Rangers (31-35-13) vs Senators (28-45-6), 7:30 pm start, TV-MSG+
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award Night. The award, which has been given annually since the 1987-88 season, bears the name of New York City Police Detective Steven McDonald, who was shot and injured in the line of duty on July 12, 1986 and passed away on January 10, 2017.
Chytil is out with an injury. Sounds like nothing serious, he is day-to-day.
Buchnevich is questionable. Smith is back at forward position, Gilmour is in.
Claesson and Brickley ( in case Bucnevich is good to go ) prucha’d
Hank in net.
LGR!!!!!
111 responses to “It’s Go Time!”
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I nominate Ilb for the extra f it award 😉
Should be an easy win for our Boys in blue!
For Hank it is the last chance to make it 450 wins. That’s only why he is in net tonight… After Ottawa there will be NO chance with highly motivated and supreme Columbus and Pens.
The tank will probably be damaged tonight. They want this game for Henrik.
As funny as it sounds one of the nominate for this award could be Smith, if you think about it.
It’s nearly go home time.
They should give it to a fan who has attended all home games and paid for the Tix with his own money.
Now that is extra effort!
What’s the over/under on when Hank loses the shutout?
Howden – nice kid, but too many mistakes, too little physicality. I know, I know – he is too young, too lack of experience…
At least Hank is playing today for something except the money…
Kreider yawns – being obviously bored … or deprived of oxygen, whatever…
Who had 7:42?
Halfway to a thousand! 500!
Not gonna get to 20 wins that way.
Beer Me this team’s in tatters..shattered…
Oh-ho, good bye Hankie’s record. It looks like Rangers are in full pre-golfing mood. Unless they are really mad at Hank.
Btw, Tkachuk – is Ukrainian for weaver. Just saying…
WAKE UP…sheesh bunch of vacationers out there tonight..extra effort my azz
AHL Talent…NHL Prices
Could it be that Hank just doesn’t want to play for THAT team and this team don’t want to play for THAT Hank?
…so they are mutually disgusted.
Hawks 0 Blues 0 in the first.
Al Trout is listing… is he on a cruise ship tonight?
I might be shut down for the season
Vomit
Hrade Tank!
Hank with stayer’s regret.
It just isn’t worth the risk to have a long time fan (59 years) get injured or discouraged during these last few meaningless games
I love the award
I love the man
But I just don’t think populism or a smile coming to the rink equates to the extra effort that this prestigious award was created for…I mean I guess I look at a guy like Graves or Prust Etc..and then fast forward to Mika and his style..I dont know I think th he award has now become diluted at least this year..just my 2 cents
It’s the team that has become diluted. you can’t pick a Graves type player if there isn’t one on the team.
Henk’s disease is called survivor sickness.
In Yiddish, my ppl like to say in these moments: BASOOOORAHH!!!
I love Hank & his effit but he could have been on a cup bound team as we speak & the team the he loves could have yet another first rounder (I think) so my sympathy for him is slightly eroded. Am I an insensitive piece of Wilson?
Where’s Yiddish? Near Cape Cod?
I agree Olga good point
Plays for the Brewers
Put Leemew in nets
Headzo…..no you are spot on regards Shampoo Boy.
WTF??
Headzo I Concur on Hankus…
It is big question -Who hooked who?
Who needs points? We dont
Hooking on everyone
Game over
Just like 1994 25th anniversary noght..inexcusable for a 1st period like that
Sweet – Lisa on pace for 3 goal season.
Relentless my azz
The Lias – senators killer!
Late to the HankTank. Who won the award?
Since there are 2 pp goals and 2 sh goals, does that mean that there are now zero goals?
Lmao Loni Anderson 3 goals
Beez DJ Bad
Extra beats not extra effort
“Just & missed” – 2 key words for Rangers “finishers” this season…Yeah, and probably – “almost”.
MSG desperately trying to sell tix for the 3rd Season of The Titanic..they are calling and e mailing my wife now…thought they would stop when I blocked their calls
I would probably give money to that Nigerian Prince b4 MSG
I can understand why he was in the mix(!) Bur really should have gone to Fast or Namestoolong.
“wide” also comes to mind 4ever.
Lias starting to.look like Michelle Pfeifer when I close my left eye
Lisa should have thrown his entry level contract into the stands at the world juniors.
Actually surprised they didn’t mail it to Topo
Looking forward to the playoffs..anyone except Brooklyn or Pissburgh..hope those 2 teams go 7 and lose 4 or 5 players each to ruts in the ice at the 1970s Nassau Mausoleum
That’s what it said in the yearbook Sam
That’s not a good sign when you have to use 2 languages to motivate a player..Doo Clare 5 teams already?? Wow
THE’s next goal will come when Hanks puts up a 0
Ranger PP. Stay alert Hank…
Even the broadcasters are mailing it in with that trivia question. 🙄
Best thing about this season… only 7 periods left.
Who’s Alexander Radalahv?
Is Hank’s hair on suicide watch?
Jake Allen is one of the few goaltenders I wouldn’t trade Hank for.
Alexander Radulov – Russian, playing for the Dallas Stars.Why?
Why doe’s it seem like the team has a hard time winning for Hank lately?
Because Hank lets in too many goals.
The usual ref performance in this one. 🙄
I’d be mad at Tkachuk if it mattered. But it don’t…
I want asking about him, 4ever. The guy taking Pidto’s spot was talking about a guy named Radalahv.
They’ve already screwed their draft lottery spot but if they lost this one, the farthest they can fall is to 8th. Then, of course, when the lottery is over they’ll be at 10 or worse.
I never saw more theatrical embellishment. From geralded “tough” kid, not more, not less…Quintessential definition of simulation and embellishment. Absolutely shameless.. AND SAME FOR REFEREES. Sad.
Nillson>deflections>Lundqvist
Oh, got it, Evtankriser…LOL.
Did the linesman forget that there’s no touch icing now?
They should just pull Lundqvist now so they don’t have to do it later.
I’d rather the Isles won the first round than Pissburg. And it hurt to type that.
I’d rather they played infinite OT’s in game 7.
We almost have a guy in the top 40 in points this season. That’s probably the greatest highlight of the last 2+seasons.
Brian Gibbons. That is all.
They’ve given up 21 goals in the last six games and that includes a shutout win. Yikes.
Only 2 more F-its and I can go on to summer.
Ziba’s “extra efforts” + Pionk slow thinking = inevitable goal and Hank’s nosiness.
Hawks 2 StL 1
13 min left in the 3rd.
Every chance the Blues have had to go ahead of Nashville, like they do tonight, they’ve lost. Every time.
As bad as it is for us to watch and listen to this garbage; can’t imagine how players like Stall and Hank feel. From being a very good team to being unwatchable in a very short time. I am so happy not to have to pay to see them.
Jake Allen blows.
Plenty of time yet, Ev. Ward is in net for the Hawks.
BAM! Blues 3, Hawks 3
That should be a goal. But… it’s the NHL.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Booyah! NHL actually got it right.
Blues need the ROW.
Blues look like the Rangers in OT.
Even if they win they could blow it again. If it goes to a shootout.
Ugh.
Emrick said the Blues have the next tiebreaker with the Preds. I thought it was goal differential. It must be head to head.
Wow. What pathetic shootout attempts. I threw up in my mouth a little after that one. Blech.
And now that I broke the blog again… I’m out.
Olga dust off the resume! job opening for you
Update from Anaheim: Ducks are taking care of business, up 3-1 vs. Calgary after 2 periods. Calgary scratched their top 4 defensemen and Monaghan.
Could be the reason for the poor effort tonight. Maybe the team got wind of the news about Uncle Glennie and they’re upset.
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