GDT: #49 - 01/23/18 | rangers @ ducks | 10:00 - MSG PLUS

Loff · Jan 23, 2018

2017/18 REGULAR SEASON
GAME #49 - 01/23/2018

vs

NYR: 24-19-5_____________ANA: 22-17-9

TIME | 10:00 PM ET
VENUE | HONDA CENTER - ANAHEIM, CA
TV | MSG, FS-PRIME

ONLINE STREAMS: NOT ALLOWED | RADIO FEED: CLICK HERE

GAME LINKS:

Game Preview - Last Matchup; ANA@NYR 12/19/17 - NHL.com - RANGERS.com - DUCKS.com
NY Post - NYDN - MSG.com - Yahoo Sports - ESPN - CBC - SNET - TSN

AROUND THE LEAGUE:

JANUARY SCHEDULE:

QUOTES TO NOTE:

Obviously you don’t have to be very bright to find out why we lost this one.
We just couldn’t get it done on our penalty kill, and I’m a big part of that, obviously.
I have to work even harder to try to find the puck.
- Henrik Lundqvist

It’s a frustrating one. That like a hard-fought game, a playoff-style game right there.

- J.T. Miller

Not crazy about Smithty’s penalty.
But our PK, that had been a real good weapon for us. Tonight it let us down.
- Alain Vigneault

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John Gibson
GPI: 37 | W: 16 | L: 14 | OT: 5 | PIM: 0
SV% .920 | GAA: 2.67 | SA: 1181 | GA: 94 | SO: 1

INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

Mike Liambas | Upper body (IR)
Patrick Eaves | Muscle weakness (IR)

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Henrik Lundqvist
GPI: 41 | W: 21 | L: 13 | OT: 4 | PIM: 0
SV% .924 | GAA: 2.55 | SA: 1309 | GA: 100 | SO: 2

INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

Kevin Hayes | Lower body (DTD)
Kevin Shattenkirk | Knee (IR)
Chris Kreider | Blood clot (IR)

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Ail · Jan 23, 2018

Another Vignoulet special incoming.

Mac n Gs · Jan 23, 2018

Ah, the tried and true “Play Henrik Lundqvist until he disintegrates” method.

LGR & f*** the ducks

nevesis · Jan 23, 2018

EdJovanovski · Jan 23, 2018

5-1 NYR

DeAngelo
Buchnevich
Nash
Grabner
MILLER

LGR!!!! You already know JT MILLER means BUSINESS lol!! We will win the cup mark my words

Idlerlee · Jan 23, 2018

Gardner McKay · Jan 23, 2018

As someone who regularly gets up at 5:00 am and baby that is rapidly approaching its due date... there is zero chance I am going to give up some precious sleep to watch this debacle.

Nopuckluck · Jan 23, 2018

Idlerlee said:
VESEY | MILLER | ZUCCARELLO (A)
GRABNER | HOLLAND | FAST
CAREY | DESHARNAIS | LETTIERI

The bolded are barely, or not NHL players at all. This team cant carry one injury, let alone 3.

Cmon now. Vesey, Carey and Lettieri are legit bottom 6 players don’t exaggerate. We will lose tonight because Staal is playing and McD is in the PP

FoxysExpensiveNYDigs · Jan 23, 2018

Remember that year we swept the west coast road trip? Member?

Samuel Culper III · Jan 23, 2018

Nopuckluck said:
Cmon now. Vesey, Carey and Lettieri are legit bottom 6 players don’t exaggerate. We will lose tonight because Staal is playing and McD is in the PP

Vesey is at least an NHLer but where he finds his niche long term is up in the air. He’s probably too good to be a career 4th liner but long term do you really want him in your top 9? He’ll probably end up being a journeyman depth forward. He’s definitely good enough for our current top 9 but is he good enough for us to want him to be a long term fixture there? Once we’re a better team, I doubt it.

Carey is nearly 30 and has 67 NHL games. He’s been good this year for us but he will likely be looking to “cash in” on his first productive year as an NHLer and everything he brings can be provided from a call up so it makes no sense to give him 2-3 years at 1.25M or whatever he asks for, especially when there is no guaranteeing he will replicate the season he had as a 29 year old where he finally became an NHLer. IMO he’s as good as gone this off season because someone will give him over 1M and there’s just no reason for us to. We have Carey’s in the system.

Lettieri has not had any complaints from me so far but he’s play 10 games. Having a few points and hustling hard in a 10 game cup of coffee doesn’t make you a legit full time NHLer. I think he’ll be an effective 4th liner who can slot up when injuries hit, but people are already penciling him in as a full time third liner for the future and he has not proven anything yet. He could just as easily fizzle out and become an up and down AHL call up as he could prove to be a legitimate NHLer. Same goes for Nieves, who is currently down and I thought he had proven more. He just didn’t have Lettieri’s shot, which we need right now.

Holland and Desharnais, at this point in his career, are fringe NHLers as well. Desharnais is actually the most legitimate NHLer of the bunch.

Mac n Gs · Jan 23, 2018

EdJovanovski said:
5-1 NYR

DeAngelo
Buchnevich
Nash
Grabner
MILLER

LGR!!!! You already know JT MILLER means BUSINESS lol!! We will win the cup mark my words

Please keep posting these. You’re accelerating the tank

nyr2k2 · Jan 23, 2018

I'm glad we have another West Coast game as I have no desire to suffer through another two and a half hours of trash.

Glen Sathers Cigar · Jan 23, 2018

At the very least, what I want is for the coach to play his better players more than his worse players. Is that too much to ask?

If we're losing by 1 late in the third stop putting the 3rd and 4th lines out there with under 3 minutes left.

If we're down by 1 and the goalie pulled don't put Holden out there and if there's a whistle with under 20 seconds left, don't take our best players off and put out Desharnais and his crew. They're pro athletes, even if they're gassed they can dig deep for enough energy to win a faceoff and make a play towards the net. They don't need to come off. Stop doing that. Two games in a row, the same bonehead coaching. It's just ridiculous. No other team in the entire league would take off their best players with 11 seconds left and 23 seconds left and an offensive zone faceoff with the goalie pulled trailing by 1 to put out a mishmash of 2nd and 3rd liners. The Pens aren't taking off Crosby-Malkin-Kessel to put out Hagelin-Sheahan-Rust just because they're rested. There's 11 seconds left.

Hi ImHFNYR · Jan 23, 2018

Watching highlights of the NYR vs Buf game 6 (Lost at home but one of the most rabid crowds I've ever heard), some 2011, 2012, 2014 highlights. The energy those guys had, the personalities, the comraderie. They fought and died for each other out there and they overachieved as a result. Now?

I despise what AV has done to this team. There's no energy, no enthusiasm, nothing to look forward to. I feel nothing about this game or this season. He's destroyed what this franchise worked so hard to become: A true contender and team. T

They went from what, 100+ games without choking away a 3rd period lead, coming back from 3-1 down in series to now they blow series and leads like it's trendy. They went from getting in other team's faces, laying hits, blocking shots to now they just play grabass and cede the blue line. At least grabner gets more breakaways in this system.

Morten · Jan 23, 2018

Gardner McKay said:
As someone who regularly gets up at 5:00 am and baby that is rapidly approaching its due date... there is zero chance I am going to give up some precious sleep to watch this debacle.

I feel the same way, only thing is the game starts at 4am here in Denmark :cry:

Harbour Dog · Jan 23, 2018

Nopuckluck said:
Cmon now. Vesey, Carey and Lettieri are legit bottom 6 players don’t exaggerate. We will lose tonight because Staal is playing and McD is in the PP

EdJovanovski · Jan 23, 2018

Mac n Gs said:
Please keep posting these. You’re accelerating the tank

Will do!!

ZiGOODejad · Jan 23, 2018

its sad i just don't like much of this line up. maybe we pull a win here anyways

Nopuckluck · Jan 23, 2018

shinchanyo said:
Watching highlights of the NYR vs Buf game 6 (Lost at home but one of the most rabid crowds I've ever heard), some 2011, 2012, 2014 highlights. The energy those guys had, the personalities, the comraderie. They fought and died for each other out there and they overachieved as a result. Now?

I despise what AV has done to this team. There's no energy, no enthusiasm, nothing to look forward to. I feel nothing about this game or this season. He's destroyed what this franchise worked so hard to become: A true contender and team. T

They went from what, 100+ games without choking away a 3rd period lead, coming back from 3-1 down in series to now they blow series and leads like it's trendy. They went from getting in other team's faces, laying hits, blocking shots to now they just play grabass and cede the blue line. At least grabner gets more breakaways in this system.

One of the best posts I’ve ever read

ZiGOODejad · Jan 23, 2018

shinchanyo said:
Watching highlights of the NYR vs Buf game 6 (Lost at home but one of the most rabid crowds I've ever heard), some 2011, 2012, 2014 highlights. The energy those guys had, the personalities, the comraderie. They fought and died for each other out there and they overachieved as a result. Now?

I despise what AV has done to this team. There's no energy, no enthusiasm, nothing to look forward to. I feel nothing about this game or this season. He's destroyed what this franchise worked so hard to become: A true contender and team. T

They went from what, 100+ games without choking away a 3rd period lead, coming back from 3-1 down in series to now they blow series and leads like it's trendy. They went from getting in other team's faces, laying hits, blocking shots to now they just play grabass and cede the blue line. At least grabner gets more breakaways in this system.

one of the best posts this season. No emotions from this group at all.

mrhockey193195 · Jan 23, 2018

Part 3 of my 4-game "road trip". I'll be in section 228. Expecting a blowout.

Somebody remind me, why do I keep doing this to myself?!?!?

LeetchisGod · Jan 23, 2018

shinchanyo said:
Watching highlights of the NYR vs Buf game 6 (Lost at home but one of the most rabid crowds I've ever heard), some 2011, 2012, 2014 highlights. The energy those guys had, the personalities, the comraderie. They fought and died for each other out there and they overachieved as a result. Now?

I despise what AV has done to this team. There's no energy, no enthusiasm, nothing to look forward to. I feel nothing about this game or this season. He's destroyed what this franchise worked so hard to become: A true contender and team. T

They went from what, 100+ games without choking away a 3rd period lead, coming back from 3-1 down in series to now they blow series and leads like it's trendy. They went from getting in other team's faces, laying hits, blocking shots to now they just play grabass and cede the blue line. At least grabner gets more breakaways in this system.

This mix of players just seems incredibly stale to me. Could have something to do with getting so close the last few years and coming up short.

mrhockey193195 · Jan 23, 2018

shinchanyo said:
Watching highlights of the NYR vs Buf game 6 (Lost at home but one of the most rabid crowds I've ever heard), some 2011, 2012, 2014 highlights. The energy those guys had, the personalities, the comraderie. They fought and died for each other out there and they overachieved as a result. Now?

I despise what AV has done to this team. There's no energy, no enthusiasm, nothing to look forward to. I feel nothing about this game or this season. He's destroyed what this franchise worked so hard to become: A true contender and team. T

They went from what, 100+ games without choking away a 3rd period lead, coming back from 3-1 down in series to now they blow series and leads like it's trendy. They went from getting in other team's faces, laying hits, blocking shots to now they just play grabass and cede the blue line. At least grabner gets more breakaways in this system.

Agree with this. I'll just make one point though, it was AV's team that came back from down 3-1. If you're saying you don't like what' he's done as his tenure has gone on (i.e., particularly in the last few seasons), then I agree with you 100%. I will always respect and love AV for what he did in 13-14 and 14-15 though.

He hasn't adapted since then. His shelf life has expired.

ZiGOODejad · Jan 23, 2018

mrhockey193195 said:
Agree with this. I'll just make one point though, it was AV's team that came back from down 3-1. If you're saying you don't like what' he's done as his tenure has gone on (i.e., particularly in the last few seasons), then I agree with you 100%. I will always respect and love AV for what he did in 13-14 and 14-15 though.

He hasn't adapted since then. His shelf life has expired.

But isn't this identical to what happened in Vancouver. Got to the show stayed high in the standings for a while never won team gave up on him and he got run out of town. I mean the guys got m.o. here

Bob Richards · Jan 23, 2018

Gardner McKay said:
As someone who regularly gets up at 5:00 am and baby that is rapidly approaching its due date... there is zero chance I am going to give up some precious sleep to watch this debacle.

You'll be dealing with enough diaper filling chaos soon enough anyway.

GDT: #49 - 01/23/18 | rangers @ ducks | 10:00 - MSG PLUS

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