Game 28.
Hurricanes at Rangers.
There’s a whole world of potential hurt sitting out there for ya boys, who have lost three in a row and four of
five, scoring a grand total of two goals in the last three.
Because tonight’s not just the dreaded (inexplicable and almost unavoidable) letdown in the first game back from a road trip, but it’s also a game that will be played before an impatient and irritated crowd that is sure to begin letting coach John Tortorella begin hearing it from the first bit of adversity.
And then followed by a trip to Newark tomorrow, where the Devils would only be too happy to add to the misery if it continues tonight. So, big game tonight? Um, yeah.
Looks as if the supposed top three players will be reunited—Marian Gaborik, Brad Richards and Rick Nash … the first two of whom are and should be the poster boys for what has gone wrong this season, the third for whom a portion of the team’s identity was traded over the summer.
Henrik Lundqvist starts in goal.
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Again, sorry for the extended absence. Been away at my “other job” since Friday.
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476 Comments
LGR!
LGR x 2
again, not must-win, but I think it’s a night for ya boys to show what they’re made of, either way.
lmgo, Jeff … rings in my hears! (with the accent).
i voted for hamr! hes gonna blast one from the point on the pp late in the 3rd and get the gwg. i’m calling it now. plus gabby gets a goal
lets do this thing!
They need to get some confidence back. That will go a long way.
Sam, Staal brothers already!
Won’t get home from work until about 8:30. Will probably catch a portion on the radio on the drive home.
Let’s Go Rangers!
god put sam out of my misery.
time is ticking boys. do you have a pulse if so show it
No-mentum?
good news all the regulars on the 3rd and 4th lines tonight.
can’t wait for the halpern, powe, haley artistry.
boyle is good for 3 ice flops tonight maybe more….
staal cannot get healthy fast enough…
torts in total denial… powe, halpern, haley, boyle cannot score. pyatt and miller, maybe…..
Real good college free agent defenseman out there. First one is a guy by the name of Andrej Sustr. 6 8” 245lbs out Nebraska-Omaha. I watched his team play two games this year. He skates very well for a kid his size. Also takes the body unlike you typical czech player. And most importantly the kid is a terrific offensive defenseman. He scored 16 g 28 a I think. Most important thing is that he is a right handed shot and has a cannon of a shot.
The other kid is a guy named Dan Dekeyser. Big kid who skates well, has a good shot and is very physical. I believe he is 6 4” 215 lbs. have not seen a single game of his this year. Mckenzie had him listed as one of his top 3 along with Sustr. We are at the 50 contract maximum now so they will have to release a player or two to be able to sign any of these kids.
Wonder what feed I get on center ice tonight MSG or carolina homers.
glad to see the 3 stars of the game voting has begun
For the money (I usually pay), center ice should air all home and away feeds. Crap service.
That was Sam’s chance to pull Tort’s suit jacket, that he bought in the Boys Dept. at EJ Korvettes, over his head and pummel him. Come on Sam show some backbone for Pete’s sake!
were gonna win tonight boys. i have a gut feeling we will somehow score more than 1 tonight. lw of avgs right
Amazing how Gaborik gets more flack than boyle.
Still no room for Kreider?
I read Larry Brooke’s article . It seems that there is some sort of dysfunction between sather and tort’s ,sather gets the players and tort’s does what ? deride the rookie (s) play gaborik out of position and tolerate badmiton for a PP
Sam doesn’t like fighting, only boxing.
LGR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and Dolan Fiddles away
LGR!! Let’s start rolling boys- please !
lgr!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wawa wawawa
One last Negative Nancy comment before the Blues go out there and turn it around. When Torto talked about showing the guys all their good goals from this year, what did he show Powe and Halpern? OK, exorcised that, ready…
If Richards is considered as one of the Big 3, as Sam just described it, the Rangers are in deep, deep trouble!
LGR and LGD!!!
All together now:
Staal Staal Staal Staal Staal Staal Staal Staal and Staal!
Spaam, Spaam, Spaam, Spaam, lovely Spaam, wonderful Staal!
Gabby gets one tonight ..
commonsense- u staying for the game tonight? i’m a big fan of yours. want to hear your in depth analsis between your periods tonight
LLLLLLLLGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡¡¡
LET’S GO RANGERS!!!
Told ya he’d get one!!
And there is the first big play by Gabby
unreal
Another great start. Sigh.. now Gaborik will probably be benched..
Gabby got one alright! 2 minutes for tripping at .24 secs. Ugh!
grabby, are Fishsticks playing?
Way for Callahan and Stepan to skate towards the boards instead of going hard to the net..
This team is amateur-hour already and we’re only 4 min in.
Only Boyle could tip that 5 feet wide.
Breakout looking crisp
I reckon R. Nash will score at least one tonight.
I reckon we’ll lose by at least 4
Mdz chasing that one at 3/4 speed. Nice.
Looks like they still haven’t fixed the tilted ice problem
I agree with Norn Merton, Dubinsky has a cute tush and I love Alexander Semen, alot.
Seven minutes, no shots!
LW, did you hear Keenan’s expert analysis. He said he’s looking for Nash to score because when Nash scores they win.
I also am a Habs fan and llike cock
Hey, Carolina, here’s our breakout—we’re going to hit the wing at the dots every single ti… oh, you knew that already?
Papa,
No difference between this year and a non-shortened season? Hmmm
good news – opening it up
bad news – canes scoring chances 6, NYR – 1
Giannone must be fun at parties
Anyone notice what the Gab did right before the trip. He checked a guy. Into the boards. Heavens!
Still need to win 4 rounds in the Playoffs Johnyboy. No difference.
Marc is the better looking Staal, Three ga-y friends and I were bathing in a tub, a wad of cum floats to the surface, I jump out and scream Who just farted..My new site is Hockey Inside/Out
3 goals in 13 games for R. Nash. Disappointing.
One shot in 9 minutes. Everyone cycling aimlessly. Great offensive strategy.
Sam excited just at a shot by us anymore
My husband is in the military so I am available at Gayties.com site for massages Males only.
23 points in 23 games for Nash. Nice numbers!
Interesting view..
Don’t think teams have skated together long enough to make hasty decisions that effect next year. Just my opinion.
Rangers looking good behind the Canes net. Unfortunately, they suck in front of it.
Don’t know who the above poster is
McD. sucks ‘em in to set up the Hagelin breakaway. Crafty.
CARP,
How about finding the jackassin who stole my handle (above) and kicking him off?
Thanks.
McDonagh just dropped to No. 14 on Team USA.
Did anyone notice that when the “big three” were cycling on their last shift, know one went to the net?
Uh oh.
cant…get…puck…out…of….zone….
3 shots in 12 minutes pathetic
Just flushed that one down the toilet where it belongs.
This team is bush-league.
Can we stick with hockey here ??
Alert security….We got an enemy behind the lines.
NYR – what a juggernaut. Why did they ever settle the lockout?
NYR locked out of scoring chances
The Rangers should replace the Hamerlk Maneuver with Mutumbo.
Let’s get a #2 Dman and a legit 3rd liner for Hank… And just add the fish fillet Ricky D.
He’s been captured, Papa.
Almost 15 minutes played and nothing is happening. Not much passion or energy. No offense. Like watching paint dry. This is like watching the last week under Renney. Lets hope they wake the fugg up!
My beautiful Aimee says that this team belongs in the fourth division of the women’s Panamanian night league.
Let the man love for Skinner the figure skater and the Stahl brothers begin! Is there any other team who’s paid announcers blah blah blah and prop up the other team more than these MSG guys! Give me Bill Chadwick, John Davidson or anyone but Joe, Sam, Al. At least they were either biased in favor of the NYR or were neutral when games were on WOR channel 9 or the early years of MSG.
Thanks Carp.
New York Rangers: 2 goals in 10 periods
FIRE TORTS, SATHER & SAM ROSEN
Another smart penalty. Torts has them really prepared to play tonight.
Stupidest penalty of the year to date. Did E. think that would go unnoticed?!
Salmon Joe swimming up stream
Such a BS call vs. Staal. I’ll take it!
Again, no one goes to the damn net!!
Agree, Norm. horrible call. Wonder if that guy’s Marc’s cousin or something.
I think this is just a bad team that we’re seeing. It’s weird.
is that Jackie Gleason?
Will we ever hear another word about the status of Mark Staal? Team is a joke and so are the closed mouth policies of Torts.
What a powerplay baby. Atta boy Sully!
Wasn’t stupider than Nash’s retaliatory, lying down, behind the play, tripping penalty on Saturday.
The linesman must have a contract coming up soon..
That’s a crusher…
Staaaaaaaall ,!!!!.... Oh wait.
Didn’t we used to have a Staal on our team?
Just when it looked like we might slime out tied…
BRUTAL
slime
Has anyone heard a word from Sather?
This Ellis stops soft, waist-high wristers to his glove side like no other. Ledge me.
Oy vey…
Oh goodie Pito is not doing the msg150! Maybe it will focus on hockey during a hockey telecast and no other sports will be promo’d
Our offense will come if we defend well
our great announcers have finally mentioned the incredible CONTRIBUTION OF THE BOTTOM 6..
we put absolutely no pressure on any goalie, no traffic, nada…
hey halpern, boyle,haley, and powe looked great in the first… man they must be real good in the locker room becuase they suck on the ice…...
SUCK
Put a Faulk in them.
May as well get to the ledge early tonight- it’s gonna get crowded…
to all the positive patsies on here you still believing cause if you are you need your freaking head examined.
NEVER CRACKING TOP 8 AGAIN.
They are an embarrasing right now
Disgraceful performance. They are so programed to only go behind the damn net no matter what is happening. Nash went behind the net to cycle instead of positioning himself in front.
Boyle takes an awful shot on goal but hat is not the point. The point is that there is no one in fron to screen the goalie because the forwards are on the half boards expecting Boyle put the puck around the boards again instead of going to the net and anticipating a shot on goal instead.
The Canes come into he zone, establish an offensive posture and make a nice play to score. I dont care what anyone says, Torts is squarely to blame for this disgrace of an offense. This is unacceptable with this type of roster.
don’t forget to collect your hot dog, eric :)
puck possesion=WE NEVER HAVE THE PUCK
Met Mr. and Mrs. Doodie pre-game. Awesome!
hey gabby supporters you still want to hold onto that 7.5 mil for next year. do i need to look at him more then these next 19 games.
16 days to trade deadline anyone out there have interest in our crap
finally no pidto maybe hes gone FOREVER
Carp
When you are in the post game press conference, can you please ask Torts to explain why he does not coach the offense? His statement not mine.
But I dont want you to get in trouble with that lunatic.
crap the knicks.
czchthemout i disagree with you.
yep, torts sapped all gaboriks offensive creativeness… no chance.
the $20 mill line looks awesome but I have a name change let’s call it the 20 cent line..
i forgot gabby does not like his other linemates….or osme other excuse.
mdz has no clue, we have been close recently.. yep real clsoe you dope….
maybe they can give halpern and powe an extension, they are integral parts of this juggernaut. especially since the yare the 2nd pair PK. Integral integral importance….
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
All this and higher ticket prices next year. Yay!
Torts saying he doesn’t teach offense is his way of ducking blame for the putrid offense this team musters.
As much as I like Torts, he also loves covering his ass
carp, they got a dollar menu at the mausoleum now. they got pulled pollock, crabby patties and chum on a stick. he probably went to get his kids some fried salmon nuggets while he waits for mr crabs and spongebob autographs
Prediction
John G before the start of the second.
” just spoke to Sully Sam, he said that Torts told them they have to tighten up a bit on defense, grind in the offensive zone to force defensive beak downs, and go hard on the wall. Back to you Sam”
Hesitation? What they are doing on offense would be great if they were hesitating. They are actually waiting for passing and shooting lanes to close before doing anything with the puck. PLAY THE GAME!!!
And honestly I can no longer stand Big Brian Boyle. Useless out there. Go play for the Whale, dude.
Stuart A
On what?
Oh I will happily pay more…and more..and more…for this excrement on the ice product.
somebody put stuart on repeat? please change the disc.
Keenan: “They’re not creative enough!” Ha!
Keenan says no must-win
torts says he does not teach offense therefore he let’s this overpriced fools do there own thing.
your dislike of him is over the top. he has won a lot of games, he may not be the best coach but a total moron.
No way…
stepan turning down shots, mdz making the wrong read, richards doing his backhand nonsense, nash doing his dangling move for the 50th time, those are the players calls…...
WBM©
0) Boyle
1) Everyone else
Pat Leonard hinting over there about Kreider. Pat, stop GMing please. If we thought we needed goals, we’d consider bringing up someone from Hartford who is hot. Clearly that is not the problem, and we are waiting until the season is irretrievaly lopst to do anything about it.
These guys are done, the rest of the year is just playing out a string of bad losses. I’ll bet they lose all 4 games this week. Then they’ll win the last 4 games of the year and act like it means something.
Same old Rangers.
lets just keep cheering boys n girls. i wish they would get a LGR chant going at the garden. at times like this a good chant could help the boys out with nerves/confidence issues.
czech, yeah, ok.
well i do agree with you on that last post stuart.
Forget the game, why the hell is this Timberlake jerk being allowed to tread on Pitbull’s turf?
No way Stu. They only think of walls,boards,cycling,and jam.
Maybe the game @ the pebble tomorrow (sans Marty) can serve as motivation to win. This showing is at best lame so far.
ohh no he didnt lw!!!
ava, lets hope we turn it around tonight. i cant stand another loss.
nash richy gabby=nightmare in our own end
Almost every player is hesitating and indecisive.
Look at Miller a rookie, make the proper read and go o the net to screen the goalie. He has not been Torterelized yet.
Powe shoots at the Delta sign. He scores!
This Charlotte they keep talking about sounds like a loose woman.
Grabby, I am seated in my recliner at home in Fla. watching on the dish.
One period anyone see anything different? My first period analysis!
Is everyone happy to see those dynamic interviews by Keenan and Wiggy?
Keenan who bullied Neil Smith ,and had that third period gone another 5 minutes would have lost the Cup while giving away the farm.
What does he actually do to earn his check? Why do the rangers have more company foils pre &post game than any team in the league, distractions?
ATROCIOUS
I rarely if ever turn off a game until the last whistle. Tonight may be a first – to preserve my sanity! I concur Grabby. There is always hope especially after 30+ years of rooting that they turn it around.
OK, Joe wants to have Semin’s baby. Does he know he can propose from the booth, get the crowd jazzed?
Signs good for the usual “more jump than the first but still a 0-0 second” second period.
Like I said Miller.
offensively challenged and please no one say dan ellis is stoning us right now
Sustained offensive pressure leads to a PP?
del zaster EVER look shot
Shall we Decline the penalty?
Just when we getting some mo’, we have to get a power play… Can any team in the league look as dangerous as the Rangers without actually risking scoring a goal?
Grabby, I stopped having periods many moons ago.
I now have an abundance of commas and especially exclamation points!!!!!!!!!
That’s a good lookin PP
JR – “it isn’t over until it can start”
how can you miss 30 ft wide on a breakaway. seriously if nash is finished scoring for year turn out the lights
Oh baby. Good chance for Nash… And it misses the net. To tight a grip on the stick?
Just a bit wide…shocker
I will say this, if they score one, the flood gates will open.
Man, there are a ton of scouts here tonight. Way more than usual.
Need an own-goal so bad right now, the kind the goalie doesn’t know about until his teammates tell him.
Carp….
MSG sounds quite or is it my TV speakers?
No please no super slow mow. Only should be used to accentuate a good shot/ goal!
So – any ideas on who will be the Rangers next coach?
Was it called off yet?
The goals are going to come , just like spring
WWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPP!
New York, your long wait is over!
way to show the way Callahan!!
hey we caught a break
Maybe my negativity is working… The change the mojo? Yeah Goal!
Rangers needed Ellis to stop playing to get a goal. Maybe that’s what they needed…like a seeing-eye single.
Changes are probably coming, Carp…...something needs to change
Not exactly an own goal. They scored Callahan rather than the puck.
Capt cAlly with he Atomic elbow to knock down goalie
So all they have to do is disable the opposing goalie, then shoot into the empty net.
Step-on!
but what, Fla?
Carp- scouts…or vultures?
What needs to change, is the Rangers scoring more goals than their opponents.
JR – “if you can score goal, shut outs won’t usually happen”
Hagelin is having a hell of a game.
JR – “the impossible is what’s not possible”
Maybe the vultures want Haley?
Halpern playing great for Carolina tonight…
JR – ” indecision is when a decision is made or not”
the key is to take out the opposing goalie
Richards coasting and doing figure 8 in the D Zone….unbelievable
Great by Richards at the end of a long shift. Ballsy.
watch gabby defend is sickening
FIRE SATHER!
I think Gabbys problem is cause of his shoulder surgery… its the same was as when Jagr came back from surgery…. it took him a season and then he was good…. Gabby next year will be on fire!
OMG DelZ actually shot on net… And it’s saved.
Gravy, any changes to the WBM since I’ve been away? I think I know the answer.
Carp you should yell out ” rangers report ” and we’ll see if we can hear you :)
papa – was tracking him the whole time. What a joke, he just does not care to play D. Should not be a center
So how many people consider this a “good effort”?
Five hours of grinding along the boards for a long shot from Del Zotto with no screen. Urg.
well, at least his contract isn’t bad, stranger.
Thats more like it. Still not going enough to the net but better.
Terry Onree?
Carp – not for his agent
FWIW, which is not much, shots 15-4, NYR that period.
Oh, boy! Now for some more Keenan.
Watching Richards and Gaborik cycle behind the net is like watching, like watching… somebody help me here.
Lev
A better effort. Still far from what thy should be doing.
A brief glimmer of hope. Good effort but not sustained and coming at the end of the period. Does this mean Torts won’t yell as much during intermission?
Can somebody punch Troutface in The face? Preferably Matumbo.
Cally leading the way as usual.
Gabby is just a shell and Bucky is done.
Lord hear our prayers.
Keenan is patiently waiting for his return behind the bench…
JT Miller worked his butt off to keep the puck in the offensive zone for a very long time. It would be nice to see that kind of effort from the high priced help! Of course Callahan goes to the net hard and they score. Duh!!!!
Norm….like watching in slow motion.
Norm, like watching Duguay’s analysis? Like watching “Somebody left the gate open” commercials, or PitBool. Like watching Robinson Cano run to first? Like watching Chris Christie read the menu?
Why not pull Hank at end of second period with 1.1 left. Low percentage but worth it.
and all it took was an interfered goalie. still nowhere near the effort needed for such a critical game
Rangers trade their No. 1 pick in 2014 to any team for an extra compliance buyout.
Watching Richards and Gaborik cycle behind the net is like watching, like watching
Helen Keller and Ray Charles play ping pong?
Carp, I ran out of spots on the WBM©
All any objective Rangers fan has to do is look at Boston, Pitt., Habs, in the east alone and realize we don’t come close. Bring on 2013-2014 & a new coach and GM.
All excellent, though I admit it’s not the slowness that bothers me as much as the sheer futility. It’s just not their game. When Christie reads the menu, at least you know there’ll be a payoff!
Hey, Pyatt scored!
Chris Christie needs to read the menu?
if more than 1.1 left, yeah, I agree, Adam. The extra guy just doesn’t help when the puck has to go directly to the net. ... and of course, Richards pulled it back.
Leetch, I don’t care what the record says, I’m not putting Montreal in the company of Pitt and Boston.
Carp …interesting…I wonder if a team may acquire an additionally buyout in a trade????
Those highlights from two days ago really freshen up the MSG150.
Christie just orders the menu
Yeah, Sather is never getting fired. No waym no how!
montreal is not holding up in a 7 game series vs pens or bruins physically.
we will be in the draft lottery with 0.9% chance of number one pick
If I had to pick a top 5:
0) Boyle
1) Gaborik
2) Richards
3) Torts
4) MDZ
5) Nash
Is it just a coincidence that everyone is starting their back up goalie against us?
The Habs will be gone in the first round of he playoffs along with future hall of famer, Brandon “its just pain” Prust.
stranger, Ward is hurt. But, that does seem to be a pattern.
I prefer hockey related from 2 days ago to those Knicks promos. Anybody know if they show hockey clips during Knicks MSG150?
Keenan is going to join the St. Louis intermission show the second this piece finishes.
Do you think Keenan sounds like that when he’s coaching?
Best case is the Habs win the conference and the Rangers finish 8th.
habs Rangers Round 1 would be awesome!
Sam great way to highlight the positives!
You guys can make fun of Keenan all you want. He did do some strange things but he was the one coach that coached this team to a Stanley Cup. That you can never take away from him. I for one am greatfull.
Is the Staal’s well built aunt from Cleveland at the game tonight?
this is some of the most unflowing hockey I’ve seen.
can we take the nash richy line away from staal line they cant defend
So when does Skinner score the winning goal?
He sure did, Czech, but he also almost sabotaged the whole thing. And he had some amazing roster.
Rangers make it to round 1 = great
jusii jokinen
I guess it could, wink-wink, trade a player to a new team and have that team buy him out.
Carp
Almost doesnt count. Stanley Cups do. He helped get us the only one in my lifetime.
Any questions for Sully about the fantabulous PP Giannone?
Joe: Not enough Semin shots
Man, Pyatt makes Boyle look like Hagelin.
flawed team = no playoffs.
tommy
lots of flawed teams make the playoffs.
Excellent creativity by Del Zotto. Carolina hated that, not predictable. More, please!
Is Marc Anthony blind?
not disagreeing, Czech. But then you have to give his assistant coach some respect for preventing the sabotage from happening.
Let me say in advance that you are blind if you think Del Zotto has played well
everin this game, Carp.Staal in the house.
No eye patch for Stall. The MSG Ministry of Injury Secrecy is not going to like his picture being taken!
Yeah, Terry Onree’s career will have been an unfulfilled waste unless he wins some MLS trophy.
M Stahl sighting. He is either bored or tired?
Carp, did you know Staal has two brothers in this game?
staal is even bored watching them.
Sully Coach Update: These guys care..awwwww
Is one of them a figure skater or ice dancer or something, Gravy?
Hagelin is quick as a wink
Gotta dump Pyatt, Halpern, Eminger & Asham. Bring up Kreider, Thomas, Bourque & McIlrath so Torts can screw them up too.
Ranger Fans – traditionally huge Marc Antony fans
Very good pace to this game…
Staal still yawning, Bickel looking up some chicks digits
Rangers have been the better team since the 1st. It would be nice if the scoreboard would reflect that. Time to run over the goalie.
PUT 2 DEF BACK AT THE POINT PLEASE
really smart penalty there by Westgarth. Third period, tied game, behind the play, right in front of the ref, retaliatory.
I’m looking forward to watching Miller grow as an NHLer.
PP – Let’s see some more good passing by Gaborik on this thing.
Carolina: eight shots since first.
Colin Campbell? No way! That piece of Carcillo is the biggest reason this franchise sucked for so long.
“No move at the blue line Gaborik”
Wow! The PP is back to it’s normal flatlined level of play.
What power play?
Miller tapping his stick looking for the puck on PP
I meant Power Pansy.
Not a single player who can carry the puck on the pp.
just looking at gabby skate out is infuriating. man is completely useless
See. That’s hypocritical, Czech. He was instrumental in keeping Keenan from blowing up the whole thing.
Not as good his period as in the second but better than the first. Still no where near where they have to be.
It’s pretty much sudden death time at this point. Wow, that PP sucked even more than usual!
Campbell helped win a Cup in NY. “That you can never take away from him.”
See how dumb it sounds…
OK, time to play for the point. Baby steps, maybe steal 2 in OT.
Carolina: eight shots since first
Muller didn’t have them prepared to play. They’ve tuned him out.
It it urgency time yet?
this has heartbreak written all over it.
Carp
One day you and I will have a beer and I will tell you what I know. Trust me.
OK. Non-alcohol for me :) and I’ll tell you what I know too.
Olga
Campbell had the role of stick boy.
Carp
You got it.
That is not even close to true, though, Czech.
Who would’ve thought we’d be at this point in the season 1 point behind the Fishsticks and fighting with the Carolina hurricanes for 8th place?
What a shame.
C’mon guys one little goal
And they won the Cup in spite of Keenan, not because of him.
Miller Rule 1 – don’t pass to Boyle
Another boards battle lost…
That is a bad icing by McM!
Carp
You are right. I am sorry. He was the assistant water boy.
Blow Tea.
3 stars: Hagelin, Lundqvist, Miller
One pointttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt! Yay!!!
Great to see Danny G drop Eric Stalle
So do they get two, or settle for the BBP?
1 pt not enough tonight especially a team your chasing that occupies 8th going in
Rangers can’t trade points Sam.
Either Gaborik wins it in OT or we lose in shootout.
ugh…crappy shootout…
or should i say BCATHGE
where is MZA?
car moves into 3rd with pt winn back to 8th.
What garbage. Can only manage 1 lousy goal against the Hurricanes? Crap. If this was a decent team, the game would be over already.
Give away more points to teams you are chasing. Great job Rangers
LGR get the goal in OT. No shootout.
Cally 1st star
Gabby last star
Would have been nice to win in regulation, but need to extra point.
LOL I forgot out the 5 min OT…sheesh!
Just so excited that we may get to witness a SO!
Remember when Zuccarello won that OT game against the Canes with his 1st NHL goal? Good times.
Olga
You keep trying to convince yourself of that.
Why didn’t Eminger shoot?
Eminger sucks
I’m closer to the truth than you are.
so you were there, Olga?
Looking good in this OT… If they lose in a Bettman shootout… Ugh!
JOE
GABBY HAS SOME MORE JUMP TONIGHT. IS HE FREAKING INSANE
C,on Richards shoot the damn puck!!
New motto: NYR – Making Crappy Goalies Look Good Since the 1900s
You tell me, Carp. Was Campbell an assistant waterboy, or did Keenan almost blow the Rangers Cup chances?
I’d like to see one of those thought balloons above Eminger’s head (Am I really getting multiple overtime shifts?).
Lets get Rod to settle this argument
Micheletti: “feels like a playoff game… Gaborik has been flying!”
Uhhh – I don’t know what Joe is on, but I want some!
Dan Ellis is clever
get off your knees ref you’re blowing the….. nevermind
Does Nash look gassed?
Keenan nearly sabotaged the whole freakin’ thing twice, Olga. Campbell bailed him out the last time.
Olga – how did Keenan almost blow the Cup chances?
Good penalty.
Does the penalty carry over into the BCATHGE?
That wide shot by Nash was our last chance..
Admiral. Long story. He did. Twice.
Great saving penalty by Richards.
Carp, yes.
It would be a great time to win a face off.
Wasn’t it Messier who bailed him out Carp?
Might as well tackle him with five seconds left in OT.
Maybe Give up the A Richy! One of the young guys deserve it for their effort! Leadership?
who cares about the Cup and Keenan…that was a long time ago!!!
Keenan…sabotaging Stanley Cups since 1994.
Campbell…saving the sabotager’s since 1994
Carp – I’m really interested in this story – where can I find this info?
Is that another point?
Good job by Cally!
Shootout.
Nice face off win by the captain…
PLEASE NO GABBY. THE MAN IS LOST
Admiral, were you not around for that?
Please Torts At least keep Gabby out of the SO
You know more important than the second point tonight is that they get 2 tomorrow in New Jersey.
Why cant they play like they just did in those 2 periods and in OT every night?
Bottom line, 1 goal in the last two games, two in the last three, three in he last 4.
And now for the skills competition to see which team has a better shot at the playoffs.
Nice face off win.
Too bad thus game has to be decided by a Bettman Skillz competition
Tell me how the Skillz competition is more exciting than another 5 min of OT??
Doesn’t carry over, Carp.
No Gabby or Richards in the Buttman Competition please.
I hope Gaby gets picked
Well, obviously, Messier was more responsible for the Cup than anybody.
Win or lose, great to see Richards and Gaborik competing again, stronger as the game progressed, especially Richards. Scoring would have been nice, but something to build on there.
hes using gaborik hes insane.
his gabby move slowwwwww down miss wide
Pretty sure it will be Callahan, Nash … and then do you want Richards, Gaborik or Stepan?
I’d use: Callahan, Nash, stepan
Can they knock over the goalie in the BCATHGE?
Stepan would probably pass in the shootout.
norm
its not about building at this stage its about reuslts. wake up
Callahan, Nash & Miller please.
anyone know if the Knicks are playing tonight?
What a dumb way to decide a critical game.
Apparently they can.
Child’s play!!
I think Hank got hit in his Valdespin.
Tlusty? Hardly knew-sty.
Thanks Hank!! I hope..
Miller time!
Lol…miller time!!
Nice poise JT!!!!
Told Ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 points!
HAAAA HAAAAAAA WWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOO!
So lame…but good for JT!
Kid’s got onions
Atta boy JT! Almost screwd that up but nice job!
Again, what crappy way to decide a critical hockey game.
Awkwaaaaaard
Bettman Skillz Pays da Billz!!
GREAT CALL by Torts putting in Miller. Bizarre goal, though.
No Hagelin????..... Pretty lame.
Maybe that’s what we needed…to get started again
Chicago 2 Colorado 1 after one.
Make mama proud.
Well, last time Miller made a great move and missed the net. I like this time better.
Bickel is still on his phone!
I’ll take the two points, but scoring just one goal against Carolina doesn’t impress me.
it feels good
Is T.J. Miller related to T.J. Oshie?
take the two move on till tom night. nothing to get giddy over
yea you take the 2 points jbytes, and i’ll take a huge game from most everyone on this team to gut out a huge win. be happy it might just jumpstart this team for the playoff run
Great to get 2 pts. Not impressed about the play. Maybe the OT W will help them to come out strong and with confidence tomorrow night.
Is Bickel blogging?
Bickel talking to Greyhound rep about Hartford Bus schedule
eric, if u ever get giddy, im calling the authorities
Stepan was OK, not terrific, I thought, though anyone in Blue who scored tonight deserved a star. Del Zotto makes sense. Lundqvist obviously. But Hagelin was the best player on the ice.
This will mean nothing to the team. They’ll come out tomorrow completely flat and on their heels. Then everyone will talk about how they need to be better.
The first period stunk, but they outplayed the Canes the rest of the game. Still have to put some of those chances away, but some positives for sure.
If McD was Gaborik, he would have hit that post.
Tomorrows game will be fascinating.
Canes stink, we cant even score unless we knock over goalie.
Are we going to Hedberg look like Marty circa 1995 tomorrow night?
Great pass by Halpern that Haley almost finished. Now THAT would be funny if Haley scored!
Headed to the pebble tomorrow night for the backup matchup. Hopefully we can put up another win and make it 2 in a row.
Very few passengers tonight. Contributions from just about everyone.
AND THIS ONE WILL LAST A NANOSECOND!
Carp, I’m pretty sure that Richards wasn’t eligible for the SO because of the minor he took at the end of OT. Can you confirm that please.
stranger- great line about Bickel
Sorry, folks. Ledge closed. Move along now…
obviously take the 2 points but there offense did not put the biscuit in the basket.
the effort looked better but at a minimum the secondary scoring needs to be tweeked.
so the 3rd and 4th line have a cumulative 7 goals on the season in total…..............
mdz played well tonight, cant buy a goal but had numerous good chances….
Ledge reopens tomorrow at seven?
Steve Gelbs is much better than Pidto. Didn’t he once run a Rangers podcast?
Three (3) players from each team shall participate in the shootout and they shall proceed in such order as the Coach selects. All players are eligible to participate in the shootout unless they are serving a ten-minute misconduct or have been assessed a game misconduct or match penalty.
I feel relieved?
And in the “Just when I was about to ump…” department….
If the Rangers win in regulation tomorrow and Winnipeg loses to Boston in regulation, the Rangers leapfrog all the way to 6th place.
Hows that for nuts?
no torts for knicks pregame are you serious
EmingerAh, thanks for that info Norm.
>>Steve Gelbs is much better than Pidto.
You can say that again. He’s probably not goofy and annoying enough to keep the gig, though.
Technically, I think they’d be in 7th since they would only have more ROW than the Debs.
Pidto is a gremlin.
HamrlikYou gotta pick up an ORR to have more ROW.
...Peter, of course just the opposite will happen…
Truth, cooz.
It’s real quiet around these parts when the team isn’t playing well, huh?
Bunch of regs haven’t been around much this year, especially lately.
Flyers looooooze
>>Bunch of regs haven’t been around much this year, especially lately.
Hmm.
Shame about the Flyers. Still not sure if they’ll trade half the team away again or end up in the Final after Olli Jokinen misses a Game
8248 shootout attempt.Honestly I think after last year this has been to much to bear. They go on a legit streak. Beat some teams ahead of them (ahem NJ) and winning over Carolina In breakaway contest doesn’t count….you might see them come back
I think that Wally Szerbiak (sp) is an alien. No human has a chin that pointy.
That was the most entertaining game in a while
Sam and Joe, yak yak yak. There’s a game on, fellas. I don’t care if the Staal family are just wonderful, wonderful people. There’s a breakaway on, and a fight breaking out behind the play. Hold the innocuous chit chat for the stoppages.
Kane makes it 3-1 Hawks.
Yes I know the great challenge is not getting them to play 2 periods of good hockey but 3 and then to do that night after night.
That Kane backhand spin-a-rama was ridiculous!
Olga -Kane has been clutch
Coos – Salmon Joe are beyond the pale. Joe sounds like Fred Willard and Sam is a talking billboard, too much of a shill these days. Dolan has ripped the soul out of MSG.
If the Redskin name is banned, can the Blackhawks and the Irish be far behind? And, if gas prices go any higher, we’ll have to get rid of the Oilers, too. And what’s what with the Predators?
dont forget Chiefs, oh and Panthers, arent they extinct. And the lightning, isnt that dangerous.
I would ban devils
Twenny-cents is having a good year.
The satans have them all beat
Seabrook. 4-1 Hawks.
Good choice for the movie with Fred Willard as Joe, stranger. Christopher Guest could direct. “That Chara would make a helluva wide receiver, Sam.” “Yes, Joe, and a wonderful, wonderful family, too, the Charas.” “Sam, do you know the difference between a rectal thermometer and a tongue depressor?” “No, I don’t Joe, what is it? We’re all waiting for the answer to that one.”
“Remind me never to come to you for a physical, Sam.”
Even the name Islanders should be banned
new post.
Do you know the difference between a rectal and oral thermometer?
The taste.
Say good bye to Corry Perry dream.
Where’s the new post? What are we in, Bangladesh?
NHL Network reporting that the Ducks are closing in on a contract extension with Corey Perry.—Dan Rosen (@drosennhl)
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