Game 28
Rangers at Blackhawks – 8:30 PM MSG+.
The Rangers continue to slump. Despite stealing some games, they have not been playing well, by any metric. Worse yet, the forwards are ravaged by injury.
I’m going to have my parents and in-laws over for a birthday celebration. Yes, my birthday was yesterday, but they are all coming today. Yes, there will be a second cake. No, I don’t really care for cake. No, I won’t be able to watch the game as closely as I’d like. Yes, this is an HAV. UPDATE: My in laws are a late scratch . No, I’m not upset.
Special thanks to James G for covering the review of tonight’s game.
Tonight’s possible lineup for the Rangers (17-9-1):
Chris Kreider-Derek Stepan-Mats Zuccarello
JT Miller-Kevin Hayes-Michael Grabner
Jimmy Vesey-Brandon Pirri-Nicklas Jensen
Marek Hrivik-Oscar Lindberg-Jesper Fast
Ryan McDonagh-Dan Girardi
Marc Staal-Nick Holden
Brady Skjei-Kevin Klein
The big news, of course, is that Antti Raanta will start his second consecutive game. It’s the first time Lundqvist has been a healthy backup in back to back games in almost three years. It’s also one of the only times as Rangers coach that AV has gone with the same goaltender on both games of a back to back when the Rangers travel in between the two games. It might even be the only time this has happened when one of the team’s two goaltenders wasn’t hurt, but I am not looking that up (HAV). There’s no sugarcoating this: Lundqvist has been bad and AV is sending a pretty clear message that it won’t be tolerated.
Equally big are the return to the lineup of Jimmy Vesey after missing one game with a forearm injury caused by a slash taken during the Islanders game. And speaking of the Islanders, can we just laugh for a moment at the hilariously awful Clutterbuck and Cizikas contracts? Fantastic.
Still out of the lineup are Rick Nash, Matt Puempel, and Pavel Buchnevich, who it was revealed has a protruding disc that may eventually require season ending surgery. Still will probably finish with more goals and points than Anthony Duclair. Clendening and Jooris are Prucha’d.
The defense remains the same as it has for most of the season.
For the Blackhawks (17-8-3), the story is also about injuries. The Hawks have been without captain and star center Jonathan Toews (much to the chagrin of Sioux), as well as starting goaltender Corey Crawford, but tonight they will also be without Brent Seabrooke as well. Marian Hossa is having a career resurgence and it’s amazing to watch. I think he is possibly the most underrated player of his generation. Scott Darling gets the start.
The penalty kill for the Hawks has been a serious problem, and with the Rangers coming off a game with two PP goals, tonight would be a pretty good night for Pirri to get going.
Don’t forget to tell everyone you know and to follow me on Twitter @rangersreport2. And don’t forget to vote for your three stars after the game!
1st?
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Skjei with the game winner.
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This sport became Olympic…
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Any bogy else?…
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Let’s Go Rangers!
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Let’s Go Hawks!
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Let’s do this, boys!
Olga is going be happy, regardless.
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Nice!…
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With all these injuries to both teams, it won’t be a Stanley Cup Preview. More like Rangers-Lite vs. Black Hawks-Lite.
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Where’ve you been Olga?! Well done on dodging the in-law bullet Doodie. Enjoy your night
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A wake-up call for Hank. Wasn’t sure AV had the onions to do it. Hard to know where will lead.
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Zucc with a brain cramp.
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I’ll sign for a point.
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Wow! Zuc confuse the net. Excellent pass!
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LGR !!!
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They’re praising Anisimov. BDL is not going to be happy. 😋
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Nice work by Fast.
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It was spectacular!
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Great save
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My god.
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Franklin Delano Roszival.
Ol’ Gumlegs.
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Ranta!
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Get the oxygen ready on the bench!
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This guy Kane can play a little.
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Ranta again!
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Road legs. Aannttii keeping them in it.
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Ok only 50 min left get a point.
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Raanta looking sharp, Darling looking rested.
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Down 3-0 with Hanka HANKA in net
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$5 Rangers score first.
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Pirri stops skating.
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Pirri to Hartford when the injured get back
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Hank definitely can take some lessons from Raanta how to handle a puck
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Hayes denied an ass-goal.
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Honestly, our guys are not bad and so far exceeded my expectations…
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I don’t think we would be lucky enough to have hank go all Roy and be so pissed he requests a trade 😉
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Skating well
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Linberg getting his legs back
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Hanks been the best goalie on the rangers maybe twice in the past 4 or 5 years
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Wicky, if they hide his shampoo and blow drier.
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Nice to see AV finally sending a message to the model/goaltender.
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Thought it was Grabner not Miller.
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Miller getting faster?
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Yes, good period!
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Good period? Not bad…
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Miller the fastest skater out there tonight. Hates scoring, though, even if that one was more about Darling.
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Other than the two marathon sessions on the rangers’ zone, that was actually a pretty good road period.
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Good game so far. Hoping for a 3 point game.
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40 more to a point.
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Artie A looks like an all-star. Always liked him
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To us it is just to stay on that night and a day to hold on. That’s this game major theme.
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Screw you, Olga. 😉
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Hate having to watch the nhl network intermission.
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Not on your best night Ev.
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Lol
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Good period.
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Yahtzee?
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Something I yelled out at the Panthers game last night actually got quoted in the newspaper. That’s how quiet it was there at times last night.
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They were sluggish?
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Yuptzee
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Scru Oshie
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This s not insignifacant. And Antti is up to the challenge, so far.
I’ve always had a soft spot for Rozsferatu. Thought he was a helathy scratch earlier in the season.
I’d like to see JT score. Purple needed to last night & did.
Gomez has some ill-fitting dentures.
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Right up until he becomes a Ranger.
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Rare case – 3 ongoing games at this moment are 3:1 score: Craps, Tortsolieros, Blues
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Always liked Larmer…
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Rangers got hosed with their Hossa
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Good to know I’m not the only one watching the away feed.
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Aamazing Aanti..
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Jensen needs a trip to the batting cage – swing and a miss!
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Larmer would’ve been awesome in the shootout.
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Are the Rangers trying to make a record of most unconnected passes tonight
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Chicago’s been setting picks all game long.
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Entertaining. Even without goals.
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Looks like a little bit, just a little bit more efforts and some luck and they will score… It can’t continue for too long… Either way.
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Jooris gone when some others come back?
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There was once a Potvin sucks chant during a Panthers-Tampa game.
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Keenan
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Interestingly, guys look relaxing…
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Did Jooris play last night?
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Miller took one for the team
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Kane dirt bag
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Intent to injure?
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Nice break for the Rangers. Easily could have been called for the hit to Kane’s numbers (though he turned into it) end up with a PP.
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Horrendous pp tonight.
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Should been double minor
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1st line looks horrible so far
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Pretty good PP control, not the best shot selection.
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Chicago has had the better chances and by a wide margin.
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Ranta is a real hero tonight! Great story. Regardless of outcome.
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Yes Jooris played
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Wow! Raanta
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Freaken unbelievable!!!!!
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Raants is a god!
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They’ll score eventually, but, wow. Just wow.
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I think Hayes, Miller, Grabner is 1st line
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Auntie just made the best save… Holy smokes!
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W O W !
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Kid gives a new definition of ” stand on his head” saying
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Quinville better try to keep Kane off ice when JT is out there
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Rangers really battling. Gotta give them credit. At least to this point.
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Beautiful
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Goaltenders duel.
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Goaltending show. Both ends
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These goalies are outta control.
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This game is nuts!
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Guys like fast will never score.
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Missed the call there. What did Vesey do? Need the replay.
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This will suck if the Vesey “penalty” decides this game
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Our two worst guys on a 2 on none. Smh
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It would be devastating after all, to let in some stupid, bad bounce goal…
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Here comes a goal. 😦
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Auntie is King
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Classic Staal instead of simply throwing puck out of zone try handle puck surrounding by 2 players.
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I guess we’ll have to wait on that goal..
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Pretty good PK
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No, he is The Imperator!
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Great Game!
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Hooters
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Good period?
Hell yeah
Jay Tea should line up that dirt bag
Auntie is all relative
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Best 0-0 game I’ve seen in forever.
Of course I can’t remember what they gave me for lunch. But…
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Weren’t we talking about great 0-0 games earlier? And I have to miss the end, dang it.
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Second period = Doozy
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Rangers look to me not like on a last leg, but slightly out of gas. Not sure how it turns in 3rd period. Will pray for point.
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Wowzers!
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3rd period will be a grind on the back to back. Auntie will need to carry us home
Jensen is a big boy, like him in front on PP but Holdon on PP? Not sure about that one.
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Bla, bla, bla, forever spoken cliché. But whatever is a question – get mirrored answer.
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That Kane penalty had a lot to it. It’s a non-penalty against the Rangers, one you can’t call because there’s no rule against one guy spinning an opponent so his teammate ends up boarding him by the numbers. You can’t call it on either Staal or Holden, but it’s still a penalty, sort of. And Kane’s retaliation was vicious, would draw the attention of the Player Lack of Safety Committee if he weren’t a superstar.
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Raanta with one GA in five Road periods?
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Awesome action!
Raanta is looking like an all-star tonight.
Back to the TV.
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I know who I’m voting for to start the next game in goal. Too bad that means nothing.
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He is super jerk!
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Does JT line up 88 tonight or at home next week?
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Could have been a boarding on Holden
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Thought Kane was upset about Staal’s high stick more than board
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Team needs to learn how to lift the puck in tight – talking about you #21
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What was Kane’s vicious retaliation, Norm? The penalty on Miller? He was trying to lift his stick.
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All those 3-1 games ended with the same 4-1 score. Dang.
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Ev – that was a pretty violent stick lift. He was still pissed about non call IMHO
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SN, absolutely but also pissed he was one on one with Raanta and couldn’t score
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Do the Rangers legs hold up in the third? Which goalie cracks first?
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Man up time
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Olga said crack
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OK, got a beer in each hand. Drop the puck!
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SN, if you lift a guy’s stick you habe to put some effort into it in case the opponent is strong on his stick. If you miss then your stick is going flying. That’s what happened.
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I’m sure he put even more effort into it cuz he was pissed at the no call though.
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Kane likes to circle from blue line to goal line and back again with the puck, with opposing players chasing him like a dog chasing a car. Holder said enough of that and got a good hit on him. He’s not used to getting hit, so he stayed down like a Mary
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If you play for the Blueshirts, always keep your head up and don’t expect any help if you don’t and you’re outrageously cheap-shotted.
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Evrock, watch the replay. I didn’t catch it til I did. He wound up, threw the elbow, added the stick. He was good and pissed.
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Poor Sam’s fading. He has Hayes in agony on his hands and knees for two minutes before he realizes it’s Miller.
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What VZ can do in a company of those losers?
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Pirri has to sharpen his skates – dont like him in middle
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Messier was the best at the faux stick lift to the mouth. So was Bobby Clarke.
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Pirri can’t turn on his dkates
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I’ll check it out again after the game, Norm.
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Staal with the slo-mo Greshner move to the net.
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Cheap ass goal
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Darn.
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Really?! After all that?!
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HOSSA!
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Tough way to let one in
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Not even close
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Raants should’ve had that.
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Wow. Raanta wants that back, bad stick. But he’s been unreal.
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No offsides. Bad challenge.
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Deflection of Macs skate
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I hate this rule, hope it counts, much though I’d love the outcome if it doesn’t.
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Could be offside… the player on the R.
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Bad review my ASS!!!!
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Yup!
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Yahtzee!!!
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Holy friggin nuts!!
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LGR!!!
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Happy, still hate the rule.
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How could SalmonJoe not see that play was offside?
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Tied up again.
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Such a stupid rule. Had zero to do with the goal.
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Two best coaching moves AV has made in years…
Sitting Hank & challenging that
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Raants wanted that goal back and he got it. Lol
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Be nice if #21, 20 & 36 show up for the last 13 minutes
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Once, for change, it goes Rangers way…
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Carp, I hope that was sarcasm.
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The best thing is AV still has his time out.
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I never realized how bad the linesmen were at calling offsides.
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Because he’s soooooo gonna use it.
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Exactly, EV
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Love the coaches challenge.
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If Antti had stopped that one and continued to do so, how do you put Hank back in next game? The misplay serendipitously (for AV) is both a no goal and he can insert Hank next game without answering too many questions. Raanta’s been superb, wot?
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The save on Kruger Salmon Joe are lovingwas one of the least impressive given Auntie’s array of acrobatics tonite
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Respectable effort tonight. Would be nice to get points out of it.
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Pay Raanta $10M and pay Hank $800k!
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Not sarcasm
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Somebody needs to hit Mary Hartmann
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Klein going after Hartmann after he popped Zucc.
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Pay Darling $5M and Crawford $570k!
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A Dan Girardi masterpiece! slide, stick, and all!
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(S)
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Excellent effort by the Rangers team. Some nice play by Hrivek too.
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Mary Hartman! Mary Hartman!
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Agree with Norm and Carp on that being a terrible rule.
larmer
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I love Hossa
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Two more beers, Bartender!
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NYR officially in slow mo mode –
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Hossa’s a monster.
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Carp, offsides is offsides. Of course it mattered in that play. The play should’ve been blown dead.
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Both teams dragging. No way to sustain that early pace.
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Snow angel, lolol
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Rant can’t be seeing all these saves can he? Good positioning, none the less.
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So that quarter of an inch changed the play?
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Hank will work on his positioning and be fine. Hopefully.
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There shouldn’t have been a play. It’s a black and white rule.
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Man, 4th line creating.
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Too bad Fast cannot put the puck in the ocean from the end of the pier.
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It’s a gimmicky rule. If the ref misses an elbow, as an example, they don’t call that back.
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2 swedes and a Slav are playing well
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Whether it’s a foot offsides or a nanometer, it’s still offsides. Play dead.
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Paging Jimmy Vescey. Paging Jimmy.
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The Machine and Hrivek have fresh legs, at least on that last shift.
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Its a terrible rule. Is it a rule, yes. Is it a good rule, no
As to whether back foot is on ice or above that spot slightly
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Love Fast effort… hate his hands of stone
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agree with evrock. Offsides is offsides.
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Rangers deserves a point at least tonight…
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If offsides is not called when it happens, then too late, it should be a goal.
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It’s not, Norm. An elbow can look like an elbow and not be one. Or the other way around. It’s a refs’ discretion to call it. Offsides is called period.
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For what, 100 years, that’s a 50/50 call at best. Called offside as much as it was called onside. For 100 years, that nanoinch had nothing to do with the play. You’re going to end up like the NFL.
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Fran Healy to Hank: “You know, King, when I was having a bit of a rough time of it catching for the Yankees, I used to…”
Hank: “Shut up, doofus.”
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Stepan shoots right into the logo
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Hank is the best groomed back up goalie, ever.
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I’m with EVrock on this one. If the play was offside it was offside.
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It was a training shot
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Offsides has been a rule since the beginning of time.
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Ask the 1980 Flyers. Now that play was affected by the offside, which was several feet offside.
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Nothing stupid, boys. Good road game. Get the point.
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Joe: “His skate may have been in the air.” Pathetic.
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Again – someone needs to plant Mary Hartman
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If your gripe is there shouldn’t be a review, I can understand that. But if you gave reviews, it’s not a goal
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This wasn’t as bad as some, where a team enters the zone a half-hour before the goal is scored fifteen plays later and has it waved off. A lawyerly rule to me, but credit to the staff for catching it.
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Also, betcha there were five other offside calls missed by a fraction of an inch in this game and none of those plays was reversed by replay.
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Wow, AV puts these guys out there. Nice confidence in the youngsters.
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It should’ve been. It’s just too bad video replay wasn’t around then. Technology has advanced and the game would be right to keep up with it.
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Sam is impersonating a co-co clock.
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I hate the automatic 2:00 penalty for clearing the puck over the glass. I hate that rule.
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Wow!! Gribbit, Fast and Lindenberg!!
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As I said, The Machine has his legs this period.
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I wish there was a way to put sensors in the puck and in the line so the call is never wrong
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Same with goal calls.
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Crazy game!!
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Evrock, a missed call is a missed call. I just find it odd the offsides has suddenly been elevated to its all-important status. Meanwhile what a game!
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Wow, some of these young home growns gonna be tough to send back. Jooris? Pirri? Could be a tough decision for Mr. Gorton at some point.
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This has to be one of the best games of this season. Two excellent teams, playing good hard clean hockey.
Olga and his entire family should be proud.
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If we make it to overtime, we will get rocked in overtime. I’ll take that point though.
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Admiral I’m not a huge fan of that one either, but at least it speeds up the game.
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Offsides should not be review-able after a goal. It’s way too late. Or should they also go back and reset the time between the offsides and the goal?
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Fine officiating.
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Both teams deserve a point. Raanta deserves a raise!
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Love Holden
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Teams have complained in the past a bunch about missed offsides goals and that’s why it’s now reviewable.
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Auntie keeps playing like he will get a raise; ask Tam
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Point well taken!
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Great couple of plays by Holden on Hosea. Took the man on that loose puck in the paint, or Hosea wins it, but Zuccarello will get credit for clearing it.
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Both teams deserved point at least – good hockey, considered depleted rosters for both.
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They do reset the time, Olga.
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Pirri and Jooris… hit the road
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GREAT point, best of the year. Now let’s go to Overtime and win there.
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One point in the bank. Now they have to deal with #88 3 on 3.
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Jensen was a trade so not home grown
Holden some big hits this game
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3 point game. I’m satisfied. Don’t care where the extra point goes. I just hope it’s exciting.
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Root hard for me Boneheads. Gotta go to the airport.
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What a game.
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Holden’s been great tonight, Carp
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Has Vescey seen the ice the last 10 minutes? I mean, has he played? I am sure from where he sits he can see it.
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I hate to say this, but the Rangers don’t get this point if Hanka had gotten the start.
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I agree on that play, Carp. Great play by Holden. Wish more players did that.
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Yes, they do adjust time from offside to the goal.
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3 out of 4 points on road with 1 more out there
Auntie is the man!
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Holy sheeeeeet!!!!!!!
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Holden!
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HOLY HOLDEN LOL.
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Great pass from Step!!
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YAHHHHHHHTZZZZZEEEEEEEE!!!!
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I love the fuggin Blues Brothers!!!!!
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WOW!!!!!!!! Holden!!!!!! Unfreakenbelievable!!!! Catcher in the net!!!!
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2 nice wins for a club with a depleted roster. Back to back. Very nice.
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ANY OF YOUSE WANT TO TRADE HOLDEN NOW???
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Holden played a tough game all the way tonight. Plenty of solid hits & several chances including the winner
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THAT. WAS. AWESOME.
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Don’t forget to vote.
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Agreed, Noble. nice game from him even if he didn’t score.
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LOVE HOLDEN!
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HOLDEN IS GOLDEN!!!!
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Way to go Opie setting that up
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Wow what a gutty win
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Wowza! Instant classic
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🙂
Full on Yahtzee!
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Vote
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It’s time to crack a Fosters mate!
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LMAO SN. The tall one wants…white toast..dry with nutin’ on it
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Wow. That was one of the most well played, and entertaining 0-0 games I’ve seen. Great to get a win too. Holden deserves it too with his great defensive play, on Hossa especially
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Terrific game …have to stay with Ranta for a bit here…..Lindbergh looks like he’s back in the mix even when all forwards healthy
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Doodie you want to take a guess at who my three stars are?
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Let’s not forget for a minute the multiple excellent, and some, perhaps fortunate saves by our backup goalie. Kept us in game big time.
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Raanta was rooting for the Hawks to lose again 🙂
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4 out of 4 points,SN
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SPANKY!!!!
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Good for Auntie getting win in Chitown
Holden played well
2 swedes and a Slovak were on fire
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Derbils on Sunday back at home
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Lmmfao Carp!
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#1 – Raanta (undoubtedly), #2 – Holden (undoubtedly), #3 – McD (?)
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A classic game by 2 classic Original 6 teams.
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Ranta, Holden & Lindberg
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They need to ride Raanta. No two ways about it.
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Great game! A confidence building win over a quality opponent won by a team playing the 2nd of a back to back.
Note: Hossa on the ice for game winning goal. Bitter!
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Games like this make those stinkfests against bottom feeders so much harder to take.
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I got : Raanta, Holden, Girardi
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Stepan with a great pass and patience.
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agreed. Hank will be seeing some pine.
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Raanta definitely deserves another game.
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That was the most difficult shutout I’ve ever seen.
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Yeah seeedubb.
Like that loss against the Bottom-feeding Fishsticks.
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If Sather was still the GM, he’d have to go out and find some 35 plus year old players. Far too many under 30 year olds on the ice for one of his Ranger teams. Roszival? Hosea? Perfect players for Sather to seek.
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….Yet Roszival and Hossa were hardly to blame for the Hawks’ losing.
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#1 Raanta – #2 Holden – #3 Hossa … oh hang on #3 – Hrivik
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Both teams have injuries. Fun game to watch. But it’s only December. There are some good things to pull away from this game.
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Holden, seems a cool guy that doesn’t often get interviewed. Good for him. Looks like he’s found a home.
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AA, not saying anything about the play of Rosie or Hossa. They played fine. Just commenting that our old GM liked to bring in old FA’s. You know. Marty, D Boyle, and who was that guy from SJ that kept getting his bell rung that was signed by Lou for a 3 x 5 after us? Oh, man. Close was SO done before he got to us. How could any GM with eyes bring him over for serious draft picks?
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Close = Clowe
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Whew! Just….whew.
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Big marks to Jeff Gorton for grabbing Holden and Grabner for cheap.
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They showed some onions on this trip. I didn’t think they had it in them. Hank on Sunday? You put him in a tough spot. If he lets in a bad one we’ll be all over him. No margin of error.
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Nyr2008.
Totally agree with you. SATHER has made some terrible moves regarding older past prime players.
I only take exception with your use of Rosy and Hossa as examples. Unfortunately, Hossa is the type of 30+ player Sather never really got.
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Olga, ya got the 3 point game ya wanted.
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Wow! What a game. I was just hoping for the point near the end.
Ranta, Holden, Lindberg
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I would think you continue playing Auntie on Sunday. Give LQ more rest, time to work with Allaire, and ride Auntie’s play while he’s hot.
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From the cell phone lot: woooot!
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Kreider big move to drive the net in ot
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Norm, you were right about the Kane high stick. Vicious.
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Alex, can’t wait to see the replay. If Kreider drove the net more often, I’m convinced he’d be an all-star.
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Love Kane as a player, evrock, but he’s a bit of an…
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Shortest best road trip in a long time
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He knows needs to sit some more
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AV should never break up JT-Haze-Grabber
. We found a 3/4 line – The Swedes were pushing it and Ribbit was up for battle
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They should send that to the department of letting most things go without punishment (dolmtgwp).
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I voted raaaaaannnnta, opie the victim, and know when to Holden…in no particular order
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Honourable mention to win kleiner who once again had to do the work of 2 D men every shift because beat wide is just not that good yet.
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The bestest short road trip ever!
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I called ilb2001 just had the wrong score!
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2 tough, gritty, entertaining hockey games in a row! I’ll take this over the non contact all star game BS we had to suffer through at the beginning season any day.
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Norm
https://www.nhl.com/rangers/video/holden-ot-game-winner/t-277437422/c-47229703
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Thanks, man. Great play by all three guys!
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That was as good a road game, & more I could ask for. Original 6, & Eddie O & Foley ain’t that bad for an opposing crew.
The pressure was on Raanta to shine, & he did. I think secretly Antti thinks Hank is Weekes. Good point about a tough start for LQ on Sunday.
That 4th line showed some moxie, motivated the others IMO.
I woulda been happy with 1 point, 2 was icing on the cinnabon.
And Zook looked like he may be sobering up.
All’s good…………………….for tonight
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Actually Mcdonagh gets assist on the play too. He passes to Stepan and changes for Holden. Rare that the guy who comes off the ice gets assist on the goal by guy who replaces him
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Not too shabby for a HAV!!
Thanks you, Artist Formerly Known As Doodie!!!
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Wish had been Kane
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EV finally saw replay on nasty Kane elbow that was done with intent and pissiness
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