GDT: Game # 74 - New York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets - 7pm EST , MSG

[Leonardo87]

New York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets
7pm EST - MSG

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Blue Jackets Projected Line up

Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnson -- Jack Roslovic -- Lane Pederson
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Trey Fix-Wolansky
Liam Foudy -- Hunter McKown -- Emil Bemstrom

Tim Berni -- Andrew Peeke
Jake Christiansen -- Adam Boqvist
Gavin Bayreuther -- Billy Sweezey

Michael Hutchinson
Jon Gillies

Scratched: None

Injured: Patrik Laine (triceps strain), Nick Blankenburg (ankle), Mathieu Olivier (lower leg), Elvis Merzlikins (lower body), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder)


Rangers Projected Line up

Artemi Panarin -- Mika Zibanejad -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Chris Kreider -- Vincent Trocheck -- Patrick Kane
Alexis Lafreniere -- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Tyler Motte

Niko Mikkola -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Harpur?? -- Braden Schneider

Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak

Scratched: None
Injured: Ryan Lindgren?? (upper body)

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[Row I Goon]

You young ’uns might not get this one

 

[FultonReed]

clinched last night. heck of a birthday present.

let's have a good time tonight, no injuries pls

 

[will1066]

Expect big time games from Rostislav Klesla, Mark Letestu and Fedor Tyutin

 

[tlk]

heck of a birthday present

Can confirm

 

[Psycho for Perreault]

Either way the Devils will be playing in front of a crowd wearing mainly blue in a few weeks. Might as well have game 1 at MSG though. Win this one to help make that a reality.

 

[KevinFinnerty]

They give up the most goals in the league, that means it will be a 2-1 win

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Must dominate.

Stay healthy

LGR

 

[Jackson Ranger]

Trap game...weekend of fun in the sun, big game on Thursday...oh wait, we have a game tonight against one of the worst teams in hockey?!!!

 

[Ratelleitlikeitis]

Remember that artistic playoff montage from last season featuring the Rangers as characters from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. That was a beauty.

 

[MyLoveIsBlue]

 

[Machinehead]

I hope everyone has a good time.

 

[kovazub94]

With a win the Rangers will have a chance to play on Thursday to catch up Devils in the standings - I'm sure they fully realize it.

Kids have been playing better and better for awhile now so I won't be surprised if they repeat their Sat contributions against FL.

 

[Machinehead]

I don't really care about home ice against the Devils.

It'll be their first playoff game since the year of the flood. Put the pressure on them in front of their own fans.

 

[Larrybiv]

Rangers 11-10-5 BT (Before Trouba)
Rangers 32-10-5 AT (After Trouba)

 

[duhmetreE]

I don't really care about home ice against the Devils.

It'll be their first playoff game since the year of the flood. Put the pressure on them in front of their own fans.

I care about home ice for the rest of the playoffs.

It doesn’t guarantee anything but it’s better than not having it

 

[Lion Hound]

Lets Gooooo Boys!!!!!

 

[Machinehead]

I care about home ice for the rest of the playoffs.

It doesn’t guarantee anything but it’s better than not having it

We're very likely not going to have it in rounds 2 or 3.

 

[Larrybiv]

With a win the Rangers will have a chance to play on Thursday to catch up Devils in the standings - I'm sure they fully realize it.

Kids have been playing better and better for awhile now so I won't be surprised if they repeat their Sat contributions against FL.

Surely they do. But remember, we've knocked on their door once before trying to overtake them. Thats when the Devils beat us at MSG with a 3rd period collapse that got them "back on track" after spiraling.
We cannot let that happen again. Stomp em' early, and often.

Hopefully MORE than just repeating. Think they'll be hungrier and dominate a much weaker team overall and especially who they match up against. Surely they'll be better than them.

 

[duhmetreE]

We're very likely not going to have it in rounds 2 or 3.

I’d say there’s a chance. Carolina or possibly Boston getting knocked off.

 

[Machinehead]

I’d say there’s a chance. Carolina or possibly Boston getting knocked off.

We're already way ahead of the teams who would be playing them.

 

[kovazub94]

Surely they do. But remember, we've knocked on their door once before trying to overtake them. Thats when the Devils beat us at MSG with a 3rd period collapse that got them "back on track" after spiraling.
We cannot let that happen again. Stomp em' early, and often.

Hopefully MORE than just repeating. Think they'll be hungrier and dominate a much weaker team overall and especially who they match up against. Surely they'll be better than them.

My comment was about facing Jackets tonight, not Devils on Thursday (though you can realize that the urgency with only 8 games left is quite different than a game in early January - it was in NJ btw?)

You (realistically) want more than 3 goals from that line??? Talking about managing expectations, lol

 

[will1066]

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Columbus. Columbo. Took me a while, but I get it now.

 

[McRanger92]

These were always my favorite games when I was younger. Playoffs clinched, team is playing well and the stakes are not very high. Just get to enjoy some hockey. I like the team's mindset right now and fully expect a win to set up the Battle of the Hudson Thursday. LGR.

 

[2014nyr]

well...lets just hope its better than the first game against columbus at home. pretty sure we got owned by a glorified ebug and halak gave up 5