Martin Biron starts in goal.
Brandon Prust is a game-time decision, but he hopes to play. He told reporters in D.C. that “it’s just pain.”
Dan Girardi is out. Michael Del Zotto takes his place in the lineup.
Either Evgeny Grachev or Brodie Dupont will play. Or both if Prust can’t play.
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Where is Izzy?
where be the tiki?
LOL @ “It’s just pain”. Where did he come from again?
it aint the same without my tiki…poor kid is prolly crushed over the Jets…this blog just isn’t the same without his uplifting spirit.
Prust needs to sit this one out. Rest up. He deserves it.
I don’t think we’ll see Tiki for a while. His team was beaten by a rapist. He needs time to recover.
All aboard the pain train!
Where’s Linda?
Byfuglien the Curses Network!
LGR!!!!
ORR, lol ….poor guy…his dreams were crushed by the Green Dominatrices, i.e., Jets.
Prust is from London, Ontario…it looks to be halfway between Detroit and Toronto
You mean the Super Bowl Champion Jets?
ilb, im one of those old school guys that uses the -ces suffix as opposed to the easier and less sophisticated -xes. Chalk one up for the Bourgeoisie!
J E T S lost lost lost!!!!!!
Agree, Prust should sit out.
What would Linda do ??
First I had to deal with losing Uncle Miltie and Texaco Star Theater …now the tiki?? Oh the humanity!!
Rex Ryan = feet
>>Agree, Prust should sit out.
This should be Prust’s theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIDaBF8LILk
>>J E T S lost lost lost!!!!!!
L-O-S-T-! Lost! Lost! Lost!
Gosh, I hate that Versus interviewer.
@jbytes ..hahaha great video!!
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Bogus Iginla rumor out of Montreal is probably a Calgary plant to coax Sather into action.
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Those three pictures are what Mrs. Ryan’s feet might look like after last nights loss.
dude, i was just going to eat some sushi…WTB??? ...i thought u loved me, Orr? Why is my love unrequited?? yuckie poo!
Brandon Prust = Indestructible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWxBrI0g1kE&ob=av2el
Thanks ORR…just threw up in my mouth a little…
Hey gang!
OH…hey! MICKEYM!! (sung to the Tony Basil hit)
LGR!!! LGR!!
Oh god, Beninati.
I already feel like carcillo and now I have to listen to him. Someone shoot me now, pls.
Hi mao
???=monster tonight?
“Not so high-flying in the goalscoring department” = scored fewer goals than last year
greetings from the verizon center
Let’s go Rangers!
Mickey…Beniknobby sounds much better muted.
Versus on mute…Kenny and Dave for me tonight. Byfulgien you Benanati!
i’m not going to eat any food here cause i heard it’s full of rat carcillo
Blue Seat, true. I could always listen to Kenny and Dave on the radio, but the tv cast is always behind the radio cast, which throws me for a loop.
The feet pics wont ruin my Turkey Hill Party Cake ice cream chomfest.
wow, 330 straight games for Girardi before tonight. Impressive. Can’t question his toughness.
we should all finish our tonight posts with this phrase >>> NHL on Versus!
You can mute Beninati, but make sure you listen to the intermission show, which is sure to feature complete analysis of the game in progress and in no way will be dominated by a pointless discussion about how an injured player is too injured to play in the all-important All-Star Game…
Orr, Not feeling the Cool Ranch Doritos tonight?
LET’S GO RANGERS!
NHL on Versus!
Just had a thought… Torts is starting Biron tonight cause he’s almost thinking it’s a loss. Then he has a rested Hank for the Cats tomorrow, which is a more winneable game with the lineup the Rangers are throwing out there right now.
I’m probably way off track with this, but who knows..
Ok, let’s go get them, boys!
Orr – prediction please
Rangers Gametime is …NOW!!!!!
6 – 2 Rangers!!!
>>Orr – prediction please
1-4 loss.
I had a salad with ranch dressing before.
My prediction…
3-1 NYR – MZA, Step-On, and Del Zotto with goals.
Wow Beninati is especially awful tonight.
Wohoooooooooo Rangers!!!!!!!!
Rangerssssss!!!! lets beat the Carp outta these Carps!!!!
Prust= Warrior
An a Caps PP to start the game. Goodies
Good play by Sauer. Don’t mind the penalty, was borderline..
a call that would NEVER go in Avery’s favor
bad call
Orr – strong
did we get a fourth line out there.
is Grachev or Dupont playing?
Not even borderline, that was nowhere close to a penalty by Sauer. Horrible call.
nice kill
Nice kill.
Good kill
strong kill
you notice how benanati says its
Al-Licks Ovech-kin
MZA with the faceoff winner. Wow.
Gaborik got away with a major crosscheck.
that’s why i said that Avery would never get that call.
Sauer JUST caught ovechkin’s skate a second before touching the puck
Hey, Naslund is playing for us again!!
Of course Beninati is bad, he’s the Caps home announcer.
No shots on goal yet for Rangers?
OV – sick skating skills, but is still a wuss who lives with his mommy & daddy!
And there’s our first “caloric” haaaaaaa
MDZ (+) or (-) ?
Doesn’t Noberry look a bit like Booger?
He has that droopy look in his eyes.
>>you notice how benanati says its
>>Al-Licks Ovech-kin
He’ll start calling him Great Eight pretty soon.
Ha, WW learned Torts system fast. Good back checking.
“lost Stepan in the wash”??
I’d say it’s pretty hard to lose a 20 year old hockey player in the dishwasher.
Over/Under on Boudreu’s F-bomb count?
It’s like Beninati has a thesaurus in front of him and for every word he says, he chooses the 3rd or 4th synonym listed.
good shift by the 4th line there…i see Grachev :)
i hope that they use Grachev on power play because playing with Drury isn’t going to help him get any goals/assists
Grachev+ Boyle= whale of NY
All right, I’ve heard enough about this Holtby goalie already.
did the cap just yank Emminger’s arm?
boudreau already exceeded the f-bomb count before the puck dropped
Benenati: “Sauer, ready to set sail.” What hockey info am I supposed to gather from that statement?
that’s how you use some grind to win a faceoff
WTB happened to Aves…all he does is go offsides?
How do Caps fan deal with this guy? I mean we deal with JM, but come on…...
I got these clowns on mute
Caps fans also get Craig Laughlin to go along with Joey Beans
GRIND BABY GRIND!!
Torts in game interview, and he didn’t rip the dude’s head off.
I think Torts really wanted to tell him to eff off…
You think Harwood carcillo’d his pants when they told him to go talk to Torts?
SPRAWLING!
Real good save by the good Marty.
Beer-On the house!
Beninati takes two thesauruses (thesauri?) to every game. One to read from during play-by-play, the other to sit on so he can see over the desk in front of him.
“Sauer on the hand-ahead” = Sauer makes a pass (I think)
haha, that was great hearing the ref yell “EVERYBODY STOP!”
did the linesman give Artie slap in the face?
I’m just gonna keep repeating my favorite Beniknobby phrases tonight…such as severe angle.
nice work by Sauer to hold on to the puck
Ovechkin v Gilroy. Disaster in the making.
offside!!
Jaffe’s sounds like he so glad he doesn’t have to do Islanders games anymore.
hmm, i think we need a goal by The Chad
McD will be our third Dman next year.
>>Ovechkin v Gilroy. Disaster in the making.
I worry more about MDZ.
first round playoff preview? Rangers vs Caps?
NHL on Versus!
>>Jaffe’s sounds like he so glad he doesn’t have to do Islanders games anymore.
Islanders deserve Butch Goring.
MDZ looking a little shaky.
MDZ looking a little shaky.
***
Eminger too
LMAO @ Boogaard with injured shoulder! Is that what Beninati calls a concussion?
Doesn’t Jaffe know he’s not supposed to sound like he knows about anything besides Al-lex Ovech-kin?
Good to see Gabby flying a bit there.
That’s why Gaborik is in their long term plans…
Gaborik is playing physical
NHL on Versus!
I hate when the refs get in the way.
Oh, a cower play. Time to grab dessert.
Damn!
Alright. Got a shot on goal on this PP at least. It’s already better than the 5-on-3.
again,
i hope Grachev gets some time on the pp
Is this the NHL on Versus?
MDZ and Gilroy on the points? Heartattack time.
we take toooooooooooooooo long to set up .
it’s like we’re too busy settling the puck to take a
slapshot from the point
and allow the caps to get to us.
Pizza Hut intermission report? Drury should watch it.
>>MDZ looking a little shaky.
He needs to shake off the butterflies and start playing like a man.
MDZ with some nice movement there. Too bad no shot came out of it.
Drury can’t even hit the goal in point blank range
Please save me from Benenati’s voice and stupid color commentary.
Has anyone ever noticed that Benenati’s and Laughlin’s voices do not fit their looks?
Drury wide open in the slot and misses omfg
man drury got rid of that puck quicker than rozy
what is with all the warts on boudrea’s hand????
wow Drury missed the net by a mile right from the slot lol
Drury with a nice clear chance to shoot it wide there. I really hope this experiment to get Drury going ends soon. They’re wasting valuable ice time for players who can actually make a difference.
has boudreau bee a naughty boy?
Not a bad first period, I will admit
Grachev with good pass…To a wrong player..
>>Drury wide open in the slot and misses omfg
Oh? I really thought it was a safety bunt.
ahh, i think its really Kotalik in Drury’s uniform…someone knock off his helmet so we can see
20 game goal slump. 7.5 million!!. maybe put the sob on the pp; just to get a goal maybe and help this team and his confience. he wants to score and be on the pp. i say let him play pp for a game or 2 and see if he can do something.
Weve looked good though, especially defensively. and what a save by biron. wow. old school right there. hope we at least get a point tonight. looks like gabby is playing good so far, along with grachev who has cycled well. pp even looked decent.
dru was gonna be checked so he got the puck off quick. yea he missed but at least he didnt turn it over
Zuccarello and Avery both 1-0 on face-offs, maybe they should let the wings take the face-offs.
Good road period so far. McD looking better every game.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome a new Rangers Report blog spokesman for Chris Drury – Mr. Grabachev! lol
Wow, down goes Kulemin. Dayum.
whoa gleason just rocked kulemin.
i love u too cccp!
Gleason killed Kulemin
Wow. Keith Jones has completely changed his views on this sucker punch business since the Avery/Smid incident. Strange.
http://defendingthecore.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-period-thoughts_24.html
Listening to these idiots in Versus is painful. Kulemin deserves a five minute major after getting his face bashed in by Tim Gleason? This guys are clowns.
Shaq’s doing NHL commercials on VS? OK!!
at least dru is getting shots off. hes getting chances. his goals will come. ok ok i cant say that with a straight face. fuggt it hes done!
Drury tried to put a pizza in the oven the other day & misses wide…
Nice punch by Gleason. If Colton Orr was on the bench that never would have happened? :P
im not gonna go see the eagle
ok blast from the past
i defended you last time but wtf dude? can’t you post your first period thoughts on the blog during the period like most of us? or you struggling for site hits?
Hey if any boneheads are interested I have 1 heritage calendar left if you want to get your hands on one, it would help a bit since I am poor and in college ;)
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megacapacity!!!!!!!!!!!!
maybe MSG can work out something with him on the pizza concession so he will retire early HEY does it count against the cap if he~s behind a counter selling pies instead of on the ice
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jones is a moron
and, of course,
his view changed
because like many Canadian announcers
it’s all different when it’s done by Avery
LW3H
exactly… the Avery double standard crap is nauseating
1-0 eminger
Druszival
I’m surprised the Versus crew didn’t say that the Rangers were undefeated when they outscored their opponent.
I didn’t know Wade Redden was in The Rite?!!!
Mega gigabytes son!!!
“i defended you last time but wtf dude? can’t you post your first period thoughts on the blog during the period like most of us? or you struggling for site hits?”
That’s exactly what I meant, CC. This fuggin bouche doesn’t even post here. All he does is try and get people to go on his sh*tty site.
Fugg off!
wtb?!?!?
my quote of LW3H’s post
was there and then vanished when i hit “submit”
kurt- the only thing i want drury to serve is a puck pizza right into the net. if he cant score 1 byfuglien goal this season he better be bought out.
game on!!!
Speaking of Egotastic. It has nudie pics, and vid of Emmy Rosum.
A) She’s a 10 in my eyes. Fuggin BABE!
B) Her new show, “Shameless” is hilarious. I never seen the UK version, but they don’t have Emmy ROssum, so I wont watch it.
Shameless, is my favorite new show!!
I think Carp tried to warn the guy once not to do it, Orr & CCCP…
yay
I told you the Caps would score on goal.
dang it
Zuccarello gets nervous when they blow that horn at the Verizon Center. It brings him back to the orc attack in the mines of Moria.
“Gaborik offers it to Sean Avery.” What is “it” that Gabby is offering Avery?
Oh dear!
oh yay
saw that coming
Boo
we need goals!!!
I hope they were at least chocolate jimmies, Joe.
we’ll be ok. were playing good enough to get back in this easily
cross check on Prust? do we get a call? no
Agree, Mike, they are playing well…Keep pushing, boys
Avery stayed on-sides!
Gaborik locking horns? Is he a demon or a goat?
“Zuccarello gets nervous when they blow that horn at the Verizon Center. It brings him back to the orc attack in the mines of Moria.”
Hahaha… Does his stick glow when Ovechkin is near?
NHL on Versus!
Same old story, where’s Gaborik when we are down a goal?
“Gaborik locking horns” wtf does that mean?
Nice double trip there. Caps given the keys to the city by these crummy refs.
Blue Seat.. dying of laughter at that..
billybleedsblue – Did they actually say that? lol
Beninati is just great: “…Alzner, who loses his hockey stick in the process.” Nooooo, I thought it was a lacrosse stick!
Anybody think MZA substitutes his pads with mithril?
gaborik sucks this year guys. its just gonna be one of those seasons. i wouldnt stress it too much. we know hes soft. we know he injures easier than my grandma with osteoporosis, and we know he needs prospal or another seasoned playmaker on his line. now, if mr 7.7 can get going here we’ll be just fine!!! haha
I really like the way they’re playing tonight
>>Gaborik locking horns? Is he a demon or a goat?
He’s Ram tough!
and drury loses the puck. yet again
Islanders stuck in the middle of a Nabokle.
Spider, scroll-up…Blue Seat Horror said it here. I’m still kind of chuckling over it. Yea, these refs have missed a few calls so far. That’s ok though, the stRangers are better at even strength.
damn almost prusty
Hartnelling byfulgien! Why is Grachev playing with Drury!?!?!?
so just…ummmm….messing i let loose with a bunch of curse
words towards Grachev for not scoring
and in the process called him Baby Huey
jpg’s sister reminded me that we already had a
Baby Huey in Willie Huber
ugh!
If Gabby has a sh*tty year, then that sucks, but as long as he shows up for the playoffs, if we make it.
That’s all that matters.
*byfuglien
weve been controlling the flow all game. we just need a goal by someone making lots of money!!
grachev and gabby should be playing together
erskine “flushed him out”
is that a gay term?
“Erskine flushed him out” – Erskine hit him.
nice catch of the man in the high slot
why cant gabby do that?
Mama gets my twisted humor
How many highlight reel plays does Ovy have in his career against the NYR?
Too many.
“I like my defense if Tom Poti is back.”
A bit early in the evening for George McPhee to be drunk out of his mind.
Hey all! Nitty, gritty game thus far. Unfortunately, I don’t think we have two goals in us.
with a full healthy lineup were winning this game
Wolski needs a grinding refresher. Grinding doesn’t mean skating really close to an opponent and then letting the skate away with the puck.
Ah, there’s the “great eight’ I’d been waiting for
“The dangerous Great Eight.” There you have it!
Grabby, can;t argue with that.
Grape Ape?
beninobbi likes to keep his metaphors polished
If Washington is looking forward to having Poti back in their line-up, it says alot about their defense. Gotta find a way to flush out some goals against these fakers.
“what do you bruce boudreau?”
“byfuglien byfuglien byfuglien…..”
How hard was it for Boudreau not to drop an f-bomb there?
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>>Wolski needs a grinding refresher.
That reminds me of an album, entitled “Grinding Into Emptiness”, by Noise Unit.
Aww, damn
well, that was a high stick
too bad refs didn’t call the several holds earlier
Have Prust and Boyle left the ice this period?
Now they choose to start seeing penalties. How conveeeeeeenient!
i rememeber grape ape. lol
I am getting sick of this team’s inability to score.
nice kill so far
Did you guys hear one of these Versus idiots lamenting that Bruce Boudreau is “coaching the team he’s been dealt”?
Pucks can tumble? mmmkay..
Looked like the Great Eggs fake shot was enough to make the Rangers faint there.
“Anisimov tells him to go away.” Yeah, that means he clears the puck down the other end.
And I thought the Rangers PP was flaccid.
djk, were playing with mostly 3rd liners man. whatya expect? were keeping the caps to 1 goal. thats a feat in itself with our lineup
”...in the wake of his 10th career hat-trick he authored on Saturday” = who knows?
Boudreau’s got the mouth of a truck driver. I can’t say how disappointed I was in him during the 24/7 series (yes, I watched it). So much for attracting new fans and appealing to the youth in the country. If I had kids, I wouldn’t have them watching that potty-mouth show. You fail NHL. LGR!
NHL on Versus!
Lots of best of buds flying around here.
They were the best of buds, they were the worst of buds.
avery should not be playing with gabby. torts should throw boyle with him and artie and load up for teh 3rd just to start off and try to geta goal early
I am most displeased with Gaborik. The man isn’t even shooting the puck.
What that a yawn on air? LOL
billybleeds, its on hbo ok, not on nickelodeon. lol there not trying to attract 5 year old fans.
too bad about marc savard.
never had that problem when he was with the Rangers
I do not know the guy, but 24/7 definitely made Boudreau look like an illiterate bumpkin.
haven’t really tested caps goalie
wish we would do that a little more
more intense in offensive zone in first period
a bit better latter part of second
Looks like he’s sticking Gaborik with Boyle and Prust.
Sauer is as good against OV as Staal is
It’s not impressive to only allow one goal to the Leaves. They are horrid. Stop sounding like he stood up to the 80s Oilers!
>>never had that problem when he was with the Rangers
Rangers traded Savard because, as Tortorella would say, he had the wrong type of arrogance.
so am i djk but hes just another fre agent merc. every single FA sather signs never works out in teh longrun. he had his great 1st season, now hes too comfy. gotta take away his icetime and pp privilege. then maybe he’ll wake up
that was a nice shift
close with Boyle on with Gabby and Avery
thought they were going to tie it.
carcillo!
so far Caps goalie hasn’t been tested at all
“They’re not trying to attract 5 year old fans”
No, that’s what the Penguins are there for.
I’m not holding out hope for this game. Our lineup looks pretty shabby. Callahan coming back will be huge.
Staal and Prust had the best chances so far.
Grabachev… that’s all well and good, but for a league that never does any promoting like that and is starving for fans and ticket sales…
Let’s put it this way… when Arturs Irbe was featured (however short it was) in the show, he found a way to not drop any f-bombs. He set a good example and came across as intelligent and professional.
Obviously, just my opinion here, but that show could have done without the constant cursing…
either that or get him a legit first lien center cuz obviously gabby is a 1 dimensional player. hes got nothing to offer if he isnt scoring. he cant forecheck, he cant control the puck well, he cant deke, or score on breakaways, he cant do much of anything but snipe. and skate. and he isnt doing either of those 2 things ithjer.
I thought Ovechkin’s English was better than this. At least he got a hair cut.
these long annoying senseless questions…
Neither team is getting alot of chances.
Caps are defending well behind their net, so the Rangers going to have to try something besides feeding the slot from behind the net. Or send somebody with more “jam” back there, not Gaborik or Wolski.
Ovechkin ’s English is better…it’s hard to speak another language whne you’re pretty much out of breath
he is definitely light years ahead of Malkin or Datsyuk in English speaking department. Datsyuk can barely speak at all and he’s been in the league the longest.
>>these long annoying senseless questions…
Let me guess! The interviewer was that Bob Harwood guy, right?
billy- the overuse of teh f word is in poor taste,. but nowadays all that is what teh casual fan will be attracted to. they cant be all brady bunch. the players themselves dont have sparkling personalities, they are usually reserved. off the ice anyway. imo, it was a good move by the league and hbo. theyre aiming for fans around 18-30 im guessing, so not many potential fans will be put off by that i would think.
Savard’s career is done.
>>Datsyuk can barely speak at all and he’s been in the league the longest.
But, I bet you’ll take him over our perfect-English-speaking Captain.
“savardian”!!!
hey guys did you know Crosby wont be attending ASG due to concussion? Not sure if you heard it or not :)
yeah jones
that hit on savard by the penguin
would have had you up in arms
if that happened to darlin’ cindy
>>Savard’s career is done.
More done than a Thanksgiving turkey!
Seeing as it’s 2 months since Thanksgiving, that turkey is well beyond done.
Croaby has a concussion? I hadn’t heard…in the last 5 minutes, so I forgot. I’m glad Versus is there to remind me. Thanks, NHL on Versus!
>>...obviously gabby is a 1 dimensional player.
I believe you meant 1/2 dimensional. I thought we’ve been through this already?
Toronto and Carolina 3-3 in the 3rd. Go Toronto (in regulation).
Poor Savard. I actually feel bad for the guy.
Forgetting things from 5 mins ago Blue? You sure you don’t have a concussion?
Let’s see what they can do in the third..
has anyone tried the “5 hour energy” before?
so, do we come back to tie?
I’m not sold on their goalie. Not enough shots, nothing serious
Good chance to see how far into Hartford the Rangers new identity extends.
I want one goal. I hate being shut out :(
so torts mustve heard me. theyre playing boyle with gabby finally
JBytes
i’d even take Gomez and his Mexican accent over our perfect-English-speaking captain any time
Third period, trailing by 1? Perfect!
I’ve been meaning to try it, CC, Haven’t done so.
There’s also 6-Hour Power, if you need an extra hour.
AA-Prust-Grachev. Interesting line..
interesting line
Garchev Anisimov Prust
Biron’s been really solid in this game
good a pp!!!! uhhh i think
over/under 1 shot on this power play
Del Z PPG coming up
whoa!!!
didn’t see your post MickeyM
sorry your “feeling out of sorts tonight”
3CP, just yesterday, I was thinking how Sather had traded the wrong guy.
High stick on MZA? Erskine had his stick at the level of his knees.
holtby made a good save on staal and a good one on i think prust
i did CCCP
it wasn’t great but it helped enough
during a long drive.
i only drank part of it
and then drank some more later
LOL, jpg. That is kinda funny we had the same thought.
thanks, been a weird day for me.
Stop dumping and chasing like you’re killing a PP.
Grab, you have some good points there, no doubt. We can agree that it was in poor-taste.
Wait, Crosby is concussed? Ha. If Crosby took a hit like Savard did last year, maybe the league REALLY would have done something about it. I’m still a little burnt that there was no action against Cooke.
Dump and clear PP, not working.
great pp guys
Jaffe gets it, eh?
jesus what is wrong with them on the pp???
Another fantasmic power play
Crappy PP.
They need to find a way to take advantage of the fact that the Capitals are sending 2 defenders behind the net.
6 hour? lol
this reminds of “There’s something about Marry” movie when Stiler picked up a hitchhiker with dead body in a sleeping bag and then the hitchhiker told the story how he wants to make ab exercise videos but instead of 5 minutes abs he wants to make 4 minutes abs! And then if you’re not satisfied then he will send the extra minute for free! lol
i love that movie!
god come on staal
Druy wide again.
really not much chance but still
damn, he’s snakebit
they realize they have to score 1 right? just 1
Drury missed it by thaaaaat much, lol
Yeah, that was a dive
good ovie dived
Nice dive, OV…
dive and a half
Ovechkin better be careful he doesn’t hurt himself diving like that.
How was that even a call on Prust? What a joke!
NHL on Versus!
with all the free time Crosby has being out with concussion i think he’s giving private diving lessons to Ovechkin
we arent scoring 1. i can just tell
Rangers can’t play offense. Knicks can’t play defense. Put them together and you get…
..the Mets?
we’ll wait till caps score the 2nd goal till we score 1. watch.
Gaborik always takes the puck behind the net. How about driving to the FRONT once in a while?
jpg, he aint snake bit, hes been swallowed by an anaconda
i want 1 mother byfuglien goal!!! is that too much to ask??
Darn. 5-4 Carolina. 5 Minutes left in 3rd.
lol @ Grabby
Grabachev
i thought i was negative
(not that i’m disagreeing…)
Lame shot by Gaborik.
Try harder, Mike
if only we had frolov right now to get a clutch one for us
Nice hit Staal
Great play by Staal!
Nice play by Staal!
did yo see ovechkin’s head snap back from Staal forearm?
Damn Staal. Fab play
i want a grachev hattie!!
Staal = ELITE
Holding Ovechkin off the scoresheet is useless when you can’t even buy a goal.
Wow, nice check from behind there. Boyle must have dived.
i just asked god to let us score a goal. he said no.
i can’t believe the ref didn’t call that elbow to the face!
i guess that’s what ovie gets for the dive
cccp- u mean monster
god drury sucks
Drury useless, Gaborik useless, $14.5M of cap space right there…
Fire Sather, anyone?
The was a clutch dump in.
Making a rookie goalie look like Vezina winner is the Ranger specialty
We’re getting shutout by a goalie I’ve never even heard of. Oh boy!
goddamn these blind passes
we’re barely testing the guy
and the few shots we’ve taken
hit him in the chest
wish there was a stat on shots to the chest because
i think the Rangers would lead in that category over the
past 5 years…at least.
Rangers are getting closer. Can feel their energy raising and their hunger for the net.
Let’s Go Rangers!
All we need is one shot, boys…
What do we expect when the only player on our roster with any goal scoring ability isn’t even trying?
Rangers have been getting shut out or shut down by most goalies the past month.
we havent had 2nd or 3rd chances on him. we ned some ofense and gabby is really getting on my nerves lately. he never shows up in these close games. hes trying but not hard enough. braden holtby for gods sake!! hes a rook. we should be throwing everything at him.
i think Gabby is giving too much grind and jam
and not enough SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Weeeeeeeeee
yeas!!!!!
DJK, it looks like Boyle’s trying to me…
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwoooooooooooooooooooooo
Who’s is that?
YEEEEAAAHHH BOYYYYYY!
Wooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
There it is! 1-1.
Gaborik!
Here it is. One effing shot. Gabby?
whoooooooo trhank u god!! i prayed and u answerd!!
I wonder if it’ll get reviewed.
They scored? They scored? Maybe?
Ha, Gaborik scored and he didn’t even know it!
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
review
That goal wasn’t pretty enough.
Trade Gabby!
That’s a goal, his hands stayed in the same position.
gabby punched it in. mother byfuglier!!!
NHL on Versus!” Upon further review, Ovechkin cannot lose the game. No goal”
Off the Capital player. Goal.
he’s not pushing it towards the net
I can see it getting called back
I don’t see how they can disallow it…
cmon please!!!
Gotta stay – he’s not looking at it
Inconclusive! The call on the ice stands. Good goal!
ya!!!!
Yup. 1-1.
Yes
GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats a goal
Nice “hockey play” by Gabbo!
love u gabby!!1 hahaha
LOL that was Boyle’s Byfuglien goal!
Holy moly, it counted! Not getting shut out! YES!
As long as he scores, I don’t care how they go in.
good teams find ways
Rangers is a good team.
funny thing is
i spelled out SCORE!!!!!!!
and then after i hit SUBMIT
he actually scored
wasn’t celebrating
just happened in real time
if only i could do the same with lottery numbers
all because boyle was on his line!! i should be the coach!! haha j/k
Keep Drury off the ice now!
keep it going boys!!!
>>LOL that was Boyle’s Byfuglien goal!
You think he’ll go argue with the referee about it?
glad to be wrong Grabachev?
i love u ccccp!!!!!
A couple of f- bombs right there, eh?
yes jpg, but i did pray for a goal. and the man upstairs delivered!
Hope that helps your day MickeyM!
Get another Gabby, just like last year when he stunned the Caps on back to back identical goals…the kind he isn’t scoring this year.
any links to watch online?
the f word, only one of about 19 words that Boudreau knows
marcus staalicus
Isn’t a good feeling to have they can come back anytime? Great team we got here, ‘heads!
They need to paint Maple Leaves on Gaborik’s visor now.
It did, Blue Seat. Now if they can just hang on for the one point (crosses fingers)
Anyone ready for the Foxwood Final Five?
salty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! where u been broham??
Look who the Caps have out, look who the Rangers have out. Anyone think we’d be in a 1-1 game playing the backup goalie?
Biron’s been good tonight
CTB, nope. Thought it would a blowout for the Caps.
I can’t wait until Dreary is gone.
yes ilbzo it is! we are a resilient team and a hard working team. but these close games give me heart palpitations!
I think I figured out Beniknobby’s handicap. He can’t pronounce short vowels in the first syllables of words. Beeron. Eelect.
i think we need a timeout just to get a rest
You’re too young for palpitations, bro…too much nicotine?
Good play by Sauer there to bail out Staal.
We need a point, at least. Canes just got two.
What’s up with all the compliments Vs. ??
maybe we’d be 7-0 if varlamov played us again.
Good work by Stepan.
salty- try atdhe or channelsurfing.com or try hockeystreams. u gotta pay but i think u can just pay for 1 day if u want
MDZ on the ice with under 2 minutes left. DO NOT LIKE.
one point in the bank
Good point, take it every time.
1 point
now it’s ZUC TIME!!!!!
or Wolski or….
That’s a gutsy point right there!
One point. Take it and run.
Another well-earned and valuable point!
Amazing job with holding them to 17 shots on goal tonight!
pretty happy with that point. Now let’s get #2! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Stepan – game winner 4 on 4
Thank goodness Staal stopped that centering pass because Sauer was on the wrong side of the net with a cap all alone in front.
Good work to get the point. Let’s make it 2, shall we?
huge play by Staal there
Gabby with some Slovakian snot rockets.
ilb- i have hereditary hbp and a type of anemia called dalasemia or however you spell it. i also have a heart defect. something where i have 1 less valve than i should.
Great point. They only allowed Caps to have 18 shots? MDZ’s been fine, btw
Step-On wins it in OT!
Let’s get our Beer-on!
lol ctb!!
Thanks to the Caps for stopping skating in that 3rd period. Unfortunately they’ll be rested for the OT.
anisipov!!! lol
“Anisipov”?
Great work by McD
beerah!!
Thalassemia, Mike. Are you Italian?
and yes ilb i smoke too much
I-needs-a-mop
McD is looking like a Staal Jr.
Yes, the Boyle-MZA line!
“You won’t have to rock him to sleep tonight”? LMAO. WTB does that even mean?
yes im italian ilb
I thought Emerick had a trademark on the term “knifing.”
it means hes been playing mickey. yes i know, its such a stupid analogy
Wolski Del Headzo January 24th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
I-needs-a-mop
I just snorted my ginger ale. OW. Thanks, Headzo.
Damn goalies keep melting the pucks. They’re going to run out.
I figured that out, Grabby, but that might be the most inane and insane thing he’s said tonight.
I think Torts actually granted my wish and hasn’t play Drury since I asked.
McD will surely make our D-line very interesting next yesr
Great hit by Gabby
wolski is really good in the offensive end as far a puck control and driving to the net…the other end of the ice a nightmare though!!
great save on ovechkin
Weee! Another shootoot.
Holding on for the Zuccarello happy ending!
Skills competition.
WW- Zuke-MZA.
wow
OK MZA – rock out out with your out!
Hobbit time.
McD is looking very good
and Torts likes him
Artie hasn’t looked all that good tonight
not happy with decisions….lack of jam.
some grind
3 stars for rangers
1- staal
2-boyle
3-mcd
Good Marty very solid in that OT.
i think boyle should be in the SO. hes got some good backhand moves. well, he can at least roof it
The youngsters did well.
We might have to score three in the shootout to win. I expect Biron to give up two.
So, they can’t do worse than 8 above .500 before the ASG. I’ll take it!
Drury with less TOI than every Ranger except Grachev and Kolarik (and barely more than those two).
We need MZA to continue his condom-like ways.
man,
Drury has to be feeling like carcillo
at this point in time.
how could he not be?
niiice, Marty
save beerahhh!!
Good Marty. Good Marty. Good Marty. Good Marty.
Nice stop Marty!
That wasn’t light Beer-On
HUGE save.
sweeeet
wehat a goal@!!!
Wolski!!!!!!!
Sick move!
wwwwwwwwwwoooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwoooooooooooooooooooo
Nice WoWo!
What an efffing move!
Oooorrrrrgh!!! Nasty!
Well damn Wolski.
Booty-ful!
wo wo wo!
That was filthy
damn
was there hesitation cause refs thought Wolski stopped
forward progress?
wow
1-1
Hendricks?
MZA! All the way!
yes!!!!
ummmmmm….that’s not Boyle
Did they just show Brian Boyle’s name and stats in front of Zook?
damn that is one sweet move by Zuke
Weeeee! Pocket Rocket!!!
4 for 4!
sssssssssssssssssssiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
omg omg zuccoooooooo I love youuuuuu!!!!
This shootout thing is too easy for Zuke.
score by Brian Zuccurello
LMFAO! Same move and no one can’t do much about it
ZOOOOOOOOK!
pleasse save it beerah!!
holtby was in the corner on MZAs move
carcillo!!
damn :(
Flavah?
2-2
boyle?
C’mon Boyle
Come on!
Nail biting time
boooooooooooo
yikes
Torts blew that one.
wonder if Grachev will get a chance after this
Capt clutch?
Ar-Tea Time
AA! baby!
AA! YES!!!!
Artie!!!!
Awesome! Big Win! AA Banged IT!
YYYYYYESSSSS!!!
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
what a win!!!!!!!!
artie!!!!!!!!!!!! we are teh champions!!!!!!!!
Artie now 1/5 in his career. That’s a good one!
Artie i forgive you!!
that was Jam-a-rific!!
Great win, the skills comp definitely bailed them out but thems the rules.
Another great win!
And he did the Vinny ‘holster move’ lololololol
AA using Prospal’s celebration.
Wooooooot!!!!! Sweet hands x 3!!!! WW ZUKE & AA!!!!!!
Awesome 2 points! Well done boys! Hopefully Linda is watching!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Trade AA. Right now, lol….
First Rangers other than MZA or EC scored in the SO tonight.
Back to back games where we looked destined for no points, yet steal two in the shootout.
We need a win tomorrow, and it will be a good break.
OH GOD FLYING ZUCCHINI 4 FOR 4!!!!!
VERSUS ANNOUNCERS SOOOOO MAD LOL
RANGERS BABY
AA !!!! yes , beuty, awsome ,excellent,great ,the bomb,clutch,superb,fabulas ,elite ,thecatz azzz!!!! wohoooooooooo we won we won we won!!!!
yeahhhh heyyyyy heyyy heyyyy!!!!
you will not see 3 better shootout goals than that
NY MOTHER BYFUGLIEN RANGERS BABY!!! WE LOVE YOU!1!!! WITH HALF A TEAM!! WE WIN!!! GO NY!!!
Are you guys going to congratulate me for my accurate prediction?
The Wolski move though was jaw dropping.
another gutty Ranger performance. and i LOVE the skills competition cuz it favors the Rangers. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
JBytes,
i have no tickets for you
tom renney is probably sooooooooo jealous at tonight’s
score and outcome.
we won!!!! we won!!!!
i miss linda. she should be here celebrating with us!!!! come back linda!!! we love and miss you!!
I will officially eat crow now. I told Mama that I was expecting the Caps to blow them out tonight. I fully believed that.
Apologies to Torts for questioning starting Biron.
I’ve run out of things to say about this team. Just astonishing.
Yeah, JBytes, you were close…didn’t you say 6-2 Caps?
hahah jpg!!
jbytes, i salute you my friend on a greeat prediction!
i think tonights Monster = Staal
and lots of little monsters too!
>>i miss linda.
She is sorely missed.
Some of you kids must have burned your hand on fire 2 or 3 times before you realized it’s hot.
When will you learn:
This team will not quit.
This team will not give up.
This team will not stop working.
This team has BRASS BALLS!
Mickey, I pointed out that the Caps haven’t really won against decent teams this month (I got the info from Caps blog Japers Rink). Their primary scoring is down this year, their secondary scoring is even worse. This isn’t the mismatch as it was 2 years ago.
>>Yeah, JBytes, you were close…didn’t you say 6-2 Caps?
Are you trying to deny me the tickets I won?
for those who are her facebook friends
go say hello
I’m taking it back. They now can’t do worse than 9 games above .500 before ASG
TOP #3 Shoot out goals in Rangers history
#1 Malik
#2 Wolski
#3 Prospal
Give Zucco time …he could make the list!!!
MZA with a mention of W77!
MZA with the plug for W77. Where’s Blogmama?
Linda is easy to miss , her spirit and comedy is golden.
A plug for Sean Avery’s Warren from the Zukester. Funny!
Stahl – Flaccid Monster
The Atlanta game convinced me that I shouldn’t go to bed at the beginning of the third period.
Great road win More and more, this seems like a special team!
Ha! the Versus guy just said Alexander Ovagkin.
let’s go to Sean Avery’s bar to celebrate!!!
BTW, anyone think Staal is the most irreplaceable skater on the team even when everyone else is healthy?
Big ups for Warren 77 by Mr Frodo!
Ovechkin = The Great Egg
Goose Egg!
I’ve been there a few times….not bad. Great Mac & Cheese
>>This team has BRASS BALLS!
Uh oh! I saw them hanging under the rear bumper of a pickup truck the other day.
Chicken Sando at W77 is great too. Very good food for a bar.
Loved Zuke’s plug for W77. Too funny!
JBytes, Rangers loan them out as trailer hitches during the off days. Strong enough to pull a 2 ton boat.
Gilroy had a very strong game with the increased ice time and responsibility. 24 mins for him and Sauer too
I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Rangers get fined for that unsolicited plug of W77
They should call it Wolski 77!
600th?
Devils have a 4 game win streak and the Rangers don’t? Then again the Rangers also didn’t go like 2-10 at one point.
what a freaking win. i am still not a dad yet. wife is holding out. should be within next 2 weeks.
stole 2 pts
Del Z is already at W77
If Drury can plug his own pizza restaurant, Zuccarello should be able to plug Avery’s place. Don’t know who the sponsor is that would be offended.
Good luck, Eric. Let us know when the baby comes. And email me if you need any help..
Carp, here is your headline for tomorrow : TEAM = MONSTER.
kc, Gary Bettman would not like anybody plugging anything related to Sean Avery.
Wow…kudos Tortorella and the team – talk about playing a disciplined game – it starts with the coach and filters down to the players. Tonight everyone was on the same page. A very impressive road win. And it’s interesting to see them score 3 of 4 shoot-out goals – yes, there is offensive talent on this club!
Zuccarello must be really tired of answering questions about his shootout goals.
What a win for our boys! It’s nice to get some bounces go our way!
Good luck, Eric!
omg, they are showing this 20 layer chocolate cake on Food Network. Death by chocolate sounds like a heavenly way to go.
Blue Seat, he must be tired of answering questions about his height, too. LOL
who interviewed Zuc?
was it Versus?
i finally took a bathroom break when the game ended
and forgot that they would actually take the time to
interview someone from our side.
hat trick!
jpg, yes it was Versus. Harwood did the interview.
http://defendingthecore.blogspot.com/2011/01/rangers-grind-out-another-win.html
jpg, Bob Harwood interviewed him.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ovechkin got the third start tonight…for what? Getting knocked on his Assen by Staal all night?
I wonder how Matt Hendricks feels about that.
most enjoyable ranger team to watch since the messier/gretzky short rendezous but i lived in LA so I could not see many of the games.
sauer sportsfans is 23, not a big scorer but imagine a good mike komisarek at about $4 mill less a year….
get thru tuesday and then the yare resting a will ge tback cally and hopefully dubi and others…
Sauer keeps going under the radar. The kudos on the versus broadcast for Staal were frequent and warranted and not unexpected. They also lauded Gilroy and McDonagh, but very little was said about Sauer – the announcers (and it’s happening with all broadcasts, so it’s not the versus dudes solely) behave as if Sauer was a seasoned defensive d-man and his unspectacular but oh so steady play is expected and therefore, goes unmentioned. IMO, right now he is arguably the most important new addition on the Rangers because his play has meant 1/2 of the starting 6 (Staal, Girardi and Sauer) are rock solid and that puts less pressure on the other 1/2 of the 6 d-men. And that helps the likes of Eminger finally find his game (after 7 flipping years), Gilroy steady himself and McDonagh step in without a hitch. And MDZ looked very steady tonight – no 60 foot passes tonight – he kept things simple and I swear chipped the puck off the boards more tonight than he did in his 10 previous games in total.
>>Zuccarello must be really tired of answering questions about his shootout goals.
And about his size.
Yeah, you could tell Harwood put a lot of thought into that question,
asking about MZA’s height.
And MZA should ask MDZ what W77 can do for your game.
That said, this team is getting to be ridiculous.
How could can they be with everyone back, and maybe a nice little deal towards the end of next month?
Jim – Agreed 100%. Sauer doesn’t get nearly enough kudos.
I remember a couple of weeks ago, Hank was asked about the rookies and (as Carp pointed out), he named Sauer first. I’m sure the team is aware of what his play has meant.
Yeah, you could tell Harwood put a lot of thought into that question,
asking about MZA’s height.
And MZA should ask MDZ what W77 can do for your game.
That said, this team is getting to be ridiculous.
How good can they be with everyone back, and maybe a nice little deal towards the end of next month? Very.
whoops, double post. sorry.
Actually Sullivan was raving about Sauer on pre-game radio;
They all know the guy’s been invaluable, as has been Eminger (who turned in another very involved night tonight)
he also added this little-known bit on MZA. The team tracks scoring chances, and Zuccarello was in on somewhere between 30-40% of the team’s total chances since his callup.
Say, did the captain dress tonight?!?
If anyone who doesn’t see many Ranger games wants to know why Marc Staal was picked for the All-Star Team, all they have to do is watch this game.
what’s really gone unnoticed is that Lundqvist is having the best season of his career
Everyone played well tonight. No glaring errors, especially from the Dmen. Just a solid, steady game by all. They really locked it down on defense tonight. Major props to Torts and Sullivan for the game plan and getting everyone together under it.
If the captain continues to be invisible while others aren’t, it won’t be an easy decision to sit/demote the latter when those on the injury list start returning I suspect. I cannot see Tortorella pressboxing a $7,000,000 captain, but the way this season has gone, I wouldn’t totally count it out.
Rod: I expect the coaches and players to talk up Sauer – I’m more referring to the media who profess to be experts. Many aren’t and the fact that Sauer is so often overlooked is simply another indication of that fact, IMO.
Chris Drury needs to be put to pasture. Seriously.
DJK: I think Staal enjoys shutting OV down – he’s been doing it more often than not for 3 years now and keeps getting better and better at it.
The guy is a stud d-man. And he doesn’t even have 4 professional seasons under his belt – how good will he be in a 2 or 3 more years?? A Norris trophy is in his future.
What’s up with the morrons who continually pound on the glass in southern arena’s? Do they think it rattles a Rangers nerves? Really a bunch of metal midgets.
Definitely Jim.
metal=mental
I can’t type.
What a team!!!!! What spirit!!!!
The Biron signing shines again.
OK gang, great night, great win, but I’m off to bed. Hoping to shake whatever is up with me today.
See ya tomorrow!
for the gazillionth time, Chris Drury has a no movement clause aka he cannot be sent to HFD without his approval.
Why doesnt gabby ever go in the shoot out?
Jagr-itis.
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