It’s Go Time!

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The Rangers begin a short road trip after finally snagging their first home victory of the 25/26 season. Tonight they’ll be dropping by St. Pete Eli’s to take him and the missus out for a blue plate special before heading on over to the rink in Tampa. I’ve heard there is a nice bridge for sale down that way too 😉

So this is a match between two eight win teams, though the Rangers have played two more games in total. It also could have been an unusual match up of a former NYR captain (Ryan McDonagh) and the current NYR captain (JT Miller), the latter who played under the former in NY before both were traded. But Mac Truck is listed as just placed on injured reserve (undisclosed). Can’t make this stuff up! Tampa has been on a roll, 7-3-0 in their last ten to the NYR 5-4-1. Tampa’s last two wins were against WAS and VGK, two of the better teams. The Rangers just took down the Predators but that is what the schedule gave them!

In net tonight is Shesterkin (5-6-3, 2.46 GAA, 0.906 SV%) against Vasilevskiy (5-4-2, 2.64 GAA, 0.908 SV%) so will be interesting to see if one or both stand on their heads. Otherwise, looks like same line up. For Tampa, Hedman is out and Cirelli looks to be game time. If he can’t go Tampa will have to make a call up to meet the minimum player limit.

The refs tonight are Gord Dwyer (1326 GP) and Brandon Schrader (282 GP). Both have their money on the home team. How many hooking penalties can the Rangers get in one game? Stay tuned!

Keys to a Ranger victory: Take advantage of a wounded Tampa team but don’t forget about defense!

On this date in history: In 1991, Jeff Beukeboom became a NYR when Edmonton complete the Messier trade that originated the month before.

Speculative NYR lineup: UPDATED

 

101 responses to “It’s Go Time!”

  1. 4everanger Avatar
    4everanger

    FIRST!

  2. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Lines updated per GGMM. I just don’t get the Sheary love. JT on the wing!

    2
  3. Upstate Ranger Avatar
    Upstate Ranger

    Delayed WOOT #1

    WOOT #2

    Per Gravy

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  4. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    Tampa really missing hedman and McDonagh

  5. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Two Raddyshes?

  6. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    When was Shesty’s last shutout

  7. 4everanger Avatar
    4everanger

    Shasty!!!!!!!! No excuses…

  8. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Can’t believe I missed both goals starting the fire… omen of Chinese fireplace

    2
  9. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    Olga pace yourself tonight

    You have Chicago after the rangers

  10. tommyG Avatar
    tommyG

    Quick at the end of his career is a better goaltender than Igor. Igor equals overrated.

    2
  11. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Shesty looks like a million bucks. Trouble is he costs 12 million.

    2
  12. Upstate Ranger Avatar
    Upstate Ranger

    WOOT, per Gravy

  13. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    That’s their goalie too

  14. Bobbyo Avatar
    Bobbyo

    SOUCY!!!!!

  15. jeff Avatar
    jeff

    Nice hit by Soucy

    1
  16. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    It would be nice for Igor to make a save occasionally.

    2
  17. BigBadVinnie Avatar
    BigBadVinnie

    He must have been screened. /s

  18. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Is this 3 goals on 5 shots a new thing?

    2
  19. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Vinnie somewhere Joe M is saying just that

    1
  20. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Weak goaltending on both ends. The team D also has regressed in the last few games.

  21. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Bing bing bing, Ricochet Rabbit 😥

  22. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    200th for Vaaka9n

  23. Upstate Ranger Avatar
    Upstate Ranger

    WOOT (?!), per Gravy

  24. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Borg assimilating!

  25. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Can they hold the lead until the end of the period?

    1
  26. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Thats two huge turn overs by TB. Though that one wasn’t quite as nice as the Mika pick off

  27. tommyG Avatar
    tommyG

    In all fairness to vilesky, ranger goals were kind of fluky, deflections off players, back board, skates.

  28. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    That Tampa penalty looked really stupid.

  29. jeff Avatar
    jeff

    Gotta love Fox

  30. Bobbyo Avatar
    Bobbyo

    Meeka brain fart

    1
  31. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    seeing 👁gor 👿

  32. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Somebody make a play. What a f+×ing mess!

  33. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    I goal for Shesty – 12 million
    2nd goal 6 million apiece
    3rd goal 4 million each
    They’re getting cheaper…

    1
  34. tommyG Avatar
    tommyG

    So much for rangers team defense. Been quite leaking lately.

    1
  35. tommyG Avatar
    tommyG

    Rangers equal mediocre.

  36. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Is this Wednesday night men’s league? What a sH!tshow.

    1
  37. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    The #1 and #3 highest paid goalies in the NHL have given up 7 goals in the first 20 minutes. WTF

    1
  38. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Quick should get more starts. Igor hasn’t earned anything. Another guy who is RIP retired in place.

    2
  39. BigBadVinnie Avatar
    BigBadVinnie

    This game is the inverse of Shesterkin keeping Rangers in the game –Rangers are keeping Sherterkin in the game.

    3
  40. Loneranger Avatar
    Loneranger

    Get Quick in Quick.

    2
  41. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    What did Fox say to Gourde?

  42. SN Avatar
    SN

    Missed the first – anything happen?

  43. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Tampa owns this game now. Rangers back to pond hockey and it won’t end well.

  44. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Which Raddish is better?

  45. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Edstrom with some wheels

    1
  46. Evrockriser Avatar
    Evrockriser

    Rangers on pace for a shot total in the terms. Tampa on pace for 40.

  47. Jeff Avatar
    Jeff

    It would be nice to plah a little bit in their zone. You know a forecheck.

  48. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Entering the Igor danger zone

  49. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    This a throwback Ranger game. Is Lavy behind the bench? They only need to do the Rangers’ end of the ice.

  50. Upstate Ranger Avatar
    Upstate Ranger

    Vermont!
    (WOOT, per Gravy)

    1
  51. Bobbyo Avatar
    Bobbyo

    Filthy pass

    2
  52. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Vasy needs his skates sharpened.

    1
  53. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Tro! That was very embarassing for goalie

  54. Bobbyo Avatar
    Bobbyo

    Imagine this place if Shesty tumbled like that

    1
  55. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Lots of E-W in this one too.

  56. Upstate Ranger Avatar
    Upstate Ranger

    Wow — late-period goal by NYR

  57. Bobbyo Avatar
    Bobbyo

    Bread rising

    1
  58. SN Avatar
    SN

    Laffy +2 .. praise progress

    1
  59. Upstate Ranger Avatar
    Upstate Ranger

    VERMONT!!

    Woot, per G.

  60. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Six pack

  61. Bobbyo Avatar
    Bobbyo

    That was pretty

  62. Bobbyo Avatar
    Bobbyo

    Protecting the net !!!

  63. SN Avatar
    SN

    Why is Elvira doing commentary from the stands

    1
  64. Bobbyo Avatar
    Bobbyo

    Ridiculous call

  65. Evrockriser Avatar
    Evrockriser

    So far, second consecutive power play that Tampa has had the best opportunity.

  66. Evrockriser Avatar
    Evrockriser

    Ed “too tall” strom

  67. Evrockriser Avatar
    Evrockriser

    Edstrom couldn’t score from in front of an empty net.

  68. Evrockriser Avatar
    Evrockriser

    That’s an absolute bullspit call on Fox

  69. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Funny I just put a log in the fireplace and it seems to be burning better than TB’s

  70. Corky bucek Avatar
    Corky bucek

    I’ve said it for a couple years… Quick is my favorite ranger

  71. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Finally the extra point is good!

    2
  72. Upstate Ranger Avatar
    Upstate Ranger

    Woot to the 7th, per G.

  73. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Was I the only one secretly hoping for a 21 goal game after that first period?

  74. Corky bucek Avatar
    Corky bucek

    It’s like the rangers are happy to have a top 9

  75. Corky bucek Avatar
    Corky bucek

    They let rangers fans into the arena tonight?

  76. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    That was an odd game but a win is a win. I think Olga is already in Chicago

  77. Bobbyo Avatar
    Bobbyo

    Give Soucy the hat …that hit got them going ….Hagel shouldn’t be toe dragging in traffic

    1
  78. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    Take the 2 points and get back to playing tight d. This game reminded me way too much like the previous 2 seasons where they’d rely on Shesty while getting outchanced and beaten to pucks.

    2
  79. Bobbyo Avatar
    Bobbyo

    They lost plenty of games where they couldn’t buy a bounce …they were still better team tonight

  80. Bobbyo Avatar
    Bobbyo

    Though backend defense was solid …1st goal on goalie and other 2 were on mistakes by forwards

  81. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Per GGMM: #NYR locker room victory song tonight: Afroman’s “Colt 45”

  82. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    Anyone else concerned about our Captain, playing like he aged 10 years over the summer? Is he ever going to get going?

    2
  83. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    nine points in four games for Sinead

    5
  84. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    https://x.com/vzmercogliano/status/1988791304667672906

    Put cullye up to match up better w Tampa’s top guys as game evolved

  85. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    Noticed I didn’t hear Perrault’s name late in the game. Now I know why. They were better in the third. Igor was good after the first. A long Chinese Fireplace before the ENG. The opponent’s goaltending is evening out a bit.

  86. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Sully quote #1:

    #NYR head coach Mike Sullivan: “It obviously gives us a boost of confidence. The irony of it is I feel like the games where we didn’t score, the effort and execution on both sides of the puck was really high. I thought, tonight, I don’t think we were at our best. We were opportunistic. We had some pretty good looks and we scored on them. You could say the same about the last game. So I don’t think they were the cleanest games from execution standpoint on either side of the puck.”

    Sully quote #2:

    “[Lightning coach Jon Cooper] wanted that match with Kucherov, Guentzel and Brayden Point. We just felt like that’s a tall task for a young kid [Gabe Perreault] that hasn’t played a whole lot in the league. If that was going to be the match, we thought it made more sense to have a guy like Will play with JT and Mika in that circumstance. Some of it was just based on the feel of the game, but some of it was just from a matchup strategy standpoint.”

    4
  87. Evrockriser Avatar
    Evrockriser

    Belated Jamesgeau

    1
  88. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    I took this game off because I figured they were due to get shutout after six in the last one.

    3
  89. Corporal Clegg Avatar
    Corporal Clegg

    Laffy had a nice goal

    But he was also a dog on the goal score against us when he lost the battle on the boards and then coasted into the circle as his man he should have been taking that caused the turnover was wide open for the goal

    Woof
    🐶

    2
  90. Corporal Clegg Avatar
    Corporal Clegg

    Not only is “no goals” Sheary never scratched for a better player, he is a staple on PP2 unit

    Am I taking crazy pills?!?!

    Tampa had him in the AHL, are we that thin on talent?

    2
  91. Corporal Clegg Avatar
    Corporal Clegg

    Soucy best game as a ranger

    Very engaged

    Trocheck in mid season form. He must’ve worked hard in rehab. Great to have back

    1
  92. Corporal Clegg Avatar
    Corporal Clegg

    Miller played with piss and vinegar. I liked his game today

    1
  93. wwpd Avatar
    wwpd

    As a former 39yo, doubtful quick could sustain his backup performance over a starting goalie schedule. But also as a former 39yo, eff that 29yo russian kid!

  94. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    RIP, Brooksie. Rare bird. Torts reached out at the end, making him smile.

    6
  95. Upstate Ranger Avatar
    Upstate Ranger

    Godspeed, Uncle Larry.

    4
  96. BobbyO Avatar
    BobbyO

    RIP Uncle Larry…sad day for hockey and NY

    3
  97. Jeff Avatar
    Jeff

    So F***ing sad. Will be missed.

    3
  98. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    He had to be really sick to step away from hockey. He could be frustrating when he tried to stir the pot but he was always interesting. We’ll miss his voice.

    5
  99. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle
    New Post
  100. Loneranger Avatar
    Loneranger

    R I P. Rest in peace Larry Brooks. He’s a legend in his own time. Deepest condolences to his family & close friends. I will miss him.

  101. Loneranger Avatar
    Loneranger

    R I P. Rest in peace Larry Brooks. He’s a legend in his own time. Deepest condolences to his family & close friends. I will miss him.

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