GDT: #27 - 03/16/2013 | New York Rangers @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 1:00 PM - MSG, NHL NET

[Blueshirt Believer]

Ice is chippy. Puck isn't settling. Long passes aren't going to work that well. Rangers need to have shorter, more controlled passes...

 

[5 4 Fighting]

Mcdonagh is the only one who can enter the zone normally and just shoot it.

 

[Kershaw]

McDonagh has no offense to his game.

 

[Killem Dafoe]

Right now, we've got wind in our sails. Unfortunately, our boat is made of wet ramen noodles.

 

[Zamboner]

Rough 2 weeks for McDonagh. Worst stretch of his career. By far.

 

[DoTheBlue]

Shows a lot of promise as a Rangers fan.

I'd have to see what he posts on HF first before going that far.

 

[Richter Scale]

this arena must be on a hill

Does the side of the rink facing downhill change between periods?

 

[Kakko]

Congratulating Fleury for catching the puck

I would too. Not many guys can do that while asleep

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

McDonagh needs to settle down his D. He's been our worst d-man so far and that's rare.

One thing i'd like to see is more physicality- lots of times so far when the Pens are in our zone where somebody could just smash them into the boards.

Good period so far. Keep it up, boys.

 

[Kakko]

Oh, and this ice is total ****

 

[JimmyG89]

i wish they would call up kreider and put him with nash and hagelin. Thats would be a greta speedy line with scorers

Who plays center on that line? 3 wingers.

 

[Jarkko Immonen]

That stuff behind the net just now with Emminger... where the Penguin just fell down on his own. NHL Network feed: 2 minutes later still talking about how "it was a non call and should have been a penalty called."

Holy ****, I hate this feed. ****ing driving me crazy. Holy crap, just went to commercial and brought it up again as the replay before commercial.

Jesus christ, never seen whinier announcers. Take after their teams' captain I suppose.

LOL did you hear the rant about how the Rangers bench just isn't ready because they didn't have a stick for Nash right away? Went on forever.

 

[Kakko]

McDonagh needs to settle down his D. He's been our worst d-man so far and that's rare.

One thing i'd like to see is more physicality- lots of times so far when the Pens are in our zone where somebody could just smash them into the boards.

Good period so far. Keep it up, boys.

Sorry, but Eminger has been worse today

 

[*Bob Richards*]

I'd have to see what he posts on HF first before going that far.

Fire Torts
Hire Keenan
Trade Gaborik for a bottom pairing D Man.

 

[5 4 Fighting]

All the players learning off Staal's mistake.

 

[Cmox]

McD having a bunch of ****** games is so bumworthy. I hope he bounces back.

 

[5 4 Fighting]

We got MUCH slower during the off-season and that's exactly the problem we are seeing on the ice.

 

[Punxrocknyc19*]

All the players learning off Staal's mistake.

that is good... protection of the eyes is very important. i hope McIlrath's is our Brooks Orpik in 4 years...

 

[Ryan McDonut]

Fire Torts
Hire Keenan
Trade Gaborik for a bottom pairing D Man.

offer mike babcock $40 million a year to be our coach

 

[Samuel Culper III]

Nice pass RIGHT TO THE STICK OF DUPUIS McD

You thought that was a pass?


Well that pretty much explains why so many Rangers fans are pissed at this team. That wasn't a pass. It was a "smack the puck away". This team doesn't "pass". They just smack the puck, either at one another or in the direction of the other net. They're not coached "passing". They don't practice "passing". They don't know, understand or comprehend "passing" and they certainly don't attempt to "pass". They just smack the puck away. Of course it's going the other team half the time. It's just like when they try to smack the puck into the corner for another teammate in the offensive zone or smack the puck across the blueline and out of the zone. Smacking is a very imprecise science.

 

[BroadwayBlues]

All the Rangers wear shield right?

 

[Kershaw]

we're getting shutout boys

 

[Richter Scale]

LOL did you hear the rant about how the Rangers bench just isn't ready because they didn't have a stick for Nash right away? Went on forever.

Yup, that was fun.

My favorite so far has been when they were gushing over Crosby, talking about how fast he was blowing by McDonagh (when he clearly just flubbed his transition from back skate to forward), and as they were still gushing two minutes later one of them said: "WOW, I'VE GOT WINDBURN!"

 

[Dorado*]

NY wraparounds are back or do you prefer the Frolovs

 

[shoothepuck]

Nash to the box