NY Rangers (2-1-1) vs NY Islanders (2-2-1)
• 01 Oct 2025 19:00 EDT
• MSG, NYC
• TV: MSG, NHLN •
Fifth and next to last preseason game tonight against the NJ Devils (their last). The lineup has not yet been released as of late-afternoon. Will update if/when something is official. Probably see some more of the youngsters that have not yet been sent packing with a few regulars.
JT Miller continues to be held out of practice for “precautionary” reasons. Carrick is back but with the red cape ..er jersey in case there are any bulls looking for a match. Otherwise, no contact for him.
Oh in case you wanted to know: Charron and Halkidis are the two zebras tonight.
Keys to a Ranger victory: Score more goals?
On this date in history: its preseason, come on!
Speculative NYR lineup: will return once the regular season starts
Forwards
1st line ⊳ ? ⋄ ? ⋄ ?
2nd line ⊳ ? ⋄ ? ⋄ ?
3rd line ⊳ ? ⋄ ? ⋄ ?
4th line ⊳ ? ⋄ ? ⋄ ?
Defensemen
1st pair ⊳ ? ⋄ ?
2nd pair ⊳ ? ⋄ ?
3rd pair ⊳ ? ⋄ ?
Goalies
Starter ⊳ ?
Backup ⊳ ?
Scratched: too long to list
Injured: Panarin (LBI) day to day
In the Cooler: none
Long-term IR: none
47 responses to “It’s Go Time!”
FIRST?!
Too early to hate the Derbils?
Lots of slop out there. Yikes.
They are getting out hustled by the Devils so far. Still don’t handle a forecheck.
Headzo ~ what it be?
LGR! Anytime is a good time to beat NJ.
Olga – how’s the family?
E3 – living the dream! How’s the plumbing?
Flowing like soft lava
Keefe looks like he’s coaching Fordham U.
Rempe with a nice back hand blind pass to setup a devils goal.
Atta boy E3
Zib taught Rempe that move
Othman invisible out there.
E3, the fam is doing well. Slatsko is retired but still feisty.
Passes like that will make Rempe first alternate in Hartford.
Yup- looks like it’s going to be a great season…. Rempe trained with all-stars, so now he thinks he is one.
One thing I learned watching the 1st period is the devil’s are a younger, faster team.
Slatsko 10 minutes unsportsmanlike conduct
Sam lost a lot of hair & Joe looks a lot younger.
One thing I learned watching the first period is not to watch the first period.. or the second or third until Drury is fired into the sun.
This is like the shutouts Markstrom had against them last year when he didn’t have to shower afterwards. They haven’t had a sniff of a scoring chance yet.
These guys are playing like Sather was still running the team.
Someday Sather will be fired.
You knew that would have to be lucky to score tonight.
I assume the regulars will play the last exhibition game to get used to one another. Maybe they’ll be better in their end then. This group handles the puck like a grenade.
Sadly (or maybe not) looks like no stream for me tonight 🤷♂️
Fans, missed nets, missed passes. Mid-season form already!
Have Sheary or the raddish done anything?
Devils with 6 shots through 2 with most of their regulars playing. They’re not doing much either.
How do Parsnip and Raddych perform when the Rangers have an onions game?
Someone smack Meeka in the head and tell him to shoot
Shame that they are probably gonna send down the fastest player on the team
Not sure why Soucy and Morrow both moved away from the front of the net when the shot was taken. Hopefully they won’t see much PK this season.
Parsnips has to protect the puck with his body. He can’t let someone skate through his stick and get the puck at the blue line.
This is a bad hockey game. MSG should give everyone an RB sandwich for watching it.
Play for the point!
Meeka will be ready to play hockey by January
Please someone explain to me why Parsnip will make the roster over Labia. This kid has the “it” factor- he’s strong on the puck, he’s fast, he’s everything you want in a player.
After the 1st, they actually looked decent. Certainly less skittish in their own end.
Just watched the highlights… Took 5m, could have been cut to two.
There were highlights? I thought the final buzzer was the highlight. If that was my first hockey game it would have been my last.
Craig – agreed on labia – he’s gonna be specific given the chance.
Special ^
This team is going to be not good. I really don’t want to see Sheary and Raddysh on this roster. I’m not sure I want Brodzinski either. Meeka Mouse I think is washed up. It’s going to be miserable.
Dreary will be managing more self inflicted bs with Breads contract status and Meeka’s continued decline. Had a chance to turn the page this summer but one more Ice Capades season with those 2 still taking turns.
I know it’s practice lol! But I am not impressed wuth Laffo Busto. He looks as slow and dumb as last year
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