GDT: Game # 38 - Rangers vs Pittsburgh - 7pm - NBCSN

[Leonardo87]

Rangers (17-15-5) vs Pittsburgh (24-12-2)

NBCSN, MSG - 7pm - EST

Penguins projected lineup

Guentzel - Crosby - Rust
Zucker - McCann - Rodrigues
Aston-Reese - Gaudreau - Lafferty
Zohorna - Jankowski - Sceviour

Dumoulin - Letang
Pettersson - Marino
Ceci - Matheson

Jarry
DeSmith

Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Juuso Riikola, Drew O'Connor
Injured: Brandon Tanev (upper body), Evgeni Malkin (lower body), Teddy Blueger (upper body), Mark Friedman (upper body), Kasperi Kapanen (lower body)


Rangers projected lineup

Kreider - Zibanejad - Buchnevich
Panarin -Strome - Blackwell
Lafreniere - Chytil - Kakko
Di Giuseppe - Rooney - Kravtsov

Lindgren - Fox
Miller - Trouba
Hajek - Smith

Shesterkin
Georgiev

Scratched: Julien Gauthier, Brett Howden
Injured: Jack Johnson (core muscle surgery)

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[MyLoveIsBlue]

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I'm so excited to see Blackwell in the top-6 and DiGiuseppe back in the line up

 

[chosen]

I'm so excited to see Blackwell in the top-6 and DiGiuseppe back in the line up

Excitement is good.

Rangers were slightly favored when I last looked.

A good opportunity for the naysayers to make a wager.

 

[Whoot Whoot]

KK demoted - meh

 

[3rd Guy High]

Kravtsov with Rooney and PDG

 

[CupSeeker]

I'm so excited to see Blackwell in the top-6 and DiGiuseppe back in the line up

that's great; both mistakes.

 

[Leonardo87]

that's great; both mistakes.

I believe he's being sarcastic. lol.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Games against Pitt are torture. Let’s see if DQ had learned anything and adjusts accordingly. 6th time’s the charm??

 

[Leonardo87]

Games against Pitt are torture. Let’s see if DQ had learned anything and adjusts accordingly. 6th time’s the charm??

It's a bold strategy but they should let them score first. lol.

 

[EdJovanovski]

KRAVTSOV 4,785
ARMPIT 0

 

[romba]

Uhhh this isn’t a demotion, the kids are definitely the least trusted. I like Rooney’s game, maybe he and VK will have chemistry. Hopefully this also means more ice time for Kravtsov

 

[Crease]

 

[Crease]

Credit to the Rangers media machine for framing the Kid Line as the third line when the Rooney line consistently gets more ice time.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

fml. It's missing the best part and I'm sure somebody else will post it, but for the love of God I can't find the GIF myself.

 

[Peltz]

I randomly saw this movie a few months ago. It was trash but I loved it lol.

 

[LORDE]

Excitement is good.

Rangers were slightly favored when I last looked.

A good opportunity for the naysayers to make a wager.

I noticed this as well... wonder what the bookies know.

I see loss LOSS LOSS personally.

 

[LokiDog]

Look at that Pittsburgh forward lineup. Guentzel, Sid, maybe Zucker and maybe Rust are the only guys who should even be sniffing top six. Defense and goaltending doesn’t look a whole lot better and somehow they’re a good team.

 

[effen]

*passive aggressive comment about something that hasn't happened yet*

 

[bobbop]

So in looking back at last year, this is about the point in the schedule that the Rangers started to roll. The last several games have been pretty good. The next 5-6 games will tell us whether the season is on or over.

The Rangers have certainly played well most games against the Penguins but don’t have much to show for it. Now is the time to put a stake in the ground and show whether we have a late run left this year or should start playing exclusively for the future.

 

[CupSeeker]

I believe he's being sarcastic. lol.

How the hell can you tell?

 

[Kravtsov420]

GDT reminder: f*** David Quinn in the ass with a Duku angled light saber

 

[Sayba]

Gauthier has probably created more scoring opportunities in 1 game than PDG the entire season.

 

[Number 9]

Penguin games are always blah, seem boring the majority of the time. Look forward to the rest though, been fun hockey overall.

 

[chosen]

I noticed this as well... wonder what the bookies know.

I see loss LOSS LOSS personally.

Having spent some time in that business, I'll opt for the opinion of the books over the opinions of fans, especially those that have a personal interest in the outcome.