Pre-Game Talk: Rangers @ Caps / April 5, 8:00 EDT

[Revel]

Free Buch

Imprison Vesey

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[Ghost of jas]

2 more goals needed from Kreider and Miller needs to reach 60 points.

 

[Irishguy42]

Full practice today. We'll see what happens.

 

[Revel]

 

[Irishguy42]

I hope they win and put forth a 60 minute effort.

 

[Maximus]

Wouldn't mind winning this Caps game.

Actually would like to take 2 of next 3 preferably the games vs Caps and Pens but I'll take a Sens win and either a Caps or Pens win. Not going to be fussy but I would like to see the boys show a sense of urgency these last 3 games of season so that we go into the Habs series on a nice little high.

As a bonus, with this being Hanks 5th game back since being sidelined, that is typically his game where he gets back to being vintage Hank. He has shown signs especially last game. So as a bonus, a Hank being Hank type game would be a bigtime moral booster for the team and all of us as a fan base.

Starting to get uber pumped. Best time of year is right upon us baby....Rangers Playoff hockey....doesn't get much better than that unless it's a long Rangers playoff run which up until last year was something that was a rite of spring for us. I want some more.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

2 more goals needed from Kreider and Miller needs to reach 60 points.

I'd like to see CK get 30 goals.

 

[Irishguy42]

Waiting for the beat writers to post lines has me like

 

[Irishguy42]

 

[Revel]

OK, we're definitely not winning this game, lol.

 

[Crease]

McDonagh, Nash, and Zucc are definitely being given breathers. Is Fast hurt?

 

[rangers1314]

good to see AV give guys a break, hopefully he does the same with a few other guys on sat, then go with a full lineup on sunday.

 

[Irishguy42]

McDonagh, Nash, and Zucc are definitely being given breathers. Is Fast hurt?

Don't recall anything serious with Fast. Probably just very banged up and being given a chance to rest.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

So what about

Kreids-Stepan-Buch
Vesey-Ziba-Miller
Grabner-Hayes-Puempel
Glass-Lindberg-Pirri

And then same defense pairs as last game.

 

[Irishguy42]

So what about

Kreids-Stepan-Buch
Vesey-Ziba-Miller
Grabner-Hayes-Puempel
Glass-Lindberg-Pirri

And then same defense pairs as last game.

It's probably the best you can do with three forwards out. It's not pretty, but it will have to do.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Really disagree with resting players before the POs. Should be trying to build confidence and consistency.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

 

[Zil]

Can't wait to see AV find a way to give Buch less than 10 minutes of icetime with this lineup.

 

[FultonReed]

Pirri on the 2nd line. Christ almighty. gonna be a lot of fun watching the 2nd line try and play defense

 

[Irishguy42]

Second and fourth lines will be interesting to watch.

 

[Fitzy]

Which is actually a pretty standard NHL forward lineup.

Still makes you think though, if they end up trading Nash or Zucc it would be useful to get a decent role bottom 6 forward back as part of the deal.

Time to give Holden a day off perhaps. Get Clendo or Kampfer in there if we're going full rotation day.

 

[Kaapo Cabana]

Kreider - Step - Buch looks interesting...

 

[Irishguy42]

Have Stepan and Buch played together before? Will be an interesting duo to see now that Stepan has been potting goals recently.

Got a feeling Buch will be like the Zucc-lite in this scenario.

 

[Bob Richards]

Mika stuck with Pirri and Vesey

RIP

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Mika stuck with Pirri and Vesey

RIP

I will call that "The Phantom Line"