The ticket contest is now closed.
Rangers (17-4-3) vs Avalanche (13-7-2), 7 pm start, TV-MSG 2, NHLN
Projected lineup:
Kreider-Zibanejad-Kakko
Panarin-Strome-Hunt
Lafreniere-Chytil-Gauthier
Rooney-Goodrow-Reaves
Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Trouba
Nemeth-Lundkvist
Hajek, Tinordi, Barron-prucha’d
Shesterkin-injured
McKegg-COVID-19 protocol
Huska in net
LGR!!!!!
265 responses to “It’s Go Time!”
Various Dooshbags chasing Trouba all around the rink; Refs do nada.
Two field goals or a touchdown to come back.
Huska on suicide watch
Approaching 300 comments….
Rangers must be LOSING!
Mimosa me!
Corn husk for Vezina
Huska was told he will be taken straight downstairs to Penn Station and board the 9:56 Amtrak to Hartford and not be allowed to change out of his gear.
Seems impossible for an NHL center to miss the net as often as Chytil does.
some people paid good money to see this game.
Our sexy boys were due for a clunker. Can’t win every game …..no need to worry…
“Nhl” centre
Av’s did their HW on the Rangers.
Time for the Rangers to adjust because the rest of the league may figure them out.
D reverted to AV days
well, I had the rangers losing 6-3, OH! so close, oh well.
Plenty of season left folks
Did MacKinnon return?
Yes
Huska was no Roy but his D should be ashamed to throw the new kid to the wild dogs all night over and over again.
Only folks happy tonight are Avs fans and Georgie
And AzzDancers fans are dancing on the turnpike!
Chytil has missed a plethora of chances this year, but what does playing center have to do with hitting the net with your shot?
But the kid had a goal and an assist tonight, so was he really the problem tonight?
Personally still much more concerned with Laf’s overall production than Chytil’s lack of performance. Chytil not panning out is statistically what you expect from such a pick, as opposed to Laf looking more like a grinder than the heralded playmaker he was touted as
Impressed by Hank’s insights.
If Shesty was healthy Georgie may have taken the beating tonight.
“…what does playing center have to do with hitting the net with your shot…?” Try not to expose your ignorance, friend. Hope I’m helpful with that advice.
Hank’s hairline goes at a 28 degree angle left to right. What’s that all about? Don’t feel obligated to comment.
And get rid of that nitwit Kevin Marr forthwith.
Miller was awful. Really bad.
They actually won more FOs than the AVs tonight. I guess it really doesn’t matter.
I love that some of you are no shows until a game like this one.
But you know who really sucks? Zibanejad. Back to being a non factor and gobbling up secondary assists to keep the brunch crowd saying that he’s having a great year.
Meeka is a turnover machine and really bad on PP trying to gain the zone
So to avoid causing the Avalanche too much pain, the genius referee Wes McCauley gave Landeskog a 2:00 unsportsmanlike penalty instead of the instigator, which Carrie’s a 10 minute misconduct. The NHL, where rules only mean business sometimes.
Laff’s inability to much offensively has as much to do with cheadle’s inability to do what a center is supposed to do. What pray tell is that? Dish the puck and create opportunity. In basketball, cheadle would be a ball hog. A non scoring ball hog that runs up and down the court nearly missing every shot he takes and never passing the ball. His nickname? The Black Hole….
Excuse me, I’m looking for the ledge! You may be in my seats?
This is for you really old fans. Kandree Miller make me think fondly of Willie Huber,Rod Seiling and Norman:The Rock” Rochfort.
I hope that this group running the team can see what we all see. Miller is not a defensemen!!!
With any luck we can package him and Chytill and get a hockey player. I know it’s asking a lot. But you have to remember. I still believe in Santa Clause.
SN @ 9:36 – The fans paid good money to see this mess, but many received a bonus. Some fans got game worn equipment at this game, as Miller’s jock kept flying into the stands on almost all of his shifts.
Time to give Hajek a chance. Miller can watch how his partner actually uses his body to separate the opposition from the puck. Miller is unable to see that when he is playing because his head is up his ass.
I stayed away from the game last night, just a hunch. The 3 major problems I see with this Cotton Candy Crew remains the same. They are really weak at 1st and 3rd center, goaltending, Shesterkin is lights out when healthy. When Igor is out we are left with a screen door on a submarine. And Lundkvist is not ready for the big show, need some muscle in his spot. Oh and one more thing Byfield over Lafreniere may have been the better choice but I will cut the kid some slack he hasn’t exactly been handled correctly? But hey we’re 17-5-3 so? The Minx has Spoken!
E3, in juniors Laf was the one driving the play and setting up his teammates even tho he played wing. He clearly isn’t capable of that yet at the NHL. A more dependable 3C might get him a few more goals, but wouldn’t change his own deficient play with the puck. If it was that simple he would never have been demoted in the first place and he would already be back on one of the top 2 lines.
and yea not really an answer there coos. when you think of the best pure shooters/scorers in the league you generally think wingers, whereas the elite centers are more often than not setup men. The best centers can do both of course, but there is nothing inherent in playing center (or wing for that matter) that would make one a more accurate shooter. That’s just a hockey skill
First, the Rangers aren’t a Cotton Candy crew any more. What we saw last night was an exhausted team. Cotton candy does not apply here.
Agree with 3C. That needs to be upgraded. And agree Mika needs to get his act going, because his style doesn’t fit with the way the team is now playing.
Lafreniere is the consensus number one pick of his draft. As such, there is no “choice” there. Byfeld may work out as the better choice for the Rangers, but there is no fault in choosing Lafreniere. The kid will be fine—once he gets a real center to play with.
Nils hasn’t been a revelation or even good, but he was far from the worst defender on the team last night. That would be Miller.
This mass exodus to the Ledge after one loss in a month shows how neurotic and fickle this fanbase is! Mimosa me!
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