Game 2 of 82. End of the European vacation.
Erik Christensen is de-prucha’d and goes in for Wojtek Wolski (groin).
Otherwise the lineup is the same as Game 1.
Game 2 of 82. End of the European vacation.
Erik Christensen is de-prucha’d and goes in for Wojtek Wolski (groin).
Otherwise the lineup is the same as Game 1.
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GO !!
Hope we see Mama again !
any body ?
Hello ??
too early ?
I’m going to work – later
WoWo is a groin? LMAO
>>Hope we see Mama again !
We should ask her out on date one of these days.
Wojtek Groinski
I do not like this MSG crew.
When I cone home tomorrow night, my slingbox is going to really feel it.
Anyone with a stream ?
Let’s Go Rangers!!!!!
try first row sports for stream
Hope this is not inappropriate – But Mama looked pretty HOT !!
GAME LINK
http://tinyurl.com/3wqeq7b
actually don’t use that link. not safe
I know it’s only one game but Rupp was awful and slow yesterday.
Wolski looked uninterested so good move there.
GO TIMEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
WOHOOOOOOOOO oh yeah , go time is my time!!!!
We are UNDEFEATED in regulation!!!!!
LETS GO RANGERS!!!
ugh, TPCH!
Let’s Go Rangers.
btw Christensen is getting at least a point…
that shoot out goal won’t count in his stats though oleo ;-)
I’d rather listen to the MSG crew than the Versus crew. Ugh!
Doc Emrick – ugh…he spirits it in….knifes it in…pitchforks it in… Doesn’t anybody shoot it in?
and
Pierre McGuire – a low talker with a monotone, ‘nuff said.
GO GABORIK!!!!!!!
{{{GREGGIE}}}
I got it, thanks CCCP.
isnt the PA guy, the Rangers guy at home too?
Let’s Go Rangers!!!
Perry is a punk!!!
LET’S GO RANGERS!!!
Were gonna have TEMMU Salamy sandwiches this morning!!! It still morning over here!!!!
GO RANGERS!!!!!!
Am at the hardrock watching the game. Was nice to have a international bonehead gathering earlier, hopefully we can celebrate after the game!
We saw Wowo in the hotel lobby and as good that he’s out.
Mama is in the left corner behind Hank tonight so look out!
Cheers!
Hellooooo Linda, good to see ya up !!!
I still haven’t seen the hot momma picture!!!! Tony says itsss Great!!
GO RANGERS!!!!
Mama saw Wolski and now he pulled his groin? uh oh ;)
Afternoon all!
LETS GO RANGERS!
sounds like a pretty large contingent of Rangers fans there
Charlie, nobody just shoots it in… it’s salad-tonged into the corner! shrimp-forked in front! ladled to the half boards! soup-spooned through the crease! pastry-bagged past the net-minder, and whisked out and over the boards!
Stepon with Boyle and Prust
Got home just in time!
PP goal would be nice
((((LINDA!!!))))
PP
Let’s Go Rangers!!! sooooooo hungover!!!
I already went ilb. ;)
{{{{{BANJ}}}}}
Do the Rangers understand the basic concept of a power play? You have more men than the other team!! Spread out.
Another away from the puck penalty?! What the b?
Ahh, another PK…
Lol, BANJ…Great to hear. I wonder if Boyle did…
smooth defense by Sauer power!!!
michael sauer old time hockey
Mike Sauer is awesomesauce.
Sauer played well on PK
LINDA!!
do i need to adjust the color on my tv or is MDZ a tad bit orange?
Got to score there, Dubi
Boyle kinda looks bush-league
He should have crashed the net. That was too Euro Pansy of him.
Lev, yes, that’s Joe Tolleson.
Sally … 26 again? Me too.
ZzZz … you know.
Where’s Izzy? Probably in the gym.
Not a single win so far this season. Can we FIRE SATHER now?
FIRE SATHER {{{OLGA}}}
What in Holy Hell?!?
Izzy is taking it up a notch….
word of the day. HOGWASH
{{{{CALLINDAHAN}}}}
Someone tell the top line to not all go behind the goal line. It’s pointless.
craps
Well, phoeey.
WTB!
_UCK A DUCK!
1-0
Rupper taking on Parros. WOW.
Damn!
WTB was that?
I miss Booger.
Well, we lost that one, too…..
Nice scrap…
Parros….hard not to like the guy…
That was unacceptable defense. The rangers do not look sharp, at all. Maybe to much aquavit.
argh
i want avery back.
The Rangers should just stay away from the staged fights. They serve no purpose, and they usually don’t do well against true goons.
Rupp is an idiot for fighting with best fighters.
Was it Eminger who messed up on the goal?
If we traded Dubinsky for Cogliano, then that goal wouldn’t have happened!!!
Yeah, Avery would have won that fight! LOL!
Parros is the only guy who can kick your ass, and solve a math problem at the same time. He’s one of a kind.
I agree with you, Carp. Definitely pointless.
agreed Carp. no emotion in those staged fisticuffs
I (and this team) really really really really miss Marc Staal.
Does Wolski really have a groin problem or it is just a disguise term for healthy scratch?
Not in the same league….
Dubie!!
DUBI
Shouldn’t Perry get a misconduct for not tying his jersey down?
WTB!?
That was warranted I guess….Dubi has to fight every team’s best player, if we have a chance…
BOOGAARD!!!!!
Dubinsky , hey man we had a two on one…..
A Dubi-Drubbing….
hehe… Dubi
Rangers’ passing makes me really wonder what the hell they do during practices.
Wow, Dubi did well
if he would have connected, that would have been pretty good lol
Good point, Orr. Yeah he should
LOL! That was the worst fight ever.
Maybe Mike Sullivan and Brian Boyle have “groin” problems, too.
Cmon, a 50 goal scorer who will drop them? That’s awesome. Shut up, Milbury, guys should have to fight for themselves. It’s having designated fighters that has become the problem. If guys had to fight their own battles, it would police the league way better and cause less real damage and make the fights more significant. Thanks, McSorley.
If we had traded Dubi for Cog then Dubi would have just beat up Gaborik!!
GO RANGERS!!!!
Why did they add red to Ducks’ jersey? Looks way worse now.
I guess the tied-down jersey rule is moot.
They should take some tylenol, then the groin problems will go away.
I’m anxious to see the Sabs vs the Kings. I wasn’t buying into the Buffalo hype, outside of Miller, but that could be a potential Cup final series.
Torts (like too many other Yank coaches) doesn’t accept or understand the purpose of fighting and intimidation in this sport. “Staged” or spontaneous, a fight is a fight: your champion against ours in a battle of wills.
Torts prefers too many softies in his lineup. Carlyle understands the primal dimension of the game.
No worries , we will beat these guys…
that was more of an ‘air fight’ like air guitar
Greg, that’s a good thing!
Carp, i saw a lady with tennis balls on her walked 2 days ago and thought of you immediately
Why is MZA on the 4th line? He needs guys to set up. He should be with Stepan and Rupp…
Cally is like a heat seeking missle
Nice hit by Cally.
Great hit by Cally
But, I’m not Torts!!! I’ll leave it to him!
Cally = Superman
Bet you that’s why they only called double-minors … because if Perry had a fight without the shirt tied down, that’s a misconduct and they didn’t have the onions to call that.
Erixon gets punched in the back of the head, and the refs don’t call that. How nice!
That means a lot to me, Lin.
Wow, nice play by McD
Biron must be an additional assistant coach lol
Naslund!
Rhode, staged fights are idiotic. And if you don’t have a true goon, what’s the point of fighting their goon?
Im starting to hate these dirty ducks!!
Boyle should have dropped it to Gaborik.
Callahan better slow down or he’ll be like our last captain…hurt!!!
Erixon was almost elbowed in the head WWE style while being on the ice.
Especially against Parros. What’s the point?
refund
waiting to see this Gabby and Pope chemistry
I repeat: Rangers’ passing makes me really wonder what the hell they do during practices.
Stupid passing by Richards.
Dear god…
Carp:
Carlyle decided he wanted Parros to pound Rupp. Carlyle is the aggressor. He’s setting the physical agenda.
Our complaining about how rough other teams play is a telltale sign that the Rangers aren’t tough enough.
Disgusting PP.
PP=Perry Pearn
No one is willing to shoot on the PP. All a bunch of passers.
TPCH ’s man crush on Cally is making me feel very uncomfortable.
Toothless PP…..
Nothing on the Flower Play
We need to stop dumping the puck in on the PP.
some things stay the same Jimbo
why are we stillbad? i thought we were spposed to be good this year. we actualy look worse.
seriously??????????????
Wow!
Pansification.
BS call.
seriously?????? that is a bad call
I guess there’s just not to be any hitting in this game anymore…....?
It’s pretty clear this team is gonna need 15 or more games to really get things going. Same thing every year.
Will Callahan be fined or suspended?
that asshat turned at the last minute and Cally held up… booooooooo, or should i whistle?
That makes no sense to me, Rhode. sorry.
Cogs!
Poor Callahan’s gonna be worn down to a nub if the rest of the team doesn’t help with the hitting in all three zones.
Girardi just did the exact same thing as Del Zotto yesterday, only this time the puck didn’t go in, and Girardi gets a complete pass on MSG.
Carlyle decided he wanted Ryan to high stick Girardi.
C’mon…Dub
Ughhh!! Enough with the penalties.
Argh…..
Someone fix the satellite!
Avery or no Avery we take too many penalties.
Staged high sticking?
cmon duby!! we are horible. actually good. rather not see our pp anyway. it never gets bettr
Stop taking stupid byfugling penalties.
Carp:
Which team felt better after Carlyle sent Parros out to humble Rupp?
This is easy. The Ducks were yuckin’ it up on their bench. Torts and friends felt a little smaller.
Carlyle gets it.
End of Period.
Meh!
Please ease up on the stomach flopping!! oy vey
Crappy period, once again.
I’m ordering some Chinese. It’s Go Time for my stomach.
That was close…....another lousy period in Sverige…..
anyone else lose versus
Still makes no sense to me, Rhode.
Did you like the Brashear and Boogaard signings? Do you think they should have gone that route again?
I did too, Linda.
pretty horrible officiating today…
And no Mama sightings yet either – a total waste so far….
I always wish that Jan Erixon had made it to ‘93-94. He’d fit in on any championship team ever.
Mickey, funny how every freakin college football game was on, but there was no versus and no nhl network.
NYR… sad to see the officiating is as big of a suckfest as it has been the past several years
“Which team felt better after Carlyle sent Parros out to humble Rupp?”
Avery would get a guy that wants to fight him to take a penalty, Rupp isn’t smart enough for that. What was he thinking taking on premier goon?
Carp:
Tough talented teams trump nice nifty sides. It has ever been thus.
It’s not just about the heavyweights. The Ducks are more physical and aggressive up and down the lineup than the Rangers are.
If we start counting the softies and nice guys on the Rangers (honestly), we’re gonna be unhappy with the results.
There’s some jackwagon going up and down the driveway on his motorcyle right outside my windows. No one cares how cool you are, dude. GO AWAY.
Versus is blacked out here in NYC due to the game being on MSG Network….
lmao Mickey!!! vrrrooooooooooom vrrrrrooooooooooom
Steve Zipay
As I mentioned to pal from Philly last night, plenty of time to get Citizens Bank Park ready for Winter Classic
AHAHA! I still love that the Phillies are gone.
Yes…Linda! that call on that fight with Perry was bull cooke….
And, Carp said it best on the Cally hit….Pansification.
i think GameCenter blacking out games is absolutely ridiculous! Since the Rangers are on national tv a lot, i should get some kind of refund for the price i pay
It’s been going on for 3 hours now, Linda. I get that it’s a gorgeous day, but then go out on the road instead of driving up and down a driveway. Moron.
seriously Mickey? that’s just beyond rude. Maybe he’s only driveway cool
I just hope the initial pendulum of tough, call it all, officiating swings back to letting the teams play within a couple of weeks or so…
>>>As I mentioned to pal from Philly last night, plenty of time to get Citizens Bank Park ready for Winter Classic..
HEY!!! I said it too – and right here on RR!
Hey…who wants to buy a duck? :)
Bob-
Totally agree on the passing. It is painfull watching them try to pass the puck.
Also getting tired of the board hockey this team plays all the time. They are easy to defend.
Maybe he doesn’t have a driver’s license, Mickey – or maybe he’s 13 years old!
Driveway cool, lol. Actually he’s about 2 minutes away from finding out how NY I really am.
Hey, ORR – are you going to order DUCK from your Chinese take-out!? ;-D
Rhode Island Ranger
The Rangers led the entire NHL in hits last season. Pretty sure they were up there in blocked shots too. They were also widely considered one of the toughest team in the league…
Considering the Rangers have basically the exact same team as last year except for 2-3 players, how are the Rangers all of a sudden not tough anymore????
Are Prospal, Avery and Gilroy any tougher than Richards, Rupp and Erixon???
Jimbo, don’t care. 3 hours is more than enough. He needs to go home.
does he live in your complex mickey? if so, i’d go right to the leasing office and lodge a complaint. that’s just bs. Hey girl 3 months and 8 days til Nashville!!
Even better, it’s a byfuglein moped and he’s riding shirtless. What a hick.
Hey, Markus Naslund!
Don’t know if he lives here, Linda. He just needs to go away.
Get the hose out and water the driveway, then!
VS is back for the second period, yay!
he’s on a moped! LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oleo:
The proof is in the pudding. If this lineup is tough enough (physically and mentally), that will become obvious soon enough.
Tough teams don’t just play hard, they intimidate. They sap the will of other teams and make individual players back off a bit.
You’re right that the roster changes seem minimal. It remains to be seen whether the team psychology is right.
We’ll keep watching!
Cally is trying to inspire his teammates to hit. Not sure its working though.
Oy…...they’re back…..and threatening again….
C’mon Dubi!
SERIOUSLY?!
look at the difference between the pp’s. andanotherstupid penalty. im sickof this team already
Dubi… sigh..
Dubi must like it in that penalty box….....
what!?
Really?! Lowlife refs
you avoided the question, Rhode. Did you like the Brashear and Boogaard signings and wish they went that route again?
the dude was like 10 feet out of the crease no?
At least Hank is still paying attention…
WE’re getting too lucky….this PP of Anaheim is misfiring alot…
Hank is stellar…
Call the cops, Mickey. I do it all the time.
HANK!!
Oh, Man – that was a great save…..
omg hnk!!!! save of the year!
i’m gettin tired of seeing Rangers splayed out on their stomachs on the ice
gotta have a better defensive plan than that
... or show him the Bronx.
We need some bloody offense.
wtf duby?? hes horrible again wat is is problem?
I wish we still had Boogaard – for many reasons, obviously…..
ACK!!! Another penalty!
If he comes back, I just might, Carp.
Another penalty? WTB!!
Grabby…I agree….terrible game for Dubie
Oh, come on. Another penalty. The more things change. Amazing. Depressing.
our d is slow as crap. we cant get out of ourown zone. thi is embarrasing to watch.
I never tried Duck. I needed something I knew I’d like.
General Tso’s chicken and Sweet & Sour chicken.
This is ridiculous.
enough with the penalties cmon refs it killing the flow of the game
Do refs know the hockey is played 5 on 5?
another year of Diarrhea officiating
Hank oughta sure his teammates for non-support!! STOP with the lousy penaltles!
Carp:
I prefer multi-dimensional tough guys on my side to the one-dimensional strawmen you hold up as models (Boogie, Brashear, etc.).
Here’s what I mean: The Ducks have a slick top line that’s also strong and nasty. The Rangers have a top trio that’s soft two-thirds of the way through. Now, maybe that’s the best the Rangers can do under the circumstances.
This team takes Hank for granted. His mad skillz allow them to be lazy and unfocused. They assume he’ll bail them out.
Okay, is the J. Lo Fiat ad the worst ad ever made? Those punches she throws at the end give me goosebumps because I’m so embarrassed for everyone involved.
how are we missing game action/penalties being called on the network home of the nhl?
Dear refs,
Stop calling everything in sight. We know you’re there by now.
No love,
NHL fans.
Spread out!
cmon rangers!!! do something damnit
corey perry and ryan getzlaf and strong and nasty??? did you see dubi drop him in 3 seconds earlier?
TRADE THE POPE!
If the Rangers played like this in front of an only good goalie they would get crushed.
these passes are pathetic and nobody can cleanly accept a psss on their tape.
How did Dubi’s shot go wide from 10 feet out? Man is he mediocre.
Rhode, that’s my whole freakin’ point at the start if this idiotic discussion. The Rangers don’t have a goon, they shouldn’t fight the other team’s goons. that’s exactly what I said. I prefer tough guys like Prust and Rupp, and even Dubinsky, Callahan and, yes, Avery may he rest in peace … Team toughness.
That’s a completely different argument. I am all for tough hockey. I hate the pansification of the game. But the staged fighting, and the keeping goons around—especially those who can’t play like Brashear and Boogaard—is a complete waste. As is fighting the other team’s cement-heads.
Hank is gonna be worn out before they even get back to North America…...
1940!:
Yes, compared to the other top lines in the league, the Ducks’ Perry, Getzlaf, Ryan are tougher than most. Ask around.
imagine if we were in the western conference? no playoffs fo probably 11 sraight years. holy crap these west teams areso much better
hah
7 shots for the rangers. lol
Is our first line playing this evening…...?
Is Perry Pearn still running the PP?
And once again this is one man team…Team Hank
Rupp’s mistake wasn’t in answering Parros’ challenge. He needed to the way the Ducks were trying to use their physical advantage.
Rupp’s only mistake, Gawd luv ‘im, was being Mike Rupp.
Grabby…it puts things in perspective when the Rangers play a team like this…LOL
didnt cally have 11 shots on his own yesterday? this is an abomination
i know its only game two, but is brad richards playing?
The power play still sucks…
The Rangers need to get shots on goal early before the other team’s goalie is settled in. This is how they make iffy goalies look great.
ducks with a 2 on 1 during a Ranger power play oy
Hank again…....this is soooooo embarrassing…....
Yucky PP. Still.
And infuriating….
Rangers better own the 3rd.
Wow, this PP is a discrase! Again! Looks like they haven’t got a clue what to do except giving the other team the puck. Hank is more busy when we have a PP. Sick
linda- nobody playin but callahan and hank. i cant even watch anymore its so bad.
That Rupp/Parros fight did absolutely nothing for us. So, it really was pointless in every way possible.
its sad Grabby!!! its a gorgeous day out, and once this farce is over, its date day!! at least i have time with the man to look forward to
I would rather have Rupp than Parros. But Rupp shouldn’t fight Parros.
I can’t believe how boring these two games have been. Really unbelievable.
PP usually is all about coach not about personnel.
And Buffalo owned these guys yesterday…....what does that say….?
Come on guys, we are in the 6th playoff slot now.
I’d rather have Frank Zappa than Parros.
9 shots!!!
again, what does Sully do??
not only does PP sucks but our offense in general sucks.
so who’s exactly better than Avery? Be specific…
Discombobulated….That’s the best description I could find for their play so far today…
wy do they keep playing behind teh net? u have to be in front to score!!
This is when Hank gets tired and lets in a soft goal.
“not only does PP sucks but our offense in general sucks.”
must be Avery’s fault
WTF Get your head out your aasen Gabby!
The Swedish fans are probably asking themselves “Why is Henke playing with this bunch of guys – why doesn’t he leave to play for a GOOD team!?”
what’s up with the Abdelkader signs behind the glass? And they mis-spelled it.
well, a week until the next game… hopefully they practice the pp lol
Whew!! Still only down by one goal – very lucky!
im bored. rangers are boring im gona go do laundry. have a good one all.
Thank God that mess of a period is over.
Ugly. This is just ugly.
LOL…see ya, Grabby
If the Rangers have another year of being unable to hit the net, and sucking on the PP, and allowing 2 on 1s every few minutes against Hank, Torts has to go. They don’t seem to execute anything he plans.
I’m actually looking more forward to the Devils/Flyers game than the end result of this game. Such a crappy game!
Mr. Obvious with the 2nd intermission analysis:
The power play still blows
The offense still blows
Callahan is a hitting machine
Lundqvist is great.
Maybe should have kept Prospal. He is on the top line with Carter and Nash, had a goal and an assist in their 1st game.
Honestly… we’re SO FREAKING SLOW AND PREDICTABLE!!!! Look at the transition game for the ducks…. and look at our LACK of a transition game! It’s enough to make me sick! Who the eff are these guys!
>>Thank God that mess of a period is over.
Yeah, but don’t we have 241 more like it to look forward to?
Exactly, Craig. There is NO transition game.
Both teams working hard, Girardi?
Really??! No… I see ONE team working hard… and it ain’t yours!!
“Honestly… we’re SO FREAKING SLOW AND PREDICTABLE!!!! Look at the transition game for the ducks…. and look at our LACK of a transition game! It’s enough to make me sick! Who the eff are these guys!”
yeah could have used Avery’s speed.
>>Callahan is a hitting machine
He’ll either be worn out or hurt by next weekend.
Hey! Torts is a great coach! Right? Rigt??
McD is going to be a good one.
CC, you’re a wise aasen! ;)
Can somebody remind me why we pay Gabooorik £7M per Year?
JB, they dont play again until next weekend! Don’t make me upset!!
they realize these games count now right? oy, so disjointed
God, 5 periods of hockey so far and 1 measily goal. This team looks like a rerun of last year’s.
Geeesh…
And I concur they slow very slow. There’s no zip in their game at all.
Ridiculous…
And Carp, damn right I’d be happy with 7 points after their first 7 games. However, if they play at home like they did last year, it’ll be an early spring….
Again…
Jim – yes, just like last year. Wind the puck around the boards going in. Send it back behind the goal. Send it up to the half boards. Lose the puck to the opposition. No shots.
1. They called it 2 and 2 on that Dubi/Perry fight before so Perry wouldn’t be tossed for the strap not being tied down.
2. That goaltender interference call on Dubi was not a call until it created a scoring chance for us.
3. Just sayin.
NASTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ducks are pretty good defensively…
Rangers impotent offense isnt hard (no pun intended) to defend against
Like I’ve said a few times before, this team is bush-league
impotent hard…lmao
Is Richards playing tonight?
Hoping for a third period comeback. Like the specialized in last year.
There he is…coach of the year!
We were great in the second of back to backs last year.
Does Torts actually have Gabby out there without Richards already?
big windup by christensen into the boards.. yea he’s better than avery
Great around the boards passing…how about someone going to the net or throws puck on net??
How many times does a Christensen charge dissolve at the end? Every time.
Yup Gaborik w/o BRich
woohoo, line juggling already
Why is it that year after year every other team is better at passing and using space?
That kid Fowler looks pretty good – we had a shot at drafting him, didn’t we!?
Let’s Go Rangers!
MZA was great on large ice…NHL ice, not so much
Aves is home watching…..and laughing.
Well, the game might suck, but I like Dave Strader’s play-by-play a lot better than Doc Emrick. He doesn’t scream at the top of his lungs, “SAVE!!!” over a routine save.
did he say sack oo
Another penalty on Anaheim. The Rangers should have declined the penalty.
That del zotto “shot” was so awful.
Oy….
You can’t really have a dump and chase offense if you can’t retrieve the puck ever.
It’s a Rangers Power YYAAWWNNN!!!! Play….
no more Europe for the Rangers for at least 5 years
Oh, come on. This is ridiculous. The Rangers are just straight out sucking.
How many penalties has Boyle taken this season? Three, four?
More penalties. JOY
What a stinker of a game…..
If I’m the opposing coach, I’m thrilled to see Gaborik behind the net….
o for 7
powerless play
Hank again….non-support…..
Will someone please point out any single aspect of the Rangers’ game that doesn’t stink, other than goaltending?
Hanks like the child of a deadbeat dad sheesh
COME ON !!!!!!
LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!!!
It’s early fellas. We are playing horrible, but there are 80 games left. They just did a ton of traveling. They have a week off to relax and recover. Then we can start judging them.
Is Artie playing?
Where’s Keenan!? Does he still want to coach? ;-(
Boyle with stupid penalties?? None sense! Only Avery takes those…remember?
Can we go back to it being July? I’m not ready for the season yet, and neither are the NYR….
great idea to shorten the bench for a good portion of the game.
run certain guys into the ground already lol
how is there no penalty???
albino ptyerodactyl blake has his jersey over his head and no call??
Lundqvist doesn’t deserve this.
Richards sucks…lol
Jonny D,
Fair enough. Except other teams are playing fine. So it can be done. And there hasn’t been a glimpse of the factors the Rangers were supposed to have improved. Torts is already tinkering with lines, the PP looks awful, and they are being outmuscled along the boards.
Are they really gassed?
Shanny will probably fine Artie for being mean to Blake…...
If you count up all the miles they’ll travel before 10/27 is it enough to circle the earth?
This makes me wanna puke!!!!
>>Can somebody remind me why we pay Gabooorik £7M per Year?
Because he’s always a threat to score?
Anyone else think they’re just praying to go home right now? Cause that is how they are playing.
at least Tort’s tie is not eye searing
if there is a negative power play percentage, the Rangers own it
0 for 7 BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
0-8 on the PP is because they’re in Europe.
I meant “isn’t”
Nice to see Tortorella breaking up the Richards/Gaborik connection so easily.
Dubinsky-Anisimov-Callahan needs to be together. Any combination of lines that doesn’t have them together is crazy…
They’re an international embarrassment…...
To the moon and back?
They keep passing that glove from zone to zone. Funny stuff!
TRADE RICHARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wwwwwwwwwwwwwoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Finally
FINALLY!
OH YEAH!!
BRich!!!!
OMG!!!!!!
It’s unfortunate when you develop from within, but you develop guys who can’t score.
Yeah!!!! BR!!!!!! Eat it, Ducks.
Well, at least it won’t be a shutout…..
It took a while, but was worth the wait. 1-1.
RICHARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!
A 60 million dollar goal!
sssssssssssssssssssssiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiccccccccccccccccck
Sick shot.
BRICH!!!!!!!
He still suck tho…trade him
KISS HIS RING!!! POPE with the goal!!
Oh, He was playing….
lmao Swede!! nice!!
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL!
It’s unsettling to agree with so much of what Milbury says.
Wooooooooo….....Funny, they just said on VS that Richards wasn’t playing because he was injured….
And the Rangers quit playing after the goal.
GET POINTS!
Miracle point
Well, that’s an undeserved point, but we’ll take it…..
One point.
After how awful they looked all game long, I’ll take it.
Lucky, good point. Love the way they were predicting Richards was injured. Amazing. That’s what happens when Pierre isn’t in between the benches.
Thank you Henrik Lundqvist for keeping us in the game…again.
nice pass by McMonsterBeast
Does anyone want to guess how this one ends?
Robbery, plain and simple. We’ll take it
rangers win shootout 2-1. goals by richards nd christenson
Pack it in on D – play for a shootout
Let’s take a poll – how many penalties will the NYR take in the OT?
Sabres beating the Kings 3-0. Bernier in net for the Kings.
ilb
Did they really say that? lol
if they keep boyle on the bench, no penalties in the ot lol
Stupid move MDZ
Do the Ducks have a PP? Smooth move, MDZ.
Is Del Zotto drunk? What the heck is he doing?
MDZ wth
Good thing Christensen is in the lineup. Hopefully he’s sitting next to Biron getting some instructions for the potential skillz competition.
“Will someone please point out any single aspect of the Rangers’ game that doesn’t stink, other than goaltending?”
Between McD, MDZ, Sauer and Erixon they’ve goat about 3 years of NHL experience. Yes,a lot of it has been Hank but in two games they’ve given up 3 goals in regulation against good teams.
i said it earlier torts playing for the shootout by putting Judas in today
dddddddebened,
Good point. Mostly Hank.
Cally is leading well.
$100 says Avery throws Canadian bacon on the ice during EC’s shootout attempt.
Did MZA get a lick of ice in the OT?
Carp’s favorite part of the game coming up.
A Shoot out. How exciting!
Bwaha!
Its fitting to end the sweeden trip on a shoot out…
Carp just threw his remote
Make that two of us, because I just threw mine too. The ice there looks absolutely horrible. Not to make excuses, but the puck is sticking a lot.
Buffalo will win the East.
2 points at least…Eric is happy…
Agree with you, dde, can’t complain about the defense, considering their experience….It’s still Hank’s point.
Well, they survive the OT…...better than yesterday…...now, it’s the Hank show…...
EC, MZA, and Richards in shootout, I am calling it now
It was a scratch, not a pick
I don’t think the Hobbit Wizard gets any time in OT. Ever.
Richards, btw, is very good in SOs
LOL! Hedberg hanging out with Cyclops?
Manny just threw his glasses
LETS GO RANGERS
Come on, Hank. Steal 2 points, not just the one you already stole today.
Hank!
Hanky Panky!
GLOVEQVIST
SAVE!
i will spit if he scores
Argh!
Avery 1 EC 0
EC honored Avery by shooting wide.
EC NO VALUE Lol
AHAHAHAHA goodbye creepy Christ
EC misses. They should have kept Avery.
Hank again!
Hank!!! The opposite of EC.
smooth
Argh again!
LOL!! Richards sucks!
LMAO! What the hell was that?
Hit the damn net.
Carp is gonna hate that rush by BR
That was ugly
Zucca!!!
JBytes>>> He is? Oh, didn’t realize that, but isn’t everyone a threat to score as long as they have a stick?
Hank X3!
HANK CLUTCHQVIST
Damn!
Noooo! Lift the puck!!
Great save
We’re done!
Help Hank.
Balls…
NON-SUPPORT!!!
Carcillo!
Damn :(
Couldn’t score one goal for Hank. Pathetic
Un-fuggin-believable!
It’s gonna be a long season, ladies.
My poor remote
Zucc HAS to bury that there… oh well 2 points out of 4 isnt terrible considering how awful we played in SWE
We really could have used Wolski in the shootout.
LOL! Avery would scored in the shoutout!
grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
enjoy the rest of the beautiful day ‘Heads! XOX
wow that was lame!!!!!
Can’t believe he scored after “fanning” on the shot!!!
So, three of our guys couldn’t hit the net in the shootout? Fantastic!
Right now we’re a team of one——THE GOALIE~~~
That was almost as bad as flat-out losing…....the best aspect of our game (shootout) and we blow it…
EC nothing but a waste of roster space
Wow 2 games no wins without Aves
shootout!!*
An Army of one – HANK!
Get Christensen off the team roster ASAP
37.5 million and doesn’t get a shot in the top 4?
OK, folks, considering how this one looked for almost 3 periods, we’ll take it!
Got to go, a few hours until the fast is over….
WOW I want to smooch Hedberg after that summary of what it takes to play in the NHL….that was awesome…
Aside from the great richards goal.. between the 3rd period overtime and shootout that was the most uninspired unenthusiastic pathetic ending to a rangers game ive seen in a long time… how many times can you attempt to shoot the puck with your face buried in it…. it helps to look somewhere close to where you want the puck to go when you want to make some attempt at a shot…. way to many blind give a ways…. i know theres been a long road trip and everything else but they looked like a bunch of strangers playing together
Well, I know it is early and only two games, but last year we were a team who played hard, could score some even strength goals, but not seal the win with help from our PP. This year, we have not hit the net at regular strength and the PP looks like a throw back to the Pearn years. I hope they fix this and fix this soon.
Can they fly out of there TONIGHT, please…....?
At least they get to finally go home now. I would have liked the win, but eh, not gonna let it spoil a gorgeous day here.
Later ‘heads!
Same start as last season.
After two games, 2 points. Not terrible, not great.
A good fast to all of our Jewish friends – at least this game was stomach-turning enough that it didn’t make anyone hungry….. :-(
An absolutely brutal game! They did not deserve a point in this game. Lucky to get one.
Nothing else needs to be said.
So, is EC the goat in this one? Avery is the savior, huh? LOL…
C’mon guys…we got 2 out of 4 points against better teams…and, we clearly need to get better and that includes the “1st line”. End of story. Period.
Only way to fix it is to get a real coach, not some egomaniac who won a Cup accidentally.
Climb down off the bridges people. Two points in two games, while not great is fine. There is a lot of hockey to still be played…you know like 95% of the season. Don’t go jumping yet.
bob, which Rangers coach since, oh, Emile Francis, was better than this one?
Oh second thought maybe Bob should jump because hes just an idiot and we’d be better off without him.
wait, I forgot, Torts is a bad coach because he got rid of The Great One, who surely would have had two goals in two games, and so the Rangers would have been 2-0.
Plus the coach would have won these two games if he wasn’t fighting with his assistant coach, making up fake injuries for Wolski, and if Brian Boyle was sober, and if Avery was in there.
it looks like Boyle is trying to play Avery’s instigator role, and he is just getting all kinds of bad penalties, instead of producing on offense like he did last season. and Cally is all by himself on that 2nd line
Well, they have a week to try to iron some kinks out of their game…...I wish them luck.
I kept ‘em on! Jimbo learned me on that subject
You guys should just watch this “prohibition” series on PBS. It is more uplifting/depressing than the Rangers games.
Nah, no need for him to jump off a bridge. Too clean. I’d prefer stepping in front of a subway! Braaaains!
Just in time for Halloween too!
Good going, Manny – break somebody else’s glasses, if you have to break something!
I wouldn’t have blamed you if you broke something, but good on you for not!
Nah, no need for him to jump off a bridge. Too clean. I’d prefer stepping in front of a subway! Braaaains!
lol, at first I thought you were talking about Bob.
Only Rangers will leave Europe without a win.
So I didn’t see the game; instead, I decided to go to some lame Oktoberfest in Bear Mountain. Doesn’t seem like I missed anything, though.
Here’s the wrap Latona: 65 hideous minutes followed by as ugly a skills competition as you’ll ever see.
but they would have won if Avery was here.
You missed a lot of frustration and disgust, Latona…...
Carp wrapped it up perfectly, Latona!
Thanks Jimbo!
The game wasn’t horrible. Come on. They are in another country, playing back to back days and playing a good team. I will take the point and be really impressed at Richards.
Actually. I take that back. It was bad. There was some ugly hockey in there and the skills competition was absolutely HORRIBLE.
And not even a single sighting of the Swedish Bikini Volleyball team, either – BOO!!!!!!!!
can’t believe i wasted my afternoon watching that crapfest
I thought the Rangers played pretty good…they are missing their #D-man which is prolly the worst thing save Lundy. Last year against Ducks they were way overmatched…they are not running around like nits…good 2 points. Give the guys at least 10 games before you send them to the Tower of London.
The skills competition was utterly disappointing, because you figure that if they get to a shootout, that they have a decided advantage for getting the extra point – but a weird “knuckleball” shot gets past Hank, and our guys couldn’t hit the net if their lives depended on it…
got the game on the dvr. did not watch it yet. Worth watching?
ANything earth shattering happen? ANyone play really well or poorly?
thanks
Yea that was REALLY disappointing. The hobbit wizard had him beat. I really thought that was going to go in. But it is what it is. We salvaged a point on a late goal by the guy we got for that purpose. And Richards set up Gabby yesterday and Gabby looks better. Confident, quick release and he, at times, tried to make something happen.
The real thing to be mad about is that there isn’t another game for a WEEK.
NO Tower of London!! They need to GET OUT of Europe – STAT!
Basta! Enough!
Afternoon ILB and all!!
that was, well I hate the stupid skill competition.
thanks for the point hank!!
What was wrong with brich? Why was he not in?
Way too early for the line juggling IMHO!!
Our top players are going to be worn out again this year if torts doesn’t start sucking it up and rolling four lines
Rupp is more like a light heavyweight than a heavyweight, and should try to stay in that class when doing staged fights.
Prust needs to see more ice time IMHO.
love the PK d pair of sauer and eminger. When they are on the ice, you always see opponents on the ice around the crease, they do it the right way….rough and with an edge
I do think it was eminger’s guy who scored the first goal
we look very disjointed at this point and I do put that on coaching
All MZA needed to do was to get a little air beneath that puck – but he couldn’t lift it, so we’re out.
Look. 2 points in two games. It’s a good start to the road trip. They have a week to practice and shape up. We can do this. Positivity. Good vibes.
sally
happy birthday!!!
80 games left folks
Wick, apparently the guys on Versus were saying something about Richards being injured (already!) because it looked like he missed several shifts – but he came back into the lineup and scored the tying goal, so I don’t know what was going on with him.
I think the Rangers are real tired of Europe. They are not the team we have watched the last two games. It will take time for sure, but this team is better than this. Thanks for Da King.
The announcing crew had one thing right for sure…they said that the Rangers have no attack…true, but even worse than that…they have very few people who can receive a pass. They are also giveaway prone to an alarming extent. They seem so uncoordinated in the attacking zone, and were it not for Callahan their offensive capabilities were offensive to say the least. The only time I saw EC he was pounding the gourds off of someone in behind his own net.
(miserable rough neck…is that all he can do?)
And of course when Rangers did have the puck in the attack zone…no one in front of the net. Beginning to look a lot like last year.
Manny – you’re right – I can’t think of them ever playing two uglier games and getting two points out of them – and it’s very early. But I think we all were expecting more “desire” and “grit” from the team, coming out of the gate….
Happy Birthday, Sally! I’m gonna get outta here and try to get a little fresh air outside before the day is totally wasted!
Hey all! Quick check in before the last Swedish bonheads mini fest. Dang MSG for passing me by tonight, but I got another, and totally rocking, great moment on Globe screen after tying goal.
Will have to catch up on all your thoughts etc. tomorrow after I get home. What a great trip it’s been…so sad it’s over!
Hank, thanks for the head stands tonight. Ta til the U.S. all!
Happy birthday from Stockholm Sally!!!!!!
This game shows again the Earthquake size crater in the Earth hole on defense. Even Staal comes back, it so Blatant that they need to get a Power Play defenseman. Del Zotto is barely an AHL caliber. That OT play he played MUST get him sent down. Showed no hockey IQ. 4-4 line change and he puts puck back in the zone. YIKES.
Girardi, as always, is a nice defensive player but can’t do anything with the puck. McMonster slowly becoming best two defenseman. Sauer fought through those two games. Eminger should be a 7th dman with Woywitka playing over him. Erixon belongs learning in the AHL, but was better than Del Zotto.
If they have these top forward prospects (Fath, Hagelin, Thomas, Miller. Bourque etc) trade two with a pick and get someone who can actually play out there. I do think they are waiting on Ryan Suter being a UFA. But right now, I’d trade a pick a prospect and delzotto to bring back a guy Tyutin or maybe a Gunnarson from toronto.
Yea. You’re right about that, Jimbo. They need to have better pressure and they need guys like Brian Boyle to PLAY THEIR SIZE. (I will keep belaboring this point all season).
MAMA!!! We missed you tonight! Didn’t you offer a kiss to the cameraman today? That must have been the key to yesterday’s international airing!
Understand that if we had Marc Staal in the lineup, we could have potentially won both games.
jimbo
thanks
Well, we didn’t get blown out on defense – but there were mistakes, for sure – we’re playing kids, for the most part – McDonagh really looked good, despite the penalty in OT yesterday.
Sure, Wicky – the MSG guys didn’t say a word (that I heard, anyway) about Richards being injured – maybe Torts was just sending him an early message by keeping him seated for a few shifts.
But he did come out and score their only goal, so maybe it worked!
On the bright side, Carp, the firing of T-shirts into the crowd was much more successful today than last night.
Rumour has it, despite Sullivan again appearing on the bench tonight, Torts is reconsidering his BFF status. Any inside information on that, Bob?
Later, Aasens!
Dd, I was talking aboot him. LOL!
Gunnarson? you are clueless if you think a 6th dman on the lowly Leafs is better than most of the Rangers dmen. you probably like Jeff Finger too
Fire Sather, fire Torts, trade everyone, call up Avery for the first line and captaincy, let the kids play, MDZ is a bust, Richards is a bust, Gaborik is a bust, McIlrath is a bust, Miller is a bust, and tank the season (as if this roster could do anything but).
That sums it up, iDoodie.
the Rangers defense was clearly not the problem in any of these two games. Even it was a problem, its too late to do anything about it.
They played two teams that are better than they are and they lost in overtime/shootout. Not really much to complain about. They’ve been in Europe for 2 weeks, played in terrible conditions.
Sure Tortorella was an idiot with his lineups the last two cames but that’s his shtick. The offense was brutal but let’s see how they do the Icelanders. I’m sure the offense will look a lot better then…
seems like this team is missing that certain spark????????????????????????? Dear I say it ??????????????????????
Ill tell ya along the boards they are getting out muscled big time
the Ranger forwards are not physical enough except for the usual few like Cally and Prust and Boyle. and the coach made the decision to dump 2 physical forwards to Hartford and Vanc, and keep a perimeter floater
blow the whole team up. we are so offensvely challenged. the bright side is at least we are playing these west conf teams now. maybe we can salvage pts now against them. we never have the puck at all.
i wanted 7 pts of 14.
2 out of 4 it could be worse
Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling!
Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes…
The dead rising from the grave!
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!
That about sums it up after 2 games, right?
“bob, which Rangers coach since, oh, Emile Francis, was better than this one?”
Carp, that is a really lame argument. Other teams are able to find good coaches and we for some reason always get the crappy ones.
Maybe because we’re a crappy team??
the idea that this guy’s a bad coach is much lamer.
Orr – “Brains”, threw me off
Will someone please explain to me just what it is that Christensen brings to the team?
All these complaints about playing 2 games back to back in Europe are just out of touch with reality. Guess what? the Ducks also played 2 games back to back. Didn’t seem to affect them.
LOL! My mistake, Dd. Let me correct my post….
Nah, no need for him to jump off a bridge. Too clean. I’d prefer stepping in front of a subway! Skull fragmeeentsss!
Second game in a row winning the face off battle
34-26 57% yesterday
32-22 59% today
lol that’s better!
B-Bob… Christiansen is the ONLY thing keeping Avery in Hartford!!!
Carp,
Just finished watching the DVRed game. Your description was basically spot on. No wonder you’re a sports writer!
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