Pre-Game Talk: RANGERS vs dallas 7pm 1/17/17

[Revel]

Anyone hear anything on Staal? Will he miss another game?

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[NYRFAN218]

Skated before practice with Puempel. Won't play tomorrow.

 

[Revel]

Gracias

 

[Revel]

I'm guessing most people know this, but I'll post it anyway.

Mika will play!

https://www.nhl.com/news/center-mika-zibanejad-returning-to-rangers-lineup/c-285738360

 

[Bob Richards]

Very excited for these forward lines.

If we have to score 55 goals a game to reach the silver chalice then so be it!

 

[Boruto]

Time for the illusion of a dominant offensive assembly relieving the pressure on the shambles defense to come to an end. Unless we've got 6 Derek Stepans in our lineup, we're still going to have defensive troubles.

I think the team needs a reward day for their crappy efforts lately. You're not going to feel any better sulking anyway! Why not head to the spa and get a little drunk?

 

[Irishguy42]

We should be able to kill Dallas easily.

Goad them into taking penalties and murder their PK. It's already bad.

 

[Raspewtin]

As much as I like Roussel he's a moron.

Let him take lots of penalties and crunch their laughable PK.

 

[Kovalev27]

This 5 straight game block for hank will be the best thing for him. Guy needs games. Less than 60 just isn't enough for a guy like hank

Bet the boys are really excited to be whole up front for this game tomorrow

Good to hear Staal and Puempel are close.

 

[Irishguy42]

Hank needs to just play and get into a groove.

 

[nevesis]

This 5 straight game block for hank will be the best thing for him. Guy needs games. Less than 60 just isn't enough for a guy like hank

Bet the boys are really excited to be whole up front for this game tomorrow

Good to hear Staal and Puempel are close.

It will be the best thing for his confidence which is absolutely shot right now. But he has another opportunity to right the ship starting tomorrow.

I think the team being all but whole again will do a lot to getting them to feel better about the rest of the season going forward.

 

[Kovalev27]

And let me tell u all something don't think for a second we don't miss Marc Staal because we do. Guy is a very solid minute eater for us. He's been good this year.

 

[Machinehead]

As much as I like Roussel he's a moron.

Let him take lots of penalties and crunch their laughable PK.

Have Kreider insult him in French

 

[Hunter Gathers]

We should win unless we lose.

 

[I Eat Crow]

I better see Cody Eakin hit hard multiple times

 

[egelband]

And let me tell u all something don't think for a second we don't miss Marc Staal because we do. Guy is a very solid minute eater for us. He's been good this year.

Yes. Very happy with his play. I actually think the defensive problems are more 'team' in nature than specifically on the defensemen.

 

[Oak]

I better see Cody Eakin hit hard multiple times

Only reason I'm watching this game.

 

[Kovalev27]

The defensive problems are on Henrik Lundqvist. This isn't a great D by any means but they aren't bad either.

If hank is stopping the low to medium danger chances likes he's supposed to we are probably in first or second place in the league.

It's just easy to blame the D than look at the king who has played behind WAY worse defenses than this

 

[Problematique]

Anybody else expecting All Star Game final scores with the level of defense these two teams are capable of?

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

As much as I like Roussel he's a moron.

Let him take lots of penalties and crunch their laughable PK.

This is why I complain when people want him. He cripples his team often

 

[GOAT AINEC]

With a healthy offense they should be able to go back to winning ever game 7-4.

 

[Baby Punisher]

I just wanna see a bunch of glove dropping knuckle dragging brawls cause the actual hockey isn't gonna be that good.

 

[aufheben]

The defensive problemsare on Henrik Lundqvist. This isn't a great D by any means but they aren't bad either.

If hank is stopping the low to medium danger chances likes he's supposed to we are probably in first or second place in the league.

It's just easy to blame the D than look at the king who has played behind WAY worse defenses than this

Mmmm this team still allows way too many chance in the slot. We'd be pretty ****ed if Nick Holden went down, which says a lot.

I don't think Hank's play and the defensive issues are mutually exclusive. The reason this team wins games is finishing. SH% 1st this year, 2nd last year, and 6th the year before.

 

[LeetchisGod]

I better see Cody Eakin hit hard multiple times

We don't have that kind of team unfortunately.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

I better see Cody Eakin hit hard multiple times

Got a real comedian over here