Game 13.
Islanders at Rangers.
The Rangers open the second quarter of the season on a three-game winning streak, and 6-2 in their last eight.
Martin Biron starts in goal, his second start of the season. Brian Boyle returns to the lineup after being scratched for three straight, replacing Chris Kreider, who will be prucha’d along with Stu Bickel.
The Islanders have lost five in a row, including a loss at the Garden a week ago. Evgeni Nabokov starts in goal. Ex-Ottawa thug Matt Carkner remains out.
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LGR
AMIRANTE!!!
And happy birthday Eric’s kiddo!
Happy valentines day to all of you!
Oh and LGD because I’m working until midnight tonight!
Re-post:
No, much worse, because the fans who hated those guys didn’t know them, and weren’t hated back, twice as much.
I’m also whining, e3.
Happy 26th, eric’s kid.
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/item_mrjKyFB4LBO4ItvUF0OFNO
Brooks’ article from the Leetch-wing-lock game.
“The operation was a success. The patient died anyway.” Not sure if he was referring to the game or Muckler there.
No kreider?!!! BOO!
Duguay’s players to watch are coming up. yippee
another easy win tonight.
hey how come i cant vote for the Three Rangers Stars? It’s locked….
Heads. Quick question: the piece of Cooke was def trying to injure karlson, correct?
Dave says no buzz in the building tonight.
Don says Valentine’s day will suck the life out of anyone.
Duguay picks Gaborik and Moulson.
Think those drapes were screaming when duguay shot them to make that shirt?
just brutal Educator. trying to be like Walt Clyde Fazier
Another stats-padding game for Gaborik… its Gaborik’s birthday today, btw… so this game couldnt come at any better time
I’m someone asked Duguay if there was any buzz in the building, I reckon he’d think they were talking about some kind of popular 70s narcotic.
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Hedberg – you show me another dead coach that coached while dead and did it better than muckler….
E3 – Carp tries his best to make sure our inanities do not reach too wide an audience.
ooh la la
kooz – the world needs to hear us
Heave Ho – 4 in a row!
JR – “at the start of this game, its zero zero”
solidarity
S.Nation my brutha…..Ice mets is genius
Good evening all! Must win!
So happy Amirante is back in the building…..
lets hope to see something out of that “third” line.
Interesting MSG Fact = Rangers PK 14/15 since acquiring Powe
LGR!!
Tavares “not afraid to go to the dirty areas”, or Nassau Coliseum as those areas are also known.
I hate n hated Muckler too, just not as much as Carp! Funny as hell
I know Hank is more fashionable than Biron and all but….Man. Biron’s mask is SO much nicer than Hank’s.
Happy Valentine’s Day
to everyone here and beyond
(except for some…ah, hell. them too!)
and
happy birthday to e3’s kiddo!
Stralman and Staal together to start
John Amirante woohoo
Go and get em!!!!
Here we go Rangers! Here we go!
lets get it on
Hartnell you Dolanvision for now showing Amirante back for the first time…shame.
IT IS TIME!!!!!
lets go gog gog gog ogog gogog!!!
LETS GO RANGERS !!!
LETS GO RANGERS !!!
LETS GO RANGERS !!!!
LETS GO RANGERS !!!!!
oh no…maloney on radio just mentioned Game 3 april 11 1975
Torts looks alive… N nice suit
LETS GO RANGERS !
LETS GO RANGERS !!
LETS GO RANGERS !!
LETS GO RANGERS !!!
JPG – my kiddo’s bday was last month…..eric’s laddie turned 2 today :)
NYR fan – first game? :)
Jack Capuano looks great, doesn’t he Sam?
happy 26th mini e3!
Hedberg February 14th, 2013 at 7:09 pm
Torts looks alive… N nice suit…
bet no one said that about Muckler
carcillo….I dis the same thing. well belated to mini you e3 and happy 26th to baby eric!
Great job in losing weight, Jack Capuano. Now you just need a haircut, a new suit, a better job…
Good shift for Flavah beast….
hmmmm, must be one of those kids i spawned….
GIRARDI – All Hagelin!!!
DANNY GEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Girardi 1 goal
Boyle no goals
Hagelin is becoming an All-Star playing with Rick Nash…
The ever so important First Goal. 1-nil.
4th game in a row scoring 1st goal apparently. Thanks Sam
Another assist for Nash. trade Nash
Shaggy!!!!
hard to keep track, no prob e3 :)
No love on Feb 14th apparently between Asham and Boulton
Asham has lost every fight this year. It’s getting embarrassing.
good play by delzaster with the poke check to stop a breakaway.
Ye because Prust was a good fighter.
Hagelin is a Swedish word that means _
rock-em sock-em robots…..
now back to hockey
Where are all of those pundits who were slurping the Islanders after their fast start? As if their waiver-wire franchise would ever be able to maintain a playoff position.
didn’t think either participant won that fight.
Prust routinely fought guys who were out of his weight class, physically, and he used to show well.
Not just pundits, Doodie. There’s always a pretty big “Look out for the emerging Islanders” faction on here every time they put two wins together.
Another great play by Flavah….
Ye umm Boulton is out of Asham’s weight class as well and he didnt even lose the fight it was a draw. Prust never won a fight.
Very few whistles, i like it.
First TV timeout wow
Huuuuuge hit by Miller on Hamonic…
just to be clear…...no one will be happier than me if Boils were to get a hattie and the rangers win
Isles still don’t have a shot, 11:14 in.
BIRTHDAY BOY!!
Thrice is a charm. 2-0.
there’s a good shift by Richards and Gabby :)
JR – “As regards the Ice Mets, its hard to shoot if you dont score”
yes!
GABY PUTS THE BISCUIT IN THE BASKET.
IT’S A GLORIOUS DAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARIAN.
Stay calm. Remember Tuesday.
I am more confident with a lead when Boyle is playing like this. Also, Rangers seems to always protect leads for Biron…
We’ll see…
Key to Miller is his feet. He needs to keep them in motion.
world class MARTY
marty….marty
Visnovsky and MacDonald clearing the crease well enough to make wicky proud on that goal.
Great plays by Boyle to hold onto the puck and shield it with his body. You cannot be serious. One-way ticket straight to the Hall of Fame, as a visitor.
Cally looks good with R & G. adds grit.
“Gaborik puts the biscuit in the basket”
Richards puts the lotion in the basket
marty is a great looking #2
Who gets the hose again??
Joe….”I might be wrong Sam”
HAHA! Nice, FlaR!
Molson Gold
richards need a winger named wilbur
Prust never won a fight?
http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/107186
needs
My brutha….a horse is a horse…of course
of course…
prust is dead to us
my brutha, w i l l l l l l b u r
Looks like the Isles are waking up.
I’m not liking the rangers having trouble getting out of there own zone. This was a big problem in boston and it could be a big problem tonight.
“Heeellllo Wilbur!
JR – “if a bird in hand is worth two in the bush, how does a stitch in time save nine?”
I’m Mr. Ed
Prust isn’t dead to me until I see him against us in another sweater.
LMAO at slurping Doodie
Why is the voting poll closed?
Doodie – that was the implication….
Doodie, me too…..and I kind of don’t want to watch that game, especially at home
Jerry: What’s good for goose is good for the gander.
George: What the hell is a gander anyway?
Jerry: I dunno. (Shoulder shrug)
i think Gander played Tony Soprano
1) Prust is bigger than Simmonds
2) That wasnt nearly as lopsided as the ratings make it seem
3) Had to go quite a while till you found that didnt you?
Im assuming your judgment of Asham losing that fight is the fact that he lost his balance and went to the ice but then got up in 2 seconds and continued to exchange punches. Draw.
Hagelin means gander in Swedish
That 78-79 team was magical
Sorry, actual quote:
Jerry: I think that’s a “what’s good for the goose is good for the gander”.
George: What the hell is a gander, anyway?
Jerry (picking up the phone and dialing): It’s a goose that’s had the old
switcheroo pulled on it.
I don’t know yet, CCCP.
Want something more recent?
http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/111335
Hags is reprising “Carl” in the new Die Hard movie
I think Muckler’s 81-82 Wichita Wind would give the Isles some trouble based on that period.
Why not, Carp?
falls are the number one cause of winters
Maybe the poll is closed to prevent voting fraud before end of game :) since Biron is in goal, does Hank get first star?
Fact: Manny Malhotra was once scratched from a game because he got stuck on Muckler’s stairlift during a power cut.
Halpern keeps calling Gaborik a “horse”. I think he is confused.
Halpern didn’t know it was Gaborik’s bday?! He obviously HATES Gaborik!
TRAID HELLPEARN!
Why not, indeed, CCCP.
Torts didn’t mention Gaborik’s birthday, either. Torts hates Gaborik.
Trade Torts??
That tribute to Jagr was awesome!
alright then
happy birthday to eric’s kiddo!
may the Terrible 2s pass by quickly
and
happy belated bday to e3’s kid!
i think i’ve got it all covered
I feel like I’d be safe voting McD as one of 3 stars in any game.
anyone see this stat yet
stepan 0 for 8 on faceoffs thats insane
I really hope the senators play the perns in the first round of the playoffs this year.
What’s the story with Cooke….accident or what???
Let’s lose a few of the poke checks in front of our own net and engage someone, what say?
not online while watching the game
hope i’m missed here
:-)
btw,
nice job by Boyle to come back on
that 3 on 2 by the isles
Gabby/Richards/Cally line looked like
the least one on the ice
for first half of period
got better
Let me understand, you got the hen, the chicken, and the rooster. The rooster goes with the chicken. So, who’s having sex with the hen?
I really hope Pidto actually says “question mark” at the end of every sentence he uses that is a question in every day life.
Romeo – right again!
and Nash, Romeo.
Glad gabby got his birthday gift from Richie…perhaps now he can assist someone else ?
Cooke is still a piece of Cooke- accidental or not.
at the very least it was a sneaky dirty play.
“Honey, will you marry me question mark.”
Boyle’s trying, working…but out of position numerous times. Rust?
There’s a moon out tonight. Sort of.
His line has had some really strong shifts so far.
Boyle got traded away tomorrow for a 2013 draft pick I would have no problem with it.
St Valentine’s Day Massacre?
Happy birthday Walt Podubney
“Can I read tweets from NHL players live on TV with no concept of intonation in my voice question mark.”
That was fast.
Here we go. The rangers are a turnover machine in the neutral zone.
Poddubny’s not getting anymore birthdays…
Is it still intermission? wake up BLUE
Podub #8
Is he no longer with us, Olga?
Do the Rangers get a 2nd timeout lol
Here’s that PP. Yikes.
Is the Ranger crowd turned down low tonight?
Strawhlman not so good so far tonight.
olga – whaddup
That’s the sort of dumb offensive zone penalty that winning the fight inspired Boulton to do.
Grabner makes Richards look like my Grandpa
Richards would have made a great D man
Richards playing the game like it’s a weekend pickup game.
Horseteeth = Speed
“He went around him like a cigar stor indian.”....Bill Ckadwick
Walt passed away just a few years ago. Heart attack I believe.
Girardi slid to block the pass there, Carp…
Do we get any shots on this 5 on 3? That is the question
Nabokov’s Lolita was spine tingling…
Thank YOU Mr.girardi!!
Maybe we can get Dubi back like the Debbie’s got Ponikaraski back.
Horsteeth will lose the faceoff…
Eddie! etc. etc.
chewdoon?
Tic tac toe, three derps in a row for Brad.
Richards is dreadful
Fishsticks fear this PP
Wow
WEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Well deserved.
Season over.
woof
fugging rangers are horrible tonight playing defence.
olga – Nut in you?
Girardi stayed on his skates and didn’t block the pass that time.
No lead is safe
This ranger 5 on 3 brought to you by No Doz
Trade everyone
timeout? oh wait…
WEEEEEEEEEE
Time out.
Season over. Again.
Still don’t understand why they started Biron tonight.
Biron out?
oh brutha
This is causing me physical discomfort.
What in holy hell!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well that was a well-played couple of minutes. Horrible read by Strorlman.
Game 7
this will be one of those 35-34 games
Don’t really know that Biron has anything to do with a wide open man in front and two odd man rushes.
8th Avenue, the shooters end tonight
Say mole, say mole, eddie.
wow, now we have a bad trend. Rangers better get there act together or they won’t make the playoffs.
You’re not kidding about Straulmon, LW. Absolutely atrocious…
Jesus!! What in the hell did the NYRs do during the intermission?
olga – say-mere
I’m still complaining about the second goal. I’ll assume the fourth has gone in while I’m typing this.
Let’s see just how fragile this team is. Fingers crossed we survive the period.
i agree Latona. Just terrible hockey
What exactly could Biron have done to prevent that? Sheesh. Maybe Prust shouldve been in net then it would be 10-0.
this freaking loss is ON THE HEAD COACH PERIOD. WHY HIS STUPIDNESS TO THROW THE SAME FREAKING PP UNITS WITH RICHY THAT PEACE OF CRAP ON THE POINT.
THIS PP SUCKED THE LIFE OUT OF THIS GAME. ITS A FREAKING DISGRACE.
NO FREAKING CHANGES EVER ON THE PP
Kreider plays in this game and its 4-0 rangers
knew that was coming.
eric’s son better hide
stralman pinches at end of pp good job you moron
Stralman had a rough nite against Boston despite his goal
make it 5-0
This game is making me vomit. This is a new funk: blowing multiple goal leads. Wow.
Umm I believe Gaborik and Nash were on the point on the 5 on 3, not Richards.
Rangers longest streak was the brown one laid down by Sather from 2000 until now.
If Kreider was playing….. 6-0 at this point…
I didn’t find either shot on the 2 on 1 to be particularly good.
Tavares’ went through a 2 inch hole between Biron’s arm and thigh, hitting Biron. He’s gotta stop that one.
Boyes’ shot was hard and low across the goal from a bad angle and Biron was playing too deep and too close to the near post. He’s gotta stop that one.
rangers playing pond hockey. They continue to play pond hockey the rangers won’t make the playoffs.
This is an embarrassment.
It was Richards.
If torts kept the same line-up…..7-0 rangers
Brad Boyes, Brad Boyes, wha cha gonna do?
I hate Ranger power plays.
Darnitall a power play…
ranger PP…if Kreider was playing…8-0 rangers…. bank it
As bad as this period has been, not sure a one-goal deficit against the emerging Islanders with 30 minutes left is in the insurmountable category, Eric…
COPS
I agree, Doodie. But every time he loses it’s guaranteed somebody will say, I don’t understand why they played him tonight.
That should have been delay of game on Nabokov. Absolutely. But Rangers probably benefit from no call there.
It is amazing they actually have practiced the power play. Is there defense or a goalie during their practice?
What exactly has removing Kreider and inserting Boyle done??
Kreider would have scored there….9-0
Wont be the last time
Akbar – score would be 10-0 rangers
Carp, I just didn’t understand it based on the schedule. I thought he should get one in this stretch, just not one after two nights of rest for Lundqvist and against a division rival that plays their absolute best hockey against us.
That’s a goal.
So is this the new thing now? Just giving up for about 5 minutes every game?
Biron is terrible. PP is terrible. We are going no where. We will struggle to make the playoffs and get knocked out in the first round. To add insult to injury we have no first round pick either. So this year is a complete loss. TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!
Ugh, I know it E3
That looks like a goal to me.
3rd goal i can agree was bad. If Hank allowed that we’d be saying that was a softie. But it was obvious Isles would score they were controlling the game at that point.
Shud be tied up again….but this is the NHL
Sully?
looks good to me
So now they will make the playoffs, right?
wow they scored. Who would’ve thunk it.
good goooooooooooooooooal
PPG! HEEEEEEEEEEEE MAN
Thanks tortarella for playing Biron, even though the rangers as a team playing poor team defence.
Hagelin. In swedish it means to argue about the price.
what a power play. beware!
Capuano should be blown dead
Somebody drag eric in off the ledge…
Remember the official goal line is in Toronto, not the one you see on the ice.
Olga – that was pretty funny!
Why, Olga?
Kreider in Boyle out…score is 11-0 rangers
Hagelin es en fuego!
Our only PP goal comes on a fluke dump in.
Henrik only got one night of rest, Doodie, and if the Islanders really played their best hockey against us last game, that wasn’t showing much.
Hugo girl
Capuano: “I’ve lost weight.”
Ref: “He’s stood right next to you.”
Carp!!!! Playoffs!!! Where talking about the playoffs!!!!!
No no, Hugo boy. Olga girl.
seriously richy is on my last nerve right now
Disclosure, I don’t understand why Biron started tonight either, but I don’t really think it has had a substantial impact on the game as of yet. Sure, those saves would have been nice, but no saying Henrik would have stopped them either.
richards is gomez right now
With ya Eric
Broadway Brad has been a nonentity.
ok not that bad, almost gomez
Like that they had Halpern take the Dzone faceoff instead of Stepan. Would like it better if Stepan wasn’t so bad at faceoffs that the Rangers felt compelled to do that.
That was a strong play by Boyle. No goal, but hard work.
Can Boyle stay on his feet? Geez worrying about getting hit
OK, poll is now open. I think. Somebody vote and let me know if it works.
thanks.
olga – my bad….hugo boy
Latona, I think Lundqvist gets both of those. The first one because Lundqvist is excellent at closing all of the spaces between his body. The second because he is excellent at taking away the bottom of the goal. I think if Lundqvist lets those in, we are rolling our eyes about how he let in two softies in one game.
Kreider #1
Hags #2
Danny G #3
Wow, great save by Biron. Redeems himself a bit there.
Boyle > Horseteeth so far tonite
Biron redemption?
Players might have taken a different shot knowing Henrik was in net, though, Doodie.
this would be Kreider time
What has happened to Brad Richards???
I’ve seen enough to realize the rangers aren’t as good defencively as a team like they were last year. If the rangers don’t tighten up there team defence they will have a tough time winning games.
Deep breath guys it’s the flipping ice-mets !! Not a quality game but we gotta get two points and move on…
what a shift. Hags earned a trip to the box. Miller earned a trip to Hartford.
WILBURRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!( neighing angrily)
Thanks for voting. That’s enough.
Carl Hagelin will henceforth be known as Swedey Gonzalez.
LGR!
Since when do the refs protect Jon Tavares? ....what a BS call that was…call it both ways…
Who scored the first Fishstick goal? TSN has Rangers leading the game 3-2 right now!!
man that was some garbage officiating
Dumb retaliation by Hagelin, but how do they miss the trip by Tavares?
i like that swedey gonzales
Our PK is better than our PP anybody notice
Boyle is playing well
Brad Richards…is he even playing?
one of the 4th liners jimbo
grabby you are a gentleman and a scholar
The battle of the terrible power plays. Hopefully the stink is contagious.
Id be down for sitting Richards for a game. Never thought id say that last year.
Difference on defense this year is the soft play by the forwards in their own end…imo
Too much coasting and watching going on
torts must really hate kreider
richards looks like hes stoned out there. hung over or something
islanders actually have a decent power play.
Boy Cally knows how to use is body
richards might have mono or something
my compliments senor gonzales.
TSN hates Colin McDonald.
Richards has the Rich Ranger Disease.
The green flu. And Sather is the carrier…
could be worse
Hit em with ur purse Brian
careful hedberg. thats michilettis eyecandy. dont let him hear you say that ;)
officiating? really?
Richards needs to sit in the 3rd – he is hurting the team every shift he is out there tonight.
couple of observations. why not take tavares on a 2 on 1 and of casikas beats you he does???
mcdonagh should have figured that out.
richards has been real bad.. turnovers, bad passes, wow.
boyle has played well so far. gilroy did not see the ice after 1/2 the period he played fine..
rangers lost every battle first 12 minutes of the 2nd bad bad effort….
That talk by Tavares about the two on one was AWESOME.
richy problems include (no order)
a. slow on his skates
b. no presence at top of pp with a shot
c. telegraph his passes on pp
d. gets knocked of puck too easily.
e.wears a stupid mouthpiece
lucky they have asham, powe . nad halpern in the lineup over kredier. expect a few goals in the 3rd from those 3…
again pyatt in the d zone is not good.. when you break your stick just og to the damn bench…
Olga, bless you, at least you give me a laugh during the horror shows….
has nothing to do with officiating and more to do with the rangers playing soft pond hockey.
seeing my 2 year old blowing out his candles better not be only enjoyment i get tonight.
5 of 6 pts needed over next three
Only two shifts for Stroelman since the second Isles goal.
hags, boyle, and callahan only forwards playing the way they need to..
nash is a little soft with his whiptydoo, dppty doo.. shoot the f-in puck….
Eric, if I may pile on….
f. Has no overdrive gear . No separation speed.
But Tavares didn’t answer the question about eating raw meat, Doodie…
stralman was in full euro mode tonight…
the fall behind the net was just the start of his stellar play….
mdz moved up over strallman. problem with guys like stralman, gabby, and others they do not bring it night in and night out. that is the difference between great and good..night in and night out the effort….
Richards really has entered Drury territory now his mouth guard is attracting criticism.
eric, I thought we already lost tonight.
eric
Vibin’ on Richy.
Europånsy
LW – Colin McDonald!? Is he one of the Fishsticks? Thanks! TSN denies his existence, and his goal!
Mrs. eric better run for the hills
LMAO!! Terrible mouth piece!
Boyle Okay, grinding. Who would believe that Hagelin would be our toughest, most aggressive wing? Embarrassing lack of beef with few exceptions. Poke check city.
Biron with some inspiring goaltending. The other guys didn’t help him out, but those were two of the worst save attempts I’ve ever seen.
“stralman was in full euro mode tonight…”
Bwaha! VinceA?
eric
g. can’t win a faceoff
Stuart a …
Big problem with team in general .. Inconsistent intensity level
The more they show the more I think that Cooke’s hit was intentional
“Bill, I think you would look even more creepy during the MSG150 if you could appear from out of shot, like a fart drifting across an empty corridor.”
Stuart A try some chocolate, it may make you feel better
Bettman game?
latona
havent lost yet but visons of an odd man rush with richy slow to get back wouldnt be shocking
Lolita knocked that net off the posts. Delay of game, or goal, one.
the drop offr from the 1st period to the 2nd was dramatic.
they thought the game was over and they won the cup allready.
wow what a lack of leadership and pride… deer in headlight syndrome. montreal about 3 years ago when they blew a 4 nothing lead or so…
they are playing in the ranger zone, clears have been very innefective….pyatt is a 4th liner…..boyle who has stunk all year has brought it tonight and that is why i am praising him.
Wait they just gave up three in a row again?
Richie Rich skating in a sand trap. Blind passes AGAIN! Exposed.
I love this Honda presidents day commercial
The Kreider will be big in the 3rd
i will have some chocolate later.. the 2nd period was a train wreck…..
Did I just write snow apes? Obviously I meant snow caps. Why would I be eating snow apes?
Henrik gets Tavares and Boyes btw
This team’s Achilles heel ( sorry Karllson) not strong enough at the center position.
Our D will get one to win it. Don’t bench Gilroy he has been fine.
Heaven help me…Duguay is wearing an acid trip under his jacket….
Duguay looks like he got up oily tonight.
Raw Meat.
Yes this Head’s team hasn’t yet figured out how to play with the lead
this is the first time in am really on richy but what i find mind boggling is torts dec to keep insisiting on him on point. it’s time to get him off pp right now all together
Me too, educator. I wish they could keep it in the rotation after Presidents’ Day.
Yes, PBR, they did….
Richards has honestly become Drury 2.0 in terms of contract and expectations. Except, Drury wasn’t completely useless…
This Head’s team? NO – this YEAR’S team
Fat Guys eat anything…
Richards is awful. He is Gomez 2.0. And to think, for the same money, we could’ve had Kovalchuk.
How many innocent sharks were killed to make that suit?
You’re right Papa…that’s why the team D is so bad….miss Dubi and Artie in that respect
Cooke’s was on purpose hard to prove though. The players know, trouble coming his way, not only from the Sens.
Yes but I usually draw the line at snow apes
Turd period. Hope it doesn’t stink.
I think Richards is still hurting from the Erin Andrews breakup
How about Can-apes?
H. Isn’t an eastern conference type player. Belongs out west.
Due for a too many men
Or a Taylor Swift
Erin Andrews? Really? That voice would drive me berserk.
What would be missing if Nash were playing on a line with Crosby?
Nash=Beast
i. best days behind him
Beer on looks shakey
What would be missing if Nash were playing on a line with Crosby?
3-part harmonies.
richards for dubi and artie
What would be missing if Nash were playing on a line with Crosby?
Pierre McGuire’s dignity?
OLGA – :) good one
Nice try, LW, but that’s been absent for a long time.
Olga, nice one!
Too bad Boyler ain’t a bleeder
PP fun
bout time…no richards
No Richards on this PP.
No Richards is a step in the right direction. Swapping in Pyatt kind of negates the purpose.
They have to be one of the worst teams at the offensive blue line in hockey.
Torts reading the blogs on Richie
No Richards on second unit, either.
Yeah, I know eddie and coos, I said unit.
Doodie Machetto February 14th, 2013 at 9:01 pm
Richards is awful. He is Gomez 2.0. And to think, for the same money, we could’ve had Kovalchuk.
Remember last year’s playoffs? The same playoffs were you described an invisible Stepan as the #1 center.
Where’s JT been?
Looks like Miller and Asham out of the rotation.
Richards glued to the bench it appears. Good for Torts.
Carp said unit
Another great pass from Richards there.
Miller-Stepan-Asham.
LOL! Richards gets on the ice…makes a drop pass to no one in the neutral zone…Isles control….
Lev, I fail to see your point.
Carp said PP.
It looks like Richards has no leg strength at all.
Sounds like they are starting to boo him.
... after Gaborik-Richards-Nash.
Do you guys know what they do to horses that can’t race anymore?
Richards glued to the bench it appears
This is no time for practical jokes.
beat you to it, eddie.
god forbid, richards has leg cancer or some such…
isles will have a shot on pp to win this in regulation.
our dreaded pp never comes up big
Is it time for me to start whining about the BCATHGE yet?
Give him a feedbag and sit him next to Henrik
Eddie said that Carp said PP – huh huhuh
carp – you are quicker than a bunny :)
headzo – i have to PP, but LW said carp said PP
Tavares reminds me of Sydney.
eric said up big
Carp keeps saying rotation
trade richards for nadal
Gotcha Eddie. Cocktail du jour?
doubt this goes to shootout. Probably will end in OT.
I abhor this behind-the-net view. Makes everything seem much more threatening than it actually is.
If I found a suit like Capuano’s, I’d buy two…and throw them both in the trash…
lets just go to the shootout
Rangers soon to be using a 7 man rotation
Headzo said cocktail.
headzo – had a beer for lunch…...now a pinot
Couple of nice donnybrooks up in the upper bowl.
Maybe Richards is Nadal
headzo – you?
I sure did LW – he he
i had a delish irish stout with my eggplant parm….
Is Okposo a bust or not?
yes.
Not sure if any of you know this but Boomer Esiason’s daughter is dating Matt Martin of the Islanders. Hahahaha.
Carp said donnybrook
If the Isles win this, there will be one very proud Wang.
just get to OT secure a point and worry about winning it then.
i love potty humor
That’s funny, Kenny…
CCCP said bust.
Thrice Edward – after I fed my girlfriend a drowsy cold medication with our box of wine, i succinctly switched to old reliable – tito’s & soda with a lime. Enjoy your pinot!
LW said very proud wang.
lots of enthusiasm growing in wang
no tryptophan, Headzo?
And also, when will MSG stop playing Richards’ Beginnings?
seriously, I thinh wang’s sons are named Harry and Holden
If he can’t run in the next race…they’re gonna have to shoot him
LOL! Anyone hear Joe’s comment?
Wonderful – Torts just killed BR’s will to play hard the rest of the season
Close, but that’s the trouble with Tribbles
LW said wang
with a killer tri-tip on the grill…its was 70 degrees today
Nash and Hags on the same line is like Godzilla and Godzuki
and his daughter is candy wang
nephew willy wang
Carp – turkey was our valentine’s meal!
Fla ranger – do you have an evil twin that hangs out at the upper deck bar in Hallandale?
his sunburned uncle Red wang
Have any of you or your companies bought one product or used one service just because it’s advertised along the boards or on the ice?
Lost his manhood on the play
must say, great save by biron, positioned perfectly.
I know the upper deck bar in hallendale!! Great beach there too
two players the rangers have ZERO answer for every game they play vs them
jon taveres and james neal.
And that’s two great saves by Biron to make up for the two softies.
papa bear said manhood
Beecher Wang?
I’m not allowed in there anymore
No, Fat Guy, but I’ve used every company advertised on the ice surface of European rinks.
Howser Wang
You were right Carp – Island-girls playing like it’s their game 7
Foxwoods final five – bust or not?
E. Normus Wang
Eric and PA Parenteau
And Clarkson
Bonus pts coming?
Drury’s had one shift this period … I mean, Richards.
this game has shootout written all over it.
I love that Boyle is playing with Gaby and Cally…
Biggie Wang
...especially at this point in the game…
Why Fla? Stared too long at the blonde waitress with the biggest sea mammals known to mankind?
Is Stepan playing?
Hugh Wang
Jack Wang
C’mon…end it here
Isn’t Donny Brooka related to Marie?
Sigh…sorry… I am fatigued
Can understand Richards getting benched but do not think Miller deserves it too
You’re right, NYR. That’s a pretty hideous suit that Capuano has on.
fat guy – what beach? LOL
Yeah, the upper deck seemed like the kind of place that would eventually have to ban lots of people over time
Lots of moonlighting strippers and extra curricular activities
Peppy Wang
Agree, jpg.
Juanita Wang?
Miller’s struggled a bit again, and with Richards out, it’s a three-line game. So Asham’s out too.
no comment
This period has been pretty wretched from both teams. Might as well have a shootout.
Hagelin a ballerina on those skates
Richards is on the phone with Drury discussing a pizza franchising deal.
Hags – yo yo ma is he shifty!
Hags is slippery
Capuano can get a starring role in Walking Dead if hockey doesn’t work out
no doubt rangers true #1 line is stepan, nash and hagelin
JPG – miller centered a pass for the islanders….torts yanked after that
Torts hates Richards.
Lotta Wang
With a quick release
Carp, have to think Miller is headed back to the Whale before game 6. Not that he won’t be called back at some point this year, but I think they burn the contract year just so he can struggle through games.
I don’t know the name of the beach but its just beyond the overpass and soviet era low rise apt bldgs
Hagelin a powerhouse right now
I am so not pleased….
wow!!! Hagelin is flying!!!
C. Wang
Tiny Wang
Hagelin is all over the place! This kid’s a keeper!
every good chance gets partially blocked
Juana Wang
Fal – busted.! Pardon the pun
*I don’t think
Game 6 is insignificant … but yes, you do it if you’re thinking he won’t be here much longer anyway.
Quite a game for the little speedy kid.
Islanders get a point. Parade at Nassau Coliseum parking lot tomorrow.
Charles Penis
Am I doing this right?
I’m sorry
Lol.
We don’t need no stinkin’ Richards.
i would kill to be named….......... Holden Harry Wang
At the buzzer boyle with the crunching check on streit. That looked like it hurt.
Hags playing like man possessed.
if boyle can play like this ok with miller going back but he will be first callup for an injury
Mo Wang
Fat guy Diplomat best Hotel ever
Stephan isn’t very lucky
Every chance gets caught in his skates, bad bounces away or hops over his stick. He does always seem to be in the right place, though, at least in the O zone
Richards sucks.
doodie – chuck pecker is better
Headzo…did you find a place to watch the game when you were down???
whyyyyyyyyyy
Thrice Edward – you’re en fuego tonight
Carp, like I said: I don’t think they have any qualms about recalling him for game 6, but his game has been lacking for three in a row. You figure he goes back down with some specific assignments from Torts for a possible recall later in the year.
Wow Richards in OT
Say what you want, but Torts is great at getting into guys heads.
Seymour Wang
least the rangers get a point. Won’t be happy unless they get the other point.
Rosy Wang
Penis Penis.
Did I get it right this time?
Junior Wang
go for win now biron in shootout no thanks
Capuano found his glasses in a garbage can outside Hempstead bus station.
Tavares mighty impressive
FLA – yes – the upperdeck bar i’m talking about
Joe and Sam, the slurping of Tavares is embarrassing
WHat a goalie!!
Good thing you’re not parked at the Mausoleum tonight Carp
Doodie Wang
They think they’re on PK
Starret A. Wang
Since when do they play 5 on 4 in OT?
I knew they should have started Biron.
Tavares has played like 1:45 of the 2:10.
taveres will give me nightmares
MARTY MARTY MARTY
Juicey
rangers are getting sloppy. Biron is saving there bacon.
What? Tavares has 3 minute shifts?
Isles havea a guy named Mnemonic?
Carp, looked sharp there.
Digger Wang
wanda wang
And Nash is still getting used to his new teammates.
I don’t know how Torts doesn’t go with Nash and Hagelin every other shift in OT.
This is about as loud as the Garden has been this year, excluding right after a goal.
spanky wang
Actually hearing fans….too bad cameras are on the lower bush league seats
So, Tavares plays 4 of 5 OT minutes. Nice.
Buff E. wang
Pistol Wang
Eddie Wang
vera wang.
Bob Wang
OMG Grabner is Luis Mendoza
Holy S – just cooke’d my underwear!!
Wear-a-wang?
Angus Wang
PLEASE put Grabner in as your first shooter.
brb changing my pants
Nash
Gabby
Cally
Chung Wang…..oh wait
lucky it wasn’t a penalty shot for Grabner.
BCATHGE wang….double hartnell
Junior Wang
no richy in shootout
advantage isles frans nielson is money usually
This up and down slop is not enjoyable to watcj
No Hank in the bonus round
No Richards please
Let’s see what Richards does. If he gets in.
Everybody wang Chung tonight
I agree Nash, Gabby, Cally. Then Hagelin, Miller, Richards.
Boomer Wang.
Mai Ty wang
Have Richie do his wide open move n then have GAbby follow him up for the rebound
Hey, Carpy, is this exciting, or what??????
No Richards
Tiger wang
close the 5 hole marty
Kitty wang
I called the shooters can’t lose
Russel Upsom Wang
Go with larry and Curley and moe….just friggin win
Wang Wang
Randy Wang
Woody Wang
A valentines day gang wang
Curley Wang
Ugly
Looks like Gaborik had him if he put it past the pad.
Happy Birthday, Gabby.
Did I just hear Sam say Hank is enjoying sitting on the bench? Good grapes….
Droopy Wang
5 hole Marty.
Danger
uh oh
Biron has a huuuuge 5hole
Argh!!!!! !! !
cher Wang
Arrrrrrrgh
Peed away a point
Le sigh.
poop
so easy to predict with biron on breakaways
Ranger Wangs
Double triple hartnell…......I am so pissed
I bet all those people at MSG love the shootout tonight, right Mr. Lockout Commissioner?
Wawa Wang
Should have let Boyle shoot. Bad loss
3 star WANG
Great – our boys just re-ignted the Islanders season
So fuggin disappointing-
Nabakov is their only goalie
Niters all …. Gotta go boudreau…..
It feels like boron sux in shoot outs but what are the real stats?
Slim Wang
Biron wasn’t within a foot of that last one.
That would have been one of NYR’s all-time ties!
Should have put Hank is! Martin looked like a Desperate Housewife out there in the SO.
oh well….its on with washington, and lets win there
Mama – courtesy flush please
Ken U. Wang
Like the attitude E3!! Turn the freaking page!!
Washington is playing well, too.
Holly Wang
Ima Wang
Knuckles Wang
Whalen Dowd Wang
game was lost in 2nd period
5 on 3 had chance to make it 3-1 dont stralman pinches at end tavers 2-2. rangers fall asleep next shift 3-2
thats the game period
got what they deserved.
forward wise it was hagelin, boyle and very little else.
lucky torts played miller in the 3rd, why play him when you have such talent as powe, halpern, and others…
stralman crappy game, can mdz hit the net ever????
so tavares is by far the best forward on the ice. he is better then nash ranger fans… he can score, is close to scoring on almost every shift.
nash looks good, but he cannot produce…the guy gets a lot of shots blocked. richards wow, his performance made miller look like first ballot hall of famer….
terrbiel terrible effort. when the rangers score 3 they should win every game. why use gabby on shootout, he hotts, never dekes, never goes to his backhand and i mean NEVER.
wow, what a horrible effort…torts f-ed with the lines now comes the Miller retarded demotion for no f-in reason. halpern has played better but the guy cannot score on me and the same for powe….
How come Sam didn’t give the Ranger player’s SO percentages? Hmm?
Bettman=Wang
Isles won…wang must be excited.
Puffy Wang
Brendan Shanawang
Duguay is the Keith Richards of hockey. Get him out of here. Where is Leetch?
Chubby W….can’t do it
Biron BLOWS in the shootout – a pylon!
torts is bullheaded.. how he treats kreider and miller compared to the likes of halpern, powe, asham, pyatt, and richards to name a few is a disgrace. age and $$$$$$$$$ has nothing to do with it and i have a car to sell you.
gaborik had 2 points but he was ok, he never dominates. what do they pay him $2 mill per year.. he plays like that….
Spider Wang
Busta Wang
Biron has conceded 35 goals on 76 shootout attempts in his career. Still a small sample size, but its right towards the bottom of the league.
Duguay just said Marian Guble-eek
Fats Wang
did gilroy play in the 3rd?? he played fine in his limited minutes..
again mcdonagh on the 2 on 1 worried about casikas, instead of making tavares pass the puck…bad decision making….BAD…..
Benedict Wang
Jergen Wang
Halfa Wang
More guys sat than played in the 3rd
Silky Wang
Love the fact the little kid earning, what, $600k, is playing harder and producing more than the guy with the 12 year bloated contract. Buyout material?
Buffalo Wang
P. wang
Richards Iza Wang
I should have stayed shopping. When I was trying on clothes, I came home it was 2-0
Sorry guys.
Maybe i’ll go shopping on Sunday
Helmut Wang
Chip wang
Rusty Wang
Tavares’s hair coming out the front of his helmet-wang
Clooney Wang
Re: Richards
j. overpaid
Well we know how many points the rangers would’ve gotten if me smiley pants played tonight
Really, Headzo. I saw that. What the?????
Pidto Wang
Yuri wang
Lebowski Wang
Drew P. Wang
Bob N. Wang
Mutumbo Wang
Absolutely pathetic performance. The players, the coaches just awfull.
Stupid coaching decision to scratch Kreider instead of Halpern or Asham. They were slower today than they have been in the last 4-5 games by alot. They also went from a four line team to a two and a half line team. Thats all on Torts.
The power play is now the joke of the league. It is remarkable how Torts continues to do the exact same things game after game, season after season. Insanity!
Don’t understand at all why Miller was benched. Also dont understand why you would put him on a line with Boyle and Pyatt. Nothing will happen and now Torts has his reason to send him down.
Brad Richards was just awfull! He is killing this team with his poor play. Everything he does is wrong. He really needs to sit .
On the flip side, Carl Hagelin was fantastic! Quick, lets trade him for a second rounder.
Biron sucked tonight. Three crap goals and two awfull shoot out goals.
Chris-Brad-Drury-Richards Wang
Wing Wang
i am laughing my 8 yr old assen off :)
Boyle looked more like the Boyle we know tonight. That is a good sign.
The further deterioration of Richards is a problem…
And, they were all asleep to start that 2nd period…
Sing Wang
one NYR power play goal was the difference.
Why doesn’t Mess or Leetch work with them on the PP?
When was the last time Gabby scored a SO goal? Bring back Malik!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlplXgDMDdA
Nick nack patty wang
Eileen Wang
Age old ? jpg
Boyle looked more like the Boyle we know tonight
yeah he was falling on his ass all over the ice for no particular reason. Good to see him back. :)
Ring Wang Doo
JoeM: “Marty, that’s some 5-hole you display in those shoot outs”
Chuey Wang
Lurch: “You Wang?”
Bent Wang
olga – winner!
JoeM: “Marty, that last shot by Tavares, you missed by a foot!”
Sizzled Wang
Phil wang
Wang it!
Wang Duguay
on a wang and a prayer
Fuzzy Wang
Ellen Burstyn Wang
Pope Wang
Wang Newton
Hagelin was the best left wang tonite
Pat wang
Wang Boyle
they have speed in kreider and miller but torts loves to play plumbers. the love for powe and halpern and asham is a joke…. sure powe is better then rupp but they are both 4th liners…
i have no idea what torts is thinking on miller nad kreider..NO IDEA…
HE MUST HATE SPEED….
Boyle and Hags had good games. Uh….so did Sam Rosen.
Manny Wang
Wang Chung
Perhaps Hags can teach Richards a thing or two.
Eve N. Wang
Tootsie Wang
pyatt is starting to play like we expect, a nice 4th liner….
i fear they will send down Miller, I have no idea why. It is stupid…...........
Cecil B Wang
In Carolina, they’re thinking cup. Staal Cup.
Wang thang
Torts hates speed.
Kelly Ripa Wang
Joy R. Wang
My favorite commenter on here is wang wang wang
Torts hates speed.
LOL
John Wang
Flicker Wang
Too Tall Wang
Bruce Wang aka Bettman
This is the time of the night you can try to predict what Torts will say post game
JTorts: “We played a good first 20 minutes in this one” Ba-dump-a
JTorts: “I wasn’t benching Richards in the 3rd. He did play, didn’t he?” Ba-dump-a
JTOrts: “No more questions” Ba-da-bing
Bunny Wang
Clubber Wang
wang won one
Hey! We got a point!
Phil T wang
Gone with the Wang
F. Mai Wang
Takes two to Wango
I’m outta wangs
salt T wang
buffalo wangs
Carp – is there benching history of Richards back in the Tampa Bay day when Torts was coaching him?
Wait….wango and Cash
Duguay doing his Captain Obvious impression!
Gunner Wng
Bubba’s Wangs
Jwango
Luce Wang
I’ ll say one thing
It’s no conicidence that we lost the guys we lost and now we can’t defend with the lead and we have long stretches of flopping around in our D zone, spinning to chase and giving away hesitant clearing attempts
Onion Wangs
Mary Wang
Wangfather
Frosted Mini Wangs
Wangler Jane
he benched richards for 1 period whipttydoo..
miller and gilroy do not see the ice for the 3rd period. stralman played horrible tonight watch the tape…......
asham cannot receive a pass on his stick watch the game…but they need a middleweight in the lineup to fight morons like boulton…that accomplishes nothing…........
At least they went out with a wang
Cal Ken Wang
Speedy Wang
New York Wangers
Wang dang doodle all nite long
You give Wang a bad name
Hagelin was damn impressive and has been for quite a while now. Basically took over the game tonight and whenever he was on the ice the team (particularly his line) was substantially better.
As for the rest of them, eh. Was glad Tortorella finally benched Richards – the dude is lost.
I know there aren’t a lot of Bickel fans on here…but he can’t improve if he doesn’t play…forwards will keep their heads up when he’s out there…just need to pair with the right guy.
The first English phrase learned by every NHL player at 18 months old is “F’in A boys”
Get a little more creative you stupid puckheads
Hugh R. A. Wang
Eddie x 3 – what do you like to put in your mouth?
a game like tonight
is why i’m a fairly
pessimistic person
unfortunately
felt pretty calm
and good about matter
even after 1st isles goal
and didn’t even feel
too too awful when they were ahead
by one
but….....
sheeeeeeeeeesh
words
escape me
Only 7 more years on his 9 year contract after this season Lloyd
Richards=Wang
FatGuy:
A lot of hockey players same the same handful of admittedly lackluster French-Canadian genes
Torts said they had couple of look on PP… some of the looks were at wang
Torts doppleganger is aging Henry winkler, maybe from night shift?
share the same…
Those 7 years will fly by
good looks*
Obama Wang
Tortorella has a bit of a latter day Henry Winkler/Al Pacino thing going on
Boycott ‘Beginnings’
Wangers and Mash
Is Biron any better than Sean Burke?
Obie wang kenobe is our only hope
Sean Burke is about 50 by now. I hope so. But probably not in the shoot out.
or Steve Valiquette
Biron had a stretch tonight where he was terrible but was plenty good enough the rest of the time.
He got torn apart in the shootout but that’s not much of a surprise
I’m a Bickel fan FlaRanger a/k/a Stephen Weiss.
Singin’ in the Wang
Steve Baker. He’s 55.
Kim Alexis was a babe at one point.
Up to 814 posts boys…
Or Gump (long-dead) Worsley?
Marty is a backup. He stopped some tough shots. He got us a point. He makes less than Richards, too.
She sure was, C3 – she was HOT!
Still 80 minutes left to get lucky with your wives, boys
At least a coffin doesn’t have a 5-hole…
did someone ‘Stepan’ Richards’ achilles? Maybe that’s why he was off tonight.
or escorts
Headzo – Nada Wang
Pierre Maguire just bought a Bruins jersey that says Teach Me how to Dougie
noticing a trend lately where the Rangers are out-hit and out-blocked every game they play. that could be because they are possessing the puck more or the guys who see the majority of ice time aren’t sacrificing themselves very much.
Duguay thinks he’s Austin powers
Rupp scored his first tonight btw
Bob N. Wang
trade for Boyle for Rupp now
So, Staal and Girardi took the night off?
Richards benched for 10 minutes = Boyle benching for 3 games?
No one interviewing Richards? Is he allowed to turn down interviews?
Some excellent wants tonight
(in stage whisper): Cool Wang Luke
Does carp even know we are still here right now?
Why mess up what they had? Superstition alone says leave it be.
Dougie!
Fat Guy – he’s interviewing Richards at the moment! LOL!
I bet Miller and Kreider go to AHL then Newbs and Ferero-Rocher get the callup.
Russell Westbrook is phenomenal, like the reincarnation of Sidney moncreif
definitely feels like Miller’s going to be on a bus to Connecticut shortly
LL Cool Wang
Richards should take a snapshot of the hat because if he keeps this up, that’s the closest he’ll ever again come to it. And bring Buke up here to learnt these defensemen a little about how to play aggressive defense. And Boyle tonight was the first guy in a long time to come to a teammate’s defense, even verbally.
Need more left wang scoring.
McDonagh’s done that a few times in recent games, cooscoos
Yeah, I don’t even count O’McD. He’s a given.
Kooz – you missed a lot of good wangs
Daneyko and goring…it’s embarrassing that the rangers can’t use a cup winner permanently in studio. Who better to talk about what it takes to win a cup? Is Beuk too busy?
Could have been worse. Lets win sunday
mary had a little wang
goldilocks and three wangs
wang and beanstalk
Wheels on the bus go Wang and Wang
Daneyko looks cro magnum
Goodnight wangs!!
I’m already abashed, e, about the thought of us accepting the oscar for screenplay of the year and you wanging it up internationally. :-)
Long wang
Triple E
can definitely do the lemons and lemonade thing here but Rangers are establishing a rather unfortunate pattern of choking away leads
Dikembe’s crazy laugh is awesome
Crow Magnum is a drunk indian.
No way I wang it up…..otherwise spanky wang
Woody wang
Rustle Crow is an indian horse thief.
Last year torts sounded insightful but this year he sounds like he’s trying to convince himself
Sheryl Crow is a spokes person for pedal pushers.
Lloyd – believe me…I know. I go back to 1968 with this team… An altogether familiar pattern. The names have changed, but the song remains the same.
Remind me again- how the F did they lose this game?
Torts tonight sounded like Terry Collins. (Ice Mets)
The song is gone, but the malady lingers on.
Fat guy – too much of nothing and too little of something.
Boyle looked good tonight. He was very agressive and tenacious.
Sue Mai Wang
Boyle played like he has something to prove. And he does.
The ups and downs with This team are intense.
Pyatt reminds me of Roberto Duran – hands of stone.
Miller out Kreider in me thinks
No mas
Duguay’s ex-supermodel is 52. Isn’t it time for him to start hanging out at Charlie-0’s again scouting 23 year olds?
That’s what the Pope said, ‘No Mass.’
Being superstitious. I leave the lineup as is as long as they win. That is Tarot card 101
coos and e3….and here I thought you all were really 26…go figure :)
But Boyle played a good game. Their pp is horrid
‘Cause I remember Charlie O’s?
Mama – emotionally I am 8
aw dang…poll closed too early for me…
Hags = 1
The O has closed
eddie and I are a total of 47. I’m 39 and he’s 8. Did I subtract that right, e3?
coos and e3…yes, and yes :)
Wait! I think that’s addition.
U be fine kooz
Duguay doesn’t know that.
of course, I am 26, and I only know of what you speak because I am just that smart :)
and enough wickys…TA!
Addition and subtraction are the same thing…. It’s all in the sign
Nite nite sweet mama
Damn. That makes sense!
new post.
I was dying earlier
Poon Tang Wang
Duguay still has a locker at the ghost of Charlie O’s where he keeps his good clothes to change into after the game. He says to the 23 year olds, ‘want me to sign something for you?’ And they say, ‘yeah, my check. who are you?’
899 Wang
900 Wang