Good morning, boneheads!
First of all, speedy recovery to our long time friend 4ever. Get well soon, and we will pray for you.
As for the game. They lost a playoff style game to a legit, ready to repeat, contender on a bad bounce. Sometimes it is what it is.
Listen, they got worse after the deadline. We get it. Di Giuseppe isn’t going to replace Kreider. Smith isn’t replacing Skjei, though he is trying. And Georgiev isn’t going to replace Shesterkin, it looks. Someone has to step in. They almost did last night. Third line drew a penalty, Buchnevich ( who’s been much better last two games ) wins his battle, and the big boys do their job. But it’s time for this third line to score a few here and there.
Loved Lindgren’s game. His stick popping hit interrupted a possible scoring chance. Trouba was solid. In general, the defense was good. They lost on a bad bounce, the one Georgiev should have had.
They didn’t lose any ground, and, without a doubt, this was a great experience for a young team. Playoff game, referees swallowed their whistles, no flow. Tough for a young team whose players thrive on transition. Plenty of positives. Except they need points at the moment. They need their youngsters to start scoring.
Click here to read Carp’s game review.
175 responses to “Rangers-1, Blues-3”
Brooksie hammering the officiating last night….as warranted
4Ever speedy recovery!
Same to NYR. Ilb is right, need more out of the third line. No video last night so didn’t see the GWG, unfortunate as it sounded on radio like Georgie played a very good night otherwise.
Radio commentary was that NYR just do not get bodies to the front for rebounds. Even before THE went out that was the case, with some occasional exceptions to Fast and Strome.
They still have a chance… next year.
Hey, 4ever! Stop messing around, man! Vyzdoravlivai skorei!
Выздоравливай, скорей!
pretty much a one line team now
3rd line needs to something….anything…
I know recalls are limited but how much longer do we have to wait for Chytil and Kakko to score versus seeing if Kravtsov can?
Love ilb’s review. Perfect take and perspective on last night’s game
4ever- get well soon and get home, my friend.
Praying for you 4ever!
3 losses. 6 goals scored. Zibanejad has half of them.
If no one is going to step up then the draft will be the only thing we have to look forward to this spring.
Right James but lets not trade our back up goalie to address that need
FIRST… time in a long while missed Rangers game, so, special thanks to ilb., for exhaustive review and every one of you, wellwishers. Love you – this totally boneheaded, yet sensitive, slightly crazy, but wonderful, blog’s community. To be part of it is a huge, supportive bonus for the love of game and our Rangers. Promise to be OK soon. Thank you all and LGR.
James
Yep. Even if they were winning, I’d say they need another top 9 winger for sure and maybe….a guy that wins faceoffs.
4ever
Atta boy! Big as the building!
Georgie for Matthews, Marner, and Nylander….
4 ever – 1. P-k4
Best by test
Yes decondary scoring is a must, but I agree Wicky, the top priority is somebody that consistently wins faceoffs.
I watched howden his draft year. For once I agreed with the player comparable that many talking heads used, Toews.
I really thought he was a Toews light player and looked the part.
He’s dropped off this year on the ice but has picked it up recently (had a great hit along the boards last night that forced a turnover). It’d be nice if he figures it out.
Chytil is what he is, and will look great for a few games then just vanish for a bit. I’m going to be curious to see how he plays in these playoff style games like last night, which he wasn’t noticeable.
His play this year makes me think long term 3C not 2C, but as with howden he’s still really young so plenty of time. It just makes it tricky when discussing potential lineups next season…especially regarding howden.
How Amerikans see Russkies.
Pretty accurate I must say lol
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Triple C, that’s hilarious.
Bobby, you’re right. I’m sorry. Let’s trade Georgiev for a 3rd rounder that can address all of our scoring needs.
Chytil only can score off the rush …no down low game yet…Kakko just can’t score …lack of speed eliminates opportunities off the rush…he has a down low game but hasnt leaned that he’s not going to stickhandle around NHL defensemen and that he needs to shoot the damn puck ….both still young but they need to start improving
No James you’re right. I’m sorry. Lets keep Georgiev for the 20 -25 games as back up to Shesty instead of getting a scoring winger or top draft pick
Chytil, Kakko, Howden, and Guathier, not yet ready for primetime!
The Ottawa Senators have fired CEO Jim Little for conduct inconsistent with the core values of the Ottawa Senators and the National Hockey League.
He was employed for 54 days..
LOL top draft pick? scoring winger? I think you’re the only one that wants them to conduct business in a place called Fairytale Land. Enough already with this conversation. I’m through.
Maybe Chytil Kakko Lemieux or Gauthier can buy a goal before next pre season? That might help a little.
bobbyO – I’m not going to post a ton of links here. Go search on NHL goalie trades and see what comes back. A first rounder is extremely rare and only has great names attached. Even second rounders are few and far between (and almost always involve other pieces).
The Talbot trade, perhaps one exception, was a swap of 7ths and NYR got a very low 2nd and mid 3rd. At the time Talbot came off a stellar season ( .931 and 2.00 gaa) replacing the injured HL, not just backing him up. Talbot also had a year left on his deal (0.6M). Edmonton saw him as their immediate starter. We eventually traded that 2nd for a high 3rd and 4th rounder. Ironically, the 7th is Huska.
I’m sure Gorton listens to all offers on all players. If someone offered him a 1st, or even a mid 2nd or above I think it likely he would have moved Georgie.
E3,
JUST Matthews, Marner and Nylander? I think you’re grossly underestimating Georgiev’s trade value. DO NOT let the last 25 years of goalie trades fool you. We should be getting Tavares and Reilly too!
Core values of Ottawa Senators?
Minx – you knew that, I knew that, so did some others. Unfortunately, too many fans want/expect instant greatness out of the box from those kids. NYR chose to play them at the NHL level rather than AHL; there is certainly an honest debate on the wisdom of doing that.
Talbot was 3 years older and coming from a top NHL team …..there was belief that Sather could have/should have gotten more especially here……we’ll just have to disagree on Georgie’s trade value….there’s nothing wrong with that by the way
James
10:56 don’t count on it, maybe next year. The Rangers will need me to be wrong if they hope to make the 2nd season, but I don’t see that happening.
Beezle
They backed themselves into it by signing Bread and trading for Trouba. They had no one to fill the holes and because of the cap couldn’t sign any stop gaps. They all needed a year togerher in Hartford. Management has no one to blame but themselves!
We have three guys being paid 20 mil, 25% of our payroll an we don’t need any of them.
You are all correct about these young kids. But this team wasn’t going to contend this year, they gave them an opportunity to play at the highest level. And guess what, even if they don’t make playoffs, judging by the last 2 month, they did just fine. And regardless of the outcome, this still was/is a great season.
Agree Ilb but lets give Kravtsov and Rykov same opportunity this year…at least a few games anyway
March 4th. They still have a pretty legit chance of making it. These kids are playing at the highest level playoff games. This experience will undoubtedly accelerate their development. This time a year ago I was already thinking of what to do with a next day’s post. CBA intricacies, anyone? 🙂
coos, Kreider’s hurt, and Trouba and Buch are playing well lately, so the $$ isn’t entirely wasted.
Kravtsov would’ve been here already, I believe, had he not decided to go to Siberia instead of Hartford.
Maybe Rykov too, if it wasn’t for his early injury.
Norm – what’s that to do with Hank, Staal, and Smith?
coos, again with the stepping on punchlines. You’re killin’ me.
Punchline?
All the humor of a dock strike.
Grump. The humorless always win.
Always preferred Toasted Almonds from Good Humor.
Only the Bong survive.
Anyone notice that Q let the cat out of the bag by bragging how we (one game) hung in with the heavy boys. Therein lies one thing we need for consistent success (in addition to winning a face off or two) – some playable heft.
I think they did win two faceoffs.
There is no doubt that the Rangers are ahead of the expected curve and playing with house money this season. Of course, this will ramp up the heat on them, with expectations next season. I was
Impressed that they could play that kind of game against that team and be in it and competitive for 60 minutes. They surely earned more power plays than they got…….and when a guy gets yanked down by his collar 15 feet from the referee and there is no call, you have to understand there won’t be anymore calls. They sucked it up and competed. I do think is shows their weakness of size and strength……..areas they have to improve. Young guys who overhandle the puck instead of getting shots on goal are also an issue. That will improve. Too bad Georgie screwed up. If they play like that for the rest of the season they will make the playoffs. The experience is surely valuable.
150 people in American Samoa love Mike Bloomberg.
This place is so much better when they’re winning games.
thats the goal Coos…gotta get bigger and heavier for any serious contention
If they weren’t in the playoff hunt last night would have bene encouraging. They went toe to toe with the cup winners. Clutching and grabbing and the trap are back. I’m waiting for Marty Brodeur and Scot Stevens to come out f retirement.
James – Georgie for Bergeron, Marchand, marchand’s nose, and Pasteurization
4ever
it’s a good sign that you’re posting. so i hope your recovery is complete and fast. as fast as kreider skates.
meanwhile
it would be a good thing if the refs called the rule book. went to the game. the only good thing was i caught a very early train to get home.
TYM,
Watching the league transition into more of a playoff type game in regards to officiating, you can see this roster isn’t as effective as these younger/smaller guys struggle to find space.
Even Panarin hasn’t been able to generate much during this skid
Chytil and Kakko seem to be having trouble with this. Kakko has had more opportunities the last 2 weeks to bury pucks than he has all year and he hasn’t gotten one past a goalie. No space and no time.. Strome has had a rough go of it lately as well aside from the goal in Carolina. Rangers not having much puck luck lately.
Old Ranger—
Well, Lamoriello is back in the Ny area, and has his team trapping just like the good ole days.
The door to the Admiral’s stateroom is always open. Suspicion is that it’s the work of the same crumbums who stole Kreider’s jockstrap and put it on Ebay.
We continuously crow about the future of this crew, but there is no guarantee of anything. Many vaunted young players never develop into anything other than ordinary. Absent a hot furnace burning in your belly, (see Lindstrom) you fall somewhere into the spectrum of mediocrity.
Lol
Good to see what kind of reffing these kids will be up against when they are playoff contenders. Good lesson to learn now. So I’m not upset at the refs at this point.
Hit the gym boys
4 ever
Keep us posted
Wishing you well !!
Buch and Howden both finally playing with more physicality lately. Need to see more of that.
Kaako looked better last night
Chytil with flashes, at his age there is consistency That will be found. I have faith he will bring a lot more to the table in coming seasons.
Gaut-boy. I am excited about. Size speed and skill! Let him loose!!
People hating on lemiuex
I don’t get it
Blue collar energy. Fearless.
Draws more penalties than anyone and despite the narrative, doesn’t necessarily put his team down a man very often. Usually a matching penalty. Unlike Strome and Trouba who put us down a man more often with stick fouls.
Lemiuex is a PLAYER. Still getting better. Glad Quinn and gorton see that and that they don’t read blogs.
4ever, hang in there friend and here is hoping your recovery is quick
4ever young
cregg – https://youtu.be/EPI4fA5chzw
I send my best wishes to 4Ever. I hope for a speedy recovery, my friend.
Tiki sighting!
What in hell is up with this meshuggah schizophrenic Wall Street?
beezle, didnt Lehner bring back a 1st that same draft though? May have been another goalie, but Gorton basically confirmed Slats held out for more and they had to settle for the 2nd for Talbot. Do agree though that very unlikely anyone gives up a 1st or similar for Georgie
I’m gonna continue to push my nickname agenda
Gaut-Boy
Come on people. Say it with me
Gaut-Boy, Gaut-boy, Gaut-Boy!!!!
This will be my first naming right gosh darn it!!!
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At the NHL GM meeting they finally announced projected salary cap range for next season. Sounds like a pretty good jump. The range announced was between $84M and $88.2M. So my estimate of $85M maybe a little too conservative after all.
Roberto Duran’s got nada on our gang of shot-putters. Manos de piedra.
Down goes Fra-zuh
Down goes Fra-zuh
Down goes Fra-zuh
GoTeaEh is damn good. Put him up with Mika and Buch. Let Buch play LW and the new kid RW….
Ilb I might have gone to Sibera for the winter too if they had any mountains worth boarding on!
Minx – the team could have used the likes of Vinny L, Fogarty, Boo, Newell, O’Reagan… etc. Yes, some would be up in arms about something like that. But you could have left Kakko, Chytil, Howden, Lisa all in the minors for a couple years while they developed requisite experience and skill. Lets be honest – for the production they have this year out of Chytil, Kakko and Howden I’m not sure that much would be missed?
Alex – You are correct – Lehner and Legwand (salary dump) to the Sabres for the No. 21 pick.
WHOA!
#12 up on the top line. STAT.
Lil Pepe making a difference ? Thumbs up 👍🏻or thumbs down 👎🏻
👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
4Ev, hang in there. One day at a time.
Panarin Stromeo. Kakko
Chytil Zibanejad Captain Happy
Lily Pepe Howden Goatee
Digger. Mckegg Legend
DQ just do it?
Get well 4-ever!
Lemieux 👍 Knows his role. Good 4th-liner going forward. Needs to work on his defense.
Another big goal from Hayes, vs. Caps. Soften ‘em up, baby!
Jax up 2. 😠
Any one going to the Caps came on Thursday?
In town visiting Miss Sioux for the weekend.
Sioux! Where you been hiding?
Get well 4ever ranger. 🙏
(so the rangers can give you another 100 miniscule heart attacks before you die from old age at 92 surrounded by family and friends)
Don’t be scared boneheads.
We’re making the playoffs.
(I braced myself in advance for this little 3 game losing streak. Could see it a week away. But I also had that Washington game pegged as where we begin our next 7-2-1 clip)
Just play the games. It will work out.
Let’s go boys!
Hey Dolan, spike and Oak.
Why don’t you guys just all shut up and let it be about basketball.
Spike is killing his own cause.
Oak should be the bigger man and just say ‘I want to be welcomed back in the garden’
And Dolan should realize this only gets better by letting the fans voice their displeasure (get it out of their systems) and allowing to begin Leon Rose turning the culture around the team NOW (so the fans can see it)
If Leon rose can’t pull those 3 guys aside and impress upon them what they all want and how that comes about and how it won’t. Then he’ll gonna signing a resignation letter within 2 years bc he ain’t cut out for this job.
He’s not working with the most talented basketball players in the world trying to make them better, and getting them paid in different ways.
He needs to Carole a dysfunctional organization with ego-es and hurts and pain that have festered for close to 2 decades. He’s a general now, not a broker
I have a bad feeling Leon Rose walks abruptly before even getting started.
Prove me wrong (2 years and quitting doesn’t prove me wrong)
I rather have started with our early season schedule than end with this schedule
Good morning, boneheads!
Oh, Larry….
https://nypost.com/2020/03/04/the-rangers-must-finally-unleash-kappo-kakko/
Lol Uncle Larry just noticed the third line has been meh. But I don’t think moving Kakko up is the answer to his woes or the teams – will it get him to shoot more? Not hold the puck as long? (probably as 2nd line on other team more likely to take it away). Usually if you move someone up its because they have a hot hand or injury, neither of those on the right side.
I……I…..nope. I’ve got nothing. Enjoy Caps vs Zibanejad tonight, boys!
Personally i’d just throw Gauthier in Kreider’s spot and go from there – that line needs to replace his speed and size and he’s the ideal candidate – get Kreider to show him how to be a net-front defenders nightmare. There’s the tendency to look at our shiny high draft pick and “unleash” him but he could just as well get found out defensively and suffer for it. Lots of high picks did their apprenticeships on the bottom 6 before stepping up in yr 2 or yr3
Weird article in which he notes all the reasons not to play him up, and then suggests: play him up. Selling papers.
Dach: 8/13/21 in 60
Hughes: 7/14/21 in 58
Kakko: 8/12/20 in 62
Heinola: 1/4/5 in 8
Bjornfot: 0/0/0 in 3
And there is your 2019 draft class
I should have included TOI: Hughes 16:00, Kakko 14:27, Dach: 14:11
Of the 2018 class who have played at least 20 games –
Svechnikov 24/34/58 in 64
Q. Hughes 8/44/52 in 65
B. Tkachuk 19/21/40 in 67
Dahlin 4/33/37 in 56
Farabee 7/13/2o in 49
Zadina 8/7/15 in 28
Thanks Beezle – just shows Uncle Larry needs to temper his expectations!
Any spare tickets for tonight.
LGR!!!
Did they win?
Too soon?
Perhaps a bit.
Who are the local New Yorkers in here
Who’s on first?
Sioux I still have a place in downstate NY but don’t think I’ll visit until after the Corona’s all gone 🙂
I don’t see the r angers making the playoffs, losing Kreider to injury has affected the rangers offense and there schedule is brutal. The islanders are sinking but have a much easier schedule and even though Jackets are decimated with injuries there schedule isn’t to bad so I see those two teams getting the wildcard spots. It’s ok, wasn’t expecting the rangers to make the playoffs this year.
Proposal for Lindgren nickname: TIMEX (takes a lickin’ but keeps on tickin’.)
Buchnevich – MAYOR PETE
If Fasth is Quickee, Staal is Slowie.
Staal > The Sloth!
How tacky is it that the New York Times put their local coronavirus coverage behind a paywall?
All the fake news that fits, we print…
Shesterkin taking shots without any restrictions. Wouldn’t be surprised if he plays against NJ
WOW. Reports of his injuries greatly exaggerated.
Mark Twain upon seeing his obituary printed in newspaper: “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated…”
I think Dallas more likely Ilb. Once they get him back they want him to stay back.
I thought lindgren was the terminator and trouba the punisher?
Beezle how dare you give people a dose of reality when it comes to guys who are 18-20 years old. Don’t you know that doesn’t count in NY? We want it. So they have to give it. Or else.
When I’m at the games: I’ve found myself calling lindgren one name over and over
TANK
I don’t be needin no corona virus. That be a damn fact….
I’m hearing if someone has corona virus and they think about you….then you get it. It be nasty
Good lord. I think I just saw some corona virus flying outside my window.
https://media.giphy.com/media/jw6V2bv1qpwmQ/giphy.gif
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
They’re everywhere
The markets are bipolar
So is society..
E3, it’s officially infiltrated dirty jerz. I’m on high alert. They’re going to find me shirtless with a rifle up on my roof looking to pick off looters that are trying to get into my fall out shelter to steal my gold coins and canned soup.
World War Z is the only thing that can save this season
38% of those polled think Corona beer gives you the virus.
I think it originated in Queens
You mean like Freddy Mercury?
I switched from corona to uno. Less virus attached to it.
No coos Punky Meadows!
Is Eric around much. I have thoughts of going down to the flying puck
I’m embarrassingly behind the times, Eli. 🙂
Scored tickets to Sat game vs the Devils.
I’m thinking I should run down and watch Oshies game tonight. 😜
Matthew Barnaby chokes bouncer, not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Google the band “Angle”
Others ask if you can get the virus from eating Chinese food.
Angular Angel
Elizabeth Warren’s husband outright giddy about the thought of her hanging around the house more. NOT.
Sadie: “What do you think of Red China?”
Shalva: “On white tablecloth it could work.”
If any of the people who work in the Chinese take out place by me can afford airfare to Asia or Europe I’m going to quit my job and invest in a wok….
Wok-Woll James!
Always loved me some Matt Barnaby. NHL radio pays him to be very anti-Ranger these days. Real shame for a guy who work the Blue with pride.
NHL Radio: “Just focus on Connor McDavid Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin for the next 11 seasons and we won’t have you back coaching PEE WEE hockey in Buffalo, Matthew”
James gonna open a Skate n’ Wok
Love it!
Keith Tkachuk and Marty Brodeur will be there nightly.
“Hey Marty, does tonight’s special come with fried rice?”
#askBrodeur
James and Ilb battling the Corona… is that Wicky in the sky?
Lmao more likely ILB and Cregg. Wicky up in the chopper egging them on to take their hazmat suits off
Wicky, am I allowed to shoot this moron?
https://nypost.com/2020/03/04/coronavirus-patient-ignored-self-isolation-order-to-go-to-business-event/
Sioux.
Download the Gametime app. There’s some good deals in the lower bowl for 2 tickets to tonight’s game
Let’s go boys.
I want nothing more than to spend 3 hours tonight watching you guys play a spirited game tonight.
I need it. The rangers playing good hockey is something I enjoy and it takes my mind off things in life I can’t control.
No pressure, no burdens. Just enjoy playing the game we all love for the ‘team’ we’ve come to love
Cregg7- not sure if you saw this one. If not, take a look at it. Pretty good statistical analysis of Wuhan outbreak. They now think that actual MR may not be much higher than a “bad” flu, around 0.1%. We’ll have more data as we go along.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2002387?query=recirc_curatedRelated_article
Fried lice.
BREAKING: Warren’s husband shoots self after learning she will be home with him full-time.
@ilb – Iran reported 107 dead and 3,513 infected of 23,327 suspected cases
There is a way to statistically predict the denominator based oh certain data, Beezle. Those numbers don’t mean much. Mild cases either don’t seek medical attention or aren’t being tested.
Ilb – has your worry factor increased at all? I like no reports of those under 15 getting the coronavirus…
I’d wager the denominator is significantly larger than being reported….
No, it hasn’t, e3. Not at all.
The denominator could be between 4 to 10 times more than reported.
Yes, kids don’t seem to be affected much. There are cases, but most mild.
Thanks for the link ilb
Also enjoyed this read a friend sent me. Not bad for an ED doc Author. 😉
https://slate.com/technology/2020/03/coronavirus-mortality-rate-lower-than-we-think.html
Put it this way. It ain’t plaque. We will be just fine. Panic doesn’t help. Overwhelming our medical system will drain it, and people who really need help, won’t get it. Panicking, and buying everything possible will only increase Jeff Bezos’ income. And compensate easily what he lost because of this bipolar market.
But….
NEW POST
I’m growing less concerned about the actual infection but remain concerned about the secondary issues including but not limited to
Societal anxiety and disruption
Runs on grocery stores
Vulnerable Patients
Overtaxing the medical systems
Workforce shortage issues with potential quarantines
Stigmatizing
Economic impact
Travel bans
My 10 yo daughter is even having anxiety about it cause they talked about it in school
Shoot. Ilbd