Lundqvist gets another start in goal.
Eminger (back) and Boogaard (shoulder) are out, which means everybody else is in. Which means Michael Del Zotto is back from his homework assignment, and Todd White is back on the fourth line. Which means nobody is prucha’d.
Here are the expected lines to start:
Fedotenko-Stepan-Gaborik
Dubinsky-Anisimov-Callahan
Prust-Boyle-Frolov
Avery-Christensen-White
This is a pretty big game because a very difficult week starts in the second game of these back-to-backs: Washington tomorrow, at Pittsburgh Wednesday, Phoenix Thursday, at Philadelphia Saturday afternoon.
386 Comments
yee haw…let’s go
first!?
Mandelb….er, Larue!
atta boy, NYR.
Johnny, I think he got a head start. Better check with Mr. Bevilaqua.
LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!!
I choose not to run.
Salty??
Guess Nash forgot 7-2 loss last year, eh?
The gym teacher, Johnny
“Michael Del Zotto’s report on the power play and defense, written by hand while a healthy scratch and watching the Ottawa game, was four pages long…”
love that i chose the Rangers feed and am getting the effin devils game night … WTB hockeystreams?
Good job, Dd.
In that suit Duguay looks like he should be in a lion’s cage with a whip and a chair.
Hi Linda
Greetings fellow jackwagons! Time for our boys to schmeplicate the CBJ’s!
Anybody know what grade DZ received on his homework? I pray Redden didn’t help him!
Hi Linda Cal….....han.
LGR!
Sire Father!
I think he called in Perry Pearn as a tutor.
Brian Trottier has to proof read it first, Headzo
Why do most hockey players start their answers with “You know what?”
Here we go, let’s get them, boys!
Gabby with the brown suede jacket. He just Du-Gleed himself. Not good!
Hiya headzo!! glad to see your chores are done!!
hiya Tiki
LET’S GO RANGERS!!!
Islanders inaction, Devils inaction, Rangers IN ACTION
Nice one Linda.
What are you drinking tonight, Lindzo?
after that disgusting CiCis Pizza, the SoCo is gonna come out in a bit lol
Linda – the cleaning lady came yesterday. Life is good!
ILB – Trots is an ex-Islander – he can’t read!
Evening all. Let’s not give them a chance to fire that stupid cannon tonight.
Let’s go Rangers!
I think he called in Perry Pearn as a tutor.
******
HAHA! Nice, Carp!
That’s was great, that little rug rat jumping around ‘cause he got an Ovechkin jersey for Christmas.
dde are you here, i need your help with a song from the 80’s
PP?
MDZ, time for the practical exam
I think it was a penalty for humping
the problem is, power play and perry pearn share initials. we need to start calling it the man advantage, and maybe our luck will change
lmao practical exam… so true
FIRE SATHER and a Happy New Year!
wow, that was a penalty? that looked kinda lame…did i blink and miss something?
Ja Linda, shoot
i have this one line stuck in my head and cannot remember the song or the band, although for some reason i think motorhead, which is probably wrong…
“I’m a road warrior, playin no games…”
something like that… i just hear it in Lemmy’s voice! HELP!!!
I think Pearn wants an “oral” exam!
Hmmm, decent tie, eh?
lmao Headzo, that’s another mental image we did not need…although he did have some spiffy ties
I think they need to bring in Barbara Underhill to work on the PP.
Deb – when I saw the ovechkin jersey commercial, I was thinking, “Is someone going to tackle this kid? if not, why the hell is this commercial on MSG?”
BJs will get their PK percentage to a better number it seems.
Blue Jackets have one half of beating the Rangers down, which is pressuring behind the net in the D-zone. If they wise up and put somebody in the slot, this could get u-g-l-y.
I’m talking no alibi u-g-l-y.
With Boogeyman out, Boyle has to step up to deliver an Irish kiss tonight.
wow, got me there Linda
Devils down 2-0 after 6 minutes.
The thing about that Ovechkin commercial, and don’t quote me, but I think the other kid (the one not dancing) sounds disappointed.
this is BUSHIMUS-MAXIMUS so far
B S H – that’s because he got a Poti jersey!
I like how they transition from defense to offense tonight. Haven’t seen that for awhile
lmfao Poti jersey, great punchline headzo.
WOW DDE, i’m shocked. You’re like my go to guy when I can’t remember things like this. Maybe it was some obscure 80’s metal band that had one or two songs lol.
I called a Brian Boyle goal earlier, so his weekend tally should happen!!
YouveGotGold lol – I was more surprised it wasn’t a Crosby jersey
lmao cookie monster = miami pimp??? or CCCP? or BANJ lol
Johnny, i’m sure Chico is making excuse after excuse for marty, between bites of turkey legs and pudding
it is MEEEEE … the South Florida Pimp … the one and only
Devils were down 2-0 in the first two minutes. Bwaha! Brodiva gives up a goal in the first 28 seconds.
And Shattenkirk has a goal!!!
Has Gabby had a shift in this period?
wow that was a solid shift by gilroy.. nice hit in the corner, the block of the pass out front then getting to the net on the other end
LGR… Stuggling with the stream, so for now I’m just listening on the radio.
:-) Cookie!
(skids in late)
HEEEEEEY GANG!
Who’s Shattenkirk?
lmao ACE OF SPADES!
krisy, hockeystreams is still free… if you go, choose the wmv feed
Sally needs to massage Dubi’s thigh and work out that knot lol ;-)
LOL, Linda. I’m sure both parties would enjoy that ;)
Linda! Motorhead! You’re speaking my language. Sure you don’t mean “We Are The Road Crew” or “Keep Us On The Road”?
Blue, i can’t get that lyric out of my head, and the Ace of Spades was just playing during a break in the game lol
Sam is the Blue Jackets first intermission guest.
No, really, he is.
That old lady’s juggs are aboot to spill out.
lol Mickey. I gotta ask her if Dubi is still in contention since the Viking God has entered the picture lol
Good period in general. AA, Dubinsky, Callahan are playing well again.
The Blue Jackets are throwing the body nonstop; they never pass up a chance to finish their checks.
elite and big body MUST be getting royalties from their use during Rangers telecasts!
Seriously, who the hell was that that threw the puck weakly through the middle of the ice late in the 1st?
Orr – saw that. I bet that’s Brodeur’s sis-in-law that he schmeplicated
Good period. They gained momentum as the period progressed.
Another goal for Zuccarello tonight so far, by the way. 3-1 Whale after 1 on goals by McDonagh (first goal), Newbury, and MZA.
Joekuh – had to be Sauer’s patented middle of the ice pass.
Linda, if she throws him overboard, I want first dibs on who’s up next!
Todd White has been waived there times more than he scored goals this year.
Three times…
awww, Tyutin. I miss him.
SAM!!
Rangers are right in that meaty part of the curve… not showing off, not falling behind.
Chris -yeah, that was a good job by Gilly
Linda???? lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeuLRSW1OXo&feature=related
Poti jersey? That’s some pretty expensive toilet paper…
Why are they talking about football during a hockey game?
Fishsticks scored? I’d love it if they beat Atlanta
LMAO, Tiki
Bwaha! Artie looks so dorky
Man, how did that not go in?
socks and sandals….....that’s definitely a negative guys..
hell, sandals are a negative lol
Gotta get that up, Dubi
Thanks Linda, I’ve tried hockey streams but they’re asking me to become a premium member … and I’m to tired for this carcillo!
Boyle with the power move. Looked like Nash, eh?
krisy thats just bs!! why advertise free preview and then expect people to sign up!? Sorry about that girl!
Linda – I wear black socks with my sandals. That’s ok, right?
oy vey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
as long as you pair it with a really loud shirt and hawaiian print board shorts lol
That was expected.
I like the behind the net camera on the Columbus broadcast.
Not so sure that’s a penalty.
bull-carcillo of a call
Linda- paired with a wifebeater!
http://rags2richestv.webs.com/livestream1.htm
Rozi’s shot didn’t come within 10 feet of the net.
Baby steps, Johnny, baby steps…
Wolverines!!!!!
headzo, are you wearing a hat with a feather in it also?
Don’t know if it’s been mentioned, it’s Naslund night in Vancouver. They’ll be retiring his number.
Hard work by Aves. Time to score on PP,boys
Good for Naslund. Class act.
I think we need a pic headzo…
Can we get a power play goal? Pretty please?
Krisy – the link I posted above worked for me
dont say that phrase mickey!
get a man advantage goal!!!!!!!!!! LETS GO RANGERS!! MAN ADVANTAGE GOAL PLEASE!
Too much waiting to shoot on the Cower Play
Too much being fancy with this group. Put Prust and Avery back out there.
WEEEEEEEEEEEE
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwww
Nice. I love it when they prove me wrong.
YESS!
yeah, the stream is finally working for me too. I think there was something with veetle so they changed to veedo or something. YEAAAAHHHHHH GOAL!
SOFT
prretttttttttty
Staaall. That’s your MAN ADVANTAGE GOAL, LINDZO
cower play, lmfao!!!!!! we should just call the man advantage BILL from now on
Staal no more for that first goal. 1-nil.
Or not, great pass by Fedotenko. Even better shot by Staal!
StaalFLuff!!
Marshmallow Staal!!!!!!!!!!!
That was nice.
its a BILL GOAL!!!!!!! by staalanutter!
Bathroom STAAL!
Linda – I have the feather, but it’s not in my hat!
raaaaawr headzo lol
Man advantage just sounds wrong. And kinda dirty. How bout ‘extra dude on the ice’ time?
GAH! Nash was clooooooose.
Staal has been overdosing on viagra as of late! I think that’s 6 points in the last six-seven games.
Then I’m wantin’ smore goals
So I heard a song from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra today that I hadn’t heard yet (I don’t keep up with them). Anyway, the title’s got to become a Bonehead word: Nutrocker.
Nutrocker! Don’t they think about the possible applications when they name these songs?
lol extra dude on ice!! i think BILL will be shorter to say! Then we’ll have to explain why we call it bill…. kinda like i had to explain certain nicknames about 150 times last season lol ;-)
Thanks for the link ddebened.
dde, thanks for that link, but that wasnt it. I’m gonna bore into the skulls of a few people i know who i feel will know what i’m talkin about!
Hopefully Staal doesn’t think his game is over now that he’s scored. He’s played pretty good so far.
NUTROCKER!!!!!! OH MY GAWD, that is absolutely bonehead worthy!!
Oh boy.
How the Byfuglien is that not a penalty?
umm, tripping penalty?
Apparently the can opener is legal now.
i hate being 2 minutes behind you show offs lol
That BJ had one one hand off his stick & knocks gilroy down…where’s the penalty?
BATTERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LaRue must have left his whistle in the hotel room tonight.
Bye bye Linda!!!!!!
wait, you leaving headzo??
A have a Trans Siberian Huskie it used to be a Poodle
No – i thought we were losing you with your dead battery!
Stupid EC
LMFAO HEADZO!! they were playing Metallica’s “Battery” during the break in the action lol
2 goals for Zuccarello tonight and add one for Grachev. 5-1 Whale.
Damn
EC SUCKS
ffffffffffugggggggggggggggggggg
ok, ed needs to get rid of that facial hair, he looks like a homeless anorexic guy
Paid too much attention to Nash there.
damn you judas and your dumb facial hair
Ok, Lundqvist gave in his softie of the game. Let’s move on now.
LOL Linda! Didn’t hear it
umberger…........you want some fries with that
I’m hearing “Let’s Go Rangers!”
YEAH ZUCCA!!! I’ve been trying to check theahl.com but it won’t show so I was just going to ask if anyone of you knew something. So thank you Blue seat Horror!!
Seems like they’re going to let Columbus hit from behind all night…and not in the good way.
Umberger…isn’t he the mayor?
Check that….Umburgler. Robble. Robble.
Blue, i think that’s burgermeister Meisterberger
the mayor is mccheese lol ;-)
Denis LaRue’s been laying back waiting to decide the fate of this game. I predict a rough 3rd period and they will have to defeat Columbus and that Scumbum LaRue.
My favorite Umberger moment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Gvfr9GUC0
BTW – Shattenkirk – 1G, 1A, +1 tonight so far
holy carp Headzo!! wow!
Sweet, they’re going to show the British Bench Clearing brawl on Hockey Night Live. Hope they include the play-by-play. The guy that should be “beat to hell” got 9 games, I believe.
damnit, Mako is going to the game tomorrow, the bastage lol
Wow! Redden got into a fight tonight…or received a fighting major at least. I think that makes 2 this season, which is 1 more than during his tenure with the Rangers.
wade redden has turned into a 70’s pornstache throwback rebel since his move to hartford!
Devils down 3-0. Yipee! Love to see Brodeur smelling like Limburger.
Washington losing AGAIN! I guess they’re chock full of enigmatic Russians this year. (Anybody else tired of hearing the phrase “enigmatic Russian”?)
Ha! Ha! Just saw a commercial for “implant dentistry.” Can somebody go double D with their molars?
does roy orbison pick out duguays clothing?
I wonder if those brits took off their white gloves, slapped the opponent & challenged eachother to duels
lmao blue!! that would be MRS ED
I’ve been patiently waiting to see what Carl Hagelin can do once he finishes with college. His stats have been very impressive.
Dredden has the John Holmes look. John Holmes was a stone cold drug addict :P
He should be fighting. He’s playing against kids! Bwaha.
Ha Linda! Re: Roy Orbison. Instead of “Pretty Paper.” Duguay was singing Pretty Zoot Suit.
Outdoor hockey games = FU Al Gore!
TIKI?
lmao Headzo!!
and wow Blue, Duguay really is a fashion eye opener isnt he?
linus? really??? linus….
Mason had to make much tougher saves
That Linus Omark skills competition goal was good not for the spin-o-rama (which was an unnecessary risk), but because he slammed his stick on the ice before shooting, bluffing the TB goalie to make the first move.
I don’t know how someone could not like Fedo
>>... the spin-o-rama (which was an unnecessary risk)
How can you say it was unnecessary? Perhaps, he wouldn’t have scored without it.
I really like the way Gilroy’s been playing. Wish he hadn’t been forced to sit for so long. At times he’s been the only Ranger showing authority in the O-zone.
Rangers D are really playing up in this game.
we boneheads are so lucky to have such beautiful, gorgeous boneheadettes joining us every day. Linda, Fozzy, Krisi, Nora, Mickey, etc. are all so gorgeous, no wonder they’re Rangers fans. The best root for the best :)
Total whiff by Artie
Tiki, you forgot Sally!!!! and Laurel. wassamatta u?
Tiki’s drunk!
I forgot Sally and Laurel! :hides head: Sally’s not just gorgeous, she’s like a supermodel :) Im really hoping Dubi meets her one day, i really think she’s his type!
JB…I didn’t say I didn’t like the spin-o-rama, just meant that it was in a place from which he had more chance of losing the puck than scoring.
Sally’s got a viking god these days!!! hehehe good for her!!!!
And Carp is the pimp daddy!
cally and artie really need to stay out of each others way lol
LOL Lin! I saw that! Good for her, but she better make herself available for Dubinsky and his Dubinskisses!
Islanders were winning 2-0…now they’re losing 3-2.
norwegian viking? One of those from our pic Linda? LOL.
Tiki, you ok, buddy? :)
does anyone remember the first game of the NHL season a few years ago, our first season with Gomez and Drury…
it was against the Panthers iirc, and we were playing poorly the whole game until the 3rd period, where we won like 5-2 or 5-3. and near the end of the game, the whole MSG crowd was chanting “WE WANT THE CUP! WE WANT THE CUP!” I still get chills thinking about that, wishing it would have turned out like that and not with Gomez and Drury being busts.
lol krisy, a real one, not one from the picture, but wow, those guys were definitely … WOW
Viking? From that Capital One commercial, Lindzo? :-)
And no way can Sally have her Viking God AND Dubinsky. Not fair to the rest of us :(
lol not that hairy, and not out of shape lol
Very nice sequence. I like that Stepan shot instead of trying to pass to Friggins.
Im ok, just thinking about how short life is and wanting to praise people who deserve to be praised! :)
That’s the genius of the spin-o-rama it’s a psychological tactic. You’re caught thinking WTB is that about, then comes the slap on the ice and he gets the goalie to react where he may have been more patient ,he then picks his spot. I don’t think it will work much once goalies are aware of it though.
thats a great philosophy to have. and it always feels great to hear a nice word or two from others, instead of all negativity.
which is funny because we sit here and rip these guys some nights, but they really do add some fun and good times to our lives! we rip because we love lol
SOFTQVIST
Oh, no….
Trade Lundquist
Byfuglien!
Sam, that angle’s not so impossible with Lundqvist in goal.
cheeeeeese and rriiiiiiiiiiceeeee
Idiots.
“And it went in…from an impossible angle.” How many times have we heard that with Lundqvist in net?
Gdammit, Lundqvist can be such a hershey squirt goalie sometimes.
DAMN!!!
Lundqvist- ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Huh? Wha?
wow that is just effing FUBAR!!!!!!!!!!!
The only impossible part of the ice to score on Hank is all the way at the other end of the ice.
It’s really pathetic that Hank allows himself to get beat by that move a few times each season.
tough one????
wow, thats just horrible
You guys do know that Richter was the king of giving up cheap goals.
Gotta do it NOW!
Does this mean game over, season over? ;)
This team is FUBAR.
wow we’re going on the BILL
I’ll wait till after the PP to decide whether it’s game over season over.
Richter also won a cup…
wtb is FUBAR?
Richter won a cup with a better team around him. Kovy, Messier, Leetch, Beuk, etc.
There was also a Stanley Cup in Richter’s kingdom.
Interesting if Ottawa worship Elliot the same way as we do Hank?
Saving Private Ryan.
Great movie.
Freheleyd Up Beyond All Recognition lol
OK, will someone actually SHOOT THE PUCK from the spot on the half wall.
Just once is all I am asking.
well the, the Rangers are not FUBAR. The DEVILS are FUBAR, aha!
GAME OVER
SEASON OVER
Insane
Rangers are SNAFU
L OH FREAKING L
Nice Cannon, though….
another pathetic BILL that won’t make it out of committee!
UGH.
Lost weekend. 4 points down the drain, and horseface later in the week. Carcillo.
This is the kind of game that if Gaborik was playing with a solid vet center instead of Stepan, that line would have scored 3 times.
British hockey fight please
Tiki, it’s a good argument re: supporting cast, but Richter played out of his mind during the cup run. And that year it was Brodeur that was letting in the goals from impossible angles.
NYR is definitely FUBAR
We would have lost this game last year too, because we’re the same team.
Hard to believe they’ll make the playoffs.
wow, just wow… hilarious and sad at the same time
oh… damn. Good night folks!
sam, stfu up with congrats for sid the kid…we’re watchin the Rangers, we don’t want to hear about the one who is forced down our throats by the league!
niters Krisy!! have a good one!!!
F me
Stinkers happen. Better pick it up for Ovechkin tomorrow.
The game they should’ve…..
Bench Hank for the next five games.
Krisy, 5-1 Whale over Monarchs. Final. 2 goals for MZA, 1 each for Grachev, Newbury, McDonagh.
BOOOOOOOOOO
Overpriced and concieted. Biron is doing better. This Rangers team works hard and lundqvist is concerned about what suit he is going to wear after the game…loser. I don’t care how sad he looks after the game. Actions speak louder than words. He is starting to remind me of drury.
Pin this one on Hank
seems like the Rangers were inaction also…
I TOLD ya to FIRE SATHER…
wheres the hank lovers now?
You clowns tearing on Hank make me laugh. The guy lets up 2 goals and you want to trade him. Sure some are softies at times, but goals against don’t specify that they need to be highlight reelers every time. Where the hell was the NYR offense tonight? 1 goal? Please. You’re not going to win many games scoring once. Gabby and Frolov bear that burden.
overrrrrrrrrrrrrrrated!!!!!!!!!
Linda likes acronyms tonight! OMG Rangers. 7-0 in the back end of b2b tomorrow? You think we will see Biron – against the Caps? Doesn’t seem likely.
this team hates us
Biron should have played this one. Now Hank’s confidence will be blown going into Potivechkin game
Exactly, ilb. They SHOULD have won this game. And now the Caps and Pen()s in the next 2 games.
OchoCinco spider lol ;-)
Who said trade Hank?
I never miss a trade Hank.
I still love Hank Grabby. ;)
sheeeeeeeeeeeeep, time for that soco lol
Rick Nash: 2G, 1A
Marian Gaborik: 0G, 0A
Still don’t understand why Torts used Hank today. Big mistake. And will have consequences in terms of confidence, etc.
Gabby has scored hat tricks in games where we beat the balls off the opposition. Where is he in a 1 goal game?
Biron should play against the Craps.
Blue Jackets played great defense tonight. That is why Rangers didn’t capitalize a lot. They had a lot of chances. The fact is you can’t make it to the playoffs or win in the playoffs with goaltending like that.
Whoa! – Guerin’s wife = POA!
Gaborik perfectly set up Stepan at least 3 times and nothing happened. Stepan is a kid; this is ridiculous. Sather can’t figure out after 2 years that he needs someone to play with Gaborik? Why did he sign Gaborik if he wasn’t going to get a center for him?
Seriously, how hard is it to hug the effin post? Is the post too hot? Does it bite? Does Lundqvist suffer from a fear of the color red? Can he not straigten his knees entirely, maybe from a horrible childhood accident, so he has to play goal with crooked knees? I would love to know why this happens more than once in a season…
There. I feel better. On to the struggling Caps tomorrow.
Uh oh. Islanders mounting a comeback.
Rangers fall to the Mighty BJ’s. Oh well. Black Hawks at 10:30. I might salvage something tonight.
What center is he supposed to get?
If you want a good center, you have to give up someone good. Doesn’t seem worth it to me.
joe, this is the story ok, hank is a great goalie, but hes never done anything come playoff time, so they went out, got a backup to play more games so hes rested for playoff time. biron has already got us 5 wins. hank has been nothing but inconsistent since the season began. for him to be giving up crap goals liek that at this point in the season is inexcusable. he let in 3 goals not 2 and he had apretty easy night. stop the excuses
>>You clowns tearing on Hank make me laugh.
Easy there, big fella! People will take your opinion more seriously without the name calling.
Where are all you “Hank is elite” posters?? :P
ORR, i think you might find this funny
On FB, where they suggest friends/people you may know, someone by the name of Brandon Dupuis just showed up on my list!! Thought of you immediately
>>Whoa! – Guerin’s wife = POA!
Yeah, she’s fit.
i cannot believe the man drank 2/3 of this bottle last week!!!
Flyers beat the B’s in OT.
Hank has given up at least a dozen extremely soft goals this season, and some of them were game winners like tonight. He seriously doesn’t even care that biron is there and his work ethic has not gotten better. They got him more rest and he is still playing bad, or maybe even worse.
joe- i agree with you on gabby. he has sucked too. and frolov is playing better, but still cant score. both snipers who dont snipe anything lately. it is frustrating, but gabby is playing with a rookie and a 3rd liner. frolov i have no excuse for, hes just bad. gabby at least will probably score a few more before his monthly injury
LOL! Brandon Dupuis.
Crazy finish to the Islanders game. That’s how you’re supposed to play when you pull the goalie.
Hank catching a minor case or Reddenitis?
Mike, you said it. It’s funny how Hank has been much better in the games where he faces much more and much tougher shots. It looks like his concentration is better when the Rangers are outshot.
OchoCinco? You lost me there!
i love hank too krisy. i just hate him a swell. ;)
Nice, new word by Daneyko: interpretate.
And Al calls Daneyko out! Haaaaaaa
Oh god, it’s going to snow tonight/tomorrow. Everyone go to the grocery store and stock up on bread, milk and batteries.
Me? I’ll just hunker down and stay here away from the crazies.
I CANNOT wait to hear the player’s excuses for tonight’s game.
ilb- on mouths radio show they were talkin about mason playing much better when they get outshot badly. i think most goaltenders liek the work and they get into a rhythm, but ha nk is too good to be givin up softies like that. hes not brian elliot and if he got paid like brian elliot than fine, but hes being paid tremendous amounts of swedish fish and its happening more and more with him lately givin up goals like that. hes givin up about 3 every game almost all the time now
>>Nice, new word by Daneyko: interpretate.
I was just about to post that!! Interpretated???
mickey- were havinga blizzard in iowa right now!! u probably will have some fallout!!
2 biggest problems in this game: They outshot their opponent and only 8 blocked shots. Not very Ranger-like on either count.
daneyko is old. hes been hit in teh dome a few too many times. probably drinkin as we speak. leave him be. lol
>>I CANNOT wait to hear the player’s excuses for tonight’s game.
“We did a lot of good things; we just didn’t get the good bounces. We must now focus on tomorrow’s game.”
Is that similar to Palin’s refudiate?
Snow, Mickey? Don’t forget to tell your loved ones that you love them…
i wanna hear hank. “i let in a bad one. i have to be better next time”. no thanks. we all know its almost a given that hes gonna allow at least 3 to the caps tommorow. he never plays well against them, besides those 2-3 games in the 08 playoffs
spider- trade me i need a goalie. i know u got my trade proposal!
I can’t wait to hear what Hank says aboot his softy. I hope he switches it up this time, and says something a little different.
It would be hilarious if he says, “If I were elite, I would have made that save”
That would make my night.
wheres all teh drury haters now? ever wonder why we never reach a shootout anymore? never fear, the answer to our 1 pt gimmick games are soon over!
And by the way, if you want to hear their excuses for this game, just cut and paste their answers from the last loss. They generate the same garbage answers every time.
Wow, for those down on Hank, at least he didn’t give up that goal QP gave up in the Islanders game.
Brad Richards will have to be traded for to contend this season.
Does Daneyko remind anyone else of Patrick from Spongebob?
blue- we still lost. doesnt matter
!
too bad, they were playing their usual road game, working hard, and Henrik just blew it. a peewee goalie should not give up that kind of goal. he had a night that he had less work to do, and he just blew it. they should have had at least one point out of that one.
@ JBytes – I name-call because it’s the damn truth. Ridiculous rash reactions like this what give NYR fans a bad name. OK, Hank had a bad game. Fine. Where were his teammates to bail him out? Why does he NEED to be elite every single time he steps on the ice? Why can’t someone else be the savior every once in a while. It’s not even like he had that bad of a game. 3 goals against. .870 save %. The Blackhawks won a Stanley Cup last year with a save percentage around .885. This wasn’t Vali’s 10 goals against in Dallas, it was 3 goals against Columbus.
@ Grabachev – I agree that Gaborik needs a center. Problem is that our current salary situation precludes any kind of movement to make that a reality. The reality is that we were/are playing decent hockey with a ton of salary out of lineup, Drury at 7/yr and though he’s back, we were playing decent with Rozy out at 5/yr. We always look to the enigmas as our saving grace like any of them work out…Zherdev, Frolov, the list goes on. That’s cap mismanagement and it’s the fault of the organization.
Teams like Pittsurgh, Philly, Detroit have stars that show up every night and have decent depth to boot. We don’t. Its not fair to put the onus on rookies and on Lundqvist, who is often forced to be a one man defensive corp.
Doesn’t Henrik usually have a Christmas/winter slump? At least he’s consistent.
LMAO BLUE!!! thats hilarious
BTW, I met Guerin’s wife when I went to a pre-season game in Philly. My friend’s company gave me VIP seats in the Cadillac Grill, and when I rode the elevator down to the main level, she was on the same elevator going to the locker room level. She is definitely a MILF and seemed very nice.
Grabachev, I agree. We still lost and what the Islanders do has no bearing on that…but it was nice to have a laugh on a night when I thought I’d never laugh again. :-(
Ha! Bring on the great egg and the rest of the Capitovs!
Mike Weber is my new favorite non-Ranger.
trade lundvist- WTF do you know about LQ’s work ethic??...are you at practice every day? and doesn’t even care that biron is there, WTF does that even mean?
it doesn’t work that way. if a guy gets star treatment and money, and gets all the plaudits and compliments when they win, then he has to get some slings and arrows on the few occasions when he causes a loss. I don’t get why Henrik fans have to try to defend the indefensible. that does not mean he stinks, it just means he blew THIS game.
The Rangers played well tonight. But they still need a good, solid center. Doesn’t have to be an all-star.
And who cares if they have salary cap issues; management created the salary cap problem, and like every other team, they have to figure out how to fix it. Management knows they need a center, but they’re not doing anything about it. Sather never has a plan; he’s created a new “plan” every single year. That’s not having a plan.
Nobody is trading Hank. He wins us more games than he loses.
Joe- we can afford to bring a center with our current salary structure. But we shouldn’t because it will require too much in return. Not a great strategic move for the future. We are not contending this year even with elite center playing with Gaborik
You guys want to talk about inconsistent goaltending? Look no further than our own Marty Biron. That guy played lights out that one year in the playoffs for Philly when they took care of Montreal and can really get hot. Problem is that in his entire career he has yet to really nail down a starting job. Understandable in Buffalo, where Miller is clearly the better goaltender. But not in Philly where Niittymaki was always a regular starter too, or to old ass Roloson on LI last year. Let Biron start 10 games in a row and you’ll be begging for Lundqvist
Joe, agree that Lundqvist wasn’t the sole reason the Rangers lost, but in a tight game he was the floodgate. Also, 3 goals and .870 are both subpar, especially for someone earning an “elite” salary. Blackhawks had a substantially different team.
Every young player we have isn’t a guaranteed 1st liner. It’s management’s job to make this year’s team better, not hope that in 5 years we will have the perfect team. Lundqvist isn’t getting any younger. Philly had one horrible year, and then have been in the playoffs every other year, with lousy goaltending to boot. That’s called good management.
I am NOT asking for Biron. I KNOW he is not as good as Henrik, buit that does not change the fact that Henrik blew this game. period.
@ ILB, I agree. Making a big move for a center would stunt our development. Bad move, but historically what we’ve done for band-aid solutions.
My point is that we pay 7 mil to Drury but get so little production in return. A team that manages the cap properly pays 7 mil to a player that puts up big numbers regularly. Think Datsyuk, St. Louis, Thornton… guys that get paid big bucks, but make the players around them better, consistently.
it’s just one game but from my perspective the Bluejackets goalie was the difference in the game.
Hard to trust Sather to make the right move, agreed. But we have to have at least one real center. There are a lot of 3rd liners on this team—there has to be a decent center somewhere out there.
Yes, .870 and 3 goals against are sub-par. Thankfully, NYR only have to deal with those numbers once or twice a month, not daily like some teams do. Imagine how good TB would be with decent goaltending.
Agree, Joe. But we have what we have. Let’s not make it worse. The cap situation will get better at the end of the year and even better thereafter. They may even buy out Drury’s last year.
Grabby- better hunker down, with a blizzard. I’m a little wary of snow down here, especially after what these MO drivers are like in the rain.
Grabby – I’ll be looking at it. I only had enough time to set my lineup earlier.
So, players said the same things they always say? Same ol’ cliches as normal, I suppose. Just once I’d love for them to say something different. Change it up a bit.
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Mason made a few great saves, but the difference truly was that bad goal. Hank’s fault, I’m sure he knows
They may even buy out Drury’s last year.
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ilbzo, stop teasing us with such delightful banter!!
Love it! Glad they didn’t edit out the “beaten to hell” line on MSG.
They may have to, Lindzo. Especially if the plan is to bring Richards.
So what does Trautwig have against Canadians? He’s mentioned them aboot a million times tonight.
if they do that, i just hope they use the money wisely.
gonna go enjoy the rest of the night with the man, catch you crazies in the morning!
Buying out Drury? I just don’t see it. For some reason the organization loves him. And honestly, I’d rather have Drury for 2 more years at 7 million than Richards at 5 or 6 years for 8 million.
Drury will only have one year left after this season, Mickey
Hank is the sole reason why we didn’t get a point tonight.
It’s not all on Hank, that goes without saying. But, for the love of sh*t, what will it take for this guy to fix these retarded flaws in his game.
I blame this loss on EC as well. Everything was going fine until he took that dopey penalty.
You’d think with everything this team went through in that final game of the season, they would actually get the message. Yet, they blow two games in the last three nights in similar fashion.
Clearly these games are all important, because this team isn’t that good. If we miss by a point, remember this game, and the Sens game a few nights ago.
And fugg centers! Let the kids play. Just get rid of EC already!
I have no problem with Dreary’s contract anymore. Only one year after this season. Perfect. Time will fly by, and we’ll be rid of his contract, then Blowzy’s.
Anders Lindback recorded a shutout tonight for the Preds. He’s 6-1-0 on the season. He’s Swedish.
Will he become more eliter than Hanky?
He’s 22, and a 7th round pick.
kc- let’s hear YOUR plan, get specific
ilb, I was counting this year in the 2 years. I think. Or my memory is just shot. LOL. In any case, thanks for reminding me of that.
It’s hard to blog and shop online at the same time!
Orr- Roszival’s contract expires the same year as Drury’s.
According to SNY, Slats is trying to trade Frolov for Kovalev.
Orr- Be fair, that EC penalty was a weak call.
Orr- I’m about to ask my wife how to say “full of carcillo” in Spanish :-)
1-2 inches of snow! Frigid wind chill! It’s the END OF THE WORLD!
Weather people crack me up.
Oh wow, Giants game was moved to Monday night cause they can’t get to MN in time for tomorrow.
Definitely full of carcillo, but that would be a hilarious trade.
Dd, no, I’m going to side with the refs on that one, just out of spite. Fugg EC!
i’d trade frolov for kovalev
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr I’m still in a foul mood 9999, 9998, 9997, 9996
I’d trade Frolov for Kovalev too. I mean, what’s the difference? Maybe Kovy would be 5% better than Froloaf.
ilb’
Frol for Kovy is simply another – “lleno de mierda”!
ilb
try ..son mucho carcillo.
close enough.