GDT: #45 - 01/08/14 | New York Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks | 8:00 PM - NBC SPORTS

[Ex Officer Friendly]

Everyone go look at the GDT for the hawks...compared to them we look like a suicidal thread

Don't tell me what to do

 

[DoTheBlue]

The stench of suck doesn't seem as strong away from the transformed garden.
Rangers have actually been decent on the road over the last 2 months so I think this game might be closer than most think.

 

[Pizza]

Everyone go look at the GDT for the hawks...compared to them we look like a suicidal thread

Well sure. Chicago has done so much right in turning their franchise around:

Drafting, developing, trading, re-tooling, and on and on.

Everything they do very well, the Rangers are mediocre at best at.

Great to wake up every day a Black Hawks fan. Your in the Cup hunt and you know your gonna stay there.

What's not to like?

 

[94now]

Before so many of you jump off the ledge, know that the Islanders beat the Hawks last week.

They had Nabby, we don't even get Talbot. Get ready for the loss.

 

[bubba5]

Well sure. Chicago has done so much right in turning their franchise around:

Drafting, developing, trading, re-tooling, and on and on.

Everything they do very well, the Rangers are mediocre at best at.

Great to wake up every day a Black Hawks fan. Your in the Cup hunt and you know your gonna stay there.

What's not to like?

What the Blackhawks did right for many years is suck! That's how you get high end talent while they are still young!!

 

[94now]

Well sure. Chicago has done so much right in turning their franchise around:

Drafting, developing, trading, re-tooling, and on and on.

Everything they do very well, the Rangers are mediocre at best at.

Great to wake up every day a Black Hawks fan. Your in the Cup hunt and you know your gonna stay there.

What's not to like?

We cannot get Scotty Bowman to work for the Rangers. Detroit was great when he was there for very long time . Now CHI has his son running the club under Scotty's watch. We have embesil owner that is in love with senile GM of ours. What not to hate?

 

[Ragnarok14]

Big opportunity here for us tonight. His is our opportunity to get embarrassed on a nationally televised game. Go make me proud!

Hahah my thoughts exactly! Although this team is starting to actually appear like they care, which is a vast improvement over the corpse-like pallor we have witnessed for most of the year...
That said, we better bring our A+ game and Lundqvist better wake the hell up or it's going to get real ugly-like real quickly...

 

[Raspewtin]

9-1 loss, Rozsival with a hat trick.

 

[Overcast]

Hank with the shutout.

I'm down with this. Hoping he plays like a Swede possessed. Also going to call Hank with an assist in the first Ranger goal (which will be the first of the game).

A boy can dream, right?

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

They had Nabby, we don't even get Talbot. Get ready for the loss.

The mindset of some of you is reaching insanity. I don't even...


And some of you are way too doom and gloom. The hawks are the superior team by far, but it's hockey. Any team can beat any team any given night.

 

[Ail]

Any team can beat any team any given night.

Which is exactly what we don't want to happen because then that dolt Sather and the ding dongs here will think this team is better than it actually is, and start saying/doing stupid things.

Yeah we really need that.

 

[NewLife]

****in 2am start. Anyway cant miss this one!

 

[nevesis]

Lets hope the team in front of Hank actually plays a sound two-way game.

He will be on fire tonight.

 

[Ail]

He will be on fire tonight.

Yeah he will after Patrick and Patrick torch him for about 10 goals combined.

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

Because we apparently have to shoehorn Callahan into the top-6 whether he has earned it or not.

We also have to put our best goal scorers on the same line for some reason.

The only reason I see as to why Zucc should be on the third line is that it would likely be even worse without him. Put him back in the top 6 and we have two really good lines and one bad instead of one good and two OK ones.

Hagelin-Stepan-Nash - Really good
Kreider-Richards-Zuccarello - Really good
Pouliot-Brassard-Callahan - Not that good

vs

Kreider-Stepan-Nash - Good
Hagelin-Richards-Callahan - OK
Pouliot-Brassard-Zuccarello - OK

I prefer the former over the latter. Apparently AV does not.

I like your lines. Pouliot/Brassard/Callahan could work. maybe switch Brassard and Richards ... or put Richards on a wing with Miller as center.

But yeah, the Nash/Kreider thing hasn't been working. It reminds me of last year when Torts always tried Gaborik and Nash together.

 

[Clausewitz]

Goodie! My two favorite players head to head: Kreider and Hossa.

 

[useref15]

Anyone know if Carcillo is in tonight?

 

[KingP]

that first goal is so important. hope we come out flyin

 

[KingP]

Anyone know if Carcillo is in tonight?

not sure yet

 

[Gardner McKay]

We are about to get bent over by Chicago.

 

[Elvis Presley]

For the love of god please start Talbot!

Plus, it'd be good to see how he does against a quality team.

 

[silverfish]

FFS Send Miller to Hartford and ****ing keep him there already. Jesus.

Why do we have guys like Asham and Powe if they're just going to yo-yo one of their top prospects? Haley/Beach, too.

They were smart with Fast. Be smart with Miller now.

Unbelievable.

 

[Loff]

Carbomb will play. Miller will sit.

 

[NYRFAN218]

New York Rangers ‏@NYRangers 38s
#NYR Lineup Update: @CarBombBoom13 will make his Blueshirts debut against his former team tonight; J.T. Miller will be scratched

 

[Elvis Presley]

FFS Send Miller to Hartford and ****ing keep him there already. Jesus.

Why do we have guys like Asham and Powe if they're just going to yo-yo one of their top prospects? Haley/Beach, too.

They were smart with Fast. Be smart with Miller now.

Unbelievable.

This.

Miller really needs some more time to develop. Not nearly ready for the big leagues IMO. Please do not force it, it will end badly.