GDT: Game 64: New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils, 7pm ET, MSG

[Leonardo87]

New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils
7pm ET, MSG

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Devils Projected Line up

Ondrej Palat -- Nico Hischier -- Timo Meier
Jack Hughes -- Erik Haula -- Jesper Bratt
Chris Tierney -- Curtis Lazar -- Dawson Mercer
Kurtis MacDermid -- Tomas Nosek -- Alexander Holtz

Jonas Siegenthaler -- John Marino
Kevin Bahl -- Brendan Smith
Luke Hughes -- Simon Nemec

Kaapo Kahkonen
Nico Daws

Scratched: Nolan Foote, Nick DeSimone, Jake Allen
Injured: Dougie Hamilton (torn pectoral muscle)


Rangers Projected Line up

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Jack Roslovic
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle -- Alex Wennberg -- Kaapo Kakko
Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Matt Rempe

K'Andre Miller -- Braden Schneider
Ryan Lindgren -- Chad Ruhwedel
Zac Jones -- Erik Gustafsson

Jonathan Quick
Igor Shesterkin

Scratched: Jonny Brodzinski
Injured: Jacob Trouba (lower body), Adam Fox (illness)

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[PalmCoastRanger]

Oh noo...whatever shall we do against the Hugheswissters Dynasty. So speedy, so skilled...so scary...

 

[The Crypto Guy]

The Devils Stanley cup game 7 is upon them!

Just another game for us, Quick likely in.

 

[Harbour Dog]

The Devils won't roll over and give up like St. Louis did. If we can limit them in a similar way that we did the Blues, then we may be onto something here.

 

[GENESISPuck94]

They're 6 points out of a wildcard spot. They're going to be motivated.

 

[Ratelleitlikeitis]

Oh noo...whatever shall we do against the Hugheswissters Dynasty. So speedy, so skilled...so scary...

And their new bodyguard, Kurtis McDermid.

 

[Jackson Ranger]

And their new bodyguard, Kurtis McDermid.

Yup and he'll be looking for Rempe for paybacks on the Bastian thing.

 

[will1066]

"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu

 

[Psycho for Perreault]

Win or lose, the Devils are happy that they think the Canes will beat us in the playoffs. As long as that happens, this was a successful year in the Jack Hughes dynasty.

 

[KennyWu]

 

[MyLoveIsBlue]

 

[Rongomania]

Awesome game for the new guys to gain more confidence - f*ck up a loser ass rival.

 

[duhmetreE]

Roslovic scores or Ed denounces Rempe

 

[Ratelleitlikeitis]

"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu

Guessing that is not the current message emblazoned at the NJD practice facility…although maybe it was the old one..

 

[OthmannOut]

Rempe hat trick tonight.

 

[McRanger92]

You know Bastian and Meier will be running around all game, especially with Trouba out. Schneider should nail Meier early like he did Buch last night to get him off his game. That pair with Miller need to step up in this one. Our newfound skating with Ros & Wenn will help us keep up better I think. Rempe should just play his game and not fight McDermid in anything staged, its exactly what the Devils want. Only fight if its to change the momentum on our end or happens organically.

Im happy to see fighting in hockey having a bit of a renaissance. I watched Foligno & McCarron go at it early in the Wild/Preds game an it set the tone for a great one. 4-3 OT win between 2 teams fighting for a spot. Fighting is interesting to the mainstream audience as we've seen with how popular MMA is. If the NHL wants to grow, fighting is not something they should be ashamed of.

 

[KevinFinnerty]

I want to run them out of the building and crush their playoff aspirations. and hear the lamentations of their women.

 

[redwhiteandblue]

The Devils won't roll over and give up like St. Louis did. If we can limit them in a similar way that we did the Blues, then we may be onto something here.

I truly thought there was a noticable difference vs the Blues. They are a bubble team at best but not roll overs. I think they played a full 60 and truly controlled the game vs how they would play 40 and will their way there beforehand.

Ros looks more comfortable then Wennberg but boy does the lineup feel so much more complete. Can't wait for the game tonight.

I woke up last Friday ready for a trade but I'm actually glad we stayed out of that arms race.

 

[duhmetreE]

I want to run them out of the building and crush their playoff aspirations. and hear the lamentations of their women.

unsure if you're talking about their fans or Jack Hughes

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Possible letdown game here for sure. We should keep the tailor's tape put away until after the game is over.

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

This one is gonna have a whole lot of nasty. McDermid was signed for two reasons only. March 11th and April 3rd. I hope Rempe doesnt oblige or only does so on his own terms. Mac is one tough SOB

 

[kovazub94]

This is a huge game for the Devils. They can’t afford to lose any more ground to the other playoff hopefuls in the East. The Rangers sight is probably more on the next game against the Canes but I don’t think they overlook this test either. Who’s in goal tonight?

 

[Daves a mess]

Fox may be a scratch tonite

 

[JimmyG89]

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

This is a huge game for the Devils. They can’t afford to lose any more ground to the other playoff hopefuls in the East. The Rangers sight is probably more on the next game against the Canes but I don’t think they overlook this test either. Who’s in goal tonight?

Devils are cooked.

They basically need to win out. I think I saw that they can afford basically 4 losses the rest of the way if they want to get in. Now it doesn't always play out that way and teams on the bubble go hot and cold all the time (Detroit was white hot and now they can't win a game, Isles look like they'll never lose again but in 2 weeks their fans will be burying Lou and Co. again when they cool off) but they've got way too much ground to make up to really be able to afford much more than that.

Rangers need to take this one seriously. I feel like they RARELY match the intensity level of their opponents in these games. It's a relatively easy win if you go out there and actually try to win the game.