Big, big one. I’m not ready to call any game a must-win with 36 points still on the table. But this could be a huge win or a very discouraging loss against a Buffalo team five points behind, with three games in hand.
Marc Staal, who suffered a setback Monday, Marian Gaborik and Ruslan Fedotenko remained sidelined. So everybody healthy is in the lineup.
Cam Talbot starts in goal (just wanted to see if you’re paying attention; actually Henrik Lundqvist is starting).
Bryan McCabe gets moved up to the second D pair with Mike Sauer.
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Yay first! Boo Versus chumps!
not it!
I missed that Brad Boyes trade before the deadline.
May the force be with the NYR!!
Brad Boyes…Brad Boyes? What’s he gonna do?
go time?
i’m gone daddy-o
real real gone
Sally! Happy Birthday Dubinsky Wobbles! PRINCESS!
Mama Bear! BlueBlood! Gab!
Let’s jump out to a good start tonight!
Carp: Is Cam Talbot related in any way to Jean-Guy “Mr. Sweatsuit” Talbot? Hold the fort Boneheads…....of to London and Johannesburg. LGR!
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Mama, she says, “brrrrrrrh?!”
I think this is a must game.
tonight’s game plan = score early, score often !
refresh, refresh, refresh !!!
I’m surprised the Sabres are only 5 points behind… they seem so much worse than the Rangers.
Let’s Go Rangers!!!
I just heard Beninati calling a highlight on Versus and had bad flashbacks.
Versus = the Carcillo of sports networks
LGR!
Please win
and uh, HI gang!
2pts is a must!!
WTB! all the hard work I did today, and carp’d with no warning!! well, I never!!!!
Sally, Stanley and Cup say mew, meow, wrhrrrrrr!
Holy carcillo!! When did Engblom start balding?
Ryan Captahan. :)
they need to come out with a physical edge,they play better that way.
omg!!!!
i just wondered the same thing.
never noticed before cause we only saw him from the front.
then it’s cut and styled out of hate
what happened to John Amirante? havent heard him do the national anthem this season?
Hi Mama!
Good one, spider!
Let’s go Rangers!!!
is that michael bolton next to brian engbloom?
They’re saving him for the playoffs.
AA throwing the body early on.
Artie and Dubi better play their aassens off
after sather kept him in New York and out of
texas
Think there’s pressure on AA now? “Artem- it’s because of you we didn’t get Brad Richards, so step it up”!!
Hi Mickey! I’ve said before and I’ll say it again….why am I paying Dolanvision to find my games on the low channel end called Vrrrrplssssblech?
Mama
blame bettman
and nhl contract
maybe if we’re lucky
nhl goes to espn
(then again, be careful what you wish for…)
LMAO @ ‘Vrrrrplssssblech?’
btw,
Avery had a shot on net….not wide
I wonder how Kings fans feel aboot Brian Boyle putting up 20 goals.
Also, Matt Moulson with back to back 30 goal seasons.
GREAT play by Sauer
why can’t we use show some spark in o-zone
like buffalo just did?
all that crap around the boards
AGAIN!!!
BO-RING!
I’m getting tired of every single non-MSG announcer following up comments about Boyle being the team leader with, “and he was a guy who wasn’t even sure he would make the team!” Is that on the freaking press release every single time? Rangers facts: Brian Boyle almost didn’t make the team! Better ingredients, better pizza, Papa Dru! And Drury won the LLWS! :p
Stepan = “ouch”
Heard Amirante while I was listening to a game on the radio a few games back.
don’t count on NHL leaving Versus any time soon, now that NBC bought and operates it. Unless the NHL dumps out of the Olympics. Then maybe.
Amirante’s probably done half, or 40 percent, of the home games this season.
Boyle—not gonna be on team.
makes a good story
lazy
continue to mention the “good story”
hey!
at least they’re not talking about cindy!!
Caps ironclad defense?
wow!!!! who was that big guy stepan ran and hit on the sabers? stepan looked like he hit a brick wall.
thanks Carp, i guess they dont show him on TV very much anymore
actually, it was Comcast that bought NBC
probably Tyler Myers, he’s 6’8”
Dubiiii, thanks. But you get my drift.
yeppers, hockey on Comcast forever now…but they will have more leverage to get VS on every outlet possible
I don’t hate this VS play by play guy. It’s odd.
Carp: 1/2 = 40%? Trying to see if we’re paying attention?!!
hard to get into this game!
Versus is THE WORST. Honestly. COME ON.
jpg – fair points, all of them.
i love VS on saturday and sunday mornings for the fishing shows! now if the ice would just melt on these lakes…...
This game is so boring.
Engblom looks like a slightly surprised monk tonight.
Torts’ in-game interviews are endlessly entertaining.
no. he’s done the anthem for 40 or 50 percent of the games. I don’t know the exact number.
Very boring start. I’m getting sleepy!
wouldn’t you love to see Tortorella drop a bomb on Versus’ reporters.
gotta admit
that was nice of sabres player on bench to
immediately turn with puck and motion to fan in the stands
that he was going to throw it to him/her
Wow… nice setup by Aves!
Damn it, Gilroy!
for sucha young team these games have been getting pretty boring lately. horrible passing and skating. cmon boys. falling asleep
Nice pass by Aves…
Carp, I know….doesn’t mean I have to be happy.
btw, I’m a tad worried about Amirante. And anybody who disses him will have me to answer to. The girl on Sunday was awesome, but for me, it ain’t the same without John. P.S. One of my fave posts from Sam pre-game was about how he heard Amirante warming up in the bathroom….great color….
I guess i can skip my dose of tylenol pm.
Carp – Sadly, the coach interviews are not live.
hey Carp
is Schoenfeld still working with our D?
Sweet 16!!
Carp: “wouldn’t you love to see Tortorella drop a bomb on Versus’ reporters”....he’d be the Melissa Leo of the NHL (don’t know if anyone will get that :)
stick on the ice stepan!
ok boys keeep it goin!
Holy McCabe! That guy has a freaking ROCKET
McCabe really wants to score.
mcCabe bombing away!
Ok, that SERIOUSLY came out wrong.
oooooooooo
do i like those shots by McCabe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
good shiftski
best shift of the game
And…that’s why we got McCabe!
still cant score though. soo close. i’m liking duby tonight. hes lookin better
Stupid pass by EC.
and the patented high n wide avery shot! lmao its always the same shot!
Such a stupid penalty by Sour
carcillo!
sauer. cmon that was obvious
horse carcillo call
that’s McDonough not Boyle
i guess all Irish-descent men
look alike to Vs crew
Unfortunately, that penalty was legit.
D’OH :(
Oh ….. Great call blue. Are these guy serious?
Grab
the Avery shot was tipped by the sabres
player’s stick
no that was apenalty hes been called for more n more it seems. gotta skate sauer. stop gettin lazy
Mama – I get it!
Hey Mama – could you tell Randy Referee to get his eyes checked. Blind Betty out there!
i know jpg, still, i had to laugh cuz i knew exactly where that shot was goin
Mama – is that the chick that transformed into a babbling fool live on TV at some award show?
Well that was a total Carcillo non-call.
yup. right on cue
awww, hartnell
fug
thats our boy danny!!!
What a crock of $hit that penalty was … F that
could have used a crease clearing dman
Charlie Sheen is available
he’s a Winner!!!
Of course that happens! Fuggers!
thats what happens when u take stupid penalties…
its gonna be a late 1 goal fight to teh finish again
Learn from that boys…put the damn puck on net
all started with not winning the faceoff.
stupid call but a good team needs to kill it off.
no pimp, that was a penalty. a stupid needless one, and a weak goal. not hanks fault but still.
To bad the circus wasnt in town!
By the way, Huge Jessiwoman got into his first career NHL fight. Anybody see it?
I guess (now that I watch the replay).
It’s amazing … this team just cannot score.
Grab
Aves did get the first shot on goal
but i wasn’t being all too hopeful there
either
of course,
many Rangers miss the net…too much
Farts! That happened right when I sat down with my beer.
just keep on finding ways to d the wrong things lately. these home games are almost a disadvantage the way we seem to play here
Sauer made the stop but then proceeded to check the guy way after the puck went down the ice. textbook interference and completely unnecessary.
Bad luck beer!
st0w, LOL….Headzo, yes, but it wasn’t as bad as bloggers et al made it be. Was actually quite funny. Here’s a tip all: best way to watch the Oscars is on dvr….took me 65 mins to get through 3:11
Hey, Kenny and Dave just shouted out to Carp!!!
right now mcCabe is wishing he stayed with the panthers!
wolski u suck!!
We SUCK …
Complete garbage-league
Sh*tty period.
Canes winning 2-0. Sabs 1-0
Not good
Might was well down the absinthe now
torts better rip them a new one!
its just so frustrating watching teams come into the garden and get lucky flukey goals, more pp’s than us, and just always seem to get into teh game quicker and jump on us. we dont come out ready.. we play much better on teh road.
Penalties both ways are killing this team right now.
Man, the refs this season are Hopeless Henriettas…..(sorry to anyone named Henrietta) Blind Bushleague Bennies….
“Can the Rangers stop the Flyers on home ice?”
The Rangers couldn’t stop a whale from beaching on Mt. Washington.
I wonder what Torts is doing in the Locker Room right now….
well 5 shots on goal is an improvement over the bolts first period.
Orr – “Jessiwoman” – good stuff.
Atta Girl Mama!
This game is Garbage Gertrude! (So far)
Manfried:
Probably dreaming of the Valentine’s Day evening he spent with Redden.
I’ve decided to get piss drunk for the rest of the game, cause clearly it’s the only way to get through this garbage.
As much as it stinks to give up that goal, there’s no way Torts can say Hank should have had that one. He was completely screened, it was a good play by Buffalo, and that’s that.
Overall, I really don’t think that was an awful period. There were plenty of good plays, and we’ve seen them escape unscathed from periods when they’ve played far worse.
And how about that McCabe! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Ranger clearly want to score SO badly in recent memory. He’s created a few good scoring chances on his own.
I also don’t know what these Versus chumps are talking about. The Rangers played dump and chase too much, and they failed at it miserably because they dumped and never chased effectively. The times when they started making things happen were when they started carrying the puck in effectively. These guys are freaking morons.
i know Versus isn’t very popular around here but the games are actually much better to watch now that NBC made those changes.
This play-by-play guy is much better than the stiff who does the Capital games…
Am I the only one that doesn’t like Girardi?
Man,changing his tie?
i don’t….no kidding.
Rangers stopping the Flyers would be like Charlie Sheen stopping hi drug habbit
I hope he has a REALLY lucky tie in there. One that makes the ‘Canes lose.
Can we please use a more suitable word for “moron”? ...
Say, “Redden”
ie. “These guys are freaking Reddens”
jones the flyers really! milbury i wouldnt have guessed!
Agreed Miami – it’s easire to say than “Milbury”
latona- no, u might be one of the few, but i may be joining u soon.
Dan girardi = back-up goalie
Sauer penalty has not been called against any team since January
boston????? nooo way milbury!! really? i would never have guessed!
I’ll have to see the replay of Sauer’s penalty…my dad and I (and almost everyone in our section) thought it was a cheap call
Yes, Girardi is the back-up goalie, because he’s just as horrible with the puck behind the net as Lundqvist.
What a shocker “Jonesy” and Shillbury picked their old teams
still a penalty stranger. lol. i dont like teh puck over teh glass penalty either but it is one
girardi-staal=redden-chara!
Latona
I am unofficial president of ‘girardi non fan club’
He looked OK for first half of period but seems to tire and make bone head plays. Nothing worse than Vinny trying to skate puck out from behind his goal. WTB! He tries hard but does not have any jump to his stride any more.
I demand to see Lil Man score!
Hi grabby! how are ya?
At least the iPad 2 comes out tomorrow
Looks like this will be yet another bush-league-tastic ”...and the Rangers will run out of time” type of nights…
instead of moron, its redden? so whats a milbury then? an a-hole? a dingleberry? a complete jackwagon? all 3?
Gra – they need to call it both ways. In the flyer game we were held up every flipping time we would dump and chase.
His effort is there, I just think he’s… dumb, basically.
Me too, Sally
hey tiki. watup dawg. hi sallywaffles!
WINNING
I know I’ve been preaching patience and not panic this season, but I’ve had a crappy week already and I just want a win tonight.
mza needs to score, AA needs to score, vinny needs to, ec, duby, damn just about all our guys are not scoring! or scoring much
jesus wolski??? why?
Puck possession = scoring chances
Now that is a soft call
WTB…..bullcarcillo
GARBAGE
well, milbury will probably have something to say
about this….just like his opinion of Sauer penalty
c’mon, really.
ok it wasnt that bad.
make it 11
Is that Charlie Sheen in stripes?
I got to the party late but what’s with the officiating? Is it really as bad as the 2 calls I’ve seen?
How did that not go in
omg hank almost let that6 in. girardi saved one i think!
stafford, get your teeth cleaned.
yikes!!
Stafford is a “cat”
thank you mcdonagh
I hope someone breaks the glass with his face
ohh mcdonagh did. wtf was hank doing?
Wow – almost went 2-0 & out of reach
the crowd is dead
I bet we don’t get even one powerplay
yea hnak got lucky mcmonster bailed him out. he was way out position
Thankfully if we make the playoffs, we wont get home ice advantage. I’m thrilled with that.
finally
prospal is done lol. can barely skate! drew a penalty though!! ok cue mccabe ripper from the point!!
Miami
you owe me money
we shook on it
one hundred zillion dollars
McCabe time?
at least mccabe i sgetting shots.
screen the da** goalie!!!!!!
still on the perimeter,
still dancing around the boards
sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!!!
Power Play looks TOTALLY different with a Point man.
no second chance
no rebound
no screen!
miller time more likely
at least the PP looks better than terrible
They have taken more shot in the first minute of this power play than they have in the last 6 power plays.
weak!!!!
Wolski telegraphs his shot
“Dubinsky Wolski” – new Polish Ranger??
omg!!!
hank! stay in your net!!
someone tether Hank to the net, pls
last 4 and a half periods at home prust has only goal!!
Boys are working hard now
just not enough skill guys. its gotta wear on a team
sorry I been gone for a bit, but am listening to the horror :) had to book a room in city for the next Fozzy visit for last game of regular season!
If anyone will be there, Krisy (norway) and friend, me, Fozzy, possibly two Fozzy Posse members, the norremys and maybe tiki will be in town and making noise. Look out NY!
cmon!
We actuallly deserve to score
i really hate wolski right now
wolski= benchski!
I hope there’s a comfy pillow inside Wolski’s doghouse.
Wolski to the hole-ski
not impressed with wolski
dumb penalty by Wolski
Grabby and Mickey, lol, we were saying that Sunday, too…..the point is not your crease!!!
yes miami we deserve one after all that hard work. sucks that our top player is injured again. could really use his shot in tight games liek these. haha gotta laugh or ya just go crazy
Dubinsky, you better score for Sally and her Princess on her Princess’ birthday!!!!! Hartnelling Byfugliening Carcillo Cooke Meat!
what did Wolski do?
hope our sniper prust can get this tied up soon
dammit
lol oh prust. and ohh wolski. and ohh hank!!! were done. g night heads
Wow! 3 on 1 and you lose the puck. Then they score.
You fuggin dopey mother fuggers!
oh fug
let’s see
bad sabres pp
1 for 11
score
check
newly acquired boise
first goal as a sabre
check
we are the nicest kindest most giving team in the entire nhl
Game Over
Season Over
Should have traded our second for Boyes!
ugggggggggggggg! This game is making me thirsty, time for a Miller
what the eff. why can’t we win at home?
“Strong men also cry… strong men also cry.”
OK, we’ve got them where we want them. LGR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
funny how we never how a man open like that
then again, we’d probably miss the net
I am out and aren’t watching the game as of yet- would I be correct in assuming that we are exhibiting no offensive talent?
like I said: this team deserves to play in Orlando, next to Disney World
suffering succotash
Game is not over, folks. Never quit, because the Rangers certainly won’t.
ORR!!!
that is interesting comment.
has sather traded with JD?
don’t recall
and obviously we could have
given something similar to boise
than just getting Mitchell
(although i do like “Big Yellow Taxi”)
scorers > grinders
Here comes a shorthanded
its now or never!
I’d rather have Boyes than EC, and Aves.
Unbelievable lack of basic skills, when needed the most. Painful to watch…
Woooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
holy Carp
Erik scored!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow. EC with another big goal. It’s about damn time he showed up in regulation.
A GOAL!!!
we are seeing the difference in big game goalies. Miller leaves no rebounds on the power play, and Hank can’t control them.
ok, EC….here we go!!! PP goal!!!!!!!!! Hope that’s not it!
Speak of the useless devil!
That was a weird goal.
Yeeee haaaaaaa! Go EC!!!!!! whooo hooooo hooooo. hey hey hey!
Mikey Del Zotto could learn a LOT from watching McCabe play.
See what I mean? We’ve got them where we want them. lol
LGR!!!!!!!
Erik Christensen. That is why you don’t get rid of him.
ORR!!!!
make fun of someone else so
they’ll
score
btw,
i was in the process of typing that i wish we had boyse
or however you spell his name
This guy Christensen is an utter clown … he’s got great moves, a killer wrist shot … wtf is wrong with him that he can’t put up 70+ points
hank looks lost tonight
Hey Fozzy!!!!! How’s the posse???
Miami, you are seriously peeing on my mojo….wtb?!
Hank has NO idea where the puck is tonight
Fozzy Bear!!! Get the Philly Fozzy on RR! We always want a Flyers fan perspective! :)
EC’s shot hit a stick….sabre?
Anisimov = No Jam.
Oh Tiki, be careful what you ask for! They are soooo limited in their perspective—you know that!! :)
Tiki, the Fozzy Posse can only be pushed so hard. Patti almost got a rash wearing Ranger blue all day :) They’re here in spirit :)
ha! Fozzy, great minds!!!
Ec is a skilled guy pimp. he just doesnt put out the work
Rob N still plays? Former #1 pick
cali with the effort!
Nice grinding by Cally
That’s why I call him Calla*MAN*
if ec has the effort cally just showed, hes a 30 goal scorere
That was an absolute laser from EC on that goal. Wow…
Just let McCabe shoot!
tie this carcillo up before teh 3rd!!!
But Mama, she bought a Ranger T shirt at the nHL store and kept the LQ jersey she wore. She actually liked it. She’s showing signs of Flyer weakness!! She’ll convert to blue one day! LOL
Don’t say this enough.. I LOVE RYAN CALLAHAN.
Mama – Im not asking Philly Fozzy to be a Rangers fan. Im asking her to join RR and talk about the Flyers and give us a perspective from a Philly fan.
Fozzy – How’s the widow? :)
McCabe is so good that Torts will use him on the 4 on 3. LEGIT!
Bombs from McCabe! Though he could have looked for Caly a couple times.
My goodness … McCabe completely changes our PP
McCabe is blasting!
screen miller!!!!!!!
Wow. McCabe on the PP = MONSTER
I’ve managed to avoid her Tiki! :)
need rebounds! cmon step!!
C’mon Step-On, for fuggs sake!
How did Miller stop that Stepan shot? Right back to the middle of the net. :(
what in holey blue hell was that hank??
Hank is making me nervous tonight.
Miller is going to stop everything he sees! What does Torts tell them??? Stay out of the crease?
Can someone explain to me why LQ has to lunge at pucks like that? There’s no need for that. He looks like a chicken without a head sometimes.
Cally works so hard! :)
I cannot look at that hair—- this might actually be worse than the mullet
WTB kind of question was that? “Are you trying to let Buffalo stay in the crease?” Seriously Engblow?
Another 1 goal game. I’m going to have an ulcer by the end of this season.
Fozzy – :)
Mickey – Don’t go and get an ulcer on us :) Im getting the Mets MSG series starting tonight for you :)
Brian Engblow says: http://images2.memegenerator.net/ImageMacro/5209343/Brian-Engblom-says-YOU-Need-more-mullet.jpg
Fozzy, yes! I think one more weekend and we’ll get Patti to drink the blue Kool-Aid!!!
All, full disclosure, I never ever thought I could like a Philfy fan, but Fozzy’s sister and close friend are awesome women who have blue in their veins….it just needs tapping a bit :)
the season is on the line in this 3rd period. if they lose in reg, they are in deep trouble. only 17 games left, 20 for Buffalo. like the Rangers, sabres play better on the road.
Mickey, don’t say it!!!!
If you all aren’t listening to Rangers radio right now, you’re missing a great show…...fug Vsssssssssssss
ha! Maloney talking to Gresch about having an “adult beverage” one day…...I know I’ve told you all about the time I met Gresch once….awesome moment. Very cool guy.
Thanks, Tiki.
were prob not winning this lgr now. im ok with that honestly. im ok with missing teh playoffs. theres a few guys on this team that have been serious dissappointments and as long as some of the kids get better and we keep adding good young talent in the draft, great. its not like we got any scoring help for a PO run anyway. either way its a win-win! we lose, we get better draft position. we win, we prob make the playoffs and get the kids some valuable experience
c’mon boys, lets win this one.
wow bad giveaway. who was that?
nice way to start 3rd
Vinnie gives perfect pass to sabre in our zone.
take a seat!
OK, Mama, I won’t say it, even though I’m not entirely sure what ‘it’ is..
rangers will win this game!
lol st0w…I have to admit this atrocity on his head makes me mis that ‘do!
what a hit by McD
cmon girardi.
Engblom’s hair is like a high school picture gone wrong
girradi doesnt score anymore does he? does he have any goals this year?
LMAO
MickeyM
that just about describes it just right
Buenas Noches
ugh
lolololol pathetic!!!
not good! blech…
triple fug
Prospal gambles, Rangers lose
bye playoffs!!! here we come top ten pick!!
Wow. What a pu$$y EC is. Throw yourself in front of the fuggin shot. Why did he fuggin hesitate. Sh*t head!
they just CANNOT score anymore, at all
come on!!! how do we not score!! oh great, now my dads here and hes makin fun of me getting so upset!
Ar-Tea Time!
artie finally!!!!
YEAH ARTIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
AA!!!!!
Finally found that empty net! AAAAAAAAAAAAA!
FINALMENTE! a goal
umm, wow.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
it ain’t over yet
AA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to McCormick to knocking down his goalie.
Mr. Grabby, leave your son alone!!!
Rangers love to tease
why did we have to go down 3-1 to score though? they always wait till its too late to score. oh this team kills me sometimes.
haha i told him babs! hes singin”lets go rangers du du dududu” after we scored though. he keps saying that were gonna win this game. of course he can say that cuz he has no interest in teh outcome at all. lol
I ask the same thing Grabachev. Whats up with the constant ‘lets come back late in the game!’
We’re definitely losing this game … you can smell Mickey-Mouse from a mile away
how the hell is that not a penalty?
How was that not a penalty? Explanation, anyone? Aside from the obvious, we’re New York.
Come on, refs, WTB
refs are screwing the rangers again. Torts was right.
Even the Versucks guys said that should have been a penalty.
Dubi is skating a thousand times better in this game that he’s been lately
agreed Tiki…officiating is seriously lacking lately!
Dubi is due
Torts wouldn’t have to be fined if these jackwagons could simply do their job.
Versus graphic fail for the night:
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/9769/versusfail.jpg
Drew Stafford wishes he were Erik Christensen…
LOL at that screenshot … exccceellllent
Do Be Dubi Due?
i smell it to pimp
Babs, great name! But you’re kinda stepping on me :) love the post though :)
smileys all around….Mr. Grabby….as one of my fave Survivor players would say, you’re either with us, or against us….:)
Come on boys!!!!!!!!
Miller making a snow angel there! LOL
i just hate versus. i hate bill patrick and his gamebreaks.
So far, McCabe’s shot from the point reminds me of Derek Morris’.
MZA will never score!!
Maloney: Rangers just inches away of being the better offensive team hear tonight…....oh, I’ll let that go ….
Dubinsky consistently does one thing: fail to elevate his game in “tilts” such as this.
score another goal, pls.
“Hello, this is Peggy; I help you? Naughty boy! You not pay bill!”
The problem might not be the talent level. It might be applying their talent. Zuc and Cally both have time and space alone with Miller and just whacked it at the net like a pee-wee soccer kid who sees himself and the goalie.
miller is better than hank tonight. and we cant score enough. thats our game wrap-up.
Cally is just trying to crush everybody he comes near with a white jersey on. Love it!
were done this season heads. cant win the important ones. home games are must win at this point!!
Zuc are you kiddin’ me?
TWICE!!!
OH COME ON REFS… This is getting absurd
Refs= bush league. Unbelievable.
lgr now – Torts was right? I believe I’ll take the credit for those assertions.
Ive been watching the Magic Knicks game, and the Magic are at the FT line nearly every time down the court, and for mostly nothing. But our guys take the ball to the rim and get hammered and no fouls.
They just chopped the stick out of our hand and NO PENALTY. They put the whistles away, conveniently we’re down a goal. IF we were up a goal, the whistles would be blown time after time.
torts asked for this. he wanted the players to decide the outcome. great job at pissing off the refs and league torts.
well, a good hit on the linesman!
MICKEY-MOUSE
i don’t think any of the goals were Hank’s fautl
screened and didn’t first goal hit Girardi’s stick
man left alone for 3rd
forget second
There is no Penguins excuse or whatever other excuse you may want to use tonight.
It is what it is.
It’s New York. That simple.
Is Bill McCreary doing this game?
The problem is the talent level. It just ain’t there and we will miss the playoffs because of it.
these fake 3rd period rallies lost there effect, now its just getting old
I told yoiu MZA will never score. Mother fugger!
does Boyle have Mickey Ward damage?
where was he sohoting aggain?
no matter how many times we outshoot we underscore :(
Yeah, Zuke will not score again this season.
jesus prust, this team must lead the league in great chances created and missed
unbelievable.
zucca sucks!!
its not teh refs tiki. its not scoring!!!
I’m beginning to get sick of this fuggin team, and their god damn teasing.
Huge game, and they fuggin blow it.
This was a must win.
i think the refs are from Toronto
if you know what i mean
scores > grinders
Did anybody tell Dubi they switch ends in the third period?
OY….nancy and your family….get outta here! this is hard enough! and season is NOT over!!!
goddammit.
how the eff do we not sore there?
Rangers “run out of time” again. They need to set their game alarm clocks twenty minutes earlier and show up in the first period.
No jpg. They’re just anti- New York.
so sick of the same carcillo!!
Zuc should have had a hat trick tonight and he has nothing to show for it. Unacceptable. If Tortorella likes calling out players, he better call out Zuc tonight.
Maloney is being so hartnelling right it kills me…...sigh. fug.
Like Carp said at the top:
”...this could be a huge win or a very discouraging loss against a Buffalo team five points behind, with three games in hand.”
There you have it.
another fuggin 1 goal loss!
Sabres are only 3 points back. Do not like that one bit
I feel like I’m watching the same byfuglien game over and over.
No one can finish a chance.
Their home record is just not good enough.
like i said before, why werent they playing like this when it was tied 0-0!!?? they do teh same routine every night. we score 6 against the caps, then 3 in 2 games after at home. not fun to watch!!!
we are young. I saw Stepan make some mistakes, MZA too, they will learn. This team will make the playoffs.
still was a sucky loss. Buffalo is not better than us. great goalie though.
Hank looked a little shaky early, I dont remember any scoring chances for Bufaflo late
btw the officiating was horrible again, wonder if Torts will hold his tongue after Sunday.
FIRE SATHER! He’s not doing anything until at least July anyway…
its Rangers 3rd period groundhog Day for like the 12th time
Canes win, Sabs win.
Horrible night
teh teh teh=gay gay gay
the reason the Rangers look so good in the 3rd period is b/c when a team is up by a goal with 10 minutes left they stop being aggressive.
Has nothing to do with effort and all to do with the opposition allowing the Rangers to control the puck…
some good officiating tonight.
the wolski boarding penalty or whatever they called. so now it is a penalty if you hit a guy cleanly when he has the puck 5 feet or more from the boards and if he falls into the boards in any way it is a penalty.
nice no call on sekura on dubinsky in the 3rd when he has a potential scoring chance.
what MORE DO PEOPLE NEED TO SEE TO KNOW THE OFFICIALS SUCK SH-T.
another horrible loss on a game the rangers out played there opponent. why is mccabe not on his side on the 3rd goal, nice prospal dive gamble insanity.
can the rangers hit a open net???????????????????????????
but wait, guys theyre trying!!! we should be loving this right now!;)
Canes won too. so they are now just 1 pt ahead of Canes and they have a game in hand also on the Rangers. not looking good
A FRANCHISE OF MEDIOCRITY!!!
A FRANCHISE OF MEDIOCRITY!!!
A FRANCHISE OF MEDIOCRITY!!!
thats all I have to say about this stupid team that I waste my time with
prospal stinks… so does mccabe… he is beyond terrible defensively
Montreal, Carolina, and Sabres win [with three games in hand]. Don’t order those playoff tickets just yet, folks.
baloney the rangers out played the sabres the last 2 periods by far.
more shots, more scoring chances etc.
they need staal back NOW….....
mcCabe left the front of the net and vinny goes for the pick six, end of story!
haha hey stewie. i see u too
Prospal got benched, and rightly so. he cost them that 3rd goal
prospal did stink tonight. Torts didnt figure it out till the third.
the refs were bush league
“baloney the rangers out played the sabres the last 2 periods by far.”
yea, why can’t they play a full 60 minutes under tortorella???
more shots….missing the net, forget the powerplay, get the plastic goalie we all used to tape to the net with 5 holes in it and work on accuracy
>>scores > grinders
Every day!
tomb, Shory, ORR….I’m with ya….all I got is a big OY and this…we will make the playoffs! and as you all should know, the first 82 games ain’t the same as PO season….I know, I know, say what you will….but we’ll make it!
Actually, I think the Sabres are better than NYR.
They had a terrible start, but they’ve gotten their sh*t together, and definitely could replace NYR if they don’t get their sh*t together.
Dangerous times. They have those games at hand as well. It’s a fugged up situation.
I didn’t like how Hank looked tonight. He looked like he struggled at times.
And yet… all of us will be here the next game. Ranger fans truly know suffering.
I’d fuel-up the corporate jet and fly them down to Paraguay … drop them off in Cuidad del Este
It wasn’t only on Prospal, whoever had Hecht (McCabe?) let him sit there for an age. Next time set up a damn table so he can have a byfuglien sandwich before he puts it in.
im one of the most positive people.. but prospal needs to be scratched for fedotenko.. prospal cant move..
that’s a wrap! ‘night all
Prospal may have caused the goal, but EC was the god damn pu$$y who froze, and then decided he’ll try to block the shot, but was already too fuggin late.
Stupid EC. Why couldn’t that judas get traded?
I say it almost every game. I understand the rangers don’t score but it doesn’t help when the refs let penalties go that should be called against the rangers opponents but call marginal penalties every freaking time against the rangers, it’s mine boggling.
What’s mind-boggling is the Rangers gravitation towards mediocrity
The refs need to be castrated. That’s all there is to it.
Dolan was probably watching the Knicks game while their rich owner was right there rinkside rooting on his team.
This team cannot win an important game no matter what! That dumb play by Prospal should never happen in a close game! I think last years finish will be a good memory if they can’t get their stuff together soon! What will it take to motivate these guys? The refs absolutely suck game after game but the other teams seem to overcome their BS. Something needs to change!
Slip sliding away…........
well, I stated on here several times the rangers aren’t making the playoffs. I think it’s more because of all the injuries this team has had this year. The injuries aren’t helping.
i think my last post got carped.
mentioned the mantra of
GROWING PAINS!!!
(a bunch of time)
Smells like ninth place again…
the Rangers are REBUILDING!!!!!! we’re not even supposed to be in the top 8 so its no surprise that we are losing games especially when our best forward and best defenseman are out of the lineup.
I get this the feeling that goals are about start pouring in. I watched tonight, glued to the action.
usually I can say I woulda done something else or why didnt he pass? or shoot? the bounces just didnt happen tonight. Miller is good.
when you think about how much payroll we have sitting, this team is finally getting somewhere. but darn I hate to lose.
I’ve gotten pretty good at drunk typing. Carp never talks to me anymore. ha ha ha.
The only message he usually sends me is that I am an word away from banishment
Latona, if this were Facebook I’d “like” your comment!
OK all, see you tomorrow. And I hope for a wonderful day here! TA!
i’d have to see the play again
but at first i thought Dubi was tripped
then it looked like the sabres player
touched the puck before Dubi
which, unless there’s been a change in
rules,
is allowed.
of course, that doesn’t excuse the 2 against Zuc on one shift
or even earlier in the game the holding the stick call on Cally when EC scored
ToMG
“the injuries”???
are you trying to say that if Clutch was there tonight
we’d be going into ot or he would have blocked that pass??
I feel vindicated as regards the downside of letting Prospal back in the mix. Old guys on long-term rehab are going to be huffing and puffing, all the way to the end – never really get back into top shape. But you know what? I am so thrilled that cancerous Drury is just about off the cliff, it makes my year.
Wish Rangers management understoood that old guys hang around long after they know they are done, so long as they can prostitute a paycheck.
Miller is pretty good when Crosby isn’t aiming five-hole.
heeeeereeeee’s BUSH-LEAGUE!
IMO, the Rangers played quite well today, unlike many games they actually generated several excellent scoring opportunities. Alas, their lack of top end offensive skill yet again killed them: A 1/2 open net for Stepan on an excellent pass from MZA and Stepan, too far out (IMO), fires the puck into the middle of the net. Gilroy hitting the post. AA with a great backhand opportunity missing the net altogether. To name a few….
Problem is where are the bluechippers gonna come from? The Rangers are gonna finish anywhere from 7th to 10th in the east, thereby landing them somewhere between 15th and 20th in the draft.
jpg, actually I forgot about captain clutch, no, I was thing more of callahan, dubinsky, stall,, gaborik, fedetakno, frolov. I’m sure I forgot a few more. The injuries have been brutal this year.
I can live with the growing pains this team will go through but the officiating is incompetent. Game after game with non-calls on plays in open ice. Dubi gets tackled driving to the net. How is it not called? God forbid anyone should question the refs let alone have access to them. They’re responsible to no one. The league advertises how they’re watching every game and available to make decisions on goals. They should call the refs to correct the penalties they miss! Blatant incompetence.
Injuries, refs, growing pains …
EXCUSES
excuses? explanations?
this team is young. name a veteran out there. Dubi cali? nope.
I dont balme this one on the Refs either. Injuries? nope eveybody who is out deserves to be out.
the Curse? oh yes the Curse!!!
I blame Sather and his ninth place old man smell. A cross of cheap stogies, Old Spice, Ben Gay and… a chronic 10 years of failure.
Chicken Little
It is just SO frustrating being a Ranger fan…...every frickin’ year it’s another disappointment..
Bottom line is, there are teams that are on the outside looking in, and they are playing very hard to try to make the playoffs – it’s not that our guys aren’t playing hard, but the other teams seem to be playing with more urgency.
Maybe if they start playing when the game actually starts instead of after they are down by a goal or two they would win some games for a change.
Very disappointed in Lq’s game today.
Dubi needs to wake the he’ll up and start scoring again!
I will not cast any blame at all on Stepan or Zucc for not burying the puck.
Torts needs to unshackle their offense a bit and have the dmen start pinching a little more.
Jimbo, every year? Virtually every game!
ToMG
just busting chops
trying to squeeze out a laugh
out of my current bad mood.
well
at least this board isn’t filled with trade talk…
McCabe is as much a horror in his own end as is MDZ!
Also though that once again Ryan Mcdonagh was the teams best dman tonight by far!
It’s Amateur-Hour Time!
Big, big one. I’m not ready to call any game a must-win with 36 points still on the table. But this could be a close loss or a very discouraging loss against a Buffalo team five points behind, with three games in hand.
Marc Staal, who is our only stud defenseman, Marian Gaborik, who only scores against weak opposition, and Ruslan Fedotenko, who is forever injury-prone, remained sidelined. So everybody healthy, but talentless, is in the lineup.
Cam Talbot starts in goal (just wanted to see if you’re paying attention to how deep we are; actually Henrik Lundqvist is starting and assuredly losing).
Bryan McCabe gets moved up to the second D pair (note: the team doesn’t officially have a top-pair) with Mike Sauer.
I’ll say this for McCabe, he makes the PP 1,0000 times more dangerous and I love that he’s not afraid to shoot. Almost like he knows how sucky the PP has been and is trying to do it all himself with his shot. As bad he supposedly is defensively, he’s MUCH better that DZ is right now.
Latona, you are correct – every game, especially lately…...just brutal punishment for us all…..
But unlike Devils fans (I’ve never actually seen any at their games though, only heard rumors) we will be here until the end.
It was difficult watching tonight. I just KNOW I could have blocked some more shots.
Oh well, back to the oven … I’ve got a tasty pizza on the way.
Thank you for shipping me up here.
its because the other teams have goal scorers and we don’t.
:::chunks of sky tumble to the ground:::
THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!
yup… I’m not gonna sleep well tonight.
The Rangers lost this game before it started….
Want to know why?
Because AGAIN, they were quoted in the papers talking about “moving up in the standings” as far as playoff position.
Said it before, I’ll say it again…when a team thinks it’s better than it is, that’s a recipe for disaster.
I’m not gonna bother watching the next couple of games. It’s too predictable, too painful, and too annoying.
I have no problem keeping my hopes up for next season, because this one has been slowly rounding the edge of the toilet for the last couple of weeks.
No, they don’t quit. But they also can’t “find a way to win” . They only “find ways to lose”
Too bad, really. I like this team. Most of them, anyway. But now they’ve got a losing record at home and still think they’re a playoff-caliber team?
The Rangers need to consider themselves a bottom rung team that simply doesn’t belong in the playoff hunt. THEN, maybe they’ll start putting the puck in the net.
G’night all!
Did you guys say you need scoring help? I’m ready to suit up …
Gilroy and Cally had great games. If Miller wasn’t the man this game would be a 1-2 point game. Oh well.
hey, look at the bright side. The rangers keep this up and the leafs, thrashers and canes will pass the rangers in points and the rangers will get a higher pick in the draft.
McCabe QBing the PP makes everyone look so much less tense. If the can get him for the right price (nowhere near what he’s getting today) it could well be worth it with all our young Dmen.
I’m also available guys!
I still have my #87 jersey, I can be on the next plane…
the only problem with mcCabe is he is horrible in his own zone.
so what did Torts or players have to say?
don’t have MSG here.
many thanks!!
RING RING … anyone there? I’m lighting up the Swiss League … 2 goals in 50 games
Just got back from MSG. Blech…
The atmosphere was awful. There were loads of Sabres fans everywhere…
Oleo- Exactly, the Rangers try to “out-grind” the opposition and don’t control the puck enough. And when we do have scoring chances (seldom) we don’t have a (non-concussed) proven finisher to put the puck in the net, it is really that simple! We need more offensive creativity and guys who can finish if we want to contend!! I love the youth and passion of this group but we need to score goals!!!!
Miami – Your comments tonight were cracking me up man!!!
(Just checked…the sky is still up there)
that top-end talent horse manure is just that. they beat the Pens in Pitt when they had both Crosby and malkin, they beat the caps with ovechkin twice decisively. face facts, they don’t play as well at home because they get out of their road grinding game mindset, and try to be cute.
I suppose when the rangers beat Wash 7-0 and 6-0 that the Cap fans bemoan the lack of scorers on their team, and high-end talent. that dog won’t hunt
some nice observations NYR
i know that Torts stressed grind and jam
to get his group of players to buy into a system
but now it’s as if they’ve completely forgot
how to pass or do anything in the offensive zone
other than keep the puck in there via working along the boards.
i don’t know if Gabby coming back will open that up
or if we do need to get Richards and/or other players
or what…......
NYR_FAN … thanks, always glad to be the accompanying act to the two-bit comedy we like to call “a Rangers game”
new post.
If I come back and and win it, can I coach for Detroit next season?
Observations At the game last night. Chapter & Verse; just can’t put it together in the 1st period. Propal is on empty & serves no purpose. Giradi played one of his worst games. Christiansen will probably score 35 goals on any team other than the Rangers. Z-man could of tied the game. How many minutes did Aves have last nite. Why is it that every Goalie stones us. Hank should stop passing the freeken puck. We have enough problems with our swisscheese defense. It seems that the Zeebras have it out for us; neglecting to call penalties or getting in our way. Nice missed clip at the end of the game. Hank has to stand on his head every nite for us to have a chance. Have a feeling that making the playoffs could go down to the last game.