Game 6, Eastern Conference Semifinals (or is this called the Atlantic Division Final?)
First must win game of the season.
Rangers at Senators -7:30 PM NBCSN, 98.7 FM. Online streaming is available on nbcsportss.com or the NBC Sports app.
The Rangers come home after a disappointing performance in Ottawa on Saturday in which they were still capable of stealing a game that in my opinion they didn’t deserve to win. Now, instead of having a chance to close this series out, they have to win or go home.
I’ll be watching tonight’s game on a delay because of parenting responsibilities. Doesn’t RR Jr. know that it’s the playoffs!? I didn’t even edit this part from three games of this playoffs. Clearly, this is a HAV.
Tonight’s probable lineup for the Rangers, via Brett Cyrgalis (@brettcyrgalis):
Jimmy Vesey-Derek Stepan-Rick Nash
Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Mats Zuccarello
Michael Grabner-Kevin Hayes-Jesper Fast
Tanner Glass-Oscar Lindberg-JT Miller
DEFENSE
Ryan McDonagh-Dan Girardi
Marc Staal-Nick Holden
Brady Skjei-Brendan Smith
The big news of course is that this is the first must win game of the season. If they lose, it’s officially game over, season over. The lineup remains the same, meaning that there is more Tanner Glass in place of Pavel Buchnevich. Honestly, the start to this game is a referendum to me of AV as a coach and the leadership group of this core. Too many times this team has come out flat in big spots. They should be flying from the opening puck drop. They are dominating this series and should force a game 7.
For the Senators, also no changes from the lineup that won game 5, including leading Conn Smythe candidate, Teflon Chris Neil. Although, perhaps calling him Teflon is a misnomer since he stays stuck to the bench most of the game.
If this is indeed the end of our season, I just want to say thank you for helping to keep this community together.
Don’t forget to tell everyone you know and to follow me on Twitter @rangersreport2. And don’t forget to vote!
First?
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Yes! Time for my first cocktail as well. I’ll need it for tonight’s tire fires!
LGR!!!
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Well said Doodie!
Must win!
LGR!!
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This is not a HAV end Doodie!
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About 4-5 drinks in at msg. Hopefully I don’t witness the funeral.
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OUR Backs are to the wall , there is no tomorrow . There is no ” do over”
IT IS TIME!!!!!!!!! Go time that is , so slam down a few drinks Eric and enjoy this ride cuz The NEW YORK RANGERS are in da HOUWSEEEEEEEE!!
WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!! Raaaaaanger hackey TONIGHT!!
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LETS do this!!! Lets go gog og og go go gog gogoogoo!!
LETS GO RANGERS , LETS GO!! LETS GO RANGERS LETS GO GO GO GO GO GO GO!!!!
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Let’s go Rangers
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LETS cheer on the boys and make some NOISE!!
LETS gog ogog og g gogogoooo!! LETS gogog go ggogoogogogo!!
RANGERS RANGERS RANGERS RANGERS!!
Greatest team of all time in the best building , TONIGHT we will win!!!
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“breatheee” ” relax” ahhhhhh
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Thirst!
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Good evening all! I’m nervous as carcillo ….. must win indeed. LGR!!!
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Must Win! Happy VinceA Day!
3-3 after 6.
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Why is there a brown paper bag next to Lundqvist’s Gatorade bottle?
LGR!
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Doodie, blog don’t end with the season boy! LGRR2!
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No mercey
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It’s not just MUST win game, but Rangers have to tear them apart in pieces, inflicting deep mental and hopefully physical damage to insure winning base in game #7. Oh, Canada, I have a dream…
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4-4 after 8
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Let’s break their hearts in 3rd OT.
Miller-time!
Happy 26th, 3C
and
LGR!!!!!
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LETS go gog gog ogogogogogoogooo!!! RANGER hockey , can’t beat it!!
GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO
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Limb from limb , tear ’em apart
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Moist win.
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Dang I forgot! Happy 26th birthday C3!!!!!!
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The New York Rangers!!!
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Mercey Mercey Me
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I’m boycotting that little weasel of a Captain on the other team by not drinking out of my turvis tumbler tonight. Red solo cup all the way baby!
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D O M I N A T I O N – T I M E
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Canada sucks haha
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And the rockits red glaya.
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youse nervous? have fun.
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LGR! Make it a laugher, please.
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First!
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I feel good about tonight….
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LGR!!!
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Crowd seems… nervous? First goal would be huge
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My stomach hurts something awful…..Rangers goal please!
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Ugh
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Oh dear…oh hartnelling dear
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Seriously?!
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Holden / Staal chaos theory.
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Mmmmmmmm hmmmmm
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Uh oh.
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LEDGE ENTRANCE: Ticket, please. Thank you. Ticket?
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My underwear is no longer a clean slate
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Hoffman all alone. What else is new?
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2nd defensive breakdown and it’s in the net. Why can’t we take advantage of ours that much?
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Gotta bury these guys ….goals are flukey for them. no worries
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Great. Another 2 minutes of no Ranger goals….
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Joe M is bad luck; can’t stand that tool.
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Trump Removes Staal
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Step on PP is just sad.
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2 on 1. What else is new?
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Another exhilerating PP
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Best scoring chance on that pp was Ottawa’s. Smh
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What a joy being here. Just shoot me would ya
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Can you even high stick Zuccarello?
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🙂
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2 good saves or 2 bad shots?
It’s like every time a goalie makes a save its a great save. Enough.
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4:00 of futility coming up?
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Not only 1st goal is about a 25 percent of losing game, but bad sign – I don’t see any particular desperation in Rangers game so far. I expected them to fly and hit everything which moving and cover every Sen’s player in own zone being faster on puck.
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Big negative momentum swing if we can’t capitalize here.
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Here come 4 min waste away time…
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Oh dear
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5 lefties on PP?
AV on his game tonite.
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Hayes has to get that shot through
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If I can see it, Andersen can also…
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Hayes shot a mile wide. Anderson did us a favor there
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They will nullify one of these two minutes with an even up call. Book it.
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Can’t stand Micheletti
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face off in our own end. Incredible
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These guys look like they have no idea how to step up in an elimination game. With all their experience? Wtf?
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Even in shouts so far during this prolonged pp. Ugh.
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Even in shouts so far during this prolonged pp. Ugh.
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Shots too.
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logo shot = great save
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No desperation in a 4:00 power play. What a joke.
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And shorts
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I don’t believe in our PP and if they are not will score during this 4 min they could start packing for summer golf practice…
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Boy. McDs passing not at it’s best so far
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Fire Arniel right after this pp expires…
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And have him take Beuk with him
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See the crest on the goalies shirt, and hit it.
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WORTHLESS! Absolute worthless pp as far as we’re concerned. Great pp as far as Ottawa’s concerned. All momentum to them.
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Stepan – keep him for his mom
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Joke of a pp… just a fuking joke.
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Panic at the Disco
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Bless you Hank
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They will be shut down by the vaunted trap for the rest of this game.
Book it!
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“They’re not ZUUCCing Joe, they’re saying BOO”
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A nice little Hanky panky
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WHAT A SAVE!!! If that don’t light our fire , nothing will
LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO
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We have enough flat feet on defense to start a police force.
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Give him some G-d Damn help!!! We SUCK tonight…..
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Not sure I can stomach the rest of this. 6minutes of garbage PP and a silent Garden already working against a deficit…
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This does not look at all like a desperate hockey club.
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Maybe I was feeling good about tonight for something else…..
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Oh screw you AV……
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This crowd on the ledge is making me thirsty
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Season over
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Game over. Series over. Season over.
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Henk with Alligator arms.
Started with Step turnover in Ozone.
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Vomit
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That maybe looked offside?
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Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, and Fenner on ledge. Fenner says, “Hey, wait a minute, where in hell is Smith?”
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Seriously, can imagine that in a PO elimination game, having 4 min. PP, any good team (Caps, Pitts…) wouldn’t score or storm non-stop, wearing opposition. Looks like Rangers really have no business to advance and face a really good teams. Analyze than is it tactical, mental or else. NO Business at all!
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Hank is off and the team is off.
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OMG. This is unreal.
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Sorry…. call me “chicken little” all you want… but this crap is over. Another “good” season…. Its been real fellas. They wanna quit on their goalie? Well, I’m quitting on them.
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Plan your summer vacations, boys…
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Ottawa comes back from 2 down. The Rangers do not.
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Tons of fun being here. Just surreal.
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Lot of game left………for Sens to score 6
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We are sucking, off-side or no.
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That’s a good goal.
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Joe and Pierre pair of morons
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Mets are are up 5-0 !!!!!!!!
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that’s a goal
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Is Matt Harvey at the game?
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BIG GAME NASH!!!!!!!!!
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Plenty of time.
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Damn, if that were deemed off-side, Micheletti would have said that AV was a genius for asking for a replay.
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Put in Antti to start the second. Just trying something….ANYTHING
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Anyone at the game who can check on Eric?
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Whoever said that Ottawa was bound to have a good game was 100% correct. We blew this series.
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Coos said sucking off
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Same game as the last game in Ottawa instead of the last 2 at the garden.
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At least the boys are putting on a nice show for the home fans NOT.
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Can we just fast forward to the last 3 mins of this one?
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Filth in the Metro
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Headzo said sucking off
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Can we start discussing a trade of Stepan?
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We got this game. Junk Goalie is playing like a Greek god (if they played hockey) for the first period so far. If he can keep it up, and the team thinks they can get refunds on their Tee time for Thursday morning, they’ll start playing to win and game seven is in the bag. We never lose game sevens. Right?
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Good thing there is lots of time , need to get back to playing ” our ” game .
Someone needs to stone Stone.
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Trump fires AV immediately. Names John Amirante who is making his way down the aisles.
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can’t decide what’s worse 3 overtime losses to ottawa or losing the series to ummm ottawa
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This series has sucked the life out of our team and us as well. I don’t even care anymore about these losers. Playoff experience my ass.
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Compare this (or any game’s) crowd with the Oilers crowd. Yowza
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…I have a feeling that Rangers are giving up. No way to explain inexcusable, embarrassing the whole series with not so good team and beginning of that crucial game. I expected them to play, like their lives depend on this game. They just owe that to frustrated fans, themselves and game itself…
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Pucks in skates, loosing edges, missing shots. It can only get better. Still pozy. Lot’s of time
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First 2 blocks or Ryan’s life
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Stupid passes and stupid decisions galore.
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The club wearing white wants this more so far.
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Trade Stepan? Blasphemy. He’s the 1C
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Any guess which team wants this more? Or at all?
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I can bet, Rangers can’t do what Ottawa did few times, coming back from 2:0 and win. Anyone?…
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They’re playing relatively instead of proactively. They’re waiting for Ottawa to make the first move in almost every situation. And has anyone seen a Ranger throw a hit yet?
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*reactively
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Plenty of time, but I think we can all sense it. You can see it in our player’s body language. Just not feeling it. It’s been a great fun season on the blog though…thanks everyone!
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Nash lost the puck on his Rush, joe
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Everyone wants to jump ship but we re not playing the 78 Canadiens
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E3’s 1C = his first floor can
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YOU JUST DON’T PLAY LIKE THAT in elimination game at HOME!!!!
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Looking scary good on my second round predictions, had craps and ducks winning in 7, 1 game to go, had sens in 6 and the predators I think in 5, might nail them all with exact games.
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Maybe they can chipping away at that same spot on Anderson and shoot the puck through his chest by the end of the game.
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Hey, one of the goalies came to play tonight.
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Traid everyone except……
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Pardon me, excuse me. Back from the ledge people. Step back. Still time on the clock! Don’t worry, we’ll open the gate again if we have to.
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Not about how they are playing. It, like it has been for the entire playoffs, is about how we are playing.
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I would keep Rammer, but no more than a one year deal
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That’s the most putrid period I’ve seen this whole Ranger team play in an elimination game during Lundqvist’s entire tenure.
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Good period?
Well, they have perfected the logo shot. Now try about 8 inches on either side of it.
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I ain’t going to the ledge for these saps
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This doesn’t bother me, I didn’t think rangers could beat the habs or anybody in the 1st round so that was a pleasant surprise. The rangers defense stinks, Lundqvist is 35 and past his prime. I don’t know what fans expected from this team.
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….nobody
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Gotta go with the Preds from here on out
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Too bad Buchnevich cannot help this club. Maybe they will trade him to Vegas when they re-sign Tanner Glass.
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the blog needs a real pick me up. I wonder who could provide that ray of sunshine?
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Effort, tommyG
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They can’t beat Ottawa even when scoring when Lundqvist is shaky. This is done.
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The older I get the harder these meltdowns I could take. Hard to believe how this series got away.
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Shea butter
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HOlden covering air on the first goal
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…”I don’t know what fans expected from this team.”…
I expected at least some decency, passion and efforts, indeed in front of home crowd!
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I don’t think a team has advanced to the conference finals with lower than a 9.6 percent success rate one the power play since the stat was first kept. Anyone know where we ours falls compared to that?
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Night getting better ..we get to hear from Buttman too
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If the team’s not hitting, this team loses. Period.
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Pathetic on face-offs, too.
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I’m gonna see what I can get into. Looks like my Thursday night just opened up.
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Pozy Pozy Pozy!
No neggys in here!
Remember to always
Cheer Cheer Cheer!!!
Never Boo Boo Boo!!
Our sexy boys will come out sexier than ever for the rest of the game!
Go Team Go!
Don’t worry. We’re gonna win if you all do your Pozy Pozy Pozys.
I’ll leave you with that. Remember the power of Pozy!!!!
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The Rangers are in the winter classic is buttman is announcing it there.
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Buchnevich would be good on Long Island Sound. On a confined rink, not so much.
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Sounds like an intense game. Rangers-Buffalo. Barn burner.
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Winter Classic!
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Shut up Bettman
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I’m so disgusted that THIS is how they likely go out. To THIS absolute GARBAGE team.
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This team deserves exactly what they’ll get. They put themselves in cap hell with those ridiculous contracts they gave Staal and Girardi. At least Girardi would be ok on a third pairing, but Staal? Lundqvist has degraded since he signed that huge contract as well, but with all the rubber he’s been exposed to he should be CEO of Goodyear…
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Jeopardy question: Next year’s winter classic.
Alex, what is the consolation prize for losing to a crappy Ottawa team?
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Hate to admit it, but I think this game is over. I wasn’t ready for the season to end, but it’s looking pretty bleak.
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What a god damn freaking disgrace. Please get that piece of crap Stepan out of here.
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Very sad atmosphere here at garden
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AV is……
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At least Hank’s being outplayed by the Vezina trophy winner….wait, what’d you say? The Masterton? Never mind.
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Give Norm a call, Alex. He’ll cheer you up.
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I hope they lose tonight. Let’s get this over with. For some reason, I can’t take watching these games slip away.
Put us out of our misery. Please.
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Good thing the Rangers got AV locked up with that extension.
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The good thing is we don’t have to wait for a stupid last minute comeback and an ot loss to get prepared for the off-season.
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If we score 1 goal every 20 minutes we can get this to OT
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Well they should have plenty of energy left over after the first period.
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New coach Amirante, appointed by Trump, leading the team with song at first intermission: “Okay, men, all the countertenors and castratos over here, all the mezzo sopranos over here, and a one, two, three….’We are the Champions…'”
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Stepan you FUKING suck!!!!!
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That’s pretty indicative of where McDonagh’s been in this entire series.
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I wish I was there to boo these losers.
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Kevin Hayes gain that weight back?
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Fine. Suit yourselves. Don’t Pozy Pozy Pozy.
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WHO THE F*CK ARE THESE GUYS?!
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Three 2 on 1’s already.
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Great pass JT
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JT is in a zone. The Twilite Zone
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Looks like Girardi has been teaching the rest of these guys how to pass at practice.
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Can’t they just pretend those are Habs sweaters and start hitting everything that moves? I don’t think even BGG has hit anything tonight
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No one on the Rangers has hit anything yet.
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There is zero way this team wins this game playing as incredibly off as they are so far.
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Rangers are just waiting for something to happen.
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Mika can’t catch a pass
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LGR !!!
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All of their shots are into good spots. Ours are either wide, high or in the logo.
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Ok that was good. More of that please.
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Why was there a whistle
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Because the puck was loose, Bobby.
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Rangers looked surprised by Sens forecheck, speed transition and general resolution to win…
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They score here and there’s literally zero hope left.
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Nice dive fa-noof
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Was really waiting for Neil to score on that shift
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Nash joke
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Maybe Joe and Pierre could clarify that and do their job
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Figures – a penalty against as soon as the Smurfs started skating a little better.
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I’m going to miss grabner
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Phaneuf diver
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Until next season boneheads… you guys are awesome. Have a great summer.
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I don’t know if I’ve ever see the Rangers play this poorly in an elimination game in my life. There’s no intensity to their game, no precision to their passes or shots and basically no desire to do the things they needed to to win.
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STEPAN sucks
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2 on 1 number 4.
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Can we trade Stepan to Carp? God he sucks
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I can’t “like” that comment enough, Akbar.
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You keep giving away games eventually the other team will play good enough to win on their own.
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All of a sudden nothing is going right for our “skilled” guys, incomplete passes, weak and target missing shots, turnovers….
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Evrock. I can’t hate that comment enough, but it’s the sobering truth.
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How the hell did Nash get away with that hook?
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Watch these jerks get shutout too
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Perfect descripton, c3pO.
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There’s one.
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SCOREEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I really don’t believe for a second that they don’t care, bunk just really really don’t understand…….oh wait! Jambayahtzee!!!!!!!
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Woot! WHere’s that been hiding!
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Some light at the end of tunnel?
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A hope sighting!
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Yo Yo Ma!
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Whatever…. score 3 more and maybe I’ll believe…. That’s how traumatized I am from this crap team
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Still plenty of time.
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Lots of time
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BGG hits the friggin post
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….as I was saying….but I just don’t understand what I’ve been seeing so far….
However……hope?!
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Holy horrible drop pass, Batman!
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Of course
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Oh MOTHER HARTNELL!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Told ya. That’s why I had ZERO reaction after Zika’s goal. Because we FUKING SUCK.
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I’ve never seen a team take advantage of every defensive breakdown like the sens.
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Lundqvist and Karlsson restore order.
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Does Auntie start the third?
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We want Raanta! We want Raanta! We want Raanta!
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Well, a brief glimmer of hope until Henrik gives it right back.
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The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber…
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Thank Smith for that stupid drop pass fail
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Mich’s voice is boring into my skull tonight like a hive of really drunk bees with extra stingers….
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Great glove by Lundqs*its.
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Every little opportunity these pieces of crap are scoring on. It’s unbelievable. All fukin series. Never seen anything like this.
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I just took my jersey off. I haven’t done that during a game all season.
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I just took my jersey off. I haven’t done that during a game all season.
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How many god damn freaking times other teams score within 2 mins of us scoring. So predictable.
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I hate the way the play by play guy says Turisssss and Karlsssssson
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…and Brasssssssard
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Lundqvist giveth and Lundqvist taketh away.
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Zika giveth and Lundqvist taketh away.
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Where’s Carp and his positivity? 3-3 after 6, my ass.
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One more Opportunity-wa goal, and get Raanta in.
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Fugg Dock Emrick… i wouldn’t gibe him even half an Emmy
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Between Pierre and Salon Joe and the team its a wonder I’ve not clawed my eyes and ears out
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This series has been a 6 game spotlight on Karlsson by NBC. Enough already.
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So awesome that Tanner Glass is playing!
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This game has just been stupid decision after stupid decision.
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Karlsson can go eff himself.
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Rangers just need a good 20 minutes.
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Good period?
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Anybody have time in zone by line? Seems to me that once again the 4th spends the most time in the other end. Sad. Very Sad. And that’s not meant to be a reflection on those guys.
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Thank god there’s only one more period of misery left. That’s another game in the postseason without a good period. Who the hell are these guys? This is just an example of the fact that you can’t just flip a switch in the postseason.
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JV before the game:
“Hey guys, we played so well last game, let’s play that game again.”
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If “this team goes as Hank goes” cliché is right – than abandon all hope ye who enter here, because he is going nowhere tonight, loosing to Anderson by “obvious advantage”.
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I just don’t understand!!!!!!
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The Rangers generate more offense shorthanded than they do with the man advantage.
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I’d really settle for some overtime here… We have scored many goals and especially in bunches . WE can do this , I know we can . Attack and shoot!! These new small pads make everything go in. So LETS gog og gog oggogooo!!!
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Sadly, we have seen this before. A conference final that they should NEVER have lost to Tampa. A conference final that they NEVER should have lost to New Jersey, and now this embarrassing display tonight. Ottawa is finally playing a good game in a series they should have been out of 2 games ago.
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So, how about two goals in the last two minutes to tie then win in OT.
yeah, right.
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We win this , dress Buchneyvich next game in place of Glass
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I have a wierd feeling the Rangers will come back in this game.
I don’t beleive it, but I am feeling it.
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Stepan/Staal/Kreider/Hayes….. wonder what we can get for them….. I just want them off the Rangers. I’ve officially given up on Kreider for the record. Waste of size and speed.
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On 3rd goal it is mind boggling – why Kreider left the most dangerous men in front of net and went behind? It was just like invitation to score, which Karlsson did immediately, getting puck uncontested.
Unfreakinreal!
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When is the Kentucky Derby again? Will The Hockey Show with former NHL star Anson Carter be on after the game tonight?
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Admiral…. it’s just gas… it’ll pass.
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Milbury is a tool…said not gonna find Nash this period
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This is the Rangers worst game of the playoffs for the simple fact that it’s an elimination game and they’re nowhere to be found. We were wrong. The Rangers are not a better team than Ottawa. It’s not all about skill. It’s also about heart and the sens apparently come to play when it matters while these Strangers do not.
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Here you go Ranger fans… don’t stress out.
http://wowamaze.net/2017/05/08/lol-1700/
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It’s better than saying you won’t find any Rangers in the third, which is the actual truth.
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Well, I’ll give it another 20 minutes, but if they don’t tie it…
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Cmon lets get this torture over with Start the friggin period damn it!!!!
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Another Ranger gets farther than the Rangers team after he’s traded. Good luck in the third round, BGB.
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Here’s a preemptive vomit
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Btw, we’re about to finish against the sens by the exact same record that Boston did. Nuff said.
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BOOM!!!!!!
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Jambayahtzee holy HARTNELL!
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Wow – here comes an Ottawa goal now
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Maybe we’ll get lucky and JV gave Ottawa their strategy for keeping the lead.
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Woke up?
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One goal down. Don’t bury them yet.
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Apparently all we need are 2 more breakaways.
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Kreider horrible playoff – 3 goals
Nash great playoff -3 goals
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Death is safe
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Stepan.
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Stepan should retire!
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Oh please please please please please please please etc
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OWN THE PUCK!
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
ATTACK ATTACK LETS go ogogogogo ooog!!!!!
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Maybe this will be our good period!
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I like this desperation by the rangers
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The one time Kreider doesn’t do his forehand to backhand move, he game on the puck.
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*fans
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Decline it
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Be The Ball !
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Just great. 2 mins to suck the life out of this game.
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As VanHalen would sing …..Right Now !!!!
LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO
RIGHT NOW
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They’d be better off just icing 4 players for the next 2.
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Now would be a good time for a miracle
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Not a bad looking pp, but didn’t score. 3 for 38 or something these playoffs.
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Aaaaaaaaaand another waste.
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Or not…..sigh
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Pp a freaking horror show.
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Even the friggin deflections are going right into Anderson’s chest!
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All we need is a breakaway to even this up.
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I’m OK with the Shea Butter shot from there. You want people in front of Anderson right?
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Interference. play on.
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We’re gonna pull Lundqvist at the end and, unlike every team against us…..they’ll score an empty netter.
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Whatever happens you all, best worst blog on the internet(s)….undying mama love…..
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I want two players gone this offseason (8 minutes): Hayes and Stepan.
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it’s starting to get late early….
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That’s agony…
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McDonagh is just a mess!
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Na nu na nu na nu
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Good, maybe they will score short handed
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I hate to say this, but I hate the Ottawa Senators.
Completely benign team and fanbase… But …
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Cripes!
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Ottawa wouldve buried that last chance.
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They call that?! At this point in the game?!
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How bout a jackinthebox?
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Final Foxwoods Final Five?
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Alright, I’ll give it another 5 minutes.
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Foxwoods final 5 and one second of the season.
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Can we get a bounce or sumthin
I don’t want this to be the final, Foxwoods final five
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Too little too late for Hank to show heroics saves…Would be nice not to let in at least 2 previous.
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Maybe we can return the favor tonight?
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PFFFSSSSSTTTTT! Glug glug glug glug glug. Ahhhh! OK I’m ready.
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I’m still feeling like we are going to tie this up. Again, I don’t believe it, but I do feel it.
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Now would really be a good time for a miracle
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Eff yourself SCARFACE!
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GET THE DAMN PUCK TO THE FUGGIN NET!!!!!!!!!!! STOP PASSING IT AROUND BOARDS!!!
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You’ve got to believe… Right. But not in this game. Unfortunately. Doesn’t look like…and I don’t believe in miracles.
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Neil does not even need a shower
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Enough! Put this team out of its misery already.
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I don’t care what anyone else says, I think McDonagh has been one of the worst Rangers in this series. He’s been fighting everything, making stupid plays and seems to have lost at least half his skill in this series.
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All that time in the zone with ZERO shots on goal.
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“All that time n the zone with zero shots on goal.”
It’s called Defense
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If you’re praying for a miracle Mama, you better be praying for 2 goals…
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Never wanted OT more than I do right now
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Yanks lost. Which means the Rangers will lose. Book it.
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Pull Hank now!
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Ladies and Gentlemen, it was my distinct pleasure knowing you and deep disgust to watch our team glory less exit. I’m ashamed.
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See how Anderson just smothers everything… No fire drills …. Rangers coming hard, but no panic.
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Just once can we do what always gets done to us? Please?!
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Can we get an Ottawa type bounce here
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how are they not just pichforking Andersen into the goal?
Where is the heart? Don’t vacate the crease, jam, jam, grind, grind!
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They won’t score. It’s just life in RANGERSTOWN
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Na na na na…..
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Ottawa scored in that situation. Twice! and won!
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Game over, season over.
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I hate them.
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At least we won’t have to watch these guys underperform for a while.
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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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Goodbye Rangers, Hello summer.
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RANGERSGO FOLKYERSELVES!
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Season definitely over. Disgusting.
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Oh, I can’t even cap hartnell….I hate this night. Just hate it.
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DIRECT reflection of coaching. There’s NO reason they should have lost. PLEASE dump AV… PLEASE.
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This will hurt even more when Sens get swept next round
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Brutal , the better team lost
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Joe is so full of crap I can’t stand it
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Unfathomable
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If Sens play Pitt in ECF i’m done watching for the season
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Watch Ottawa being swept in 4 in next, either by Pits or Caps
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Hurts to lose this , Ottawa sucks and Us? Well , we just couldn’t get enough . Those games we lost in Overtime hurt and now we are out 😦
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That’s what happens when you play one period out of the last six of your season.
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Kreider makes me sick. This was the ONLY game he took over with his speed and size… where the FUK was that for the rest of the playoffs?!
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Thank you New York Rangers for giving me my sanity back and allowing me to finally trim my beard.
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You’re welcome Penguins….
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And now, I also go west young men…..I HATE THIS!!!!!! …. depression setting in….see you for the post mortem tomorrow …. niters
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Valiquette pretty scathing for MSG right now. Maybe Carp can get a few more bullets through the editors tomorrow.
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Good bye and good luck…at whatever you going to do, except watching hockey…
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I really don’t understand why so many people think the Rangers are the better team. Obviously they weren’t. Actually coming to play every game comes into play there. Ottawa really didn’t show up for maybe a game and half. The Rangers didn’t show up for at least 2 and a half. That equates to losing.
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This will be viewed as another “successful” season for the corporation. Nothing will change in the off season. The Rangers are a lot like Arsenal of the EPL.
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Nash not on final minute
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Go Edmonton
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This series is on AV and his ‘vets’
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Next game must win?
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Big Game Nash
Bwahahaha
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4-4 after 8?
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Actually BGN stands for big game nobody. 😉
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As long as the Knicks stink so bad, these Ranger seasons will look like success to Dolan.
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Stall, Nash, Stepan gotta go
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Ah well. That was painful. Playing only 20 minutes in an elimination game ain’t gonna cut it. I’m signing off before I start reading all the Hank hate – can’t take that right now. But thanks to all of you for an entertaining and informative take on the season. And Carp, I’ll look forward to your review! See you all next year…LGR!
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I voted Raanta, Buch, and Puempel. In that order.
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Hey! Sorry I’m late! Right this way, the Ledge is officially open. It get’s a little warm out there over the summer, please drink plenty of fluids.
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Fire Olga!
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Well that was unfulfilling.
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Nash has to be hurt. How could he have gone from the best skater in the last series to the invisible man in this one? How many times in this whole series did he crash the net like he usually does? Probably not even 3 times.
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Just got home a while ago and caught up with the DVR replay. Unbelievable I knew it this team is just not good enough. I have said it many times before this cotton candy team will never win a cup with Lundqvist in net. Good D or bad D the guy is way past his prime. Gorton has his work cut out for him. 1st to go AV! I feel special I got to see 2 dog shows tonight, unfortunately the 1st one was better. Another year of NYR disappointment. Being a Ranger fan is worse than root canal! Good night Boneheads see you all over the summer should be interesting.
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Too late, Beezle. I already crashed the gate and jumped.
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I feel relief. Strange.
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Price> Lundqvist> Anderson
Playoffs:
Anderson> Lundqvist> Price
What the….
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No ledge is necessary. You guys didn’t jump any year since 1994. You won’t jump this year either. You should all be used to this by now.
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Three good thing is I think this team prepared us for the end of the season with their play early in the game. I think most of us were resigned to a loss even after they teased us with breakaway goals.
Maybe they should’ve just had someone waiting for a pass at the offensive blue line must of the game and they would’ve had a chance. Think about that. The only goals we scored in this game were breakaways. Lundquist was on his knees for all 3 he let in.
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*the
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We suck
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Damn straight.
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Hey what happened to the poll?
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Looking for Stemkowski?
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I guess this was it… we’ve reached our full potential..one and done…
fugg AV, fugg Arniel, Fugg Girardi, Sepan, Staawhl… and you know what? Fugg Lundqvist too…
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I don’t see this team making the playoffs next yr
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Eat me poll
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PS, fugg Nash.
The end.
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So thinking back to last June, when nobody thought we would be close to playoffs this season, have to wonder if maybe we would have been better off just sucking and getting a high draft pick than somehow proving the pundits wrong and getting 100+ points again.
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AV obviously told them to revert to the don’t hit anyone theory. They could not be this flat and passive without being instructed to be. Could they?
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“Our guys were ready to play”…and blah blah blah – AV
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“Good? Thanks, guys.”
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Argument on way out
Desperately wanted to miss handshake and this guy didn’t want me to pass through
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At least could we have a the Extra Eff-It Poll?
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Exit interviews? Does Carp go to breakup day? Gorton is methodical. I don’t expect anything impulsive. AV will be back, but, maybe not Arniel. NMCs and cap hits make player movement difficult. He has to find a way to change the core of the team without completely blowing it up. No small task.
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I felt relief after early exit last season, knowing that roster ant team at whole wasn’t good and really didn’t stand a chance. But this season was different – team was good on paper and in most of the games in best part of regular. And of course, they had colossal luck in PO pairing schedule, sitting comfortable as a 1st wild card without a challenge, when better teams were fighting each other. That’s why it is SO devastating and bitter, hey should do better. Arrogance? Underestimation? Continuous, collective mental fart? Or just simple tactical mistakes? Plenty time for analyses, but I’m loosing trust in this weak bunch called Rangers, from head to toes.
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Dolan to Slats, Gorton: “We made a ton of money again. Could have been more, but Good Work, boys.”
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We have to throw in things like number 1 pick or buch to get a team to take any contract over $ 5 million other than Nash
Nash only because he only has 1 year left
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My extra eff-it nomination is Marc Staal. 11 games 0 goals 0 assists.
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coos
If they weren’t instructed to be this passive then it’s even AV’s fault for not having them ready for elimination game… all in all, if this coach stays, we will see more of the same bullsht
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I blacked out after the 2nd Ottawa goal. What happened? Did they play a real good game? Did they have any looks?
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even more AV’s fault*
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I hate them. I wish I could stop being a fan. 23 years and counting.
Time to shed some of those trusted veterans
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FIRE SATHER.
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…yeah, if that would help.
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The Ranger who needed to be their best player wasn’t and was outplayed by his counterpart. Blame whomever you want, but if the guy who also happens to be an $8.5 million cap hit until 2021 isn’t the best guy in a blue shirt, you don’t win. The middle-of-the-road bald guy outplayed him.
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I’m not looking for help. I’m looking for justice.
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Dolan: “I think we played just well enough to raise prices once again.”
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The core group deserves one more kick in the can, they’ve earned it.
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It was mighty disappointing that even in the 3rd, when they were coming on in the offensive zone, most plays ended with a low-percentage Girardi shot. That’s not a knock against Girardi, that’s a knock against the other 4 players not getting themselves into any sort of position to score. That’s a knock against the coach too.
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To a man, the “core group” sucked.
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Girardi and Staal are shot. Brendan Smith has Gorton by the short hairs. About to have a shot at a lucrative (large $) long term contract, he sure won’t like paying NY taxes compared to elsewhere. Gorton will have to cover that.
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Dave, spot on.
I particularly enjoy the good old patented race into the zone and down to the near corner… swing around the net… continue through the far corner and out to the blue line… try to dump it to a D man but give up possession. And waste about 15 seconds in the process.
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Core group deserves a kick in the can all right! You can say that again, and less politely.
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The structure was off kilter
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Heyyy! Yoooo. Man up! You bunches of wimps! So what? Rangers frigggin sucked her Majesty’s Royal Balls all playoffs. Losers! Bunch of losers what they are. You wanna knows what? Half of them will be out partying tonight. They don’t care they broke our hearts. Losers. Bunch of LOSERS!! This is why nobody likes hockey around here. Cause this team stinks. They stink!! That junk goalie needs to be taken out back behind msg and beaten with rubber hose! He gave up more points than the entire jets defense.
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For all the talent, this team does not have character or identity, simple as that. Blame those who put this team together and blame the coach for letting it stay that way.
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And if I sees any dem losers out partying, Ima punch each one in their frigggin noses. I’ll tell them “Tou lost! Partying is for winners. You gentlemen, are LOSERS! No go home and get your shine box”
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Matter of fact, without Glass’s inspiration and energy, we probably get swept by this basically crummy Ottawa team.
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Bums! Bums what they are. A bunch of no good bums. They get paid and all da sudden they like Houdini. I outta throw food at them when I sees them around. Treat them like the dogs that they are.
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More importantly:
Does Norm Merton come back now?
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Nice to see when Keiser wants to he can play like a big boy. You know when we trade him he will go on to score 40 goals forever,just like luc robatile. Stepan has got to go. Last but not least can we get a power play.
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Admiral Akmed. What is you saying? What guy is that? He ain’t on the team at all. What’s wrong with you. You drunk already?
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How you guys doing?
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They need to move Nash (limited NMC), Opie and Staal if they can find a partner. It really doesn’t matter what they get back, its an E3 dump. You can probably live with G as third pair for one more season before buyout. I would sell high on Zuch. And if HL would be willing, I’d move him too if you can find somebody to take the salary hit. Time to clean house of the old guard and run with the kids, let them find their own way.
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You can’t dump Stepan and Nash. Got to manage assets better than that. Got to get something back, even if you eat salary. Staal will be in the opening-night lineup, IMO.
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what I’m saying is, they’re not going to tear it down and start over. Takes too long. But there will be a lot of change. I think Gorton planned on this summer being active anyway.
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Was the shot Stepan took at the end of the first period going in over Anderson’s shoulder until Smith tipped it?
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For your team to come out with way less than 100% effort in an elimination game tells you all you need to know about the coach. AV don’t let the door hit you in the arse on your way out. His team failed to play a full 60 minutes most of the season and he has a number of players that take full games off. He will never coach a cup winner. He can take Stephan, Kreider, Hayes and Nash with him. These 4 should be traded(Nash probably untradeable) so you can protect guys with heart (Fast, Lindbergh, Grabnor) in the expansion draft.
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Carp – Though I agree Rangers won’t tear down team, history shows that those teams that tank for several years build contenders for years to come by having top 5 picks(star players) several years in a row. See Pitt (Crosby, Malkin), Chicago (Toes, Kane, Keith), LA (Doughty, Kopitar). Though very Painful to get to top again, atleast they all won multiple cups. Rangers will continue to make playoffs but won’t win without those star players that can make the big plays when you need them. Do you think the Rangers at least make a coaching change?
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Mike
point taken regarding top end talent picked very early
but
Crosby was a pure weighted lottery that most including me think was fixed.
Kopitar was 11th overall
Keith was a second rounder
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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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So wtf are we going to do until OCTOBER?!?!
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Well as the Rangers were not winning the cup this season, I was not all that broken up about it. Sure, I expected them to be ready to play and to come out desperate and they did not, but is that so surprising when it has become the norm? They had 4 power plays that generated squat, but that is nothing new either. Clearly something needs to change…..the coach? The leadership group? Who knows but they have successfully squandered 12 years of Henrik Lundqvist career and won exactly squat. Henrik was not blameless the last 2 games for sure, but the blame has to fall on the others. Some of the D and forwards were woefully unproductive these playoffs. They lost to a club that had the best player in the series, but a club that they had no business losing to. Gorton has some decisions to make. We’ll see what happens.
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Alex- I thought Kopitar & Keith were higher picks, but obviously i was wrong. With that being said, my point is that you need to build through the draft and need higher picks to get some top talent players(Toronto & Edmonton on way up due to their recent drafts). Especially with hard cap you need those talented players that are cap friendly. Rangers farm is baron. College FAs may help(Vesey) others won’t(Hayes – Lazy, No heart).
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I blame Norm for this.
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How I wish one of the reporters asked AV after the game ” Where will you be coaching next year?”
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I would have settled for someone asking him how a team could come out not ready to play in a elimination game at home.
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First time I’ve ever shut off an elimination game of ANY team before the handshake line that I have had the opportunity to watch. Just couldn’t put up with anymore disappointment.
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It just baffles me how a team can dominate two games by playing a certain way and then just completely abandon that style immediately after. Baffling.
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Maybe its time? 😉
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I highly doubt AV’s going anywhere. The Rangers initiated the contract extension for a reason. I believe Gorton thought this would be a step-back year and that they will reload this summer and next summer. Certainly not going to give away assets like Stepan and Nash for nothing. They might buy out one of the defensemen, but they might not since they no longer have to worry about protecting Holden or Klein.
and they surely won’t tank for years and years to get maybe one or two elite players. Look how long it took Edmonton. or Chicago or LA or even Pittsburgh for that matter. Isles have tanked and still stink. Philly too.
And if any of you tell me you’ll put up with a full rebuild, I’m calling B.S. You won’t.
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Can a reporter ask Kreider where for the whole series was the guy we saw in the third period. I think you give him 1 or 2 more years and trade him before next contract. He and his agent will think he like “tax free” will be worth 6 million a year.
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Leave Norm alone. At least he had hope for this team. He rooted for the Blueshirts. He didn’t give excuses, or whine. He was a fan to the end.
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Norm died?
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He was supposed to sing at my funeral, and now he’s dead? Just my luck!
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Maybe you could sing at his, Coos.
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Sucks to wake up to that! This series should have been long over, 4-0 or 4-1 if the Rangers close out those leads.
I was shocked watching those goals….pylons, the lot of them
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Anyone know what time the game is Thursday?
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Good morning Boneheads life goes on for Ranger fans as usual, disappointment & heartache. Looking forward to some interesting discussions over the summer. I still believe Gorton has a plan! One good thing about this pitiful playoff loss is me & Evrockriser will not be eating crow, I hate crow!
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It’s the end of the world as we know it
It’s the end of the world as we know it
It’s the end of the world as we know it
And I feel fine
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I used to get so upset when my favorite team lost that it affected me for days. Not any more. There are more important things to get upset over.
As soon as Ottawa scored that third goal I knew the game was over. You could feel it. For a team with all of that “valuable playoff experience” they couldn’t hold a lead and couldn’t come back to tie when behind. Playoff experience is over rated.
So, it’s on to the golf course and let’s win there.
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And so ends season #50 for this long time fan. Woke up to Rosen’s voice from ’94 ringing in my head: and this one will last a lifetime! I had no idea at that moment it would have to. Sad to say I think Brooks might have it right about the Giacomin and Lundqvist eras’ equivalence…
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And 38 years ago tonight Yvon Lambert ended Ratelle’s and Park’s best and last chance to win a Cup in a soul-crushing loss in game 7 in OT at the Forum.
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Let’s Go Mets! (Too soon??)
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Passengers through out the lineup but the Lack of puck movers in D and soft play down the middle was the difference.
Step – trade for back line help
Haze – needs to grow up, not convinced he can play pivot in a speed game, but can be 2C
Zika – showed flashes, can be productive 1C-
Lindbergh – can play 3C; solid 2 way game
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Let’s go Yankees!!
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Gorton kept working during the playoffs signing players. He is on it 24/7 unlike Slats. He didn’t extend AV to can him 3 months later. I assume just like last year he will listen to offers for anyone but won’t make a panic move. There will be changes (Hayes, Miller, Kreider, Staal, Girardi?) AV’s staff may get shuffled in hopes of helping the special teams. I think there is a chance they may expose Stepan since I don’t think he would be picked and it would allow them to protect Lindbderg, Fast or Grabner. One of those three will be the player Vegas picks. A succession plan for Hank has to be part of the future as well. Fahter time gets everyone eventually. He was mediocre during the regular season and against Ottawa after being lights out against the Habs. If Raanta isn’t picked by Vegas give him 35 games next year and try to get the Russian kid to come over. Raanta will probably go elsewhere to try to be a No 1 when his contract ends. Got to look for someone to take over like Schneider did with Brodeur. Can’t wait for him to completely crash and have to go with an AHL goalie.
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NEW POST
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eddieJ – He’s the singer. I couldn’t even carry a note to the teacher.
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