It’s Go Time!

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Rangers (27-14-8) vs Flames (24-17-9), 7:30 pm start, TV-MSG

Projected lineup:

Panarin-Zibanejad-Vesey

Kreider-Trocheck-Goodrow

Lafreniere-Chytil-Kakko

Cuylle-Leschyshyn-Blais

Lindgren-Fox

Miller-Trouba

Harpur-Schneider

Hajek, Kravtsov, Gauthier-prucha’d

Halak in net

LGR!!!!!

190 responses to “It’s Go Time!”

  1. 4everanger Avatar

    FIRST meaningless game after clowns’ show.

  2. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    I have a feeling they’re still on vacation.

  3. TYM Avatar
    TYM

    I expect this to resemble a preseason game. Stupid useless All Star nonsense.

  4. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    So Kratsov and Goatboy are sitting? Sheesh.
    Vesey on the first line Goodrow on the second line? Sometimes I just don’t understand what GG is doing.

    Oh….just now Hank already gave a preemptive it’s been 9 days since they played comment.

  5. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    LGR!

  6. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Gonna wait for the puck drop before calling this a loss

  7. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Is it the trade deadline yet?

  8. 4everanger Avatar

    Chaotic start as expected…

  9. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Phil the Thrill!!

  10. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Woot

  11. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Chytil with a Messier impersonation.

  12. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Are we still trading Heetle?

  13. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Maloney with the Don Cherry

  14. Upstate Ranger Avatar
    Upstate Ranger

    Jaro looks good

  15. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    I like a nice slice of Mangiapane every once in a while.

  16. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    hook on Trocheck there?

  17. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    That was an uuuuuuuugly goal

  18. 4everanger Avatar

    Tired of autogoals…

  19. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Upstate….. looked

  20. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    WHY DOES HE ALWAYS ACCEPT THE FIGHT? WHY??!!!

  21. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Trouba train

  22. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Phenomenal LEGAL hit.

  23. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Trouba as Barry Beck. I like that.

  24. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Trouba dropped gloves first.

  25. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Holy begeezus, they got it right!

  26. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Mack Troub

  27. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Mack Troob

  28. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Nice flyby by Panarin on the Flames goal. He earned minus on that one. Someone digging for the puck at your goalies feet you don’t make a right turn.

  29. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    So nice I said it twice

  30. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    They only got it half right. Roughing not instigating 🙂

  31. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Nice, no call on the high stick on Zika. Great reffing as usual

  32. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Holy horrible giveaway by goodrow. Smfh

  33. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    And PP1 does it again! If does it means nothing.

  34. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Sammy boy is back

  35. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Weegar beat the pulp out of cuylle

  36. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Love these division rivalries.

  37. 4everanger Avatar

    Inability to score on PP becomes a real Rangers’ problem and can cost them now and in a future if that continues…

  38. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Lou-cheech = Neanderthal knuckledragger

  39. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Old Time Hockey.

  40. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    what exactly is penalty ?

  41. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Legal hit by St Blais

  42. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    That’s a legal hit. Thanks again, whistle idiots

  43. Upstate Ranger Avatar
    Upstate Ranger

    Good on Sammy to stick it to Lucic

  44. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Puck was kinda gone when Blais hit him.

  45. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Free Sammy

  46. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    W in the f just transpired with Blais??

  47. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Someone will have to fight caveman lucic later on

  48. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Teflon Sammy Blais

  49. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Hah review for hit to head and penalty competent negated.

  50. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Holy crap. That’s totally on the refs for starting that by calling a non-penalty. I’m happy with the calls, but these refs are horrendous.

  51. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Kreider has completely forgotten how to deflect the puck at the net.

  52. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    You know what I’m saying

  53. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Not sure what Sutter is mumbling …but its bad

  54. 4everanger Avatar

    PP Impotents

  55. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Laffy laffy laffy 🤦🏼‍♂️

  56. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Next powerplay will be for Mumbles

  57. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    If they don’t get their power play figured out, they’ve got zero business going for it at the trade deadline.

  58. 4everanger Avatar

    SHASTY LOOKED SURPRISINGLY INTERESTED IN THIS GAME…

  59. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    That was a wild period of hockey. Old school hooliganism.

  60. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    I just watched the Cheadle goal because I started watching late. Great shot, but the pass off the boards but Kakko….whew boy

  61. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    *by

  62. Karl Hungus Avatar

    Didn’t know Stemmer once hired a guy to break another dudes wrist and ankle

  63. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    So is Cuylle going to have to fight every game?

  64. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Think Big Ben is gonna earn that extension this game and fight Lucic

  65. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    DOUBLE CHEADLE!!

  66. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Woot woot

  67. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Chytl = non-bust

  68. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    All I can say is…… Chytil. Awesome.

  69. Upstate Ranger Avatar
    Upstate Ranger

    Phil’s trade value is through the roof! 🙃

  70. 4everanger Avatar

    CONTINUE LIKE THAT AND HE WILL SCORE ANOTHER 66 BEFORE THE SEASON ‘S END.

  71. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    I think the “Trade Chytil (or not)” debate is going to go full bore by tomorrow…. 😉

    Do we want to give away the next Mika?

  72. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    We have to trade Chytil now….we need another tomato can and a 7th round pick.

  73. 4everanger Avatar

    That’s definitely NOT funny. At all. Long and dangerous dwelling in our zone…

  74. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    GG gonna appreciate that Chtyil defensive play more than the goals

  75. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Ranger first line needs to wake up already

  76. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    good shift …cheap slash on Vesey after save

  77. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    What a save and what patience and control by vesey

  78. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Kreider, reminding Ranger fans why we never want him to pass

  79. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Smgdh

  80. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Jamesgeau

  81. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    WHY in the azz did he pass that? And without looking? Geezus

  82. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    They have been outplayed pretty badly this period. They didn’t need the too many men call. Chytil will stay until the Summer. Panarin is still in Florida. He looks awful tonight.

  83. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    And, we’re negative on special teams. That never happens🙄

  84. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Panarin has looked awful for a while now

  85. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Panarin has played a key role in both Flame goals. Sit him for a while.

  86. 4everanger Avatar

    Expected. They are by far better and dangerous in this period in general. And as I said inability to score on own PP bites…

  87. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    They look really bad in their own zone especially this period.
    The good thing is that we can’t be embarrassed by losing after going into the third ahead. Silver lining.

  88. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Fox has been off his game too. Let’s not send anyone to the All Star Game in the future.

  89. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    The kid line is working, where is the big bucks line?

  90. 4everanger Avatar

    What is so disappointing about Laffy, that he doesn’t even show any particular individual skills (technical or others) with a puck or shots, for such a unanimous 1st pick…

  91. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    More no calls but the refs.. They’ve played a big part in this one as well.

  92. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Trouba is a BEAST.

  93. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Stop. Accepting. The effing. Fight!!

  94. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    I think he’s my new favorite Ranger. Troub Troub baby!

  95. Upstate Ranger Avatar
    Upstate Ranger

    TROUBOOM

  96. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Trouba might as well drop his gloves while he’s making the hit.

  97. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Trouba train 2

  98. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    That looks like a legal hit again. Kadri actually cut in and made the bigger.

  99. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    That should be two instigators

  100. 4everanger Avatar

    They HAVE to punish Kalgary by PP goal!!! YES!!!!

  101. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Assist ..to the Captain

  102. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Woot woot woot

  103. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Finally!

  104. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Got to make them pay ocassionally.

  105. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    There ya go!

  106. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    The Troub effect! Bam!

  107. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Kreider shouldn’t pass 😉

  108. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    He almost didn’t get that shot. Gave Markstrom all the time in the world to get over. Whew!

  109. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Panarin is happy…..he was worried he might be headed to the doggie den after his bonehead penalty.

  110. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Gravy, that’s the first time that pass by him has worked this season, and he’s attempted it many, many….many times.

  111. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    And F Kadri too – he’s no angel the filthy cretin

  112. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Lucic and Kadri are from the family rodentus. I wonder how come Sam doesn’t talk about those wonderful families?

  113. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Is Dillon Dube related to Christian (Horse Meat) Dube?

  114. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Barzal’s FO % is about the same as Chytil’s and the Isles will be paying him $9.15 MM next season.

  115. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Leetch was the only homegrown Ranger on that list. Sad

  116. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Jack Hughes – 35 goals this season. Does Laffy even have that for his career?

  117. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Henrik is a bookie for Caesars?

  118. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Sammy doesn’t need to do drop passes at the blue line. Get it deep.

  119. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Kreider
    Pass<Shot

  120. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    When you have a clear shooting lane….should you not shoot?

  121. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    LAF was supposed to be better than Hughes. Sure doesn’t look that way.

  122. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Sam already robbed this one from us with that Calgary third period stat

  123. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    He was kicking for a field goal

  124. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Kick, but 50-50 they call it 🤷🏻‍♂️

  125. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    That’s definitely a kick. I didn’t think it was until the overhead view.

  126. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    The kicked in rule. The most folked up rule in the NHL.

  127. 4everanger Avatar

    kICKED!!!!

  128. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Coin toss in Toronto. Or maybe the Magic 8 ball. All signs point to Yes!

  129. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    That’s a side of the foot soccer kick.

  130. TYM Avatar
    TYM

    Rangers never get these calls

  131. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    I’m pretty sure the nhl will f$#@ us on this one, though

  132. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    It was allowed :/

  133. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    What a joke

  134. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    BULLSHNIT

  135. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Unreal. It is a Canadian team so…

  136. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Do rules mean anything in the NHL?
    WWE officiating.

  137. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Plenty of time. Where’s Chytil?

  138. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    This feels like a loss. They really haven’t done much except for Trouba and Chytil.

  139. 4everanger Avatar

    UNFORGIVING …

  140. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Time to change that rule…..and half of the rest of the rulebook

  141. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    This is done. They look defected and aren’t playing hard anymore.
    Eff you bettman and these shnitty refs.

  142. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    *dejected

  143. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    And there it is. Not much of an effort tonight.

  144. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    🤮🤮

  145. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    The Rangers will score the same way Mangiopane did and it will be disallowed for kicking

  146. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Halak has been pretty good his last few games, but that was crap.

  147. 4everanger Avatar

    This kicked goal change the momentum, mental state and predisposed the potentially lost game

  148. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Refs stole a minimum of a point from us

  149. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    And Sam jinxed them

  150. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Sweet feed

  151. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Bobby everytime Sam opens his mouth like that it backfires.

    93 scored….disregard my comment.🤯

  152. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Woot woot woot woot

  153. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Yo yo Ma!

  154. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Mikka Scorra Goalla.

  155. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    They aren’t very good defensively. When you need 5 to win you are a mediocre team.

  156. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Zika kicked that in

  157. CraigFormerWeatherNowPR Avatar
    CraigFormerWeatherNowPR

    Sam is a damn mush. Any time the words “Rangers are skating well” or “Rangers have been good tonight in their own zone” or… in tonight’s case: “Calgary has not won a game this season when trailing going into the 3rd period.”

    What a mush….

  158. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    That 10 minutes he played on Saturday wore Shesty out.

  159. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Don’t sit next to Sam at the track or OTB or a casino or even on a roller coaster.

  160. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Put Sam in the bat-troom

  161. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Rangers just need a good 6 minutes…

  162. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Play for the point.

  163. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Fourth line not playing.

  164. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    4th line not very good defensively tonight. GG playing it safe.

  165. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Did Sam just call Kakko – Andersson?!!!

  166. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Trocheck has been awful this game

  167. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Bad penalty at a really inconvenient time to take one.

  168. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Dumb Vinnie, dumb.

  169. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Another dumb penalty.

  170. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Shoot the damn puck

  171. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    CHEADLE!! WTFFFFF??!!!

  172. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Chytil had the game on his stick. Sigh

  173. 4everanger Avatar

    Why??? Shoot the freaken puck!!!

  174. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Shoot the puck, Stupid!

  175. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Too many passes.

  176. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Only a Ranger would have a chance at a hat trick, with a fantastic opportunity, after shooting any other time he’s been in the same zip code as the net……and pass it.

  177. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    What an Chidiot for not shooting

  178. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    We just need to make it to the shootout and we have a chance.

  179. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Woot woot woot woot woot

  180. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Hey coach…..leave those kids alone

  181. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Stick Salute, Mama!

  182. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Entertaining game but for the record Toronto sux

  183. Kakko's Camp Avatar

    Comeback win

  184. CraigFormerWeatherNowPR Avatar
    CraigFormerWeatherNowPR

    “Chidiot” lmaooooooo

  185. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Take 2 & run!

  186. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    That was a really gritty performance……not Philly muppet from hell…..if they play like that more often then I am more than ok with it.

  187. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Best Laffy has skated all year

  188. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    It was a very entertaining game. It would have been fun to watch if I didn’t care who won.

  189. ilb2001 Avatar
    ilb2001
  190. Loneranger Avatar
    Loneranger

    Wow Mr. Metaphor. What don’t you understand about Ranger fans enjoying Islander losses and Islander fans enjoying Ranger losses. I still have a memory of Dennis Potvan along the sideboards after we beat the Isles in 78/79 in 6 games. Years of hearing 1940. The hatred is intense. What does the amount of games left have to do with anything than making us happy. Let’s move on please.