Kitchener Rangers 2024-25 Season Thread, Part III

[LDN]

We will need Parsons to have a save % of .950 or higher for the Rangers to have a chance.

Wow! He’s incredible for sure so that’s very realistic

 

[nelli27]

We will need Parsons to have a save % of .950 or higher for the Rangers to have a chance.

How do you know that Parsons will be starting?
I'm kidding.

 

[Fastpace]

Rangers struggle scoring. Flint gave them all they had in the 3rd period last game. The struggle they will have with the Knights will likely be keeping the score respectable. Knights can score on any goalie in the OHL at this point in the season. Crows are hard to catch this time of year and can be a little tough to chew on. Might be a pie waiting for me on the window sill tomorrow if miracles come true.

However, this one turns out, I am hoping for a close competitive game to the very end

 

[East Avenue Bully]

LaBrash Aboflan
Hlacar Boulton

 

[Matttheleaf]

Josh Brown reported that the Knights bus broke down on the way here and that they are running behind.

 

[K2]

 

[Matttheleaf]

Has anyone else's notice that the Rangers have been turning off their Twitter comments on some tweets? Seem random for the ones that have comments on and ones that don't.

 

[Fastpace]

Close game, it is ! The Rangers are skating well, they have the Knights chasing going into the third, Kitchener can win this game if they keep the pressure on London. If they don't, London will pick up the momentum

 

[EvenSteven]

Close game, it is ! The Rangers are skating well, they have the Knights chasing going into the third, Kitchener can win this game if they keep the pressure on London. If they don't, London will pick up the momentum

All the games have been close between these teams.

 

[All the Answers]

Medvedev has been shakey tonight throughout.

 

[RangerNation]

Medvedev has been shakey tonight throughout.

Agreed. Probably should have had that 4th goal too.

 

[bobber]

Ando needs to look in the mirror. Man he takes some ill advised penalties at the absolute worse times.

 

[EvenSteven]

Ando needs to look in the mirror. Man he takes some ill advised penalties at the absolute worse times.

That snow shower call was a reputation call. Anybody else and the refs are not giving them a penalty.

Add in the ref refusing to call Medvedev for purposely throwing the net off.

But I’m all about not blaming the refs for losses. Usually the losing team does enough to earn their losses.

 

[All the Answers]

Ando needs to look in the mirror. Man he takes some ill advised penalties at the absolute worse times.

Yes, but that unsportsmanlike was bogus

 

[bobber]

That snow shower call was a reputation call. Anybody else and the refs are not giving them a penalty.

Add in the ref refusing to call Medvedev for purposely throwing the net off.

But I’m all about not blaming the refs for losses. Usually the losing team does enough to earn their losses.

Rangers played a solid game. Competed in all 3 periods. If they stay focussed and play 60 minutes hard they can beat any team.

 

[East Avenue Bully]

Ando, man. Four penalties, two of them very unnecessary (one bogus). A very good hit, some hits, blocks, but one bad give away. Good goal to open up scoring.

 

[LDN]

Josh Brown reported that the Knights bus broke down on the way here and that they are running behind.

They didn’t want to play this one lol jk

 

[Ranger77]

Ando needs to look in the mirror. Man he takes some ill advised penalties at the absolute worse times.

That last one was inexcusable. You can't be snowing their goalie late in the game with a 2 goal lead. The one early in the first wasn't much better. The captain has to be better!

 

[LDN]

Full marks to the Rangers on that W. Hard working team. Jussi is phenomenal. Enjoy him cause I’m sure NHL will be knocking soon enough.

 

[Fastpace]

Rangers played a solid game. Competed in all 3 periods. If they stay focussed and play 60 minutes hard they can beat any team.

Absolutely !

They out worked the Knights from start to finish, it wasn't all that close after all, this Rangers' win will go far in their motivation basket, for future games

 

[All the Answers]

That snow shower call was a reputation call. Anybody else and the refs are not giving them a penalty.

Add in the ref refusing to call Medvedev for purposely throwing the net off.

But I’m all about not blaming the refs for losses. Usually the losing team does enough to earn their losses.

Yup, remember how the net fiasco went last year in the playoffs. Knights got benefit of the doubt there too.

As well as how much Ando's reputation earned him that unsportsmanlike for the snow shower, Sim's reputation should have earned him a major call on the ice and a review for the blindside. I would have been fine with 2 or 5 (borderline for either), but it definitely warranted a look at the video.

 

[LostRangers]

I think this was a ‘step up’ game. Think everyone brought some G.A.S. To the ice tonight. Chromiak was awesome hunting down passes through the middle. Campbell with a big hit and a great block off Haltunen, which takes courage. Lam was a water bug out there. Pridham, Swick and Humphries really controlled the play. Kudos all around. Even to Ando, who threw some big hits, despite spending too much time in the sin bin.
And Kudos to the Knights. That was a high speed, intense game with little time to hang on to the puck. Except for 90 who should have received 5 and a game.
Next up, an improved Attack team. Go Rangers.

 

[rve24]

That snow shower call was a reputation call. Anybody else and the refs are not giving them a penalty.

Add in the ref refusing to call Medvedev for purposely throwing the net off.

But I’m all about not blaming the refs for losses. Usually the losing team does enough to earn their losses.

I'll add the losing team ALWAYS ( not usually) does enough to earn the Ls
.............(add a 5% margin of error as I don't live in absolutes lol)

KTown earned that W and were full marks from the 1st PK