Game 14
Rangers vs. Canucks – 7:00 PM MSG
The big news that broke before the game is that Dylan McIlrath was traded to the Florida Panthers for defenseman Steve Kampfer and a conditional 7th round pick in 2018. I’ll have more on this tomorrow in the review post.
Also, I hope you voted today. If you haven’t done so, most poll sites may still be open and you should go vote there. Then, after the game, be sure to vote here for your three Rangers stars. I will be listening to the game on the radio while voting. Clearly, this is a HAV.
Tonight’s probable lineup for the Rangers (10-3):
Jimmy Vesey-Derek Stepan-Rick Nash
Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Mats Zuccarello
Michael Grabner-Kevin Hayes-J.T. Miller
Pavel Buchnevich-Brandon Pirri- Jesper Fast
Ryan McDonagh-Dan Girardi
Marc Staal-Nick Holden
Brady Skjei-Kevin KleiN
Antti Raanta gets the start, which is a bit of a surprise given the amount of time between games for the Rangers.
Dan Girardi returns to the lineup after sitting one game as a precautionary measure. Adam Clendening returns to the press box. Joining him there is Oscar Lindberg, who is Prucha’d for the sixth straight game. Without an injury, it is difficult to picture how he will get back into the lineup.
For the Canucks (4-8-1), the only way they win this game is if the Rangers give it away. The Canucks management is in complete denial about how bad this team actually is. Any team looking to steal some high end prospects would be well served to call Jim Benning.
Jakob Markstrom gets the start.
Once again, a personal note, thank you so much for joining me here. If I can make this blog even half as good as Carp’s, I’ll be pretty damn proud.
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97 responses to “Rangers vs Canucks … It’s Go Time!”
I varted
I vitted this morning
LGR!!! I vote for THE to have big night
LGR!
Nash likes to sing the anthem.
I like that.
Now – No trap.
LGR!
Glad the McIlrath saga is over.
It’s a trap!
Trap game. Looks like it so far too. Not a lot of action.
zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Vesey forgot how slow Stepan is
Underachievers this week: The, Ziba, VZ.
Please, don’t let Nuks to score first.
LGR! USA!
Sedins are still very dangerous…
Are people still voting or already sleeping? Or do this simultaneously. Instead of watching and posting…
I dont remember a single Rangers body check this period.
NYR throwing a no-hitter?
Salmon Joe – credit Vancouver? Umm, no
I think, Rangers tonight trying to win just by assumed superior skills and skate, with no over efforts. Kind of relaxing arrogance…could unexpectedly bite back.
Salmon Joe – especially Joe give oppostion too much credit during games. I’m really starting to dislike them. Would rather hear Gia-gnome, Maloney, LaGrecca
No surprise 4evr, Garden must be dead
is Zibanejad ever going to hit the net again?
Like I said earlier championship teams crush cellar dwellers. Hoping they come out in period 2 and put this game away.
This game is boring. And where is everybody?
Vote early, vote often…
LGR !!!
Time to start pouring them in, boys. Time to start pouring them in
Like that
Booooooosh!
What a rush?! 1-nil!
I’m moist
BOOOOOCH!
FIRST LINE
Skjei now has a 56 game point streak. Impressive.
The other night, if I remember correctly, the Rangers got 4 goals in the second half of the 3nf period.
Or the 2nd period even
Either way it just wasn’t the first period.
It was coming…
No defensemen in front of the Ranger net against the Sedins?
What, Me worry?
McIlrath dumped? FIRE SATHER! Another gem from the old GM.
Kreider making some dumb plays with puck
Pass on those stupid passes, stupid.
This is as exciting as paint drying or Republicans voting in California.
Thirteen SOG through two periods for the Rangers.
Trying that fancy boy hockey against the trap.
Just get the two points; it doesn’t have to be pretty.
This game has to be the Mother of mediocrity.
Let’s go
Pirri hits the logo and Joe says Markstrom made a beautiful save.
This game has LOSS written all over it.
Raanta gonna waanta that one back.
Something was telling me before that this will happened. Rangers go too effortless, emotionless, on 1/2 of gears.
GNASH!
Thanks to the Master…I became worried.
Pirri hits the logo and Joe says Markstrom made a beautiful save.
I always get a good laugh at those “Great Save” screams from Sam Rosen, especially when the puck is shot right into the goalie’s pads.
I’ll take Nash’s 400th for 2-2.
Man, that was some pass by Buch!
Rangers Nash in on the power play.
Sweet pass from the rookie. Congrats Nasher on your 400th.
another lazy pass by Kreider gets batted away.
Rangers better score next goal and do it quickly…
That was awful. What was Squeegee doing?
Sh*t-show
wow. play the man not the puck.
This one will not end well.
That was beyond ridiculous… Shej looked like an idiot trying to do it by stick on his knees, instead of using his hand and throw puck to the side. Total moron
Zibanejad is having a terrible game
This game is a horror show.
Another first of the season for the Nucks lol
Pathetic. Rangers deserve to lose this. They look like the team playing in back-to-backs.
Last years team loses this game…
Stupid dumb ass passes!
Henk is a bad back-up goalie
Great confidence booster for Hank…not.
Just when you start to believe they decide to take the night off not championship caliber yet. They have a long way to go! This was a test they get a big fat F!
I think its BS that the backup goalie doesnt get time to warm up. It wasnt a stalling technique that pulled Raanta.
Second worst team in the league…..
Seeedubbb this year’s team loses this game.
No three stars tonight. More like merit badges…
Memba when we were good.
Two worse our players tonight – Kreider, who cool off and Hank, who didn’t warm up. Very bad for team psyche before long road trip.
Well, they’ve played well above expectations so far this season. I’ll allow them this one absolute stinker against non conference opponent.
Plus they’ll have 3 days to sober up.
Worst of all – that piece of Carcillo Burrows putting a couple.
Embarrassing!
Papa John can’t believe Zika scored
Too little too late…
Butch with another point?
Where have you been before?
Wow..so that happened eh?
Poor Papa John’s still gets hit in the pocket for this terrible showing by the Rangers lol
So, whos lose is that Hank’s or Aanti?
Almost paid to go this dreck. Whew
If they didn’t pull the goalie with over 3 minutes left they would be going for the tying goal now.
Buch Zika THE put back together score on their second shift. French Vanilla should never break those three.
I think it’s Hank’s loss.
This game was coming for some time. THE has to spread his knees wide and remove his head from his arse. Zika needs to start playing more North-South. Too much fancy boy BS.
Dogs breakfast!
league allowed to pull goalie – Bullspit!
So……Toronto hoses the Rangers again by mandating that Raanta come out based on a TV replay. No evaluation of any symptoms in the arena or on the ice. What an utterly stupid program.
I voted two weeks ago (approximately).
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As far as tonight goes, gnash, buch, easy peasy jimmy vesey…in no particular order.
Is this one of hillary’s servers? Is it shut down? Hello?!