Kitchener Rangers 2023-24 Season Thread (Part 3)

[GeoBlue]

We got the "W" despite Rehkopf being in a slump.

 

[East Avenue Bully]

We got the "W" despite Rehkopf being in a slump.

Sigh, just take it and go

(Usaveflooring.ca sponsor reference, not a personal dig)

 

[Ward Cornell]

Sigh, just take it and go

(Usaveflooring.ca sponsor reference, not a personal dig)

Had me chuckling right away!!

 

[bobber]

Saved by the Malboeuf. Rangers billets must have a big roast beef dinner on and the players could smell it cooking before they came to the rink. Their minds weren't at the Aud. Sop just seemed to give up on plays and had no battle in him. No real stars in this game. Ottawa should have won it in the third. Hope Kressler is okay. Play like this against the Knights fuggetaboutit.

 

[robertmac43]

Loved seeing this, get these guys into important minutes. You never know when we will need them to step up down the stretch.

 

[Krangers08]

What does Malboeuf have to do to get a star. Hopefully Kessler is alright they took him to Kitchener room

 

[Tim Wallach]

Loved seeing this, get these guys into important minutes. You never know when we will need them to step up down the stretch.

I’m still not sure why this keeps being listed as the fourth line on the lineups?

It is clearly the 3rd line by any measure.

 

[LDN]

BIZZZZ

 

[SFC]

Ye gods this is a tough stretch of games coming up.

 

[nelli27]

We got the "W" despite Rehkopf being in a slump.

Nice avatar...You like Zeppelin? Or, fan of Greek mythology?

 

[Krangers08]

One thing I did notice today is Brzustewicz and Mesar getting in the net front scrums. Didn’t see that last year.

 

[robertmac43]

I’m still not sure why this keeps being listed as the fourth line on the lineups?

It is clearly the 3rd line by any measure.

Yeah that's a good point.

 

[East Avenue Bully]

Ouch, Schmidt had a bad game w Fronts v Gens tonight.

I am/was glad we moved him, but ya, still feel bad for the guy.

 

[EvenSteven]

I’m still not sure why this keeps being listed as the fourth line on the lineups?

It is clearly the 3rd line by any measure.

I figure that once everyone is in the lineup, including Martin, we’ll have three pretty good to great scoring lines, or at least three lines that are a threat to score, and then the fourth line. That fourth line, even though they’ll be a shut down line, will put up some points here and there as well.

 

[RangerNation]

One thing I did notice today is Brzustewicz and Mesar getting in the net front scrums. Didn’t see that last year.

I thought Brz had a good game. Smart with his passes. Unfortunately the extra gear wasn't there for the rest of the team. The break outs were non existent and the goals (except Pugs) were lucky breaks. Next up: Guelph, London, London. Ooooooh baby.

 

[Krangers08]

The week of the wild Midwest

 

[Krangers08]

MM this year.
In
Campbell
Ellinas
Malboeuf
Runco
Sale
Savard
Erie 2nd
Os 3rd
Sting 12th* 26
Out
Hamara
Maillot
Schmidt
Morey
Scott
Vandenberg
4th,5th,7th*,8th 26
2nd,3rd,4th,5th* 27

 

[Krangers08]

I thought Brz had a good game. Smart with his passes. Unfortunately the extra gear wasn't there for the rest of the team. The break outs were non existent and the goals (except Pugs) were lucky breaks. Next up: Guelph, London, London. Ooooooh baby.

Would you put Dirracolo in against London or roll with Campbell?

 

[All the Answers]

Campbell. Better skater

 

[GeoBlue]

Nice avatar...You like Zeppelin? Or, fan of Greek mythology?

Thank you. Definitely the former with the Swan Song label in mind.

 

[GeoBlue]

Saved by the Malboeuf. Rangers billets must have a big roast beef dinner on and the players could smell it cooking before they came to the rink. Their minds weren't at the Aud. Sop just seemed to give up on plays and had no battle in him. No real stars in this game. Ottawa should have won it in the third. Hope Kressler is okay. Play like this against the Knights fuggetaboutit.

I thought they were "okay". I now remember that they had the "Fanfest - Skate with the Rangers thing" yesterday. That might have had something to do with their play. A lot of kudos to various players on the FB site. A lot of classy players on this team!

 

[bobber]

I thought they were "okay". I now remember that they had the "Fanfest - Skate with the Rangers thing" yesterday. That might have had something to do with their play. A lot of kudos to various players on the FB site. A lot of classy players on this team!

Watching biznasty in the Ranger's dressing room pumping the team up you would of thought it caught on. It's just a puzzle how this team goes flat for some reason and sits back in their end in the third period. Why doesn't Jussi call a time out and put a burr under their saddles? We always say it's junior hockey which is true but we have seen this happen in a few games this season. Ottawa has to get some credit also. They have real some talented players on that roster. Not an easy win on most occasions.

 

[RB76]

Saved by the Malboeuf. Rangers billets must have a big roast beef dinner on and the players could smell it cooking before they came to the rink. Their minds weren't at the Aud. Sop just seemed to give up on plays and had no battle in him. No real stars in this game. Ottawa should have won it in the third. Hope Kressler is okay. Play like this against the Knights fuggetaboutit.

I didn’t think Sop would see the ice again after he took that bad penalty during a three minute shift.

 

[bobber]

I didn’t think Sop would see the ice again after he took that bad penalty during a three minute shift.

Watching Sop who usually who is a creative player give up on pucks a couple of times along the boards in the offensive end made me wonder if he was under the weather. He wasn't the only Ranger player playing like this you just notice the top guys more. Ottawa was doing a job on Razor also keeping him in neutral and to the outside.

 

[Rangers True Blue]

Better to have a coupe of slumpy games now than against that freight train coming out of London.
The family skate must have worn them out...