It’s Go Time!

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Right back at it. Playing Detroit, another team out of playoffs but has nothing to lose. They also got embarrassed by Penguins a couple of days ago. So….

DON’T FORGET, THIS GAME IS ON TNT!

Rangers (43-19-5) vs Red Wings (26-32-8), 7:30 pm start, TV-TNT

Projected lineup:

Kreider-Zibanejad-Vatrano

Panarin-Copp-Hunt

Lafreniere-Chytil-Goodrow

Motte-McKegg-Reaves

Lindgren-Fox

Miller-Trouba

Nemeth-Schneider

Hajek, Gauthier, Brodzinski, Braun-prucha’d

Kakko, Rooney, Strome- injured

Georgiev in net

LGR!!!!!

185 responses to “It’s Go Time!”

  1. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    FIRE SATHER!

  2. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    I saw a comment on Twitter (Matt Calamria?) that the Rangers bet the under last night (5.5) no other way they miss that many open nets.

  3. JBytes Avatar
    JBytes

    “It’s a traaap!”

  4. Pete Avatar
    Pete

    what’s up with strome?

  5. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Drop the puck already. LGR, don’t folk this up.

  6. Karl Hungus Avatar

    I love getting to watch Biz do his thing on TNT… those glove commercials he did were fantastic

  7. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    At least we get Kenny tonight.

  8. JBytes Avatar
    JBytes

    When I become NHL Commissioner, scheduled game time will equal puck drop time.

  9. Karl Hungus Avatar

    This is the ideal crew to work a game IMO

  10. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Woot

  11. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Reavo! Beer me!

  12. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Not Jeremy Hronek.

  13. JBytes Avatar
    JBytes

    It’s a TNT hat trick for Reaves.

  14. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    When I replace Bettman, no games will start before 7pm or after 7:30pm Eastern except Sunday there may be a game at 1PM, Eastern.

    Just look at the map, there really is nothing west of the Hudson river 😉

  15. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Beezle while you’re at it, change the playoff format. Please?

  16. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Why does Nemeth always try to hit our goalie?

  17. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Olga – two division winners plus six best of the rest, ranked 1-8, re-rank after each round.

  18. JBytes Avatar
    JBytes

    When I become an NHL franchise owner, I will have just a play-by-play guy call matches. I don’t need all the other superfluous voices explaining puck bounces and deflections to viewers. Imagine all the money I’ll be saving.

  19. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    wtf was that Chytil?

  20. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    ditto Georgie

  21. JBytes Avatar
    JBytes

    [Good grief!!]

  22. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    So bad.

  23. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Stonewall Georgie

  24. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Please tell Scoregiev to get his own ride home after this

  25. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    JBytes you mean they pay Micheletti?

  26. tommyG Avatar
    tommyG

    OMG!!!! That has to be the softest goal I’ve ever seen, Georgie boy really stinks. Rangers are going to find it very hard to win games the rest of the season with this dope in the net.

  27. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Thank the lord Hunt is off that second line. What a bum.

  28. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Beezle Seeded 1-16 by record. re-rank after each round. That way anybody can play anybody for the Cup even if they are division rivals. Also towards the end of the regular season every game counts. The better your record the weaker team you get to play. That’s your reward for winning.

  29. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    We’ve basically been getting schooled since our lucky goal by a team that gave up 11 goals the other day.

  30. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    How in the azz do you get tripped twice in the same sequence and not draw a penalty???!!

  31. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Aaaaaand look who’s back on the second line🙄

  32. bud gimpe Avatar
    bud gimpe

    Go figure, in Africa zebras love Rangers.

  33. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Here comes the goal a game penalty kill

  34. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Olga, same thing, I just kept the East/West conference. I’m OK with 1-16 too.

  35. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    I’m curious.. who is Fox covering there?

  36. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Another power play goal against. what a surprise

  37. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    One nice save. Two crappy goals

  38. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    My lord.

  39. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    They should have left Georgie in Pittsburgh

  40. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Beezle, I’m just tired of watching Rangers play Pens Caps devils etc. year after year after year.

  41. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Woot woot

  42. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    good answer! Beer me!

  43. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Battle of the goaltenders

  44. tommyG Avatar
    tommyG

    Another soft goal by Georgie boy, only way rangers win games with georgie boy in goal is to score 5 goals minimum.

  45. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Pk is now the GAG line. Of course Georgie is awful again.

  46. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    I think they’re trying to break their streak of one power play goal against per game

  47. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Is the reason they don’t get powerplays their opponents are more disciplined or that the refs just suck

  48. SN Avatar
    SN

    At least Bet the Over Georgie didn’t trip over himself trying to make a save (yet..)

  49. bud gimpe Avatar
    bud gimpe

    Might not be a bad idea, if possible, to call up Reuben & get him a game or 2.

  50. SN Avatar
    SN

    Goalie should always be the best PKer; that was an unscreened shot that a HS goalie can save.

  51. TYM Avatar
    TYM

    Is Georgiev a sieve or just a colander?

  52. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    8 of the past 9 games, the Rangers have given up a power play goal.
    Rangers have also had 4 total power plays in the last 4 games. That’s probably because of how clean all of our opponents play when they play against us🙄

  53. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Saint Georgie – holier than thou.

  54. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Georgie is the sink drain.

  55. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Get the eff rid of that guy

  56. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    The only time Georgie hears cheers for himself is when he’s playing away

  57. JBytes Avatar
    JBytes

    Ugh… I miss John Tortorella.

  58. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    What’s Panerin waiting for? A bus?

  59. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Wtf is wrong with this team tonight? How tf did bread not know that eventually someone was going to come over and take the puck away? Jesus Christ smh

  60. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Starting to look like our one period tonight will be the third.

  61. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Goalie change?

  62. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Anyone want to bet on when our only power play comes in this one?

  63. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    plenty of time.

  64. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    #79 will not take a man in front, any man. Ever. Won’t come within 3 feet. Will not. Dion dedicated ‘The Wanderer’ to him.

  65. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Anybody know if we’ve gotten any hits yet?

  66. James G Avatar
    James G

    Not for nothing but Kinkaid could and would be a better option at this point. No issues with motivation to say the least

  67. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    ORF,we all wish

  68. TYM Avatar
    TYM

    How can Georgie have been so good against Carolina and so horrid tonight?

  69. James G Avatar
    James G

    Wellll I’m the type of guy who likes to roam around im never in one place I roam from town to town

  70. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Dion’s Greatest Hits.

  71. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Scoregiev had already had the best game he’s ever going to have in his career so it’s ALLLLL downhill from here.

  72. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Belmont Avenue

  73. James G Avatar
    James G

    TYM,
    We’ve seen it before with him. Whatever the reason it’s clearly not getting resolved while he’s a Ranger.

  74. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Wonderful family, Sam.

  75. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    Oh, no! We suck again!

  76. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Njedelkovixhz or whatever is shaky as hell and we’ve had a grand total of 15 shots on him. I hate this team that can’t get up for a game that’s not against a playoff team anymore.

  77. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    About friggin time

  78. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Management?

  79. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Beer me! Breadman!

  80. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Call planters. One of their nuts is here.

  81. TYM Avatar
    TYM

    This game is the opposite of last night. Horrible.

  82. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    It’s good to know that the Rangers don’t play any favorites. They’re having as much trouble getting the puck out of their zone against Detroit as they did against the pens.

  83. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Why’s that post still here is my question…..

  84. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Get up for a game? They should be up 2 goals if their goalie was awake

  85. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    16 recorded hits for us. That’s gotta be fights in the stands, right?

  86. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Eureka! A powerplay

  87. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Holy ref! Will wonders never cease

  88. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Kenny Albert is using Sam’s brain. Calling this our second power play🙄

  89. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    True bobby, but their play hasn’t helped. I’m guessing most of it is because Scoregiev just sucks the life out of them.

  90. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    We better take advantage of this since it’s the only one we’re getting

  91. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    No one in the league screws up as much as bread and still racks up points

  92. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    When’s the pp start?

  93. SN Avatar
    SN

    need to bury that sheet

  94. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Scoregiev has gone from possibly getting us a second round pick but that not being enough for Gorton to most likely not qualifying him and being happy we won’t have to eat any salary to get rid of him.

  95. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    These ‘analysts’ talk all at once. Nitwits.

  96. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Georgie should try the Sign of the Cross. Seems to work for Shesty.

  97. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    ‘In Hoc Signo Vinces.’

  98. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Starting to look like the No Period Rangers might’ve shown up tonight.

  99. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    I first saw the sign of the cross at my uncles funeral. I was really young and I thought the Priest said “In the name of the father, the son, and into the hole he goes”

  100. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Goalie interference? Naaaaaahhhhh

  101. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Fourgiev

  102. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    “Njedelkovixhz or whatever”

    Ev is xenophobic.

  103. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    This is easily in the top 3 of worst played games this season for these guys

  104. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Georgiev sucks. Plain and simple.

  105. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    How does an .894, 3.08 goaltender make his numbers worse against the red wings?

  106. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    Team plays with no confidence with Georgiev in net.

  107. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Apache chop on hunt’s arm. Looked legal.

  108. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    So they play down to the opponent and Georgie is in the net.

  109. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Every shot on Rangers net, I cringe.

  110. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Here comes 3 for 3 and me hitting “power”on the remote.

  111. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Here comes the GAG line with Georgie in goal.

  112. TYM Avatar
    TYM

    This is truly pathetic.

  113. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Think of the game like this: our one lead was from an unassisted Ryan Reaves goal.
    Goodnight Gracie.

  114. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Why can’t Kinkaid play backup?

  115. Loneranger Avatar
    Loneranger

    Is Kreider OK. Looked like he was in pain on the bench

  116. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    This clown should never be in net again I would rather see Kincaid, could he be any worse?

  117. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    The Rangers left their skill in Carolina

  118. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    This is embarrassing. The pens are laughing their asses off right now.

  119. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    This is the game right here

  120. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Detroit goalie has become Patrick Roy of course.

  121. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    This is a let down game with a sieve in goal. Ugh

  122. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Getting beaten in goal. Detroit goalie has made some saves unlike Georgie.

  123. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    No 2 power play against the worst pk.

    What can go wrong?

  124. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Whew

  125. SN Avatar
    SN

    ck20!!

  126. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Get the Bettman point.

  127. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Tie game.

  128. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Kreider with the “bad contract”

  129. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    KMan! PP goal. Beer me!

  130. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Keep the puck away from Fourgiev

  131. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Don’t let the wings get a shot.

  132. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Hopefully they’ll get another period to become the one period Rangers again.

  133. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Can we put Shesterkin in for the OT?

  134. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Now play for the point. The 2nd one…

  135. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Ev I hope that point didn’t ruin your night

  136. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    Everytime the wings enter the zone I close my eyes!

  137. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Or the second one either

  138. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  139. tomk19 Avatar
    tomk19

    Copper!

  140. SN Avatar
    SN

    Good Copp

  141. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    You gotta love getting 2 unearned points🤣

  142. tomk19 Avatar
    tomk19

    Another come-back win!

  143. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Woot woot woot woot woot

  144. JBytes Avatar
    JBytes

    Busted by a Copp.

  145. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Someone call a Copp! Rangers stole one.

  146. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    RoboCopp!!!

  147. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    We came back 3 times in that one

  148. TYM Avatar
    TYM

    Take the 2 points and slither out of Motown.

  149. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    This win makes it easier to stomach the inevitable loss coming against the Fishsticks on Friday night.

  150. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    bobby stop acting like I’m the only pessimistic person here. I’m sorry if I ruined your night by truthfully stating observations about this game.

  151. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    lol… snoozed for the last five of regulation but woke up for the OT. Need to see the replay of THE’s goal

  152. bud gimpe Avatar
    bud gimpe

    GOOD COPP !!
    In another useless observation, I guess the #18 still gets you a tinted visor.

  153. Loneranger Avatar
    Loneranger

    We actually do have a on/off button. Unreal.

  154. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    They basically had to outscore Georgie Boy.

  155. James G Avatar
    James G

    Finally a Copp around when they needed one. Maybe it’s time for a Kinkaid recall?

  156. tomk19 Avatar
    tomk19

  157. JBytes Avatar
    JBytes

    These trade deadline acquisitions are making Chris Drury look [almost] like Lou Lamoriello [Devils].

  158. Loneranger Avatar
    Loneranger

    Even Scoregieu couldn’t cause the loss. Simply stated we play far better with Shesterken in there. With him we have an aura of invincibility.

  159. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Copp makes Drury look very smart.

  160. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Detroit’s given up 16 goals in their last 2 games lol

  161. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    They have won one game this year because of Georgie and several in spite of him.

  162. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Missed the second and third, turned back 30 seconds before they won. Seems like things worked out for me.

  163. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    Copp to Nedeljkovic “Pull over.”

  164. Bdl Avatar
    Bdl

    93 points. 93!

  165. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    Rangers have won many games this year on their goalie. They almost lost one on their goalie tonight. But, they won. So it’s fine.

  166. James G Avatar
    James G

    ^ good for fourth overall in the NHL…

  167. Bdl Avatar
    Bdl

    The goalie you all want called up got lit up like a Christmas tree tonight.

  168. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    Just 93 points? Shoulda had 100 by now!

  169. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Think the magic numeral is 9 against NYI and 7 for CBJ

  170. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    I think there are only 2 more back to backs left so those are the only games they need to score 5 to win.

  171. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    The Beast with two backs

  172. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

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    No additional details have been confirmed.

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  173. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    Dang

  174. EvMaybenextyearAgainriser Avatar

    BDL, both of those guys were between .800 and .850 tonight and Kincaid didn’t have Fox, Lindgren, Trouba or Schneider in front of him. He didn’t even have Tarmo Reunanen.

  175. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Gonna have to live with Georgiev for a few because there’s no need to ride Igor. My guess is 6-7 of the last 14. Maybe they make a press to win the division, but probably not worth risking injury.

  176. cregg7 Avatar
    cregg7

    Copp —> Copper Top —>Duracell

  177. SN Avatar
    SN

  178. cregg7 Avatar
    cregg7

    Ok. So even if it’s not kinkaid is there any other goalie in the system who can get a cup of coffee to see what he’s like at this level?

    Or…Hank looks like he’s still in shape. There have been quite a few players come back over the years from retirement for cup runs

    Hank can be backup.

    Work the rust off down the stretch and then get his name on the cup

  179. cregg7 Avatar
    cregg7

    Richter at this age is still better than Georgie.

    He may never be as good as he once was but he can be as good as he was, once !

  180. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    So they were 11-4 in March. Maybe we are a little too negative. The 93 points is about what I thought they would get for the season a couple of months ago. Of course, I didn’t know then that 93 points probably would be the 2nd wildcard. The top 8 in the East are now like the Peleton and someone still has to break out. They have the other team’s way behind.

  181. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Don’t think there’s a point in doing anything with the backup now. No one but Igor will be playing in the playoffs, and will destroy what little trade value Georgie has.

  182. SN Avatar
    SN

    Maybe the goalie whisperer should raise his voice or at least change his tone

  183. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    I’m not meaning to be hard on Boy George but really the only shot he didn’t have much of a chance on was Bertuzzi’s. The other 3 were just simply embarrassing. I still scratch my head thinking about the Canes game.

  184. ilb2001 Avatar
    ilb2001