Round Two, Game Four.
Rangers (1) vs Hurricanes (2), 7 pm start, TV-ESPN
Projected lineup:
Kreider-Zibanejad-Chytil
Panarin-Strome-Lafreniere
Vatrano-Copp-Kakko
Motte-Rooney-Reaves
Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Trouba
Braun-Schneider
Hajek, Nemeth, McKegg, Gauthier, Brodzinski, Hunt-prucha’d
Goodrow, Blais-injured
Shesterkin in net
LGR!!!!!
258 responses to “It’s Go Time!”
FIRST on a high horse, refusing to surrender!
I’ll be back later boys crush the enemy take no prisoners!
Rangers 5
Cans 0
GwG LaFrenchie
Again this is a must win. They cannot take any steps back.
They need to be more competitive on draws. Their inability to do so is causing a lot of problems. In addition to that they are handling the puck like a hand grenade in the defensive zone. They need to calm it down and make smarter decisions with the puck. Panarin needs to gut it out if he is hurt…this is the time that separates men from boys.
They need to pound D’Angelo and the rest of theCanes defense. Lastly they need to make life as difficult as possible for Raanta. Park some bodies in his face and score some gritty goals. Do these things and they will be just fine.
Just hit everything moving, but don’t be stupid…Evil should be punished by willing, the rest of our sneakers should score.
Hank is really an excellent dresser. Those suits he wears put Vally and Giannone to shame.
Kakko on the 4th line. Motte the desensitized conscience on the 3rd. Let’s see how it works out.
LGR!!!
Interesting starting lineup for sure.
Laffo Busto with a boffo game 2nite
GwG LaFrenchie
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Be carful, E3; you might get cancelled for Francophobia.
Someone, please, crosscheck Ferraro.
Reavo is gonna KO DeAzzhole with a straight right while simultaneously KO’ing Dummy with a left hook .
I punch dead people
Ferraro hates the Rangers since they traded him…..foolishly….in 96.
Rangers should have their own anthem.
Shesty the bailer outerer
Stromeo line gots to get goin
C’mon laffy. That was horrible. Oh well. Move on
If that was on, that was in
That was so good but they let Raanta dominate them again. 🤷🏻♂️
Pacey. Keep it up.
I feel like I’m watching yesterday’s game. Domination but zero to show for it.
Good start
Why didn’t Kreider do this just now?
Have you guys seen this?
Canes are very careful not to provoke any fights. Good.
LGR!
Beast mode THE
4ever, I was worried about that too
WHY DID HE FIGHT? Damnit
That should warrant an indicate every friggin time
Legal check
Told ya…
Nice TV-timeout. PP1 getting their breath back
Trouba with his Barry Beck impersonation.
YEAH! Truba….
*instigate
My 7:29
Domi was trying to duck and put his head right into the Trouba Train.
Domi should have to go to the dark room like they forced Shesterkin that time
Faceoffs are gonna be the death of us
BOOM SHAKALAKA!!!
Frankie V collecting!
Vatrano the shooter!
Frankie will shoot
I was sure Raanta was going to get that.
Second unit, baby!
Beer me! Actually pineapple bombers tonight…
Trouba’s hit led to this- Frankie-Boy!!
Jbytes
Why on earth would you want to be cancelled?
I think Frankie is a keeper. He shoots!
The real 77
Were they saying D’anger sucks out something? Lol
Assist Kreiders edge!
Kreids with the forecheck
Boom!!
The dreaded…
Lindgren. Bombs away!
Damnit. I said double BOOM SHAKALAKA and it didn’t post. Grrrrr
55 plays like a man.
Actually Nobody deserved it more than Lindy. Hope Foxy lady will dedicated it to him.
Kick his azz, Reavobass!!
Olga, you’re getting sloshed tonight (I hope)
Reavo vs. D’Anger reminded Rome Senate orators competition, more then Olympic fighters…
So frank owes me money got one?
Who was the other goal? Robocop or Dudley?
Ev, I drink so much beer that Budweiser name a Clydesdale after me…
Bullcrud icing for a lazy dude
Satisfactory period?
Can Ilb go back and repost the correct lines?
Love the terminator, guy is a stud.
Beezle
He fell asleep already.
Rangers sent a message….but they need to keep sending it.
It was Dudley according to the box score
So they changed things a bit on the PP. CK has moved away from the net front to give them another outlet. They are moving the puck quickly and that exposes the Canes who come out of the tight box to pressure them and open themselves up to cross ice diagonal passes like the one to Frankie V. And yes I did say tight box.
Can’t wait to see the Pissburgh Troll fans showing up about that Trouba hit.
Great observation there, Orf
Wicky Frankie V collects the money. He’s a soldier.
The Rangers made adjustments coming out of the zone that were successful. Good to see. Also, Reaves hammered Svechnikov and got in DeAngelo’s face. Also good to see. We need another 2 periods like that one.
That was the most emotion this team has played with all series. Now do it two more periods tonight please.
Beezle
Not according to my kids who love jungle cruise 😉
Trouba’s a beast.
Laffo busto with a couple of nice hits in that period according to the radio guys.
Cccp 8:02
Truth!!!!
Plenty of time
Let’s goooooooo!
Jamesgeau x2
Good period.
That Lindgren is such a wa–
Never mind 🙃
Laffo busto…heady
Looks like we are starting the defensive shell right away in the second period
Lindgren is a throw-back, a rugged warrior!
This is usually the helter-skelter period.
Trouba, with his high quality hits this season already justified at least a half of his annual contract…One of the best in the League, I think, in Punishing Department.
That was a ridiculously quick whistle. Dude is fine
Rangers starting to fumble-puck around in their own zone.
Losing all the puck battles
The most important now not to rest on 1st period laurels and keep pressing and play physically, hit and hit and hit…
They are starting to get dominated now.
Canes are pressing
Stupid penalty. Absolutely stupid
Zero reason for that
All that because they couldn’t make the first clear
Robocop to the box
Here’s the “big push”
We’ve got to endure this push for 31 minutes .
Ugh
That’s what happened when you are unable to get puck from own zone. That – The most worrisome Rangers’ flaw.
They look horrible out there. Be afraid. Be VERY afraid.
Everyone look for placenta after the “big push”
They started handling the puck like a hand grenade and Canes took over the game. Let’s see how this kill goes. They seem to unravel. It wasn’t anything the Canes did.
Of course they couldn’t score there
Antii with a game saver.
Why’s Rick Nash wearing a Zibanejad Jersey?
Shame – first Laffy and now Mika – our best?
Wait placenta???!!!!
Bwahahaaaaa!!!!!
Man you have to put that in. Auntie ripping his groin up, Igor in sympathy pain.
Roof it Mika.
Ding dong
Wait….they have a staal on their team?! Didn’t the rangers have a staal or two at one point?
Are they related?
ORF broke the blog
Jamesgeau x3
Too many stupid no-look passes
Canes acting like a constrictor – tighten and tighten the rings and pressing, increasing speeding up the lace of combinations…That’s their forte. So, concentrate, catch and destroy!
Rangers need to bury one of their chances.
No-look save by Shesty🤣
Bad pass bug must have bitten cheechoo there
They have been lucky in this period.
Bad icing Reeves
I’ve heard the Staal’s are a big family. Very nice from what people say.
SalmonJoe have mentioned the Staal family — a great family, by all accounts.
Worse than usual at the dot tonight. Less than 30% woof!
Icings are a Canes possession.
Living on a Prayer… How appropriate.
Panarin with his 474th giveaway of the playoffs
Goooooaaaallll!!!!!!
KABOOM SHAKALAKA!!
Boom!!!!!!
Chance: BURIED!!!!
Lindgren is on fire! Good sweep by Zika
Meeka!!!!
I was about to write the bounces can’t possibly keep going their way.
Lindy again – he is playing possessed. Mika just picked up a change…
The Viking strikes again…..55 is a beast tonight.
There is the Brendan Smith we used to love.
Why do they always show Bazooka Rod and so little of Captain Sniffles?
The interference has to be pretty flagrant to be called. They do it on every play.
I’d feel weird wearing someone else’s last name on my back.
You win a faceoff! Why tf would you float an uncontested shot to Raanta like your playing catch??
Plenty of time.
*you’re
Did you guys know that Craig Anderson was practicing with Carolina?
Good period?
Have the announcers said anything about Kakko getting very few minutes and being on the 4th line?
How big of a tone setter was that scrap at this point?
Even the announcers noted a cross check on Lindgren and a “two handed slash” on Strome that weren’t called.
Carolina interferes, and is chippy.
3-0! Just the way I like it!
BW
Yeah, He’s a bust (s)
nice to get one that period. but the whole panarin line just been so underwhelming
Where are all folks on here who wanted Lindgren traded to free up anticipated cap space?
Trocheck is a cheap slug. Cross checked Fox right in front of the ref after knocking him down.
This ESPN studio crew is more Rangers friendly.
Sebastian Awho?
The Strome line is not useless because of Panarin. It is useless because of Strome in this series. I thought Copp looked better at center last game. However, Panarin needs throw the puck at the next and stop prancing around with it.
AA, those are the same guys that want to trade everyone else too🙄
akbar, conversation for summer 2023!
We are just lucky this period, quite honestly – it’s Totally opposite from first – Canes were dangerously dominant. But I believe with this luck, 4 will be enough to live for another game or two…
Pete – yup. I want to see who still holds the opinion of trading Lindgren
Without Shesterkin this score could be much closer. These turnovers could cost us in the 3rd period. Terrible 2nd period. We stopped checking and kept on backing up. Agree with guys the bread has to stop playing fancy and start taking shots. I beg this team not to play prevent defense hockey. The Canes are not going down easy.. Have a great coach
Good extended possession there.
Weak call
This is insane!
Another bad call
B.S. call
Crap call
Totally disagree with koharski on that one. Now I know why he’s retired.
This referee commentary is useless. Everything is a great call by the referees, what garbage.
Slewfooted into the goalie. “Great call, Wes”
Nice clear by big Jesper.
Smitty was slew footing LAF. Lousy call. The refs union is strong. Do they ever say the call stunk? They should have Kerry Fraser critique these guys.
do they think a former ref is gonna criticise one of these guys
Koharski…the donut king
Here we go…. Ugh
After they finally a FO Miller and CK crap the bed.
That sucks. Shesty really deserved the shutout
Ugggh. Better not win another FO
Of course right as they show the 111 shots, 4 goals graphic….
Let me guess, 100% defensive shell time?
They better stop turtling
Now, hold on to the band of your panties…
Of course they couldn’t score on that
They’re at the clubhouse turn!
0 for 2 on breakaways. At least we’re finally in a game where we can afford that
Rangers offense appears to be dump it in and change.
Need to bury another chance
3 heralded scorers in very important game are not scoring one on one with a career backup goalie. How come? and where we go with that?
Olga, that’s the E3 offense
Every time they throw it around the boards it’s a giveaway. Bring it out away from the boards where the Canes aren’t waiting for you.
They dump and change because they were pinned in their own zone defending for too long, so by the time they get the puck out, they’re gassed.
Another CHANCE BURIED!!!
I welcome that!
2C stromeo
there we go!
Good copp
They needed that.
Nice turnover!
I said – 4 will be probably, enough
That’s the last Bomber. I’m out of pineapple juice.
Good thing I told Gravy to queue up at least four woots!
Wow. Go laffy
“I think he got away with one”
– Don “retired” Koharski
Should’ve been a minor for face washing
We’re up 4-1 and Panarin should have more space aaaaaand he still sucks
10 has his head wedged up in a dark and remote place.
So sad, but Panarin is beyond bad…
Rangers power play has gotten progressively worse since the first one.
It was very arrogant and lazy PP. Shame
What the heck are they chanting?
Rangers have 29 giveaways. Panarin has 2.
Sure he does.
Do you think the Pens fans are still chanting “Igor” out there?
First game of the series with no goalie pull
Only Minx would know Olga, he channels Pens fans telepathically
Olga, those are pens fans wearing Carolina jerseys at the garden
Shenanigans?!
Reaves just gave them bulletboard material🤷🏻♂️
2-2 after 4
Copp Lindgren Frankie V
Domi is a weasal
No way DQ ever gets them here. Guitar Jimmy Dolan like a broken clock is right ocassionally. The purge was the right call.
Don’t defund the Copp.
Best of three now.
Good game?
All 3 stars have +/- ratings that are impossible to achieve with the amount of points they have.
Smfh
The guy who started singing the Canadian anthem in the next game is singing from the crowd. That’s friggin awesome.