New look in LaLa land
Here’s a question for you, what happens if Jokinen fits in really well and plays hard and produces offense and develops something special with Gaborik?
Then do the Rangers try to re-sign him at what would have to be major bucks? Would that be a major mistake?
I’m not counting on any of that, although I won’t be surprised of Jokinen gets off to a fast, fast start then goes back to his sometimes on/sometimes off effort. He can be tough when he wants to be.
I’m also very anxious to see Prust. We know he’s tough, although probably a light heavyweight or middleweight.
(wait a second, did Duguay say Jokinen and Gaborik could be one of the top lines in the NHL? Seriously?)
Ok, back to Prust. I want to see if he’s going to be able to play well enough to stay in the lineup. God knows the Rangers need his fists.
Lundqvist back in goal. Rangers look to make it a great trip against a team coming back from a long trip. You know how that usually adversely affects the home team. Can the Rangers take advantage?
We’ll see.
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Thought so
So close…
Good job boys!@
Jokinen willl not stay. I doubt.
Fire Sather!
Who got carped, Linda?
LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just got done with my basketball day, picked up a few slices of pizza (no, not from the Captain’s new place) and ready to settle in for some hockey.
I may not get to read through the previous thread.
Anything I need to know? Please bring me up to speed. Thanks.
id rather let him go and make a run at kovi-chuck
8th?
the best was i got the twitter alert and carp hadnt said NEW POST!! i’ll go check
CJP
FIST BUMP!!!!!! Welcome to BONEHEAD NATION!!!
Will Prust be a bust? And will Ollie beat the King’s goalie?
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I havent been excited about the start of a game in over a week! Hope its a good one!
ps hey Linda hey MAKO
Duguay’s shirt is making me sea-sick!
deja!!!
DEJA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yes! how are you????
CJP was carped Noremry posted after ricks new post alert!!
MAKO lol It’s always hard for me to imagine that Dave and Duguay are from the same era!
damn i gotta see his shirt now! i hope i have the MSG feed tonight! that would just make this entire day!
Im out of rehab doing outpatient. Getting stronger everday im maybe 50% recovered. I ended up having an auto immune disease called Guillian Barre. Theres a great recovery rate just can take up to 2 years.
OLGA!
So Linda is that good or bad for me? lol
CJP needs to repost his post here!!
The Wizard is going to speak?
Ryan Smyth, probably the Wiz’s best draft pick for Edmonton in 10-12 years after the dynasty.
if we don’t re-sign Jokinen, and Sather does the right thing and waives Redden after the season, we will have $22 million in cap space this summer
$22 MILLION!
some of that will go to a new Staal contract, maybe Girardi too, and we’ll have to replace FA’s who leave, but with only 2 years left on the asinine Drury/Rozsival contracts, there would FINALLY be some light at the end of the tunnel as far as the cap hell that Sather has gotten us into
SLATS DO THE RIGHT THING, WAIVE REDDEN…then fire yourself
its good Nor!!
deja, do you have a FB?? if so, you gotta join the boneheads group!!
deja, we missed you, man. Good to have you back! get well.
Hey has anybody been to the captains new pizza place?
Noremry
LOL I know. While Dave was probably listening to the Eagles, Donnie was listening to ABBA LMAO
lmao @ the wizard! he’s crept out of the coffin and will now try to string together 3 coherent sentences???
I’ve been to the one in Stamford. Pretty good actually.
The thing about the Captain’s pizza place is that it was legendary in CT for decades. He just bought it and franchised it and opened a few new ones. So I expect it will be exceptional.
Reggie…you’ve had clutchzza????
they are asking slats why it was important to make this trade
i doubt he’ll say “to save my butt john”
Repostin’
MAKO, I’ve been a fan since 1979 (I’m 37) and a die-hard since ‘89…So I’ve seen plenty and most of it hasn’t been good. LOL.
My hatred of Drury comes from many angles. But mostly it’s the fact that he’s got this huge myth about him. I’ve watched almost every game of his tenure here and all I see is a small player who rarely hustles, can’t shoot, can’t pass and seems awfully disinterested in what’s going on around him.
Yay, he blocks shots. Woo Bleepin Hoo.
Can’t blame the guy for taking the money…but stop lying about how this was the only place you wanted to play. And stop plugging your dumb ass pizza place.
Captain material this guy certainly is not.
mako, i hope you’re gonna post slats on youtube!! I will send you a case of aqua net!
yeah i do have a fb linda.
If anyone is interested, here’s Day 1 of Higgins and Kotalik with the Flames:
http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=515995&navid=DL|CGY|home
But back to the Rangers, should be interesting. Olli gets a chance to be an elite player again, and Mr. Prust can endear himself to the Garden faithful in a few short weeks by taking on Public Enemy No. 1 Carcillo.
Deja- Hope your recovery goes well.
By chance were you ever on Lipitor?
deja, we’d love you to join the boneheads! just look for a pic of dubinsky pickin his nose!
CJP!!
Awesome! Welcome to BONEHEAD NATION! Fist bump for you!!!
Linda!
ARGH WOMAN! Why didnt you tell me to record it. I thought you got the MSG feed :( SOWWY. No AQUANET For me!
What, you didn’t like Dougay’s shirt? I thought it was nice. It looks like birds’ poop early in the morning on Staten Island Exspressway.
I get it Thanks.
we dont get the pre game or post game on hockeystreams.. they only do that when its HNIC
Linda-
Very strange similarities between the on-ice product & out of the oven product: You expect a delicious slice for the inflated price you pay, but it somehow falls way below expectations. When I complained to management they ignored me raised their prices!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Im sorry.
ilb
LMAO! Im getting dizzy looking at it. WTF is it? Little flowers?
Carp – thanks good to be back
ddebened – nope managed to fight it without meds since they figured out what it was really late in.
Linda – Cant find it.
Great post Reggie!! did you at least get a free chewy mouthguard for your troubles??
really deja? its called Boneheads (very original)
deja- full recovery to you. It’s a nasty disease, takes a long time to rehab.
damnit i cannot wait to see this shirt!!!!!!!!!! you guys are all abuzz aboot it!!
Yes Linda – free mouthguard when you mumble your order
HOLY FIRETRUCKIN CARP!!! MSG FEED! and there is BRASHEARS NEGATIVE!!!!!!!!
Linda – yeah for some reason the only results i get are for metal bands lol
Does Ollie have eyebrows? Yeesh!
It’s a new (ugly) faces time! LGR!
Joe already looks like he is about to have an orgasm. And he hasn’t even mentioned Drury yet.
LMAO ! Drury in the middle on the 4th line
Guillain-Barré was tossed around at first when my mother was hit with acute neouropathy.
The called it “idiopathic” but she got suddenly better when she was taken off Lipitor.
Anyway good luck to you.
Let’s Go Rangers
deja, so glad you’re here tonight! its always great to ‘see’ you!
WOW Quick looks like he’s 11 years old in that pic
Drury on the fourth line!
COULD THIS NIGHT GET ANY BETTER????????????? drury on the 4th line…..... too bad my man is sick!!
Oh boy…. Joe is going to be on FIAAAYAA tonight. “Quick is THICK”
Kopitar reminds me of Adam Banks from The Mighty Ducks.
Drury has to be the worlds most expensive 4th liner!
Anze Kopitar ain’t Vogue magazine material either..
fiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah fiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
thats a mighty fine set of nostrils Sam!
why is it that this is the most excited i’ve been for a game in two weeks????
Drury might be starting on the 4th line…but Tortorella won’t keep him there. WAY too much man love between those two for Drury to stay on the 4th line.
Pretty sad that the only time this entire season that Drury played with any kind of passion was when he was demoted to the 4th line. Soon as he got his ice time back…the effort went ka-put.
Lauri Korpikoski and Adrian Aucoin just won a shootout! For Phx! Who woulda thunk it?
ddebened – yeah thats what they were calling it for a long time ‘acute onsetting neuropathy’ i was basically fully paralyzed, but they i started getting some function back and started getting stronger and the doctors best bet was GB since i went to a specialist who delt with it a lot in the 70s.
Go to hear your mothers better.
Linda help me i cant find it im a poor sick young girl ;)
thats hilarious deja!! at first it was skinhead and nazi stuff.. very odd..
And remember…Drury is still the First Unit Power Play Point Man…
And yet Tortorella can’t figure out why his PP stinks.
Tortorella needs to do his Forrest Gump impersonation: “I’m not a smart man.”
ARE YOU READY?!
friend me and i’ll invite you
email addy is met_giRL@Hotmail.com
CJP
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:37 pm
And remember…Drury is still the First Unit Power Play Point Man…
And yet Tortorella can’t figure out why his PP stinks.
Tortorella needs to do his Forrest Gump impersonation: “I’m not a smart man.”
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lmao @ outstanding!
Alright, here we go
olli with a goal and an assist…
LAWRENCE is on the ice! his moustache is FABULOUS!
ugh billmccreary again!!!!!!!!!
CCCP Let’s hope so and no posts please lol
did you guys see sather?? he looked fresh…
WOW Prust is fast!
CCCP he must’ve fed on brashear
I don’t like seeing 5 in the picture, all surrounding Hank.
yup… after he fed on brashear he felt kind of “higginsy”
i found the nazi stuff. I dont think its meant to be it says you dont exist either. Am I still in the hospital does any of this even exist?
Morning all! Dont know last time I got up at 4 in the morning but had to see this game so LGR!!!
WTF why did he wait so long to shoot!!!!!!!
That was close!
Is Jack Nicholson at the game?
aw post
very very odd deja!!
Those PP numbers are pretty grim.
Jokinen’s stache is amazing. ha
Jokinen can play point, cool.
Oh, so we got a new point man?
heya krisy!
Jokinin’s mustache is very “it rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again” EGAD!
New nickname for the fourth line:
The pizza delivery line?
lmao Rick, the dominos boys
MAKO-lmao very disturbing does he remind you a little of the head in the Basket Case movies?
lmao the BVD LINE! MANTIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Prust pulls a Hollweg.
ouch!!!
Prust takes Avery’s first penalty.
Yup, bad penalty. Too agressive
The “Toppings 50 cents Each” line.
Prust just killed him. wow.
How did Ryan Hollweg get back on this team?!
>>Prust pulls a Hollweg.
Get out of my head!
Boy, Jokinen is an ugly Mutha Byfuglien.
when was the last time a Ranger was too aggressive?
“its not delivery, its DruBoyRos!”
3 of us with the Hollweg line. Too reminiscent.
Hmmmmmmmm LQ a bit slow to react to all these shots.
WOW HE’S STRONG! freakin joe lmao!
Dammit…I’m reading the posts and getting confused….just realized I’m watching the game on about a 2 minute delay thanks to my DVR.
I really am a low-tech.
And yes…the ghost of Ryan Hollweg has been sighted…
LMFAO CCCP!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRILLIANT!
Hey look, a game. YAAY!
(late to the party, I know)
ugh
This would be the ghost of Hollweg’s future i guess?
Wow no shots yet, the more things change…
I guess Torts will give Prust a little welcome to NY
what is with the lag on the blog tonight sheesh!
LMAO Linda…..
They forgot to ask Slats about the big rally.
I was thinking, too, that last night’s 3-0 shutout loss with Calgary was the perfect “getting to know you” game for the new Rangers.
But the offense looks much better (what. no shots?) The PP too.
+2 Mako!
best part, 11 minutes in and still 0-0
NOW NOW… Im willing to give them a few games …. its only 12 min into the game :)
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEOW!!!! Linda ;)
GREAT POINT LINDA! Until colarado, it was an auto-2 goals against within the first 5 minutes so they’re clearly over that hump. Nice job Glen!
what what??? did you finally see it????
Miss Higgins yet? At least he attempted to hit the net lol
Thats right True! Baby steps my man!! woooooooo 14 minutes in!!
And who got it? JOKINEN!
You can really hear the players yelling on the ice to eac other.
damnit freakin hockey streams damn you and your ancestors!
Linda – I found it!!! thank god for my willpower and never quit attitude
Sam – “Redden took a hit”
can Redden take a hike instead?
How did Fankist not put that in? Lingering Higginsitis!
I knew you would deja!!! gimme a minute to confirm!!
Stay with us, Linda, stay with us
i dont know about you guys, but it feels like a weight has been lifted off of watching them.
NOSTRILS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow is Ollie’s ‘stache awful. Looks like it belongs in the 70s.
ok, now we need SALLY, grabby and Greg and the night is complete!
LMAO @offense wasn’t dynamic!
Micky,
And by “awful,” you must mean awfully good looking?
Was Avery Chirping at the fans? LOL
lmao, we didnt yell at ANYONE!!!!!!!!!!
What will I remember about this period? Dustin Brown running over Girardi like he was a rag doll.
PRUST!!!!!!!!!! growl
who else just heard torts SCREAMING in the background?
His stache is freakin fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you’ve gotta be kidding
Five were 5-4? How come I need a diaper change then?
LOL at avery yapping at the fans.
what did that guy say in the background during the coach interview?? who was that screaming?
Jokinen =Lawrence from Office Space
was that torts yelling at avery because he was talking to the fan????
was it just me, or did I hear someone screaming (torts at avery for chirping at the fans maybe? during that mike sullivan interview
I couldn’t understand what was being yelled
dvr please?
ThisYearsModel
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:10 pm
What will I remember about this period? Dustin Brown running over Girardi like he was a rag doll.
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I can’t possibly remember every time it happens!
Averys is his own roadie, pickin out chicks for hisself!!!
The thing that makes me laugh about this “good road period” thing is that I guarantee the Kings have those “sea legs” after playing five on the road and they came in trying to play a “good road period.” Probably surprised how easy that period was.
Yeah, something was up with Avery and the fans there. Looked like Jim Ramsay came to get him out of there.
Did you use THE word, Linda?
ok, thanks ducker
I’m not just high
Olli looks like one of those Kozaks (Cossacks) with that mustache!
http://tinyurl.com/yaa7rec
Chistyi hohol…da ilb2001? :)
ok thanks Duker
I not just drunk
Prust has the Mike Green hair thing going on
WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and yes i did Ilb
OK, “you know” and “obviously”. Welcome to New York, Brendan Prust!
i wish i was 25 again!!!!!!
sry, carp if that humor (and accidental double post) was off-color
Nah Torts is the first one headed to the locker room
True fans,
Not much of a ‘stache girl, so no, not awfully good looking. I guess if it works for him…
CCCP that has to go on the boneheads !!
CCCP-hohol, prychem vonyuchiy
holy carp! Hi Duker & element!! a bit slow on the uptake tonight
I will say this about Hank and Johnson, we might have the most cool and collect pair of goalies in the leauge
LMAO!!!!!! wow Duggies shirt is , impressionist???
Dougay’s shirt looks a bit different now. I think some of the food came out…
PFor the ladies around here, Prust is kinda cute.
anyone have an internet video feed?
I am right now nominating Jokinens Stache as the Mara’s Beard of the 09-10 season!
Is that shirt snakeskin?
^ can you say another contest here, linda?
From Bob McKenzie Twitter:
You know what I think of these rumors of the LAK on verge of getting Kovalchuk? Total BS. Some interest but fit isn’t right at this point.
2 minutes ago from UberTwitter
Garnett Exelby has NOT been traded. The rumors are bogus. There, you will sleep better now.
35 minutes ago from UberTwitter
it would be unfair, CCCP wins that one hands down!!
pimp atdhe is working
Exelby isn’t going to the Kings. That was a joke.
Are the Rangers announcers serious? The Kings dominated that period. They had way more quality chances than the Rangers. I honestly feel its just a matter of time before the Kings break it open, but mind you I am a bit biased as I always watch the Kings and see them do that.
I really like Prust. Only one who skates hard into hits.
OH!
The best JOKE-inen stache contest! Fantastic.
mako, just put my PRUST claim in on boneheads!
Linda, you, me and Josh wish that.
I love how after all that searching on Fb i only saw about 5 mins of the first period with the shots at 5-4 i guess i didnt miss all that much
Also I absolutely love watching Dustin Brown. Wait until the 3rd period. He’ll probably try his behind the back move that he does with the puck. He fakes like he’ll cut to the middle, puts it behind his back and cuts right to the net.
True,that contest will come down to a battle to the death between CCCP and Sally! she had an awesome beard last year!
thanks LINDA!
poor josh! the 26 is just killin him isnt it???? hehehe
dionne….......
I didn’t see anything off color, element … If I missed it, you can slide since it’s a late game.
i wonder if Jokinen gets hot if he could out-do Giambi’s mustache popularity.
Lucky Luc
Can Slats find an idiot to take friggin Girardi?
Girardi is really working hard on that new contract
lmao deja..as long as he doesnt wear a gold speedo!!
xo Pimp!! didnt want you to be bush leagued out of a view
MickeyM
are you a female? if yes…then, im kind of cute too! :)
what else did i miss? lol
Who was that? Girardi? Cripes.
CCCP you’re more than ‘kinda’ cute
Yeah you all took the words out of my mouth with Girardi! He better be next on the block!
stache contest? i look absolutely ridiculous with mustache! lol
CCCP,
Yes, I’m female. And for posterity’s sake, I am single ;)
Offense! What is that?
If Jokinen had bigger forearms he would have netted that one.
whenever i see a number 9 on the ice I get wistful for the old days.
lmao CT!!! this could have some decent potential
CCCP, u vas yest vse zhenshini?
deja, how bad is this…sometimes when i see the 6, i still think doug lidster! LMAO!! Poor Redden
Jokinen already has three shots? Sign him up, Slats . Multiyear.
Ping!
Pretty decent shot by Christensen.
Post. ARGH!
Yeah, Slats. Don’t forget the no trade contract.
the clang of pucks off the post is both my favorite and least favorite sounds. Incase any of you or Jame Lipton cared to know
Linda, thanks! I am kind of hot! :P
MickeyM
do you “facebook”? LOL
Olli vs Ollie
the stache v mr shiny
This period has started better. hank looks almost bored back there.
lmao @ james lipton!!!!!!!!!!
Shor
what do you mean “vse zhenshini”?
Rozsival is actually playing hockey, eh?
WOOOOOOOOOHO PRUST PRUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
any minute now, brashears negative will score…mako, tell papa jaws!
There you go! 1-0 Prust
PRRRRUUUUUUU (SSSSSSTTTTTT)
CCCP, did I mess up? lol, vse zhenshini= all girls?
CCCP,
Yeppers :) I’m on the boneheads on facebook.
Prust, please stay away from Ivanans. That dude will kill you. I like the intensity, but he’s way above your weight class.
heehee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! see i told ya!!! BANGER!!!!
and a ranger wins a fight!!!
Prust, he can fight!
He can also take penalties well!
DAMN YOU RYAN HOLLWEG v.2!
And Prust reminds me of Hollweg now. I love the intensity, but that was stupid.
Never call an instigator and now they are. BS!!!!!!!!!!!! They are doing it because its Prust!
NuuuuuuuuuuuuuPruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Torts was not aware of it.
Come on, Torts, you’ve been the coach for a year now, you should understand it.
it’s Bill Screw the Rangers McCreary.
Billy Mac doin his thing.
wtf 10 minute sheesh was that mccreary?
that was an instigator? Sheesh!
averys gonna be mad prust is stealing all his penalties
No Mako
They are not doing it because it’s Prust.
It’s because Billy Mac gets his jollies from screwing the Rangers.
uuuuuuuuuuuughhhhhhhhhhhh
Not looking to good tonight, eh? Prust is having an auspicious beginning. Let’s put some offense to them. I’m back!
Mc Creary sucks. What a goofy call.
lol True Fans. We really do think alike.
And to the people saying we need to ditch Girardi, I’ve been saying that since he was broken up with Tyutin. The mistakes he makes show off why he wasn’t drafted.
Sure this was mentioned but I like how Prust says organEYE zation. Weak call. Sure he may have “started” it, but “instigated” it?? I guess its the same thing. Oh well. Glad to see someone drop the gloves for the Rangers and get some good punches in.
wonder if NuPru is just trying to establish himself as the alpha enforcer on the team
10 minutes for the skunk on his skull.
Shor
oh i see… “ti imeesh vseh zhenshin?”
the way you asked sounded as if I have them in my possession lol
I wish one of our players would take their stick and wipe that scumbag mustache off Billy Mac’s face.
Never mind.
The scumbag mustache suits him perfectly.
Note the Kings PP. They setup in an Umbrella, use cross ice passes, and fire pucks with traffic from the middle. Why can’t the Rangers do this anymore? Oh because they don’t skate and have to slow things down since nobody can pass the puck quickly.
HANKSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Well, the instigator was a garbage call – the other guy was just as willing to fight. But hey, we got Prust because the team needs intensity and aggression. And he’s already bringing it. Lots of hard checks, a solid fight win, all great things. But he’s also already been responsible for four minutes of penalty killing so far and the game is only half over. But hey, I’m just glad to see a Ranger actually busting some skulls out there.
FOr the Love of God!!! CR give it up with the refs already and enjoy the game
Jonny D
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:44 pm
Note the Kings PP. They setup in an Umbrella, use cross ice passes, and fire pucks with traffic from the middle. Why can’t the Rangers do this anymore? Oh because they don’t skate and have to slow things down since nobody can pass the puck quickly.
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Note also the lack of players with skills to pass, fire pucks, hit the net with any shot, and the ability to block EVERY shot on the PK but not to deflect a single puck on the PP.
atta boy, Roszival
Is there a bigger scumbag referee in the NHL than McCreary.
Maybe Kerry Fraser. We honored him before a game several years ago for a milestone, and then he proceeded to screw us in the game.
My two fav’s suckings tonight, Rozsival and Girardi. Ahhh.
i didnt know Going to the Chapel was arena music
Rozsival=dope
True Fans – Also true. They can use the bodies, but they can’t use the sticks I guess? I don’t know. I just know I wish they would skate hard and fight to get to the slot. They never work the puck around enough on offense to get the d-men and goalie moving.
Good kill!
ditto ilb!!! very nice
Seriously? The Kings have been getting away with setting picks in their end.
Now kill another one…
Maybe these penalties are part of the tour for Jokinen and Prust, ”...and this is the best part of the team, the PK. Here, we’ll show ya…”
JD,
The weird thing is that the Rangers start the last 2 seasons with a very good looking PP. They all move around, pass, skate, and produce… but then it gets stale and everyone stands around watching each other and when nobody gets open, they’re stuck fighting one on one battles that most of this Rangers team cannot win.
lmao shor! baptism by fire!
5 on 3!!!!!!!!!
Oh no the dreaded 5 on 3?
4 on 3?
Weird way to get to a 4 on 3
omg what are these refs doing
oh well… I guess the 5 on 4
Kings coach kind of reminds me of Ferris Bueller’s dad.
MDZ is brilliant! Great play!
Smooth move, captain.
Jokinen with a Gomez-like cross ice pass.
that was some solid non defense.
Good call Torts. No D?
Why did I just see two rangers skate back and neither of them go to the man with the puck?
High glove side? Never would have guessed that one Hank
Shortie! DAMMIT :(
That was as bad a PP by Drury as I’ve ever seen. When does he lose his spot? Christ that was AWFUL!
#12 coughs up puck on PP, other team scores…
more things change…..more they stay the same
What a defensive play by the Captain!!!
OMG olli get the puck! that was all on olli
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! how in the hell does THAT happen
Who messed up the pass back to Joki?
That was a Pearn-like PP.
i give drury a 10 for the glide at the end
What the hell was that? Jokinen like to watch. Sheesh.
new players same result, getting shut out for at least half or 2 thirds of a game.
That one’s on Torts. 5 forwards on the 5 on 4? Asinine.
Wow, that was some great defense. Jokinen just gave up on that shorthanded break when he could have covered Kopitar. Also, it’s a problem of just not knowing how Drury couldn’t catch up to Kopitar.
thats what you get for putting two forwards on points
That was partially on Gaborik for making a bad pass to exactly the worst part of the ice in between Drury and Jokinen.
A high glove SHG.
Yeah, kudos to Tortorella and putting no D men out there…
The more I watch this team, the more I’m convinced Tortorella got where he is because of his mouth. Nothing more.
That wasn’t Joke’s fault! Geez. Someone tried to pass to Joki and it got deflected. Joki stood between the pass, pointed to the shooter telling Hank “i’m taking the pass, that’s your guy.” He did it textbook, unfortunately it was the best King shooting.
unreal
ct no mans land eh
Shocked Prospal not called for a trip
bad pass by Gaborik…
another terrible pass that leads to a kings break by olli
If you’re blaming Jokinen, you probably don’t play the game or at least not at a competetive level.
Both Olli and Drury were absolute garbage on that play…
What a joke!!
And always good to know Hank is working on that glove hand. He could use one of those casts that keeps your hand up.
I mean, come on…KEEP THE DAMN HAND UP!!!
True Fan, I play. i was just making a joke. guess flew over the head
Nice job by Torts putting 5 forwards on the ice in a 0-0 game…smart
Hank is playing pretty sick tonight (no pun intended)
So I’d say the Prukinen combination are the two worst players on the ice tonight, which could be expected with no practice time.
Okay, I’ll ease off on Olli…
But what in the hell was Drury doing on that play?? Other than thinking of whether or not to put extra cheese on his pizza?
If they ever played a pick up baseball game, Hank would have to be the DH.
Linda well we’re not quite sure what species Jokinen is and we all know Drury is a zombie, so even if the pass was to one of them, it could still technically be considered no man’s land.
Don’t see what Jokinen did that wrong…Hank just got beat 1 on 1…simple…he took away the pass, Hank knew the whole time the only thing he could shoot and just got beat
THAT ONE IS ON THE FREAKING COACH. 5 ON 4 IN A TIE GAME 5 FORWARDS A MORON HE IS
Drury should’ve went after Kopitar…but that’s not even the point.
WHY DID TORTS PUT 5 FORWARDS OUT THERE?!?!?
Seriously, you can’t even blame the players on that one. You never put 5 guys out on the PP unless its a 5 on 3. That is on Torts 100% for making a stupid decision.
miked, not just you. many people yelling at Jokinen and you play, you know that if he commits to Kopitar he may get beat by a move or at the least gives up a one-time pass to the other guy who was with him. Jokinen played it textbook.
Drury couldnt GLIDE to that puck at the point quick enough.
FLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TBONE!!!!!!!!!
nice PP.. this PP is as bad as last year.
prust with some smart penalties… instigator and boarding he should fit right in..lucky lisin is sitting since we have so much scoring.
jeez…........
OH MY GAWD!!!!!!
Also Jokinen did the right thing. You take away the pass. He went a little too far to the side, but he assumed Drury would’ve caught up to Kopitar to at least pressure him.
Either way it’s on Torts so I’m not blaming the players for being in positions they shouldn’t be in.
thank you GOD in Heaven for the between periods guests tonight! I LOVE YOU GOD!!!!!!
Good job Vinny. This interview guy is a clown.
clowns wither drury or jokinen should have went to kopitar. the guy stole the puck just outside the kings blue line.
they looked at each other luck dumb and dumber.
seriously drury is the highest paid penalty killer of all time. he is toast…........
That was dumb. Gilroy should have been out there or at least Staal to hold it down.
Poor Olli, wasn’t his fault, got caught in no man’s land.
Also to add on what True Fans is saying, if Jokinen goes after Kopitar, that puck is in the net anyway. Henke would have to go side to side and Dustin Brown doesn’t miss those shots.
did someone say …. “BUSH-LEAGUE”?
They also should have not broken up a 1st line that was working, especially with no practice time.
Torts in game management leaves a lot to be desired.
Mako, give him a break… he can’t do Pizza Press conferences, take orders, route drivers AND play defense all at once… alright bro?!
Yeah, but it looked like Jokinen could have sped up to catch Kopitar. I obviously don’t know his speed, but he stood there a bit lost while the puck went away on Kopitar’s stick, obviously expected Drury to catch him. LOL
like Dave Maloney said the other night “What the Rangers is going through this season is mostly self-inflicted” ahem-ahem- coach inflicted.
Linda might overheat at this point. LOL.
One of the most pathetic coaching decisions in recent memory. What was Torts thinking???
Olli was NOT in no-man’s land. He pointed at Kopitar, He stood right between the pass.
LMAO True
But he’s the almighty clutch!!! He should be able to do EVERYTHING … even the little things and intangibles!!!!
I just ordered myself a large Clutch Pie from Papa Drury’s …
I think if Jokinen knew Drury was that slow, he would’ve waited longer to take away the pass.
Also like CTBlueshirt said, what the hell was Gabby thinking it trying that risky pass? Just keep it down low.
And for the 3rd time, Torts made a very dumb decision there.
That move is on TOrts and Gabby for an awful pass. If anything, Drury was the one who should have intercepted the pass while Joki the right thing backing up. He commits at the blue line to what is a flat out 1 on 1 foot race and gets beat, it’s Kopitar on a breakaway. Last time i’ll say he didn’t mess it up.
All that said, definitely on Torts for the five forwards; Jokinen is a forward not a defenseman in terms of knowing positioning. I’m guessing Sam and Joe were all over that. I don’t think it was mentioned on the Kings broadcast.
also, who made that pathetic pass between the two pointmen? Was it Gaborik?
and why the hell is Gilroy not on one of the points?
the skater was joken resp. the shooter hanks , he beat hank.
Quick! Everybody off the ship!
these freecreditreport commercials getting dumber by a minute
“Papa Drury’s” almost as good as “trading Gomez for NO Gomez.”
BTW: At Papa Drury’s there are no pets or Gomez’s allowed.
In other words, a clusterfudge all around.
i hate fatboy diving into the rubber balls …very disturbing commercial
hello all. what an interesting game thus far, ey?
god what a horrible decision on that power play.
im also shocked its only 1-0
1 more period to go. were still in this.
Carp – it was Gaborik. That was terrible. Joe mentioned the 5 forwards thing immediately.
Also as much as JJ sucked defensively when he first came up, he is really getting much better now that he’s healthy. Lombardi called him out saying he didn’t know hockey since he was given free reign at UM, but he’s turning into one of my favorite d-men to watch. That play with Frolov and Jones was incredible. Henke saved us there.
Also I hope Girardi did his homework and realized that pretty much nobody knows Frolov off the puck. Why would he chase and try to hit him when he’s one of the strongest holders of the puck in the league? Totally left that pass to JJ open, not to mention the fact that we had no backcheckers on it either.
This game should be 4-0 right now. If the Kings didn’t have that road trip, it probably would be.
I’m gonna be exhausted by the end of the game, so I’m saying goodnight to all now. Lets go Rangers!
I mean knocks, not knows.
Jokinen actually played that 2 on 1 better than most of our defensmen! Watch the Phx game, MDZ and Girardi stand just outside the passing lanes and outside the shooting lanes as guys pass around them to tap in pucks.
“hey Michael Kay…what your pin code…no, really”
THANK YOU ONECUP!! they find the schlubbiest guys to be in commercials, and then ruin a classic tune on top of it!! FOR SHAME
Come back to us, Howie!!
Ok, one more period…
Howie Rose. He needs to come back to the fold. I miss him.
lets go boys!! get a quick goal
Rangers win 2 – 1.
good call Calad!
Papa Drury, in position … ready to take it from Papa Redden: http://cdn.nhl.com/rangers/images/upload/2009/02/Drury_C_0226_act2_fla.jpg
just to remind everyone, Jokinens moustache is EPIC!
Do the Rangers ever communicate on line changes. How many 1 on the entire defense do you see a game?
lmao pimp @ drury doing his best mary lou retton impression
Rangers win 2 – 1.
...and then MAKO woke up all sweaty and naked on the side of the road in Newark, NJ.
“Better mouthguards, Clutcher Pizza… Papa Drury’s”
What Droid does, Drury doesn’t
lmao @ SITCH on the side of the road
Why can’t we draft someone like Wayne Simmonds? I thought Nigel was a less dark version of him, but Simmonds really adapted his game and is much quicker and can protect the puck better. He’s so good.
Higgins has been as invisible as always.
Yes, Jokinen’s ‘stache is EPIC.
Also, LOVE that Howie Rose texted them the correct answer to the trivia question!
These guys take slap shots like Marty Straka.
sam said a few minutes ago SHOOTS JUST WIDE, and i had a scooby flashback
LOL at everything.
LMAO!! CCCP – like he was never on the team. Now only if Drury was Higgied!
Haha… CCCP. Yea, Kotalik, Higgins, and Brashear all having slow games again.
It’s like the old pro wrestling thing where we get our asses kicked for the whole game and then suddenly pull a stone cold stunner out of our ass and win it, hopefully.
you KNOW that howie is just waiting for that phone call… how great would that be
Well, it took them 5 min to get out of their zone… Baby steps.
CCCP – thats hilarious.
They didn’t get “caught” with 5 forwards on Sam, that was by design.
The Kings make tape to tape passes EVERY time, even when they are no look. The Rangers are lucky to make one pass in the vicinity of a teammate.
unintelligent design, but design nonetheless
That would have been a great pass by Prospal if this was the Super Bowl.
Nice creative play by Jokinen. Finally someone who thinks outside the box. We haven’t had one of those since Zherdev…but yet again he was the only one. Jagr had guys on the same wavelength.
That was some nice passing between Prospal and Jokinen
Prospal almost killed Gaborik with that rocket
As we just saw, the Rangers are lucky if the pass doesn’t take their head off.
Shor, well we do have stone cold’s stache now…
lol by Shoryken. Wow this blog is on fire tonight.
The Kings are playing excellent defense in the third.
Is Prost done for the game? How behind am I LOL
Passing has been an issue all season in so many ways. Whether it’s cohesion between players, creativity, pass or shoot decisions, they don’t look like a team on the same wavelength.
Changing up the lines so often doesn’t help but having 25% new players on an annual basis is really the primary reason.
Here’s Redden forgetting that he’s playing a game and not kneeling in front of Drury’s locker: http://nimg.sulekha.com/Sports/Original700/wade-redden-2009-11-25-22-46-56.jpg
Avery works the puck behind the net. When he centers it, Cally and Dubi are skating AWAY from the net. What is it with these guys.
Sitch, pay attention!!
why do we bother?
Well that’s that, another s—t game.
And that will do it…
olli olli olli good night
Wow Marc Staal. What the F were you doing there? He was playing Left Wing instead of defense.
Glove side minus 2
aaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!!!!!!!!
IT’S NOT DELIVERY! IT’S D-RURY!
street cone did nothing as usual!!!!!!!!!!
Jokinen had little to do with that. Sure he was there, but Marc Staal was the d-man on the ice and was nowhere to be found. He literally was playing the left wing.
Now do you guys know why I love watching the Kings? They haven’t even played well and they’ve owned the Rangers.
Whatever, this is on the offense again. Your goalie lets up 2 goals 75% of the time and you should be at least tied by the end of regulation.
Fudgesticks!
High glove. EVERYONE knows, Hank. That goal is a killer.
grrrrrrrr, i was sure jokinen was gonna score mako. hope you didnt tell papa jaws
Terrible terrible terrible. Every time I stop cringing enough to look at my TV screen, I could swear LA is on the power play b/c they are passing right around us. We look lost out there.
what do you mean “why we borther?” LA is a good team and they’re showing it right there…
Why the heck was Olli the only guy back! Ahh!
Rozsival fell asleep on that one… Must’ve had a $ sign in his eye distracting him.
I also love Sam blaming the ice at the Staples Center.. Like the ice at MSG is good at it’s best?
I’m seriously contemplating going to bed now. Alarm goes off at 6. Blech.
Can’t win if they don’t score. Oh well maybe we can sign Kovalchuk or Marleau in the offseason.
the special sauce: http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/111832/DruryBlood.jpg
does that even make sense
That goal didn’t make a difference if nobody on your team can score.
Another shutout, I love it! I’m looked forward to Uncle Glennie’s recap. What a shameful display.
Nah he passed out way earlier LOL
Another Epic Fail.
I’m not completely upset with this game, I mean I hate to see them lose. I don’t think they’ve been terrible in their own ends, but no scoring magnifies mistakes.
And the no scoring comes from a coach that breaks up players that have some chemistry (Gaborik-Prospal-Dubi/Christensen) to add in brand new players with no practice. We all recognize the Rangers are a one line team, potentially two if Jokinen can be more of a scorer on the 2nd line than be expected to set up Gaborik.
classic: http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2008/08/18/story5.html
street cone did nothing as usual
...........
which street cone you referring to? There are so many of them…
It’s hard to like this team tonight.
And Staal almost gave up another goal. Overrated anyone?
And Jason, that is a joke right? Blaming that on Rozsival when he was the only d-man anywhere close to playing defense on that play?
so, are the lines totally different Thursday, or is torts gonna give these a few games to germinate
so, are the lines totally different Thursday, or is torts gonna give these a few games to germinate
http://www.hopkinsvillenostalgia.com/1940/Drury%27s.jpg
I love how Sam and Joe think the only problems the rangers have is that they cant find the back of the net…i miss jd when it was him and sam i dont remember them being as delusional
Bring on OV! We are ready..
yikes how did that happen. i always get the duplicate message
Put the five-forward unit out there again!
PP TIME BOYS!!!!!
Avery has had a good game.
Yeah high glove is Hank’s kryptonite but those goals were scored because of major breakdowns. Gaborik’s bad pass on the PP and an odd man rush on the 2nd goal.
Ranger Power Play.
Torts, try six forwards this time!
Can they score an actual goal? Can they do anything offensively?
Stay tuned for the next episodes of “How the Rangers Turn”
Jokinen off the Gaborik line. That didn’t take long.
CTBlueshirt – the problem is like I said in a previous post, we have absolutely 0 playmakers. We don’t have any pass first guys. We have scorers and grinders. Thats what I said Kots and Higgy would’ve had a few more goals if we had someone who saw the ice and could make a solid pass.
And why are the d-men so far away from each other on the PP? They make these long cross ice passes, just like last year.
omg mako, it just never ends!
I’ll disagree hockeymon, Avery hasn’t done a lot, but then again neither has anyone else.
http://www.motifake.com/demotivational-poster/0806/clutch-demotivational-poster-1214465416.jpg
And to think i stayed up for this nonsense? great.
hahahahaah Spiderpig
Forget the five forward power-play… Pull Hank and make it SIX FORWARDS
LMAO!! Linda
Breathe… Breathe…..
GABBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice Gabby, too little too late?
GAABI!! Too late?
Look who it is
Score!
Pull the goalie!!
what the heck did christensen do with his hands?!
last 4 Rangers goals all scored by Gaborik
A GOAL! WOOOOOOOOT! GABBY!
YEAH GABBY!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO
YES 6 FORWARDS!!! THE PYRAMID OF SUCCESS LINE!!! DRURY CAN LEAD THE WAY WITH HIS NEW DAIRY PRODUCTS USED FOR PIZZA!!!
Finally a goal by the two players that should stay together all year EC to Gabby.
scary note:
gabby scored our last 4 goals.
GABBA GABBA HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!
This team is last with out Gabby
if only we could have four more gabbys on this team
That was a sick pass by EC.
keep Christensen with Gaborik…there’s obvious chemistry there…
LIke I said, why break up a line that was working to fit in a player that no one on the team had played with?
Oh man! Christensen started what looked like a Michigan and feathered a pass onto the blade of Gabby. Wow. One of the better goals we’ve seen in awhile.
True Fans – Christensen always had hands. Watch him live and he looks like a slower Gaborik. They honeslty both look like the same player until you see them shoot or Gabby skate at full speed. Same equipment, same skating stride, same style of play.
Been waiting all night for Gaborik to work his magic. Nice pass by Christensen.
Who else.
that’s really pathetic that he has 5 of the last 6 goals! aye aye aye! someone help the guy!
“THE ELEGANT ASSASSIN” STRIKES AGAIN!!!!
they are kinda successful together eh
Better Hands, Better Skills … Papa Gaborik
Dear Torts,
Please do not pull Hank. They can’t keep the puck down there reliably enough this game.
Empty netter by Kopitar or Brown anyone?
“Jokinen looking for a call”
Welcome to the Rangers Olli.
FIM FIM FIM!!!!!!
Scarier note, Voros has the Rangers last PPG.
lmfao @ that dude with the drury jersey~
WOW that was close!
soooooo close, cally
Drury puts it in! Time to bake the pizza!
oh man cally face palm
Night, all..
my stomach just flew outta my body…
What a shock, we didn’t tie it.
yikes…
another loss, ho hum
Just good enough to lose.
Wow, the sad thing about that I actually thought Drury had a chance of scoring. He really got me good on that one.
Haha!!! Drury actually had a chance!
good night kids…
Ok Kiddies.. No need to panic – Give them a few days to skate together. Unfortunately, Washington is next.
We lose this one by a score of LA 2 – Gaborik 1. What do you expect of a team that has a $7M player centering the 4Th line, 11.5m committed to 2 worthless defensemen and and $1.4m in street clothes? The Stone Hands Crew with another epic fail.
Sather must go.
No offence, no win. Oh well! We got one more point than I expected on that trip.
500
Im going to get going too… have a good night all :)
Another failure. New players-no matter. One goalie has a glove, the other does not.
kopitar looks like a branch on the malkin family tree
well at least we got to see sather before the game…that should count for something, right?
I’m pretty calm about this loss Honestly, they traded a couple of deadwood players. Even if Jokinen does well, that’s fine. But Jokinen’s expiring contract is his best asset, the ‘stache is a close 2nd.
29th place ! I like the sound of that.
We lost, 2 to Gaborik. And now a team that’s won a million straight comes in! Maybe Stone Cold will come up big on Thursday.
You just saw domination. At least it wasn’t a shutout. This team looks so wrong, and good luck getting some decent practice before Thursday’s game.
Funny,best Ranger on ice today – Roszivil
Linda – funny you say that because I mentioned that a few years ago when they both entered the league. he’s a more attractive version of Malkin…and they are both pretty damn ugly.
Kopitar speaks perfect English though, which really freaked me out when I first heard him talk on TV.
Best player on the ice? Meaning that time that Rozi got knocked down by the ref?
Best player for them was Lundqvist. Did he get beat on his weak side? Yes, but those goals came off of plays as a result of bad decision making by the team in front of him.
They are gonna get killed on Thursday.
Nite folks!
Jonny,he looks like he’d sound like Stallone! He’s not nearly as eye searing as Malkin though!
Hey Ranger Fans! Hello from Los Angeles, Californicate. We’re playing in the Staples Center tonight. Nice building, but staples won’t hold. I think they should have used nails…
Well, it was Ground Hog Day today, and I’m pretty sure Bettman saw his shadow. That means we’ll have six more weeks of Avery penalties…
Don’t believe any of those “Sather on Thin Ice” rumours or that silly little “FIRE SATHER” rally back at the Garden. When I first got to New York, I gave myself a No Movement Contract. And I haven’t moved hardly at all since then. So your Uncle Glennie isn’t going anywhere, except to stock up on scotch and stogies.
Did you hear about Chris Drury and his new pizza business? If he runs it like he plays hockey, then he won’t deliver there either… That little league weasel wouldn’t give me a free pizza, so I had Torts put him on the fourth line tonight. From what I see when he’s showering in the locker room, there’s hardly any pepperoni anyway, if you know what I mean…
(Singing) “No No No No, I don’t smoke it no more…” That’s Junior Dolan’s new ringtone- Hey There, Big Guy! Did you see the trade announcement today? It was broadcast over all the TV stations… Oh, I forgot, you don’t get Cablevision. Way too expensive, eh? (click) I charged mine to Madison Square Garden Network.
Mess! Why didn’t you tell me Jokinen was Finnish? I thought the scouting report said he was FINISHED! You know that’s when I like to sign these guys… When are you gonna learn?
Brash! Where’s my Million Dollar Paperweight? Brashear, I see it’s Black History month. If Prust works out, it’ll be a black history for you and the Rangers too!
Well, boneheads it’s back to the Garden Thursday, to scout the Capitals, and get working on that Ovechkin-Jokinen trade before the deadline.
Uncle Glennie
The 1st goal was a horrible decision by Torts. The second goal was Staal thinking he was actually brother Eric and playing by the Kings bench instead of back in the zone where he should’ve been.
Kopitar is the most underrated star in this league. He came in the league the same time as Crosby, AO, etc. but maybe it’s because he plays in L.A. or maybe because he’s the only Slovenian in the NHL.
He moved his entire family to L.A. and learned English pretty quickly.
one thing we learned tonight?
keep FIM FANKIST AND GABBY together.
Please give Drury the Lisin treatment for a game: dress him and park his ass on the bench, except for when he has to go out and do some clutch talking to the refs with his mouthpiece in hand.
LMFAO @ the entire Sather Wrap Up!!
MikeA, he definitely deserves more press!
MikeA – he really is. People forgot he led the league in scoring this year until Smyth and Williams went down.
Best overall player though is Dustin Brown. He was kind of quiet tonight, but he does everything. He’s great defensively, he scores key goals, makes great passes, skates hard, hits everything, and can fight if needed. Both of them don’t get any face time because they play for the Kings.
Also the one thing about the Kings is that they are still missing a few guys and their top prospects other than Doughty and Moller aren’t even up with the club yet.
They still have Loktionov, Teubert, Schenn, and Hickey waiting to come up in the next few years. Loktionov and Hickey might be ready next year.
guess thats part of the ‘east coast bias’.
omg imagine a line of Kopitar-Malkin-Ovechkin, they’d be awesome and you could call them the “Who peed in my DNA” line.
dayuuum Shor!
recap. man the range forwards suck.. christenson 2nd best forward tonight. gabby has no one else…
the good news is the kotalik terible signing is erased, the bad news is jokinnen had 2 BAD turnovers that cost them 2 goals tonight. Nothing else good really to report. when a team cannot score hits 2 posts that is about all they can do.
this offense is horrible, no one really thought they were going to tie this game up did you? lucky the 24 yr old with some speed and skill did not suit up tonight….
True indeed Johnny, both Brown and Kopitar have been fantasy mainstays for me over the last 3 years. Love those guys. I’d love if the Rangers got Frolov as a UFA this offseason.
A few things:
-Why was Lisin scratched tonight? That was dumb. Keep him on the 3rd line with Anisimov and either Avery or Cally.
-Prust should be on the 4th line, no higher.
-The Dubinsky/Cally/Avery line is the same as the Drury/Higgins/Cally line. All three guys who are too similar. It’s a fine CHECKING line on a championship team but second line minutes? Sheeee…....
-I’ve added a new rule to the Rangers drinking game tonight; “Take one drink for any time the Rangers acquire a new player and lose the first game with them while using the chemistry or adjustment excuse.” Seriously, I’ve been watching this team for over 20 years and whether it’s Kocur, Verbeek, Carter, or even Ozolinsh they always lose with them and use the above-mentioned excuse.
hickey may never be anything. he has not spent a second with the kings in 3 years… they are far from a dynamo….
they are riding quick to many games, he will melt down…
Rangers Drinking Game! We need to post rules on the Facebook group.
Drink whenever a Ranger defenseman passes on a hit opportunity.
Johnny, how’s Loktinov doing? I heard he got hurt in his callup.
Two late round gems; Loktionov and Thomas Tatar for Detroit.
My friends and I came up with a Rangers drinking game years ago. This was the first year we updated it. Here’s a few of the rules:
Announcers/Commentators:
-Anytime Joe mentions anything pertaining to his days at the University of Minnesota/Golden Gophers/etc.
-Joe criticizes the refs
-Joe’s Man Crush for Callahan/Staal/Girardi comes out
-Sam messes up
-Dave Maloney says “In all honesty”
-John Giannone acts overly happy or makes a bad joke
-Al comments on Mike Sullivan’s tie
-Duguay wears a stupid shirt
-They show Keenan with the Cup in 94 or make any 94 references to Keenan
Dubinsky is shown picking his nose
-Drury is shown chewing on his mouth piece during play stoppages
-Drury’s Little League past is brought up
-It is mentioned that Higgins or Gilroy are from Long Island
-Kotalik takes a lazy hooking penalty
-The “Brashear is a good guy and gonna win hearts over” angle comes into play
-Anytime Tortorella changes the lines up
-Anytime an ex-Ranger scores against them. If Kovalev does it’s a warm shot of Jack.
Many more rules too.
Stuart – Hickey is just turning 21. He played a few extra years in juniors because unlike some franchises, the Kings felt no need to rush guys like him and Teubert. They passed on him this year and let Martinez and Drewiske fill in for the time being so he could learn to grow in the AHL. I believe he got hurt earlier this year so he missed some time. He definitely has a ton of upside.
Also I like Jokinen being honest that they need to get to the net. Too much in the corners or on the outside and not enough crashing to the net with the puck.
MikeA – Loktionov separated his shoulder in his pro debut and has been out ever since. When he comes back he’ll be back with Manchester.
Also thank you for reminding me that Hickey also had shoulder surgery. He’s out for another couple of months. He tried to play with it to start the year and hurt it worse so that’s why his AHL numbers don’t look that great.
I’m intrigued to see if they trade Bernier and Frolov for Kovalchuk or someone like that. They have pieces to get a big name player and have the cap space. I’d love to see Kovi in LA next to Kopitar.
johnny d the kings have not made the playoffs in I think 7 years. you know when you suck long enough you are bound to get better. why do you think the balck hawks, pens, and caps are so good??????
I live in LA. The kings act like they are a small market club they are owned by a multi billionare, whiptydoo if they make the playoffs this year….
jokinen – 2 tonight he will fit right in….
I agree with you 100% about the sucking for all those years and I know all about Kings ownership. They had to act like a small market club because they are behind pretty much all the other sports teams and have been since Gretzky left. It was great for hockey, but when he left LA it killed hockey in the city.
All I’m saying is that they are a very good young team. It’s been building since the lockout. I was pissed when they let go of Cammalleri and O’Sullivan, but they’ve filled in their spots fine. They also had one of the best records after the all-star break I think either last year or two years ago.
They’ve done things the right way in regards to rebuilding and have a really fun team to watch. That’s why I enjoy watching them play and following their prospects. I follow them almost as much as I follow the Rangers.
the 2nd “turnover” for a goal by jokinen was a good enough pass to prospal, that went off his stick and back to a king, staal shoudl have been back by then to make it a 2 on 2 and not a 2 on1, and i never blame staal for anything but he shoudl have been back by that time, watch the replay
Good night, all.
Good night, Sally!
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