Good morning, boneheads!
I hope you all enjoyed this great game the way I did because this could be the last game we watched for some time. The NHL is expected to announce their decision some time this morning after the NBA suspended their season last night. I’d be very surprised if they continue to play. It was heading into the direction of playing in empty arenas anyway.
As far as this game. I thought it was very good. Colorado was without their most skilled players, granted. The Rangers were missing Kreider and Chytil too. The Rangers were a better team. More skilled, created many high quality chances. If it wasn’t for Francouz, NY wins it easily. And if Strome didn’t visit Brent Burns’ basement, he’d outscore Zibanejad in one game.
Click here to read Carp’s game review.
131 responses to “Rangers-2, Colorado-3 ( OT )”
First!
Possible sad end to an unexpected season, and I fell asleep after the 1st period to boot!
Minx I turned game on and promptly snoozed the first 12 mins
Fasten your 401k’s seatbelt kids, futures limit down again this morning
Look at the bright side Beezle. We may find it rewarding to work until we’re 80. I hear people struggle with boredom in retirement these days
I slept through this game but was disappointed to see they didn’t come out with two points. Guess it wasn’t due to a lack of effort.
If they cancel this season it would be “typical” for Rangers fans. We’ll never know what would have happened that year they weren’t supposed to get close but got close and Mika sniffed 50 goals.
Maybe they’ll postpone it until late May and we’ll get a healthy Kreider back for the final 12 games : D
What did I miss?
Caught about the last 8 minutes of the third, and OT. Quinn played 6 forwards, and 4 D. For some reason he thinks Smith has Offense in his game.
The end of the world Wicky. That’s what you missed.
It was an honor posting with you gentlemen.
Watching Quinn these last few weeks has left me feeling that my original view of him is correct. He’s a coach that is only going to get them to a certain point. They will need to bring in a finisher. He’s not a good coach when things are not perfect. Can’t/won’t adjust. Shortsighted, and stubborn. If everything is good, team healthy and rested, he’s fine. Slightest issue, he crumples.
In case you didn’t notice, I’m going to continue posting as if nothing is wrong.
Teachers are not necessarily needed on the battlefield?
Right now Stock Market has halted trading. That is never a good sign. Almost fell off my chair when Butch scored in last minute. We are usually the team being scored upon. Will be really bummed out if this was the last game of the season. But like me sainted mom would say” Better to be safe then sorry”. Last thing; Is this the 1st time St Patrick’s parade has been canceled, what about world war 1 & 2 and the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918?
I’m glad I was over in UK/IRE 3 weeks ago to understand what was coming here and started to plan accordingly.
This is just the beginning of a 6-8 week period of chaos as most are just coming to grips to what is happening.
Can’t wait for the next corporate bailout; too ironic the narcissists were buying their own stock instead of investing in the firm’s future. Another raid of the treasury to save their hides in store. Capitalism on the way up, socialism on the way down.
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Enjoy the ride gents.
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Is Sioux spreading the virus by himself?
NY Post sez: ‘No games, no pay.’ Could it be true that players get shafted?
Feel better Sioux
Rob – let’s keep posting. How about this one….”nearer my god to the”?
SN – worry not mate, trump and his morons say it’s all contained….
“Nearer my god to thee^^^
“nearer my god to Kreider?”
NO POLITICS from Pipsqueaks~
Kooz – that too will work
Just reporting the fact…
My anxiety is through the roof. I’m a bit of a hypochondriac to begin with so this is sending me into a tailspin. Anyone have any suggestions…
If my computer gets a virus, can I catch it?
Craig – I’m the same. Ashwagandha and Xanax….I’m not joking
I’ve been working from home all week. We have a 3 year old who hasn’t been out of the apartment in about as long. I feel worst for him — all he wants to do is go out and play. It’s right when the weather is getting nice too.
BDL- hope the trip to and from school was okay for you guys. Agreed on the coach. Part of me is curious to see what happens when Columbus pulls the plug on the Torts era. Especially knowing that JD admires him and that by mid 20-21 we should have a team that’s a healthy mix of skill and grit.
Plus the mutiny crew will all be gone by then. Clean slate. Grab it.
One flu over the cuckoo’s nest…
Mika Zibanejad scored 40 goals in a shortened season. Wow!
Everyone SN has toliet paper!
I always thought it was haunting how the Stanley Cup records that it could not be awarded in 1919 due to the Spanish Flu
I’m not seeing the issues you guys are with DQ. We had incredibly bad puck luck last night, the game could have easily been 4-2 NYR. The team again found a way to get a point and a lot of fans around the league would like to have a team that does not quit, its a difficult ethic to install.
Very few of you thought there was even a remote chance of making playoffs this season, even after the signing of Panarin – yet here we are, on the cusp. Had the organization slid HL out of the way a few weeks earlier they might even be securely in. But DQ’s shown no ability to create a winning team(?) or advance further.
I try to stay away from the political stuff here. My politics are my own ( not that political), and I prefer to keep it that way. But are we really blaming the president for this? That’s pathetic.
Buch much improved on O. On D, he continues to be reticent and meek. His girly fly-by last night cost us the losing goal.
The South Koreans, testing like crazy people, have the measurable death rate down to 0.6%. Can’t help thinking this is much ado about not much, and very damaging ado at that, but I ain’t no doctah.
Lol just checked the snow report to see if its worth it to escape for a few hours:
“Surfaces are generally firm, but we like challenges and these are great learning conditions.”
Translation: There’s a little crushed gravel on top of a sheet of ice, great for racing!
So far as flying accidents go, if it’s your time to go, it’s your time to go. But what if it’s the pilot’s time to go?
Beezle,
It’s not about one game. It’s about situations that have occurred throughout the season and how Quinn has handled them. It’s about what appears to be no real defensive system to fall back on when needed. Like now, without kreider. I think they are in the playoffs next year with him as the coach, he’s good enough to get them there, I don’t believe he’s good enough to get them any further than that.
Bulldog – “it’s contained. Nothing to worry about.”
Besides, it’s a hoax haven’t you heard?
oxymoron of the ages: ‘Student athletes’
The calls are coming from INSIDE the house.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
The only question at this point is whether the season is suspended or cancelled. Sounds like suspended based on reports that league asked for arena availability through the end of July.
Bdl
Let me know when it’s over please!
Might be a little too recent for many of you … 😉
Beezle I’m starting to get the impression that we should share our spotify playlists…
Unless yours have traveled outside the US or have any signs of flu like symptoms of course….
If they suspend, they should probably do it on a two week basis/re-evaluation and a one week start up there after.
Lemieux has a hearing for his moronic play at the end of the third.
https://twitter.com/BrettCyrgalis/status/1238141361380929540
All about the money folks.
Ultra is an electronic dance festival (that’s been cancelled)in which everyone is taking and carrying some illegal substance or another. And Miami/south beach administration is telling these people to come anyway and that they may host ‘public parties’ that would cater to the ultra-goers likes
You can’t make this stuff up
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article240915331.html
Curious about details. Resume the rest of the season, or playoffs only?
Just remembered. I’m pretty sure last time they played it was Donskoi who got hit by Lindgren, and Kadri jumped him because of that hit.
With so many teams within a point of the wildcard and the gate revenue from even 2 home playoff games/plus the remaining regular season home games. Think there would be a ton of opposition to playoffs only
Could be playoffs only. We may have seen the Rangers for the last time this season.
Good season?
Wow. So if and when the season resumes we’ll have a healthy Kreider and Chytil back in the lineup. Crazy stuff.
The teams that play deep into the post season may not have much of a break at all before camp. they may even opt not to hold camp for current players
there are so many variables.
Think the only chance we get to see the rangers is if there are play-in games before a shortened 16 team playoff begins.
Hope I’m wrong.
Think the NHL is speaking the way it is, so fans don’t automatically check out for the season today. Is probably wishful thinking a player doesn’t test positive which sets the startup date back.
They start playing again in late May/June, might as well wear bathing suits on ‘ice’ and order fog dispersion machines.
Wait until the players realize they won’t be paid.
pansies
Wouldn’t the prudent thing be to test all players and staff?
Why wait to see if symptoms show up?
Test right away.
If no ones comes up positive. They can begin planning/preparing to at least restart with games being played without fans.
Just cause a player doesnt have it today doesn’t mean he won’t get it somewhere later
At this point it is clearly in communities spreading around. Players will get it and pass it to teammates, staff, etc. Whole teams will get it.
So….Does anyone have any ideas for guest posts? 🙂
Rob, it might’ve been spreading around in communities for weeks, if not longer, before it was identified. Some of those mild “flu” cases might’ve been that. We really don’t know. It’s still frustrating for us, medical providers, that we can’t routinely, and efficiently test, the way we test flu. By the time they identified it in Wuhan, it might’ve been spreading there for weeks, if not longer. People traveled all over.
How long do you think it will be until tests are made widely available here in the US?
ilb, do you think we are heading towards being where Italy is right now? Sorry, as you can see I have concerns
How about politics ILB?
😉 😉
The way pro sports teams tape off their players. I think they are the best equipped to keep their people safe.
Like if everyone’s tested and it’s a negative. Team only spends time with the time and their families. Setup direct transportation from team stuff to home.
They are probably safer than the general public.
But playing the games a luxury right now.
Still don’t understand why they wouldn’t take every player. Does the establishment fear that would create massive unrest from the rest of the population bc normal folk are being told they can’t even get a test if they want one?
It doesn’t make any sense to cancel games bc you fear you may have some undiagnosed cases in players, but then not test them
Test*
Rob, no. Italy let it slide for too long. Italy also is the “oldest” country by age of their population.
We can do guest blogs about possible end to regular season and playoff scenarios
Again this isn’t important in the scheme of making sure this doesn’t become bigger than it’s already been allowed to become.
But I’d like to either a 76-78 game schedule. Or play in games for the wildcard. Then 1st round- best of 3, 2nd round best of 5, conference finals and finals best of 7.
Then use next season to give a 70 game season a test run to A) give enough time off, B) see if less games spread out leads to a better product
Thoughts and prayers to anyone who has family/friends who are sick. But let’s not get fearful and lose our heads. The measures taken in the last 3 days are smart. Countries who were agressive with distancing are seeing the results. How late are we with that here in the states, Keep your fingers crossed cuz we’re gonna find out.
But unlike a natural disaster and other castatrophic situations. We have electricity, utilities, if done right and smart a continuing supply chain with enough resources to see this out.
Combo of distancing and the weather warming and hopefully we look back on this as a wise ‘better to be safe then sorry’ event.
Just my wishful hopes
Well said, jpp
They should make a vaccine with Girardi’s blood it will kill anything!
NHL games will be cancelled “FOREVER FOREVER FOREVER!”
Man, this offseason is draggggging
If it’s too hot to play on ice in the summer maybe they should play on Rollerblades 🌞😎
Coos
Marine intelligence is the greatest oxymoron ever.
Remind me to tell you about an intel briefing on a deployment I was on next time we have a beer.
St Pete
And topless on rollerblades is a must….
Wait, who are we talking about on rollerblades?
The NCAA basketball tourneys have been canceled!
We used to have a bonehead who typed “Refresh, Refresh, Refresh.”
Cancel, cancel, cancel! Cancel the NBA and NHL season!
Beer? Beer? Did someone say Beer? Beer me.
Cancel the Devils!
Return the Astros World Series!
Azzlanders go 17 games unbeaten and still manage only 1 point better than the baby Rangers. 🤣
Complete statement here
Was at a CVS phar today and was shocked at the people buying toilet paper To all those people who were at costco buying Water who live in NYC. My question is; have you ever heard of the Croton Reservoir. Taking precautions like washing your hand,covering your sneeze and not shaking hands is one think. People have got to stop panicking.
Last but not least. There is always Tequila. Hope you all stay safe.
I told my wife date night is cancelled, now I need to wear sun glasses 😎
I’d like to see the league expand the playoff teams if the season stays suspended for any length of time
No reason 😉
I got fridge full of vodka. So I’m good.
No way, Wicky! I don’t want an asterisk attached to their Stanley Cup win. 😃
ilb: re your 3:08p on guest posts: use your massive influence and lure Carp over here!
😃
Hmmmmm…..
Carp could not care any less about this place.
Ilb
Brilliant
C3 – Mom said to get that liquor OUT of her fridge, so I did.
Speaking of cold vodka. My late dad used exclusively that “medicine “ for any type of a cold/virus. Fever/cough? Vodka. Cold from the fridge. No ice.
With all my academic medical background I couldn’t find any evidence based medical literature to support his approach. Except this- he died when he was 92!
I’ve got a couple tickets for tonight’s game vs the coyotes I’ll let go cheap.
Email me at
Cccpisayahoo@yahoo.com
Put Windex.
An entirely new meaning for March Madness. What does ESPN do with all that air time. Lots of corn hole and darts?
Level 5 evidence, Ilb!
Lmao, Wicky!
2020 has been canceled!
Coos! I need my medicine! 😀
There will be cup!
https://i.ibb.co/W2svkT4/FB-IMG-1584054839294.jpg
Corona virus, Global warming, and daylight savings time, the perfect storm!
‘Rob, it might’ve been spreading around in communities for weeks, if not longer, before it was identified.’
Ilb, I’m going to put my story out there and let the medical professionals on this here, fully comprehensive, public service blog comment if they will.
The last week of January, I had my semi-annual check-up at the VA hospital on 23rd street. Four days later, as is almost traditional for me, I came down with a ‘cold’. Now, this ‘cold’ did not proceed in the way my normal, every day, being in a crowded room, cold’s usually developed. Usually, I get hit in the tonsils for 2 days with an extremely sore throat that mitigates the time I spend with congestion and cough to about another 3 or 4 days.
This time, the cough just showed up. The cough was so outrageously bad that at first I was convinced it was a return of my ‘lisinopril cough’ because the doc had doubled my dosage and when I first took the drug, my cough was so persistent and bad that no one in my workplace would come near me. But then came the nasal congestion and, more to the point, I was out on my feet for 3 days straight, couldn’t do more than sleep for 15, 16 hours out of 24. Now I don’t know for sure whether or not I had a fever but if I did, it was low grade. As to the other commonly described symptom of difficulty breathing, my lungs were definitely not working full capacity but not enough of a problem as to give me great concern. The third piece, this ‘cold’ lasted at least 12 days and I’ve never had a cold last that long in my life.
Now, the other thing I should mention, I said that usually I contract something when I doctor visit and confront a crowded waiting room. (Ever notice that hospitals are full of sick people, just doesn’t make a lot of sense). Well, this time I was the only one in the waiting area. I only had any interaction with the nurse and doc. (Refer back to my comment about sick people and hospitals and why they go visit).
So now, to sum, this is prior to any official news out of China but I do some perambulating in C-town and I had noticed a more than usual number of people wearing face masks. (Understand, that fob’s think that air quality here is equivalent to air quality in cities they’re used to so face mask couture is not unheard of in C-town). Unofficial news has a way of making itself known no matter how much the powers that think they be try to contain.
During this time I had interaction with a number of people in my neighborhood, including my chiropracter (who when I asked yesterday said no one in his office had been sick and one friend who I saw about a week after thinking I was done with it and who had come down with something about 10 days after I spent time with her.
So what you think, should I change my NDG to CovidAneirin?
I checked on the TP stash.. 18 rolls, think I’m good for at least a week 🙂
Might we have seen Hank’s last game as a Ranger?
Anerein, a lot of us, doctors, now go back to as far as late December/early January and recall a good amount of strange respiratory cases that we haven’t seen before. Some were labeled “vaping” pneumonitis, some just viral. But negative for most common viruses we routinely test for. Not surprised of your story at all.
Hanks last game. That wold be a heck of a way to end a career. I wonder how many arenas would not be able to accommodate hockey in July and august. As much as I would hate to see it happen. I think this season is over..
Dear Ilb2001; Interesting point you make. I work in a medical facility in Manhattan and now that you mention it I remember a lot of nurses and office staff getting sick for weeks at a time. Just we are seeing,cough,run down felling flu like symptoms. Wonder how long this sickness has been with us?
18 rolls is pretty, pretty, pretty, prettyyyyy good!
Maybe the Egyptians wrapped themselves the way they did as protection from viruses ?
Maybe all the people stashing TP rolls know something we don’t?
We don’t have hazmat suits!!!!!!
That’s ok, we’ll just wrap ourselves in toilet paper instead.
Great ideas, let’s roll 😉
JPP part of the problem is many of us have been preparing for the zombie apocalypse not the Andromeda Strain
Trump eliminated the pandemic response team in the CDC in 2018 simply because Obama created it. He has refused to hire people for simple positions within the government that would be in a position to prepare for outbreaks like this and the few people he did put in positions were wildly unqualified to do the jobs they were supposed to be doing. Also he underplayed the severity of the issue costing several months of preparation and information gathering that could have lessened the impact. He also has prevented people from adequately preparing for it by calling the concern over it a hoax and refuses to coordinate with the rest of the country and the world to communicate an effective action plan.
Every person he has placed in a position in the government has been a person who is able to profit personally from disabling and dismantling that agency they are in charge of. He has hired people who work for the car industry to run the EPA, former business owners to run the Consumer Protection Agency and others like it. It’s all fun and games to deregulate government when he’s lowering taxes for the rich corporations but when you actually need government intervention, regulation and accountability like we need right now during a global health crisis, there is nobody available to take the steps necessary. The Republicans right now are refusing to vote on a bill and calling a “radical left” agenda that would provide
– free coronavirus testing – paid emergency medical leave – extended unemployment insurance – food assistance – help for health care workers.
So yes, Trump bears some responsibility in this.
#nopolitics
This is terrible!!! Health of all of us is number 1 over hockey. Our parents and little kids have me worried. We will fight and win this!!! We will win this battle!!!
Rangers team is having one hell of a year with Panarin , sherjerkin and the quality defensemen. Kakko is taking great strides and how about Mika Z …40 goals…and could of had 50!! I love this team and you guys are always a bright spot to be with. We will get through this. I gregarentee💪
Regarding the salary cap. From Emily Kaplan.
“Should the NHL miss out on revenue this spring — for the final three-plus weeks of the regular season, and especially in the playoffs — while still paying its players, expect the cap to dip. To compensate for that, however, it’s possible that the NHL and NHLPA will create an “artificial cap,” meaning it is not exactly created off this season’s HRR. That would help prevent some teams from entering a serious salary-cap squeeze this summer.“
It’s time we all start rooting for the Geeks
https://sunnybrook.ca/research/media/item.asp?c=2&i=2069&f=covid-19-isolated-2020
Athletes have been proven to be mere mortals.
All hail the Geeks.
#takeaseatlebrongeeksgotthis
We idolize athletes and entertainers
We elect presidents and politicians
And yet it’s the scientists and kids in labs who are gonna be the reason we scale this back.
#realitycheck
And
LETS GO RANGERS
And of course all the doctors/nurses/staff treating these patients.
So lucky they care. What would ever happen if health care providers just decided to go home and take care of themselves in a situation like that.
Wish there was someway to help. And I guess there is. Not get myself sick, and if I do to not pass it on
I had a 14 day chronic cough accompanied with nasal congestion, lethargy bout (Low grade temp- maybe, night sweats, definitely) that ended about 5 days ago. This was the first year since I had heart attacks 10 years ago that I didn’t get a flu shot. I initially chalked it up to that and “allergies”
But in reflection, the one time in my life I actually had influenza I remember being knocked completely on my arse for 3 weeks, unable to sustain normal activity for more than 2 minutes a day.
I do fly back and forth fto NYC from Florida often.
I do remember sitting next to an Asian chap about 5 days before I started feeling flu—like.
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Good guy in sports – your 11:40pm last night was spot on and you could have gone much further in your jabs at Dear Leader.
Tuck Frump
#NoPolitics