It’s Snow Time! WTB?
Shouldn’t this stuff have been in Winnipeg last week?
Game 9. Second of a six-game homestand. Sixth straight against Canada.
Mike Rupp (knee) and of course Marc Staal (concussion symptoms) remain out. Probably the same lineup tonight, but with new lines. Yesterday, Erik Christensen and Wojtek Wolski went from doghouse to penthouse on a line with Marian Gaborik, while Brad Richards slipped down the the middle of Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Callahan.
We’ll see how long that lasts.
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Heads are exploding with the new line combos.
Go Rangers!!!
Lets Do It!
Lets Go Rangers!
Let’s go Rangers!!!!!!
Some puzzling line changes. Any theories?
Konopka better watch his hands!Snauzberries face is itching(really)
I don’t mind the combos. My only problem is Noberries. I wish MZA was in that spot. Artie-Step-MZA would be a nice line.
Wolski~Christensen~Gaborik
Dubinsky~Richards~Callahan
Fedotenko~Boyle~Prust
Anisimov~Stepan~Newbury
BANJing again….LOL
What’s wrong with those lines? I think they’re good.
combos smack of desperation.
LGR (Let’s Go Richards)!!!
and Rangers of course.
Not sure where Torts is coming up with this combo stuff. Is his other job the guy that draws the lottery numbers?
AH! Away from cable box, any links for live stream?
dude, the Ben and Jerrys has finally cut off function to your dome piece.
How do TWO skaters go from scratched to top line? This is just silly. And Stepan is being wasted again. Why not let him center the line with Wolski and Gaborik? That actually balances out the top two lines pretty good IMO.
“What’s wrong with those lines? I think they’re good.”
They’re changed.
alfredsson is a Ranger killer
I’ve been so busy watching the EPL and Calcio, I almost forgot about this match.
Get it done, BOYS! I don’t care how.
>>alfredsson is a Ranger killer
Every opposing player is a Rangers killer.
Agree, Orr…
I like the demotion of Stepan. He needs a little wake up call IMO.
The First Line is definitely too soft; the Second Line will probably get more ice time.
Mike Rupp used to be a Ranger killer too. At least we got that one under control.
Um, some could argue that Mike Rupp is still killing the Rangers.
the first line sucks,
good points ilb and JB.
thurresson,mitchell,deveaux.
thats a good fourth line,any line with WW and EC sucks.
40 and 86 on the 1st (penthouse – I like it) line? Is Torts trying to push me to turn against him!?
Let’s do it, boys!
Afternoon gang!
Hope the boys can pull out a good win today. They need it and we need it desperately.
Snow, eh?? It’s 60 and sunny here :)
Maybe they’re showcasing EC and WW? :-)
Honestly, if my name is not Christensen or Woofski I assume I am being punished by watching them play on the 1st line.
If I am Christensen or Woofski I am feeling like I can do no wrong and I am being a spoiled kid who deserves things just because
I hope so, ilb!
Great ties, btw! And for the great cause, boneheads! If you can, get one
1# = The Legion of Whom?
or
The Legion of Exhumed
Watch’em kick aasen
excuses are flying around this team,you know what they say about excuses?right?
lets hope they play with some blueberry jam today…know what i be sayin?
manny – you be whacked today…that be funny sit
more like the legion of Womb
Morg, Butt-Chin has played well on his own, Richards has nothing to do with how hell he played. EC has always had good chemistry with Butt-Chin, and Wolski could benefit from playing with Butt-Chin. So, I have nothing to complain aboot.
I don’t mind these lines.
Mmmm…blueberry
thats it fire sather and torts then trade everybody…...”everybody?”.........EVERYBODY !!!
talk to me goose
Orr…good point! I agree with you 100%
alright Voice,I hope your right.
nyr fan – heheheheheheheheheh….where am i?
Can someone link me to these ties? I need a tie for my wedding AND I can’t seem to figure out what you’re all talking about. Sorry
Dublowsky is being too friendly to Woywhatever. I don’t like it! Trade him for Heatley!
Nice Halloween theme lead for CBC..
eddie eddie eddie,pass that cooke…youve been holding on to it and I sure would like aaaaa he-it
stawahul is totally faking it
Cinnamon Raisin bagel! Rangers hockey! I’m good to go! Hopefully NYR allows me to keep this inside my stomach.
Looks kinda miserable in NYC today. I feel for you guys..
my brutha morg…...this be more chronic than moronic, it be supersonic…gin and tonic…..know what i be sayin?
Bull Dog was right aboot Stahl. He is soft. I don’t get how you can get married with a concussion, but you can’t play a hockey game. Flaccid!
Here you go, Manny:
http://shop.nhl.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12193192&cp=12175288&clickid=body_bestsell_txt
me thinks torts has a hollow-weenie
sheeeeit,my momma didnt raise no dummies!
St Louis Rockin’, Mickey?
Thank you, ilb!
I was hoping the tie would have a hockey fight on it!
or – when your noodle crashes into the headboard over and over and over….this is the result
Who the hell are these chumps?
dde, From what I hear downtown was craaaaazy last night. Party lasted til about 6am. The parade is tomorrow afternoon and that is expected to be just as nuts.
morg is no dummy, gin rummy, dont be funny, my eggs are runny, where is my honey, wetaher be sunny, easter bunny, show me the money….
It is ridiculous that so much time is wasted before the puck can be dropped. Why couldn’t they do all that national anthem stuff at 14:50?
This guy has to stop straightening his hair.
Ahhhhh!!! Black screen! No cable feed here! Any links to watch on!?
mickey – that celebrating is likely more for the rams than the cards…
haha, Gabby’s not paying attention to the anthem.
So, who won the American World Series anyway?
wave the sean avery banner
LET’S GET IT ON!!!!!!!!
LET’S GO RANGERS!!!!
Is that Kate Upton singing, NYR?
eddie, the Rams suck worse than the Rangers this year. Bradford isn’t playing tomorrow, I think.
>>haha, Gabby’s not paying attention to the anthem.
He’s neither American nor Canadian. Why should he care?
Don’t take any penis penalties!
i personally enjoyed that anthem…
Let’s go boys!!
Milan Michalek, another one of my genius waiver pickups!
ec playing like a (wo)man possessed
I have in Michalek in another league actually. I traded him to Latona I think for Vokoun. Other players were involved.
Ok – this top line isn’t working! Experiment OVER please. They are the worst defensive top line anyone has ever put out there
JBytes, the Cardinals won the WS. As for Gabby, I know he shouldn’t care since hes Slovak, I just found it amusing.
mickey – i was being ironical…(you knew that)
nyr fan…..how is that newberry tasting?
Prust tried to get Neil to fight, Neil declined.
That’s too bad, Carp. I could use those 5 penalty minutes from Chris Neal!
thats a good start,liked DZ with the hits
I cannot remember the last time I saw this team go straight down the middle when entering the offensive zone. It’s always to the boards and behind the net.
I like this Richards centering these guys!
still waiting for Dublowsky to show up! Prust sayin’
They are shooting the puck, at least. If they could only learn how to pass..
sativalicious my brutha
Why would Prust want a meaningless fight and sit for five minutes?
Boyle = Suspension
that was a bs call
This is HORRIBLE. They have got to make some rule change about this turning your back junk. Come on!
No Hitting League in effect already
dudes are turning into hits to get calls,bullcooke
Exactly, Morg! They have to have some “intention to draw a penalty” loop hole
Disagree, Morg. Boyle had enough time to slow down. He didnt
Nothing gets your best forward going like giving him your two worst as linemates.
Whoa, did Texas Rangers pull a 1986 Boston Red Sox? Weren’t they leading the series 3-2?
Statistically speaking, Butt-Chin is gonna be paired with the worst forwards.
No matter what…
anyone who says that HNIC coverage is better than here is nuts. the game is being shown on NHl network only for those outside NY, and it is pathetic. the announcer, Dean Brown, calls the game dry with no emotion, no excitement. and the HD picture is inferior as well.
Ok I love the way Big Rig (Boyle) is playing
Wow! That’s not a penalty?
JBytes, yes there were. The Cards won the last 2 at home to take the championship
Cowan with interferance,no call
This officiating is Garbage.
i heard that, my brutha
I say if a player sees a forechecker and turns his back, then he’s fair game.
LOL! Boyle with a hit from behind, he gets out of the box, then throws an elbow to the head. I love it! Killer Flavah!
i just took a hit and i liked it
ilb your right,but with the way they call this now,your best move is to not even attempt to hit guys anymore,and that is bullshtuff
So ilb, you’re saying a guy can just turn his back to avoid being hit?
Oh my god. That’s a CLEAR interference call AND a hit from behind. Come on!
I have to agree with you JBytes – especially on the forecheck. Good point.
So Mickey, the Rangers choked, eh? [Hmm, why does that sound so familiar?]
Yes, JBytes. You could say that, lol.
Oh hai, a PP.
No, dde….He clearly turned. But if you look at the replay, Boyle had enough time to slow down and to hold back. Referee was right there.
Butt-Chin just avery’d
ON NET. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.
Nothing to get your PP going like your two worst forwards.
Casper Doginin?
Goodness that was a cluster…
Holy crap, youngster. Wow. Give up the puck AND drill your own goalie. Nice two-for-one
This PP smells
Flash that leather!
Hey all…I’m sitting here watching the game in Pompton Lakes, NJ and the snow has been CRAZY here today. Snowing heavy for 4 hours now with so much wet snow on the trees which still are covered with leaves that BIG limbs are snapping and coming down all over.
Glad to be snowbound with my bride-to-be but I’m wondering how bad it’ll get.
Rangers BETTER make an effort today. Nothing less than a win.
Still no idea how to defend a 2 on 1
Good afternoon all! Why does it look like hartnelling winter classic weather today!!!! LGR!
Did you guys see what happened there? Someone (in a Rangers uniform) just used the middle of the ice AND took a shot AND it was ON net!
Erixson worried about his stick and not getting the man – bad idea
Finally a Ranger game on tv here in Norway and at a normal hour! LGR!!!
dubi killing his trade value by the shift…come on, dubi!! what’s with the chronick fowl play?
where is Manny today?
Well, it’s possible that Torts gave them first line minutes with our best forward and told them to show what they’ve got. If they can’t, they might be history?
now if they could screen the goalie*AND* hit the net,....ah nevermind.
no doubt the rangers are exhausted after flying back from st. louie and that disappointing game 7 last night…
CJP, sounds kinda like the October 88 storm that blew power out for like 3 weeks in upstate. I remember having to stay at my grandparents place for a week because our house didn’t have power.
Krisy! Heia!
ec and ww lead the way for the lady (bing) trophy
Baby steps, Morg.
Manny!
They cannot make a pass out their own zone to save their lives. Sheeeesh.
crap
Fire Tarts!
Mama! klippfiskkjerring! BYGGUTFART!
Soooo not surprised…
see guys ?thats a screen
Erixson and Em = -1
bing bing bing richochett rabbit
WE WANT VOROS
Callahan scores! I can hear the we want Avery chant
too much blueberry jam on the ice
We do NOT have a very good hockey team this season. Losing Staal hurts more than getting Richards helped.
I wish Milan Michalek would have picked up a point. Shyte!
release brutha avery from his exiled slavery
Does this team have any game plan whatsoever?
Rangers fans want Avery, I want new Rangers fans…
Hey Mama.
Fire Torts!
Hire Steven Seagal
what are the odds the team will be booed off the ice?
i just got in to watch the game
and the sen score
I’M SORRY!!!!
weakass shot by Gabby,wtf.
orr the bore – your posts are a chore…..very poor…..go out the door….you make me snore
Gaborik and Wolski passing from 2 feet apart. Great moves! They realize you need to change the angle from which the shot would come, right?
Not a fan of Seagal, Eddie?
chris christie needs to swallow torts whole and end this nightmare
eddie eddie your posts are too heady you look like old betty if you meditate you can be steady
orr – i support brutha avery
I just want a score
manny – already there, on my chair, body be bare, truth or dare, my drum be a snare, cut my hair, clothes i wear…
The team looks like crap, and people whine when Torts juggles lines during a game? LOL!
These guys need to spread out. It’s almost like they just don’t have a Center. Everybody plays Right wing all at once.
Ah, delusional Avery lover. I forgot..
didn’t need part of that image e3
at this pace, crosby will outscore the entire ranger team even if he only plays half of the season
If Avery was up here this game would look TOTALLY different. By different I mean we would have a scapegoat.
Chris Neil scores. That’s just great.
And now Prust is hurt.
I find myself shouting OH MY GAWD at the tv every time they turn it over in the D zone. This is not good for my blood pressure.
I bet Crosby’s first game back is when we play them.
You know, if things don’t change, I can definitely see Torts getting fired.
orr – your brain is rotted from all of that sugar you eat …prust sayin
Rangers fans finally make some sound, but it’s only to boo. How typical.
Can You Hear Us! LMAO!
smoke em if you got em,,
now,where is eddie treetimes/,
I really am not very interested in watching Ranger games this year, they’re never fun. Ever.
another horrible period. where do I start. great passing>>Not really they cannot receive a pass. nice going backwards by newbury and his other clowns.
way to get shots on net.
this team is almost unwatchable… no offense at all.
what a friggin JOKE.
whine?...did someone say whine?.....i might need to pop open a CAB and calm the byfuglien down
No, my brain is in mint condition. B&J FTW
Can’t fire the team, Orr, can’t fire the team….
stuart – sad thing is….. its TOO OFFENSIVE
is anisimov, dubi, stepan on the team.
prust is a bricklayer how many turnovers and inability to get it out of the zone can he have? or can I not complain about prust?? another bricklayer on a team of bricklayers. they cannot do anything offensively. the PP is a train wreck going on 3 years…..
Said it before…..hate the booing.
I am curious though…..wasn’t this year’s team supposed to be an improvement on last year? Prust asking…
morgan – i am rite hear.
OMG, what a ridiculously uninspired period of play by the Rangers. There is zero passion in their play. And they are back to their silly perimeter shot play – a few stretches of cycling that at best result in a shot from the side boards. How pathetically unimaginative. And ineffective. And completely boooooorrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiinggggggggggggg. They 100% deserve to be losing.
i guess all this negativity means you won’t
be purchasing this
http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/sports_fanshop/more_waystoshop/sports_tailgatingoutdoors/nhl/new_yorkrangers/PRD~930483/New+York+Rangers+Garden+Gnome.jsp
The Garden “faithful” and Sather should get fired before Torts and the team.
the rangers insist on going backwards in there own zone instead of taking the safe and easy route and they often then cannot get it out of the zone and it is killing them. gaborik never takes the easy exit out of the zone he goes backwards only about 80% of the time.
they are not skilled, therefore play a simple game. North and south.. out of the zone and dump in and forecheck really how complicated is that?????????
this is going to be an adismal season
yeah
Mama
i think that’s why everyone has turned on ‘em
SO
quickly
I agree, these games are becoming unwatchable.
bring MZA up and Send CHRISTIENSEN DOWN!!!!!!
I’m with you, Mama. Booing is stupid. Sounds stupid too. Cursing is much better.
dubi, cally, stepan , anisimov, have for sutre taken a step backwards…...........................
jpg, holy hartnell, that is the best gift for Fozzy! Her former Ranger gnome broke! Thanks!!
watch that stuff Stu!
its “shoemakers”
Step-On and Artie are not ready for prime time!!
oh really?
leave step alone…he will finish tied for fourth on the team this season…with zero goals
AA and Step played 4 mins that period, so, no they really aren’t there.
Dubi – that’s another story – seems like he has recruited B Rich to play the patty cake game behind the net which yields absolutely NOTHING!!
Without McD and Sauer we would not have a chance.
Can Hank not hold on to every slow rolling puck on net. WTB – creates a defensive zone draw for a team that cannot break out – tever…
When I curse in my seat, the players can’t hear it. I just don’t get how people think that will help the team in any way….OK, rant over.
I can’t believe I’m saying it, but Prust looks as disinterested as anyone else on the team. This uninspired play cannot continue and if it does, it’s on the coach. Renney was fired for the very same reason – couldn’t get his team to play hard.
9 games in and 2/3’s of each game spent looking like this – the clock has got to start on this coach very soon if things don’t change.
Kipper with the butt save!
Why does MSG have to play dramatic music during this segment.
where is charlie wittingham?
LOL! Giagnome was doing so well until the end.
Mama
gotta give some credit to
jpg’s sister
who brought it up to me
now if that bit of karma will extend to
my hope that our team plays better….
stuarta: So has BB, Prust, Feds, and Richards. This crap continues and Richards is gonna start wishing he’d signed in Toronto instead!
Keep scrambling those lines, Torts. You sure do know how to push all the right buttons.
I can’t rhyme, but I’ll try it one time, with a tip of my hat—make that fedora, to my man Eddie, Ya know we adore ya
things would be better if we could play Calgary 82 times
dismal and abysmal…...... attorneys at law
lol is that ORRsy in the backround?
thanks jpg’s sister!
ddeb, you’re right, you can’t rhyme :) .... (Prust kidding)
CHUNK! dude is doin the truffle shuffle!
Really good idea having all these rich kids in the background during the between-periods stuff.
the only buttons Torts is pushing is the bellybutton of these Pillsbury dough boys
dde…i say to thee, maple tree, chris snee, golly gee, molly mcgee, bumble bee, number 3, can we, oh say can you see, i will decree, fire torts, file reports, sneeze and snorts, itchy warts…
Me, where?
:( Mama
comes down to 1 on 1 battles – seems we always have guys bunched near the puck which may lead to a winning puck battle – but no one to pass it to. One point they had Cally, Dubi, B Rich all fighting for a puck in the corner within 3 ft of one another.
Can anyone win a one on one battle along the boards besides McD and Sauer?
Haven’t seen it much…
If you want bread, go to the bakery. If you want goals, go to the net
LMAO! Did Sam Rosen just have an orgasm?
I’m beginning to suspect that someone is switching their Red Bull before a game for liquid valium. Snooozefest-o-rama.
onea the rich kids Carp was talking about.
wearing skinny black jeans with a skin tight short sleeve rangers half shirt!
lol!
ranger powerless play is adismal
Haha! The guy shooting looks like he’s aboot to cry.
If I were at the game, I wouldn’t be behind the glass looking at Troutface’s head.
wow tell the guys the game started!
sigh!
Awful turnover by McD :(
rangers are revisiting their past it seems…every line is a GAG line and i dont mean that in a good way…
yes ORRsy! haha,camera who-ah
Is Boyle drunk?
maybe we need to go back to Safe Is Death
sure Hank will have more
breakaways (but he had 2 the other night anyway)
at least
it might be a little more exciting
give them some freakin smelling salts or some jack3d.
right now i think we’re just
Confusion Is Crap
Gabby on ice with Wusskie, EZ, Em and Erixsen – WTB?
has joe M referred to anyone’s groin yet?
what did Wolski and Christensen do to warrant time on the 1st line? a kid playing a video game could have made these moves.
Tortorella is absolutely clueless
Woof woof
maybe it’s that new carpet smell in the new locker room
that’s giving ‘em all too much of a buzz
before they hit the ice
Are the Rangers skating with fewer players? They sure look silly out there. No chemistry, no cohesiveness, no finesse, so creativity. Oy!
we need someone to make a play,show some heart or do something good…now..please
Elbow by Neil…...
Hey, Lloyd, who do you want on the first line? The whole team sucks
Oh man.. that does not look good.
that was DIRT!
greaaaaat,they broke our Artie
ouch
didn’t realize elbow did that much damage
Konopka, sorry
elbow into back for boarding
didn’t realize til replay
The ref didn’t raise his arm after the hit. He did so only because Anisimov stayed on the ice.
WAS NOT LOOKING THE ENTIRE TIME!
hey Orr, not the two worst forwards on the roster.
YEAH!!!!!!!! MAJOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe that will wake the team up, having Artie almost get killed.
5 min? We need Pearry Pearn
decline the penalty!
The MSG crew was nice to roll out the red carpet for Konapka.
Directv been out most of the game due to this snowstorm. Probably for the best.
wiff!
They better score two on this one.
hahah red carpet
Gonna be a suspension, no intent to injure but no intent to stay within the rules. If they dont get it really going on this, its big problems [we all know this, no?]
ddebened, have no worries, we’re still friended, it’s just the flurries
WTB?!?!?!!?
SHOOT THE EFFIN PUCK RICHARDS!
lets hope the rangers can keep the sens to 1 or 2 sh goals…
Suspension for Zenon Konopka? Remember how we (many of us) wanted him on the team?
I don’t think that should’ve even been a penalty. I’ll take it, but I don’t want my league being so weak
Even odds on PK or PP goal…
NO HOCKEY IQ
NO HOCKEY IQ
NO HOCKEY IQ
i’ll keep saying it til they prove me wrong
>>5 min? We need Pearry Pearn
Yeah, he’s a free agent now.
2 minutes ,5 minutes, 25 minutes our PP cant score
Stepan Wolski and Christian?...who that?
no goals
they’ll get a shortie
Why didn’t Anisimov go to the quiet room?
Anybody wanna bet they score ZERO on this 5 minute PP and in fact are likely to give up more chances against than shots on goal?
What a piss poor hockey team the Rangers are this year.
Take away the goalies, and we are the single worst team in the NHL
Cally!!!
Finally
FINALLY
Finallyyyyyyy!! Wooo hooooo!
Phew!
NO HOCKEY IQ
YEAH!H!H!H!H FINALLLLLLYYY!!!! WE SCORE!!!!!!!!! WE HAVE A TEAM!!!!!! WE PLAY HOCKEY!!!!!!!!! ITS POSSIBLE TO GET A POINT!!!!!! GO RANGERS????????
Richards with a PP Assist on that? Nice!
Agree with Doodie. That’s definitely not a game misconduct-level offense.
That being said, they MUST score. And they did! Fans: shut up.
That’s one. I’ll take another for the win please. 1-1.
O Captain! My….o, never mind….
just like i said!
wootwoot!
what happens when Richards shoots the
byfuglien puck!!
SHOOT!!
CJP no need to be a negative nancy, as down are we are on our Rangers, nobody should ever bet against them.
Ugliest PP goal ever.
Great General Managing by me to slot in B. Richards over Weiss today.
BRAD RICAHRDS
Fugg yeah
B-Rich!
Ye haw!!!
GOOOOOOOOO BRRRADDDDDDD RICHARDDSSSSSSSS
Wooo hooooooo!! Richards!
Richards AGAIN!!!!
SHOOT THE PUCK!!!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 2-1.
His first? Huh?
Another one! WOW
Wow, now I’m confused….who are these guys?!!!!
i think Richards has been trying to be too
nice and not be selfish by shooting
too bad dude
shoot that damn puck
and
SCORE!!!
Please Richards, do not jump into the boards like that and concuss yourself.
We must have moved up in the PP rankings a lot after today, eh?
three?no way..right?
TAKE MORE SHOTS! WE CAN SCORE IF WE SHOOT!!!!!
Was that a “Brianad” Richards from Sam? And “his first as a Ranger” … “on Garden ice.”
Yeah, where’s the quiet room?
Color me surprised…nice to see the emotion from Richards there.
Does this wake them up, hopefully?
No more Joe Devola k-k-k-kibosh!
Morg you jinxed it. lol.
wow – 2 goals in a period…..time to buy a lottery ticket
Hold off on the firing, the trading, the killing, etc.
no Orr we have to still fire/trade/kill, just in case we give up a quick one, then pull lundy
It is unbelievable to me that these guys cannot understand that when you SHOOT THE PUCK ON NET good things begin to happen. Traffic + Shooting + Moving your feet + Hands to the chest = WINS
Really though. It’s unbelievable. They know what to do so why doesn’t it always work?
I always wonder, the Rangers only get credit for one conversion on this power play, right?
Somehow, Linda got from Islip to Baltimore on her plane despite the snow.
yeah, the habs started winning as soon as they fired Pearn. I wonder if Trout wig still loves his ties.
JBytes
what a great line (Richards/boards/jump/concussion fear)
that only a Rangers fan would say
This Halloween car commercial is creeping the shyte out of me. How can anyone listen to that horrific music?
was trying double reverse hex-ation,think something triple back fired.
meh..
Apparently, one sharp elbow can wake up the whole team. Oh, the power of human anatomy!
iDoodie
good question
that’s probably why sens
are livid about Artie
back out on the ice
but i guess the whole act by sens
was considered dangerous enough to warrant that penalty
Gee Micheletti, that was far from being a perfect pass from Gaborik. Richard had to be Plastic Man to get the puck.
good to see Prust back out after
shaken by that hit
Gabby found his stride!
Torts replaces EC with Step-On. What? But he loves EC!!
Seems to be a bit more energy since the 5 minute major on Konopka.
Newest Theatre Release:
How Dubi Got His Groove Back.
...lets hope.
Another Avery banner unfurled today, was removed.
go to give the refs an assist on those two goals – no way that is a major – NHL – No Hitting League.
We’ll take it – thanks for the gumball Mickey.
Del Z has a goal and an assist in his last two games.
Umm, can you say….LEETCH!
What did it say Carp? “I paid a lot of money to see a 4th liner play but all I see is a tanned guy in an ugly suit”
dubi got his groove back – playing knee hockey again
Would be nice to see Stepan, Dubinksy and AA score today. Get them off the schneid.
Dublowsky
looks like we’re so concerned with getting
back in d mode that the moment
we lose puck or take a shot
they’re ready to go back into
neutral zone
of course
not working so well
nice hit by Girardi!
Ott went to school on that last game when Tor just shot from the LW angle to either beat Lundquist or make him give up those big rebounds
I think this is the worst I’ve ever seen Dublowsky play. Honestly.
Orr, I still think he should sit…totally useless out there….I know he’s better than this…
Carp – no fan banners of any kind allowed there…correct?
I think benching him is a smart idea. Even Step-On and Artie. The three are not doing a thing for this team.
Wow! Dublowsky
Dammit, Dubi.
Thanks, Mrs. Eminger
Have they mentioned during the broadcast how Erixon and Rundblad were defensive partners in the SEL last season? Because TSN talked about it during Thursday’s game. I’m surprised they haven’t gone on and on about it on MSG, since we know they like to talk about crazy hartnell, like Skinner’s figure skating and Del Zotto/Stamkos teammates.
adismal
Eminger was out of position. So much for veteran
Spider, CBC hasn’t mentioned that about Erixon and Rundblad in their coverage so far..
Spider, they’re currently obsessing over Doginen.
Good kill.
Late hit. Should be 2 min
Winchester that piece of Carcillo
Should be a penalty.
late hit…..byfuglien piece of carcillo
Check out the bluefish in the fishbowl behind Al!
Nice late hit and bodyslam by Winchester. Penalty, I hope.
MickeyM – I’m wondering if MSG has. I missed the first period and not getting intermissions on the stream.
ORR- DauGAvin. lol
We want Waivery!
No penalty, apparently. Of course.
LMAO
You know it must be killing Avery to not be a part of this game. NYR wearing pink without Avery in the lineup is something I’ll have to get used to.
any mention of Del Zaster? LOL.
speak of carcillo
heard he had a meeting with Shanny today
Gaborik is still our best forward.
Spider, Sorry! Thought you were asking in general.
Need a GOOD third here.
orr – you arent a homophobe by any chance are you? he doth protest too much…..
Not at all, Eddie.
Let’s Go Rangers!
YADA YADA SATHER..
Lindstrom should go in HOF while he is still playing…
E3, “My father’s gay.”
I like this Dubinsky – Richards – Callahan line. What should we call it?
CAD, DAC, DCA, CDA, ACD, ADC !?
cbc guys
bringing up how this is when ice
can be an issue
(and he’s not talking about
concession stands)
Get it deeper than the red line line. JEEZ
The Butt!
Gaby!!
dubinsky is getting more consistent at sucking GABBBBBBBBBBBBBY
woooooooo
GaBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
yoooooooooogaba gaba!
Gabby!
Woooooooo! Great set up by Stepan!
that felt like a goal was about to happen
that should be sucking. GABBBBBBBBY!. not sucking Gabby.
Surprise! Gaborik scored but not set up by Wolski or Christensen!
STEPAN FOR TOP LINE LW
Gabby!!
Nice pass from behind the net by Stepan.
WTF!~!!!!
sorry, WTB!!!
are they reading the blog while playing!!!
Nice play by Steps
Oh, did I sound like Sam? Lol
Gabby has been very driven
C’mon, Sour.
Wolski got an assist. Fire Torts!
Ehhh, not sure about that call.
CAllyyy
Captain!
Captainhan! Great shift
Attaboy, Cally
WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Rangers !!!!!!!!!
GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO!!!!!
LETS GO SOME MORE!!!!!
Sweeeeeet game!!!
WEEEEEEEEEE
AHA AHA I LIKE IT
WWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Atta boy, Richards!
Richards again. Hell yeah.
It’s a wrap! 4-1.
Oh BOY!!!!
It’s a shooting gallery…
SHOOT THE PUCK!!!!
and
SCORE!!!!
Gaby is on fire!!!
Richards AGAIN!!
Wolski with a good play behind the net. He’s not our worst forward anymore!
WOW!!! Even sweeeter!!!!!
GO RANGERSSS!!!!
GO GO GO!!!!!
the tide has turned!
Butt-Chin – 1 goals, 2 assists
Horse Teeth – 2 goals, 1 assist
Wolfski – 2 Assists
Fire Torts!
Wow! Can you imagine if Avery was playing. The score would probably be…..well, it would still be 4-1.
Does it not look like Toronto game reversed?
Bench Gabby!
Richards is a failure!
Sire Father!!
FIRE AVERY!
Wow. They look like somebody stomped on their puppy today. This is a far cry from the Leafs game.
Sign Voros
Wusski 2 secondary assists – the first of which he really didn’t earn…
dangit
Not so fast. Fasten your seat belts….
Game Over
Season Over
Trade Everyone
Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife
Dubi killing his trade value. His contract looking like an a fat-Albert-tross.
A win is a Win but let’s not kid ourselves. The sens are probably going to be drafting a lottery pick in 2012 draft.
Booooo
Well, now we have a shot at Horse Teeth getting an empty net goal for the hatty.
Sometimes, goals just happen. Rangers are still in control.
I bet if Avery were playing, it wouldn’t be this score. He would’ve been on the 4th line when Artie was “boarded” and probably would’ve taken a stupid penalty, thus limiting our PP and we don’t grab the two goals.
I don’t actually think that.
You don’t think when you bet?
Thank you, Mr. Konopka.
LOL! That’s dangerous.
Funny how the “haters” disappeared in Periods 2 & 3..until the Sens scored again
Just got home! What did I miss!? ;-D
Actually, I had the game on the radio for awhile during my travels – first period was pretty bad, eh?
Did Konopka beat up any of our non-heavyweight players before getting thrown out of the game?
I wouldn’t get too excited about this game, if it turns out to be a win….this is still Ottawa, after all…
No fights, Jimbo.
ORR, you need to stop using these silly names to refer to Rangers players. They are quite disrespectful.
Gaborik has been playing on every line today. He should be fresh for the playoffs
Umm….what’s going on?
That’s the point, JB
Wols—our enforcer
Dumb play by Woofski.
Wusskie hit someone!! – Wusskie hit someone!! – when he wasn’t looking of course…
Uh oh, suspension for Wolski? That looked like a hit to the head to me.
Wusski gets suspended for that elbow.
Woof woof.
Ruh roh
Thanks for the update, ORR old buddy! Dammit!!!! Another goal against – katie bar the door!!!
way to go Wuss ski
Really?
Bizarro Wolski! He’s scoring points, he’s hitting people.
4-3! Hmmm…..
ilb
Torts goes with the hot hand
and Gabby has really been
showing that he’s determined to
do something positive in the offensive zone
too bad the play of Dubi, Step, Boyle, Artie
doesn’t allow him to spread out ice time
Girardi having what one might call, a bad game – horrible job in front of net on that goal
Woof!
well, a win is a win but unfortunately the rangers are letting a bad team come back and make it a game at home.
Doggone Spezza!!!
after that goal by the sens
it’s apparent we could use
a
CREASE CLEARING DEFENSEMAN
Nothing is ever easy…...nothing… :-(
The rangers look like a beaten team. Looks on their faces are just all wrong.
Jeff Emingerboom
What is with that pass Girardi…ice time catching up with him
Atrocious passing in their Z zone keeps killing them
first Girardi screens Hank
and then he sends out that horrible
outlet pass to a covered
Gabby
ugh!
Remember when the third period was our best period?
>>That’s the point, JB
What’s the point, ORR? To disrespect a guy because of his looks? Were you picked on in school as a kid?
No! But, I like to do it. Horse Teeth, Butt-Chin, Pigman, etc. Quit your whining.
In all seriousness, Wolski doesn’t even look like he’s trying.
sheeshus Hank
with all that time you couldn’t send the puck
to one of YOUR players?
And there you go….
awfugg
Gotta be kidding me!
Time out
This reminds me of that time that we had a big lead on the Washington Capitals and then we slowly collapsed and lost.
that Sens fan is gonna get his aasen kicked
Beer-On should start the next game.
Oh for pete’s sake!!!! WTB!?!?!?!?!? Can’t anyone play defense on this team!?
Crazy stuff!
Richards looked awful on that goaL
Maybe I was wrong or I got the wrong team. I think the rangers are the team who will be battling for the lottery pick next year.
This is just f-ing awful.
Funny how the haters were right after all…
Manny, would that be the game that Dreary wouldn’t let ruin his Christmas?
why is he giving rebounds in that situation?
i know it’s easier for me to say
sitting in a chair
but…
i bet Avery would have stopped that
shot on goal
I’m totally disgusted – Bush League, as the Miami Man says…..
I can’t believe this game is tied. Well, at least we have EC in the lineup for the shootout – if we make it to that!
Exactly, ORR!!
Wolski isn’t going to let this game ruin his “first snowfall of the season”
Here we go again, I’m happy I’m in the Norwegian mountains right now and not able to watch this game…
Girardi hasn’t covered himself in glory today
now we play for a shootout right?
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I might actually finally get a chance and see the rangers get a lottery pick.
Unnaceptable!
Jeeeeeez!!!! What a revolting development…...
oh boy!!
we got 1 point so far!!!
they spent the last half of the 3rd period almost entirely in their own zone. and blew a 3 goal lead…....pathetic.
We should probably pull Hank for this OT
They look deflated. Hope they get it together in overtime.
Michalek, goal and an assist. I appreciate it!
NYR 29-0 last year when leading after two periods …
don’t know if they had any like this where they blew the lead and won in OT or a breakaway contest.
Torts looks like he wants to strangle his team.
tomg
you’re thinking waaaay too positive
cause you know that if we are in lottery pick
territory we won’t get any higher than 5
and then pick
Hugh Jessiman the Sequel
Oh please, stop blaming Wolski for the team’s meltdown. The game was still 4-2 after Ottawa scored on that power play.
Carp, take your stats and…..
Byfuglien! Just when I thought it was safe to leave, they pulled me back…..
jpg, your right. I forgot sather is the gm. What was I thinking or drinking.
I like Torts, but now I’m starting to think I want him fired….
Wolski thinking that he’s Bobby Hull in 1962 – nobody scores from there anymore!
don’t hold your breath, RangerSwede.
Wow! Too much passing.
Too many passes.
just SHOOT THE PUCK DUBI!!!
Ummm…. you want to shoot there.
nobody on the rangers ever wants to shoot the puck at the goalie, unbelievable.
Lots of praise for the Donut….Oh hell, really, a skills comp!!! Swedish nightmares for me!
Skills Competition! Weeee!
slooooow 3 on 2
ugh!
I’ll second that booo
RangerSwede…..miss you!
Dammit!!! Shootout….
skill competition time.
Richards, EC and Gabby.
That ends the hockey portion of today’s game.
Now for a breakaway contest!
Wait, scratch Gabby… Woofski instead
This team needs a wholsesale change and NOT the coach or Rion McDonough. Or Hank. Dump everyone else. We need these deflating games ti shake out the weak holders. Give up enough to embrace a true rebuild.
Sathering at the mouth,
Bob
Wolf – Judas – Horse Teeth
still .500. Lousy as they’ve been, with all they’ve been through, they’re NHL-.500.
Snow in October and Torts smiling. Yeah, the world is ending.
AWWW Come on , a shoot out!!!???
LETS GO RANGERS!!!!Lets see the shooter will be…
Zuccarello
Avery
Malik ( Jagr didnt want too)
will this be the moment that
we will all suddenly find ourselves
with some EC Love?
SKILLZ
Plenty of hockey left in the season to turn things around but I must say the rangers look slow and lethargic.
2 excellent offensively talented Swedes on the Sens backline, incluing Rumblad who for some inexplicable reason, the Blues traded for a 1st round pick. No matter the Blues continue to suck (and they’re one team who bottomed out and didn’t do it right).
Even if Christensen is shooting in the shootout does anybody think that he will actually touch the puck?
Is there ANY advantage to going second?
Henrik Lundstrom???
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
oh sure, now that little twerp peewee gets off the end of the bench, mr. super wallflower , and he becomes mr. star when there is no one checking him
Reach out and touch faith!
Hobbit Wizard?
Extra time to scratch an itch?
That won’t last long, Carp. With SJ and Anaheim in town.
If EC doesn’t score, do we get to consider him a waste of space?
BTW – his pregame interview was pretty uncomfortable.
new zamboni driver?
who is the color guy for the cbc broadcast?
center ice didn’t offer msg
Who does the Sens coach look like more, the Pringles guy, or the Monopoly guy?
EC, don’t have Stocklholm Syndrom!
Mama, I miss you too… And I miss a winning ranger team….
It’s real quiet up here in the mountains, how’s the Garden?
Woof
see, if your team is struggling and can’t win, play the rangers!!!
Yep, he’s a waste!
And here come the Avery chants….
That stache is glorious
thanks for not lifting the puck
EC
way to go
to HARTFORD!!!
saw that coming
Maybe our guys are watching what happens when you LIFT THE PUCK
Lundqvist is really sucking wind today – he’s useless!
High glove. EEEESH
LOL @ ORR!!!
I was dumb enough to get tricked into thinking this team had turned some kind of corner when they went up 4-1. Same old Rangers.
One, two, three, triple deke!
ORR!!
i go w/ monopoly guy
just needs a top hat
Whew…....Spezza…
lame
If any of us didn’t appreciate Staal’s importance to this team now, this game seals it.
Way to close out the game!
post
SIGH!!!!
Sad
This has the makings of a long winter and ranger season.
Game over. Season over. Tar and feather everyone, then trade them.
Thank you, Wolski – bad penalty, no shootout goals…...lundquist blows today…what a frikin’ disappointment…
awful awful loss
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. These are the lost points that will put them in ninth place.
think we should all be praying to whatever deity
that Hagelin stays healthy and keeps
getting more comfy with pro level
LOL….this is what happens when you play 20 minutes a game….they deserved to lose, IMO.
What a bunch of sick puppies…
Who said we won this game earlier?? JINXED us man!!!
What ever , a point is a point is a point.
it’s official, they blew a 3 goal lead late in a game vs a mediocre team and could not even win their specialty, the shills competition
HARTNELL!!!!!!
Hank looks like garbage on Garden ice thus far.
Absolutely disgusting
Can we trade Dolan and sather?
btw
how is MZA?
heard he left a game after a hit.
is he okay now or…?
as sarcastically negative as i am
right now
i really thought that we going to
win this
either in regulation 4-2
or
in skills competition
sigh….
Remember when we were a “lock” in the shootouts!? What happened? Our goalie went to hell, and our fancy-aasen scorers are defunct….....this was a disappointment of major proportions…
Can we trade Dolan and sather?
Who would trade FOR them? Have to bury them in Hartford.
I must admit. I did post a win is a win when it was 4-1 but if actually believe I jinxed the rangers after watching them play this season. What can I say.
0-7 in shootout attempts this year. Ugh.
Slatsko Folkyerself October 29th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Can we trade Dolan and sather?
“Who would trade FOR them? Have to bury them in Hartford.”
I would like to bury them but it wouldn’t be in Hartford.
Bury them as in, send them to Hartford, or literally bury them in Hartford?
did the rangers jut quit on torts? the fans? slats? what? themselves?i think im done for the season. like the rangers. rememer august??. i wish it was august again.
Eric Snitchensen needs to go bye bye
jpg, I am with you, on your haiku….niters all….see you tomorrow :(
ta….....:(
Our world-class goaltender looks like he’s been kidnapped by the pod people and replaced by a turnip….and one with bad reflexes.
always a wicky (where is wicky?) Grabby, you don’t mean that…...
Ugly ugly ugly loss.
I am officially disgusted by the Rangers….
The Rangers have shown over the first 9 games that they really simply cannot compete. They are outplayed by everyone they take on. Jeez, Ottawa was all over them from the moment they took that lead.
Forget the “it’s too early” argument. They are a horrifically mediocre team right now with ZERO identity.
And forget the shootout. Hank’s no longer the lock he used to be…and putting out 4th liners who scored in the skills competition in the past is no longer a viable option anymore.
disgusting afternoon…disgusting season by the New York Rangers so far.
This game made me nauseous.
WOW!
TSN’s Dave Hodge could join us
TSNDaveHodge Dave Hodge – TSN
This week’s lesson, with an update from MSG: If you don’t want to blow a lead, don’t call your team the Rangers.
We REALLY effin stink!
That was a disgrace.
Trying not to panic, but it does seem like this team is lacking chemistry.
Serious question here – if the player we have can’t play the style the coach wants, do you replace the players, replace the coach, or does the coach adapt to the strengths of his players?
Not sure if this is a fair analogy, but I remember Pat Riley when he had the “showtime” Lakers, and then when he went to the Knicks and lacked the scoring prowess, he built the team around tough defense.
It seems like this system isn’t working for this set of players. They don’t seem to be goo enough at getting the puck back on dump ins, and when they do win the puck battles, the players don’t seem to get into open space / shooting areas.
Bury them 12 feet deep.
Because deep down, they are not bad people.
I don’t understand, don’t they have any instinct to finish the game off? Are there any lessons in that from someone? anyone?
Matt:
But what system can you really play with this group? They’re not skilled enough to be an offensive team, and they’re not good enough defensively to shut teams down and grind out 2-1 wins, either. The coach stinks, the team stinks…I dunno what you can do with them.
i think they need a players-only meeting.
One cannot get high enough to counter balance the low this team provides.
“The coach stinks, the team stinks…I dunno what you can do with them.”
FIRE SATHER? Bring on the next guy…
mama- no, im not serious. but i dont think i’ll be rushing to get to ny to watch this crap live anytime soon. what a joke. and u thought it couldnt get worse for hank after the home opener. its very frustrating to see this kind of effort. how long does the avg. ranger fan live btw?
Lloyd:
I don’t have the answer. This really isn’t an indictment of Torts, but I don’t see the puck pursuit system that he wants to play working with these players. It’s not like these players don’t have skill. I’d rather they hold on to the puck instead of dumping it all the time and trying to get it back to generate offense.
One thing I have noticed, Callahan, for all of his great qualities, just isn’t fast enough to go wide on people, and he tries this about 4 or 5 times a game and basically takes himself out of a good shooting angle. I wish he would try making a move to cut to the middle and then shoot.
I heard the announcer say, that coaches are begging the team to shoot instead of passing so much in offensive zone. Why wouldn’t they? Thought that was Torts system to pass a lot
Unreal! Thats what it looks like when one has defense can move and other cant. Bottom line, watching Karlsson and Kuba dominate the puck all night while it takes NYR 6-7 passes to get out of the zone is the biggest problen. The play that tied the game was all Karlsson. He took a dump in picked it up carry coast to coast led to goal.
Black Hawks play tonight. There’s room on the wagon…
They show flashes of what they can be and then they fall back on their heels. They learn to be consistent and Remember there are 3 periods in a game. 60 minutes a game!
Also, event though they ultimately choked up the 4-1 lead, you have to be pretty excited about McMonster jumping into the offense play. That kid can skate and has good offensive instincts. Maybe we should let him jump into the play a little more.
I mean they need to be consistent
The Rangers can take a dump in their fedora.
Turnovers ! and not the apple kind. Turnovers in our own end.
Heres all that needs to be said Karsson has more assists than our leading scorer has points.
Trade everybody but Carp !
Torts 2 favorite players are Dump and Chase
Its a long season, but I guess they’re saving themselves for the playoff run .
No need to win every game .. eh boys ?
Dolan must be preoccupied with the knicks and renovations..
it’s not like a shootout point will be the difference in making the playoffs….......oh wait
And its not like staal would have made a difference..
I think he and Cindy’s futures are very short term…
I would trade Staal as the Pens should trade Cindy .. one more hit to the head and they’re history.
Tell me again why Wolski And Cristensen are on this team.
On second thought, it’s because they are not good enough to play in Hartford.
Rangers better get their Carcillo together before they visit Phx !
I bought 14 tickets in a suite – they BETTER win
TRADE AND KILL EEEEEEEEVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets be real for a second. They were awful in the first period. They got the lead on a gift 5 min major on a play that wasnt even a penalty. If stick checks are now majors put the guys in tootoos and call it figure skating. They did play their best 10 minutes of season to start 3rd and then took foot off the gas. Two of three goals happened because of soft coverage by net. In OT Dubi again showed lack of leadership passing open look.
Blame the coach all you want, but that was all on the players.
Hey guys! Great game!
I agree with Hwirth for the second day in a row. This is 100% on the players. 100%. Even the crazy line combinations seemed to work.
They need to admit Staal is done for the season with PCS and make a deal for a defenseman ASAP. Scoring 4 goals was a guaranteed win for us last season.
WHAT good things can you take out of this game, Torts!? Name one thing!!?
What do you want from WW? He had two assists. When he was placed with richards and gabby they were best unit on the ice. His forecheck led to the richards goal. Want to blame people artie and dubi have 0 goals.
Well it’s also hard to play and stay fresh when only 10 forwards on your team are NHL quality forwards. When on of your top ten is really niching more than a fourth line player.
This team just does not have good chemistry. And why the he’ll does Eminger play ahead of Erixon?
Dog house.
GRRRRRRRR
Torts MAD!!!
Torts shuffle lines!!
GRRRRRRRRRR
Torts Benches players!!!
GRRRRRRRR
unfrozen caveman Ranger coach
How many times can one team learn the lesson that they need to play 60 minutes? Pathetic.
okay
have no idea why i’m doing this
but i’m point out a positive thing or two
(in part cause i’m bored with griping)
Richards showed more life and finally said, “Byfuglien It!!”
and started shooting more
Gabby looks better than last year
Cally seemed more active
Sauer didn’t get hurt
Prust played through the pain
ummmmm….i think i’m done
Hwirth
brought up 2 assists from Wolski
that’s a bright spot
HWirth – Maybe Dubi should have shot the puck and if he’s feeling confident he probably does but the fact of the matter is Cally made the last extra pass, so I guess he showed lack of leadership too- just saying
Wusski gives a half effort once in a while and he deserves praise? please. there is a good reason that he has been a transient moving from team to team. too often he thinks hustle and effort are for the other guys to do.
Hi there,
First post over here. I’m a regular over at Andrew Gross’s site.
Question: any double-dippers having trouble getting on over there? I just called Bob a “jerkoff” and suddenly I can’t get on. Just seeing if they’ve crashed, or I got banned.
Keep up the good work Carp! I love your site too, I just can’t concentrate enough to post in 2 places at once.
Listen if fans wanna overrate their own talent like the organization, blame another coaching staff, blame a guy in the minors and ignore the fact that the guys they turned the team over to have beem inept and the defense is the worst in Conference than nothing will help u. Bring in Bowman. Hell get them to out of the playoffs.
Well, the team had a horrible home record for most of last season, and it looks like they’re picking up right where they left off in April.
Losing at home is toxic – it breeds even more losses because the players get tighter and more nervous playing in from of home fans that are always pissed off and waiting for an avalanche of opponent’s goals or some other chance to BOO, like we saw in the 3rd period….
Wolski in half the games has 1 less pt and assist than Dubi and Artie, u know the guys that got raises and we were told would b core for the future
“One cannot get high enough to counter balance the low this team provides.”
Sadly true…
DaveB
Andrew Gross just tweeted the the blog is down
care to know what he has to say
follow his tweets
for now
Thanks JPG. Just making sure I didn’t get banned. Because if I were, I could’ve said so many worse things to Bob.
Dave, I’m hurt that you have time for Andrew and not for me …
seriously, I think they’re having problems with the weather over there. But you’re welcome to stay.
Tony, I appreciate the No-trade sentiment, but if anybody wants to trade me somwhere where it doesn’t byfuglien snow and trees don’t fall on their houses every four months, I’ll waive my clause.
not saying that Wolski is doing great
but he did get 2 assists today
and looked better than he has in a long time
i hope he continues to do that
and he was much closer to a skills comp point
than EC’s pathetic non-lifting of the puck
(what the hell happened to Mr. I Visualize What I’m Gonna Do Guy?!?!)
if anyone has the stats i wonder when was the last time
he got one past the goalie in the skills comp
and how many he’s missed after that
You can follow his tweets here———>
It pisses me off that they call that penalty on Wolski, but they don’t call the penalty on Cowen in the first, which is basically the same thing, except Cowen’s hit was from behind.
Also the elbow by Neil.
Four of these fuggers on the ice, and nobody calls those penalties? These morons are never consistent with their terrible calls/non-calls
wolski stinks. he should be suspended and bottom line wolski and christensen should be wacked. they are soft and notthat good and there shoutout prowess should not be part of the decisin making process.
call up hagelin…
they are 3-3-3 and they are a joke. they have no clue. they miss staal who gets the puck out of the zone in his sleep. erixon is not ready and therefore they played emminger more then they should and he was horrible today. watch how bad emminger was. newbury serves no purcpose he cannot even stick handle or get the puck out of the zone.
the goods news is they have been horrible and are 3-3-3.. they have done almost nothing right so far this year. gabby has been fine… mcdonagh good, girardi seems to be slipping a little and very little else has gone right….
It ain’t easy being a Ranger fan.
Bob’s head probably exploded around 6:00 tonight so maybe we won’t have to read him on the other blog anymore either.
wolski’s 2 assist were incidental contact literally he stinks watch the game. christensen and wolski both stink and need to be removed from the team. they gambled on wolski in a contract year figuring it out and they figured wrong not a fatal mistake but BYE BYE…...
Go Jagr!
How many of you honestly thought Jagr and Prospal would have more goals/points than most of the players on NYR? Crazy.
I don’t care that he’s a Flyer. I continue to root for him. I just wont root for him against us, or in the playoffs. But, I still love the guy. Favorite player ever
Orr, I predicted Jagr would be awesome, Prospal is a big surprise!!
Complain about the coaches
complain about the players
Complain about the ice
Complain about the D
complain about the goaltending
Complain about the salaries
Complain about the refs
But blame the HMFIC
laughable. give Wusski’s butt another big kiss willya
the ranger problem is without staal they are spending to much time in there d zone. they do not have enough playmakers to go 200 ft. they need to simplify things. chip the puck out, do not go backwards, dump things in and check. the only guys who have any chance of making a play are richards, gabby, dubi, and AA on occassion., and with dubi he is a moron so he makes many stupid plays also.
erixon with 8 minutes for the game.. ouchhhhhh.
zero updates on staal…......................
They booed after goals 3 and 4, OK fine. But why boo at the end of OT with the SO coming up?
I don’t get it.
wolski’s penalty was a good call. torts is out of his mind. wolski actually should get suspeneded. that clown has not checked 5 guys in his career..
the reason the ranger fans booed is because they are playing HORRIBLE. unwatchable hockey. they have been outshot in 9 out of 9 games.
they cannot connect on 3 passes in a row if the other team was not on the ice….............
the product has been horrible…........
Prospal doesn’t surprise me. But it’s early. No way he makes it through the entire season and that was the problem. We could sure use him now though.
The lack of info on Staal is getting scary.
It’s like every frickin hit we’re talking about suspensions. WTB
Stuart – I disagree 99%
stuart a—said it all. BOOOOOOO!
Maybe they were booing because the game should not have gotten to OT or SO in the first place. Even if they won the skills competition I wouldn’t be too happy.
I knew Jagr would do well also. Prospal, I thought, if healthy, would do well. Love that guy. I wish he was still on the team.
All you whiny Avery lovers should be crying for him, not Avery.
I like what the Isles are doing in their game. Honoring a team from the past. Don’t we have any teams from the past to honor?
Maybe it was just one long booooooooooooooo.
DiPietro playing his first game.
What happened to Montoya? Is he injured?
Sharks score 17 seconds in! LOL! DiPietro! 11 more years!
700th?
i just think the wolski hit should be suspended. btw the boyle penalty in the first was not a penalty gonchar reversed himself by the boards.
i am not against hitting at all. the konepka hit was the correct call, he is a cave man…
this team has been bad so far this year. they should improve a ton, but you can really seed how good staal is. this team plays patty cake with the puck in there own zone. when it should be out of the zone the go backwards, give up the puck and allow the other team to have 30 seconds in the offensive zone over and over…
sauer plays a simple game and that is why he is effective. emminger MDZ, erixon, they need to play like saeur. less chance of mistakes.
dubi is just not a smart player, he always tried to do to much and for every good play makes .65 bad play. he needs to get it together. stepans assist was a great play his first in 9 games. AA not sure if he has done anything good yet this year.
OK so there was one GM stupider than Sather…
ha…too early…just chiming in…..Ta! fading to black…...LGR!!!!!!!!!
Well, the Rangers just proved that safe is death.
You can’t hold a lead by staying in your own zone the last 10 minutes of the game.
Safe is death….where have I heard that before?
jagr has looked great, let’s see how he is doing 50 games into the season.
this is a long season. I think dipietro only has 9 years left on his contract….
bryzgalaov has 9 years on his deal, holmgren has no clue on goalies…...
the good news is the rangers are 3-3-3 and have played as bad as possible for the season.
wish we heard some good news on staal…...........
lol FireTorts “unfrozen caveman Ranger coach” Man, that’s hilarious. Nice Phil Hartman reference.
Ugh, did they really lose the game? I missed the entire thing…
Safe to say that AA and Dubi are the 2 biggest disappointments so far?
Jagr will do what he normally does. He’ll half ass it in the middle of the year, still put up 20 goals, 70 points, then he’ll turn it up for the playoffs.
I’d gladly settle for that
My 7:13 was regarding Wolski being suspended.
Fans can boo about whatever they want – then they can boo some more when players don’t respond positively to it.
Tom, what aboot Step-On? Add him to that list. Also Stahl. We’re 10 games into the season, and Stahl has been a ghost.
McDonut has been the best story of the season, early on. Very impressed with the kid.
the biggest disappointments so far have been dubi, aa, stepan,and boyle…
Boyle is good one too. Forgot about him.
I know Stepan hasn’t scored but I really don’t think he’s been that bad. The other guys have been invisible
Isles fans with sarcastic cheers after each DiPietro save. LOL! I feel so bad for the guy.
Erixon and Newbury sent down according to Andrew Gross?
It’s time for MZA to get called up…some guys, like Dubi, need to sit out a game or 2…
Newbury has no place on this team. The guy is a career AHL loser…
Hartnell scores! I just picked him up a few hours ago. Shweet! He’s been on a hot streak recently. If only we had an agitator who can get on an offensive hot streak. Damn!
Looks like MZA is coming back up then, huh? I’m a little surprised Erixon is sent down, but it’s not the end of the world. It worked for McDonut last season. Let him go down, and get top line minutes. Not a bad deal. He’s still so young.
Up in the sky! It’s a Bird…. It’s a plane….
It’s SUPERAVERY!!!!!!!!!!!
700
HowlingsToday Avery opens his yap at the ref one time too many from the bench and gets an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. #CTWhale on the PK at 12:07
Bwaha
Yeah, the Erixon thing is no big deal…He’ll be back…
However, I think they have to keep MZA for good this time…as he is waiver eligible after 30 games or something, if I recall correctly…
With Noberries going down, this is a great time for MZA to come up. He can slip right into the top line. Step-On center he and Butt-Chin.
Except for Richards nobody carries the puck into the offensive zone. In fact, more than once the Hockey Night in Canada announcer made a reference to the Rangers cycling behind the opponents net, but not doing anything in front of the goal. I may not be an expert in hockey, but I do know that it’s really, really hard to score from behind the goal. They need to take a cue from Richards and carry the puck in then dish it off or take a shot.
Anisimov was invisible. Boyle too. I think my suspicions about Boyle will probably be confirmed – that last season’s 20 goals was an aberration, not a breakout year.
OK, positives:
They scored 4 goals! IN ONE GAME!
Gaborik looks pretty fast.
Richards got untracked.
Cally played well.
Wolski got 2 asssists! Two! IN ONE GAME! lol You know what? On Gaborik’s goal, his play behind the net made that goal possible. Of course, then he does something stupid later.
Oh well. When do they play again? I’ll be watching because it’s what I do.
So, how were the food lines? Better?
That would be nice…I just hope they don’t bring up another 4th liner like Mitchell….MZA should be playing on Rangers…
So what brilliant Ranger draft pick is ready to step up to the big club ?
tick, tick tick . I thought so
This hasn’t exactly been a great day for me. I was sitting in the “Avery” section, first of all, then the Rangers collapse, and then it takes me an extra 15 minutes to get home after I hop off the train because of the mess in northern NJ. I was soaking wet most of the time, mind you, what with clearing off the car without a brush. No fun.
Disappointed with most everybody on the team today, save Richards, Gabby, and Cally. The rest of them, Torts included, looked adismal today, IMO.
Just my opinion, but I thought the call on Konopka was pretty harsh. I’m not sure that he checked AA from behind. It looked like it was on the side to me.
The call on Wolski was pretty lenient. He should have gotten 5 minutes because the shot to the head was intentional.
However, I’m not sure that the refs saw Wolski’s elbow to the head. They just saw the byproduct of it.
So what brilliant Ranger draft pick is ready to step up to the big club ?
Hugh Jessiman’s little brother.
I thought Chicago drafted Jessiwoman’s little brother. McNiel, I think his name is
CC Charlie,
Yeah, that is what I was saying earlier. They dont seem to be good at dump and chase – even when they get the puck, the other guys dont get into open space / shooting areas. They kind of just watch the guy with the puck.
Kasparaitus on Isles intermission report. He gained a few lbs.
No, Chicago drafts hockey players.
Sather drafts whats left.
since the announced transactions, Ill just throw this out there.
Good news is supposedly help is on the way.
There have bee so many rumors flying lately, but I havent heard many I liked until today.
Bad news is they need to jettison 1/2 the forwards on the team, and that’ll take 2-3 moves, which is tough to pull off.
I feel as bad as Chris christy would if he opened up his fridge and it was empty.
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