MSG Ice

[Blueshirt Believer]

We all know MSG ice sucks, and the Rangers better be careful with those lateral passes.

Are there any events in the next couple of days? Is it going to give the crews enough time to properly resurface it?

That ice better be as good as it can be.

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[Whiplash27]

Knicks play at home tomorrow. Other than the Rangers and Knicks, no events are scheduled at MSG through the summer due to the renovation.

 

[GordonGecko]

The ice has been good this year at MSG

 

[Blueshirt Believer]

The ice has been good this year at MSG

Dude, its still terrible.

 

[Blueshirt Believer]

Knicks play at home tomorrow. Other than the Rangers and Knicks, no events are scheduled at MSG through the summer due to the renovation.

What time do the knicks play?

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

SBP's ice hasn't exactly been great

 

[GordonGecko]

Dude, its still terrible.

I've read players saying it was one of the better surfaces this year. Regardless, theret's going to be a whole new floor put in next summer (2013) so that should improve things.

I think the biggest problem is still the lighting on the rink, especially on the 8th ave side. It's really bad, there's shadows everywhere

 

[Blueshirt Believer]

I've read players saying it was one of the better surfaces this year. Regardless, theret's going to be a whole new floor put in next summer (2013) so that should improve things.

I think the biggest problem is still the lighting on the rink, especially on the 8th ave side. It's really bad, there's shadows everywhere

Really, all I have read is quite the contrary:

From earlier in the season:

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011...na-same-old-bad-ice-at-madison-square-garden/

Del Z flat out said it.

 

[GordonGecko]

Really, all I have read is quite the contrary:

From earlier in the season:

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011...na-same-old-bad-ice-at-madison-square-garden/

Del Z flat out said it.

I'll look for the article, it was a while ago. Maybe I'm misremembering and they were talking about how much worse another rink was.

Still over a full season away from the brand new floor, guess it can't come soon enough

 

[Whiplash27]

what time do the knicks play?

8 pm

 

[Blue Seat Spartan]

I'll look for the article, it was a while ago. Maybe I'm misremembering and they were talking about how much worse another rink was.

Still over a full season away from the brand new floor, guess it can't come soon enough

I'm trying to recall a previous post from updates on the Garden Transformation, but in addition to the new floor & piping, will this include a modern refrigeration plant in closer proximity to the arena floor?

I remember going to a game during the dark ages (2003 vs. Buffalo in March?) and from the angle of the light reflecting of the ice, I could see puddles in certain parts of the rink, even at the midway point of a period.

 

[Nightshift]

Even with the Garden transformed, the ice still seems shoddy at best. Pucks constantly bouncing and rolling. Much more noticeable then other arenas. Combined with a group of skaters who don't have great puck skills makes for a bad situation. Perhaps it is already, but this squad needs some serious practice with handling hot pucks. Klein had to deal with this early in the game. A rolling pass was headed his way at the Blues blueline. He could tell it was going to be tough to handle so he positioned himself to receive it on the backhand. He wasn't able to handle it but was able to retrieve the puck because he had turned his body and was in good skating postion.