The Rangers lost to Toronto at home last night, a game that they almost came away with two points but just couldn’t figure out Stolarz and not for lack of trying. The Rangers out shot the Leaves 35-17, including an incredible 14-4 in the first period – the inverse of recent NYR games.
Unfortunately, the Rangers started the first period by pretty much assuring a goal against in the first two minutes when Zibanejad was called for tripping Matthews at just the 18 second mark. Ekman-Larson (4) would net the PPG at 1:47, 1-0 TOR. Zibanejad (13) however did his best to make up for it, getting a tip-in of a Borgen shot at 13:08 (JT Miller also with an assist). 1-1 after one.
The torrid shooting pace slowed a bit, 9-7 NYR but the only goal was by Nylander (34), once again inside the first two minutes of the period at 00:51. 2-1 TOR after two.
The third would begin well for the Rangers with Cuylle (16) making a highlight reel short handed goal from a feed by new huggy friend Zibanejad. Sadly, the Rangers allowed Knies (22) to score less than three minutes later at 06:21, giving Toronto back the lead at 3-2. Try as they might, the Rangers were unable to get another past Stolarz to get a point and push the game into OT.
Though perhaps Shesterkin was not at his best last night, the team played at a pretty high compete level, certainly more than many games this season so far. They will win more than lose if they can duplicate the effort and be a little sharper in net.
The NYR next play on Sunday evening against the Predators, at MSG. 19:00 EST start broadcast by FDSNSO and MSG.
135 responses to “Rangers 2, Toronto 3”
Sorry the delay with post game. Had to attend to a Ukrainian related event this morning, also more ski guests.
I’ll duck after say this but… Mika’s playing a bit better the past few games. Corner turned?
SN: Does Shesty want to be Henk so bad he is purposely misplaying pucks?
It really is amazing how that part of his game has inverted. Was a big strength, certainly in comparison to HL, but now a liability. Loss of the goalie whisperer?
He can see a little better after the haircut.
How much $ would entice Hank to assume the role of New Whisperer?
wwpd: very much agree Laffy modeling his game on the wrong player, though to be honest I’ve always had a feeling that he is somewhat lazy, probably a result of being a notch better than everyone else as he was coming up the ranks.
JT’s problems early in his career were not quite the same, but I get the same vibe of a talent that is having a hard time growing up and taking the necessary big steps to really take advantage of their natural skills.
I don’t know how to get this through to Laviolette, but wake up dude, spit out the Bazooka bubble gum, and get Loafing Laffy away from the Sidewinder!
Roadway just delivered another trailer-load of duck lard hair grease to eddie Munster at MSG.
Cuylle Miller Lafreniere
Krusty Vermont Zibanejad
Othman Brodude Remote
Vesey Carrick Smith
Friedman trolling. I do not think this would be a good deal as described. Yes, a young center with some size. Also a young center who has done pretty much zilch in 126 games with 13:23 ATOI. This would be an overpay
I’ve liked JT ever since the Zebras caught him with ‘brass knuckles’ after a fight.
From earlier this season when the Predators moved Parssinen:
https://predlines.com/nashville-predators-deal-juuso-parssinen-as-another-young-player-skates-away-01jg7sjepj5n
Also rumored in the deal D Calvin de Haan
https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/d/dehaaca01.html
VC, Lindy gonzo to Lanche
Per Vince, just brainstorming?
#NYR sending Lindgren, Vesey and D prospect Hank Kempf to COL, plus retaining 50% of Lindgren’s $4.5M AAV. Rangers receive F Juuso Parssinen, D Calvin de Haan, 2nd round pick and a 4th. Both picks in 2025 draft.
Notes on picks:
-2nd round pick is the better of Carolina’s or NYR pick this year
-4th round pick is the better of Colorado’s or Vancouver’s this year
Juuso Pärssinen
Position: C • Shoots: Left
6-3, 212lb (190cm, 96kg)
Team: Colorado Avalanche
Born: February 1, 2001 (Age: 24-028d) in Hameenlinna, Finland fi
Draft: Nashville, 7th round (210th overall), 2019 NHL Entry
Hank Kempf
Position Defenseman
Class Senior
Height 6-2
Weight 203
Hometown Wilmette, Ill.
Previous Team Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
Shoots / Catches Left
NHL Rights N.Y. Rangers (7th Round, 2021)
Nyr pick definitely higher than Hurricanes for those worried about lack of second rounders!
Kept Salary and also took de Haan which was also taking on salary in the form of a player…
Jusso you know; Big Finn had 10 hits over last 3 games; prust saying…
De Haan’s entire cap hit can be buried, not that it matters
Meeka March has arrived
Remember when Dreary was sweet-talking and pursuing Vesey up at Harvard like he was the next Rod Gilbert?
Good luck Lindy…gave his all and was a great teammate..he will be fine in Colorado on a lower D pair with Forwards who backcheck
Pasinnen has size and is 24 …maybe a 3c audition ?
yes, its official
SN – the Preds and now Avs gave up on the guy, pretty telling if “young centers with size are hard to get” is really a thing
Probably Beezle but better to have an extra center than wing
https://x.com/vzmercogliano/status/1895892718850658533?s=61
maybe they tell Lav that Parsinnen is 30 so he gets some ice time
BLACK & DECKER off to Colorado. Farewell Old Buddy.
At least we’re selling….
Well ladies and gents….what do we think of this trade? Restocking draft picks is a good thing. Opinions?
Godspeed, Robocop.
Accomplished an awful lot in this trade. Draft capital, young center, and Lindgren replacement for the season. Bought, and sold.
Young ‘talented’’ centers seem hard to acquire; they’ve been scouting him; may have to look back at the recent game as don’t remember him playing v NYR.
Has size, hits; 3rd line forward who grinds and is defensively responsible is the upside
7th round pick so not much for Preds to give up on; Avs want vet for PO run w VC and Lindy for Hahn is an upgrade.
For those wondering about Kampf, he’s not a prospect of any kind.
This is a good start; advocating for being early in the mix to get the best deals; waiting for crunch time es no bueno
Another line drive by Drury
Marek Malik, where are you?
The picks are needed, that’s agood thing. de Haan is a vet so Laviolette is all smiles. 👍🏻
I like it and hope more to come…. Doubt we can gut the team of softer players, not that Lindy was soft, but he just couldn’t do it anymore. I think its a good start.
Lingren was a good Ranger,just like Girardi. Sorry to see him go: glad we did not sign him to a long term contract.
As much as we would like to see No 79 depart I do not see it happening. Maybe we can do something with Laffy to Montreal.
In all my years of watching this team I can never remember a player whose fall off from a very good season look anything like this guy.
The whole line of No. 10,13 and 16 should have their time seriously cut next game and let 22,78 and 73 play 15 minutes each. They will have a positive impact on the game and maybe motivate the most expensive player on the team to play harder.
Hey you never know.
Also for what he was asked to do,Vesey was OK.
Keep Laffy so the next coach gets him going …if KMiller goes it’s gonna involve Byram from Buffalo
Anonymous cowards can now gnarly-face your innocent opinions Scott-free. Not good,
R.I.P
David Johansen
NY Dolls
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Regarding the conditional #2 coming to the Rangers: “the better of Carolina’s or NYR pick this year.”
The Rangers 2025 #2 owned by the Avs was originally sent to Coyotes/Utah (with a 2026 #2) when the Rangers got rid of Patrik Nemeth.
In return they got Ty Emberson and lost Nemeth’s cap hit.
At the 2024 draft, the Coyotes/Utah sent the [Rangers 2025 #2] along with a 2024 #2 (38th overall) and a 2024 #3 (71st overall) to Colorado , for Colorado’s 2024 #1 (24th overall).
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Ty Emberson played a year in Hartford, was signed to an extension in July 2023, waived in September 2023 and claimed by the San Jose Sharks.
He signed a one-year extension with the Sharks, July 2024, then in August 2024 he was traded to the Oilers for Cody Ceci and a 2025 #3.
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7th Round Finn playing less games with only 3 less ES goals than 2OA Finn
It’s sad to see Lindgren leave, but it was a necessary move. At least the retained salary is only through the end of this season. They will probably have to retain salary for Igor and Fox, if by some miracle Drury does the right thing and is able to trade them to other clueless GMs.
If de Haan were paired with Fox:
Calvin and Hobb(l)es
Appears to be one of Drury’s
better moves. An immediate replacement at Center and a stay at home defensman. The key here was the conditional #2 draft pick. No brainer for Drury. Still think he’s not done.
What we will be missing though is a real trooper who would walk through a wall for his team. Lindy’s time with us was up. Hope if we play the Avalanche he’s given the hand he so well deserves.
Loneranger
He better not be, sell to buy.
Will the Rangers play de Haan they’re dealt?
Lindgren has been a piñata for two seasons now. Hasn’t thrown a check with anger during the same time frame.
Lingren deserves a nice video tribute
I hope he wins a cup this year (especially with Georgie not on Avs anymore)
But. We were not gonna re sign and he will be broken down during his next contract
De Haan I remember thinking we should have gotten him from Blackhawks for our playoff run a couple years ago when they were sellers
Solid depth D with experience
de Hahn an upgrade over Jones for 3LD
After de Haan finished with Chicago 2021-22, it was three consecutive 1 year deals with three different teams for near minimum $.
Canes, TB and Avs all good teams though.
I can see Jones and possibly Smith being relocated next.
If Drury has the seeds he should find a way to move Twerkin to the Wild. Retain salary, give them one of Dolan’s guitars, give them free pizza for a year, whatever it takes!
After 86 years, the sequel is ready to be released, but not yet named.
“Mr. Smith Goes to _____”
At 194 lbs ; ) , Lindgren the heaviest top 6 Dman for the AVs, while Josh Manson is out.
Devon Toews (6’1) is currently the only one over 6 ft.
Vegas
Wow!!! Lindgren the “biggest” Avs defender?
There goes the 200lbs rule
Was that wicky’s rule?
Curious how the small D plays out in postseason
They lived off PP last PO, until they didn’t.
Think someone else brought that up, and it pertained to teams that had won the Cup recently, but I’m not sure of it was height or weight.
Red Wings vs Blue Jackets @ “The Horseshoe” on ESPN
Columbus rocking this weekend. They’ve got the Arnold Sports Festival as well as the Stadium Series game.
Ding ding ding…. Trade News… EV
Eating 2.5 for 5 seasons must give Hawk fans a lot of confidence
It’s going to be extremely difficult for the Rangers to climb into the WC 1 or 2 without running off 6 or 7 in a row. Especially with Igor in net.
Didn’t see this mentioned
The Minnesota Wild acquired Gustav Nyquist for a 2026 2nd round pick
Nashville Predators retained $1,592,500 / 50%
Over the next 3 years Chicago has 5 first round picks and 7 second round picks.
They had 3 firsts last year: #2, #18, #27
The year before that, Bedard at #1OA , and the #19
They are 2 points ahead of SJ currently for the worst record.
If Hawks can retain for 5 years for Jones, Drury can retain 8 years for Igor!
Kreider to IR
Brett Berard called up
The Kreider move is retroactive, so depending on the exact date the mandatory 7 days may almost be up. He played last Saturday.
Thank you Lindy. Effort always there, body breaking down though
Back in the bottom 13 again. Everything is coming up roses. 🤦🏼♂️
If the Rangers lose to the Preds tomorrow, might as well not just consider this season over, but also a complete disaster. One that will probably haunt them for many seasons to come.
Rangers are all about goaltending and have won Jack Schnit in forever.
Panthers have traded all three of their most recent “future” goalies, starting with Jacob Markstrom and have a cup. Maybe Drury might see that and realize his blueprint doesn’t work.
Naaahhhh.
Ev
Shesterkin’s contract will haunt them for years to come.
Sorokin scored a goal. That thing that Shesty was supposed to do years ago now but has barely tried when he’s had the opportunity.
Jones was never given a freeken chance. Last year he covered for Fox, I believe, when Fox was out for a week or two.
It’s cool how with proper management the Panthers were able to overcome Bob’s contract to win a championship. Doesn’t help us much though
Turns out Stamkos scored Sorokin’s goal for him.
So Drury is in the sell mode. Let’s see if he is following the Caps model. Vesey and Lindgren gone.
I’m relieved that Drury is not a buyer to chase the 2WC. He’s is doing some kind of retool. They may take the next month off after Lindgren was traded. This is a sensitive group.
Let’s see what else he has up his sleeve. I would think Smitty will go if there is a taker. Maybe get a mid round pick for him. He’s their remaining UFA assuming they don’t move Quick or regift DeHaan.
Riley Smith sitting tonight
Rocky Mountain Ry.
“…This is a sensitive group.”
It sounds like their super-duper sports psychologists are not earning their pay.
New Dawn
I’m okay with remaking the roster and feeling some pain
Sooner the better to get us back on the right track
Keepers
JT Miller Trocheck Cuylle Laffy Othman Carrick Rempe Endstrom Schneider Borgen
I still think we keep bread if we think rangers can be like caps with quick turnaround
I think we give Laffy more time to get his head screwed on straight with offseason conditioning, hunger and maturity
Fox mika and Shesty are here as they are unmoveable
Vaakanainen I’m not sure about
KAM I could go with either way if there is adequate replacement and he doesn’t get paid too much cap hit
We are probably more than halfway through the remake
Gone are Trouba lindgren kaako Chytil vesey
On trade block
Smith Kreider KAM Jones Vaakanainen Dehaan Brodinsky ?mika ?fox
Anyone else?
BTW nobody has mentioned anything about losing the rights to Kempf?
I mentioned it yesterday, Beezle. The Rangers weren’t going to sign him. He’s not a prospect.
Smitty on the move
Biggest trade already happened re JTM
Fox, Kreider damaged goods, don’t see contender making moves
Bread, Meeka NMC lockin
KAM is the wild card
I think Miller to Buffalo for Bryam is possible
OK kids, go-time is in for 6:55 PM. I’ll be out of pocket likely until the third period so any complaints, take it up with the management (CCCP!)
That trade does not make sense from either team’s perspective. The reason Buffalo is considering move ing one of their LD is because of how much they are already paying two of them. They’d have to pay Miller. Schneider makes more sense. Lafrenière for Power would make a ton of sense for both teams. I don’t think Miller is going anywhere.
‘Sensitive Group’ my large Irish arse.
That’s an interesting thing I hadn’t thought or heard before
Laffy for Power
I could see that being reasonable for both teams
🤔
Thank you CC. I thought of that all by myself 😁.
Am I the only one who actually likes Vaakanainen? If management wants to ruin Lafreniere’s career they are doing a good job keeping him with the Sidewinders. Put him with Miller and Wid Bill and he just might need to shower after the game.
If KAM even sniffs leading your first pair, you are doomed.
The Rangers are still a long way from crush the enemy take no prisoners!
Optional Poetry pre-game skate.
Matthew Tkachuk placed on LTIR by the Florida Panthers
What, if anything, is this coaching staff actually successfully imparting to these nonchalant, sensitive players?
Wild Rumor
Gretzky employs despicable Thug to Tanya Harding The Great 8.
Meeka to Fla; disco on the beach!!
Hearing Smitty to Ott for Brady Tkachuk
Looking forward to “Juicy Parsnip” in the lineup tonight.
Brady, Kleven, conditional FirstRounder and cash to NY Rangers for K’Andre Miller.
🥔 parsnip! Lol
Urho is OK. They just don’t have a top pair now.
Mika is doing better since he moved to JT’s wing. Still not worth the price, but less of a complete disaster. Less pressure on him now.
We’ll see if Parssinen Brown can do the job while he’s in town.
He’s only got another 18 days.
coos, that’s a lot to give up for a totally useless player.
You callin’ Brady useless?
Juuso vain
I bet you think this trade was about you…
New Finn plays 200 feet, will bang, but as yet offensively challenged. Cheap. World of opportunity here if he can hack it.
Parmesan cheese line?
Coos Often worried about this coaching staff. So many accomplish so little.
Why does the Swiss have all the holes when it’s the Gorgonzola that needs the ventilation?
Coos They’re been tracking this player for quite sometime. We may be surprised. My concern about this team is whether last year’s Shesterken shows up or this year’s. He’s been awful & walked away with the dumbest deal of the century.
Coos I’ve kind of got kind sick of the hole problem
I’ve counted 8 or 9 players that we did not have on our team at the end of last year
Lone, Do you count in English or Russian? 🙂
I use the Count of Monte Cristo.
Traid Everyone!
They also serve who only lie and mate.
Clearout sale should be interesting. Will miss Lindgren, really good Ranger. Smith, Lafreniere not so much. Kreider a lot.
I don’t think Kreider is going anywhere before Friday. Over the summer?, maybe. Right now it would be a selling low/injured move. No need to rush it.
Kreider, if healthy (big if) has real value for a contender that wants to improve its PP. And he can play at 4N tempo. But I agree he’s probably here through May.
Now with Sorokin scoring a goal;how long before our guy tries and misses just like his clearing attempt against Toronto.
If you are up by two or three goals, I am all for it. You just know our selfish goalie will try with a 1 goal lead and screw it up.
Like a lot of you I do not see Kreider moving before Friday because of his health.
Would be screaming hallelujah if they could some how move Miller.
You know over the summer just to drive us crazy they will give him a 6 year deal with obligatory “no move clause”. Oh well. LGR