Good morning, boneheads!
No time to review this game. And no reason. They finally won a laugher. Except it looked like it’d be a long night without McDonagh initially. And it’s still could’ve been if it wasn’t for one impressive passing by Miller to Smith ( who had the best game this year to date ) to Kreider, and a blooper allowed by Darling. Funniest thing about this goal was that Zibanejad was the last person to know it went in as he was going for a change. Darling looked like he wished he brought his umbrella. Plus, let’s not underestimate Hank’s play in net during first period.
The Rangers cleaned it up defensively in the second, and Carolina looked like an expansion team from the 90s in the third. Their young defense is impressive, but not in their own zone. I didn’t watch any games played by Carolina this season, but yesterday they didn’t look like a playoff team. Again.
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your day with your families, everyone! There is a lot to be thankful for in our lives. Thank you everyone for being a part of this family, and for keeping this unique place alive. We all hope that one day Carp can return and continue spoiling us with his knowledge of the game of hockey, his thoughts about this team, and his unparalleled game reviews. And some g(j)ibberish. For now, we’ll try our best to keep it alive even though most of our write-ups are amateur-hour, two-bit, bush-league, pedestrian attempts (where in holy hell is Miami?)
Have a great holiday!
103 responses to “Happy Thanksgiving!”
1st!
Happy Thanksgiving to all you Boneheads! We win and Nash is still a Ranger. Seems like everytime I slame a player, Kreider & AV’s son he comes up big. I guess I need to do this more often. Eat well and be thankful y’all!
First! And a Happy Thankgiving to you all! Mama love! LGR!
It’s Thnakgiving, so I will not react badly to you stealing my first Eli..
Thanks Mama you’re the bomb!
Happy thanksgiving to all.
Solid game all around. Hank made the timely saves in the first. Took the will out of the Canes. Zucc made about 12 wish passes last night. One found its way through, so he’s great.
Christmas wish list “An upgrade at Center” for JT & Beep Beep!
Giving thanks and praise
Mahalo
Out of playoff on Thanksgiving albeit by a slim margin.
Dare I say 6th in Metro…
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Canes looked like they ate a big Turkey dinner before that game and to go with the ‘Oh my darling’ fugg up.
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Might go tomorrow night v Detroit.
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Well said ILB! A short review and a Thanksgiving toast!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving…Zucc was flying last night and Smitty is back!
Happy Thanksgiving Boneheads!
Happy Thanksgiving, …to those who observe.
Best to all of youse.
Thankful for my bonehead extended family.
I’m out today with flu-like symptoms today. I’m going to be under quarentee in the bedroom when my in-laws get here. My poor wife is running around and the kids aren’t much help.
FWIW-If the Rangers do in fact decide to trade McDonough at the deadline, they had better get more than an Etam, a Gropp, a DeAngelo or a guy who could become a 3C.
McDonough could be a huge piece of the puzzel for a team like the Leaves. Although his contract expires in July, 2019, he’s currently a bargain @ $4.7M. His speed, his defensive and offensive skills, as well as his leadership and playoff experiece could put a team over the top.
The fact is, I’d have mixed feelings about dealing McDonough. Slats fleeced the Habs to get him and he’s been a workhorse. My 9 year old has his jersey.
However, if they do deal him, they’d better get a solid return. Ideally, you’d like to see a bidding war. Maybe put a clause in there that you get an extra pick if his new team gets to the Conference Finals. As far as I’m concerned, (depending on a team’s needs) he’s worth more than Duchene.
In one sense, his value only sinks as his contract winds down. On the other hand, a team that feels they’re close at the deadline might be more willing to go for it.
Can there still be any doubt … ?
Definitely do bot want to see “McDounagh for nothin and your picks for free.” Trade McD we better get the whole shebang! Did I spell that correctly!
Mac may need to agree to an extension to get a real great return (like Nylander)
Who wouldn’t want to go somewhere for a few years with miniscule Press or fan negativity, no taxes (worth 1 mil per yr.) and nice weather?
Answer: The kind of balls-out, driven star we need more of around here.
Kreider hurts my brain, which knows that now is the moment to trade him, when his stock is high. But maybe this is the game where he suddenly realizes what could happen if he brought it night in and night out. Probably, though, he’s going to settle for being a streaky player who’s been dangerous in the playoffs (other than last year). And a pretty damn good one.
Sadly, I think he has settled, Norm, and for that reason and no other, it wouldn’t bother me greatly at this late date if he were included in a trade that brought back good value.
JR: “Hockey is not that complicated. It’s not like Michelangelo building the Sixteenth Chapel.”
I’ll be having turkey at the Larchmont Shore Club at 3 if anyone’s looking for a fight.
Thanks, ILB, for keeping this going. Really nice to finally get a laugher and see Quickie get two. He’s got a nice shot! Happy Thanksgiving all!
I thought Kreider had no trade value?
Kreider has trade value when he’s hot, in my view, probably not as much as he used to when was perceived to be a future all-star.
https://nypost.com/2017/11/23/rangers-j-t-miller-needed-to-grow-up-to-embrace-his-value/
Happy (BUUURRRRRP) Thanksgiving, everyone!
Good morning, boneheads!
Is this thing on? Or did everyone overeat last night?
Let’s just hope Detroit has more of a turkey hangover than us today!
Good morning Boneheads welcome to Friday! We win tonight right?
ILB would you please confirm for Mrs G that the tryptophan fatigue on Thanksgiving is a myth?
Black Friday is the new TV Series starring Will Smith that replaces Jack Webb in Dragnet.
Ok Norm.
Soooo Kreider at the age of 26 should be traded because he is streaky or doesn’t realize all his potential or whatever….
The fact he is an inseparable part of the team’s most effective line notwithstanding. Last year that line was on fire prior to Zika injury. On fire again this season. Zika (24) and Butch (22) would be nowhere near as effective without Kreider scraping the boards and retrieving the puck.
Other GMs would line up to get him.
St. Pete-Who are you calling out on the carpet today? Who’s getting 2?
Absolutely a myth, James. No more tryptophan than in poultry. Or any other meat. And whatever the amount is, it doesn’t make one sleepy. It’s actually carbs and alcohol consumed during Thanksgiving that make you sleepy.
TomK from what I’ve seen Miller has been doggin it lately, and as far as I’m concerned Nash is still useless!
Atta-boy Eli!!
Coos said: “Who wouldn’t want to go somewhere for a few years with miniscule Press or fan negativity, no taxes (worth 1 mil per yr.) and nice weather?”
Don’t think the tax benefit is that high. First, its only at the state level and only against income generated in state – you still pay taxes on those ‘peformances’ in other cities/states. So, roughly, you will only get a 50% no tax vs. a NY max of 8.8%. Thats about 45K per 1M. Nothing to sneeze at for sure but perhaps not quite the game changer many make it out to be
100 percent, SN
beexle – don’t forget the NYC approx +4%.
So, let them line up and let’s hear what they have to say.
Dolan did a wonderful job bringing in Phil Jackson and his triangles, polygons, pentagons, cube roots, and whatever else was on his mind. Set the Knicks back 5 years. He should of (sic) stuck to cable TV.
I literally could of cared less.
Purple Haze has 5 goals and 5 assists. Hardly setting the world on fire.
For all intensive purposes, Purple is in a different role. Definitely needs to fire it more. A lot more.
Backing up to previous comment, shouldn’t a basketball team run a pentagon offense?
Problem with this team, as I see it, is that we have too many perpetual potential ‘stars’ ready to break out who have yet to break out. And they continue to not break out.
If they ran a Pentagon offense, would Dolan hire Mad Dog Mattis?
Carp- Eddie Johnstone! Guy looked like a completley different person when he put his teeth in. Remember him playing with Mike Allison.
Agree on the linesmen getting in the way 100%. They’re good at protecting perps-uh i mean breaking up fights, but otherwise you might as well put one in the press-box.
Hayes has been asked to play a very different role this season. A role that STATS are not going to show his worth.
Johnstone. and Bobby Clarke could haunt a house.
Stats at the end ALWAYS show one’s worth. After all is said. and done, you are what your record says you are, to quote the Big. Tuna.
Haze among team leaders in 5v5 points. No PP, no ‘bonus’ points. Still softer than a baby poop.
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During Sens game Haze has control of puck in neutral zone, skates away from pressure into the side boards and gives it away.
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Really needs to earn his ‘man card’ sooner than later.
Del Zaster gone. Hags gone. Is Purple Zucc’s new squeeze?
Shatty now putting the. gleam in Topo’s hound-dog eyes?
brassard was his bestie i think
shatty should not do the modeling
I think Shatts just got married to a woman.
Plum forgot about Brass, Alex.
who were the 3 who used to do the routine of high 5’s as they left the ice
was it prust, del zaster and zucc?
Would Pavelec benefit from a start in Hartford before his next start with the Rangers?
I think he’d clear waivers.
i think pav will start vs vancouver tomk
Here’s hoping St. Kreider keeps it going, though I’m not sure Buch and Zibane need him as much as he needs them. Buch has been quiet on the scoreboard for a whole three games (some slump), but I still like this line, these balanced lines.
Love the Winter Classic jerseys and love the corny ad with Zuuc. Another important game tonight. Have to hope they can keep it together without the Captain. Doesn’t Pavelec HAVE to start Sunday?
Zucc,
1 goal in last 13, and 18 in his last 102.
Lots of wish passes though.
Charlie Chaplin singing the anthem in Boston.
Yup, Kreider had no success in the league until he started play with Zibanajad, and Buchnevich. Now those guys, they have been great for many years in this league. Lucky for Kreider that he was given the honor of playing with those two future HOFers.
Zucc>Blind Pass Master!
That anthem singer in Boston should be arrested.
Winter Classic Jersey: Basically same old jersey with larger letters for the myopic. ‘Designer’ gets 1oo grand for nothing and we move on.
Thou shalt not criticize St. Kreider, no point in having higher expectations for a guy with his talent in his peak years. Seriously, hoping he keeps it up, moves to all-star level. One thing that will help him now that he’s on a skill line: No penalties–not stupid ones, mind you, no penalties period–for this excellent ten-game stretch. Perhaps keeping a cooler head will help him make that move.
Useless Zucc the Wishpasser pro-rates to 63 points (52 assists) at present, which would be his biggest year. Probably won’t happen, but bears watching.
Kreider has never been on a skill line before?
Do you seriously think Buchnevich, and Zibanijad would get the space they get if they were playing with, let’s say Zucc, instead of Kreider?
God love Torts.
As The Dave Clark Five said about Torts: “I like it like that.”
Unsure how Zibane and Buch got their pts. on their first line, before the magical hookup with Kreider. Some Norwegian guy, can’t remember his name, might have helped. I like this line better, hope it stays together for a while, but let’s not go crazy.
Step played the role better and put up 50+ pts in all but his rookie year and the shortened season (where he had 48). So Haze has some boots to fill!
The only thing Haze has that will compare to Step is his slow skating. Step was a great 2C. Haze needs to step up from 3C; can start by wearing his big boy pants on the ice.
Pretty sure Hayes is never going to be a big-boy pants player in this blog’s sense of it. He’s a possession and pass-pass-pass guy adapting to the full-ice game. Needs to keep improving his face-off game, 2:1 wins last game, good sign. Will never be the sniper Fast is 🙂
Haze is a better skater than Stepan. might be a better passer (might). Not as good defensively, not as good a PK, has to prove he can approach Stepan’s offense or be as good offensively … or for that matter overall. Don’t know if that will ever happen. But he only has to be a second-line center. Stepan, miscast as he was, had to be a No. 1.
Opie, despite his blog moniker, also showed some serious onions when he came back from that Prust assault, and when he came back early from the Black Friday Belesky Broken Ribs.
The Habs think he was faking.
I thought Opie was Staal. I rarely cotton onto these names, try to pick them up in context. The occasional glossary would be helpful, whoever knows them all.
Claude Giroux ($8.275 M per thru 20-21) just scored for the Flyers.
Wondeful family, the Girouxs.
We actually do go through the nicknames from time to time. You might want to jot them down.
Stepan-Opie the Victim.
Girardi — OPG (over-paid Girardi).
Callahan — Tax Free.
Boyle — Dime A Dozen, Beast Mode.
Staal — TRS (third-row Staal) or Shuffleboarder.
Fast — Couch.
Skjei — SkjeL or Beat Wide.
Lundqvist — Shampoo boy, Hanka.
Zuccarello — Topo.
Kreider — Enigma, THE.
Miller — The Hated One.
Zibanejad — Zika.
Hayes — Doritos, Purple.
Raanta — Auntie.
… anybody want to jump in here?
Extremely helpful, esp. with Wicky the nickname fountain off the blog all this time. Hope he’s OK, and hope Sittoo catches this list.
Grabner — Meep Meep, or is it Beep Beep?
Klein — Ein Kleiner, or De-Klein.
ilb2001 — Blog Captain.
Blog — HAV.
(I’m bitter that Rutherford never caught on.)
Love Rutherford. … Gonna start using it. Thx.
No charge.
Donuts
THE
The Good One
Happy (Kampfer)
Gotta Know When To (Holden)
Whiskey (Sauer)
Who’s The Good One?
#61 *of MSG and Harrison HS. 🙂
do Big Game Brass and The Miracle Met (Clendening) count? McDonuts-too obvious? What is the origin of “couch”? Was it that he knocked on his butt so often he needed a place to sit?
Ah, thanks. He is good.
Oh, right, The Gerund.
The Gerund! I think I made that one up–caught on briefly. Gotta get back in this game. Next time Smith scores, I’m going with “Wesson”.
[too lazy to re-type, so re-post] “Sittoo, I might be making this up, but my vestigial memory of Fast getting his [past-its-sell-by-date] nickname was back in his whipping-boy days when it was put forth that you could put a piece of living-room furniture out there in his place and do just as well. Somebody with a better recollection, feel free to correct…”
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