Rangers vs. Capitals…It’s Go Time!

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385 responses to “Rangers vs. Capitals…It’s Go Time!”

  1. 4everanger Avatar

    4everfirst?

  2. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    4-1 caps no contest. Rangers again do nothing significant at the deadline except giving up more assets. I guess I’m stating the obvious.

  3. Eric Avatar
    Eric

    4-1 loss book it.

  4. 4everanger Avatar

    Is it fair to say that this game means very little for both team, except for show off?

  5. 4everanger Avatar

    NOT a MUST win game for sure, but should try to avoid an embarrassment of any kind…Show us some dignity, for rotten teeth of Trout sake…

  6. Blogmama Avatar

    Good evening all! LGR!!!!!!!

  7. 4everanger Avatar

    I think it will be a show case for Hank (and a tough one). Who want to bet, that Shut and kirk will score tonight?

  8. 4everanger Avatar

    Mama!!!

  9. Blogmama Avatar

    4ever!!!!!

  10. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Mama!

  11. Blogmama Avatar

    Boy I miss home when the boys play MSG and they show shots of the city…..don’t even think about it except then….

  12. Blogmama Avatar

    Headzo!!!!!

  13. seeedubbb Avatar
    seeedubbb

    LGR !!!

  14. goodguyinsports Avatar
    goodguyinsports

    I miss it too…ready to go crash at my brother’s place one of these days!

  15. seeedubbb Avatar
    seeedubbb

    Screw Oshie !

  16. Blogmama Avatar

    Where you now shorts? 😜

    And what are the thoughts on Smith here? I’m catching up….

  17. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Kinda bummed Kirkenshatt went to DC but hopefully they’ll be ousted in Round 1 & he then signs with NYR in the offseason.

  18. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Mama – re: NYC – agreed & it makes me miss it sometimes, but it was 80 today in the big D!

  19. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    lgr

  20. Blogmama Avatar

    We scored first! We scored FIRST!!!!

  21. mromeo58 Avatar
    mromeo58

    Shea Hey!!! LGR!!!

  22. 4everanger Avatar

    Our Skjei is > than their Sat and kick..

  23. Blogmama Avatar

    Yeah, Headzo, I hear ya….I wore a sundress for the second time this week….

  24. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    LGR! Smith lives!

  25. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Mama…grrrrrrrr!

  26. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    FIRE SATHER!

  27. tommyG Avatar

    Hope I’m wrong but I think Kreider got hurt along the boards.

  28. seeedubbb Avatar
    seeedubbb

    Jambalaya !

  29. goodguyinsports Avatar
    goodguyinsports

    Skjei hey!

    When I said Disneyland a few posts ago, I pretty much meant it!

  30. 4everanger Avatar

    How many silly mistakes you are making? Can’t waist the opportunity so easy when you play good team

  31. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Time for a PP goal…

  32. tommyG Avatar

    Hate to say I told you so, kreider hurt.

  33. Eric Avatar
    Eric

    Pp is a horror show

  34. Blogmama Avatar

    Eric! Olga!

  35. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Mama! How you be?

  36. 4everanger Avatar

    Except for admittedly poor play in PP, I like what I see in 1st from Rangers.

  37. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    Kreider is not playing?

  38. Eric Avatar
    Eric

    Exactly 1st period game 9 days ago vs caps. Should be 3-0. We got through last Sunday not tonight.

  39. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Well, they did hit two posts on the PP. I’d say they were trying…

  40. tommyG Avatar

    Kreider is hurt, got hurt along the boards earlier in the period.

  41. Blogmama Avatar

    C3! He gots hurt….went off…

    Olga, same …. Perturbed!!!

  42. Rick Carpiniello (@RickCarpiniello) Avatar

    Tried to skate, went to room.

  43. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Rangers getting knocked around pretty regularly.

  44. Blogmama Avatar

    Carp!

  45. tommyG Avatar

    wow!! rangers injuries starting to pile up again. Team can’t stay healthy.

  46. Blogmama Avatar

    I got the end of season upper body injury blues….

  47. Rick Carpiniello (@RickCarpiniello) Avatar

    Did youse see what happened in Philly? Simmonds had two goals then appeared to deflect his third. All those greasy, grimy hats came down onto the ice, and the goal was credited to Voracek. PA guy thanked everybody for the hats.

  48. Evrockriser Avatar

    I’m at the Panthers game watching the Rangers game on the NBC app. Lol

  49. Rick Carpiniello (@RickCarpiniello) Avatar

    Mama!

  50. Rick Carpiniello (@RickCarpiniello) Avatar

    Rangers look totally intimidated (s)

  51. Rick Carpiniello (@RickCarpiniello) Avatar

    Ready for the shootout, Ev?

  52. Eric Avatar
    Eric

    Wilson kill someone by end tonight.

  53. Rick Carpiniello (@RickCarpiniello) Avatar

    Oduya and his beard back to Chicago, Olga.

  54. Evrockriser Avatar

    They started it after the anthem.

  55. Blogmama Avatar

    Holy hartnell, I’m gonna shove a sleeve of hash browns in his face if I ever get the chance

  56. seeedubbb Avatar
    seeedubbb

    Again with late period chinese fireplace.

    On the Posy posy side, they didn’t give one up late.

  57. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Mark Twain = Samuel Clemens = Beast

  58. hondo Avatar
    hondo

    does anyone miss the muzzlim tonight is nash playing

  59. Evrockriser Avatar

    Jagr. Pp goal.

  60. seeedubbb Avatar
    seeedubbb

    JR said the caps had plane legs. Is that anything like the jimmy leg?

  61. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    For real, Carp? You have a reputation now, you know…

  62. Evrockriser Avatar

    Second period start yet?

  63. Evrockriser Avatar

    Trochek. 2-0

  64. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    Ovi wearing the green shade.

  65. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    It looks almost as if the Caps are trying to set up Ovi on this PP.

  66. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Ovechkin sure ain’t no Pirri.

  67. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Even Staal’s retaliation is via shuffleboard.

  68. SN Avatar
    SN

    MIracle Met brought down twice…no calls

  69. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Shattenkirk. The Captain’s log?

  70. Blogmama Avatar

    Ha! Good one….

  71. Rick Carpiniello (@RickCarpiniello) Avatar

    For real, Olga

  72. SN Avatar
    SN

    Why is Miller heading back to Dzone as Caps bring puck up?

  73. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Valiquette waxing poetic about Smith. Wonder how many Detroit games he watches. My guess few or none.

  74. SN Avatar
    SN

    Another penalty not called
    WTF?

  75. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    Unreal no-call there.

  76. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Now the Hawks just need Sharp back…

  77. SN Avatar
    SN

    Nash – Step – Fast : the checking line

  78. James G Avatar

    Tom Wilson, is that the creole chef, Carp? Or is that Justin Williams?

  79. SN Avatar
    SN

    Staal Crosschecked by the Great Ape
    Miracle MEt tripped
    Henk run into to
    .
    no calls. Even the refs don’t want to see the PP

  80. Blogmama Avatar

    Coos….no carcillo…..

  81. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Step, Staal with A’s. Why?

  82. James G Avatar

    According to Sam the Rangers are “taking exception” to all of the cheap shots. Maybe after the game the team can write a letter to the Caps letting them know how upset they are with them and have Rammer take it over to the visitors locker room

  83. tommyG Avatar

    This year the refs have been much better against the rangers but there pissing me off tonight.

  84. SN Avatar
    SN

    Instigator?

  85. Blogmama Avatar

    Been waiting for this fuglyness…..

  86. James G Avatar

    Learn more and more about Clendening with every game..tonight for instance- clearly he cannot and should not fight. got it. check. moving right along

  87. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    Either one of the teams or neither is going to get a huge lift from the fisticuffs. Bathroom break.

  88. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    coos, those A’s stand for “alternate captain”. Glad to help.

  89. SN Avatar
    SN

    Fugg

  90. Blogmama Avatar

    And fug…..

  91. SN Avatar
    SN

    Haze has to tie that man up

  92. James G Avatar

    I take exception to that goal

  93. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    Holden sleeps through the rebound.

  94. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Plenty of time.

  95. 4everanger Avatar

    Can’t be more juicer from Hank…

  96. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Holden had the best seat in the house for that goal.

  97. James G Avatar

    just like the previous game. great first period then just send the Caps a written invitation to get back into the game. which they do with pleasure.

  98. mromeo58 Avatar
    mromeo58

    It’s easy to score when you ha e the slot all to yourself. Hayes’ man?

  99. SN Avatar
    SN

    Have NYR had hte puck yet this period?

  100. tommyG Avatar

    Winnik is as close to todays goon as you can get. he is a fighter, don’t understand what Miracle Met was thinking.

  101. SN Avatar
    SN

    Tin Pan Alley

  102. James G Avatar

    imagine the plays that could happen if any of Grabner’s teammates could keep up with him?

  103. Rick Carpiniello (@RickCarpiniello) Avatar

    Justin Wilson: “how much hottah? Bout foah miles hottah.”

  104. James G Avatar

    they have, SN. I saw it clear as day. it was right there in the back of their net

  105. Eric Avatar
    Eric

    Not leading by more then a goal and pp 0-2 the story after 1

  106. tommyG Avatar

    Glad to see THE is back playing.

  107. Rick Carpiniello (@RickCarpiniello) Avatar

    Tom Wilson must think he died and went to heaven playing with Ovechkin

  108. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Our D corps is ill-trained.

  109. 4everanger Avatar

    For every Winnik there is some Colton Orr, somewhere…but not in the Rangers roster…Sigh.

  110. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    James, I think one reason for Haze centering Grabner is to force #13 to speed it up.

  111. James G Avatar

    “I garontee that’s gonna be hot enough foa’ you”

  112. SN Avatar
    SN

    VC?

  113. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    WHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

  114. SN Avatar
    SN

    Grabbr!!

  115. seeedubbb Avatar
    seeedubbb

    Hot Diggety

  116. James G Avatar

    Graba daba doo!

  117. Blogmama Avatar

    Yippee!!!! Jambayahtzee!

  118. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    Rangers were offside three minutes earlier. Will come back.

  119. Rick Carpiniello (@RickCarpiniello) Avatar

    Holtby should have flung his helmet off

  120. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    2-1! Grabner that bounce!

  121. SN Avatar
    SN

    NYR playing with some passion after that fight much to Norm’s chagrin.

  122. James G Avatar

    i’m really growing tired of these coaches challenges. highlight of the ‘new nhl’

  123. Bobbyo Avatar
    Bobbyo

    Refs suck tonight so not expecting much on challenge

  124. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    I was actually joking. Honest to God, this rule can’t go away fast enough.

  125. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    I’m goddamned fed up with this off-sides bullcheet! Fed up!

  126. seeedubbb Avatar
    seeedubbb

    Ed Asner with the challenge.

  127. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    SN, Caps got the goal immediately after the fight, so they must have gotten the lift. Grrr.

  128. SN Avatar
    SN

    Why don’t they just have an off-ice official at the arena looking at this

  129. tommyG Avatar

    The way things are going tonight this will probably come back as no goal.

  130. Blogmama Avatar

    Can’t stand this…..

  131. 4everanger Avatar

    This kid, Kampfer…I like him so far. Very descent and cool play…

  132. SN Avatar
    SN

    Just watching them take the body Norm. The goal was a bad Haze back check.
    Meaning everyone taking the body from Fast to Zucc to Staal.

  133. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    Once again, had NOTHING to do with the goal being scored. Nothing.

  134. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Micheletti: “They put the rule in for the right reason.” What a nitwit tool bozo chump.

  135. seeedubbb Avatar
    seeedubbb

    Mama, that’s a beaut !

  136. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Figgers

  137. Blogmama Avatar

    Mother hartneller!!!!!

  138. Bobbyo Avatar
    Bobbyo

    Bet Toronto made that call

  139. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    Utter nonsense. Makes the NHL look even more like the Mickey Mouse league it already id.

  140. SN Avatar
    SN

    Norm – I know you hate physical play, it is part of the game, sorry…

  141. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    is.

  142. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    That’s it. I’m turning on Impractical Jokers.

  143. 4everanger Avatar

    This IS travesty!!! No other words to describe that BS.

  144. James G Avatar

    well that sucks

  145. James G Avatar

    now give up a softee because everyones legs are cold after the 45 mins review

  146. Blogmama Avatar

    😜 see…..just covering all the bases….

  147. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    Worst rule in all of sports.

  148. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Bettman should be impeached with that offside bullschist 10minute delay of game

  149. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Micheletti is a Bettman schill

  150. tommyG Avatar

    Buttman should have been impeached along time ago.

  151. DaveB Avatar
    DaveB

    We’re still not at the NFL-level of review, but there’s still time for the NHL to get this right: Take off-sides out of the reviewable items in a coach’s challenge. It’s embarrassing. I’m surprised the Officials union isn’t all over it – it makes the linesmen look bad on a nightly basis.

  152. 4everanger Avatar

    I think the ONLY challenge could be if there is a suspicion on goalie interference, which is legit “causus quo”, not what happened (or not) 20 minutes ago on the blue line under microscope; and has absolutely no relation and relevance to the scored goal. Apotheosis of idiotic…

  153. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Buttman’s next decree will be that any State that doesn’t allow Bullwinkle the Moose into any bathroom he wants will not get an NHL franchise.

  154. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    Trying to imagine who in Toronto is sitting around giggling in satisfaction at the improvement to the game their clerk-y little delayed offside has brought. Every time a goal is scored now, the scoreboard should light up with an all-caps NERD ALERT.

  155. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Where has this Kampfer been hiding? A Trailer Park?

  156. Family Guy Avatar
    Family Guy

    We are a different team without Zib

    And by different I mean slightly worse

  157. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Lmao olga

  158. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Micheletti sprays his head with black aerosol outdoor furniture paint. I have kept this fact quiet long enough.

  159. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    Offside?

  160. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Was that offside?

  161. Blogmama Avatar

    Double stuff fug

  162. SN Avatar
    SN

    The Miracle Met with the error

  163. 4everanger Avatar

    Everyone was mesmerized by smooth skating?

  164. tommyG Avatar

    OMG!!! Miracle Met with the swing and a miss and the rest of the rangers acted like the puck was a live grenade, my goodness.

  165. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Still plenty of time.

  166. SN Avatar
    SN

    what happened to Mika?

  167. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    You know, if you challenge a goal you get a longer timeout than if you call a timeout.

  168. tommyG Avatar

    can the rangers hit the net, jeez.

  169. SN Avatar
    SN

    olga – very true, particularly if its close

  170. tommyG Avatar

    Mika, upper body injury…

  171. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    Gerund lost his ing there.

  172. Eric Avatar
    Eric

    Lucky it’s not 4-1

  173. SN Avatar
    SN

    fuggin shooting gallery
    sloppy seconds rewind

  174. James G Avatar
    James G

    Not much fight in this Rangers team right now. Caps playing w/ a bit of a playoff style tempo. Good night grandpa. Good night John boy!

  175. Family Guy Avatar
    Family Guy

    That was a great first period

  176. SN Avatar
    SN

    Miak – 1st period injury or didn’t suit up?

  177. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    LOL Staal, our star Dman spends his time not aggravating and frustrating Ovi, but rather taking a beating from him.

  178. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    Micheletti wears Gary Bettman’s women underwear.

  179. Evrockriser Avatar

    Another wonderful 2nd period ends… smh

  180. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Warmed up pre-game but didn’t play

  181. Family Guy Avatar
    Family Guy

    When the Rangers win this game, PapaJohns is paying for about four of you to go to therapy

  182. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    So maybe in the third, if Gerund attacks another Cap’s fist with his jaw he can give his team a lift?

  183. tommyG Avatar

    SN, got hurt in the last game the rangers played.

  184. Evrockriser Avatar

    Didn’t suit up, sn. Injured last game from a blocked shot.

  185. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Thanks to Gary Butthead for the offsides rule —

    Not only does reversing a huge goal kill momentum, but the 10 minutes of iPad review kills any possibility of regaining composure.

    Bettman is worse than Drumpf

  186. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    Trautwig said that Kempfer has an unbelievable Stanley cup story to tell! Can’t wait to hear a story that was already told by Micheletti earlier in the game!

  187. tommyG Avatar

    Buttman turned the NHL into a glorified WWE a long time ago.

  188. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    This group has no chance in the playoffs oh wait Brendan Smith is coming.

  189. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    The offsides rule — “let’s make sure we get it RIGHT, even if the offside HAS NO REAL BEARING ON THE PLAY AS IT UNFOLDS.”

    NHL logic SUCKS

  190. SN Avatar
    SN

    Al Troutface is a total moron!!

  191. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Admiral! You disparage the commander in chief? Turn in your aircraft carrier!

  192. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    And I even shut off Maloney — kissing the Craps’ ass — not that impressed with the Craps. They will choke at some point during the playoffs.

  193. Family Guy Avatar
    Family Guy

    When the rangers win there are seven posters. When they’re losing, eleven

  194. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    Here comes Trump… nope, offside.

  195. Evrockriser Avatar

    Akbar, it had everything to do with the play. It’s a black and white rule. I don’t know why do many people can’t understand that.

  196. tommyG Avatar

    It appears to me the rangers have had troubles in the 2nd period all year long.

  197. Family Guy Avatar
    Family Guy

    If trump blocked all NHL immigrants, the rangers would be the only team left standing

  198. SN Avatar
    SN

    Norm – team was outhit and didn’t have the puck. Down by one goal is a testament to Henk. Been totally outplayed. Eventually you need to decide if you are going to be the bug or the windshield.

  199. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Kampfer to Troutwig: “You gotta put your best foot forward.” Gees, we got ourselves ANOTHER Rhodes Scholar.

  200. Evrockriser Avatar

    Not in the first third or so of the season, Tommy. It used to be their best.

  201. Blogmama Avatar

    Hartnelling Hartnell…..

  202. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    Did you guys see that awkward hand shake between Kempfer and Trautface? LOL…Kempfer squeezed Al’s hand so hard Al was rubbing it after lol

  203. Jeff Avatar
    Jeff

    I understand our coach has won a lot of games,but not having an answer to the physical play of Wilson is embarrassing. Kind of miss then day when torts could put out a couple of players who could win fights.

  204. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    This game is driving me to drink!
    I love it!

  205. Evrockriser Avatar

    I hate the wussiness of this team. The Panthers were like that most of the season too but somehow they all finally got on the same page.
    Most of these guys have been playing with each other for a while now. You’d think they’d give a crap about their teammates by now. Smh

  206. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Evrock:

    It LITTLE to nothing to do with the play.

    It’s a bullsht rule. Let’s review the past 30-45 seconds or more of tape to see if there was a skate blade ahead of the puck.

  207. tommyG Avatar

    This game is right on point, had caps winning 4-2 on a empty net goal. I rather see the rangers stay right where they are, in the 7th seed. Lets pray they don’t lose to many games in a row or they could be fighting for the 7th and 8th seed.

  208. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    My ex-wife drove me to excessive drink. I never really got the chance to thank her.

  209. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    They miss calls all game long. Why does a missed offsides cancel a goal? Just play on…

  210. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    I told my ex-wife “You’re driving me to my grave!” She had the car out in two minutes…

  211. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    The Rangers must fight them in the d-zone, in center ice… they shall go on to the end. They shall fight in France, they shall fight on the seas and oceans, they shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, they shall defend their end, whatever the cost may be. They shall fight on the beaches, they shall fight all the way to the penalty box, they shall fight in the fields and in the streets, they shall fight in the hills; they shall never surrender.

    Or they could try outscoring them.

  212. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Av listed as 5’10, 195. Small, weak, not completely there mentally. Not my business, just stating.

  213. Evrockriser Avatar

    They wouldn’t be in the zone to even score a goal if that offsides is called correctly in the first place, Akbar. How does that not affect the play?

  214. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    The handshake

  215. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    So, which team comes out for the third? A totally different one than the first two?
    Let’s Go stRangers…

  216. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Whole new crowd at MSG lately. The old crowd would not let management get away with girly girl hockey.

  217. Blogmama Avatar

    ….and then depression set in…..

  218. Norm Merton Avatar
    Norm Merton

    Kampfer.

  219. SN Avatar
    SN

    nice tip
    team just doesn’t have the puck. Hard to score playign D all night

  220. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Marcus Johannson for the Caps.
    Marcus Absent for the Rangers.

  221. Eric Avatar
    Eric

    Goodnight. 1-0
    After 1st

  222. Evrockriser Avatar

    And another. At least I don’t have to go home and watch this game after the panther game. Smh

  223. James G Avatar
    James G

    New crowd doesn’t look up from their cell phones enough to notice, Coos

  224. SN Avatar
    SN

    Butch Cassidy coachign the Bruins?

  225. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    KOA Kampfers