I am posting this one earlier than usual because there is a big, big night at the Garden. Henrik Lundqvist’s number will become the 11th number retired, and the third goaltender. It’s usually a very emotional night, and I’m sure some of us will need extra Kleenex. I will.
As for the game, it won’t start until 8 pm.
Rangers (28-12-4) vs Wild (25-10-3), 8 pm start, TV-MSG+
Projected lineup:
Kreider-Zibanejad-Gauthier
Panarin-Strome-Goodrow
Lafreniere-Gettinger-Hunt
McKegg-Rooney-Reaves
Miler-Trouba
Lindgren-Schneider
Jones-Hajek
Nemeth, Brodzinski, Lundkvist-prucha’d
Fox (placed on IR today), Kako, Chytil-injured
Shesterkin in net
LGR!!!!!
321 responses to “It’s Go The Rafters Time!”
Just frigging horrible
Omg.
Fugg off talbot
NHL Bettman Toronto refereee FAIL
Terrible call by the refs… not surprising. But, Rangers don’t deserve to tie, let alone win this game
Tomorrow the league is going to say that it should’ve counted. And that’ll really help us
I can’t believe they looked at that and confirmed no goal without using the whistle as the reason. Like I’m in disbelief, and we’ve seen bad calls.
should have counted
Lol
What pad pushed in????
A complete joke. A terribly officiated game.
We may not like it, but that is the right call.
They never should have made that call at the net. Call it a goal and worry about it later
Sneaky strome. I didnt see it at first either
Rangers got out worked in the last 2 periods, but that sucks.
At least they found some pride at the end
Too late. I opened the beer.
Silver lining Olga!
On to Chicago, yada yada yada
Bobbyo
It was pride night? I thought it was hank rafter night.
It was Meeka from the side that poked it in; Talbot never controlled puck and he splayed out in crease. Stromeo did not push him
Strome made talbot fall forward by pushing the bottom of his pad forward with his stick, making talbot leg extend and his knee spread with it and fall forward and strome kinda ‘jumped’ the puck in.
A+ for effort sneakystrome
Right call???
What about all that clutching and grabbing and tripping that wasn’t called throughout the game🤪 .
At least no ENG. Shesty kept it close and stopped a penalty shot. They easily could have given up 4 or 5 in the second.
Clutching snd grabbing should be legal
Hopefully this team will just sleep until their next game because they sure looked exhausted tonight. Either that or they’re not tired at all because they didn’t do any work tonight.
Hanks hair should get first star of the game for old time’s sake
Maybe they can beat the Kraken. The Panther will be ugly going into the break.
(Cleaned that up)
Strome made talbot fall forward (onto his chest) by pushing the bottom of his pad forward (into the net) with his stick, making talbot leg extend and his knee slide* with it and causing him to lose all support under him and fall face forward and strome kinda ‘humped’ the puck in at the same time
I hate the NHL Network. We’re don’t even get a discussion about that ridiculous call at the end
Ex-Rangers stars shine on the iconic Rangers night.
Minny is good deep team had not played since Monday …a lot more energy than Rangers 2nd half of game
Did they win?
I hate when I’m wrong unless it’s about the Rangers losing but that was the right call at the end. Dammit.
That call was highway robbery
They should’ve retired Henrik’s number between every period so they had the energy to play more than one period.
Hanky got pushed in the crease for years
It was actually mika who put that puck in. I wonder if what happens if strome didn’t do that. Talbot probably just holds onto the puck. It really was strome pushing his pad causing him to fall forward that make it a loose puck.
Panther game will be ugly
I think all ceremonies should be during the 1st intermission.
You know why they would never do that.
Concession sales
They can’t use the fact that they played last night as an excuse after the way they let Columbus run roughshod after getting torched the night before.
Burn, burn it all down!!!
The sky is falling the sky is falling!!!!!!
Armageddon!!!!
It was the right call. A call that would have never been made in favor of Hank, Igor or any Rangers goalie.
Washington is up 5-0 and Ovechkin doesn’t have a single point.
The Rangers were physically manhandled after the first period with no response. The physicality of the early season is gone. Igor gave one up he usually does not in the 3rd and that it all she wrote. The ref enjoyed his power at the end, finding an excuse to shut everything down and Toronto backed him. That is the kind of call the Rangers never get. Shesterkin got elbowed in the head by Greenway and there was no call. A very poorly officiated game overall. Blowing these games on special nights is getting old.
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We shoulda signed E. Kane 🙂
That’s definitely it, the nhl and the officials have an anti rangers conspiracy because the league certainly wouldn’t want its largest market and one of its most popular teams to succeed!
Yep, that’s definitely it folks…you guys nailed it!
🙄
Greenway elbowed out star goalie in the head with Trouba and Reaves on the ice and was given a stern talking to.
Game over
Can anyone tell me when the rangers won one of these retirement games. I litteraly cannot ever,ever remeber winnig one of these in over 50 years of watching this team. Please someone tell me i am wrong.
That was my first thought when I saw the ref’s reaction calling “no goal” — it’s ironic all those goals that were scored around Henrik with the refs swallowing their whistles: all throughout thr Finals against LA, Henrique’s goal in 2012 ECF, yada yada.
I’m so happy they got the call right. Makes up for all those missed trips, clutches, interference that happened earlier in the game. 🙄
Ooo that panther game is the last game before the break?
Thats be a great ‘challenge’
We’ll see if the rangers make it a great ‘game’. Will be a good sign If they show up ready to play for real hard game instead of having an off-night that leads them into 2 weeks off
The break should be really good for us.
Amazing how important the rangers getting their Canadian games out of the way super early in the season has become. Had we had a Canadian trip during December the team would be playing through the break instead of having one
Unprecedented kind of break behind the stretch run , really. This rest could really help injuries wise in the right
Now and energy wise come games 60 and on
I’d say they missed Fox. (duh)
I don’t love Laffy with Kreider and Zibanejad.
Thought the reffing was lousy all bight. They saw the Rangers getting out worked and decided not to call the elbow on Greenway, the flying sticks that hooked, tripped and slashed. Could have called Fiala for his boarding Lindgren in the first.
Jones looked pretty good …with a few losses
Maybe GG makes some changes with forwards….No need to see more of Goat Boy, Brodzinksi or Gettinger at this point…see what a Greco or the Finnish kid can bring
Welp…. Good to see we suck again
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“You don’t like my singing?
Would you rather me sing the Aerosmith song from that movie instead”
So reading the thread….seeing all the during the game “observations” 🙄…folks here are unhappy with the lack of physicality and push back and no one was making the other team accountable for “egregious” liberties taken against the rangers.
Based on that “analysis” by folks, the rangers do not need to see any more of jones or Hajek and need Tinordi in at a minimum and should see if dale purinton or a similar type player is available as well.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l8AalbfPv8I
Hard no on Greco…nice story and I’d love to see him get one game at msg before the end of the season but he solves nothing and isn’t an NHL player.
Interesting JPP!
It being hank night and all.
It would seem pretty fitting that we would have a Hank roast on this prestigious night of his. Seems pretty la cosa nostro like
So on that note. Congratulations Hank. You lived the dream. You are the smoothest most nature NY athlete since Jeter. But you know. 452 wins, some amount of shootout, most playoffs games and wins of all-time.
That doesn’t really impress me.
You really want to impress me.
Come back and win the F’n Stanley Cup.
(Goonie-goo-goo-Gus)
Small sample size for sure but Greco made more things happen in one game than Goat boy Kegger Brodzinskj etc…no harm in kicking tires
No disrespect to mr. Stevie wonder.
It’s just one of the greatest jokes ever told
I bet hank gets all teary eyed when he reads jpp’s post later.
Giants hire 400 lb. walking heart attack as new Head Coach.
Refs swallowed whistles like it was playoff hockey.
Lack of consistency in calling the rule book is infuriating. But it’s part of the game at every level I guess and you just have to battle through it
Tax-free is gonna read out all our roasts at the post game dinner they are having
Get yours in before the main course which begins at 12:45
Cregg
Who did they get? Brodeur?
The Rangers have been winning quite a few games by playing sloppy lucky hockey with great goaltending. It’s finally caught up with them. You can’t play the last 2 periods skating backwards. There was no forechecking, hitting or gritty work. We watched them skate for 2 periods. Our defense sucks; such give aways. Unbelievable. Unless some of the veterans get together and get this team back on track we’re in for some problems. Our game strength is puck possession and controlling the neutral zone. If we don’t do either of those 2 things we’re not gonna win very many games.
They tried to trade chances with skilled teams the last two games, both of those teams are soft andNYR did not want to grind it out.
Selma and Miller Lite had rough nights.
Just got up from a really rough night. I couldn’t even watch the game chills and fever but it’s Saturday morning I feel better and the Rangers lose again. This team is so not ready for playoff hockey. I shudder to think what the Panthers will do to them, they may even lose to the Kracken. Cambot if only!
Why do I hope for good things to happen with this Cotton Candy Crew. I should know better. I will say this they are perfecting ways to give up 2 goal leads early on. Maybe they should stick to the slow starts.
My take on Reaves at 35 he’s out of gas enough said. He’s played too many games already. The loss of Blais really changed the make up of this team.
Eli – hang in there. Hope you are on the mend.
If they lose tomorrow, the ledge will be SRO.
To note, last night their 3rd line was the real 4th line and the 4th line was AHLers.
I know the Red Barron had a tough night v Columbus but cannot believe the correct answer is more Johnny Brodzinski
SN
Thanks! This omicron is nothing more than body aches, low fever, and a very mild cough. It seems to get worse in the evening hours. At least it has the past couple of days. I feel good right now after sleeping for almost 10 hours.
Watching the replay this morning really pissed me off, and gives me a bad attitude. I love and hate this team.
When the pens lose they get a point.
When the Rangers lose they get embarrassed.
don’t know what the answer is, but four more years of strome and Panarin leading our offense isn’t the answer. Need a different dynamic at center and right wings to get to the next level.
And pretty embarrassing crop of forwards we are playing now, like a tom renney fantasy lineup of mediocrity
They need to figure out a 3rd line;
Hunt-Barron-Kakko won’t get the masses excited but could be an effective line maintaining ozone possession and playing responsible D.
To note, I saw Bread knocked down from behind, Strome engaged with Greenway and no response from Reavo. That was most disappointing.
Greenway is big but will get a beat down if he drops the gloves. He needed more than a stern talking to after he elbowed Igor in the head in front of Tuba AND Reavo out on the ice.
Goodrow flies the zone early and puck ends up in back of our net; know your role son!
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st pete
do you take zinc and magnesium. they seemed to recommend that 2 years ago.
get and stay healthy.
this coaching staff clearly doesn’t have a lot of confidence in Barron at the moment and Hunt is not an everyday player, let alone a third liner. Kakko should go back to Panarin’s line when healthy, that’s where he looked his best offensively and that line actually had more sustained 5-5 success for a stretch there. Also let’s Goodrow go back to solidify the 3rd or 4th line.
At most they should be rotating Hunt/Reaves/McKegg as one winger on the 4th line, not playing all three of them plus Gauthier.
Unless we find a cheap young 2C, that’s going to be our big acquisition for the next few years, which means he has to be worth not only the price himself, but also the ensuing consequence of playing multiple cheap players elsewhere, including on his right side. Strome ain’t that player in my opinion
Yes I do Alex C, D3, zinc, magnesium, with a rum chaser!
Drury the Hedgehog Jr. will sign Stromeo to a ridiculous contract and turn the rebuild into remess! I have said this countless times. Panarin and Stromeo will not be bringing a cup to MSG! I don’t care how great the LOAF is he is not the answer. Last night he look like a twig in a forrest!
Hunt is an effective player but doesn’t score so he stinks. Reminds me of Fedetenko; very savvy on wall, will play the body, responsible in All 3 zones. There is a reason the coaching staff of one of the top teams in the league this year was willing to play him with their top player for long stretches this season.
Not ideal but good value for the cap hit and you need those when you have $36M+ of cap hit from 4 players next year.
Ledge is full …plus all this snow piling up…be careful fellas
lack of suitable options and an ability to make up for the weaknesses of Panarin/Strome was why he was there SN.
Nothing against Hunt, but he is a fringe NHLer at best. Not gonna see a Cup winner with that kind of player in anything but a limited 4th line role.
Panarin is one of the best passers in the league, he should be playing with a good shooter, which we don’t really have on this team outside of Mika and those two haven’t really gelled before.
Was not Fedetenko the Ranger who coined the hilarious ‘Chinese Fireplace?’
Ice scares me. No one ever died falling into three feet of snow.
Coos, I’m pretty sure it was Tikkanen…
Feel better, Pete. This one is a little annoying because it lingers..
But…
NEW POST
What’s snow? I seem to vaguely remember it being white.
Thanx, ilb. Yes, Tikkanen. Classic.
Hahaha! Back up the truck! BACK IT UP!
Panarin looks ordinary out there. Goodrow doesn’t ever seem to take a shift off but he’s not out there to provide an offensive spark.
At this juncture of the season is where they’re really going to miss Blais.
Gauthier played his best game in a while he just isn’t a top 9 player.