It’s Go Time!

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I am going to try and just enjoy hockey without worrying about the outcome. Yeah, right….

Rangers (26-18-6) vs Islanders (29-15-5), 7 pm start, TV-MSG

Projected lineup:

Lafreniere-Zibanejad-Buchnevich

Panarin-Strome-Blackwell

Kreider-Chytil-Kakko

Howden-Rooney-Kravtsov

Hajek-Fox

Miller-Smith

Lindgren-Jones

Gauthier, Di Giuseppe-prucha’d

Trouba-injured

Shesterkin in net 

LGR!!!!!

400 responses to “It’s Go Time!”

  1. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    Panarin SUCKS tonight.

  2. 4everanger Avatar

    With already nothing to lose, including their pride, why wouldn’t Rangers try, just try to play different game, like total offence, intense body checks on a brink of fault, couple fights – just for a taste of it. Maybe they will like it…

  3. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Play for the pick!

  4. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Commie-rov = McDavid

  5. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    I got news for you boys Panarin knows there’s no chance it looks like he is just throwing in the towel

  6. St Pete Eli Avatar
    St Pete Eli

    Good night boys I’ve seen more than enough.

  7. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    If they don’t put Morgan Barron in after Saturday’s loss to this same team, the game need to start shoutng for Quinn to be fired.

  8. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Jets got a helluva QB

  9. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Remains to be seen Wicky. I’m an optimist, but also been a Jets fan long enough.

  10. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    I wish the isles would score some more so I can feel good about shutting this off

  11. 4everanger Avatar

    Lost kids with daddy out in a woods…

  12. TYM Avatar
    TYM

    This is really dreadful. Varlamov could be sitting in a lounge chair.

  13. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    After varlamov finishes off this shutout, half of his then 6 shutouts will be against one team…..

  14. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    The Rangers are eliminated every way but mathematically. And I failed math so many times I can’t count.

  15. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Wick that’s what was said aboot Sam D. Arnold

  16. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Putrid effort.
    Brilliant coaching though.
    That Quinn…he’s a genuis.
    He’s discovered a new theory of relativity. The Rangers relativelt suck when they play the Islanders.

  17. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    The Rangers have 17 hits according to the game stats. Someone needs to be fired.

  18. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Big game
    Small effort

  19. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    No way to honor PO McDonald

  20. E3 Avatar
    E3

    I’m watching water boil. More exciting than our sexy boys …

  21. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    The way Vally is talking maybe he should be the coach. He seems to understand that really difficult concept….screen the goalie….not your own goalie that is.

  22. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Valley cat a tad angry. Make him coach!

  23. E3 Avatar
    E3

    Wait’ll next year….

  24. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Headzo, if I remember correctly, they usually don’t rise to the occasion on the McDonald award night. At least the last 2 seasons anyway.

  25. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    I’m sick of other teams winning the cup. Being a Ranger fan is akin to be a Cleveland Indians fan.

  26. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    I always thought about becoming a witch, so I tried that for a spell.

  27. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    Wicky

    Didn’t you want Wilson coming to ny

    Unfortunately wrong sport

  28. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Minx see what happens when you watch with us?

  29. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Headzo
    I said nothing about darnold.

  30. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Bring Hartley here

  31. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Rich, you’re sick of other teams winning the cup? I’m sick of other teams making the playoffs.

  32. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Headzo
    You are incorrect, the only nfl New York team QB I’ve ever said anything about was Danny dimes for the giants, and I said he wasn’t as bad as everyone was acting when he was picked.

  33. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    Maybe next year, we defect to the KHL….. we could totally win the Gagarin cup….

  34. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Ev….lol

  35. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    I’ll probably be at Universal for the last 2 Ranger games. They won’t be missed.

  36. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Craig….can Sam and Joe speak Russian?

  37. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    They don’t do English with any proficiency.

  38. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    I’m not watching the game for the game anymore….instead it is now all about the delicious sarcasm

  39. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Craig
    That league can be a bit rough like the ahl, luckily the talent is the same as the ahl so the rangers should win some of their games there 😉

  40. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    We’ve scored 4 goals against varlamov in 14 periods. Not really expecting anything here.

  41. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Wick – I was just thinking back to when darnold was picked originally. Nothing specific by you. I can barely keep my hockey straight let alone nfl!

  42. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    I hate this team because of I was playing I’d beat the piss out of Martin at least.

  43. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    These morons keep making 18 passes before it’s too late to shoot… I don’t get it!!!

  44. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Headzo
    Iirc bdl was livid with the Danny dimes pick lol

  45. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Micheletti says that Howden and Cheadle have been the better players like that’s a good thing. That means you’re losing, idiot🤷🏻‍♂️

  46. SN Avatar
    SN

    That’s gotta hurt

  47. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Ouch

  48. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Great. The first actual attempted hit ends in a concussion because of a really lousy hit and place to do it.

  49. SN Avatar
    SN

    Wahlstrom looks big out there

  50. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    The refs should stop this game before the Rangers get brain damaged.

  51. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Damn – didn’t want him getting a scar that way

  52. Gravy Avatar
    Gravy

    Hopefully not Sauered

  53. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    When is hetero pride night?

  54. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    Pass around the perimeter….. pass around the perimeter…….. What a bunch of gutless softies…..

  55. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    New York Rangers Sign Lauri Pajuniemi to ELC

    The Finnish winger was drafted 132nd overall by the Rangers in 2018

  56. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Almost at 300 comments and have barely started the third period. We must be losing.

  57. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Admiral….it’s not the # of comments so much but the nature of the comments.

  58. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    A game of this magnitude…you would think someone would show up……BUT NOOOOOOO

  59. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Only the softy rangers would sign a guy named Lauri.

  60. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    It’s funny how the Fishsticks keep finding Ranger-killers to play goal. Halak, now Varlamov

  61. Peanut Butter Avatar
    Peanut Butter

    Quinn is a goner.

  62. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Did Gettleman move to the 49ers?

  63. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Pull the goalie!

  64. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    PB…..lets hope

  65. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    When the Rangers are losing, there are more comments about the number of comments.

  66. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    This is absolutely insufferable.

  67. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Rangers sign Hilary Knight.

  68. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    So no AHL playoffs

  69. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Down 3-zip, first 12 of the last 20 minutes what should you be doing? Not taking enough shots that even if they all went in, you couldn’t even tie it. That’s what I’d do too!

  70. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    Rangers sign Adam Banks.

  71. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Now they are just abusing the Rangers adding insult to injury. Totally pathetic….pitiful…nauseating.
    Makes me want to hit someone…which brings the thought…why don’t the Rangers hit someone. Mr.Softies

  72. Peanut Butter Avatar
    Peanut Butter

    Islanders are dirty team. In the old days, they would of had to fight a lot more than they do now.

  73. Headzo Avatar
    Headzo

    Are we missing Pepe yet?

  74. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    Quinn’s going nowhere until MAYBE the end of next season…. who are we kidding… This is a damn disgrace to watch. Trade Zibanejad and buch…. please…. get a nice haul for them for some “playable toughness.”

  75. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    If it wasn’t for varlamov and Halak, the rangers would never be shutout.

  76. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Bring up Geertsen, Barron, and play Gauthier.

  77. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Sam mentioned comback? Do they have peyote in the pressbox?

  78. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Martin kills penalties??

  79. EvNextYearInJerusariser Avatar

    I don’t think the Rangers have scored a single time this season with 6 guys on the ice.

  80. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    These idiots pass the puck around like they have the lead……

  81. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    Screw this garbage team. See everyone next year. I’m out.

  82. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    JD used to talk a lot about toughness and seemed enamored by size when he was an announcer. Let’s he him practice what he preached and mandate Gorton to end this Smurf ice capades.

  83. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Akbar
    It’s a trap

  84. SN Avatar
    SN

    Say goodnight Gracie

  85. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    He’s a sorcerer, that Varlamov. He reads the thoughts in the Rangers brain’s.

  86. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Well.

    We can only hope management has been taking notes and will make some changes this summer.

    This was a fun team to watch, lots to be hopeful for, but still MUCH work to be done.

  87. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Total humbling of the Rangers.
    Absolutely humiliating.
    This is just conjecture here…but I’m wondering do you guys think perhaps the way Quinn wears his mask has led to too high an amount of co2 to his brain? Legitimate question? No?

  88. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    This is my last game of the season. Ain’t wasting anymore time watching this sh*t parade. No, thanks.

  89. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Cowgirls on clock, Gettleman head scratcher on deck

  90. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    Admiral,

    It was all a mirage.
    Once the ice shrinks, so do these ballerinas on ice.
    You can thank your GM/Scouting dept for that.

  91. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    This What do you do nyc questions are beyond stupid. Example how do we improve tourism…..ummmm open things up morons.

  92. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar
  93. SN Avatar
    SN

    Gmen should grab one of those OTs, just leave one for Raiders

  94. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    So guess Igor isn’t young Hank?

  95. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    Nuff said!

  96. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Oooh Cowgirls traded pick to Eagles?

  97. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    Predictable end to a stoopid season.

    I miss Hank 🙁

  98. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    What a bunch of cream puffs… Let’s bring over a few more east-west softies from over the pond….. That seems to be going real well for us……

  99. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    At the rate of injury attrition this evening they are going to have to get some guys or girls off the street fir the next game.

  100. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    On to Chicago and no hope there, either.

  101. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Hopefully parsons falls to raiders

  102. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Cowgirls got a 3rd for moving down two

  103. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    Well that really damaged my olfactory senses.

  104. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Hope is NOT a plan!!

  105. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Bears moving up 9, what’d it cost them?

  106. Olga Folkyerself Avatar
    Olga Folkyerself

    Stink Salute Mama.

  107. Bdl Avatar
    Bdl

    Give Meeka 8×10. What a POS

  108. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Olga
    I like it

  109. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Gettleman moved down to 20? Better have gotten more than a third after letting cowgirls enable eagles to pick off your guy

  110. SN Avatar
    SN

    The Not Ready for Prime Time Players

  111. SN Avatar
    SN

    Gettleman is a dinosaur -= Mara always waits too long to get rid of bad GMs

  112. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    I can deal…as I know many of you can…but this lack of efgort thing that we have seen way too much since the Carolina series…come on man.
    This is completely on the coach…he obviously does not have them prepared to compete. Does he ever address these issues? Does he ever address their lack of efgort at the face off circle? Does he ever address this ice capades passing the puck show? The answer is obvious…NO he does not….or they have completely tuned him out. Either way…it’s time for a coaching change….I think there will be some viable options available. At this rate almost anyone would be a better choice than block head.

  113. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    Mika, Buch, Chytil….. They ALL need to go. It’s that simple. All 3 = Petr Nedved soft….. Great when they have room…. Suck when they don’t. And honestly, Panarin seems to disappear during these big, tightly contested games too… and that’s worrying.

  114. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Hope the Bears suck next year. 5th this year and 1st and 4th next

  115. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    I meant to say I can deal with losing…but not the lack of effort. I just fired my editor.

  116. CraigWeather Avatar
    CraigWeather

    Geez…. John Burgandy over there….

  117. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Rich they passed and twirled as much if not more with AV

  118. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    EXTRA EFF-IT !!!

  119. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Holy smokes Giants have no 2nd , 3rd, or 4th round pick this year. Lol

  120. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Damnit, there went parsons

  121. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Heard there may be a great punter at 20

  122. E3 Avatar
    E3

    Craig – your 9:47 +1,000,000,000
    All three need to go. Too soft. Too weak. Too unwilling to engage….

  123. Old Ranger Fan Avatar
    Old Ranger Fan

    I turned it off after the first goal. They brought nothing tonight and Shesty didn’t save their a$$ this time. So they are about where we thought they would be. A bubble team. But as Carp would say this was an onions game and that appears to be a department in which they are severely lacking. Even if they had made it into the playoffs it would have been a repeat of the debacle in the bubble.

  124. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Wicky how’s the Black Hole draft party?

  125. Admiral Akbar Avatar
    Admiral Akbar

    The team in 2018 and 19 and maybe even 20 had more onions than this team.

  126. E3 Avatar
    E3

    Beeze – your research is incorrect. Gmen have picks in those rounds….

  127. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    None of the top six besides maybe Strome showed up tonight. Disappointed in Bread. These are the games you’re expected to do something magical and earn that big check..

  128. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Doh E3 you right…I was on their trade page, my bad!

  129. E3 Avatar
    E3

    Cheadle and Buch should bring back a good 2C. Add Mika and those three should bring a good 1C + a forward

  130. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Pats going to take Wickys next guy. Jets move up!?!

  131. SN Avatar
    SN

    Chytil needs a little roid rage in his life; way too happy out there, life a big puppy; need to get some bark.

  132. SN Avatar
    SN

    and bite!

  133. E3 Avatar
    E3

    Beeze – I once had a 20 + page solution have an error that I couldn’t find for weeks – 3 times 2 = 5 was it….

  134. SN Avatar
    SN

    Pats take Jones? Trask is better

  135. E3 Avatar
    E3

    SN – Cheadle, sadly, is a pu$$y….

  136. SN Avatar
    SN

    Jets take tackle?

  137. SN Avatar
    SN

    smart pick for Jets

  138. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    “Give Meeka 8×10. What a POS”

    What about Panarin? I love the kid but big game and he is nowhere to be found again…

  139. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Beezle
    Raider party going great…waiting for the big reach at 17

  140. E3 Avatar
    E3

    Guard

  141. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Jets gave up two thirds next year? Bears paid dearly

  142. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    And none of the guys I want that wouldn’t be a reach in the first round are gone so I’m worried lol

  143. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Theres a big OSU OL still available

  144. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Beezle
    They need to trade back

  145. E3 Avatar
    E3

    Goodall wants to bang one of these first round picks….disgusting…

  146. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Hopefully nyg don’t take one of these wr ponies. 5’9″? Seriously?

  147. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    No shortage of eye candy in the Mac Jones cubicle

  148. SN Avatar
    SN

    The OK St OT would be nice

  149. SN Avatar
    SN

    last 2 drafts; 5 picks = 2 pros

  150. SN Avatar
    SN

    well..they took an OT…of course, Gruden with the reach

  151. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Knew he’d reach, knew it..trade the f back if that’s who you want.

  152. CCCP Avatar
    CCCP

    It’s not sh*tty enough the Rangers season basically ended tonight, now I gotta scroll through foosball posts? Oh, da pain!

  153. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Cccp
    You’re the nfl guru here

  154. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Raiders using rangers asset management

  155. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Bdl
    You ready?

  156. SN Avatar
    SN

    Gettleman – oy

  157. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Seriously?

  158. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Did JD come in here to knock back Margaritas and pad his retirement fund? ANYBODY can inherit a mediiocre management team. Show us how smart you are – get going and pick your own.

  159. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Would have taken defense over this guy

  160. E3 Avatar
    E3

    Rangers are fully of too much sugar sweetness not enough onions…

  161. SN Avatar
    SN

    Raiders Twitter is not happy

  162. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    Do they do psych profiles in hockey?

  163. SN Avatar
    SN

    E3 – they are softer than a mashed potato sandwich

  164. Beezle Avatar
    Beezle

    That was a guy nyg should have taken if not doing ol

  165. cooscoos Avatar
    cooscoos

    Everybody caught diabetes from Kakko. Sweetie Pie Team.

  166. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    Might as well keep injured guys out

    And bring up G to at least give us a pound of flesh

    Looking at you Martin

    Meaningless games though from here out

  167. bobbyo2019 Avatar
    bobbyo2019

    Onions game but they have no onions

  168. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    Wicky

    Do you watch big sky

    Set in Montana

    Crazy off the wall show

    One of the leads is drop dead gorgeous

  169. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    So….to be clear the Rangers have demonstrated that they have no intestines and no fortitude.

  170. cregg7 Avatar
    cregg7

    Are we ready to pay Mika 9.5mil per to have a 32% faceoff percentage?

  171. cregg7 Avatar
    cregg7

    When we no longer have Smith on D exactly who is gonna be the one that takes a Licken’ from these pests?

    I guess lindgren but he’s a bit undersized

    Zach Jones is nice player but redundant with Fox and is a smurf.

  172. richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn Avatar
    richinhagerstownbywayofbrooklyn

    It has been noted on this blog by many of you that you believe Larry Brooks reads this blog and poaches from it. I just read his article that he wrote after tonights game….and the evidence is clear to me…he reads and poaches from all of us.

  173. Wicky Avatar
    Wicky

    Alex
    Haven’t watched it.

    Have watched all of Yellowstone so far and love it.

  174. ilb2001 Avatar
    ilb2001