Pre-Game Talk: Rangers @ Toronto 1/19 7:30 PM ET

[ZiGOODejad]

Gotta light these summmbeechhess up

 

[SnowblindNYR]

For the first time in like a decade I am nervous to play the Leafs. Did hell freeze over?

I don't know what took you so long the Leafs give the Rangers trouble every year.

 

[Whoot Whoot]

If hank gets a few stops in early - especially point shots we will win

 

[SouthernRanger]

I don't know what took you so long the Leafs give the Rangers trouble every year.

Don't we have like a 65% win percentage vs the leafs the last 5 - 6 years? I could be wrong but just always felt we were the better team for quite a while.

 

[mike14]

Don't we have like a 65% win percentage vs the leafs the last 5 - 6 years? I could be wrong but just always felt we were the better team for quite a while.

3-0 last year, 1-2 the season before and then 2-1 the two seasons before that

 

[YoSoyLalo]

I don't know what took you so long the Leafs give the Rangers trouble every year.

mostly at msg

we beat then plenty in toronto

 

[Siddi]

First time in my life that i am feeling nervous with Hank starting. Please please please play good

 

[Idlerlee]

If the Rangers D let Toronto players hang around Hank by themselves while they skate behind the net I am going to lose my ****ing mind

 

[Leonardo87]

Hard to believe more than mid way past the season Toronto is in a playoff spot and have games in hand. They are a young team but also well coached. I thought Buffalo would of been where they are, but they still can't seem to get it all together. This could be a tough one, and would be a nice game for Hank to rebound.

 

[Riche16]

I don't know if watching this would be good for anyone

 

[CTRanger]

Lol true. Mathews is a stud...did anyone expect him to be this good right out the gate? I honestly believed it would take him a little while to get to the level he is already playing at. I had 55 points max as a rookie, but he is going to end up in the 70 - 80 point range by the looks of it.

The writing was on the wall when he dominated in Switzerland and then again at the World championships against men. By next year he and McDavid should be head and shoulders the best 2 players in the world for a decade.

 

[Mitts Marner*]

Hey guys, I come in peace.

Just wanted your opinions on Jimmy Vesey. Mainly, has he shown to be worth the hype all summer?

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Hey guys, I come in peace.

Just wanted your opinions on Jimmy Vesey. Mainly, has he shown to be worth the hype all summer?

hes hit a wall lately. typical of college players coming straight to the nhl out of college.

beforebthat he was having a great season.

 

[OrbitalDynamics]

And just whos gonna do something to Matt Martin

Mats "The Goon" Zuccarello of course!

 

[silverfish]

Hey guys, I come in peace.

Just wanted your opinions on Jimmy Vesey. Mainly, has he shown to be worth the hype all summer?

Jimmy Vesey will never be worth the hype he garnered this summer, and that has nothing to do with Jimmy Vesey and everything to do with the hype.

 

[Bob Richards]

Score 8 and I think we'll be okay.

No guarantees though.

 

[Irishguy42]

Score 8 and I think we'll be okay.

No guarantees though.

9-8 loss confirmed

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Jimmy Vesey will never be worth the hype he garnered this summer, and that has nothing to do with Jimmy Vesey and everything to do with the hype.

The hype was ridiculous. This was worse than Hayes who was a much better player coming out of college and nobody even cared about Buchnevich.

Vesey will be a good middle-six player, but that's about it. The hype makes people think he has the tools to be a franchise player

 

[Hockeyplayer99]

When AV is your coach and your young you don't get any room for mistakes or anything and you ride the bench most of the game. Can't do much from the bench. If he had a coach who sat veteran players who do nothing like he did young players, then maybe Vessey could provide more then what he has.

The hype was ridiculous. This was worse than Hayes who was a much better player coming out of college and nobody even cared about Buchnevich.

Vesey will be a good middle-six player, but that's about it. The hype makes people think he has the tools to be a franchise player

 

[Raspewtin]

This'll be uggggglyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

 

[Raspewtin]

When AV is your coach and your young you don't get any room for mistakes or anything and you ride the bench most of the game. Can't do much from the bench. If he had a coach who sat veteran players who do nothing like he did young players, then maybe Vessey could provide more then what he has.

I rag on AV more than most of this board but this nonsense that AV is bad with young players needs to stop like yesterday.

Kreider, Hayes, Miller, Buch, Zib, are all being put in positions to succeed and develop their skills and have been since he's gotten here. Vesey was given plenty of top 9 time to get his game going and didn't do anything. I have no problem with how he's been treated.

McIlrath is probably the only exception here and it's drawing a lot of faulty conclusions.

 

[Ori]

I watched the last Henrik & AV interview this morning and it was promising. So I'm cautiously optimistic against the Leaf this night - I think it`s good to get a road game.

 

[Mitts Marner*]

The hype was ridiculous. This was worse than Hayes who was a much better player coming out of college and nobody even cared about Buchnevich.

Vesey will be a good middle-six player, but that's about it. The hype makes people think he has the tools to be a franchise player

Thanks!

Sounds an awful lot like Tyler Bozak to me. Heard it for almost a year leading up to him signing that he was this can't-miss college prospect. And while he has been serviceable, he's nowhere near the player that many fans had him pegged to be.

I apologize on behalf of my team's lousy media for hyping him up so much.

 

[Crease]

7:30 start. Good. Have time before puck drop to take the dog to the park and rip shots of ethanol.

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

6-2 Loss.