Game 7. The end of the odyssey. 
The Rangers need a point to have gone through this ridiculous 16,500-mile schedule at NHL-.500, or a win to top that.
Martin Biron gets his first start of the season in goal in place of sore-footed Henrik Lundqvist (Biron’s playing because it’s time for him to play, not because of Hank’s tootsies).
Jeff Woywitka is back in the lineup, in place of Brendan Bell. Wojtek Wolski returns from his groin injury and one-game prucha to replace Erik Christensen, who is prucha’d.
Wojtek and Woywitka?
Marc Staal and Michael Sauer remain sidelined.
Home game for trainer Jim Ramsay, and for the second Atlanta franchise to migrate North.
And, if you’re wondering, that’s the Jets logo from the early 1970s WHA days.
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giddy up!
Let’s Go Rangers!!!
beat the byfuglein Jets!
LETS GO RANGERS
nice, Morg! Sup, bro?
Re-post: CJP, that’s a really good way to get banned.
woo woo Dubiiii-u’s are wild!!! LGR!!!
Anyone have a link for the game on line?
That’s an awesome logo, Carp. Nice find….
http://atdhenet.tv/
that Jets logo makes me thirsty for diet coke!
“Biron’s playing because it’s time for him to play, not because of Hank’s tootsies”
LOL! Tootsies!
We sucked from head to tootsies.
Don’t say that around Rex Ryan of the two-time defending and future Super Bowl champions.
Carp’d!!! First of the season for me!
ilb, I answered!!!!
Grabby, as soon as I typed that I knew I hartelled up….Miss you!
Miss you all! Especially since I’m gonna miss tonight’s fun….It’s Go Time soon, and Go to bed soon time for me….byfuglien….!
we sucked from hairline to pedicure….
Bwahaha!!!
lets do this NYR_FAN!!!
wooo!maybe i can stay up long enough to see the third period tonight
C’mon, leave Rex Ryan alone. Who cares if he pimps his wife’s feet, and lets his players play with them.
I mean, Torts does a lot worse, he scratched Avery!
europansy redline cooke-talk!
Lately i have been pissed the Rangers have been paying. But i keep forgetting about how this season has started for them. There is still a lot of hockey to play boys…
Sweet 16!!!!
I see a goalie change sometime in the first period.
Go Rangers Go.
I lost NHL center ice, hstreams expired and I lpost my wallet so my card numbers are no good!
Its free internet slumming for me tonight.
We ought to be able to beat this minor league team tonight.
Haha! That’s no way to talk about 2-time Super Bowl winning coach! So what if he likes tootsies? We all have got our issues…
Sigh….fading to black….til tomorrow….LGR!!!
Thank you Orr I new I could count on you!!!BTW my sister thanks you also
night mama
LGR!!
duguay is such a dimwit.
New ice at MSG? So maybe it will actually look like a puck (not a ball) and not bounce around in slush? Or am I getting my hopes up?
I am ready for some boards hockey baby!
Let’s whip that puck along the boards so that we can create some offense.
Because safe is death!!!
carped again
Mama
“hartnelled up”
what the byfuglien?!?!?
when did we change the meaning of hartnell
or am i just confused?
fran
with Avery as GM
the team would be well-dressed
and tan.
and he could call himself up from the Whale
other than that….
Here we go! Go get them, boys!
LET’S GO RANGERS!!!!!
No problem, Ria.
What did Du-Gay say?
lets the 3 hours of torture begin. i want at least a point for 500 trip
Czech
LOL!!
“board hockey baby!”
finally Center Ice is showing MSG broadcast
is Biron wearing cat eye contacts in that photo?
Rangers/Thrashers here we go!!
I got msg broadcast pon the internet. first time all year. I really don’t miss these terrible broadcasters, but lthjey ldo talk about the Rangers
Hello gang!
We can use Byfuglien for real tonight! Instead of as a substitute for something else
LOL! I own Burmistrov and Antropov on my fantasy team! Picked up Burmy for nothing as a FA the other day!
Carp, I know…sigh….and to think I used to stalk him as a teeny bopper :)
jpg, hartnell = byfuglien….
hartnell has always meant the same thing….I started it! Hartnell, hartneller, hartell’d, hartnelling…adjective, verb, noun, it’s all hartnelling good :)
can the rangers handle the atmosphere in the building with this defense
Mickey….Ha!!
LETS GO BOYS!!!
Mickey -I hope it’s not both: byfuglien Byfuglien
need to “skate more”
DUH!!!!
hartnell…I lied. and wicky’d…..
BC Gaby looking good!
really?
really?
Prust?
body blow, body blow
GO TIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
In Prust I Trust
In Prust I Trust!
I’m considering ditching Center Ice this season and getting an Apple TV just for GameCenter Live instead.
[I just don’t get these fights!]
Let’s keep this G-Rated, huh, Dd??
HA! dang you ORR…hey, last time I saw Prust fight I was on TV ::))))
You think you’re better than me?
I almost wish Prust would not keep fighting every game, but he gives a good show.
Wow…Woywitka is awful…
YEAH LETS WIN OVER THESE PEGS!!!!!!!
GO GO GO GO GO GO!!!!!
Sam and Joe still think it’s a “four-game trip” although Sam qualified with “across Canada.”
Greg, psyched?
across Canada, from America, from Scandanavia…..eh, just a cross town commute
The Dreaded Power Play!
Boy, woywitka skates like he just underwent a C-section…
1 for 23 on PP for the season
Fire Someone?
Haha!! That’s true, ilb!
ilb, ick! WTB!
Make that 1 for 24
that didn’t look too bad.
just keep doing that.
Well that looked better
Another Pathetic Purpose on the Power Play
PP looked OK
Fire Del Zotto?
Niters….:( off to watch what I can before passing out for work tomorrow….being 26 and working hard is hard….
I’ll call this PP baby steps…
Cally gripping stick too tight there. Flubbed what should have been a tap in goal. PP at least moved that time.
Nice pinch by Em, rangers outhitting em
p[p looked good. MDZ had Cally open for A TAP-IN and hw missed him.
summary of the period so far for me
Was that trophy wraped in some material?? lol
MDZ with a nice hit
cally needs to get butt in gear
Coaches told the team to shoot shoot shoot?
What were they telling them before? Don’t shoot?
MDZ might just have gotten on Wicky’s Xmas list…
well Dubi threw two hits on thatt shift. noone else
Ladd, apparently, is very photogenic…:-)
Great pass by Eminger. I can’t believe Feds didn’t score there! Then he takes a penalty. Ugh!
What a pass by Eminger there!
shocker another off zone penalty
If someone could hit the net with a big drive, that would be great.
That’s precious
or even with a putt, Spider.
Please bleed, Eminger
I am not enjoying watching players drop in front these hard shots…there is a goalie back there…let him make the save!
Too fancy
I don’t mind the passes since they are almost getting to the man with the open net.
Well, the second line certainly looks alive…..finally
YAWN!!!
New Garden, old Rangers :)
Another anemic offensively-challenged period….....why, why, why?
Boyle needs to get his assen in gear. Let’s hope last year did not go to his head. Lazy D in own zone.
WT Heck with that time out and the blocked shot by Cally?
Some good chances?
There were many scoring chances and aside from the 4 v 4, the NYR carried the play. Getting shots, looking for passes, now just need to put on goal!
If you haven’t seen any of the first 6 games this season, watch that first period and it basically sums up 17 (3rd period in Van.) of the other periods this season. In the defensive zone all period scrambling praying to get puck out. Gabby skates hard and no one is there with him. The second line still useless. The Boyle line still brings the most energy. Offensive zone penalties. Lousy PP. No shots on goal. Good goaltending.
7 games now and it’s the exact same play – that’s no longer a fluke. Home or road won’t matter for that.
Callahan said to Jim Ramsay that the shot hit right where it broke. Fantastic news. Ugh.
”
Another anemic offensively-challenged period….....why, why, why?”
Well, since we can’t blame the coach, I will blame Santa Claus
Carp – dont pick on Duguay – I think it’s all he got. Besides who else would wear the stuff most of us laugh at?
Does anyone else despise that One Brooklyn Bridge Park commercial? It’s like they’re going out of their way to market to hipsters who will NEVER be watching a Ranger game.
3 shots on goal some offense
ya think torts and sulli were talking about what to do or how their shoes looked on the ice
Once again, almost zero offense generated at even strength. Not good!
This team is O-fencibly inept
Timonen no relation to Numinen?? Why would there be any?? lol Pidto is just stupid
I`m starting to wonder if when torts talks about playin with some jam if he has some kind of jelly fetish cause I dont see it with the team he coachs
MSG always hires the worst!
>>3 shots on goal some offense
The coach might find your comment offensive.
getting shots? they had 3 with 2 pp’s lol
HWirth – Just a suggestion, during Go Time you might want to limit your post to twitter length.
It’s up to you of course, but I’ve been skipping a lot of your posts while trying to watch the game.
So, now that they’re warmed up maybe they’ll start playing offense.
On the bright, they are playing like sh!t and are at .500 ( NHL version). Maybe they can put things together and do some good things.
I know none of us like the MSG150 thingy, but it is like anything else today…hurriedly packaged with little or no substance… MSG150 is like a chinese toxic toy made in one of their slum factories. Where is the American Exceptionalism of Alexis De Tocqueville? It is here, just ain’t the MSG150 or the idiots of Occupy Walls Street.
I mean, they’re not playing a world-beating team here – and they can only muster 3 shots against? WTB!?
DDebened – Thanks for the tip.
That last one was typed during the intermission though.
AGrossRecord Andrew Gross
Record teammate Tom Gulitti @TGfireandice reports #NYR have made a contract offer to UFA D Anton Stralman, who was in Devils camp on tryout.
brig back very!!!
Shots and chances are two different stats. Had chances but no shots. Step has to get his shots on net. Dubi only fell down twice so period not so bad. Willie wonka is a horror show however.
avery
jagr scores aagain first 2 as a flyer 4-2 flyers over leafs 4 min to go
see this from Andrew Gross
Record teammate Tom Gulitti @TGfireandice reports #NYR have made a contract offer to UFA D Anton Stralman, who was in Devils camp on tryout.
Orr Who`s next in the booth William Hong from american Idol ?
Let’s go RANGERS
Jagr scores again!
Rangers thought they said nine thirty start?
HWirth – I know and was going to point it out but didn’t want my post to get too long :)
Two goals, and an assist for Jagr.
That arena is very quiet in the second period.
Byfuglien!
Another PP? Can we decline?
Looks like the attendance in Winnipeg at this game is higher than the whole last year’s in Atlanta combined.
decline the penalty!
jinxJimbo!
Fed-X!
Rosey!!!!!!
NICE!
It’s about time!!!!!
that a boy feds
FEDS!!!!!
Girardi on the point! New QB!!!!!
it’s a power play goal
Simplify! 1-0, firetruckers.
FED-OH-TANK-OH
I shamed ‘em into scoring!
Keep riding the grinders if the top players aren’t going to work. Nice goal Tank!
That’s why those guys were out there … because they’d do the simple PP stuff that the No. 1 and No. 2 units refuse to do.
When was the last time the Rangers scored a goal like that, on an intentional deflection?
The little Dutch boy paints it in the corner
How long will this 1-nil lead last?
Tenko!
Ugh, Dublowsky!
Amen, Carp. Girardi is sound. Fedohtankoh is sound. Callahan is a grinder. Del Zotto is learning. Good line. Good unit. GREAT goal.
I SAID IT WOULD BE FEDOTENKO! WHO SAID IT!?!?
WHO DID!?!?!?
4generations 4 cups October 24th, 2011 at 12:13 pm
We need a pronounced win. Guys like Fedotenko need to score and guys named Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov need to show up to the game, hit the net, and score. Its enough of this crap of ‘they’re still growing.’ Anisimov has only so much time left to prove that he can play on a top line in the NHL without being a Zherdev that can put up some flare every now and then and score the occasional highlight reel goal. This Russian inconsistency sucks. Anisimov, put up or shut up. Dubinsky needs to prove that he’s just as good as Mike Richards is, because I think he is, but he simply cannot stay on his skates
This Adam Sandler movie looks horrific!
Exactly, Carp. Simple reason why he is a good coach. Sent them in for simple PP
Great point Carp. Its the ole’ KISS rule. Keep it Simple Stupid!
Dubi is just having a casual skate tonight, I see.
You did 4gen – you did.
I don’t know who this team is….but I like them!
Carp
i thought all those wide shots
were just attempts at deflections
hundreds and hundreds of near-deflections…
Orr, looks like every other Adam Sandler movie to me. Ugh.
Good job, 4gen.
Totalretard, ilb.
Thank you Manny. Now I affirmed and feel good.
Jeez. I really needed Fedo to score too, he’s been needing to chip in. Love this guy.
Yeah, he’s lost his touch.
I gather Wolski has no desire to sit anymore….
Other than 3rd period in Van. This has been the most theyve had puck all season
Looks like AA is in the ‘house again … and maybe one step from a good prucha-ing.
Woof playing on the second line, with Dubinsky in the middle.
They scored a PP goal. Wowza.
And yes, I know I’m behind.. doing 50 other things while watching the game.
i dont know what’s up with AA, he needs to do Danny Briere shot-into-specific-panes-of-glass-type training if that comes across at all.
Oduya was brutal in his first few games of the season – why can’t we capitalize on his defensive zone – make him handle the puck….
Artie logging 4th line mins -
or as they would in the lower 48
the Fiddy Cent piece
Artie might sit next game…
did jets guy hit puck
before tripping Boyle?
Biron looks carpy.
Richards at pt is dangerous defensively
This PP slightly less effective so far…
Stepan hit the fuggin net please
Oy…..........
this ricahrds on the point looks awful
Stepan in puppy love or something?
LOL! They’re gonna get kenneled, Carp…
Del Zotto has had some great plays tonight. Really nice to see that. Must have gotten that confidence back, no thanks to Tort I guess…...right guys?
Also – I love this Gaborik player! When did they sign this guy!?
ilb2001
Exactly, Carp. Simple reason why he is a good coach. Sent them in for simple PP
——————-
not because nothing else has worked? LOL
Stepan
stay after practice
and keep shooting
at the net til you actually hit it
Anybody concerned about Biron anymore?
starting to get sloppy here
Step looks like he caught Aves-itis!
nevermind…
We are looking tired now
Looks like Biron is doing his best impression of Henrik.
what was that ale commercial about?
WTF prust!
Antropov! Of course he scores.
My bad.
not to sound negative
but
who didn’t see that coming
Sloppy..
aahhh carcillo
Antropov- ex Ranger.
Figures…
he likes score,is nice.
Ex Ranger scores against the Rangers. That NEVER happens
Former ranger curse in full effect for 2 games now
was going to be sarcastic (imagine that!)
and say something about
trouble when oduya is around
oh well…....if only i could predict lottery numbers
just as well
Effin Antropov couldn’t do squat for us
Mickey, how many is that so far this season?
I really love when Stepan and Richards are on top of each other in the offensive zone. Nice.
Antro looks like he got a new nose.
freaking goal was a result of an horrific pp
WT Byfuglen
Well that doesn’t usually happen with Henrik because he stays in the net.
geez
with as many ex-Rangers
it probably happens at
least once every game
eh?
That stick handling is a Henrik impression
I love that ad (Guinness?) where the guy’s going to break the other guy’s ankles.
“That’s unfortunate. I use these ankles all the time.”
Well, that lead didn’t last long either…and now we’re in another of those death-struggle one or two goal games…. :-(
Carp, that would be number…... 7, 613.2
pleeeeeeze Carp
ask Torts
if we have any other
play in d or o zone
other than
run puck along the boards
do you guys cringe when you see a D-man wearing No. 6?
I think there are too many ex-Rangers out there… they are bound to score.
FIRE SATHER for that, too!
“Board Hockey”
it’s like we’re so programmed to do
that that we don’t even bother to
notice that there’s an opponent
between our guy.
happened again in d zone
do you guys cringe when you see a D-man wearing No. 6?
No, but my eyes Redden….
So i am way behind you guys with the real time game (just starting the 2nd period on the dvr), but nice scrap by prust…bad failed clear by huginsky…thought the call on feds could have went either way…cally needs to hit more…that eminger guy on D looks lost doesn’t he (sarcasm)!!
LGR for the rest of the game!!
Looked to me like Callahan was a little shaken up after that hit from Kane.
#6 = Joe Torre
but yes. I cringe
I cringe when I hear or see the number “6”
Panthers beat Habs! Bwaha! Habs suck!
jets will have pp in the 3rd may need to be perfect on pk to get a point
Bring back Gilles Marotte! He was a good #6!
Wadewitka!
Unfortunately, the MSG 150 is now sponsored by Saudis in Audis, so it’s not going anywhere.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqJDuZIcQ34
After finally starting to get some possession early in the period that missed PP OPP. that was very sloppy changed the momentum in this game. 1-1 3rd period end of road trip. This could go either. What the hell it’s 20 minutes till home or one good 20 minutes makes this a good road trip and happy flight home.
Torts should be telling our team to put pucks at the net no matter from where, stop being too unselfish and shoot the damn puck. 10 shots in 2 periods is horrible. 1 pass in offensive zone then shoot. rebounds lead to chances. And HIT THE FREAKIN NET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Btw, speaking of ex-Rangers…
Jagr with 2 goals and an assist tonight!
On the bright side, NYR has some company. Can’t wait to watch the media and fan base explode in Montreal. They are actually in worse shape than us.
Rangers tie it up…
(MLB)
Come on BOYS , LETS GOOOOOOOOO!!
Hey , Nice breakaway goal by Jagr …waait a minute…he scored another breakaway goal!!????
Heyyyy I thought Jagr was bad a shoot outs!!!!!
GOOOO RANGERSS!!!!!
Seeing him in that Filth sweater…brings a tear to my eye…
I don’t ever root for injuries but…
TSNBobMcKenzie Bob McKenzie
GM Holmgren tells media in PHI Pronger gets bed rest for few days, will miss at least 10 days, maybe longer, and will wear visor on return.
LOL! Greg…amazing!
Jagr is dead to me in that Jersey…
Anyone in a Chicago Jersey is DEAD to me….
Carcillo looks better in a Black Hawks shirt than Jagr does in a philly jersey.
Let’s Go Black Hawks!!!
Just checked in on this Monday Night Football game….what a stinkfest!
i hear ya HWirth
karma is slap in the face
well 3rd per determines this road trip from europe till now
Enough of this monkey business!
10 shots in two periods is just not gonna get it done. Where is the damn offense Torts?
If Girardi is going to log this much ice time he should be allowed to skip a practice here or there.
she-sus
shoot the puck Cally!!!!!
i put it a little differently at home
many more (deserved) curse words
Are the Jets fans chanting “Marty” ?? lol
Erixon might be too violent for hockey
Seeing Jagr do the old school Salute makes me sick to my stomach in a Flyers jersey
great blind outlet pass to keep it in our zone
Boyle
ouch. that hurt me.
Feds got Bufygliened!
too bad we alreadytook that timeout
I just dont get this team. They look so uninvolved….disinterested….non-physical….slow….deliberate and worst of all… discombobulated. Dubinsky’s invisible as is Callahan and without them stepping up, this team won’t have success. Dare I pose this question- Did they overachieve last year? Part of me even thinks they miss avery…..clearly not for his skill bc he’ll never be confused w/ a marian gaborik, but… bc of the spark he provides …..even if he’s a pain in the ass.
Nice D there by McBust. Letting Biron take the man until the last second.
sadly i notice that even our bigger guys
look like small guys cause
the other team has BIG guys
Torts Noe using Renney’s line generator!
jpg
haiku
loving you
despite game
I’m surprised Sam hasn’t slipped up and called them the Thrashers during the live play.
pure puck possession we NEVER HAVE THE DAMN THING
hartnell Jagr….Prust saying
The Jets logo is just plain ugly. Really really ugly, I’m sorry.
Agreed Mickey. It’s horrendous.
All Jets…taking Rangers to school
This is getting ugly
How long until we take a stupid penatly on this one?
is this a pp????
WOW!!! MAKE IT STOP!!
I stand corrected. Wow Feds. What a strong move somehow.
I still like Jagr…until he scores on us.
How did the Jets not score? LOL! Then they take a penalty! Haha!
Anybody else see the girl along the glass in the tight Jets Jersey?
Couple of big guns underneath that Jet…
this is freaking disgrace trade the whole team
That….that was just pathetic.
is it the skills competition yet?
WTB!!!!!!!!!! This team SUCKS right now!!!!!!!!!!
Well, that was awful….WPG looks like the 1950’s Habs against us on that shift….
Biron has been very good in this game. The save he just made was pretty incredible
Slatsko –
hahahahaha yeah. I was just wondering if Biron had noticed her too.
i thought that the jets ran out the luck
Why does it look like the Jets are constantly on a power play in the last few minutes? I am beginning to worry about this team already :(
the Jets are way better than the Rangers..we could be looking at bottom five team in NHL if rangers lose Lunfqvist for any period of time. Team speed is perilously slow in the new age NHL. Hopefully the team will be sellers at the deadline to amass a cornucopia(no thanksgiving) of picks.
no more 4th line nonsense either no rupp newbury
eric – take your pills
what no penalty shot?
That was a ridiculous display of hockey. Amazing what happens when a team has two defensemen who shots you have to respect.
IT’S JUST PAIN!
what will happen when we play a good team in the East?? This is Bush League!
i guess rather than not showing up
in the first period
and playing in most of 2nd and 3rd periods
the
Rangers showed up in 1st and most of 2nd
and are spending the 3rd back in the hotel bar
As a die hard ranger fan who bleeds blue…. this team makes me sick…. being dominated in all aspects of the game.
we haven’t lost yet…chill…
yeah, yeah, wicky…
take the lucky bounceeeee
2-1!
Trade everybody?
HOLY CRAP. I literally cannot believe we are winning this game
Cap’n Cally!!!
Wow….just wow…...
The Captain!!!!!
woooooo!! CAPTAIN CALLY!!
Like I says the other day….we are not negative enough on this roster…this is a bad team…doesn’t mean we love the rangers any less. Just means:
FIRE SATHER!
wow after all of that and we score.
Shhhhh. Don’t tell anyone, lol….Callahan!
A bounce the Captain really needed!
This is all thanks to Girardi on the PP.
Wow, what a turnaround!
Thanks Bogosian!
LOL! What Cally doing on the bench?
They somehow survived the onslaught and now, Cally!! Another PP. Is the sky actually falling??
ha! told ya…...capt!
if that didn’t hit the jets player that would have been just another bad play and no shot on goal.
Is Wolski out of shape? He looks like he’s getting beat in all facets of the game.
Feds taking MDZ lessons with that pass?
A fortuitous goal changes nothing: FIRE SATHER…
regards,
Bob the builder
this evander kane always scores aginst us scares the crap out of me
what’s the score
FIRE SATHER!
Welcome to the Club, Bob!
Oh good adam gravey…..take a goal and love it when it happens will ya….
Slatsko,
Gratefully part of your wondrous club. Thank you so much for inclusion.
Simply always,
Bob, the builder
It would be kind of nice if Dublowsky shows up.
Sometimes the hockey gods will shine on you when your goaltending has done what Hank and now Marty have done this season.
Is Gaborik not playing?
Weird turn of events – but it doesn’t change the way this team looks – which is BAD!!!
I’d like to take this Club and beat Sather with it…
Dubi stills plays for the Rangers i thought we traded him in the off season, i haven’t seen him all year?
Good point Mike. He has been off the ice for a number of shifts. There he is on the bench though.
Billy, NYR losing 3-1
orr, who is dublowsky? I don’t see that name anywhere.
Thankfully,
Bob
It’s a good thing the rangers goal tending has been really good or they might not even have a point for the season.
Jimbo, and all, agreed, but a win is a win is win….hope we still win!
Strange
The whole team is laying on the ice!
slatsko,
save a seal!
I’m going to start calling the Rangers the New York Floppers!!
Amen, Mama! Finally some more positivity!
The ice must be extra slippery today
So do I, Mama – but geez, this is not a good team we’re playing, and they’re making us look bad…
“Billy, NYR losing 3-1”
Feels like it!!
RANGERSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
RANGERSSS!!
RANGERSSS!!
RANGERSSSSS!!!!!
losing 3-1 ?! Trade Everybody?! Sire Father?! I mean, Fire Sather?!
Arrrrrrrgh.
Good team or not, when on the road you take the win and head home.
positive is my middle name Manny! LGR!
Billy it’s 2-1 Rangers!!!
Has B. Richards been back on the ice since that spill he took?
Greg, YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Oh, is that the score? Grrr!
Sorry! there he is.
We will win tonight!
“BlogPositiveMama”
I am not going to be an Unfortunate Ursula. I will remain a Majestic Manny!
Sam just mentioned that Gabby hasn’t been on the ice for a long time…..
Is Gaborik hurt? Or is he being “coached” by Torts?
Gabby benched? For what, creativity and offense??
did Torts really bench Gaborik? jumping on the totalretard train.
I haven’t really noticed Butt-Chin, besides one good shift in the first.
Does wusskie ever win a battle on the boards? He is such a wuss.
He isn’t benched – he was just out there with Stepan and Fedohtankoh
sounds like BLUE MAN GROUP!
I just want to get out of the next 7 with a win….that’s all I want!
Didn’t say why – but they said that Gabby only had 1 minute 6 seconds of ice-time in the 3rd…
Gabby is scorning. Torts can’t be dumb enough to bench him…
i’ve never seen a hockey team spend so much time facing the boards as the Rangers do in the offensive zone. Do they think they can score from there??
“Scorning?”
Correction – now they said he had 2 minutes 13 seconds of on-ice time…
Stranger – One thing that has been running through my head that is less than positive is that this team needs to have a hitting clinic. Maybe they just don’t have the size or maybe they just aren’t hitting well but they never knock guys down and they never, ever have those earth shaking hits. Boyle needs to …. Play…His…. Size!
Positive Point: Only 1 penalty taken so far!
awesome torts… bench the only player who produces any offense on this team. We’re just awesome from the big brass down…... puke.
ummmm…..has Torts thought about…
oh, i don’t know….
DOING SOMETHING ELSE THAN JUST HAVE
THE PUCK GO AROUND THE BOARDS?!?!?
I CAN’T TAKE IT!!
scorning…..LMAO! and it wasn’t even Greg…
We’re scorning the offense, Olga!!
There is NO way that Gaborik was benched. He has made a bunch of great moves and passes in this game.
Torts has scorn for his players, not hate.
Hey Jimbo: my glasses aren’t broken yet.
SCORN SATHER!
MickeyM scorned Wicky and me!
He is playing mostly the grinders this period, I don’t think Gaborik is hurt.
4 SCORN and SEVEN years ago
Seriously…Boyle understands how big he is, right? His nickname was/is BIG RIG. Why does he play the PUCK and not the MAN.
Hang on boys! hang on!
ilb, the whole team is grinders…the only guys that can actually skate are Mcdougal and Gabborick
all that time to pass to your teammate
and you shoot hard off the boards???
Dublowsky will probably get the empty netter.
Jimmy Cracks scorn, and I don’t care…
What a defense! Just stack ‘em up like cordwood.
TWO POINTS
We win! Fire Torts! Trade People!
McD strong on his skates there against Antropov
Good thing i picked up Biron on my fantasy team for this game
WoooHoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
TWO POINTS!
Real ones!
Straggle Tooth game fo’ sho… that Boyle has a bit of Foghorn Leghorn to him…fwiw
They survived. This game, this trip, whatever you want to call it.
It was ugly, but you take the two points but it in your pocket get dressed quick and get the heck out of dodge.
i dont want to see another road trip for awhile.
8 of 14 pts since traveling since sept 26th.
take the pts but most importantly we still suck
Beer-On with a damn good game.
I LOVE that Girardi basically is a goaltender
Played like crap but stole another game! Can’t wait to hear why Gaborik only played 2 minutes in the third
pills eric. pills.
Daily Show is next- the comedy continues…
the 3 Statrs of the Road Trip 1. HANK 2. Giardi 3. MCMonster
Doghouse = The offense and TORTS
Jimbo I still love you and Wicky. And notice that eddie thirded is no longer around…
“Dublowsky will probably get the empty netter.”
He can’t even do that! Trade him! Recall Avery!
it’s gonna be a looooooooooong season
we made the jets look like Cup
contenders
ROFL Manny!!! funniest thing I read all night! ROFLMAO
Girardi with DOS assists!
Thanks Bob!
Sincerely, Manny
Whew! That was not a good game…but we’ll take the points! Thank God for Bogosian’s skate!
8 out of 14 points. Not bad at all. Ill take it. But the team is playing like crap
We did not deserve to win this game, but we did. I will take it, but there are a lot of problems with this team…
Biron! Love the moment caught with him him and Hank…..we won. I’m happy….
They don’t deserve the win…. they don’t deserve the record they have. This team isn’t even the SLIGHTEST bit fun to watch. Yes, I’m officially worried about this team….
okay
someone here may be know this
or find this out
but did Torts coach in this manner
with tampa?
i know we don’t have the likes of lecavlier and st. louis
in our lineup
but i just don’t recall the horrible end to end board passing…
at some point maybe they just play some video for every post game: ‘we sucked from toe to head..win or lose…we like toes (no rex ryan).’
Don’t call this team Crap – they are just letting the opposition get comfortable. Right where we want ‘em.
Ugly win, but 2 points are 2 points. With your back up goalie. Now let’s go home. They have a couple of days to right the ship.
I’ll take the win
Me too, Mama! Tonight I sleep like a King (Henrik)
Wow!! I hope tonight’s game isn’t going to be how the rangers play this season. At my age I don’t think my heart could handle it.
MickeyM, we both did notice that! Did you give him the “black widow” treatment? Or the praying mantis one…......?
LQ doesn’t care ..he still good looking no matter how bad the team is.
Rangers win Rangers win Rangers win!!!!!!
Yeah we beat the lowly Jets…but a win is a win is a win!!!
and that’s what we call a stolen win
Great pass by Feds on cally’s goal. Someone suggested putting him on line 1 and with Stepan recently perfecting the Avery shooting technique, might be a good call. Put Step btw cally and dubes and Artie needs to get his act together on line 4.
A win is a win is a win. Rarely pretty with these grinders thought Em played solid and anyone with the initials WW should not be allowed to lace em up.
Positives:
They got 8 points out of 14 points on the road
The Goaltending was terrific
No one else got hurt
Gabby is off to a good start
Dubi and Cally played with more “jam” tonight
The grinders are doing their jobs
McDonagh and Girardi were great
Negatives:
Guess I can’t say the PP for now
They can’t generate anything 5 on 5
They have beaten Calgary, Winnipeg and a struggling Canucks team
Artie looks awful
Need Sauer back that’s all I say (Woywitka, Eminger) Yikes
Oh good adam gravey! we won…! See you negatories later….Happy! Ta!
We won Momma !!!!
Yeah baby!!!!!
>>>Wow!! I hope tonight’s game isn’t going to be how the rangers play this season. At my age I don’t think my heart could handle it.
Just never an easy game for us…..never…....
Rod Lurks HWirth,
We don’t need dubi and cally to enjoy more strawberry preserves…we want to see the grey poupon in their game…they NEED to be offensive stars on this team…not Marcal napkins…they have too much Rosemary Clooney in their game.
Regretfully,
Bob, a builder
Goodnight, Mama! Sleep well! What do you expect? We’re RANGER fans!!
Jimbo, it was nothing I did. Honest. He just elected to voluntarily leave since he felt his brand of gibberish was old, stale and getting too verbose.
manny
just took my meds geez this team scares the crap out of you
Dubinsky and Callahan don’t have the tool to be offensive stars. They do have the tools to be 25-goal scorers, though.
Sauer appears to be ready to come back. Eminger, actually, deserves to stay in the lineup. MDZ looks steadier.
eric, this team is the living embodiment of a george ‘dont call me cesar’ romero zombie film
Bob – I know you are being sorta tongue in check but we both know Dubi and Cally are not those type of grand offensive players like they are being paid.
hahahaha! LGR!!! gibberish be danged…:)
Niters…...mama love…Rangers rule!
we are last in the league in shots on goal. We need to shoot the puck a lot more and work on accuracy.
Nice chicklets, Richards…
So it was basically a combination of board hockey and the Renney line generator that won us the game tonight. Oops, I forgot and a lucky bounce too. Wow! I am impressed!
Also, why is was Gabby benched? By what standard did he deserve to be benched in the third?
I would one of our brave beat writers ask Torts this question.
I would also like one more question asked. When will Brad Richards show up to play like the star he is being paid to play?
Lloyds of London Braun,
Offensive stars on THIS team…producing more offensive zone play even in the face of a lack of goal scoring would be better than the current siege that goes on in front of our nets like the Romans vs Gauls…the rangers being the gauls of course…of course.
In your service,
Bob, building one brick at a time
Cute of Fedotenko to not even have his stick on the ice when Callahan tried to feed him on the game winning goal
Callahan and Dubinsky don’t have the skills to do that either
NCountry….no argument there….
oh dear, bag man….TA!
You know what, they’ve played awful, but won 3 games, Yes, it was the goaltending that won them the games and who they played, but 3 wins is 3 wins. Take them and RUN home. As fast as you can.
Hwirth, agreed…but I honestly believe they are both way too gifted to be only grinders…and their combined chemistry used to make them above average as well….you make many good points tho.
ive been bashing mdz all year easily his best game of the year tonite
I’m not seeing evidence of these gifts. I see lot of Rangers kool aid being passed around when talking about guys who’ve come through the Rangers organization but that’s about it.
Sather needs to figure out how to get this Napoli fellow onto his Rangers. Dayum.
>>>Jimbo, it was nothing I did. Honest. He just elected to voluntarily leave since he felt his brand of gibberish was old, stale and getting too verbose.
So, you’re saying that you didn’t chomp his noggin off during some “getting frisky”!?
New York Rangers
Come for the Black and Blueshirts
Stay for the Board Hockey
Mickey M, I agree, take the wins and run
I don’t think Gaborik was benched per se. Torts doesn’t trust our defense the way it’s structured at the moment. He wanted the grinders to stay deep in our zone in the third and help our tired defense. Sauer coming back will help by giving MDZ and Eminger/Erixon third pair minutes. This will help our offense- they won’t have to stay deep in their own zone.
anyone else see that Gross tweeted
that the Rangers made an offer to another Dman
http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/rangerrants/rangers_offer_contract_to_d_anton_stralman/
Ilb2001 – Agree with every word of that post
Well, I enjoyed Eddie3’s contributions, even though he stole your affections from Wickster and me!
I did nothing of the sort, Jimbo!
Amen, ilb :)
Still love you guys ( Jimbo and Wicky)
Yes, jpg….Stralman looked good when he played with Devils in preseason. They couldn’t agree on terms. He is better than Bell/Woywitka, and he can shoot. But isn’t going to be a game breaker.
They stole like six of their eight points sofar. During the course of the season it will average out. Dubie looked better, cally approximated his old self. They have eight points and they have played one good period this season. Let’s hope they right the ship.
Hey, I got a hattie! SCHWEET.
I will celebrate with a piece of pumpkin pie. MMMMM, pie.
Girardi, btw, doesn’t look overpaid at the moment, eh? Where is Wicky? :-)
Hehehehe!!! OK, if you say so, MickeyM – but if we ever meet, I’m going to be wearing a helmet, at least for the first few dates!
I loves me some pumpkin pie!!
Hattie for Mickey!
Girardi has been an absolute HORSE......and they’ve been riding his defense….
I like Erixon’s game. His name is rarely mentioned, which is a good thing for a young defenseman. Steady and doesn’t take much risk. He, however, shouldn’t be playing second pair minutes either.
Night, ‘heads! See you in the morning.
yeah ilb
but isn’t Erixon supposed to have something like
40 points so far this season?
Nighty ilb!
Jimbo, I might be in NYC for a few hours in December. But you won’t need a helmet, I promise.
And the pie.. was delicious. YUMMY.
“Night, ilb!
A confessed basher of “damn” girardi last season, but he has been the leader this team has needed early in the season. I would very much like him to STOP, like right now sliding around like an emperor penguin. That is just poor defense. Other than that his offensive game has picked up.
The Artie party has been shut down until further notice. I have not given up on the lad, he just is not making good hockey plays and consistently is being rode off the puck. Dubi centering Feds and cally on line 2, and even Rupp with boyle and prust would be fun to watch.
One things for sure, whatever line combos we may dream up, Torts will throw out there at some point.
Bring it home boys.
A few hours!? How does that happen!? Enough time to go to Katz’s?
We’ll have to get Wicky to fly into NYC so that we all can have a menage-a-pastrami!
NYDNRangers John Tortorella on why he benched Gaby “He was slow and sucked. We need more from him”
More like a layover at Penn. From a fast trip to DC and back.
Double Rangers win!
Rangers LEAP into 7th place!
Rangers former beat guy at the Daily News:
Jesse Spector
Marc Rzepczynski being “Scrabble” makes me want to see a Swedish hockey player called “Ikea.
I lol’d, yes I did
Previously, on The Sky is Falling….
3-1 on the western swing.
>>>NYDNRangers John Tortorella on why he benched Gaby “He was slow and sucked. We need more from him”
OUCH!!! For real…? He really said that!?
Man, do they look bad. Can’t clear the puck, can’t generate offense, can’t mesh. Long road ahead.
they got outplayed again but I will take the 2 points. Losing a lot of puck battles. Seems to me Callahan is not as aggresive as previous seasons.
erixon and mdz have been fine, jsut not enough offense.
alot to work on…...
Well, let us know, Mickey – maybe we can grab a sammich at Katz’s before you head back to Middle America….
Will do. And I’ll be heading back north before going back west the following week. Two weeks in NY, baby. I can’t wait!!
Rangers in 7th, but plus or minus two points- puts them anywhere from 5th to thirteenth.
Obviously, these are where the points REALLY count. Not at the end of the year, when 2 points probably won’t change their position at all….
OK, MickeyM – cool!
K, I’m falling asleep so night gang. See ya around :)
Stuart, I wonder if Cally is hurting just a bit and we’re not being told about it? He just doesn’t seem to be the same player so far this season…..
‘Night, Mickey!
Was that a real twitt about Gaborik?
Jimbo, I made that up! Haha!
LOL @ “Previousy on “he Sky Is Falling”
Pronger is expected to miss 7-10 days with eye injury. Sucks…I was hoping for me.
I’m off to a hot start against Doodie! 50-4.
He-Ho, Three In A Row!
Habs are 1-5-2! They really miss Gomez! LOL
Nice six game losing streak for them! I’m loving it!
They play the Flyers next, so it will be seven.
Habs are my next to worst NHL team. Unfortunately Flyers are the worst.
So I have to say, “Go Montreal”.
Pthh, ptooey, blah.
Orr, you really suckered Jimbo and C3P with that fake tweet.
I know, I feel rejuvenated! I can’t wait for the trade deadline!
I want to watch the game on the internet, now that the game is over. Is there any website I can watch it on-demand style?
I thought Girardi might have been in Torts doghouse. He only played 25:40 his lowest minutes of the season. ;)
Dammit, ORR!!! I thought you were only into fake trades!!!
>>>Orr, you really suckered Jimbo and C3P with that fake tweet.
Yeah, he got me, Carp – lock, stock & barrel….
>>>I know, I feel rejuvenated! I can’t wait for the trade deadline!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!
Jimbo, you have to learn to ignORR some posts…
Yeah, I suppose so, Olga…..but ORR has never given us a phony tip on hot babes, so I guess I took it for granted that he was being honest with us!
Fire Sather!
Oh, he’s as honest as the day is long… But you notice the days are getting shorter now:)
bob- I hope you’re serious! I know I am…
FIRE SATHER! That bum has had 11 years to do SOMETHING, but every year it’s SSDD.
Same Sather, Different Day.
Jimbo
thanks for looking out bro!!
Olga, im serious as well…we have been patient enough…even the oilers have more exciting kids then us….it is time to move on to better management
trade the players with value and rebuild thru the draft…hard to get top picks when u keep coming in 8th every year
Thanks, Wicky!
last year they generated alot of shots. the ycould not hit the net but there forecheck on cycling was fairly dominate most nights.
so far they have survived because of the goaltending, they need to win more battles on the boards and in the neutral zone.
take the points, work on things they need to improve on. they really miss staal for getting it out of the zone.,
erxion, mdz, and eminger defensively have been suprisingly good…..
LETS GO -KATHRYN TAPPPEN-RANGERS