GDT: #5 - 10/13/17 | RANGERS @ blue jackets | 7:00 - MSG, NHLN

[Loff]

2017/18 REGULAR SEASON
GAME #5 - 10/13/2017


vs
NYR: 1-3-0___________CBJ: 2-1-0



TIME | 7:00 PM ET
VENUE | NATIONWIDE ARENA - COLUMBUS, OH
TV | MSG, NHLN, FS-OH



ONLINE STREAMS: NOT ALLOWED | RADIO FEED: CLICK HERE



GAME LINKS:

Game Preview - Last Matchup; NYR@CBJ 2/13/17 - NHL.com - RANGERS.com - BLUEJACKETS.com
NY Post - NYDN - MSG.com - Yahoo Sports - ESPN - CBC - SNET - TSN


AROUND THE LEAGUE:

OCTOBER SCHEDULE:

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QUOTES TO NOTE:​

Almost every game, in our first three or four shifts, we’ve struggled.
I don’t think there’s any changes inside the room before the game, but in past years, we were just simple.
You look at the plays we tried to make early on, they’re kind of complicated plays and end up turning over the puck.
- Rick Nash​

We’re trying to put together a full game here and we haven’t done that very much at all in any game.
It’s getting to a handful of games now where we need to start finding that right from the start.

- Ryan McDonagh​

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We’re a work in progress and there is a lot of work to do.
But I feel that everyone is willing to put in the time and effort to get better.
- Alain Vigneault​

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TEAM STATS:

GP | 3 | GF | 8
W | 2 | GA | 6
L | 1 | GF/G | 2.67
OTL | 0 | GA/G | 2.00
Pts | 4 | PIM/G | 8:39
HOME | 1-0-0 | PP% | 14.3
AWAY | 1-1-0 | PK% | 83.3
L10 | 2-1-0 | FO% | 46.7
STREAK | W1 | S/O | 0-0

Division | 4th
Conference | 7th
League | 14th


TEAM LEADERS:

Goals | Sonny Milano | 4
Assists | Foligno, Panarin | 3
Points | Sonny Milano | 4
+ / - | Nick Foligno | +3
Shots | Atkinson, Savard | 10
Hits | Brandon Dubinsky | 11
Blocks | David Savard | 9
PIM | Zac Dalpe | 9
FO% | Nick Foligno | 58.1
TOI/G F: | Artemi Panarin | 19:52
TOI/G D: | Seth Jones | 23:23


PROJECTED LINES:

LW | C | RW
PANARIN | WENNBERG | ATKINSON
MILANO | FOLIGNO (C) | BJORKSTRAND
CALVERT | DUBINSKY (A) | ANDERSON
DUBOIS | SEDLAK | HANNIKAINEN


LD | RD
WERENSKI | JONES
JOHNSON | SAVARD
MURRAY | CARLSSON

Scratched
JENNER
HARRINGTON


STARTING GOALIE:

Sergei Bobrovsky
GPI: 2 | W: 2 | L: 0 | OT: 0 | PIM: 0
SV% .985 | GAA: 0.48 | SA: 67 | GA: 1 | SO: 1


INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

NONE


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TEAM STATS:

GP | 4 | GF | 10
W | 1 | GA | 15
L | 3 | GF/G | 2.50
OTL | 0 | GA/G | 3.75
Pts | 2 | PIM/G | 8:30
HOME | 1-2-0 | PP% | 31.3
AWAY | 0-1-0 | PK% |68.8
L10 | 1-3-0 | FO% | 52.7
STREAK | L1 | S/O | 0-0

Division | 8th
Conference | 14th
League | 28th


TEAM LEADERS:

Goals | Mika Zibanejad | 5
Assists | Mats Zuccarello | 4
Points | Ziba, Zucca | 5
+ / - | Carey, Staal | +1
Shots | Mika Zibanejad | 20
Hits | Chris Kreider | 12
Blocks | Shatty, Skjei | 6
PIM | Ryan McDonagh | 8
FO% | David Desharnais | 63.9
TOI/G F: | Mats Zuccarello | 19:26
TOI/G D: | Kevin Shattenkirk | 23:20


PROJECTED LINES:

LW | C | RW
KREIDER | ZIBANEJAD | BUCHNEVICH
NASH (A) | HAYES | ZUCCARELLO (A)
VESEY | DESHARNAIS | MILLER
CRACKNELL | CAREY | GRABNER

LD | RD
MCDONAGH (C) | HOLDEN
STAAL (A) | SHATTENKIRK
SKJEI | SMITH

Scratched
DEANGELO
KAMPFER


STARTING GOALIE:

Henrik Lundqvist
GPI: 4 | W: 1 | L: 2 | OT: 0 | PIM: 0
SV% .898 | GAA: 3.06 | SA: 98 | GA: 10 | SO: 1


INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

Jesper Fast | Hip (IR)

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[LieutenantLackluster]

I hope Skjei/Smith can be as good as they were in the playoffs.

I hope McD/Holden wont be as bad as I think.

 

[Cassano]

These defense pairings

 

[SnowblindNYR]

What the f*** did he do to the bottom 6? Why is Desharnais on the third line and Miller back on wing?

 

[Kaapodonna]

Are these lines confirmed? Holden on top pair, D on third line center, Jt on Rw is lolz... Still
5-1 W

 

[Leonardo87]

Is Hayes really the best option for 2C? I just hope he wakes up soon.

 

[Cassano]

How can people have expectations for this team when Hayes and DD are our 2C/ 3C?I can empathize with Habs fans now.

 

[cbjgirl]

Dalpe in for Hannikainen on the fourth line for the CBJ.

 

[haveandare]

Trying to be excited for this game but it's hard to have hope of a win when we have a guy who was 7D just a week ago playing top pair now. Really gotta wonder if JG is going to let this madness continue and if so, for how long.

How can people have expectations for this team when Hayes and DD are our 2C/ 3C?I can empathize with Habs fans now.

Hayes put up 49 points last year, that's not so bad for a 2C in today's NHL, but having DD behind him is bad. Miller should continue acclimating to center Imo and should be with Zucc. Hayes and Nash with Zucc is kind of a waste because they're both allergic to shooting the damn puck and Zucc is our best set up man.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I can't watch a team where the coach doesn't know what the hell he's doing with personnel. There's just no rhyme or reason. So disheartening, we have a flawed but decent team, AV makes it just flawed.

 

[Kaapo Cabana]

I totally agree with you but that brings four questions to my mind.

1. Were Smith and ADA good in our first 2 games?
2. Are 3rd pairing defensemen expected to be good?
3. Have Holden/Kamp been on the ice for more goals than the guys they replaced?
4. Is this move expected to last forever or be temporary?

The bottom line for me is I want both Smith and ADA to play but their play in the first two games earned them a temporary benching. I guess I just find all the bellyaching to be a bit over the top at times.

@NickyFotiu To answer your questions from the other thread

1. Smith was not good, I thought ADA was fine. Regardless, they were hardly the only problems, but were certainly the scapegoats.
2. "good" is a relative term, but why not play the best options?
3. I honestly don't know
4. Hopefully temporary but AVs track record is not encouraging,

The belly aching doesn't come from benching players who didn't play well, it comes from the rewarding of players who also didn't play well. Its a double standard that AV has always had.

 

[Ail]

I'm sure we'll be hearing shortly what the lines for tonight are probably going to look like. I'm saving my outrage for the Zipay tweet that should arrive around 9:05 pm between the 2nd and 3rd period.

 

[DudMan28]

I'm sure we'll be hearing shortly what the lines for tonight are probably going to look like. I'm saving my outrage for the Zipay tweet that should arrive around 9:05 pm between the 2nd and 3rd period.

"Can confirm that tonight the Rangers will be playing the Blue Jackets" - Zipay at 8:30PM

 

[NickyFotiu]

@NickyFotiu To answer your questions from the other thread

1. Smith was not good, I thought ADA was fine. Regardless, they were hardly the only problems, but were certainly the scapegoats.
2. "good" is a relative term, but why not play the best options?
3. I honestly don't know
4. Hopefully temporary but AVs track record is not encouraging,

The belly aching doesn't come from benching players who didn't play well, it comes from the rewarding of players who also didn't play well. Its a double standard that AV has always had.

Smith is back in tonight so Kamp is out and Smith's benching was temporary. Some guys on every team in every sport are going to have a longer leash than others based on their past play. Jimmy Johnson cut a RB for falling asleep in a meetting. When asked if he would cut Emmitt Smith if he falls asleep in a team meeting Johnson laughed.

I believe the answer to #3 is that Smith and ADA were on the ice for more goals than Holden/Kamp but I'm not sure.

Some of the bellyaching is warranted by a bad start but some of the bellyaching just comes from some people liking to bellyache. The Penguins have won two cups in a row. Some people have bellyache on their board all summer. Ditto the Golden State Warrriors board this summer after winning the NBA championship 2 of the last 3 seasons. Its like the person that complains about how high his insurance will go after winning a new Corvette. Some people just like to complain.

 

[Levitate]

NHL Network is the worst

 

[Loff]

The lines are based on yesterday's skate.

 

[Inferno]

I can't watch a team where the coach doesn't know what the hell he's doing with personnel. There's just no rhyme or reason. So disheartening, we have a flawed but decent team, AV makes it just flawed.

yyyeeepppp.

He's just....awful.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

lol AV.

His answer to getting heat for over playing Holden and Staal is to play them both, but on different pairs.

 

[Irishguy42]

I don't know about you folks, but I still enjoy watching this team.

 

[Claxton]

Lol anyone whose followed Montreal the past few seasons knew this was coming with DD. It was like a father/son relationship with Therrien and now AV will take over the reigns. If the PP1 wasn't so good he would be there too.

 

[LeetchisGod]

I don't know about you folks, but I still enjoy watching this team.

I've enjoyed watching the powerplay. 5 on 5 has been painful.

 

[NickyFotiu]

I don't know about you folks, but I still enjoy watching this team.

I even enjoyed watching from 1997-2004.

 

[RangerLifer]

I have a bad feeling about this weekend. Hopefully they can play themselves out of this funk.



Anyway, I have plenty of pickles for luck.

 

[RangerLifer]

LGR!!

 

[eco's bones]

I'm kind of thinking that a McDonagh/DeAngelo pairing as an experiment wouldn't be a bad idea. I very much prefer McDonagh on the left side and he is our best defensemen. He might be a good mentor for DeAngelo to work out some of his defensive issues. Just saying. And DeAngelo needs to play.