The win streak is over, long live the win streak.
The Rangers looked a bit gassed coming in from a tough game against the Filth the afternoon before. A slow footed first period, which included Rempe losing his first NHL fight, saw some hope with a late goal by Panarin (33) at 14:22.
Columbus opened the 2nd with a goal at 00:18 but the Twin Towers managed to tie it at 11:11, Edstrom (2) from Rempe (1). The hope of turning this game around was short lived as Columbus would score again just moments later at 11:57 and again at 18:35.
The power play was off and there was little if any defensive play. CBJ was able to go from one end to the other virtually untouched.
Rangers get a chance to recover, regroup and try again as they play a delayed 2nd part of the away/home against Columbus on Wednesday night, 7PM at MSG.
126 responses to “Rangers 2, CBJ 4”
ORF I don’t know why the built in wordpress filter hates you but it clearly does. Beware the AI? As the site is hosted by wordpress and the spamfilter as well, perhaps it has to do with comments made elsewhere that are also on wordpress, I really don’t know. I’ll try to check more frequently but it requires a screen refresh to update, I don’t get notified, so there will be delays.
The PO is painful to watch with Meeka turning it over or Tro wondering around cluelessly. Way too deferential to Bread.
how is Meeka not shooting the puck when given primo feeds from Fox? If he isn’t shooting, he is a net negative out there.
hope they didn’t peak too soon; send in the reinforcements, this horse is laboring with Lav smacking the whip before the backstretch.
SN hope the horse doesn’t pull up lame at the clubhouse turn!
BDL you bring up a good point on Kakko – why have they not tried to mix him in on the PK? I have seen Schneider get a few minutes on PK but usually it is because Trouba is off. Maybe start using him a little more too? The 4th line definitely could have had more minutes as well if nothing more than to soften the opponent up.
Kakko played some pk last season
put Edstrom out there on pk; with that reach, the passing lanes are clogged
you can’t have your two top centers playing pk all game. Another reason Johnny B is not the answer.
the TOI for the big guys was ridiculous last night. 2nd of back to backs, and those guys are all over 20 minutes. Fox played 27! Kakko is one of the best D forwards on the team. He can’t kill penalties?! It’s not that long ago that Torts ran this team in to the ground. Laviolette is doing the same thing.
It’s a good point, BDL. I like the Ed and Rempe, but if the coach doesn’t trust them for TOI, then Drury needs to bring in players he will.
I know I’m probably alone on this, but I’ve grown tired of the sideshow Bob stuff. Neither of Rempe, and Edstrom are NHL players currently. Maybe with time, but not now. If I thought Laviolette would play them, I would call up Othmann and Berard. Since we know he won’t, I would bring back Pitlick. Play him and Belzile. Call up Jake to be the extra.
I will continue to repeat this because it’s what the Minx does. I will be shocked, speechless, amazed, and astonished if the Rangers win the cup with Weaka Mika as their #1 center. It is impossible to believe such a thing could happen.
I think Edstrom is fine and useful on 4th line… Rempe not so much at least not come playoff time
Sturm kills penalties…Dowd kills penalties
st pete
not exactly going out on a limb saying we won’t win the cup. with mika or without. and based on offense and total line salary his line has been 2nd line all season, even though his and kreiders +/- are both good.
I’d like to see that 4th line get 8-10 minutes of real time before shipping the two kids back down. Definitely are raw talent at this time but the instincts to battle in corners and go to front of net are there.
Coaching staff needs to have Rempe do warm ups further from the blue line to avoid these pre-game challenges. I fully understand why the kid doesn’t back down but it can’t be happening every game going forward.
Won 10 straight, road loss after a back to back ….Back to the ledge!
Beezle,
Laviolette is not going to play them 8 to 10 minutes. He doesn’t trust them.
My point has nothing to do with any of the good the bad and ugly of the Rangers. It has to do with the fact that they do not have a #1C. We can call Vermont #1 or Mika #1 or #2. Mika is just not producing what he’s paid to do. Having said that, if they play the right way, D first, they just may get lucky.
But Drury is gonna get a center that kills penalties and is defensively responsible… that will help Mika/Troch .
close to a pt/game. kills penalties. he’s better than you think st pete. yes he’s not crosby or mcdavid.
I understand everything he does well. And I will quit drinking on Monday’s, if they win the cup with Mika and his PK prowess, and pts off the rush, and PP.
BDL that is the chicken/egg problem, similar to what we had at times with Torts. Ride the big guns until they break down because the little ones might not be perfect and make a mistake. Hope he at least gives them a spin Wed against a team we should be able to beat blind folded. Never know what you have if you don’t us it, kinda like not taking the new toy out of the box out of fear of breaking it. What’s the point?
Mika does plenty but his streakiness especially offensively is a problem and especially if hes cold in a playoff series
i’d bet anyone here that we won’t win the cup in 2024. blame who you wish.
Come on Alex keep the faith.. at least see what Drury does by deadline
This bunch has a character flaw mixed in. When they finally add a Beast or two, many of them think it’s no longer incumbent on themselves to stop hitting, grinding, hustling back, and finishing checks. Drury must identify and either re-educate or jettison the guilty, no matter who.
And if he doesn’t realize by now that Miller is not and never will be a defenceman, he should resign and join the New Haven Parks Department.
Look we all have our issues with certain players. I dislike Mika about as much as coos dislikes Miller. But everytime he takes the ice I’m cheering on.
*…they think IT IS incumbent upon them…
coos
Indeed!
By the way Krusty looked exhausted yesterday.
He almost gave the crowd the finger.
The Rangers have 3 players (Bread@19, Kreider@65, Tro@99) in the top 100 in ES Points per 60; this is a Cup pretender.
Interesting names on that list are Stutzle (30), Giroux (36), Coleman (42), Byfeld (60), Tarasenko (63), Buchnevich (74), Malkin (87).
Meeka’s issue is between the ears; plenty of skill, mostly in odd man rushes, defensively responsible, hard but inaccurate shot. Not a physical player and has trouble with turnovers when pressured on wall.
Giroux is the type of player they need but don’t think he wants to come here. would play him between Kreider and Meeka to let those guys break out
Henrique is the more obvious candidate for 3C.
I sense that Zibby hasn’t fully chosen his role. He tries to play 200 feet, stays back, rarely around the net, while I think he’s one of those guys who should strive to net us 50 and forget the onerous D responsibilities a little bit.
Fox already exhausted, yes. Playoff plan: pound him.
I have this sick feeling Drury will relinquish a 1st just for a 1st rd exit. Which won’t really be a 1st, really!
The playoffs are 7 games in 13 days. 5 in 8 shouldn’t get them gassed. It’s mental, not physical. I’m not convinced they are willing to pay the price. I’ll be interested in how they respond on Wednesday.
ORF
Disappointing, but I believe you are correct.
SN if stutzle is available that’s certainly interesting
playoffs are 7 games in 13 days between identical opponents. Not new fresh opponents. They were clearly gassed, and it’s understandable. They’ve played a lot of high intensity games. What high intensity games have the Blue Jackets played other than last night?
I swear – I love to complain with the best of em, but there is SERIOUS separation anxiety between certain Boneheads and the Ledge.
welcome back!!!
Saw rumors that Brady T is available…does not make sense though
bobbyo
That’s a pipe dream. Just ask Alice!
it’s very important that they shorten a series or 2. i’m hoping we play either detroit or philly 1st rd.
Tkachuk and Stutzle great let’s get them both
Tkachuk, Stutzle, Tarasenko and Giroux for a pick and Pitlick
How about Krakko, Miller, and a 1st for Tkachuk?
Are NHL teams reverting to the old ‘our goon’ philosophy?
TkaSchmuck and Strudel for a $50 gift card to colony grill, a vintage chewed piece of AV’s gum, and a Torts car seat.
Giroux for Salmon Joe and a John’s of Bleeker Pizza
OBrien, Foligno and Schenn for the size and snarl
In regards to players fighting with a visor from the previous post. As of last year, there were only 7 players left in the league that don’t wear a visor, so It’s pretty safe to say that 99% of future fights will include players with visors. Visors became mandatory in 2013-14 for any players with less than 25 games played in the NHL.
Rempe should tighten up his chin strap, to keep his helmet and visor in place where they belong. I am hoping Rempe gets a chance to concentrate on a heavy forecheck and some jam in front of the net in the coming games, to see what he can bring to the team hockey wise. He is faster than Reeves so that should help with the forecheck part, which will hopefully force opposing Dmen into some mistakes and rushed passes.
As of 2023 season, these are the players who don’t wear the visor:
Bogosian — a tough Massena, NY “kid”
Love to have Yossarian, but contradictory rules and regulations prohibit. Catch 22.
That’s a Major Major Major Major, coos.
And that’s not Bobby Orr. :)
Where are they now?
Sports broadcaster Al Trautwig
Al Trautwig realizes a return to full-time television work is not likely at this stage of his life and career. But that does not mean the 68-year-old has run out of things to say.
“I’m planning on writing a book,” he told Newsday recently. “There’s a lot of good stuff in there – or will be.”
That figures. Surely, he managed to collect plenty of good behind-the-scenes material during his decades in sports television, including 30 at MSG Networks.
“Oh, my God,” he said, indicating an affirmative.
Still, do not expect much dirt.
“That’s always a hard thing to do,” he said. “It’s always like, what kind of dirt can you dish? I’m not really sure yet. I don’t really have that much dirt.”
It has been three years since Trautwig left MSG when the network opted not to renew his contract.
In the interim, he has taught at Adelphi, his alma mater, through last spring. He also recently underwent cancer treatment. He did not specify the type of cancer but said he has been “cleared, and now it is just a matter of getting better.”
The cancer scare did affect his speech, which was not as clear as usual in a phone conversation with Newsday. But his plan when fully healthy is to return to college teaching and/or to tackle that book.
Trautwig grew up in Garden City South, graduated from Carey High School then Adelphi and currently lives in Glen Cove, part of a lifelong tie to Long Island that included stints as an Islanders stick boy and Nets ball boy in the 1970s.
He also over decades became one of the most versatile and recognizable figures in sports media nationally, including 16 Olympics (11 for NBC, 5 for ABC), and locally, notably as a studio host for MSG.
When he left MSG in 2021, he told Newsday, “I have over 30 years of wonderful memories at MSG. Unfortunately, the non-renewal of my contract after 30 years with no real explanation is not one of them.”
MSG said at the time, “Al will always be one of the great broadcasters in sports television and we wish him all the best.”
Trautwig took a leave of absence in September 2019 for what was described as personal reasons after he appeared unwell to many viewers during coverage of a Rangers preseason game.
That December, he returned with a pre-recorded interview of then Rangers president John Davidson, but he did not appear for the rest of that winter sports season or the following one.
Trautwig said he holds no grudge against MSG.
“I think when you work in this business long enough, you’re prepared for that,” he said. “I was disappointed, but I wasn’t shocked.”
He added, “I’m very happy. The MSG thing ran its course.”
Might he someday return to TV?
“Anything is possible,” he said, “but when you get to my age, I think it’s very hard to work your way in there.”
He always will have the memories.
“Oh, my God, yeah; it was fantastic,” he said. “[The Knicks] should have won a championship [in 1994], and they didn’t. They were in a great run.
“On any given night, for the longest time, they were good enough to win. And the Garden was electric. Pat Riley was there, and it was fantastic.”
He said he still thinks about the games the Knicks could have won early in the 1994 NBA Finals against the Rockets that would have wrapped up the title even before the teams went to Houston for Games 6 and 7, where the Rockets secured a 4-3 series victory.
“They were easily in a position to win, and they didn’t, and that bothered me,” he said.
Trautwig said he still watches sports avidly, including the Knicks.
“They have a lot of heart,” he said.
“It seems like they have a lot of resilience. Oh, God, I would love to see [a championship].”
https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/al-trautwig-u8s03q5l
Off topic, but reading this really made my day!
https://nypost.com/2024/02/26/sports/how-badly-tom-brady-patriots-were-crushed-by-missed-perfection/
trade deadline in 10 days
copies the article text and then includes the link??
screw 10 days; you need to make a move now to fully integrate new acquisitions into lineup and get your personnel groupings set for the playoff slog.
SN
Not sure Drury is having an easy time of it. GM’s know what the Rangers need, and the asking price is probably over the top. He’s between a rock and hard place. I bet in the back of his mind he’s thinking do I mortgage the future just for a 1st rd exit?
cap calculated on daily basis so earlier do a trade more difficult to fit guys in cap wise. plus prices in what we would have to give up could go down closer to deadline
https://www.foreverblueshirts.com/updated-ny-rangers-trade-board-before-2024-deadline/
updated possibilities list
Coos – LOVE the Catch 22 reference!
I’ll take things I already know for $1000 Alex…
I forgot all about Tyler and his Johnson. Not horrible, not great at the dot. Reasonable production for a 3rd liner. Yet, still a pony at 5’8 185. When he was with TB he got 1:07 PK ATOI/GM so would not expect him to be providing Mika/Tro relief
P Kane and JT Miller in top 10 on ES Points/60….
https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/seasons/nhl-players-stats.html
Need more size –assume Johnson more of a plan C
Milano and Greenway are two 3rd line wingers to keep an eye on. Esp if they move Kakko up to RW1
20-93-24; 10-16-13
Cuylle- Henrique – Milano
Greenway – Sturm – Goody
Brooks just posted practice lines:
20-93-24; 10-16-13; 50-21-22/26: 26-84-73/22/60
Like Greenway but 3.5 is alot for 4th liner..what about Pacioretti?
Pacioretti is a Wheeler about to happen.
SN
you say you already know yet you’re rushing a deal that works against the cap ramnifications plus adding what we’d have to give up.
SN
you’re bringing in 4 guys. you’re kidding right
have not seen him much this year but hes low cost option /pending UFA that can score
To Alex’s point Drury may use 1st via one stop shopping to bring in a pair of players Caps/Sharks/Preds/Ducks etc
As much as I hate to give up 1st round picks, have to keep in mind that it will (or at least should be) a low first rounder.
A team’s cap hit is calculated based on each day of the season (186 days). For every day a player is on the roster, the team’s cap hit is their full year cap hit divided by 186. Once a player is on the roster, the calculations assume they will be on the roster for the remainder of year. Example: If a player with a $925K cap hit gets called up 86 days into the season (100 days remaining), on that day the team’s projected cap hit for the year goes up $497,312 ($925K/186)*100.
Cap space “accrues” over time. A team with $500K cap room to start the year can add a player with a $1,000,000 Cap Hit halfway through season (Day 93). Due to the way the cap is calculated, a player worth $1M annually will only count for $500,000 in actual cap charge through the remainder of the year.
SN
exactly the reason why teams wait until closer to deadline to bring in more salary.
remember the cap gymnastics they had to do to bring kane in. playing short handed etc.
bobby
yep like they did in the stl deal
tarasenko and mikkola
Trautwig had a long run. Nobody owes him lifetime employment.
Its nice to know he’s okay though, seemed unwell and then just disappear without a trace
Sn/Alex does it matter this year? Since the Rangers are in LTIR, don’t they need room for the entire cap hit as measured against the LTIR allowance, as opposed to the normal proration math that you would normally do?
wwpd
the longer they wait the less that the new guy would cost.
said another way if rangers have 1 million in cap space and there’s 1/4 of season left they could fit a 4 million salary,
it’s a daily calculation
problem would arise if a guy came off ltir before playoffs. then they’d have to fit in his whole salary
WWPD
if you go to cap friendly rangers part there is something called cap statistics
shows our current cap space of 4.4 million. that can grow a bit before deadline if we’re not using LTIR to bring in extra players based on short term injuries etc. seems that some days we do and some days we don’t which is why on off days they have sent guys down to help accrue further cap space.
Kakko gets another chance with Bff’s. Lol!
Bald guys are Cap friendly.
Tarasenko and Mikkola came over on Feb 9!!! 23 days before last years deadline. I see your point; it’s on top of your head…
10 days left is ~5% of the season or an extra $220k on top of current NYR cap of $4.4M; not a meaningful amount on a relative basis.
One reason a team would wait is to allow additional playoff pretenders to decide they are not in the mix thus increasing the pool of available talent and expanding the potential trade alternatives.
So that 4.4M is all in the LTIR reserve pool. Means drury should today be able to take on additional players with a total annual cap hit of 4.4M. Not prorated, as it doesn’t seem to change according to the trade machine.
If it applied to prorated salaries, the rangers could pick up multiple superstars with no cap concerns whatsoever (this year).
Or that would be almost $17M of prorated cap at the deadline
Sorry for the multiple posts I have a lot of formatting issues on this mobile site recently for whatever reason
wwpd
the amt can be reduced over next 10 days when we’re using LTIR for whichever days we are using it. some days we might use, some days we might not. which is again why the team throughout the year has sent guys down on off days. most of season we’ve been in LTIR due to chytil or fox.
Imagine the Twitterverse if Pizzaboy does nothing! 🎆🎇
Makes ssense. hate the salary cap, glad its not my job!
Drury will definitely make some calls and take some calls
Love all the trade talk from you guys. Whoever we get I just want Rempe and Endstrom in the lineup next Monday against Fla. A very Punk team that is playing like the 70`s Flyers. I want to win this game and have the Rangers be on the dishing out the hits and fights end. LGR
anyone traded yet?
ESPN offering, I approve.
anaheim wouldn’t touch goodrow unless we added a lot more. better prospects and another 1st
ANA would not do that deal, certainly not without NYR eating part of Goodrow’s cap.
I don’t think teams can eat more than 50%
Espn is an idiot
bobby – one can do 50 and another do 25
but the way it”s worded its 25 percent retained and we’d pay 75
Traid em all! I’ve seen this movie before!!!
In the wild scenario that somehow Goodrow is tradable to Anaheim you don’t even need this much retention. It looks like about 40% on Vatrano gets it done.
class act
If the Kraken trade Yanni, they would be out of their Gourde.
Who would have ever imagined that Laurence Olivier’s grandson would make his living as a hockey Goon?
Lavy should tell Rempe to do his stretching near the blue line and try to get his TOI >> his PIMs. If someone goes after him after a hit it’s one thing but the staged fights have outlived their usefulness. He has made it clear he will answer the bell. He needs to use his limited ice time to prove he’s a hockey player. He can skate and he goes to the net. There may be something there, but he doesn’t prove it sitting in the box and pure goons are of limited value in the playoffs.
Do we think Rempe wants a rematch with Olivier tonight, or he just plays some smart, hard-nosed hockey?
I’d rather he just get in on the forecheck, bang some bodies around and drive the net/screen Merzlikins. He’s asking for trouble if he keeps dropping them every game. He already had his bell rung last game.
Just checked BlogFriendly and I see almost all of you don’t have any NTC/NMC! Minx the only one with a 1 team NMC 😅
dont trade me
Would you guys move the 1st for Toffoli?
https://www.tsn.ca/trade-bait-top-ranked-hanifin-tanev-await-trade-news-1.2082073
top possibilities to be traded league wide
video is restricted but list is not
minx has nothing on the hatred some of us have for isles. or should i say isles fans
Beezle
Brilliant!
CCCP is the GM so he makes the trade calls 😉
Please don’t trade me to Boston — can’t stand the Br**ns.
Joey Kocur’s right hand looked like a tough pounded with a four pound mallet.
Best pugilists trow with 2 hands.
…and Joey wasn’t punching visors…
This should be a big revenge and also a big score
Out tonight. Will check the score later. Hoping for some 60 minute men tonight.
I’m out as well.
Lgr!!
another no-shot-man rush
It was Rempe though so he gets a pass!