Game 30.
Second of three in a row on the road. Ya boys having lost two in a row and four of the last six (one of those in a breakaway contest they held after the hockey game ended).
Big emotional reunion for the Rangers and Michal Rozsival, Derek Morris, Lauri Korpikoski and Jason LaBarbera. Seriously, though, would you rather have Rozsival than Wojtek Wolski? I would.
Mike Rupp returns to the lineup tonight, but John Tortorella wouldn’t say who comes out, and said there was a reason for that, but that he wouldn’t say what it was. Interesting.
But we know Sean Avery is going to be prucha’d again.
And that Martin Biron starts in goal.
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UPDATE: Apparently Artem Anisimov is ill and will not play tonight.
Also, be ready to be bombarded by these anti-Time Warner Cable ads tonight.
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Rupp’s Go Rangers!
Rupp Roh!
Torts infected Artie with some kind of disease so he had an excuse to bench him! IT”S A CONSPIRACY! IT’S CHEMISTRY!
Well, Torts is a Bostonian (as is Sully). So, that’s probably the reason for the anti-Flames officiating. But I wasn’t aiming to convey that, because I have no stake against the Lightning, Flames or Torts.
Like I said, we’ll see in the next couple years how effective Torts is as the coach of the Rangers. He has certainly progressed the team from what it was, but more progression is needed going forward. Mediocrity cannot be tolerated.
New members of the 2 goal club….
Blair Jones [TBL]
Jonathan Ericsson [DET]
Keith Ballard [VAN]
“He has certainly progressed the team from what it was, but more progression is needed going forward.”
These coaches who fail to achieve progress in a period of time that hasn’t happened yet really annoy me too.
Torts hates AA, therefore he made him sick. Fire Torts!!
Yeah, what the hell has he done next year?
Also, be ready to be bombarded by these anti-Time Warner Cable ads tonight.
Oh, we have a new member of the two goal club!
Davis Drewiske [LA]
Yotes goalie Mike Smith moves the biscuit very well.
The Rangers will have to dump the puck intelligently and be extra quick on the forecheck. Cally and Hagelin will be vital. Rupp will be late. EC will be soft.
“These coaches who fail to achieve progress in a period of time that hasn’t happened yet really annoy me too.”
Okay. So you’re going to make stuff up? Torts doesn’t annoy me. I like what I’ve seen from him. I need to see more from him and this team in the next couple years before I declare him a great coach or the savior of the Rangers.
And another new member
Cory Emmerton [DET]
Dubi with Cally and Richards again tonight? WTB? Holy pet project Batman!
Saying this before the game even starts: Mike Smith: RANGER KILLER…hold your breath
Betcha Duguay had never heard about this kid before tonight.
Upon further review, if you exclude the Cup wins in 2015 and 2017, Tortorella has won no Cups after 2013.
Rangers wives? Interesting.
I don’t see Avery in warm ups. Should we be concerned?
bless my soul..Hopefully i will not be kicked out again like it happened to nights ago…....
I wouldn´t deserve it anyway because its hard to wait until 2 in the morning that the game starts ;)
We need Voros to piss off Smith like he did a few seasons ago.
LMAO, LW.
Amen, Orr. Voros Power!
WE WANT HOLL-WEG! CLAP CLAP CLAP-CLAP-CLAP!
EC has a pretty hot wife. What the fugg?
How’d the NBA champion Knicks make out in that big, hyped preseason game today?
Go Celtics!
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/7318448/boston-red-sox-deceased-staff-member-accused-abuse-again
Fitzpatrick had been accused of sexually abusing children earlier. In 2002, he pleaded guilty in Florida to attempted sexual battery on a child under 12.
He said he remembers some of the Red Sox players joking sarcastically about Fitzpatrick.
“They would say, `Did Fitzy touch your arm or did he touch your leg?’ and then laugh
I cant believe boston athletes promote child sex abuse :(
I watched the Real game earlier the night 6-2 with three goals by Cristiano Ronaldo away to Seville
Why no Gabby Hattrick in a 6-2 win at Phoenix ?:)
Orr, gold digger for sure….
Interesting lines for tonight..
Orr- It sounds like your not alone in your opinion on Dubi, and about a week ago I thought maybe. At this point, coming off a strong game, on the road with a little less pressure I’d just stick it out. Also with the stretch of games coming up that are more rivalry type, I think that could help him.
LW- I’m returning your google translation idea I borrowed thx
that’s enough, tiki.
knicks ???? is it a floorball team ?
Dd, I mentioned it a week or two ago, I wouldn’t mind him getting benched in the two games prior to the WC. Have to get him fired up for that one!
LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tonight i will be on the avery bandwagon, i think he should have gotten a sweater and not EC.
hahahaha!!! He deleted it!!!!
Hi LIN!!!
Agree, HLCPS.
And the lawnmower, dde?
I’m impressed with EC. He must save all that passion for his wife. Makes sense!
NYR, you hit the nail on the head…sort of. I’d call her more of a bronze digger though!
2am I am more than crazy..am I ??????????????????????????????
that makes me sound like a Childrens Protective Services. We need to keep the child abuse banter off the blog, it’s not appropriate
Orr- Dubi can’t miss the Caps game and his 24/7 rematch with OV.
HI TIKI!!!!
wait, PeeWee is married??
Carp, funny storry regarding Turris. I took that sports management world wide course online a few years back. Every was talking about how Turris was a sure thing NHLer who would make an immediate impact. I stood out as the one guy who said Ryan Callahan would make more of an impression on the NHL over the next 5 years…
SITBINSKY!
MSG feed for an away game! YES!
She’s a “looker”, Lin! She must have a Pee Wee Herman fetish!
Dd, I thought NYR played the Craps already this season?
LW -Sorry, I’ll bring it by tomorrow, but I did leave you a six pack in the garage fridge.
TRADE RUPP FIRE TORTS! E3 for coach AND 4th line center!
Yup Ave’s is scratched, I was hoping he would play tonight . Maybe I wouldn’t fall asleep watching tonight.
This may sound intensely shallow, but rock stars and athletes, no matter how, uh, homely they may look, almost always have incredibly pretty wives/ girlfriends.
I’m gonna be honest here. I wouldn’t mind Rozy right now. Sure he’s not great, but a steady veteran d-man would be a godsend for this team right now.
’ a nose for the puck and he has tremendous hands”
Good job, James.
Mickey, and it would mean No Wolski.
LMAO! Don Cherry was jut saying how much he likes Richards. They showed a highlight and put a red heart around B-Rich!
Yeah, Lin, and the amazing part is, more often than not, when these couples have kids, they’re really attractive, and look nothing like their father! LOL!
Lin, Clinton’s an athlete, so it’s fitting he’s gotta have a hot fiance!!
Orr- But not with HBO there
j/k
This WC song/commercial is horrible!
YAY! the HAG LIN is here! <3
LET’S GO RANGERS!!!
No Wolski is almost as good as No Gomez, Carp.
LMAO TIKI, i should go find him one!!
ORR, good thing moms have the dominant genes in a lot of those cases lol!
Game on!!
I thought the beat guys had it wrong. They tweeted Dubinsky-Richards-Gaborik. Let’s see if they were wrong about the d-pairs, too, because they had eminger-del zotto being separated.
I made it.
LGR!
did ya find the pills, Latona?
Let’s GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Linda’s cookie – check
Cold milk – check
Rangers hockey – check
Let’s win some!!
LET’S GO RANGERS!
nice play there, skating hard and lots of good pressure
wow i have msg feed….yubilaia !!!!
Hagelin creates so much havoc with his speed. I saw it firsthand the other night. Was really impressed with him.
Hiya Latona and NCNYR!!
BOOOOO Time Warner Cable…I will be pissed if they drop MSG, we just switched from Directv to TWC like 2 months ago…
EC blueline turnover in honor of Avery.
Good evening HageLin!
calm yourself down doan!
Saying No Wolski is almost as good as No Gomez is like saying Crosby is almost as good as Gretzky.
Unfortunately no, Carp, but I did find HGTV, which lulled me into a nice nap. I took some Tylenol and I feel okay for now. I have a feeling it’s gonna be a real byfuglien in the morning.
Hey, Lin! How goes it?
LW, Crosby is better than Gretzky. Didn’t you get the memo from the league??
Mitchell Boyle Hagelin line has been creating some great chances, give them more ice time!
John Amirante will read a prepared statement about Time Warner Cable before singing the anthem at the next home game.
nice pressure and Hagelin is gaining some confidence
Is Rozi playing?
hopefully the boys get a W tonight!
wow they Yotes just don’t like shots huh?
Yup, CC! 3rd D pair.
last night on my way home from work i saw a license play that said CCPIII
guess who i thought of lol
New member of the two goal club!
P.K. Subban
So, #43 is in net for game #30? We should expect to see #30 in net for game #43, yeah?
Rozi playing CCCP
I think Hagelin is trying to tell you something, Torts
Get the 62 off that kid’s back and get him a real number, because he’s staying.
Smith wasnt a Ranger killer when Drury scored a hat trick and Rangers won big against him twice in games I went to…..there was also a 8 to 2 beatdown if I remember correctly….and, yes, I was at a game where Drury had a hat trick for us and I threw a hat
So Torts is excited to have Rupp because of his impact being around the team. Hmmm, not because of any talent on the ice that he has. Interesting.
this Hagelin in something else, man
wheelin and dealin
wow HageMe is freakin QUICK!!
Rupp is “good for the locker room”? Chemistry?
My first Ranger game in Hd as a fios customer what a pleasure.
I saw Giannone standing in the Zamboni entrance on Thursday night. He might be as short as me.
By the way, I wonder what Jacques Martin thinks of the Gomez trade now.
Giagnome usually says “v-eye-a” but this time he says “v-ee-a”. Hmm…
Dubinsky sure has earned all that extra ice time he’s going to get
Do these MSG shills even listen to what they’re saying
well, let’s see what Rupp does next year. mediocrity is not acceptable.
Did Hagelin take a nut shot?
Hagelin is all over the place tonight.
He hooked his Bagelin!
Right in the cho chos
stretch strrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeetch
DEL Z! BUTT CHIN!
Gabby!
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooo
Gabbo!
Sick pass by MDZ!
The great Gaboo!
BOOM!
WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GABBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabBBBBBBBBBBBoooooooooooooooooooo
Goal scored purely off the motivation of being benched a couple games ago. BY TORTS ; )
GABBY!!!!!!
that’s what he should do in the shootout.
Right between the wickets! 1-nil. Too bad Hagelin won’t get an assist.
WOW!! What a pass, and a break in by Gab!
Thank you future liitle Hagelins for sacrificing yourselves for that PP.
I can’t believe we scored a goal with Avery out and EC in! That’s just amazing!
>>Sick pass by MDZ!
He did that a lot in his rookie season. He and Gaborik had great chemistry then.
Joe Mich drawing Phil Kessel’s shlong and ball
was that Rozsival who got toasted by Gaborik and Del Zaster?
Werent those the type of break out passes Sather said this team didn’t have and that Redden was the best in the NHL at when he put out the statement about signing Redden?
He sure did, JBytes. Glad he has his confidence back.
nice to see MDZ prove me wrong, i honestly sought he was gonna be a major bust after last year
lmfao FUTURE HAGELINS~~~~ DYIN!!
Where’s the penalty??
Carp, keep striving for mediocrity, one day you may meet your goal :)
shoot from everywhere on this guy
very beatable
How was that not tripping/interference?
Nice thinking by dubi there. He had a guy breaking to the net, he should keep the shot lower
“Hagelin is all over the place tonight.”
One part of him in particular is now all over the ice.
That’s what I’m here for. Let’s see what I do next year.
At least he got it on net. That’s a baby-step.
Carp, you’re past is highly predictive of your future. I dont think you’re ever gettin’ there. Mediocrity, that is :)
Sadly, I was there for that game.
Take a moment and imagine where this team would be without the major strides forward MDZ has taken. Without the maturation of McD.
...........
Yeah, as much as they may make mistakes, I’m sure glad we have them.
Awesome pass by MDZ. Great finish by Gabby.
Bet some around here got excited when Sam suggested Don Maloney was behind the Rangers bench.
Hm…pansy call or no?
Carp I thought you were being sarcastic when you asked that question about Rozsival…then I remembered where we traded him….ughh bad memories..
ps- the zebra striped like calling penalties on Doan almost as much as they like calling them on Aves..almost..
Damn, I thought Gab had him beat around the edge.
to answer my own question, it was 79-year-old Adrian Aucoin who got roasted by Del Zaster and Gaborik.
I think Don Maloney hates Aves, too.
5 on 3!
The Coyotes have a D man named Plunko??
LOL.
I wonder if his favorite Price is Right game is Plinko…
Yay! A 5 on 3!
Thanks Rozi!
thanks Blowzy 5on 3, lets go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Penalty on Pinter.
The past suggests that somebody will be taking a blog hiatus in the future.
:)
Horrible 5 on 3.
Torts is both Don Maloney and he plays for the Knicks. What a rampant ego.
Is it safe to presume that MSG promotes Rangers games during Knicks broadcasts?
Probably, LW. There’s only so much of Carp’s unprofessionalism Im willing to put myself through.
But he no longer has the threat of ban over my head, unless he’s willing to ban Blogmama’s IP too. :)
God they suck on 5 on 3s
we need to shoot more on the 5 on 3
LOL Rupp on the PP, Torts is purely baiting the 16 fan club.
don’t tempt me, jackwagon.
Yes, JBytes. They promote the Rangers during NYK broadcasts.
boys boys, play nicely, it’s holiday time!!
Is this a staged fight?
You dont scare me, Carp. You cant ban Blogmama too. And dont call yourself a jackwagon.
Who saw EC try the Gordon Bombay triple deke? Lol….smh
do they really Tiki?
Deryk Engelland – 2 Goals
Seriously, he has two goals!
Rupp looked good pulling himself offside.
come on guys! stop the bickering please!! don’t get me riled up before my surgery..
yes i’m playing the sympathy card lol
LOL! Staged fight!
Owie, that looked like it hurt.
Poor Rupp. First game back and Dublowsky headbutts him
Yes, they do Lin.
Bye Tiki.
do clyde and breen talk about the Rangers during play? LOL
Lin, boys will always be boys, right? ;)
Adrian Aucoin?! who’s he paired with? Bryan Berard?
Hi
>>yes i’m playing the sympathy card lol
Not if it’s of the cosmetic variety.
Korpi keeps lighting it up, seven goals so far, he is going to far outproduce many Rangers forwards in that department and we (well, you all, not me) won’t be able to dump on him like he is a Jessiman-lite human dumpster, or something. I would really like to have Korpi back in Ranger red, white and blue.
Rupp is cursed
lol who gets roughed up by Torres?
nice clean hit by Rupp. shouldn’t torres get an instigator
James G, Not Berard, Brad Park ;)
nope, not cosmetic lol
Nice hit by Ruppelstiltskin. Drew a penalty too! CHEMISTRY!
Raffi Torres, is español for Matt Cooke.
lmao NICE NAME ORR!
>>Bye Tiki.
Uh oooh!
and because I’m in a good mood, i’ll give you ONE more chance. i must be an idiot.
lmfao CT….lol
Yeah on way to eliminate fighting is to not call fighting majors.
Nice hit by Rupper!
Oh my god, Carp killed Tiki!
rangers continuing to dump and chase on the PP even against goalies like Smith and Price.
IT WILL NEVER WORK!!!!!!!
You’re not a bastard!!
Do the Rangers know where the front of the net is?
I can understand Torres being upset. You would never see him make a hit like that. A clean hit, that is.
LOL! Korpedo! Of course!
What the hell was that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whaaaaaaaaa????????
Another former Ranger. Who’s next?
Hm Biron gets burned again on a face off goal.
they’ve eliminated a lot of fights lately, CTB.
nice draw by Pee Wee there. lost it clean.
Lisin will answer back.
Oh dear! Why does this team always have a meltdown in the last minute of a period?
freakin nightmare lol
they won’t dare say who lost it on MSG.
I think we can all agree that was Boom Boom’s fault.
goals in the last minute of periods are killing us this year
Who else but the one time Ranger. And what is EC doing taking oz faceoff on PP?! Torts had a brain fart there
and here is raffi torres…
http://tinyurl.com/89q9ehl
TRADE WHOEVER LOST THAT FACEOFF!! TRADE HIM NOW LOL
You just knew that Korpedo was gonna score tonight…Rozi, too!?
Another end of period burn-job…..this is becoming a v ery bad habit….
Thank god Rupp is back!
Carp, you have to understand. Christensen is going through a process. and he’s not quite there yet. but he’ll get there. I mean, it’s not like there are better players on this roster than Eric Christensen
Rupp had an impact so far. Has done exactly what the 16 worshipers claim 16 does.
Christensens potential will remain untapped, yet he will continue getting ice time
So what did I miss in the 1st period?
Did Avery lead the team in ice time?
How long will this Christensen thing last?
Rupp skates like he is dragging an anchor.
that anchor’s name is Christensen
In the line up or on the team, hockeymon? lol
“I thought we were bangin’.” BWAHAHAHA
I’m not saying Avery should play but EC is a total waste of a roster spot. This guy brings nothing to the table. Sather needs to make some trades and get rid of some of the dead wood on this team or the rangers will be out of a playoff spot by the end of the month.
So the “Let’s get it on” Knicks commercial suggests that all Knicks fans have been holding “that” feeling back and as soon as the new season starts they will all jeez all over themselves? Ok…got it!
Same with Dubinsky’s potential. What’s your point?
Torts is being kind of a moron right now.
Send Fredo out to take draws! Send Fredo out to play with Rupp! I’m smaat! I’m smaat!
Rozi scored on Girardi’s face.
Avery would have stopped that with the power of his mind if Torts would let him.
Tons of PP chances, only convert on one, and get burned in the last 10 seconds of a period with a shortie goal…..this is not a good start to the qame…....
This team needs a shakeup!!!!
Exactly, Carp. Just what I was thinking. He had a good first period.
I’m not going to put too much blame on Pee Wee for that goal. The whole PP unit sucked.
Can we just trade Dubinsky for Korpi straight-up, now. Phoenix will take that deal, you know.
Send Frodo out to take draws instead.
hey,i’ve been calling for SITbinsky to take a seat for a few games!
All class up in Winnepeg tonight. Really nice ovation for Teemu
Phoenix wouldn’t take that deal because of their salaries.
Can you believe that the Bruins and Flyers engaged in fisticuffs during a 6-0 game? Wow.
the biggest problem with Tortorella has always been he overcoaches. He’s always looking to re-invent the wheel. Although to be fair, the only reason EC is playing is b/c Anisimov is sick and does not wish to put Stepan or Dubinsky back in the middle.
I do think though Avery will eventually replace Mitchell in the lineup for divisional games…
Except they booed every other Duck who touched the puck. Oddballs.
The Rangers PP unit can not rest on its laurels with just one goal scored against these sieves on PK for Phoenix, can they? Not after giving it back. They will beat us on the night, 5-on-5, if we let them hang around long enough.
Man, Ryan Miller has had it rough since he was run over by Lucic.
What the hell are Rupp and the Mannequin doing on the PP?
One time PHX draft pick?
Why is Tiki antagonizing Blogfather again? Good grief.
damn you comcast!
“are you a shiny Sheldon?” lmfao!!!!!!!!!!
Because he’s Tiki, Spider. He needs the attention. At some point he’ll play the sympathy card, as always.
Carp’s a good man. Always giving so many chances. If it were me, I’d abuse the power!
I’m just waiting for Mitchell to give Torts an indication that Mitchell belongs and deserves to stay in the minors. And he’ll probably only get one chance.
I bet That guy rapping in that Hyundai commercial watches european hockey.
I’m rollin’ with my homies, goin’ to buy some presents.
MSG still hasn’t mentioned that it was Christensen who lost the draw clean, have they? just like they didn’t mention his turnover earlier that forced the Rangers to play in their own zone early in the period.
LOL, Mannequin. I forgot that one.
They should make a commercial with those fountains in the background while playing “Let’s Get It On.”
How many more times must EC prove that he has no buisness on this team before Torts gets rid of him?
Why does he get powerplay time ahead of Hagelin who has been the best forwrad tonight?
thanks, Voice (tear).
Who did Sather draft while higher? Hugh Jessiman or Bobby Sanguinetti?
Nooooooooo, not Feds :(
Notice how Czech and RIR conveniently post AFTER EC’s mistake and first goal. LOL!
nice to see gamecenter crapping the bed again tonight…......or it’s fudging comcast.. bastards!
He’ll live
We’ve seen a lot of Jim Ramsay’s aasen lately.
I am looking for a Dubinsky chapeau-trick = three goals coming two months apart from eachother.
Carp – I think I only knew about EC losing it because I read it on Twitter.
Bashing TWC. Awesome.
... or MSG could negotiate in good faith with Time Warner instead of playing the public trust card.
Spider, shame on you, leaving RR to read twitter. It was here first. ;)
Avery wouldve scored.
Rupp hit the net again.
Not.
Avery would have scored there
“Just take those old records off the shelf, I sit and listen to them by myself….”
Carp i’m confused about some blog stuff, gonna email you later on. :-)
They can’t, Carp. Competing cable companies. Even though I suspect they have other agreements regarding shared sales inventory on air.
Eminger got manyandled?
Is the Broadway hat, a fedora?
Will Rangers players please stop getting hurt? Geez, it’s becoming an epidemic
Gotta be a reason why TW would remove MSG. Gotta have something to do with cost. Gotta.
johnny, think so. but we’ve been calling it a borsalino. google it.
Just caught up on DVR. People still think Rupp is useless, eh?
K, Lin.
Lin, nothing to be confused about, your assumption is correct, I AM king of the blog.
LOL! Apparently they still do, Ilb!
Contract is most likely up on 1/1. Cablevision wants more money from TWC, I would think. And TWC is balking at the price.
lmao Lev! by the way, I had a jack and coke in your honor last night
Montreal hired a NON French speaking coach. Whatever will the media do up there?
Coyotes didn’t get the memo that this is Torts’ tougher lineup with more presence.
You think, Carp? MSG wants almost $2 increase per customer.
that’s what I meant, Mickey.
Did Sam just call Callahan a center?
guys named Jacques and Claude losing coaching jobs? What IS the world coming to
Why did Sam call Roan and Callahan centermen?
Doan not Roan lol
Gotchya ..
I’m in Comcast land.. does TW have NFL ntwrk.?
Could be a new package coming.
I know, Carp. You’re smart like that. :)
I just know too much about the cable world, lol.
If the Rangers were the only team in the NHL awarded PP’s they still wouldn’t rank 1st in the league.
Quite the PP unit out there right now
LMFAO JRG!!!
Carp – You should see how much I post on Twitter during the game. Ridiculous.
Eeesh, this PP sucks
ahh Lin, how’d good ol’ Jack? havent seen him much lately :(. although he might get a visit after tonight’s game…
Wings beating Kings 8-2. I think it’s safe to say the Kings don’t want Stevens as their coach!
should I put you in the widget, Spider?
I’m really starting to wonder what the hell Tortorella’s loyalty to Christensen is all about. Why is his spot on the PP automatic when he’s in the line up? Because of a bad angle goal he scored on a wrister against Washinton last season?
i don’t get it, either, James.
Tonight’s game on HBO will have a MASH throwback feel to it I think.
Oh, boy…Eminger is out
paging Mr. Erixon
Who’s next to get injured? Hopefully not G or McDonut!
i had 3 visits with our friend Jack, he says hello and that he misses you lol
James, that’s as good a reason as any, isnt it
Wolski for Rozsival.
James G- I doubt EC would be in if AA was available.
good point, captain.
Sam just said ” terrific set up to Rangchards” lol
what a play by del zaster.
Dang
Del Z! Wow!
I certainly hope you’re correct ilb. I mean it’s one thing to try to let a guy break out or to allow him to find some sort of untapped potential but not at the cost of the team or it’s success. And damn I am glad we have Biron on this team..
who has possessed MDZ???
Pens beating Sabs 8-3. Malkin with 5 points.
Can we go to archives and pull up the 2,374 posts about how Del Zotto isnt going to/shouldn’t make this team because his rookie year was a fluke and he’s got nothing to offer us?
Eminger’s shoulder has been hanging on one ligament for a while….
Is it me or is every coyote a former first round pick of somebody?
yeah, most of them former Rangers first rounders.
James, please do.
It would’ve been much cooler if MDZ knocked that puck out with his head soccer style lol
LMAO @ Roszival is not at a 100% YET! He’s been at less than 50% since birth
Chris Summers, Dubinsky Falls.
With Emminger out, Girardi is gonna play 40 minutes tonight.
lol C3, thats Hanks trademark lol
Orr
how many does Crosby have?
Schlemko vs Tenko
Girardi better give his son growth hormones, we need him on the blue line to spell his dad lol
James G – I recall one post calling MDZ borderline AHLer at best…
Crosby has sympathy points, Oleo. A lot of them!
Malki
HARDWell, if Eminger is going to miss time I think they are going to have to make some kind of trade. They obviously don’t feel that Erixon or anyone else for that matter is NHL ready so how are they going to throw him onto this roster with the guys we currently have playing and expect not to pay the price?
No penalties for nearly periods, and you take two in the span of a minute. Garbage!
I remember that ilb..now picture our D without him this season…
Crap! Pressed submit by mistake!
I was trying to say was that MalKING is a beast! 5 poinst! I am ripping NYR_FAN apart in my fantasy league!
FUGG!
nice play dubi
Crap
i HATE being so far behind you guys lol
I’m ripping South Detroit in your league. Don’t know who he is.
Oh come on who DIDN’T see that coming?
Can’t have two Rangers down on the ice.
Biron’s done everything but stand on his head this period. You can’t blame him on that one
Is that a werewolf?
Torts with words for one of his faves, Fedotenko—who took the penalty, came out of the box, and didn’t pick up his man.
Ack, Ack!
Yeah! The MSG 150! Maybe we can get a Knicks update!
Wow, thank God again for Rupp!
lmfao TORTS WITH WORDS… we should make that a game
A Knicks practice special show?? PUHLEEEEZE
I posted last week that the only concern I had with this team was the injuries because it has happen the past few years. They start off strong and than the injuries mount and the fall apart and play mediocre hockey for several months and than play all out in march to fight for the eighth spot. The devils won again and will be blowing by the rangers in a few weeks. It’s the same old story with this team. I’m so sick of this garbage.
do you think it would be 2-1 Coyotes with Avery in there, Matty?
shrewd penaly by 2 goal fedetenko. i especially like the interference penalties for absolutely no reason in front of the other teams goal when we have the puck.
nice job ruslan.
a few more kudos. to ec, nice job winning that faceoff to allow korpikoski to score in the first.
why is he on the team???????????when does the noose on him tighten?lucky we traded korpikoski for wolski. that has paid off big time. wolski not a good 2 way play but an offensive tease versus korpikoski not a great player but a guy that does everything failty well.
can richards win a faceoff or hit the net on a shot????just asking.. again the 5 on 3 PP fails, they did not get a shot, they passed for 40 seconds trying to set up for a great shot, exactly what you should not do but hey why change 5 on 3 has worked out great for us this year so far…...........
Fedetenko will get sat now. He’ll just up EC’s ice time.
Um, that was Rozsival for Wolski, stuart.
Waiting for Wolski’s return date is like waiting for a dentist appointment when you know 100% you have a bad cavity.
Damn. Doan reminds me of Graves.
Plays angry. Doesn’t mind taking a strategic penalty or two (he’s targeted Cally tonight). Goes to the net hard. Produces.
my bad on the wolski trade forgot it was roszival. who did we get for korpikoski???
What DID we get for Korpedo?
Korpikoski for Lisin. That worked out well.
wolski and ec are wastes. EC has not shown any reason over the last 4 games to be in the lineup. I am not even a Avery groupie but be real…........
I have a feeling that Bill Pidto might be the reason why Time Warner doesn’t want to renew its MSG contract.
Not what I’m saying Carp. Just nor a Rupp fan.
Torts should be having few words with his PP guys who can’t master a shot on a freaking PP instead of ripping one of the hardest working guys on the team like Fedo
wasnt it Enver Lisin?
*not
Where is Avery, dammit?? He’d have 6 goals by now and would have stopped both Coyotes goals! Torts is sooooooooooooooooooooo mean to him!
lisin another tease. high end skill low end brain..
yep korpedo for Lisin worked out as well as zherdev for tyutin, the search for high end offensive talent…...
Carp – Nah, that’s OK. I don’t always keep it family-friendly.
Rangers with an emabarasing number of shots after having 5 pp in two periods.
And of course the Rangers are back in their slumnber of the last two games.
EC continues to get pp time while Hagelin sits. Even Miitchell and Rupp have had PP time.
looks like we maybe on our way to a third straight loss.
What the hell is in Dubi’s head cause it certainly isn’t hockey! As much as it pains me to say it, he has been brutal!
Yup, he’s a good guy like Graves, too. Big charity guy. Tough as all hell, skilled, captain written all over him.
Good thing they banned fighting before that Bruins-Flyers game.
all the fedetenko love. seriously his penalty was more then stupid….
fedetenko has 2 goals….he plays top 3 minutes so love him all you want he is a avg player.,......
Enver Lisin was kind of a waste but its not like Korpikoski would have a significant role on our team anyway.
oy zherdev for tyutin. its almost like they throw darts at a board.
Could this night get any worse? I just got stood up by a hot blonde! Seriously!
LOLOL did you hear Pidto just say ”(whatever Montreals new coach’s name is) is out..Martin is in” how embarrassing for MSG….
Why does Pidto always start the MSG150 by waddling forward a couple of steps?
what don’t you like about him, Matty? Size? Toughness? Character? Plays hurt? Plays center or wing?
NYR_FAN im a hot blonde….
Enver Lisin. I think I blocked that entire season from my memory. The team that had Zherdev, Naslund, Lisin, Redden, Rozsival…Can’t remember a single game. I remember there was a shootout in the spring…Joikinen missed a shootout goal…and then a train went through a tunnel everything went black and when I woke up it was November of 2010…
Is it just me , or do the Rangers never get quick whistles? Guaranteed, same thing on Coyotes side, whistle woulda blew and goal would not have counted….countless times its happened and its more than just a coincidence…...byufglien bullcooke
That’s rough, NYR.
Serious question time, why did it take so long for the Kings to hire Sutter? That’s wrong and stupid and shows a lot of ineptness on the part of their front office.
Pidto is an idiot. He just said Cunneyworth is out in Montreal and Jacques Martin is in.
don’t forget Capt. Clutch, James.
LW don’t hate on Pidto for workin’ his mojo ; )
Thanks, Carp.
LOL, Lev…
He just said Rupp hasn’t played since Oct. 24. I haven’t played golf since Oct. 24. Dammit.
I am sorrry Carp, but Rupp just sucks! end of story. I know you seem to like him but there is nothing there. He cant even win a fight and he is like 6’6.
Thanks for the reminder Carp. I think I’m going to pick up a pizza on the way home from work now.
Pitdo needs to join Brooksie at the bus stop. That’s where they belong!
And, how do four people (thats 8 eyeballs, duh) not see feds get highsticked and cut when the PUCK WAS THERE!!!! WTB is their excuse for that? Wow….
I’d give you a shift over Rupp, Carp!
Lisin was on the 09-10 team (Gabby and DZ’s first year). Zherdev and Naslund were on the 08-09 team (Renney fired year).
Will Torts shorten the bench now? Shuffle the lines? Scream for jam and presence?
HBO will need the lens wipes tonight.
It’s tough being a ranger fan. When you have a fat head owner and a clueless GM. All I can say is it’s the same old garbage. Fast start, they make you think there better than you thought but in reality there not.
Rupp = Hat Trick & Stanley Cup Winning Goal
Avery = ......One of People’s 50 most sexiest scars????
October 24th was baby Vibz’ 4th birthday (his name is Aiden fyi)....
Richards has won two of 14 faceoffs tonight.
Yup, the 4th line winger that gets 7-9 minutes a game is the reason the Rangers win or lose.
This one is on the PP and their top end guys. I don’t care who is on the 4th line when they are getting nothing from the guys getting paid to score. While everyone focuses on the 4th line, I’m more concerned with the top of the lineup. If Dubi is going to play this whole season in this slump, they must get some veteran scoring. Bring back Prospal. He’s cheap and won’t cost much to trade for.
Neither season was much to remember CT
Rangers getting KILLED on faceoffs. OUCH.
>>LOLOL did you hear Pidto just say…
I hit the Mute button as soon as he’s about to start yapping. The guy’s voice and style are too annoying.
Carp you think B Rich is hurt or just starting to cool off?
Happy 26th Baby Vibz.
I don’t skate as well, but I probably weigh as much, Matty.
BUTT CHIN!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAA GABBBBBYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Gabby!!
GaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBBBBBBBBBBoooooooooo
Excuse me for asking, but who’s the Go-To guy on the Rangers? 2-2.
oopsies.
Okay, now all the negative nancy whiners can come back if/when Yotes score
GAAAAAABBY!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
We needed that yes.
How was that for a Christmas gift?
300 FOR GABY!
CCCP, you have my email address ;)
LOL! Let’s Go Rangers chant? Where’s all the Yotes fans?
Needed a bounce and finally got one.
But what if the Rangers get the next goal, Orr? Then what will they do?
Nice balance of goals/assists for Yo Gabba Gabba.
Gaborik has 2 more goals than assists. He must be a selfish player. I’d trade him for a second rounder.
Wow! Butt-Chin with 22 last season, and already has 17 this season. He needs to stay healthy.
Yotes fans were cheering Teemu tonight.
Maybe the Mannequin scores next?
Richards must be ill
Carp, that’s a good question! Complicated, but good!!
I hope Rupp scores before this game ends. In fact, I hope he scores in OT.
Of course, then the delusional Avery lovers will cry aboot how Rupp gets OT time, but Avery never does. You know the drill!
Maybe Richie is protesting his buddy being scratched again.
Carp deleted my $40 post lol :( (:
AA is ill? Did somebody spit on his back?
What’s with all these dirty Christmas commercials?
First there’s the Orgy Wonderland, and now there’s this ding-aling, ding, ding-aling. Pervs!
I’m not expecting Dubi or Boyle to be 30 goal guys but if they scored 10 each and they were timely I could stomach it. They aren’t even doing that for them right now.
This is disgusting! They have a PP goal and a PK/SH goal against us and they DON’T HAVE a Power Play or a PK unit worth a tin can in a gold mine. Honest to God, what is WRONG with this Ranger team???
I don’t expect that from Boyle, but I expect Dublowsky to get around that area, if he gets his game back.
This is sickness. Sam does one read per period for Keep MSG.
HWirth , do you mean 10 combined?
Looks like P.W.’s benched.
I wish Time Warner Cable would prevent me from watching the Knicks.
Good observation, Carp. This could be it for him. Unless they get to “play” your favorite part of hockey, of course
Eric the benchwarmer
Nice passing, good shot…
I really hate it when people say/write “could care less.”
Has Girardi been on the bench at all?
You mean, the breakaway contest they hold after the hockey game ends?
Erik the shootout specialist
Could be headed for one!
Did I miss the MSG Crosby update?
they are gonna name the bench AFTER Girardi because it misses him
In Prust’s non fighting games he hasn’t been particularly good this year.
Prust, completely gassed on long shift, still goes down to block that shot.
I think the dyed-in-the-wool lifelong hockey fans in Glendale would love to see a breakaway contest after the hockey game ends.
Thanks, Carp for baby Vibz bday wishes…i agree with whoever said, if we lose, which we wont, its on the PP…..all the momentum and carried play in 1st period, 4 PPs only 1 goal…..5 on 3 again atrocious, no shot in 40 seconds…..we coulda put the game away in the first…....we’ll still pull it out, I HAVE FAITH!! LET’S GO RANGERS!!! BTW, GOT MY WINTER CLASSIC CALLAHAN JERSEY, ABSOLUTELY LOVIN IT!!!!
>>Did I miss the MSG Crosby update?
Did anyone else catch the Crosby Update in the first episode of 24-7?
I think Time Warner Cable gave Crosby a concussion.
Fedotenko could have taken two penalties on that last shift.
Alexander Semin – 6 Goals
FedoShlemko!
Un oh, end of period coming up.
time for a PP goal
Let’s GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Say NO to PP!
Another power play? Dear God, let them score.
HAVE TO SCORE HERE…..
HAVE TOYup, JBytes, and he was offside on the Stepan shot but they didn’t call it.
lmao JB i was JUST thinking that!!!!!!!!
We laughed at that made-up Dubinsky for 39 year old Ray Whitney trade at the time, but who knew Dubinsky would be the one to retire first?
How could Callahan not shoot that?!
Rangers with a hangs to win it? Joe thinks this is overtime or something?
Pass it to Dubi!!!!
Carp, I think the referees gave Fedo a break because of the missed high stick earlier in the game.
Dublowsky can’t even deflect the puck right!
OH FUGG!!
Yikes…
boyle and dubinsky? why??? WHYYYYYYYYYYYY????
WE WIN!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
hey
IN!
Ohhhhhhhh mannnnnnnnnnnnnn
That’s a winner.
thats a goal
That’s a good goal.
WHAT??!??
Rangers WIN! It’s in!!!
What thats a GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wasnt it Richards??
I’m really sorry carp, bu
Though the clock they use in Toronto is embedded ,not necessarily the one you see on the screen.
YEE-HAW!
Its in,
WOW! IT’S A GOAL!!!!!
Wow
True Carp. Good point.
ITS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
guys i dont think this is going to count. that clocked I don’t think is accurate because it stalled for a while at .02 seconds
Shades of Trent Tucker right there
Sorry about the NBGay reference
crosses fingers
hopefully that clock is in sync with the official time clock
THAT’S A GOAL!!!! AND IT IS NOT DUBINSKY! IT’S RICHARDS!
Phoenix conveniently won’t have the right angle for Toronto.
Whooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HELL YEAH!!!
WOWOWO!!
We win
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! B.Rich!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOWZA.
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! THAT FINISH IS WORTH $60 MILLION LOL…...UNREAL!
No time left to drop the puck?
Thats why you just shoot at the net!!
Thank God for Rupp
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brad Richards!!! Sorry again Carp, won’t happen again.
Horrible soft goal by Smith! Wow!
Exhilarating.
That was Sudden Death.
Man I’m bummed we don’t get to see EC do his thing in the skills competition, the best part of the game. ;)
Let’s see how the delusional Avery lovers spin this win! Bwahaha!
hahaha, love the fist pump by Torts.
Jbytes, the overhead isn’t controlled by either team’s broadcaster. it’s standard for Toronto HQ’s use.
Holy wow!
Amazing finish!
shouldnt they have to drop the puck???? just saying…
ALTERNATE CAPTAIN CLUTCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Carp, you’ve seen lots of hockey as have most of us. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like that. I’d have to think about it during next two off days. The only thing coming to mind is when Esa hit the camera in the net and no one knew it went in. I think was the 97playoffs?
This is SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH!!! YEAH!
I remember a game in ‘93-94, I think in L.A., where Tony Amonte got one of those with .1 left. I think it tied the game and the Rangers won in OT. If I’m not mistaken.
Can’t wait to see this on 24/7, gonna be exiciting!
YES, you are dead on!! He did! Good one Carp!
you play to the end
second time this year rangers win with a buzzer beater
mcd in calgary on the early-season west coast trip
the sky isn’t falling
hahaha if that didnt finish didnt make you smile i dont know what will. guess Jack will have to wait, Lin.
pretty soon you won’t be able to see goals with .1 second left on Time Warner Cable.
i”ll take it.. They all count the same. Did EC see the ice in the 3rd. His days have to be near the ned. Stralman definitely passed Woywitka in the rotation.
Should be fun to watch on 24/7. Flyers blown out 6-0. We win in the last “tick” which Sam reminded us aboot twenty times.
Good point, Calad. The audio on the bench during the video review should be priceless on 24/7.
HNL, which means no post-game. or almost none.
50-50 result, for me. Good teams win when they are not at their best, so extra credit for the win, under pressure, in regulation.
BUT, they should have won 3 or 4-0, Phoenix never should have scored on its PP and on its PK on the same night. Pickings will not always be this soft, lots of room, and need, for improvement.
That was seriously awesomesauce. And it’s going to be a goldmine on 24/7
BBB, its a win.
Carp I know the game you’re talking about. It was in LA. Messier put it past Hrudey with a tenth of a second left. (btw disregard my question about Richards from 45 mins ago lol)
Ugly or not. When a team struggles they need their star players to step up and get them the two points and that’s what happened tonight. put two points in the bank skip the pats on the back and go regroup
So when is the next new episode of “The Beginnings”?
Boom Boom – This is the NHL. All the 2 points count the same, especially on the road. You take it, run into the lockerroom change and hit the charter before they take it back.
killed in the faceoff circle. 40 to 19, ouch.
woywitka 6 minutes and same for EC….........
put avery back in the lineup and take out EC, for AA I am not sure who to sit maybe Mitchell!!!
Some credit to Dubinsky on that goal. He was gassed after his PP shift but managed to keep the puck alive in the Coyotes zone after the penalty expired while others changed. Ended up being on the ice for the last 1:56 of the game.
Oh crap! Richards has a butt chin! Butt-Chin 2?
How many crucial goals has Richards scored for us so far? I think he already did more for this team than Gomez did during his long, painful tenure in Manhattan.
Tony, or should i say ONE, had a nice night i believe
Dubi did some great work along the board in those last 10-15 seconds, very right there LW3H
Yeah ok, Dubi was slacking out of the zone and hanging at the Blue line. He should have changed 30 seconds before that.
Biron solid again.
Hagelin looked very good and deserves a little more of that PP time that was wasted on the 4th liners.
EC must be put away.
no way Orr… Richards is Toothasaurus Brad
And now a big fat divisional game against the Devils Tuesday. Might be just what this team needs.
Richards is the new Captain Clutch?
They just needed to pay Drury $25M more.
next few games…. devils, isles, flyers, isles, caps
Boom Boom, they should’ve won decisively, yes. Bit they didn’t play against the AHL team. Coyotes played well, actually. Physical, and kept the pressure on our D knowing it was only 5 of them. They deserve the credit.
Don’t look now, but Biron is 6-1 on the season. This team really seems to turn their funks around when he gets back in the net.
Bah! #16 coulda done that with 2/10ths of a second left!
Then Toothasaurus Brad he is!
Did Al just say “the gay 90’s”??
Girardi played the last 3:22 of the game!
That was meant as a joke, by the way…..
Orr
i was just going to post that. Yes i believe he did…
Dubi needs to sit next game, did any of you notice at around 20-25 seconds left in the game the puck was near Dubi in the offensive zone and Dubi all but stopped playing and just started looking up at the clock, WTB!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was going to post this right after it happened but then B.Rich scored the winner!
Orr I heard that too…wtb…hahahaha
Pretty nice way to pull victory from the jaws of———well, we’re not sure, but I’m happy with the outcome!
Yes Ncountry, I saw that too.
I noticed that too N.Country.
Top Stairs? Is Al Troutface drunk?
Well, Tony should have left the arena in a good mood!!
isn’t the correct terminology Top Shelf!
actually I thought Dubi had a pretty strong game. He was very strong along the boards…
One of Jaffe or Daneyko said top stairs earlier and Al is mocking them for it.
And Girardi had shifts of 2:15 and 3:48 earlier in the game (presumably around a whistle or two, or TV timeout).
MDZ played 2:50 of the same shift at the end of the game, but none of the other D-men appeared to share the long shifts in full earlier in the game, so Girardi was basically doing back to back double shifts a couple of times?
he’s always strong along the boards, but the problem is he only plays along the boards, i don’t think ever plays in any scoring area.
I was going to post what Orr and oleo posted and I saw what N.Country, Matt and Orr saw.
OK, I was off a little bit. In that 1993-94 game, Kelly Hrudey stopped Tony Amonte on a penalty shot !!!!! with 10.7 seconds left in overtime. And Messier won it with under 2 seconds left in OT!
But I think I remember a Rangers game ending like that. And I am sure in recent history the Devils had a game like that.
Dubi looked up as the Yotes cleared the puck down ice and he was on the far boards and couldn’t change as Biron came way out to clear the puck up ice. He then drove the puck to the net and spun a shot that kept it in deep. Bash the guy all you want for his miserable season but he was instrumental in that goal.
Good to get a win like this. But they played like Orrcrap for half the game.
btw, new episode of “Californication” is available online ;)
I saw that N.Country. Then he made a good play on the goal and bailed himself out.
CC, I already seen it! ILLEGALLY! Bwahaha!
Czech, be honest, you’re not happy they won.
Didn’t you say “they’ll probably lose this game” after the FIRST PERIOD! LMAO! Some fan YOU are!
Dubi was looking up before the puck was cleared it was sitting right behind him then the Yotes player swooped in and cleared the puck. Still think Dubi needs to watch a game upstairs with EC.
I will say Dubi has been good on the PK and at killing time along the boards in the offensive zone.
I’d like to veto the “New NHL” jersey retirements. Niedermayer gets his brought to the rafters. Great player for the franchise but the modern day standards are weaker than they once were. Who’s next? Driver? Danyeko? Randy McKay? The Rangers should get to work on Beuk and Kovalev. Isles need to get Ziggy Palffy and Tommy Salo up there too!
I’ve’
erixon will be up for the next game emminger in asling. he is not playing in 72 hours. I guess he has a seperated shoulder.
so they have mdz and stralman on the 2nd pair, girardi and mcdonagh on 1st and woywitka and erixon on 3rd pair.
no news at all on sauer he is going to be out for quite a while. staal had a very good week, maybe he is 3 weeks away!!!!!!!!!!!!
James, they already retired Danekyo’s jersey! Haha!!
saw that N.Country. was pretty pissed. then we won…
LW- yes, and Woywitka only played 6 min.. I’m sure it will mentioned tomorrow by a few in the context of how shortsighted Torts is as a coach….
I think that’s a pretty ridiculous and hypocritical thing to say about the retirement of Niedermayer’s number, James.
Maybe we should try Dubinsky as a defenseman…just sayin…
There was no time left for Phoenix to rise.
i had the same reaction Lev. I was like WTB is Dubi doing and then I started typing and B.Rich had won it. But still i had to see if anyone noticed that crap.
czechthemout!!!! December 17th, 2011 at 9:49 pm
Rangers with an emabarasing number of shots after having 5 pp in two periods.
And of course the Rangers are back in their slumnber of the last two games.
EC continues to get pp time while Hagelin sits. Even Miitchell and Rupp have had PP time.
~~> looks like we maybe on our way to a third straight loss < ~~
getting pretty thin on defense again, Girardi is a beast, but how much can he take.
ps love that Chara beat up Shelley tonight and used his patented ‘grab the jersey and jab’ move on him.
WOW ! Just got home – can’t talk – no voice – a little drunk ! OK, a lot drunk !!!!
ORR,
What is it good for?
>>>getting pretty thin on defense again, Girardi is a beast, but how much can he take.
Erixon coming back from Hartford, probably….?
This Eminger injury hurts. They are already thin on D w/o Staal and Sauer. They’ve now lost 3 of their original top 6. Asking a lot out of Woywitka, Stralman and Erixon. Del Zotto will be getting even more pressure put on him. They can’t possible play G and McD anymore.
Earth to mOrron! Do you know how to read.? Or do you not know what the word maybe means?
They will win a lot of games if they play as ” well ” as they played tonight.
Congrats, Tony!!! Good win for ya!
Glad you had fun, Tony! Now, go get some sleep
I got a good one to throw out there. Beauchemin in Anaheim is UFA w/ a 3.8 cap hit this year. WW is ironically a 3.8 cap hit this year. Umm…
Soon enough, there’ll be so many hockey numbers retired, teams will start including letters on the sweaters. How do 11A or 2B look? I think the Canadiens are near that point already. I’m glad we don’t have such craziness in The Beautiful Game. Not even Pele or Beckenbauer got their number retired.
Latona, you tell me!
Czech, just be honest, you wanted them to lose so Avery can get back into the lineup! Own up to it!
I don’t think we mention enough how good MSG’s cameras are set up during the game. I’m watching Edmonton- SJ and their cameras set up reminds me that I’m afraid of heights…
By the way, tonight is again proof of the over rating of talk about 4th line players. You win when your top players are your top players. Gabby 2 goals. BRich with another clutch goal. And again, the defensive effort was there. They consistently give themselves a chance because they don’t give up many goals each night. Look around the League tonight at some of the atrocious goaltending and defensive work. It’s a real rarity when it happens to us.
Detroit wins 8 to True. AL is definitely drunk.
This one is for BBB…. This is why you never complain about road wins. They all count as 2 pts. in the standings..
NYDNRangers Pat Leonard
John Tortorella admits the Rangers are/appear a little tired, but are fortunate to come out with the W going back to NYC
HW, are you suggesting that Anaheim might want to make that deal? I would seriously doubt it, without a few “sweeteners” thrown in on the deal for them….
And unlike teams like MTL who have had constant injuries on defense, as we have, the team keeps playing team defense. That’s a good sign for the Coach. Sorry guys! But that’s just a fact.
Rupp did fine – played physical – finished his checks. Not the most fluid skater, but he is there to pound the body not figure skate.
If refs do not call all of the interference, this will be a much tougher slog going forward.
Hags played great, but seemed to slow (wear) down as the game went on.
Jimbo – You’d have to add like a 3rd rounder but they are selling low there. He’s not resigning there. They are going nowhere fast. Why keep him?
HW also a good sign for our farm system.
HW:
EC was sure a factor tonight. Got the coach’s attention. We’ll see what accountability looks like come Tuesday.
Agree about Brad Richards’ clutchness, of course. And Yandle’s!
I am cancelling Time Warner and streaming cable illegally from now on…bwaha! take that Dolan!!
Yeah, I thought Rupp played really well. Like Carp said earlier, he did everything the delusional Avery lovers expect Avery to do.
Rupp = Chemistry! Solid 4th liner. Glad he’s back.
MORRon
I never want them to lose! Ever! I would be thrilled if they would win and Avery never played another game for us. My beef is more as to why EC plays over him when he clearly is the worse option.
For all the complaining about our team. How’d you like to be the Caps who can not do anything right. Lose again tonight 2-1. Only won 4 in their last 10. Or maybe MTL where the GM doesn’t get fired but coaches do when the roster is horrific of overpaid washed up names. Or Buffalo, where Ryan Miller has forgotten how to stop the puck. Blown out tonight, did win friday but gave up 4 more there. Or Toronto, who hasn’t made playoffs in forever, blowing all their early season points they gained with the worst PK i’ve ever seen.
Yet Ranger fans complain about this team! Find it comical.
Cut it out, boys. It’s getting old
Torts’ ties = Chemistry
That’s the way to go, NYR!
whoever said Niedermeyer doesn’t deserve to have his number retired is absolutely nuts. He played over a decade at a borderline HOF level and won 3 cups with them.
RIR – He’ll probably put Avery back in but who cares! Again, the obsession over the 4th line. It’s not even remotely the reason they win or lose. They win when their stars play well. They win because they play some of the best team defense in the NHL. They win because when they need to give a breather to their number 1 goalie, their backup is better than a lot of teams numbers 1. (TB, NYI, OTT for starters) That’s why they win. The team doesn’t care if it’s Avery or EC because they win and lose as a TEAM!. My god they lose 3 of their top 6 d and are still the 3rd best defensive team in League. Not easy to do.
Czech, then why are your posts, more often than not, whining aboot the team. You’re always whining. Wah, wah, wah! Avery this, EC that, Torts did this, he’s not doing that, wah, wah, wah.
When do you ever root for the team? In fact, your first post came after the Yotes scored.
I bet you couldn’t wait for them to score that 3rd goal, huh? Richards ruined it for you! Haha!
Niedermayer? We are questioning a guy who has won the double triple crown (Gold medal, WJHC Gold, World Cup Gold, World Championships. Memorial Cup). He’s a first ballot don’t even bother thinking about it Hall of Famer.
I would take Beauchemin in a minute for Wolski – if all it would take is a 3rd round pick to sweeten the deal, I’d do it! He’s got a lot of upside!
AGrossRecord Separated shoulder for Eminger. No timeline yet for his return.
HWirth-if AA is healthy, he will be in, not Avery. He was missed today in the offensive zone especially.
Orr… Forget it. Wasting your time. Just read my past post about the teams that have actual problems and realize that the whining because of a 4th liner proves it all. Kinda hard to tell me they are true Rangers fans. You root for the team not the individuals.
ilb – True, you are right. I forgot AA was out with the flu. He comes in for EC. Maybe Avery for Mitchell? But I doubt it.
I’m pretty annoyed that the Debbies are winning consistently again….and the Fishsticks are improving, too…there’s enough competition in this division already.
C’mon, fellas – let’s not ruin a good-win-feeling with cheap shots at each other…
You’re right, HW.
I gotta give you credit Jimbo. You are always positive about the team. We disagreed over the AA thing, which is fine. Got no problem with that. But, you are always positive about the team. Good for you on that.
Mitchell’s going down eventually. He’s been solid, but I don’t see him sticking around for good. Hagelin, on the other hand, could very well remain with the team. We’ll see.
Obviously Wolski is another guy. With the way things are going, when someone gets back, we’ll just lose another guy to injury.
when AA comes back, EC needs to sit in the upcoming division games
Strahlman needs to make better decisions in D zone – very good at handling puck though on rush
Was anyone else surprised that the Habs dumped Jacques Martin at this particular time? And replaced him with a no-french-spoken-here Randy Cunneyworth?
Until tonight, I thought the Habs were playing better lately…..
Jimbo, it’s a shame we’re going against them when they got their game together. Kovalchuckles is playing better, Parise is playing his best hockey, and that Henrique kid is looking good to.
Elias normally owns Hank, so he’s always someone to worry aboot.
Tough game, for sure!
Orr – That’s the exact reason why I never say “just get rid of him” You need all the depth you can get. EC might not be deserving to play right now but they have been extremely lucky (knock on wood) up front with the injury bug. There is a chance he might be needed at some pt.
Jimbo – MTL been bad for a while. 3 wins in the last 10. They have one of the Worst PP’s in League (even worse than ours which is hard to do). But their roster is their bigger issue.
Thanks, HW – I love the Rangers – I have for over 40 years now – that’s a lot of different bodies in those uniforms, and as long as you’re playing on my team, I want to support you.
I certainly don’t always feel positive about the team and some individual players, but I want my team to WIN, and anyone who can help them to succeed at that goal I support….
Separated shoulder for Eminger? Depending on the grade of separation, it could be a few weeks
Hey, ilb, at least it’s not a divorced shoulder! That would be permanent!
HW, I guess I was mistaken about the Habs – and it is SO unusual for a Canadiens team to have a crappy PP – they always have had a good PP unit, no matter how the rest of the team has fared.
But Martin didn’t put this team together – you can’t get blood from a stone!
new post.
ilb- While the fringe will worry abt. what the 4th line will look like, I’ll be more concerned about asking 1 guy that was cut (woywitka), one guy no one wanted (strahlman) a kid on a huge bounce back year (MDZ) and a rookie (Erixon) to take over this defense. Its one thing to be the 5-6 guys and another to be the 3-6 guys.
Latona – yeah, that would require a brain surgery…
ORR – Definitely going to be a tough game in Newark – but I’d love to have it be us who stops their winning streak, though – and brings them back down to earth – by making Maaaaaaaaaarty look like his age and weight in goal…
mORRon
I posted after the first and second period. It just so happens that the yotes scored late in both those periods. If I were you, I wouldn’t talk about whining. You have been whining about Dubi for the last three years. Why don’t you crawl back to your moms basement and have bowl of ice cream.
Now Emmy’s gone for how many weeks?? Jeez, can we recruit Leetch and Patrick out of retirement?? Hell, I’d even take Bruce Driver at this point, just so we don’t kill Girardi and McD by New Year’s.