Pre-Game Talk: Vancouver Canucks at New York Rangers - February 19, 2015

[ace4]

And the huge mountain you can see in the distance from Vancouver is Mt Baker, which is part of the Cascade Range. Rockies are a different thing.

Mt. Baker is visible on a clear day from all over south western B.C.

 

[Ori]

LGR!

 

[ace4]

Yeah, West coast is a lot more mild than the East. And more beautiful.

Which is why I too, want to move there.

The warm air from the Pacific Ocean moderates the temperature in Vancouver, Seattle and Portland during the winter. Unfortunately, we get the Pineapple Express rain storms from Hawaii.

 

[Thirty One]

Skapski is the cousin of my old hairstylist. He's a good kid and a really good goalie. Welcome to Canadian 6 degrees of separation.

(You guys can tell me to GTFO if I'm being annoying lol)

Mackenzie Skapski was on Hartford with Chris Mueller
Chris Mueller was on the Texas Stars with Doug Lidster
Doug Lidster was on the Canucks with Cam Neely
Cam Neely was on Dumb and Dumber with Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels was on The Squid and the Whale with Laura Linney
Laura Linney was on Mystic River with Kevin Bacon

I spent longer on that than I'd care to admit.

 

[Thirty One]

Mt. Baker is visible on a clear day from all over south western B.C.

I can see Russia in summertime

 

[The Gloaming]

The warm air from the Pacific Ocean moderates the temperature in Vancouver, Seattle and Portland during the winter. Unfortunately, we get the Pineapple Express rain storms from Hawaii.

I can handle rain. What I can't handle is stepping outside and my face becoming numb within 30 seconds. This winter has been brutal.

 

[aufheben]

I can see Russia in summertime

Sure you're not just facing Vancouver?

 

[The Gloaming]

Sure you're not just facing Vancouver?

Auf, how's life in Victoria? I've seen some pictures of it and it looks beautiful. Looks a little like a small Scandinavian town.

 

[Thirty One]

Sure you're not just facing Vancouver?

Yes. I can tell the faces I'm seeing are Russian.

 

[Thirty One]

Auf, how's life in Victoria? I've seen some pictures of it and it looks beautiful. Looks a little like a small Scandinavian town.

I'm enjoying Victoria too, thanks for asking.

 

[The Gloaming]

I'm enjoying Victoria too, thanks for asking.

Sorry.

Do you an Auf have Rangers viewing parties?

How do you even watch when most games are 4PM local time?

 

[Nash Money]

Anyone know whether the game is on MSG or MSG+? The Rangers site says MSG, as I would assume, but msg.com and my guide (Verizon) say the isles are on msg and we're on +.

 

[Thirty One]

Sorry.

Do you an Auf have Rangers viewing parties?

How do you even watch when most games are 4PM local time?

It's okay.

No.

PVR.

 

[aufheben]

If there's any game to start Skapski, it's against the Sabres.

Good god I just realized their goal differential is -90

 

[*Bob Richards*]

Let's keep this from getting too OT please.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Good god I just realized their goal differential is -90

Imagine if a team were +90. No one's even close to as good as the Sabres are bad.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

Hopefully VAN feels generous like last time and lets us practice some 3on1 rushes for the first 20mins again.

 

[ace4]

Hopefully VAN feels generous like last time and lets us practice some 3on1 rushes for the first 20mins again.

No Edler, Tanev, Bieksa or Corrado on defense means the Rangers will dominate. Sbisa and Weber are prone to awful turnovers and they will be getting a lot of minutes. The Rangers power play should also have success because the Canucks penalty kill has been awful since Brad Richardson got injured.

 

[ace4]

Auf, how's life in Victoria? I've seen some pictures of it and it looks beautiful. Looks a little like a small Scandinavian town.

As someone from Victoria, I always hear tourists mention the British flavor of downtown. British and Spanish explorers mapped the area in the 1800's so the development of the city has a European touch.

 

[SRTtoZ]

I know this is way off topic but I'm re watching the islanders/rangers game and the Cizikas breakaway was way offside. I slowed it down and it shows the puck on the blue line while the player was already in the zone. Grrrr.

Anyway, LGR!

 

[Arcillius]

That wasn't offsides. If a player has control of the puck they cannot be offsides. They can skate into the zone backwards if they want.

83.1 of the NHL rules: "However, a player actually controlling the puck who shall cross the line ahead of the puck shall not be considered “off-side,†provided he had possession and control of the puck prior to his skates crossing the blue line."

I know this is way off topic but I'm re watching the islanders/rangers game and the Cizikas breakaway was way offside. I slowed it down and it shows the puck on the blue line while the player was already in the zone. Grrrr.

Anyway, LGR!

 

[Carlos Ranger]

Imagine if a team were +90. No one's even close to as good as the Sabres are bad.

Ottawa was +103 in 05-06! Detroit was also +96 that year. but yes since then nobody has come close except Washington with a +85 a few years back

 

[KingP]

This will be the last game I get to watch before climbing Mount Mansfield (Vermont)


Lead me on my trip with a W

 

[Net Front Presence]

That wasn't offsides. If a player has control of the puck they cannot be offsides. They can skate into the zone backwards if they want.

83.1 of the NHL rules: "However, a player actually controlling the puck who shall cross the line ahead of the puck shall not be considered “off-side,†provided he had possession and control of the puck prior to his skates crossing the blue line."

He lost control of the puck after he crossed the blue line but before the puck did. When he reached back for it, the puck still hadn't entered the zone. He was most definitely offside.

 

[NICKtheGREEK]

I got 3rd row seats behind the net, can't wait, hoping to break MY losing record at Ranger games.