Kitchener Rangers 2022-23 Off-Season Thread (Part 4)

[TheBlueMonster]

Play the same game we played Thursday MINUS having 2 D on PP 2. The F was with that? Roman Schmidt shouldn't touch ice on the PP. Run Moore, Motew and Bruzzer in no particular order if neeed be. Hell Hamara before him, and we'll be coming home up 2-0.

 

[RangerNation]

That Windsor crowd on Thursday didn't look that great either. Tuesday does look kind of sparse, but it is a weekday for a 8 seed. The Thursday game is like a traditionally Friday game because of Good Friday and I think that shows as more seats are gone for that one. If they can steal this one tonight I suspect more tickets will sell for both games this week. And if it does go to game 6, many people also have money off, so that will be beneficial as well.

A win tonight would definitely bump up the numbers. The mismanagement of this year will really cost them in the end. No team wants to play in a sold out Aud.

 

[Matttheleaf]

A win tonight would definitely bump up the numbers. The mismanagement of this year will really cost them in the end. No team wants to play in a sold out Aud.

100%. The atmosphere last Friday was amazing, until the unthinkable happened...

 

[RangerNation]

Tonight's lineup:

Sop-Pinelli-Mesar
Arcuri-Zhilkin-Valade
Misaljevic-Rehkopf-Martin
Swick-Mercer-Hollett

Moore-Schmidt
Andonovski-Brzustewicz
Hamara-Motew

Costantini

 

[rangersblues]

Would love to have a Dan Kelly on the backend!

Definitely. He was a beast that post season. Really underrated captain.

 

[GeoBlue]

Tonight's lineup:

Sop-Pinelli-Mesar
Arcuri-Zhilkin-Valade
Misaljevic-Rehkopf-Martin
Swick-Mercer-Hollett

Moore-Schmidt
Andonovski-Brzustewicz
Hamara-Motew

Costantini

No Brainer. Stick with the winning combos until it breaks.

 

[RangerNation]

No Brainer. Stick with the winning combos until it breaks.

Surely Windsor will have an answer to Rangers 3rd and 4th line tonight. They were excellent on Thursday.

 

[rve24]

Biggest difference is no Jeff Skinner. He was probably the best player on the ice for any team in the playoffs that year. Pinelli could be that guy.

We'll have to see about this year. Right now I'm more optimistic than I expected. Full marks all around for winning game 1.

Skinner was easily the best F in the O zone that year I remember. Get inside the blue line n he was magic........Damm it lol

 

[Matttheleaf]

This may be some of the worst camera work I have ever seen at a hockey game.

 

[Otto]

This may be some of the worst camera work I have ever seen at a hockey game.

Have to agree there. Long stretches of time where the puck isn't even on the screen

 

[Matttheleaf]

Have to agree there. Long stretches of time where the puck isn't even on the screen

At least it managed to capture that beautiful half slap shorty!

 

[Coaches Coroner]

Refs letting it get away from them at the end of the period; a 'better' cameraman probably pans away from the melee because the OHL doesn't like the image lol.

Windsor is mad and they're showing it. Renwick is lucky he hasn't gotten a misconduct the way he's acting with the refs. Extremely important not to let up and not to give an inch; the longer we can keep the Spits in their feelings, the longer we keep them away from their game. 2-0 is one of those dangerous leads.

 

[RangerNation]

Great period, I THINK? Holy crap follow the play camera guy!

Big props to Pinelli pulling off the ol in close clapper. Classic.

 

[rangersblues]

Have to keep the fine line between being level headed and not backing down. It looks like Renwick is going to do something stupid soon.

 

[RangerNation]

After all that at the end of the period, they start on the PK. Because of course they do.

 

[Coaches Coroner]

how did only 3 guys get penalties lol

 

[rangersblues]

what great coaching by Savard. Give up 2 SHG so go with 5 forwards and give up another

 

[Matttheleaf]

This Refs are starting to piss me off

 

[Coaches Coroner]

if the Spits don't muster anything by half way point of the 3rd, I think it's going to get ugly.

the broadcast really need a warning up top for those sensitive to motion sickness

 

[Coaches Coroner]

I didn't want Andonovski to fight, but when you can beat up the captain and take him out for 5, it's not bad. Love the guy with a face shield gettin tough

Holy shit, how are they giving us the extra 2 again?

 

[RangerNation]

HOW DO THEY KEEP GIVING US THE EXTRA PENALTY?

 

[rangersblues]

I didn't want Andonovski to fight, but when you can beat up the captain and take him out for 5, it's not bad. Love the guy with a face shield gettin tough

Holy shit, how are they giving us the extra 2 again?

Scoreboard officiating. I rarely complain about calls but it sure looks like they're trying to get Windsor back in the game.

 

[rve24]

HOW DO THEY KEEP GIVING US THE EXTRA PENALTY?

What? Can't be.
I thought only the Spits get a disadvantage from the stripes. I've read it 1000 times over the years from 1 poster.

 

[EvenSteven]

HOW DO THEY KEEP GIVING US THE EXTRA PENALTY?

It’s called OHL officiating 101.

Game starts to get lopsided, penalize the team with the lead. Keeps the losing team trying to score instead of settling scores.

I don’t blame Maggio. But he grabbed the wrong guy.

 

[rve24]

Long way to go yet. But pulling for the upset.