We get to hear brilliant gems from JR too? You know what would be the perfect ending to this evening? The Hockey Show with former NHL star Anson Carter.
I almost don’t want to cross over to the other division in the playoffs. Then there the possibility that this year might be classified as a “huge” step towards winning the cup.
O’coos, I don’t actually hate on a lot of players, but when I do, it usually sticks. Ya think I enjoyed, however briefly, having that piece of carcillo on our team?
We should take a road trip Coos. If we search through some seedy neighborhoods in Toronto I’m sure we can find someone that fits that description. We’ll check out a few bars and hardware stores. there’s bound to be someone better than Smith up there!
Eric, why can’t we beat them? We own capitals in playoffs over last 5 years. Crushed penguins two seasons ago and beat them the year before that. They would be favored, sure, but it’s so much closer than you make it sound. If we had added shattenkirk, it would have been even closer.
Honestly, I expected that Smith will confront Merchant or someone just to show some toughness to new teammates and to justify his acquisition. Still some time left for show.
I wonder if this is the same refs as the other night. There letting the bruins get away with stick penalties that are as about as blatant as you can get.
Carp it’s not even about intimidation. It’s about getting torn to shreds in the post season. Bruins used the third period to chop slash and hack with their sticks and crash the net. Now maybe fighting through it and hanging on for the two points is acceptable for a Thursday night game in early March but you know better than anyone here that style of play is going to be the nail in their casket come post season. Even if they win a round there won’t be much of a team left to make it through the second
Hell of a game by the captain tonight. He and Lundqvist are star of the game 1/1a imo.
Happy for buchnevich too. Can’t wait to hear AV interviewed about how “he’s a great kid that has a lot of positives to his game and it’s gonna help him tremendously in Hartford as he continues to go through the prOcess”
James they will go down in the postseason because they’re not as good as PIT or WAS, not because they were beaten up. They lost last year because PIT was much better. they lost to TB the year before because they had four broken defensemen, not because they were outmuscled. The year before to LA because LA was better. IMO
Whoever wrote off Burrows, but the guy scored 2 goals in his first game for Ottawa. No “nervousness”, no “difficult adaptation to different system”. How about that?
I won’t lie, to me that’s not a feel good win. bruins took advantage in the third. Figured out right away that they could get away with getting the sticks up high and slashing away while crashing Lundvists net at the other end and they did just that with little to no retaliation or defense against it. Glad it’s a big joke around here that they get called soft but if they draw Washington or Montreal first round they’re going to get shredded like the week old cabbage at a truck stop diner that’s having a special that includes cole slaw.
You’re right Carp. Those teams were/are all better than them. And ultimately that’ll be why they lose the series but they’d still have a better chance if they had the capability to wear down the opponent once the on the fly pretty boy offense won’t get the job done.
Idk about Montreal. They’re still plenty skilled even with King and Ott on the fourth line
I think if Buchnevich didn’t lose all that time w the back injury his role would be much different right now.
He’s obviously got offensive capabilities that belong in this lineup and not as a fourth liner. But make me a bet that the coach will play him over a veteran come post season
I guess I’d feel a little better about facing the likes of Montreal or even Pittsburgh if I could remember the last time the Rangers best either team..
Habs problem has been scoring. Something about their D not able to transition puck. Hmmm
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Alex – good call on McD for McDonald award
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Carp – Grabber on 4th would make sense.
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Need to separate Zucc and Kreider somehow
Girardi needs some rest to be ready for the PO. Klein probably be successfully replaced by Smith. Fast and Grabner is my biggest concern. Pimpel ,BTW, wasn’t too bad, but Pirry was. Buch’s Achilles heel is still a NHL’s physical condition – kid can’t win one fight for puck anywhere on court, definitely not a PO material.but I would keep him in the roster for his situational vision and occasional brilliance in shots and passes.
Gorton, (and Carp), looking pretty smart right now. Smith settled in and was exactly as advertised. Shot-suppresser. A little snarl. Looks to be a good skater.
SO happy Gorton didn’t trade Lindberg or Buch or Skjei!
Remember when you had to wait all night to see rangers highlights on ESPN? That is NHL network tonight. hank ties for 10th on his birthday. I didn’t even hear them mention that they played
Just to be clear, coos, if I could choose from, say, Adam Graves and Rick Nash … or, say, J.T. Miller and Derek Stepan, i’m taking Graves and Miller. Those guys play a game I prefer … that said, I think a skilled, fast team has a better chance to beat the Rangers than a big lumbering team.
Got home late, just finished watching the game….
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I voted shampoo boy, easy peasy jimmy vesey, and I-95…in no particular order.
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HM to machine
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Classy classy classy Montreal
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Now to go back and read the comments and see if there is a “run out of the bldg by bigger team” exaggeration comment or two.
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Speaking of comments, anyone hear hank’s post game with Boucher? Hank said they needed to add grit and physicality so smith helps in that. I wonder why an NHL player thinks he knows more about hockey than norm? 😉
Caught up on comments…knew what I’d see, you guys never disappoint;)
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Norm
Yes sir, it was a good hit.
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Silver lining is they can make a couple of “hockey trades” in the off season regardless of playoff outcome.
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I also think even though AV got an extension, a first round exit and he might be canned.
Absolute beauty by Zuke, don’t get many hits like that these days. As for the game, Hank should be arrested for grand larceny, he absolutely stole those points for us.
SN I’ve been saying that about Zucc and Kreider for awhile now. Gotta separate those 2. And there must be something wrong with The. There’s no bite to his game, looks lost again.
Rangers Report 2.0 
Go Time! And Chris Cuthbert on NBCSN. This is going to be a good night.
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Wonderful!!!!!!! I shoulda been first for that! Mama love poster!
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No, Mama, it is not just a name, – it is my particular pleasure to call someone 3 times younger than me the MAMA.
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LGR!!!
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Do we have enough firepower to shut this Michelloti, or whatever, guy…
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Go Mama.
Love listening to Cuthbert, TYM. So Canadian.
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3 times?! 4ever, that’s a great compliment but if that were true, you’d be in Guiness Book of World Records…..
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Is it PC to say that, even if I mean it as a huge compliment?
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CARP!
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Traid Smith
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PC, BC, MC….it’s all good. Must win tonight…for Hank and I, it’s persinal….
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Must Win.
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Yikes. The front of the ranger net is a revolving door.
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Yikes. More giveaways than Oprahs Christmas show.
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You get a goal! And you get a goal!
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Mama! FIRE SATHER!
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Funny to me that Julien gets canned and turns up in Montreal, so the Bruins go on a nice run and Montreal trades for every available clown and goon.
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Hank and his twin brother Joel born on the same date.
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Spending a lot of time in their own zone we got them right where we want them.
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Tell me again how good Staal is. I don’t see it.
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Gerund sucks as well.
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2 comments
1. Have the Rangers decide to play 2nd period well and not start fast in the 1st
2. Holden should not pair with Staal.
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LGR !!!
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cooscoos
opinions are like a**holes. everybodys got one.
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Hank in it to win it…..
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If we had the option, Holden and Staal should pair with each other in suits.
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Hank Heavens
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Stellar start
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I know Rask scored on himself in Anaheim, but shots would still be nice.
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Jpg’s sister!!!!!!!
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The greatness of cuthbert is washed away by the sound of boucher’s voice.
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My opinion is they look real good so far.
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yes lets keep blasting the defense
give a big pass to the big money forwards one of whom hasn’t scored a goal since obama was president
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Bad, soft call. Where are we playing, Oslo?
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Gretzky hasn’t score a goal since Clinton was president.
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The Rangers left their a,b,c and d games back in New York.
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Anybody but Stepslow and that’s a breakaway
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Henrik needs some help.
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If I’m Hank, I waive my no-trade and find a team.
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The hits stat guy from Brooklyn must be the one counting Ranger shots.
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Great trick pass in the zone Staal. I wouldn’t trust you to try that pass in practice. Stick to the basics.
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Well. Seems I won’t be renting from Enterprise anymore……
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I’m hoping this is one of those games that the team getting dominated (us) scores two cheapies and wins the game(us).
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Any offence, Rangers? Please!
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Smith could win speed competition only against Stepan. Without oncoming wind…
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Carp at this rate 5-14 is a good possibility!
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All we got was Smith? That’s it?
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Man, you know what would help with all of these giveaways? A defenseman that could carry the puck himself and shorten the gap between the forwards.
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Sam and Joe monotone bumbling make me thirsty. This game make me sleepy.
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Here we go !
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Gees, we make that wizened, weather-beaten Methuselah Chara look like Bobby Orr.
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Why not Mama? I just reserved a car with Enterprise yesterday.
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Decline the penalty please.
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This PP is now a complete joke.
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Best special teams ever!
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Now that was embarrassing ….
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Lousy poo poo play.
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AV doesn’t like Bole. Who will he have forecheck, Mickey Mouse?
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Good period. It ended. Scoreless.
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Or not.
Hank the tank.
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Good period AV has them fired up.
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When the Rangers get a powerplay they should take a player off the Ice as well since they can’t decline the pp.
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Man, you know what would help our anemic PP? A legitimate PP QB.
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They got Brodeur doing their ads now!
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Must Blowout!
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Gotta pay that alimony
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The pk is 17th now. The pp must be 40th.
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Doodie, good to see ya. How snout a coach that knows how to teach the pp.
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We get to hear brilliant gems from JR too? You know what would be the perfect ending to this evening? The Hockey Show with former NHL star Anson Carter.
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*about
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PP is officially a dumpster fire. Or is that me hating on the team?
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this is not a cup team with or without Shattenkirk
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I swear, game after game, except for basic cycling, this team looks un-coached. Like high quality pond hockey.
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I’m not gonna get totally down on the team yet because hank is keeping them in it and they haven’t played their ONE good period yet.
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This might’ve been their worst, at least first, period yet however.
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Enough with trading for shattenkirk. We’re not winning a cup with or without him this year. Who cares what round we lose in.
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I think we have a chance without him, and a much better one with him.
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Pp is an utter disgrace. With shatty it’s a semi disgrace.
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Cripes, NBC is treating slewfoot’s visit to Montreal like the second coming….
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Well, he is a pretty amazing guy, especially for what he’s done in Montreal.
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Stop doodie utter nonsense. We’re not beating caps or pens. What makes this year different.
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I almost don’t want to cross over to the other division in the playoffs. Then there the possibility that this year might be classified as a “huge” step towards winning the cup.
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I cantstanza him….
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The video for PK was very well done. Dude has contributed millions to the community up there. His ovation was well-deserved.
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Montreal the master of ceremonies. They get it right all the time.
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The Montreal fans used to boo pk. Now he’s in the opponent’s uniform so it’s time to cheer him.
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Is jpg one here? He’s always posting on Facebook. Lol
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*on
One of these days the keyboard pin my phone is going to recognize that “on” is nowhere close to the “e”.
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Well PK got traded because of the idiot coach that Montreal then fired. Guess he did not dive enough.
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Great. Now on becomes pin. Grrrrr.
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2nd period has to be better. Doesn’t it?
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It’s giveaway city in the Rangers zone tonight.
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You hate Subban unless he plays for you. That tells you plenty.
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Only is the third is just as bad as the first, Olga. Only one good period allowed per game. You should know that by now.
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Why in holy hell did Zika pass that perfect opportunity of to the side?
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Pirri is worthless if he continually misses the net.
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Dave M thinks Buch needs bigger ice, but he’ll get it.
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Pirri is useless. The only value he brings is shooting and he misses the net by 5 feet.
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Looks like the third period is going to be the good one.
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I’m not happy with this new-fangled throw-the-puck-backwards on the rush. Listening #20?
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O’coos, I don’t actually hate on a lot of players, but when I do, it usually sticks. Ya think I enjoyed, however briefly, having that piece of carcillo on our team?
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I did take note of your considerable disapprobation, Blogmama. 🙂
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Mama, I felt the same about Lindros and Brashear.
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Likin’ me some Vesey tonight in his home town. Fast feet.
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Someone should tell Vesey that no one was supposed to show up to play tonight. hes standing out like a sore thumb
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Olga…yep, Lindros too. And some others I’ll leave nameless to save myself 😜
LMAO coos!
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Happy birthday Lundqvist! It’s a holiday! We’re taking the night off!
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Has Brendan Smith played hockey before?
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Remember when we thought Pirri was a good pick up?
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Hi mamma!!
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I never did. I’ve had experience with that streaky guy.
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yeah This Year. For the Wisconsin Badgers. They even had a picture on twitter for proof
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This game is starting to make me exquisitely thirsty
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We could use a 6’7, 265 lb. Metis Canadian with an attitude who can skate and score.
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Who’s Dominic Mure?
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Why? Why? Do they dump the puck in? They Never get the puck. And they ate supposed to be such a fast team. No dump and chase
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Bergeron to the locker room. there goes your fantasy hockey week, Manny!
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First one score wins
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Now that Mangold got cut, Aaron Judge is probably the best 1RD in the area.
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We should take a road trip Coos. If we search through some seedy neighborhoods in Toronto I’m sure we can find someone that fits that description. We’ll check out a few bars and hardware stores. there’s bound to be someone better than Smith up there!
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Evrockiser. Good one
His teammates better buy hank an amazing birthday present after this game
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yeah like a goal
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This year’s. The entire team act like never played hockeybefore except for hank
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Holy mother of pearl…..
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Yuge stops. Yuge!
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They get a great opportunity, Lundqvist saves us. We get a great opportunity, we miss the net.
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I have both Stanley and Cup quietly cuddled with me on couch watching game. At this point if we do score I’m afraid I might kill them….
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Zuc Gorilla!
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Happy birthday!
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Lundqvist is a quality goaltender.
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Wow……
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Picturesque show off by B.D boy.
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Think Marchand wished hank happy birthday?
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Where’s the team that played the first half of the season?
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That was Hank shaking his head thinking ” these guys are hartnelling killing me…”
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Interesting…It was clearly heard how someone was screaming in Russian: “Give back, give back!” few times. Who could it be?
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That would be Zucc saying, I know, I know…..we’ll try to do better
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No one asked to change the clock. Why’d the refs go to look at it?
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4ever…hahahahaha! Clearly heard by you, ilb and C3 maybe….
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BlackSmith against Merchandiser.
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Rangers need a good twenty minutes.
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Good news! The Rangers still haven’t played their great period and there’s only one left!
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My stomach is twisted…..
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Must win.
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Marchand whacks at Hank, verbally disses him and Hank has to chase him out to the circle. Nice. He got a lot of help from….no one.
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Boy do the rangers miss the net when they have high quality chances.
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Dave M advocating for Shea Butter on the radio.
Henk you very much!
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Nice. Brodeur is so well known that in his commercial he has to say “me….Marty Brodeur”. Bwahahaha
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Yeah O’coos I noticed donut dumbfounded, trailing the 2 instead of getting between.
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Jagr and del Zotto. Didn’t they play together?
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Hahahahaha!
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11 shots in 2 periods…oy
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Olga my pizza guy used to say “give me a good 20 minutes” when I’d put in an order. Maybe the team can have a pizza party for Hank after the game
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Nope. They just missed each other.
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Seems about right, SN. That’s more than I thought they had.
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Eric, why can’t we beat them? We own capitals in playoffs over last 5 years. Crushed penguins two seasons ago and beat them the year before that. They would be favored, sure, but it’s so much closer than you make it sound. If we had added shattenkirk, it would have been even closer.
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Honestly, I expected that Smith will confront Merchant or someone just to show some toughness to new teammates and to justify his acquisition. Still some time left for show.
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Here we go.
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Huge blow for predators: Ellis hurt his knee, no contact. Hoo boy that’s brutal.
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Del Zotto is actually Zotto, but added the Del so that he wasn’t called last for everything in grammar school.
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Not good enough to win the game.
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Philly papers seem to agree that Dizaster is just that and must go.
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Shot advantage 20 to 17? What game is he watching?
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Will any Blueshirt please score a goal!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please!!!!
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Haze is very hesitant tonight…
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Staal…omg…just cannot handle the biscuit
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Giveaway. Giveaway.Giveaway. Dump. That’s the strategy right? If so, they’re playing it perfectly.
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Next goal will be GWG. Hah? Deep…
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How do the shot suppression numbers look like for Pumps and Puree?
Exactly
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Gotta get a shot on net first, mama.
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Bruce Cassidy was Some Dunce kid.
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Common, Anisimov, oh sorry, Smith…
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David Cassidy has dementia…made me sad to hear.
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Russian Rocket!!!!!!
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Oh MY !!!!!!
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What a rocket
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Moscow Missel
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BOOOOOSH!
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Beautiful
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THANK YOU BUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What a shot!!!
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relax, we were probably offside
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Jambalaya !
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Chara with teh 6/9″ screen
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Butch!
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Wow. That was a BB.
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From Russia with love! The Winter Soldier strikes!
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Hartford 1, Boston 0
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Told ya they had to get a shot on net. Hehe
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He is looked deflated. Everything went to this shot.
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Yahtzee!!!
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Lundqvist stealing this game if he can hold on
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Firmez le Buch!
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Now, there is a hope for 1 point.
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A Buchie Beauty!
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Go back to sleep, c3po. Did your phone get a Russia alert?
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LOL shorts…..
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Buch has not looked that good tonight. But who cares, if he can do THAT.
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That was some rocket
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Hank Buch Vesey
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I always say you overlook a lot about a player when they can put it in the net.
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Slew foot on Ref
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So far, mama, yes, by default.
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Marchand says it was just a trip
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What a moron, Bekes – didn’t even say “sorry”…
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Kid can snipe. Now if he could play with someone to get him the puck.
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Mama!
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Wonder if Putin told Trump Buchnevich would score before the game.
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Easy when you only have three choices…I started with Hank Hank Hank
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former NHL Star on after the game
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Buch looks like a Jesus before last supper…
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Headzo!
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Now just don’t try to defend a 1-0 lead for the last 12 minutes.
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Sam will have either heart attack or sore throat
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This team has no Offensive game plan
Smith went down
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HOly Shiiiiittttt
Oscar!!!
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Oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lindberg BABY!
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What in the fu….?!?!?!?
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It was a goal scorer goal!!!
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Kiss My Grits !!
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Lindberg baby!
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This is our good period!!!!!!
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SportsCenter Highlight
Wowza!!!!!!
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The triple Lindy!
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Put that guy on the first line!
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Really brilliant goal
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Oh My God. That might be the goal of the year. Gorgeous.
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Filthy
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That was much beautifuler.
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And now from Sweden with love!
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Yeah, Sweet Hands Oscar
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Told ya mama
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Oscar expresses talent.
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Unreal by Lindberg. What happened to Brendan Smith? Looked like he simply fell down.
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Got to love SMith jacking the guy before the goal sequence
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And now on to the pP that looks like poo poo
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3 for last 50 on PP? Great googamooga!
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Now, important not to let shorty in…
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Cripes that was some serious puck handling…..
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Machine
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That was a cheap arse move by Pesterneck
Smith better get some payback
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It works evrock, you’re right!
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Nash doesn’t get a call cause he is such a wuss
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Two uncalled slashes by the Bruins tonight.
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Send Buch back to Hartford to learn how to bleed
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Nash’s stick broke in half, ref right there, no call.
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Nash rarely gets a call
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WTF!
Holden watching another puck go into the net
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Fugg
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Now that’s the defense we expect.
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Back to work, Boys.
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Well, unfortunately the Rangers still have the Holden-Staal pair.
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…fug…..thanks be we got the first two….hold on now boys!!!!
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What is Staal doing??
Horrendous
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Good effort by Staal. Wish he hadn’t made it.
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Staal absolutely brainless.
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💩
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That little piece of Marchand
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I wonder if this is the same refs as the other night. There letting the bruins get away with stick penalties that are as about as blatant as you can get.
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Amazing amount of non-calls in this game. Even by the butman’s league standarts.
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As usual, we let the Ball of Hate just glide around unbothered.
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I haven’t complained about the refs all year but these last two games are like the last few years, been brutal.
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Will Brendan Smith make a pass to anyone in a white jersey tonight?
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Feel sorry for B.D. boy, but it was absolutely savable.
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Nash only hits the net when he’s close to the goal line and the circle.
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Foxwoods Five Prevent D
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Slashing a guy’s stick in half is a slashing, except when it is not.
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Haven’t seen a good butt end or a spear in ages.
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Wick will love to see that Smith hit earlier.
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Del Zotto is pathetic on D. Soon a UFA. Guaranteed some fool GM will pay him for his 4 goals.
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McD!
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Rangers look like shiznit again. Way to get it out of the zone. Smh
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After this game I consider a regulation game win equal to a SO. Hank desperate there to keep that one out…..
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Another horrible Dzone sequence with Zucc and Kreider on the ice
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McD > King
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Meaning just now….not at last goal
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The ol six in the blue paint play
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Oriental Fireplace
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Will the Bs get 1, 2 or 3?
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Salmon Joe just clueless
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Someone is trying to kill me…..
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Henrik rin over and Brendan Smith, fitting right in, does squat.
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Good call
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Thanks, Backus!!
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Decline it!
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What a moron, think he can get away with that?!
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Hank with theatrics, I’ll take it.
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That’s an interference whether he attempts to avoid him or not. Quit bitching. He doesn’t have any right to that territory.
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Hank scarified a lot tonight and deserve a win.
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💩💩
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If the announcers had any credibility with that penalty, they’d shut up.
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Heady play by Lundqvist. Left some arm out there to get hit.
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Just be careful, guys. No risk, please.
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Good possession PP
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Like the 2 Dmen out there
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Nash closes his eyes and shoots
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That was offsides anyway. Such should’ve faked the shot and then gone around rask anyway.
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Thought it was offside too
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Solid win
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Butch that hitch should have gotten that biscuit deep into B’s zone
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Norm, he still mostly got his body. The arm was more to just make sure the ref saw it.
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Happy Birthday to Henrik. he earned these points tonight.
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Go blue jackets
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Play for the road point!
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Happy Birthday, Henrik!
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Rangers obviously intimidated by a big physical team again.
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Yes yes yes yes yes!!!!! Pardon me while I go send a deliciously nasty email to the Boston cousins…..SO happy for Hank!!!!
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2-point larceny. Hard to say who the #1 star is…
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Ovah!
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Rangers WIN! 60 minutes of whining, shot to Hell!
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Grab 2 & run!
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Rangers Win……The Rangers Win!
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Rangers get out played by the bruins and Hank stands on his head and the rangers squeak out a victory, just like old times.
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Great game by Henk
Happy Birthday
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Were we not on the PP late, Chinese Conflagration for sure.
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Must win and they musted it.
Hank, Veasy, once there was a man named Oscar.
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AV says all the time that the Rangers play the same way, home or away. They most certainly do not.
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Happy Birthday Hank. Have a Win & a move into a tie with ole Grant.
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Oscar and Butch with two beauts
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Don’t be floored if Buchnevich goes back down as soon as Grabner is ready.
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tied for 2nd in Metro but thankfully 3 games in hand
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89 shots in the Fla-Philthy game…2 goals.
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Carp – do you think it makes sense for Pumps and/or Puree to be on 4th?
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Happy Birthday, Henrik
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C-dubb
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My breathing is now back to normal…..Hank could get up to number 8 at least if the rest of the team gives an assist.
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Henk, McD and Oscar in that order
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Oops….bad math, number 9.
And I love that song…..ah ah ah ah ah!
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And….that’s all for me tonight kids….have a great night! LGR!!!!
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Lennon’s favorite number.
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It’s fun to complain. If we had 60 points, it wouldn’t be that much fun.
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Something wrong with THE. Guy has to be playing hurt.
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henrik
mcd
lindberg
honorary to buchnevich
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Kreider did have a maintenance day, wouldn’t be surprising.
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Rangers are 0 for 19 on the pp in their last 7.
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3 for last 52 ????????
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#27 will be an old man at 30 the way this team abuses him with TOI and affords him precious little partner help.
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We’re back to the basement again on special teams. 16 on pk (we moved up one tonight) and 18! on the pp.
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did score 2 seconds after a pp and i think had another called back in recent games
still not good but some stats can be off a bit.
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Carp it’s not even about intimidation. It’s about getting torn to shreds in the post season. Bruins used the third period to chop slash and hack with their sticks and crash the net. Now maybe fighting through it and hanging on for the two points is acceptable for a Thursday night game in early March but you know better than anyone here that style of play is going to be the nail in their casket come post season. Even if they win a round there won’t be much of a team left to make it through the second
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love to see mcd get the McDonald award
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Hell of a game by the captain tonight. He and Lundqvist are star of the game 1/1a imo.
Happy for buchnevich too. Can’t wait to hear AV interviewed about how “he’s a great kid that has a lot of positives to his game and it’s gonna help him tremendously in Hartford as he continues to go through the prOcess”
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Great block by McD late. And a breathtaking face-first dive by Zucc if the puck had gotten through.
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James they will go down in the postseason because they’re not as good as PIT or WAS, not because they were beaten up. They lost last year because PIT was much better. they lost to TB the year before because they had four broken defensemen, not because they were outmuscled. The year before to LA because LA was better. IMO
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They will beat MON because MON went muscle and not speed.
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SN, no. If you’re asking me if I’d play Pirri or Puempel over Buchnevich, no.
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Whoever wrote off Burrows, but the guy scored 2 goals in his first game for Ottawa. No “nervousness”, no “difficult adaptation to different system”. How about that?
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I won’t lie, to me that’s not a feel good win. bruins took advantage in the third. Figured out right away that they could get away with getting the sticks up high and slashing away while crashing Lundvists net at the other end and they did just that with little to no retaliation or defense against it. Glad it’s a big joke around here that they get called soft but if they draw Washington or Montreal first round they’re going to get shredded like the week old cabbage at a truck stop diner that’s having a special that includes cole slaw.
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… but I liked some of the discussion today, that Grabner could drop to fourth line and Buchnevich move up to a more offensive role.
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They’ll beat Montreal.
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Which TV sports channel carries the Republican view of these games? Anyone?
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You’re right Carp. Those teams were/are all better than them. And ultimately that’ll be why they lose the series but they’d still have a better chance if they had the capability to wear down the opponent once the on the fly pretty boy offense won’t get the job done.
Idk about Montreal. They’re still plenty skilled even with King and Ott on the fourth line
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Yemelin will be spinning around while Grabner and Kreider blow past him. And a few of their other stiffs on defense.
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I think if Buchnevich didn’t lose all that time w the back injury his role would be much different right now.
He’s obviously got offensive capabilities that belong in this lineup and not as a fourth liner. But make me a bet that the coach will play him over a veteran come post season
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And if they ever get a PP, the Rangers will be happier than Mintreal that Ott is in the game
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I guess I’d feel a little better about facing the likes of Montreal or even Pittsburgh if I could remember the last time the Rangers best either team..
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Beat*
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Gritty, nasty skaters who finish checks cause errant passes and rushed play. Overlooked reality.
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Certainly hope you’re right, Carp
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Carp is almost always right. That’s why he’s a pain in the ass sometimes. 🙂
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Habs problem has been scoring. Something about their D not able to transition puck. Hmmm
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Alex – good call on McD for McDonald award
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Carp – Grabber on 4th would make sense.
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Need to separate Zucc and Kreider somehow
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Who was the last guy who panicked with Stepan bearing down on him?
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Girardi needs some rest to be ready for the PO. Klein probably be successfully replaced by Smith. Fast and Grabner is my biggest concern. Pimpel ,BTW, wasn’t too bad, but Pirry was. Buch’s Achilles heel is still a NHL’s physical condition – kid can’t win one fight for puck anywhere on court, definitely not a PO material.but I would keep him in the roster for his situational vision and occasional brilliance in shots and passes.
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https://www.nhl.com/rangers/video/zuccarellos-hip-check-on-moore/t-277437422/c-49904003
zuuuuuuuuccc
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However, I’m inclined to go with James on this one.
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After a brutal 1st period, a nice win.
Gorton, (and Carp), looking pretty smart right now. Smith settled in and was exactly as advertised. Shot-suppresser. A little snarl. Looks to be a good skater.
SO happy Gorton didn’t trade Lindberg or Buch or Skjei!
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Carp-Great to be able to read your articles again!
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Remember when you had to wait all night to see rangers highlights on ESPN? That is NHL network tonight. hank ties for 10th on his birthday. I didn’t even hear them mention that they played
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Thanks, Ohh … wish I had a little more latitude as far as, um, opinion there, though.
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Hey, what if Doug Weight’s team got the second wild card and beat the Capitals?
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Just to be clear, coos, if I could choose from, say, Adam Graves and Rick Nash … or, say, J.T. Miller and Derek Stepan, i’m taking Graves and Miller. Those guys play a game I prefer … that said, I think a skilled, fast team has a better chance to beat the Rangers than a big lumbering team.
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Got home late, just finished watching the game….
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I voted shampoo boy, easy peasy jimmy vesey, and I-95…in no particular order.
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HM to machine
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Classy classy classy Montreal
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Now to go back and read the comments and see if there is a “run out of the bldg by bigger team” exaggeration comment or two.
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Speaking of comments, anyone hear hank’s post game with Boucher? Hank said they needed to add grit and physicality so smith helps in that. I wonder why an NHL player thinks he knows more about hockey than norm? 😉
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Caught up on comments…knew what I’d see, you guys never disappoint;)
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Norm
Yes sir, it was a good hit.
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Silver lining is they can make a couple of “hockey trades” in the off season regardless of playoff outcome.
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I also think even though AV got an extension, a first round exit and he might be canned.
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I get it Carp. Nevertheless.
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Absolute beauty by Zuke, don’t get many hits like that these days. As for the game, Hank should be arrested for grand larceny, he absolutely stole those points for us.
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Coos to answer your question the last guy was Stepan!
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SN I’ve been saying that about Zucc and Kreider for awhile now. Gotta separate those 2. And there must be something wrong with The. There’s no bite to his game, looks lost again.
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As per usual, can’t disagree with your analysis, Carp. Some intelligent feistiness good, lumbering bad.
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