GDT: Game # 31 Rangers vs Buffalo - 7pm EST - MSG

[CasusBelli]

It would be nice to see Laf and/or Kakko score against this putrid team.

An own goal? Wouldn’t rule it out.

 

[CasusBelli]

Expect big time games from Tim Connolly, Jason Pominville, and Drew Stafford.

Just glad Varada left for the Sens. Dude is a pain in the ass to play against.

 

[Rangers in 7]

My only hope for tonight is the coaching staff doesn’t lose the kid line on the bench. How that continues to happen is mind boggling

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Would also be nice if the PP gets cookin.

With Mika "back" I feel like this is the next step he needs to take coming back into himself. Would like to see the patented Zib one-timer hit the back of the net.

 

[leetch99]

Just glad Varada left for the Sens. Dude is a pain in the ass to play against.

Not as bad as Kaleta was....dangerous player he was .

 

[CasusBelli]

Not as bad as Kaleta was....dangerous player he was .

Kaleta was a POS. Varada was gritty with an edge.

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

My only hope for tonight is the coaching staff doesn’t lose the kid line on the bench. How that continues to happen is mind boggling

gotta play our "shutdown" guys

 

[AKrangerfan]

Rangers

Kreider - Zibanejad - Buchnevich
Panarin - Strome - Blackwell
Lafreniere - Chytil - Kakko
Lemieux - Rooney - Gauthier

Lindgren - Fox
Miller - Trouba
Hajek - Smith

Kinkaid
Georgiev


I would like to see Gauthier and Blackwell switch places. I feel Strome or Bread will feed him a pass on a breakaway.

 

[SML2]

Sabres are down. We gotta keep them that way.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

FFS, was praying Buffalo won before we played them again.

Here we go...this is gonna be like that time we lost to a Swiss team in preseason.

 

[duhmetreE]

This has all the makings of a let down game... PLEASE DONT

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

They can't play down to their level, especially defensively - but I have a feeling Kinkaid will get more work tonight.

 

[MyLoveIsBlue]

 

[Fitzy]

If it's a plumber they want with Panarin and Strome I'd like to see PDG in that spot when he's off Covid.

 

[Tob]

Games like these where the match ups are easier, you need the kids to break through.

 

[duhmetreE]

GUYS... THIS IS IT...

TODAY IS THE DAY

 

[Larrybiv]

What do you get when Eichel dishes for a Skinner goal tonight?

Buffalo sauce.

You can do better than that.
Lets hope the Rangers fare better than
Your feeble attempt at jocularity.

(Gave you a "like" anyway, at least you tried. Lol.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

9-0 or it doesnt count

 

[Ratelleitlikeitis]

FFS, was praying Buffalo won before we played them again.

Here we go...this is gonna be like that time we lost to a Swiss team in preseason.

Mystery, Alaska

 

[Hire Sather]

My only hope for tonight is the coaching staff doesn’t lose the kid line on the bench. How that continues to happen is mind boggling

My only hope is they give the coaching staff reason to play them more.

 

[Joe Ranger Fan 1960]

I expect a good game from the boys in blue. Literally the boys. This is the type of situation where the guys who have something to prove need to step it up. The kids need to drive the net like their spinal column is disjointed from the brain. Just drive the damned net. Sort of the way Lemieux goes through life. That guy is the poster boy for how to play this game. The top guys get to chill. This one is on the kids.

 

[will1066]

You can do better than that.
Lets hope the Rangers fare better than
Your feeble attempt at jocularity.

(Gave you a "like" anyway, at least you tried. Lol.

Aww, shucks, thanks.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

My only hope for tonight is the coaching staff doesn’t lose the kid line on the bench. How that continues to happen is mind boggling

the kids line stinks. Break them up.

 

[GAGLine]

My only hope for tonight is the coaching staff doesn’t lose the kid line on the bench. How that continues to happen is mind boggling

It's really not.

They don't get any PK time and they aren't on PP1, so they don't get much PP time. The last game, Kakko played 1:16 on the PP and Chytil played :33 on the PP. We were on either the PP or PK for 14 minutes. That's nearly 1/4 of the game in which they hardly played. Then there's other stuff like TV time outs where one of the top 2 lines is going to start after the break, the coaches wanting to avoid certain matchups, and wanting certain lines depending on where the faceoff is.

It's very easy for players who don't play in all situations to end up with very little ice time, especially when you have a substitute coaching staff that is probably leaning on the vets more than Quinn and company.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

FFS, was praying Buffalo won before we played them again.

Here we go...this is gonna be like that time we lost to a Swiss team in preseason.

Flyers recently lost to a Swiss team too