The Rangers had no bread last night so instead made pudding, a little soft and squishy but ultimately a winner for dessert. OK, you would be forgiven if you snoozed through most of this game of two teams stuggling through problems to find their identities. It was a rare night in some respects – the NYR were under 50% at the dot and they had 25 SOG by the end of the second period (but only 5 in the third).
As is typical for the Rangers, they gave up a goal at the end of a period – in this case at 18:58 of the first to Berggren (3) who was just picked up from Detroit. 1-0 STL after one.
Enter Gabe Perreault’s skate – at 06:02, still rookie Perreault (1) put himself in a little battle in front of the St. Louis net and was awarded his first NHL goal when Cuylle’s shot from the circle deflected off his skate and in the net behind Binnington. Not one of those “I’ll never forget my first goal” type moments but monkey off his back none the less. The goal came just as a Ranger PP was expiring but would also be the last regulation time goal. In addition to Cuylle (10), Laba (6) would get a secondary assist.
The Rangers did the turtle thing in the third, getting outshot 11-5 in the period but managed to hang on to get the first point before moving on to the OT frame. The first two minutes of OT saw one shot on goal by the Blues before JT Miller (10) would blast the game winner home from the high slot at 02:21, Trocheck (11) and Gavrikov (8) with the assists. 2-1 NYR the final.
Game summary below:
The Rangers return home to MSG for a Saturday afternoon tilt at 12:30 EST on 20 December against the Philadelphia Flyers. Telecast by MSG and NBCSP.
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Tikpick ad – $15 tix available for flyer game, the bottom is falling out
The Rangers propaganda machine was in full force last night force for Sheary. Kenny and Dave could not say enough good things about him.
Sheary belongs no higher than fourth line. I really don’t know if he would even get a shot on another team.
The NHL’s holiday roster freeze takes effect at 11:59 p.m. local time tonight and runs until Dec. 28.
Does that mean that the west coast teams can only trade in that timezone come 11PM PST? Or I guess they can trade with the Honolulu Pineapples too
Rangers have been in holiday freeze for while now.
Its good to know that Minny is no different than kids playing with their new toys on Christmas day!
Last nights game was one of the most difficult to watch in years. There is not a whole lot of anything to get excited about with this team. I wish they would have put Labba and Perault out in OT but I guess that his a pipedream that will never happen.
At least I have stuff to do Saturday so I have no reason to watch them bore the crap out of their fans VS the Flyers.
Remember when Flyer’s games use to be fun to watch. Oh Well.
Have we ever had a player with more embarrasing aliases?
Busto
LaFail
LaGhost
LaCoast
Laffy
LaFluff
LaBust
LaFailure
“If you don’t eat your meat, you can’t have any pudding.”
Soo… NYR had difficulty scoring against the team with the worst goal differential in the league? OK, I see.
Speaking of new toys:
From @EdmontonOilers Kris Knoblauch on Tristan Jarry who left Thursdays nights game” we’ll see not sure how serious it is.”
Have to admit, I’m hoping the Filthy friend does not enquire about watching the game on Saturday. Filth are competitive in most games this year unlike a certain team 90 miles north.
Dave and Kenny know that Sherry Darling will NOT get coal in his stocking from Uncle Mike; he does all the little things that don’t show up on the scoresheet…
On a Cup Contender last season he was in the minors; on the Blueshirts this season he is top 6..go figure??
Won’t be long before Laba’s points total surpasses LaCoast’s.
The msg 150 where giannone just reads a scoreboard is a microcosm of the organization right now.
What are they thinking with that?
Lacoast 0 shots on goal …against a lousy team …on a back to back …sit his azz
Waive Sheary, trade Busto. That’s all I have for now.
Somebody bring this snowflake up to date. (I only visit occasionally these days, still “emotionally scarred” by my ouster years ago?) Who are this site’s current whipping boys? Need to know if I’m going to comment safely 🙂
If the only bar left in town were that sterile, castrated, aseptic one the Rangers utilize on set, I’d never have another drink.
Laughy last 5 games; 1secondary assist -4
No one is going to trade for Laffy. He might be a throw in with a trade. I could see people wanting Schneider if we are going to trade to get anything. But he is one I would not trade.
Some kudos to David Quinn for revitalizing this D corps’ approach and attitude.
I think that me Norm
No need to dump Laffy but you move him if the return is right
LeCoast would love it in Anaheim with Kreider, where the sky is blue and they rarely boo.
Tried watching game last night. It was so boring I found myself falling asleep so in the middle of the 1st period I switched to a movie and never went back. I did check the score on my phone this morning but that was about it.
I didn’t think it was that boring. I thought the defensive game and physicality and effort was there.
Honestly. Laffy has been bad. But, the past few games even though the stats aren’t there, the eye test seems like he may be close to righting the ship
Skating with more purpose
His hand/eye and vision with quick passes in minimal space is something that stands out. He just needs to raise his motor/rpms and get a little dirtier closer to the blue paint
Robertson is one of the few examples of needing patience with developing defensmen
He continues to impress and I am curious how high his ceiling will go.
Still a neophyte in his nhl journey
From the Post:
MSG Network, Monday, [gave Chris Kreider’s return to the Garden] the Jimmy Dolan-pretend-they-never-existed Marv Albert and Jeremy Lin treatment. When a scoreboard tribute to Kreider’s 13-year, 339 goals career played, the network went to commercials.
Or was it that MSG Network had no idea that this salute, using MSG Network video, was coming?
Until Dolan, the Garden was a great place for ticket buyers and employees. Now, it’s more gulag than garden. Can’t even talk to an on-air regular without permission and a detailed explanation as to “What about?”
Corporal I saw a brief period of physicality but it mostly seemed to come from the Blues. Think it was the second period. Could have gone comatose for a bit after.
When I see LaCoast consistently skate the puck within oh.. 6 feet of the net or plant his butt at the crease, I’ll say he’s improving. Haven’t really seen more than a one or two off of those yet.
That is sad CCCP
Very. Very sad
Calhob I think someone would trade for him looking for a change of scenery/coaching improvement. What is coming back the other way is the big question.
Edmonton Oilers transactions:
Placed on IR:
Tristan Jarry (G)
Placed on LTIR:
Jack Roslovic (F)
Recalled from Bakersfield:
Connor Ingram (G)
Beezle. But the 3rd period I believe they had the hit count on tv graphic heavily favoring the rangers.(like 15 to 6) Not that hit stats are ever truly accurate or reflective.
I saw Schneider cuylle Laba Carrick Rempe sherry othman borgan soucy Robertson miller Mika and Trocheck and even Perrault using their bodies and playing physical
At one point we were up in shots like 22 to 8 so it’s not like the hits were because we were chasing possession.
That’s clearly ice tilting
Not but
“Before the 3rd period “ at some point in the 2nd they showed it
My favorite highlight was Schneider blasting Buch and Buch coming back and whiffing on his hit attempt.
Awesome!👏
corporal clegg, to me, it was boring, both teams struggling to even get anything going in there offensive zone and very choppy hockey in the neutral zone.
pretty much two mediocre teams going nowhere.
You’re not wrong Tommy
I enjoyed it about as much as a pitchers dual between each teams 4th best starters
Wasn’t a great game. But kept me watching
CClegg- at one point in the game thread EV noted the shot disparity and predicted (correctly) that it would vanish by end of the game, 31-27 NYR Or as another (?) poster put it – if you are hitting then you don’t have the puck
Yes Beeze. The third was a different story than the first two.
My point on the hits was the disparity was at the time when we did have the pick and shots and were controlling the game taking it away from them and winning some puck battles
It was a tale of two games a bit
Definitely an oversimplification with hitting and puck posession
Cause possession changes so frequently even teams with the posession advantage can dominate further by throwing checks to thwart the enemy.
Hence, blues had like 9 shots after two periods which is crazy
The Rangers inquired, given their proximity to Hughes’ brothers’ team. Winger Alexis Lafreniere has been a target for the Canucks for some time — unsurprising, given his former agent, Émilie Castonguay, is their assistant general manager. But he wasn’t the only player Vancouver coveted: The Canucks also were interested in forwards Gabe Perreault, Will Cuylle and Noah Laba, as well as defenseman Braden Schneider. Ultimately, the Rangers did not want to part with the requisite players to acquire Hughes.
What if
2017 Nick Suzuki Morgan Frost
2018 Evan Bouchard Ryan McLeod
2019. Mathew Boldy
2020 Tim Stutzle…Braden Schneider
2021 Wyatt Johnston
2022
2023 Gabe Perreault
2024 Cole Hutson
Why would Drury want Hughes unless he has a way to move Fox? They are redundant and expensive. He needs forwards and physical Ds. Maybe he just felt he had to do due diligence, but the articles say he made an offer. Laf, Schneider and a first or two. How would that make them better? He can’t make a 3 or 4 for1 trade. The organization doesn’t have the depth.
Drury doesn’t have the common sense of a walnut.
Hughes is a gamebreaker… and there are no free young free agents of note this summer. He made an offer …like he should have
Lafoghosto for Hughes the money works at least but Drury would also had to cut into what little bone and growth tissue of this invertebrate team that he should be rebuilding any day now
If they got Hughes ..that’s not a rebuild
It’s a retool
Morgage even more of the future on a undersized defenseman just like the one you have. Is he playing with Fox too? What happens to Gavrikov? Add in Igor and you’re pretty much at the 50% of the cap for the back end – without even considering an extension for Hughes.
And what good is Hughes to this team? They can’t even shoot the puck into nearly open nets. Somehow a magical puck mover is going to make their shots better? And go in? How was that working with Fox on the PP this season?
That Dreary even considered this trade (as reported even earlier by Carey) just shows how inept and out of touch he is. He knows he’s going down and this was his last gasp attempt to buy more time and maybe get into playoffs this year. Meanwhile the future cupboard is even more barren than it is today.
Apologies to all my former English teachers for that last comment
On the fly!
Drury knows that the Rangers problem is and always has been it doesn’t have enough playmakers 😉
Danault traded from La to mtl
For a second
https://www.nhl.com/news/los-angeles-kings-trade-phillip-danault-to-montreal-canadiens
Trade details, per sources:
To #CBJ:
F Mason Marchment
To #SeaKraken:
2027 #CBJ 2nd Round Pick
2026 #NYR 4th Round Pick
I’m curious how the last deal got done…didn’t they need to finish by 11 PM local time? Past that in CBJ, was reported about 25 mins ago
Coach said not good, he’ll be out awhile
That’s a rough no call on the Jarvis play
Would have taken both Denault and Marchment; Othman, Berard, Vaakanen and our best trade chip Conor Sheary
I tuned into that game last night when it was in OT. Rodriguez takes a 2 handed chop to Jarvis’s leg which made him fall to the ice into the goal post and no penalty was called. The nhl refereeing this year has been brutal.
When’s the last time you saw a Ranger put his head down and drive the net like Jarvis there? Gamer …Who could do it…Laba maybe?
Can’t stand Panthers or Canes but not calling that a trip in a close game when a player is clearly injured should get both referee suspended …worse was the 2 panthers homers on the tv feed that ignored it after multiple replays
He didn’t just inquiry. He made an offer of LAF(OK), Schneider(?) Laba (NO)! and a first (NO!). Throw in Perrault and they have zero young talent left to rebuild with. Hughes isn’t Bobby Orr. You can’t build a franchise around him. That’s a Sather bright shiny object trade. Thank god the Wild offered better pieces. (Buium and Rossi)
Not sure he offered Laba …but Schnieder , laf and a first would be worth Hughes
Look at this one https://x.com/waltruff/status/2002205387169079451?s=61
If Drury offered Laba, Hughes would be a Ranger. Vancouver wanted a young center in any trade for Hughes. Laba is the only guy that fits that bill.
Laba and what?
We all like Laba but he hasn’t really shown much scoring wise yet. Rossi has already had a 60 pt season with I think 24 goals.
The insiders said Vancouver wanted an LD in the trade. The Rangers didn’t have one of those to offer. Vancouver has long coveted Schneider. I think it would have looked something like this, Laba, Schneider, Othmann (Ohgren),and a first.
Lava is the chosen one, anyone who thinks otherwise has the devil in the heart
Rossi wasn’t the key piece on the trade, Bieum was. Rossi will help them right now, but by the time Vancouver is ready to compete, they will looking to replace Rossi. Just like the Wild did. If you told Vancouver, you can have Laba, or Rossi, they’d choose Laba. Most teams would.
Like Laba but what’s his ceiling …possibly a 2c? If you can get a Quinn Hughes you get him
Laba is just about the lone bright spot in this “clown show” — would give the 22 y.o. a chance to blossom (as long as the coaching staff doesn’t ruin him).
I’d say trades for marchment and danault though they would be upgrades are not how the Rangers need to be spending their draft picks right now in the bigger picture.
Even a front office as blind as this one should see it by now?
BobbyO,
I think I agree with you, but I’ll say this, finding another Noah Laba would be difficult. Guys that play like him are hard to come by. Same idea as Cuylee. On paper there are guys you would trade him for, but you would down the half dozen years looking for another Cuylee.
Still the only Ranger listed w/o a photo on espn.com. Absurd.
Rossi just turned 24 in September, Laba 22 the month prior. Rossi is going to be entering that peak 25-30 yr old range.
Agree that Buium may have been the biggest desire for Canucks (just 20yrs) but if Rossi is spent by the time the Canucks can compete that will be a pretty sad state of affairs, almost Ranger like 😢
Rossi is tiny. We have all watched the playoffs, and have seen guys like Rossi struggle to find space. Like I said, he will help them right now, but Vancouver will want someone bigger, and stronger when the time comes to compete.
Like Laba Cory and Cullye but we’re talking 3rd liners versus a top 3 DMan in world
So Perreault played RW in college, correct? Why then is Sully playing him on the left? Or I guess more to the point – why is he putting the “needs” of Raddysh ahead of Perreault?
Line should be Cullye Laba Perreault and they should be getting at least 2nd line minutes.
Carey – Rossie actually outweighs Marchant by a few lbs. St. Louis? Not saying he’ll be that prolific but at this early stage of his career I think you need to acknowledge he could be in the same ballpark. Time will tell. QH 5-10 180 “big” defender? Better keep his head up.
Your favorite zebra will be on the ice today!
The only way imo, they win today is if Twerkin pitches a goose egg. The filth is an all around better team.
Beezle 22:44
We think alike on quite a lot concerning this clown show.
So I’m thinking Othman to the press box today. If you can’t show improvement in one game as a yoot, to the both with this one. Sully is trying to make the playoffs to keep his job and give Jimmy the shredder 2 home games. It’s the Ranger way.
Minx – agreed. I’m not trying to diss Hughes, though I’ve never been a big fan of little puck moving defenders but if you’re going to have one, he’s it for now. But the fit is completely wrong for this team at this point in time (or likely the next three or four years)
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