Post-Game Talk: Rangers vs Islanders 1/21

[SnowblindNYR]

The most disappointing part of the game was that McDonagh the guy that's been flawless almost every game since the rough start got abused with Girardi all game. Players have games like that but that doesn't make any less painful when it does happen.

 

[Machinehead]

Do you know WHY the penalty was called?

Because the Rangers had too many players on the ice?

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Why didn't hank play at all? I saw some random goalie was the backup.

Illness.

 

[SwedeAmerican]

I *** hate isles fans (as a whole). They're the definition of troll. As far as the actual teams... I wish the Rangers cared as much about beating the Isles as us fans do.

 

[Doctyl]

Do you know WHY the penalty was called?

because the coach told guys to go and 2 of them jumped off the bench?

 

[Florida Ranger]

Move on to Thursday.

 

[TheDirtyH]

Not mentioned on the broadcast:

As awesome as the 2nd Nash goal was, how the hell was he THAT far out of the play after the Islanders just had a great chance on an odd man rush?

Pretty sure he was rushing up the ice, and Girardi's pump fake kind of froze their D and gave Nash some time to move up ice quickly.

 

[Doctyl]

I *** hate isles fans (as a whole). They're the definition of troll. As far as the actual teams... I wish the Rangers cared as much about beating the Isles as us fans do.

i wish we as a fanbase were as loyal as they are

 

[Abooch68]

You can't blame one player when the team makes a lousy change.

You must not have seen the play.. I believe it was Hamelin who was about 10 feet away from the bench and krieder jumps right on the ice as the play is right there.

 

[SA16]

Because the Rangers had too many players on the ice?

No. Not why. You are allowed to temporarily have TMM in order to make a line change. There's even some sort of buffer for when changes are allowed to be made. Kreider hopped on before the guys got off. He then touched the puck. The new skater can't touch the puck at this point. Penalty. If he let the puck by then the penalty would not have been called. So how is it on the coach? And I said Kreider was one of the two non awful players today.

 

[2Leetch_94]

I blame Lundqvist. He was just being lazy and didn't feel like shoveling. Cam should be named starter as a result.

Please don't call me out again. I'm innocent.

 

[CHGoalie27]

Agreed. Some people live and die by the box score..

…and opinions are like aholes and those aholes have opinions. Share them, argue them.

Sucks when many of them seem to run the major publications.

 

[Kakko]

i wish we as a fanbase were as loyal as they are

I complain about our fans not being loud enough, but at least they show up to games

 

[NCRanger]

i wish we as a fanbase were as loyal as they are

All 8 of them?

Islander fans would be happy if their team went 4-78-0 if all 4 wins were against the Rangers.

 

[Ian]

When Girardi's and Callahan's agents begin to argue for 5m+ contracts, they should just play this game on a big screen. God awful.

 

[JCrusher*]

Bad loss but did people expect them to win the final 31 games consecutively. Just bounce back thursday

 

[aufheben]

Great game by Kreider.

 

[AlternateSideParking]

The Isles suck. Massive holes in goal and on defense. They beat us the same way last time and sucked right after. Worst defense, goaltending and PK in the league. Great formula for winning.

This is standard. One-line team who gets pumped when they play in front of more than 346 people.

Once in 26 years. Thats how often these idiots have gotten past the 1st round.

 

[devilsAvocado]

What line juggling? The lines stayed intact all night.

Yes and no.

At least a few times in 2nd AV let players linger a little longer on ice, creating "hybrid" lines. Zucc played on the 4th a few times I think - was a bit strange. But hay - I was sleepwatching this....

 

[Abooch68]

because the coach told guys to go and 2 of them jumped off the bench?

I can tell who has actually played hockey and he hasn't. Yes the coach tells you to to go, but you know who your guy is well before the change.. It's your decision as a play as to,when to jump on.

 

[TheDirtyH]

At least Columbus lost...****

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Hank would have won us this.

Line juggling messed things up a bit.

They all seemed unprepared.


so who is to blame today?

AV

simple as that

Hank had the flu or something, that's not on AV. I still don't get why Girardi was on the point at the end of the game on the PP though. Fitting ending.

 

[haveandare]

i wish we as a fanbase were as loyal as they are

Seriously. Most posters here would have lit their NYR swag on fire and jumped off a bridge a decade ago if they were in the situation the Isles have been. Can't even take losing in a close game once after a great run without hitting the panic button.

 

[Doctyl]

All 8 of them?

Islander fans would be happy if their team went 4-78-0 if all 4 wins were against the Rangers.

thats just as good as winning the cup to them. i know some fans who honestly believe that Poulin is better than Lundqvist.

 

[EEL]

If Cally has an offer on the table and he wants to stay- he better think about cutting his loses cause his game is slipping. AV is not as reliant on him as Torts was. Imho