GDT: Islanders @ Rangers | 7 pm | MSG

[MyLoveIsBlue]

 

[Kovalev27]

First off we don't have the need to bring in a goalie. This is a Toronto want. Second--Georgiev both last year and this year has pushed Henrik (a sure fire HOF goalie once he retires) hard for starts and IMO he's been the better goalie from the 2nd half of last season and for the better part of this season. You can call him a backup goalie all you want but I see a 23 year old who is going to be an NHL starting goalie. That would be also why Toronto would be hot to get him by the way. So IMO you're downgrading him just to make room for Shesterkin. If we're going to move Georgiev we better get something really good back and if Bracco is the best we get for him we're making a very bad deal. The fact that other teams could be in on him too and we're not even that close to the deadline apparently isn't registering with you either. Multiple teams see value in acquiring his services. Just a backup goalie? I don't think so. There are teams he would be their No. 1.

don’t get annoyed I’m just asking you if you needed a back up goalie would you trade Kravtsov for one? Toronto has a number one so yes it’s a backup goalie they need.

I love Georgie I think he’s the 2nd best goalie we have.

 

[eco's bones]

If Gorton trades Georgiev to the Leafs for Bracco and a 3rd I'm going to call him a dumbass. He can do better than that.

 

[Kovalev27]

If Gorton trades Georgiev to the Leafs for Bracco and a 3rd I'm going to call him a dumbass. He can do better than that.

maybe. But we’re not going to get anyone’s top prospects

 

[Zibanejbread]

Please destroy this team

 

[eco's bones]

don’t get annoyed I’m just asking you if you needed a back up goalie would you trade Kravtsov for one? Toronto has a number one so yes it’s a backup goalie they need.

I love Georgie I think he’s the 2nd best goalie we have.

Well it is annoying for me. There are other teams that could really use Georgiev and Ottawa and San Jose who are also in the mix and not going to the playoffs either are both teams he'd automatically should become their No. 1 goalie. These posters from Toronto inundate the trade boards with their bull about player values all the time.....and I'm not interested so much in what's fair for them---I'm interested in what's fair for us.

 

[dshea19]

I fell like these next three games against the Isles will be the games that silence the Rangers dreams of the playoffs. They are playing a team that doesn't score a lot, but is super patient and grindy. Something that is a real challenge for a young team that scores goals. I think, although painful, these games will be an invaluable learning experience.

 

[Bones45]

Weird that there is very little animosity lately between these to teams. Perhaps tonight's game will amp things up.


We need to get back to normal around here....

 

[rangers1314]

George starts, Hank backs up per Vince M

 

[LORDE]

If I were a betting man, I'd take the Isles and the over... but what do I know???

 

[Crease]

Buch is sick and the team didn't know he was sick until this morning. Di Giuseppe was skating with Zibanejad and Kreider.

 

[will1066]

Expect big time games from Rob DiMaio, Mick Vukota, and Rich Pilon.

 

[Alluckks]

The playoff push starts now! (or maybe next game, not entirely sure, will keep y’all posted)

 

[RangerLifer]

LGR!!!

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

Can't wait for Georgiev being traded to Toronto and then posting 50-save shutouts on us.

You’re giving the Rangers too much credit, when’s the last time the Rangers put up 50 shots in a game?. All kidding aside, I expect the Islanders to bully us and frustrate us with their system. Lemmy out really hurts us for these rivalry games.

 

[nyrleetch]

By the way Georgiev hasn’t played in 10 games. Shesterkin at best his next start would be Thursday. A week between games. But we expect no rust I’m sure.

if Shesterkin starts Thursday Hanks potential next game would be 8 days since last start. A 37 year old starter playing once every 7 or 8 days. Just makes it harder on an already declining goalie trying to stay in a rhythm.

If Shesterkin doesn’t start on Thursday his next potential game 10 days between starts.

this a ****ing mess

Yup. Lundqvist has always at his best when he's in rhythm, can't speak to Georgiev or Igor as much but something is going to have to give sooner than later with Georgiev leaving.

 

[noupf]

6-3 loss. Geo pulled. Hank gives up 1 in the 3rd.

 

[GAGLine]

If I were a betting man, I'd take the Isles and the over... but what do I know???

The over is usually a good bet with the Rangers. They score goals and can't defend. It could go the other way though, since the Islanders can defend, but don't score as much. I wouldn't be surprised by a 3-0 or 3-1 game.

 

[Deleted member 23124]

Expect big time games from Rob DiMaio, Mick Vukota, and Rich Pilon.

FOr which team?

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Islanders plays some bitch ass hockey. Score two goals then try to take the game to OT (where Brock Nelson becomes the best player in the league for some reason). Unwatchable garbage.

 

[CasusBelli]

I want Meier, Hertl and Karlsson at 50% for Georgiev, Staal and Smith. Take it or leave it.

 

[Leetch3]

Bracco and a pick seems more than fair for Georgiev imo. There’s nothing left for that kid to prove in the minors. 79 pts as a 21 year old down there last year. No spot for him in a scoring role for Toronto. Worth the risk.

where does he fit here? RW behind buchnevich and kakko putting him in a non-scoring role. sounds like a midget version of vinny letteri

 

[Kovalev27]

We do actually have more ROWs than the islanders who play for OT every night.

 

[Kovalev27]

where does he fit here? RW behind buchnevich and kakko putting him in a non-scoring role. sounds like a midget version of vinny letteri

Well there’s no way I’m keeping Buchy much longer and Kravtsov is just as much a LW as a right winger so we’ll see there. We don’t know how much longer Fast will be here. As long as there’s a top 9 role avail it’s worth giving him a shot

he’s listed as 5’11 these days. He’s gotta be smarter than lettieri no? God I hope so

 

[Zynbanejad]

According to Blue Line Station:

On Saturday, Elliotte Friedman reported on “Hockey Night in Canada” that the Blueshirts are ready to field offers for Georgiev. Friedman has good sources and he said that the Rangers are insisting on a good return and want a scoring forward who can help them as early as this year or next. That means an NHL player or a top prospect.

He specifically mentioned Ottawa, Toronto and San Jose as having interest.
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Who could we rob from Ottawa this time around realistically?