It’s Go Time!

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Part three out of four. Expect the Devils to play better, though’ve said it before. Again, the question is, can they? I think if our boys let them, they can.

Rangers (21-16-6) vs Devils (14-22-6), 12:30 pm start, TV- MSG, MSG+

Projected lineup:

Kreider-Zibanejad-Buchnevich

Panarin-Strome-Blackwell

Lafreniere-Chytil-Kakko

Howden-Rooney-Kravtsov

Lindgren-Fox

Miller-Trouba

Hajek-Smith

Gauthier, Di Giuseppe prucha’d

Shesterkin in net

LGR!!!!!

142 responses to “It’s Go Time!”

  1. 4everanger Avatar

    Just First. As the blog feature – good omen?

  2. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    What does Howden do?

  3. 4everanger Avatar

    Howden helps to someone, who doing nothing…

  4. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    4everanger
    He’s falls down a lot!

  5. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    This is the trap game. I hope Olga has been pre-drinking so that we don’t fall behind too quickly in the first.

  6. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    My favorite was last game when he drove the net…. and fell into blackwood. Never change, Howden.

  7. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Just tweakin’ ya, Bdl. Stirrin’ the pot. (do you stir pot)

  8. ilb2001 Avatar
    ilb2001

    BDL, allow me to write something as a doctor. We now see cases of people with significant long term effects. Some of them had minimal Covid symptoms, but lingering effects. People with mild symptoms, even without significant respiratory involvement initially, if any, had lingering issues for a few weeks with minimal physical activity. There is now a notion that people who had no symptoms, but developed antibodies later, had some physical tolerance problems for awhile. Studies are outgoing. I’m a part of one that’s looking at kids and adolescents. I can’t imagine that Zibanejad, who, as per many reports was symptomatic, even if it was mild, didn’t have any effects impacting his endurance, considering this is a highly physically demanding sport. Chytil, for the record, said as much about himself.
    Enjoy the game, guys! I’ll try to catch up.

  9. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Eli – When I moved into Br0nxville years back, the little kid from a castle-like place next door three times the size of my house, stopped by to ask if my kid could come out to play. He stared a my wine rack and said: “My daddy drinks that and he falls down a lot.” Never forgot that one.

  10. tomk19 Avatar
    tomk19

    My daughter just pointed out that Aaron Dell is the name of the setting in Frozen. (Arendelle)

  11. Dan T Avatar
    Dan T

    Early afternoon games make me nervous.

  12. tomk19 Avatar
    tomk19

    Buchnevich is 26 today, like each and every one of us.

  13. tomk19 Avatar
    tomk19

    Happy 26th!!

  14. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    Happy birthday, Buch!

  15. TYM Avatar
    TYM

    Captain Happy is Happy now.

  16. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    Trivia answer: Igor Shesterkin aka WALL-E.

  17. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    If the rangers don’t score again, they’ll probably end up with only one goal

  18. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    2C Stromeo!

  19. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    gonna be more than one goal, fat guy 😉

  20. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    With the ping, i was sure he missed another empty net

  21. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    If I leave the room again will that get two more goals?

  22. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Captain Very Happy

  23. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    That’s why Miller should be on powerplay

  24. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Troubadour got 2 consecutive shots on net there too. That’s the most important thing.

  25. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Beezle, contrary to what you hear, I’m a light drinker. It gets light, I start drinking…

  26. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    When Sam cackles you know they are up big.

  27. TYM Avatar
    TYM

    Will we see Captain Ultra Happy today?

  28. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    I’m shocked the rangers didn’t move kreider.

  29. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Miller is all over the ice. Starting to play with a bit more physicality, (listening to Q) but needs discipline.

  30. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    Though it would’ve been a punch right in the part of me that still feels this is a continuation of the great 2012 team cycle

  31. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Why is he passing? Arg

  32. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Often missed is that many point shots are not meant to be on net, but rather put in position to be tipped.

  33. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Olga nothing wrong with starting early, easier to pace yourself

  34. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    brawl

  35. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    Two crosscheck or boarding calls let go

  36. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Selma’s been on edge the past few games!

  37. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Hajek with the mush!

  38. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    How does libor fit those massive beautiful fun bags under his pads?

  39. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    Good pt cooscoos

    On tip passes

  40. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Zika is the new Strome

  41. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Zebras suck with incompetence. Little wonder they almost had an all-out brawl.

  42. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Be good if Kreider got one

  43. tomk19 Avatar
    tomk19

    Kakko playing well. Finding his game.

  44. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    So 1C Strome has 40 pts in 44 games. And that’s with Bread on mini-vacation

  45. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    Strome looks like a must resign before contract ends

    Of course try to be reasonable in years and cap hit

  46. TYM Avatar
    TYM

    They really have to be kidding with that Vancouver schedule.

  47. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Ranger fan: show us ..again
    Ranger mgt: show us ..again

    Strome: ok!

  48. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Woot

  49. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Woot woot

  50. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Woot woot woot

  51. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Ilb, please leave the medical advice to the internet doctors. Your real life actual doctoring isn’t needed here. 🙂

  52. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    Let’s hope they don’t take their foot off the gas and think this game is already over. Crush the enemy and take no prisoners!

  53. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    The rangers better pick up the pace or today’s game won’t end up being the biggest blowout in cross Hudson history

  54. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    FG, the kids and Mika haven’t scored. Plenty left to complain about.

  55. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    At 6-0, the rangers are losing shift will show up with a backhanded “but but but” compliment

  56. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Well that was easy

  57. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Woot woot woot woot

  58. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Beer me!

  59. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Jees, Smith really irritates me – then there’s a scrum and …

  60. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Back to Buffalo with Ruff. Apply for Sanitation Dept.

  61. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    Which playoff year was it when smith was our best player

  62. 4everanger Avatar

    If only, Rangers can learn to winning FOs…Sigh.

  63. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    Good job by Fox to not take a penalty there

  64. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Minx is that what you say about your neighbors in Tampa?

  65. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    This is a massive shutout streak

  66. 4everanger Avatar

    Incentive? Now Rangers should play for Buch hattick and Shesty’s 3rd shutoff in a row.

  67. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    What’s on tap Olga?

  68. tomk19 Avatar
    tomk19

    . . . and Kravtsov’s first goal and to try to stay in the playoff hunt.

  69. 4everanger Avatar

    Play PK now for saviour Blackwell.

  70. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Chytil 2/7 on fo. 😰

  71. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    This game will test their concentration

  72. 4everanger Avatar

    Trouba has to ask Shesty for forgiveness.

  73. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Good job, troubadour

  74. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Nostalgia Day, Beezle. PBR.
    And there goes the shutout. Well done Shesty!

  75. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Igor is sharp today. Someone in Carp’s comments put up Hank’s and Igor stats at this point in their careers and they were almost identical.

  76. 4everanger Avatar

    So, I guess, – no shutoff today. Lack of concentration…Still there is something to play for.

  77. tomk19 Avatar
    tomk19

    Could see a rebuilding team like the Devils signing Brendan Smith to a more reasonable deal.

  78. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Trouba with the TO and Miller with the snow angel. Stay on your skates!

  79. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    They really took their foot off the gas. Devils outshooting them 12 to 5 in the second and have the better of the play.

  80. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Olga PBRs are good especially as the outside temperature goes up.

  81. tomk19 Avatar
    tomk19

    Zibanajad got tripped. Play-on.

  82. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Who said what to the refs when cause we sure can’t get a call for anything

  83. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    https://mobile.twitter.com/MyBookieBet/status/1382345464046096384

    Golf turns into hockey

    Where’s happy Gilmore

  84. tomk19 Avatar
    tomk19

    Subban with a donkey kick. Idiot.

  85. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Wow. Howden does not want to get in a tilt with Subban

  86. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    I lost another job opportunity yesterday. I was going to join the debating team, but someone talked me out of it.

  87. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    Howden trying to do something, although he did draw a penalty that’s something right?

  88. ilb2001 Avatar
    ilb2001

    Met Nick Springer a couple of years ago at an event. Had a little conversation. Was a big time speaker for Meningitis B vaccine. What a full of life personality!

  89. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    Flyers haven’t had two good seasons in a row in 20 years

  90. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    31 hours since Shesterkin’s last shutout.

  91. 4everanger Avatar

    Kreider is kind of lethargic today…

  92. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Wtf happened to Cheadle while he was rehabbing?

  93. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    WTF was that? Strome was hip checked by a ghost? Is the ice that bad?

  94. ilb2001 Avatar
    ilb2001

    Kreider may want to buy some snake antivenom on the black market

  95. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Captain Happy was getting rag dolled behind the net

  96. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Letting them hang around, ton of time

  97. ilb2001 Avatar
    ilb2001

    Fasten your seatbelts, folks

  98. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    2 goals. Both because of the same pair of defensemen

  99. ilb2001 Avatar
    ilb2001

    Yup. 3-4.

  100. 4everanger Avatar

    Wake up, morons! This was coming. Pick up your snivels and start playing like a men.

  101. ilb2001 Avatar
    ilb2001

    Doubt this time out is appropriate for kids day at the Garden

  102. 4everanger Avatar

    For Rangers it is always like a lack of drama, they want more and guarantee a job to fans’ phycologists.

  103. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    I guess there was no Trouba speech between periods today. They stop respecting their opponent. If they blow this one it’s because they stop playing after the 4th goal.

  104. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Smh

  105. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    Hahaha shift change

  106. 4everanger Avatar

    This period is classically unforgivable, worrisome and shameful.

  107. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Out shot 22-9 in the 2nd and 3rd periods. 10-2 in the 3rd. I guess they are not 60 minute men.

  108. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Trouba is -2. He’s the defenseman of the day?

  109. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Are we playing the pens again?

  110. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Zika’s back to shooting wide from right in front of the net.

  111. 4everanger Avatar

    It looks like Buch starting celebrate already and had a couple shots in between periods…

  112. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    This is embarrassing

  113. 4everanger Avatar

    HERE. WE. GO.

  114. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Tomorrow we get to go back to being nervous about a game before it starts.

  115. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    The Rangers are talking all over the place. It’s their home ice. Wtf?

  116. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Someone needs to teach K’andre how to keep the puck away from the guy behind him on a breakaway.

  117. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    *falling, not talking

  118. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    After 1 period, on radio Maloney:

    “As long as Rangers play this game 5 on 5 or 5 on 4, Rangers have this one in the bag.”

    Gulp.

  119. 4everanger Avatar

    ENG?

  120. 4everanger Avatar

    …or TIE?

  121. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Booooooooooooooooooooooosh!

  122. ilb2001 Avatar
    ilb2001

    And the birthday boy with a Hattie!

  123. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Is it really Captain Extremely Happy?

  124. 4everanger Avatar

    Thank you! Present for BD kid.

  125. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    Outta boy, Pasha! Buch is maturing into a very good hockey player.

  126. 4everanger Avatar

    That’s what the Russians can do even being drunk…

  127. ilb2001 Avatar
    ilb2001

    Forget that snake antivenom!

  128. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Stick Salute Mama!

  129. Fat Guy Avatar
    Fat Guy

    That has to be a record for most letters and syllables on one goal

  130. 4everanger Avatar

    I only hope they are learn a lesson from 3rd period.

  131. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Buch 19 21 for 40 pts in 43

  132. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    Actually they needed a game like this you can’t take any team lightly even the low life debbrils.

  133. tomk19 Avatar
    tomk19

    What will Buch’s next contract look like? He’s an rfa. Arbitration eligible.

  134. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Captain Happy smiled in the post game 👍

  135. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Buchnevich is the real deal.

  136. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Lol Vinny Letters made the 150 highlights reel

  137. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Rangers are 6th in the league in goal differential

  138. tomk19 Avatar
    tomk19

    FWIW- 50 points puts the Rangers in a playoff spot in all 3 of the other divisions if the playoffs started tomorrow.

  139. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Fix the damned ice, Dolan!

  140. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Rangers’ Coaches’ after game comment for 5 decades running : “We have to learn from this…” Uh…when, exactly?

  141. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    My bad. Rangers are 5th in goal differential.

  142. ilb2001 Avatar
    ilb2001