marty putting it in his own net.
Nobody on here better say the “s” word. NOBODY!!!
thanks mike, i like to make you guys ( and ladies) laugh, because you all crack me up on a daily basis….
Shanny and Shoooooooooo…what an odd pairing!
both but if i had to chose, it would be avery scoring, then martina mcbrodiva midol man gettin pissed and starting a fight with aves, and then aves beats the uterus out of him
Yes, more than a snuggie on voros and a bucket of crisco.
Matt K.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
avery scoring a hat-trick on just marty putting it in his own net.
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wonder how many replays of THAT versus or even the NHL would show!! That’s a great vision though
and then punches martina in the ovaries
Wow… that was close
close….almost 4.
i’d just want a solid 3rd.
i know it’s not rubbing it in but with this team
you gotta start simple and blossom from there.
that color comm guy is such afag. hes due for a ny beatdown
LMFAO @ beat the uterus out of him!! OMG i scared the cat again!!!
voros in a snuggie with a bucket of crisco… in some places down here that’d be a helluva night lol
good song!!!!!! queen!!
Stupid Bemidji Beavers.
hank is on fire tonight!
Does anyone know if Boston U and Minnesota still go at it? I know back in the Brooks eva, they used to go at it all the time which is why the 1980 Olympic hockey team was great, 2 rivals coming together and beating those comy bastards.
what the hell?!?!?
that was as much of a hook on Avery as Z gave.
i guess there wasn’t that talk to bettman and collie
dont like how hank turned back to check on that one, he might tweak his neck there and we need him!
HOLY CRAP AVERY IS AN EFFIN GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cmon aves u already get the penalty!!!!!
Actually a takedown is only 2 points Emrick. I wrestled in high school!
Look at Drury all caring about what happens! Go you!
If they give Avery a penalty there it is BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!
Okay, Avery impressed me VERY MUCH with his self constraint…
I want to see Orr destroy somebody now, either Rupp or Clarkson
I can’t believe the refs let him get away with that, I know you got to let them go but jesus if that was almost any other player they would have stepped in.
WTF is that?
that should be a double minor on Clarkson,and nothing on Aves
Can anyone detail the Avery-Clarkson situation for those of us who don’t have Versus?
Thanks!
it looked like he was sayin he wasnt gonna go… and then that freakin living abortion tosses him down twice?? i bet avery gets an instigator for dropping his glove
Putting them on their back = 3, more then 5 seconds, = 4, more then 10 = 5, flat on their back with shoulders pinned down for 3 = pin.
if aves draws a pp then hell yea but i woulda messed clarkfag up
well, folks
looks like the refs are going to still hate Avery
and let whatever happen happen.
again, because he wasn’t a good Canadian boy and paralyzed someone by punching ‘em in the back of the neck or committed adultery with his sis-in-law or elbowed a guys face off…..
wtf is right…..I don’t have a good feeling about that
Orr should ****ing Chris Simon, Clarkson now.
Bullsh#@ call on avery!
Avery=Ghandi
maybe we should send picture of Elisha Cuthbert to
NHL home office
inscribed with the line
“Why do you hate the Man who used to date me?”
AVERY = GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he showed a lot there, he tied their hands!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HIM
Clarkson got a double minor for roughing 4 mins. and a 10 minute misconduct. Avery got 2 mins. for roughing.
The **** was that Drury? ROTATE!
zherdevs lazy cmon man!
this is one of those power plays that Tortorella refers to as more important than an overall average.
Thomthum I made the same Ghandi reference in the press box…
did Naslund think he was Jagr in his prime?
you know he’s just gotta be BUSTING to go freakin nuts!!! But he freakin knows if he just bides his time, he’ll get an advantage for his team!! Now lets see Orr level Rupp into next June!
Aw I’m just loving Aves so bad right now
I love when it’s Rangers – Devils, the Potvin Sucks chants increase. It’s not even an Islander game but the blue seats don’t care. It’s like their cult slogan.
HENRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIK!!! HENRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIK!!!
lmao @ clarkson gone for the rest of the game!!! BRILLIANT!!! One less goon for Orr to have to destroy tonight lol
Hey Linda! How’s the lucky 2% tonight? Did you guys get any tornadoes the other day?
13-2-4 against Marty
Marty: 30000000 – 0 against jelly donuts.
Ah great minds Jane…great minds….
so nice to see how the devs can hook and hold without any problem from the refs
cant drink the milk while watchin Rangers Devs…it curdles!!! Too much agita!!!
No tornado activity the other day, but man it scary when the weather radio goes off at like 3 in the morning!
keep the pressure on Boys!!!
henry!!!
Linda, the Debbies curdle my milk too.
Glad to hear you’re safe!
this game is out of control!!!
THIS IS HOCKEY!!! EF YOU BETTMAN AND YOUR PANSYASS PATROL!!!
Where are all those Henrik haters from Saturday? The King put the team on his back yet again
i love every ranger fan!!!!!
Jerkins, love you too buddy.
LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!
im a hank lover, but he did stink the other day
New Jersey Empty Net or is Versus being retarded again?
i know how you feel Linda.
tornados hit my area in Ohio years ago
luckily it skipped my home and many of my relatives.
still did a good deal of damage.
you make yourself extra aware when stuff like hail or a weird humid night pops up.
WTF is that monstrosity in PHX?
Love hearing the Avery praise on the radio, on this board, anywhere. I’m a Kings fan and an Avery fan and it’s really great to see him finally getting the respect he deserves.
Hank Haters…. this is quite possibly his best game of the season!!! He is so focused and really spot on! I give him all the credit in the world. This is how he needs to play every game if the team is gonna do anything in the playoffs!
why does someone have to ruin it by saying wheres all the hank haters???? like anyone hates hank. dumb
I’m feeling like a Devs 1st round match up would be a really great thing right about now…
why do the announcers have to be sore losers???
nice Hank!!!
that’s the King that we’ve known and love!!
Liza,
I’m happy to see Sean shut up and just play the game! He is a very good talent but his mouth takes away from his game. It looks like and hopefully he has learned his lesson.
good stuff liza! welcome to ranger land!
Liza, really? Dustin Brown is from my hometown. (Sorry, I have to mention that at every chance I get.)
wow… this is quite possibly their first 60 minute game of the season!!!! WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!
this is how it should be!!! NY RULES!
Rupp=d-bag
Jane
did you say that in the press box, too?
Hey Sally,
Cornell boy here.
great job tonight. very good effort.
now, let’s go get ‘em in Carolina a hell of a lot better than last time.
WOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOoooo
Buzzer to buzzer masterpiece!
LMAO @ RUPP gettin a penalty!! LOVE YOU AVES!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
MASTERPIECE all the way around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THAT…was Rangers hockey.
THE BEST GAME THIS SEASON!!! THANK YOU RANGERS FOR A HELLUVA GAME TONIGHT
the Magic Coke Strikes Again!!!
bwaaa-haa-haaaa!!!!
Did i just see Redden look up at the scoreboard? I think he was checking if they won.
Very impressive win! From start to finish the best Rangers game in a really long time!
Hey Chuck! Go Red!
a couple notes,
a bit unbiased from the versus guys 2nite.
Henrik being a king!!!!! We need the King of tonight!!!!!! Maybe, just maybe, Hank wants the Cup!!
DEVS-RANGERS 1ST RND. I WOULDNT WANT IT ANYOTHER WAY!!!
Sally
i think u just short-circuit the entire internet!! lol
SAM-[ hank, if he plays like this, can get us a cup!!!!!!!
Best game of the season
Final tally
Lundqvist 37 pucks deflect wide off of him, or bounce off him, or go wide after hitting him…... and 1 save
lmao jpg!!!!
Outside of Messier, Reggie Jackson, and Joe Namath, has there been one athlete who has oozed I LOVE PLAYING IN NEW YORK more than Sean Avery??????
jpg….last year my car got some pretty crazy hail damage on it. It’s pretty scary, especially at night when you can’t tell if the sky is brown or green.. Like a typical New Yorker, the first 5 warnings we had, I was outside takin pictures of the sky, watchin hail…. my fiancee thinks i’m nuts.
The complex we live in, was hit pretty bad in 89, 5 buildings leveled. Seen pictures, it was unreal
all the Renney droolers and Avery pooh-poohers can crawl back under their rocks now
I wonder if Devils playoff tix went on sale yet? Last year I played the odds and bought them before the seedings were decided but I had a good idea it would be Rangers v Devils.
what a game! i guess we all know who we want our 1st round opponents to be.
MAARRRRRRRRRTTYYYYYYYYY
lol cccp, sally, and kaspar.. .good stuff there
ITS CALLY AND NOT GOMEZ!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
wow, what a freakin game, i’m out of breathe! can’t wait for the man to get home lol ;-)
My cable just went out, apparently it couldn’t handle the awesomeness either.
Kaspar, how many pucks did stop with his head?
i’ve got a Newfie who is afraid of using the steps to the basement.
luckily, it hasn’t come to the point where i either have to decide whether to carry him, push him down there or give him a hug and wish him well.
Sally
One shot “ping ponged” off his head
another 4-5 went wide after hitting him ( Emrick just cannoy bring himself to say “save Lundqvist”
*cannot
I’m at work so I couldn’t catch the game. How did Shanny play?
oh, give me a break
comparing Avery with what happened between
the Red Wings and Avs.
besides, if it they would have paid attention, originally,
they would have seen the cheap play by Kozlov of Detroit that started the bad blood.
Dan LD
Mostly Invisable
1 good defensive play
did you seriously lose your cable???
I gotta say it again AVERY=GENIUS!
Can you imagine what freakin crazy hockey a first round series between these 2 would be. NHL would be DROOLING for that match up!!!!!
The she devils played like a bunch of menopausal women letting their emotions get the best of them , fighting over Sean Avery.
The rangers simply kept their composure and won, very simple.
Listening to the game it was like overhearing two gays on a date at MSG, crappy telecast.
I’d rather watch the game in sign language than listen to dead people announce the game. What game were they watching with all the bantering?
That sure feels good to watch, doesn’t it?
Thanks Kaspar. How awesome is it that he does that? Man I feel good right now! I’m gonna go tp my nozy neighbor’s lawn.
jpg ur a chick????
were those the Ranger defensmen playing tonight?
hitting everything in sight, protecting the front of the net, never once “bumbling” a puck
anyone miss Rozival? just asking
Linda I really did! It was out for about 5 min but is back in time for me to watch the end of Intervention.
Also, Gomez wanted me to tell you that it’s his 1st bday on Wednesday :)
jpg… just get a big piece of plywood, get him on there and push him in the basement…ya just cant hug him and wish him well!!!
Damn, one hour til the man gets home!!! Wonder how long this adrenaline rush will last! Best game of the season!!!
Does anyone know who got the 3 stars? It would have to be Hank, and maybe Girardi with 2 points
Can’t wait to watch this one on the DVR later.
that game was awesome
I didn’t want Avery back I was afraid of what he would do… but he just seriously showed me something there and I am glad to admit I was wrong and he has learned self control!!!!!!
that was a bogus penalty call on him. I want ot hear Torts… VS better play his press conference…
i feel like cozyin up to my sexy neighbor right now!!, but my girl, whos a cop, would probably mace me and beat my a$$. damn iowwa girls!
Linda I am looking up the three stars for you
1. Hank
2. Gomez
2. GIradi
aggie- of course not, theyre talkin to cam ward!!!!! why????? who cares?? its ny. we dont care about north crapalacka
Excellent game. I love how the three goal scorers were homegrowns.
Gomez was great. I liked Potter’s game a lot too. Quiet yet efficient and he made some nice passes in the O-Zone. That’s what you want from a 3rd pair.
Jerkins-The Ultimate Warrior is going around Universities doing political and motivational speaking. I don’t want to get political here but he has said some very disturbing things about homosexuality and paralyzed/crippled people. The man is nuts. He also legally changed his name to Warrior to show that is his way of life and to rub it into Vince McMahon that Vince doesn’t own him.
If you youtube him you’ll find lots of stuff on him nowadays.
This is the NHL writeup of the Avery situation
There was no drama between Rangers agitator Sean Avery and Devils goalie Martin Brodeur, longtime adversaries, but Avery did annoy David Clarkson enough in the third period to get the New Jersey enforcer off the ice.
The two were locked up in the Rangers zone, with Clarkson tugging on Avery, who chose not to drop the gloves. Clarkson kept pulling until Avery fell to the ice face first. Clarkson got a double penalty for roughing plus a misconduct, while Avery was given only two minutes for roughing.
Orr controversy last game… Avery controversy here…
Just showed my fiancee a youtube clip of Wings vs Avs in 97, no way that would happen in today’s NHL.
lol mike…. still have your crush on the nhl commercial girl??
dan ld… wish i could get my hands on a copy of this game and just watch it over and over… pure awesomeness. and its soooooooo great to see midol marty pissed off!!
damn linda. u scare me. u watch too much desperate housewives!!! id be scared to be your husband
I was watching online tonite so I wasnt bloggin…I’m sure some of pals here mentioned the continuing horrible hockey coverage by Versus…my god its as if they were hired by the NHL to make people watch basketball
Jason – Absolutely. He was still a blast in Los Angeles, though he ultimately was a very different player there just because it’s a different team. I’ve been a huge fan of his since the trade that brought him to LA in 2003 so it’s been great to watch his progression.
jerkins perkins – Thanks! It’s my second time around (the Kings are my number one but I support Avery on whatever team he goes to) but I do have some love for this team even without him! It’s nice to have someone to root for in the playoffs honestly.
Sally – Ithaca right?! He’s great.
My three stars would’ve been 1. Henrik 2. Avery 3. Cally but it’s all good they got the two points.
For anyone who wants to see Prucha/Dawes and even Kalinin the Coyotes vs. Stars is on in 20 minutes. I’ll take a peak.
MIKE A
I noticed that too…they showed the three goal scorers and I said those are all ranger boys,...no UFAs…bring up Ansimov now…LOL
mikeA- wow so ultimate warrior is an ultimate loser huh. i am not gay but i have gay friends and that aint cool.
sorry I was quiet for the whole second half of the game… doing stats research finding the d on ice for 4 on 4 goals against… we have allowed nine this season and I only found 8… which mean I have to do through the whole season again… and I don’t feel like it at all…
Great game all around from the Rangers. Avery really has smartened up and you can see his skill flourish more when he plays like that. I seioudly think Redden sucks and no other defenseman on this team makes as many stupid errors as he does. Even if he made league min I wouldnt want him. On a better note that was a well deserved 2 points.
Liza, yup! He’s pretty awesome. Me and his wife were friends in 1st grade… my claim to fame! Hehe!
much thanks agravaine, i nailed two of em..not too shabby!!
Interesting post MikeA. I had heard he legally changed his name to Warrior (as Test added that to his name) might have to check that out.
Potter- nice game. Made some good plays, seemed to fit nicely with Paul Bunyan Mara.
Man I just can’t get over how great they were tonight!
I would have had either Cally, Dubi or Avery (out of spite) not Gomez…
im watchin phoenix too, wish they were in the playoffs though.
And Superstar Billy Graham legally changed his name to Bill Graham and tried to re-open Filmore East
I’m out of here…
cathc ya on the flip side…
can’t wait to check the audio clip from Jane of the press conference..
PS does anyone else want to actually see the guy crash on the gecco?
I wanna change my name to Killer.
Sally, did you graduate from Ithaca HS? If so my roommate from college went there as well (class of 98, I won’t ask when you grad because that’s impolite). His name is John Baker. Anyway, he was telling me about Dustin Brown for years before he made a name for himself. My friend’s not much of a hockey guy but he says that Dustin was one of the bigger names to come out of upstate NY in the past decade or so.
linda- test died recently. he was young too
Kaspar, that means you missed my 7:40 heads-up for you.
hellzzzz no mike i dont watch that crap!!! Prison Break, Fringe and Deadliest Catch are pretty much the only shows I watch (not counting hockey, football and baseball)
Redden is a shell of his former self, both athletically and humanly. His eyes look dead, sometimes I wonder if he really is a zombie
TAX DAY=TEA PARTY DAY= START OF THE PLAYOFFS!!!!
ha superstar billy graham. hes an oldie
UES, it was obvious early on that Brown was a big fish in a tiny pond here.
I don’t think I know your friend. I went to the smaller high school and he’s a few years older than me. Yay townies!
On another Ithaca note, stupid Bemidji Beavers!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rick…LMAO!!!
I just went back and read it…had to try and stomach versus tonite..its really bothering me why Emrick cant just say “save Lundqvist”...whats the deal with that?
My son keeps seeing Abe Vigoda on Conan Obrien…the guy looks the same as when he was in the Godfather….old
Linda! Do you think it’s possible that Brind’amour bit Redden somewhere along the way and they zombie hockey corps are growing??????
Jerkins you remember Superstar Graham? he’d point at his arms and say…”You see these bitheps”
yea i saw that mike, it was like 2 days before my daughters bday! We used to watch religiously back in the mid=late 90s. Her and my son in law are still huge fans lol! We met Chris Jericho at the Rangers skills comp/charity game. and Mankind actually lived by us so we’d see him all the time. My daughter used to work at place called sports plus (had rides, games, ice rink) and would play with his kids when he brought them in. We’d see Dee Snider a lot too!!
Agravaine, I would have picked one of the same 3 you mentioned! Good call!
NY Rangers record over last 4 years
.....YEAR W L T OTL PTS
2008-2009 40 28 0 9 89
2007-2008 42 27 0 13 97
2006-2007 42 30 0 10 94
2005-2006 44 26 0 12 100
Sally, that’s awesome. And scary.
Superstar Billy Graham is pretty messed up from roids. He’s had like 6-7 hip surgeries. Kaspar have you been to Irving Plaza recently? They have renamed it to the Filmore at Irving Plaza…nice try….
R.I.P. Test; 34 is waaaay too young.
And Kaspar again-yeah bring him up! LOL. I can wait till next season. I’d be down for drafting that Kukilov dman if he’s still available. Russian posse!
LMAO @ Rod the bod biting Redden!!!!!!!!!!! Canadian zombies overtakin the NHL. Doing the bidding of their leader Count Bettman
Sally – Not sure if you care at all but his wife actually just had their second child in February! Mason Cole Brown. Born about six weeks early but I think he just went home so everything seems good.
Rick, I know. Make sure your brain is safe!
my fiancee doesnt want to have kids… so when I get my asskickin dog, his name will be SEAN AVERY
Liza, I heard! Tiny Brownies! Their first one is the cutest little dude ever.
LINDA DOOOO IT!!! You are so awesome.
braaaaaaaaaaains braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaains!!!
I bet Sather is tryin to work a deal for Rod the Zombie Bod as we speak!!! So, does it work like vampires? Is the zombie who turned you into a zombie your mentor??
MikeA,
I didnt know about it being renamed
Last trip to Irving was Oct 2001 to see Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros…like 3-4 weeks after 9/11
Spooky trip, sad trip…national guard at the tunnels…no traffic…left from Hempstead at 5PM to NYC parked at a garage around the block from irving, walked to a diner and was sitting with my son eating at 5:50…NYC was empty
we need to send rick and jane some aqua net to protect their brains when they are around Redden!! It worked for Kerry Frazier all those years!
Sally – I’ve only seen him in this but it’s GREAT!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcyPtKjPx14
Wow… I’m amazed at how quickly I the convo can turn from hockey and zombies to babies and puppies. Oops.
No, zombies are cooler than vampires. They don’t have mentors. There aren’t really that many set rules about zombies other than the fact that they eat brains… look out, Carp!
Kaspar, I went to NYC a week after 9/11 and took my daughter in a week later (didnt want her to be afraid of taking the LIRR). It was the strangest feeling both times, how quiet it was. and so sad seeing all those flyers. NG in Penn Station, pretty surreal. Sad how it seems so many people forgot.
“What are you doing? I’m your son?” Love it.
Here you go. Best zombie fight scene ever:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSPG9QQg4C0
From the film “Zombi 2” (not a sequel)... the main character looks like Tom Hanks and Saddam’s love child. Watch it.
lol sally, some of the most random things come up in this blog, i think that’s why its so awesome….that and Rick and Jane and everyone who posts.
Joe Strummer RIP
jerkins perkins
no, i’m just an effed up Dude
who’s done too many Dead shows….hey!! there’s the red white and blue connection??!!?!?
and
just write whatever evilness pops out of my head sometimes. iz there a problem??
crazy clip sally!
anyone have any info from Torts post game comments???
To say this win was huge would be oxymoronic. You would love to see this team bottle this wonderful 60 minute effort and take it to the end of the season and in the playoffs. They battled supported each other and drew off of the electric crowd and Avery. The Devils had 38 shots but I thought the Rangers defense kept the Devils to the outside(for the most part) and cleared out the rebounds(that a very sharp Hank didn’t gooble up) Staal and Girardi were fantastic while matched up against Parise. Girardi’s offense had dried up for 40 games and now all of a sudden he’s got five points in the last 4 games. It seems like he’s regained his confidence and now his offense while playing with Staal. That could be an elite top pair for a long time. Hank was fantastic tonight(coming off a shaky outing on Saturday)He stayed on his feet more cut down his angles well and seemed more agressive and not as deep in his net net. What can you say about Avery? He has been every bit the revelation that he was his first time here. He didn’t really have any battles with Marty but he battled everyone else. He threw some massive hits, battled with Mottau all game long and was good at agitating that Rupp and Clarkson tried to take his head off. Somehow Avery got a penalty for being thrown down twice.He also made a nice pass and drove to the net9drawing a dman) on Cally’s goal. Gomez was excellent vs the Devs as he almost always has since coming here. He used his speed to create all mkinds of offense. Cally was once again fantastic. Torts is the perfect coach(and has the perfect system) for Cally. Cally just does everything. He backchecks harder than anyone he hits he drives to the net and gets his shot off quickly. He’ll score 30 goals next year I’d bet. Dubi was really solid too. He and Sjostrom have nice chemistry. Antropov was good again using his body and making nice little passes (including his snazzy little play on Girardi’s goal)Would like to see more from a guy like Zherdev but his non existant game didn’t hurt tonight. Pretty quitely effective game by Drury and Potter looked really solid and poised tonight.They need to get up and play much the same against a white hot Canes team.
kaspar
The VS coverage was one of the worst! it was dark as if they were playing in the cave! I remember some time ago Jim Dowd on NHL Live! was defending VS saying that it’s a new network …and they learning still…and that when ESPN came about the network wasn’t great right away too and crap like that….
… and I thought to myself… when ESPN first started out they probably had two cameras for the entire network! And even then I bet they had better telecast. There is absolutely no excuse for this horrible and unprofessional joke of a network.
Hey, all of you having a big love-in about Dustin Brown, I’m from the same hometown as Hugh Jessiman. Does that mean everyone wants to kick the crap out of me?
Actually, it makes me wanna kick the crap out of me.
But I too am a Big Red fan – too bad they ran out of gas against Bemidji State last night.
Jane …
That second audio clip is awesome. I think that is exactly what the Rangers need to do to tweak their game.
We dont have “Game-Breaking” Defensemen. They need to concentrate on playing D and not worry about about pinching in and being overly aggressive.
Playing a 2-1-2 type game fits this team. We have aggressive wingers in Callahan, Korpi, Zherdev, Orr, and Sjo and responsible enough centers to control the neutral zone and support our offensive-less Defense.
Great Win Tonight …. LETS GO RANGERS !!!
I just got back from the game… What a fun one. I am just SO happy to see Hank really step up his game. He was seeing the puck great tonight, you could really tell. Very patient and never out of position. Thats what we need the rest of the way. I love coming back and checking out all the chatting on the blog and seeing everyone’s response to the goals. I just hate that there’s no Rangers in 60 cause of crap VS. Im feeling good… gonna go smoke a joint and enjoy the evening. Maybe watch NHL on the Fly six times or something. LGR!!!
lol dawes is seemingly a healthy scratch for phoenix already
Linda-if you want to talk about a real zombie you gotta go with Glen Hanlon. I just shouted out “Mmmmm brains” one day during a Rangers-Caps games and some of my friends still bring it up today.
That guy went from looking like a stockbroker yuppie from the Wallstreet movie when he was a goalie with the Rangers to looking like a zombie when he coached the Caps.
Kaspar-Yeah dude, I remember NYC that time. I was in DC but came home the weekend after 9/11 and again opening night as I was at a 311 concert and it was just a sad, grey, nervous time.
And Zherdev was good tonight and Redden did ok too.
Just back from the game-
hope you could hear us through all the VS crap. It was LOUD and proud!!! Fantastic that OUR King shutout their shutout king :) Keep ‘em coming Hank! And yeah, CALLY. THERE’s your Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award winner!Sweet dreams, Ranger fans!
great post cally, funny post Raider!!!
Hank tonight was solid as ever, this is how we need him to be from here on in. Best game of the season for him, and the team as a whole. If they could play like this consistently, who KNOWS the possibilities!!! Everyone stepped up tonight, they played UP to the competition and that’s what they need to continue to do. No more soft games, fighting for their playoff lives!! Last 2 games of the season are going to be absolute gladiatorfests!
hope you could hear us through all the VS crap. It was LOUD and proud!!! Fantastic that OUR King shutout their shutout king :-)
(Don’t know why that came out crossed out!)
MikeA thats too funny. Sutter is looking that way now. Man must have a serious vitamin d deficiency, as i said earlier, it doesnt look like he’s seen the sun in a decade. A lot of em seem to get that dead in the eyes, paler than milk look as they get older lol.
Speakin of old Rangers goalies, you gotta give Eddie Mio props on having a decent pornstache
Rick, why do those cross outs happen?
Cupcake, we certainly did hear ya! It was definitely fans at playoff decibel levels!! Good job
No aqua net! I wore enough in junior high to set me for life! Post game post on the way…
As an audio/video junkie/hobbyist, Versus really makes my blood boil. They’re a bunch of amateurs!
Jane has a short post up with a Tortorella quote
they played like someone posted a couple days ago, when he said that the Rangers would have to play their dmen more conservative to prevent the 2-on-1’s and breakaways, while still using the forwards to play the Torts forecheck system without so much pinching by Dmen
it worked to a T
PRUUUUUUUCHA just scored in OT for Yotes!!