NYR trail in series 0-1
24 May 2024 8:00 PM EDT at MSG
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The NY Rangers look to bounce back and regain the home ice advantage with a win tonight at the Garden. Though Florida has not been good at home during the playoffs, no team wants to be down 0-2 and going on the road.
Lineup wise – rampant speculation about who is in and who is out. It could end up exactly the same as game one. Laviolette is not saying and the real deal will not be apparent until pre-game warm-ups. We’ll try to update the box prior to puck drop with the real lineup, until then, just speculation. Panther’s look to be going with the same group as game one.
Keys tonight: the Rangers looked slow of foot, tentative and lacking an edge in game one on Wednesday. They need to keep moving their feet, be quicker and cleaner with passes/shots and most definitely need to start forechecking hard. On shots, the Rangers need to take what is available to them. A shot and a rebound is more likely to lead to a goal then passing up the chance and continuing to skate when time and space are minimized.
There has been some press about the lack of production from the defense but we’d prefer they stay focused on playing defense first against an explosive Panthers team. If it is there, jump in but darn well be sure you’re back side is covered first.
On this date in history: In 1989 Phil Esposito was fired as NYR GM and Coach, later replaced by Roger Nielson (coach) and Neil Smith (GM).
Zebras tonight (from Scouting The Refs):
Probable NYR lineup
1st line ⊳ Kreider ⋄ Zibanejad ⋄ Chytil
2nd line ⊳ Panarin ⋄ Trocheck ⋄ Lafrenière
3rd line ⊳ Cuylle ⋄ Wennberg ⋄ Roslovic
4th line ⊳ Vesey ⋄ Goodrow ⋄ Rempe
1st pair ⊳ Miller ⋄ Trouba
2nd pair ⊳ Lindgren ⋄ Fox
3rd pair ⊳ Gustafsson ⋄ Schneider
Starter ⊳ Igor Shesterkin
Backup ⊳ Jonathan Quick
Healthy scratch: F: Brodzinski, Kakko, Edström, Wheeler D: Ruhwedel, Jones G: Domingue
Injured: none
In the Cooler: none
Long-term IR: none
480 responses to “It’s Go Time: Game 2, Round 3 !”
If they compete like they did tonight that’s all we can ask for. No passengers tonight. 2-2 after 4?
“nice shot but Bobrovsky wants that one back…”
Has a goalie ever gotten one back?
Noble, your 9:58. Disney owns ESPN.
Blondie to #21: “How did it feel to score that overtime goal?”
Goodrow: “Uh, it felt good.”
I just realized that I’m a total of 5 games against the Panthers this season, we still have yet to win one in regulation.
I don’t care how it happens, as long as the winning goal is ours. But it just shows you how difficult it is to beat them.
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Since it’s Saturday morning I guess I can speak now. Something I noticed on the OT goal. Even though Bob was beat high blocker side, I think he was partially screened by Montour. The shot surprised him.
455 total comments — throwback to Carp-era RR!!
shows the boneheads knew the importance and provided needed urgency.
they got secondary scoring with Goody’s tally off a great feed by Tro.
I’m all for Edstrom taking VC’s spot; time to up the ante in Sunrise. Don’t think Lomberg’s elbow can reach that high
ye of little faith
We sometimes yoosed to have 1000 comments once upon a time.
never change boneheads never change… hey SN how delusional are we now?
refresh refresh refresh
remember to thank all our hockey angels above.
LETS GO BOYSSSSSSSS
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coos coos the dish so nice.
they named it twice
Once beaten, they ALL want ‘that one’ back.
‘the dish?’ I don’t get it.
You know whom. Please. 🙂
Drury claims his pizza is better than NY’s. Rube!
They were delusional in not playing Rempe
NOw suit up the big Swede
have any of the hartford guys been brought up since their season over
my grammar has suffered since I was unceremoniously whatever….
But hey I took Wicky’s advice and went onto twitter and I tweet and talk about whatever I want to.
‘with whom am I speaking’
you know who 🤫
I want youse to know I’ve thought about James G and ILB and the other fallen many times throughout the season
angels in the rafters boys
angels in the rafters
Heave Ho
agreed SN. I think they are doing the seniority thing but that once Edstrom gets in (believe he does) he’s not coming out of this series.
enjoy the day off boneheads.
we’ve got ourselves a series
Never have seen a coach so consistently positive about every skater. Even healthy scratches.
Report from kakko’s camp. He’s been enjoying water skiing and archery, and is trying out for role of king in The King and I that will be performed by the campers at visiting day.
With whom am I speaking?
Kakko plays with brio, always hustling, working. All of that, yet he disappoints. He had better quick assess his value and future.
Winston Churchill was advised via a note from his young but erudite editorial assistant never to end his sentences with a preposition. He wrote back: “This is the type of criticism up with which I will not put.”
one last one from me
I thought Mika was really engaged and played a strong game
barkov is a top 3 center in the league
Lavio finally matched up lines last night.
there are gonna be shifts where Barkov has a step and is doing his thing and Mika just needs to stay at his hip and make it hard on him, and there will be shifts where Mika’s just trying to stay with him and slow him up and Barkov will shield him off and beat him. That doesn’t mean Mika isn’t doing a great job or isn’t battling. Barkov is a big skilled man.
It’s not a sexy job, but damn if the Panthers beat the rangers Barkov is gonna be a huge reason why.
so on that flip side. If Mika’s line can win their share of shifts and if Mika is battling to make Barkov’s life harder. That’s a win.
Barkov’s gonna make you look bad sometimes.
it doesn’t mean Mika isn’t doing a hella of a job
I’ve come to trust Mika a ton in the playoffs. Even last year against the devils. He showed up. Asked to do too much. But he showed up
I can’t imagine back filling 4th line with any of the options over Kakko. But also I’ve never coached even a single team to the conference finals.
Aside from hockey for a moment, Zibby is a truly nice and humble man.
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