It’s also a battle of two of the best teams in Metropolitan Division, and top five teams in the entire league. That’s right, folks. Just a reminder. Because if you listen to some Rangers fans, NY is no match for Carolina. The Hurricanes are the best, and our boys are mediocre. When are they going to get some credit for what they’ve accomplished this year so far?
There is also a little behind the scenes drama of five former Rangers playing for Carolina, Georgiev starting tonight and blah..blah..blah. I think once they drop the puck it will all be just about two points. At least I hope so.
Rangers (26-10-4) vs Hurricanes (26-8-2), 7 pm start, TV-MSG
Projected lineup:
Kreider-Zibanejad-Kakko
Panarin-Strome-Lafreniere
Godrow-Chytil-Gauthier
Hunt-Rooney-Reaves
Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Trouba
Nemeth-Schneider
Hajek, Tinordi, McKegg-prucha’d
Georgiev in net
LGR!!!!!
297 responses to “It’s Go Time!”
It’s the bubble all over again……. All you need to do to beat us is keep us pinned in. Don’t care that it’s 5-3 now…. Ain’t no way we’re coming away with a W with the way they’re playing.
Brindamour is fugly
Well, if they are going to mount a comeback, two quick ones early is the way to do. Start planting some seeds of doubt.
Beer.
Canes took their foot off the gas.
Fugly…Lmmfao
“It’s not about dropping gloves or throwing hits.”
So why did we sign guys who can drop gloves and throw hits instead of guys that can set the tone or match the competition level of the opponent?
I think Rooney is due for a goal, no?
it’s Hunt i want gone Beezle, Kegger can stay on the 4th line
How do we manage to so perfectly deflect the puck right onto a Carolina forward’s stick?
Schneider has wheels. Wow.
If Kakko shot the puck as much as Reavo he could have more points
Nemeth missed…should have lit him up
bobbyo if the entire team shot the puck they would all have more points. Gabriel is just the poster child.
Goodrow is worth the money. Before they all started making the best player on the team the captain he’s the kind of guy who would be a captain.
Schneider’s got a shiner!
Kakko doesn’t shoot Beezle …it’s no mystery anymore
Really Sam?! Thanks for that amazing insight 🙄
Hey…goddamnit…nobody shoots beezle
Not kakko…no one
Miller sucks. He really does.
How does Miller lose that puck? What should be a pretty simple clear the zone turns into chaos
Chytil hold it jeezus…instead, just gives it away
How many posts tonight 3?
Isn’t there a limit to how many players Carolina can have in their goal at the same time?
Well, that’s fitting. Goodnight.
be nice if Panarin and Strome could do a little more than play patty cake with the puck at the point
C3 I’m sorry
From now on I’m just going to apologize to people who can’t get over players they like/don’t like getting traded or signed. So I’m sorry.
Not sure if the Canes just backed off or the Rangers picked it up. Quite a night for TDA.
What took him so long?
….. I stand corrected. THAT…. is fitting. Once again, Goodnight. This team isn’t ready for the big time yet….
Speaking of which, TDA wins this round.
Yeah C3, that’s terrible to hear!
I’m not sure why or what James is apologizing about but condolences, I hope everything works out ok.
as long as you are consistent James! But only one line is a -2 tnte
Tony D makes the Canes great again!
They’ve got high hopes…high hopes…
26-11-4 still a pretty successful first half.
Don’t apologize James…just blame Georgie and Jughead….I won’t post Deangelo stats for a few more weeks as promised
I didn’t realize in the 20+ years of being a hockey fan that it works this way. Pick who you like and who you don’t like and every time they lose a game or the team plays poorly you piss and moan about how it’s the fault of all the guys you don’t like.
Then Rangers fans take offense to being called the most absurd fan base in sports
Bobby print them ASAP. Something about reading the comments here makes me have to go poop. I’ll need some TP
He may make the same salary next year that Gorton gave him. He can score.
It certainly is, Gravy. But they got worked tonight. Had their time and space completely taken away and wilted like a flower.
PS: Package Miller for Miller. Stupid Gorton letting him go for peanuts…. Jackass.
It’s one game and 2 points…
i mean don’t think that’s unique to Ranger fans man, pretty much universal fandom behavior right there
Wick,
It’s not the 2 points I’m concerned about…. It’s the way in which we lost.
The lack battle level and foot speed concerns me greatly. All too often they went east-west D to D in their own end instead of a quick stride/first pass. They were hemmed in early and often.
I guess I just hold myself to a higher standard then, Pete 😜
Wouldn’t be shocked if Drury really does look for a veteran defender
Craig it’s one game ..hopefully a lesson to be ready in first period and for some of the young forwards to increase their compete level
Craig,
Every team…every single one…has bad games over a season. The Vegas game was bad…there are other games…it happens.
Don’t give in to panic of others and the speed thing is laughable if you are referring to skating speed. If you are talking about mental processing speed and sharper passes (the puck can always be passed faster than any skater can skate…ALWAYS), well that has to do with having an off game and not having an off game.
It’ll be ok 👍
In their own end, Wick. In their own end. They KNEW Carolina would bring a heavy forecheck and they had zero answer for it all night long.
Can we trade Georgie now?
Craig
One game, one game. And there are plenty of games where teams plan against other teams “strengths” and they still lose.
It happens over an 82 game regular season.
James every time before he comes to the blog :*
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Miller increased his handicap per game from 1.5 to 2.5. You would think he should be getting better. But he’s not. He’s just watching every opposing forward pass him. He doesn’t hit, stickcheck or block any shots. He just stands there watching the other team score. He should buy a ticket. Make him a winger, trade him or let him spend a week in Hartford. When we lose he’s usually the 1st star on the other team.
Unless I counted incorrectly, they scored 1 goal off of a forecheck, the rest were off of odd man rush or power play.
Which is what they do, they are a counter attacking team
That was not close to good enough, but Carolina is a very good team. One game……….forget about it and move on.
They split the two “challenge” games. Shesty wouldn’t have made a difference tonight. They don’t play them again for two months. Let’s see if they make some adjustments and compete better the next time. It’s hard to get upset when they get beat by a team that is clearly better than them at this point. Maybe they can close the gap in two months. They haven’t closed it much in the last two years.
4th goal Georgie has to smother and he just looks lost on point shots with any sort of traffic…not blaming him for loss just that he can be easily replaced
Btw, I don’t blame this or that player for this loss.
I blame Carolina for being more prepared than the Rangers to play this game.
Bobbyo
He can and for less
So they figured out who turned in Anne Frank
Right Wick – the puck moves off their sticks with alacrity, shoot or pass, making them appear to be faster than they really are.
Avery?
I’m not going to let this ruin my weekend.
Kakko and Lafreniere still boys playing a man’s game. Convince me otherwise?
Sad news from islanders. Clark Gillies dies at age of 67. Hell of an islander. The type of player any team would love to have RIP
The guy who finally put an end to Dave Schultz.
Shakira…shakira…that’s not what I’m saying….lmao!
It never gets old
NSFW
Until LOAF and Stromeo get a Josh Anderson type player on their right wing they will be intimidated the playoffs. This is just my opinion of course.
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