GDT: #40 - 01/13/15 | New York Islanders @ New York Rangers | 7:00 - MSG (MOD POST #2)

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Can we just get rid of all star games in sports besides baseball? Does anyone like them?

I like the skills competition... The rest is pointless

 

[Vidic15*]

Glad we didn't chose to **** the bed against a team like the Oilers. This one will hurt. Get back on track Thursday.

 

[Alvalanker*]

ok so Step is injured...let's see what Lindberg or whoever comes up can do.. Maybe we catch lightning in a bottle. Happens all the time.

 

[The Gloaming]

That's a good idea.

The only thing I can imagine mixing chocolate with is peanut butter.

 

[Alvalanker*]

The only thing I can imagine mixing chocolate with is peanut butter.

Vanilla?

 

[ImIdaho]

If there are any fans who have no right to say that, it's us.

This team didn't win a division for 48 years straight.

Yeah, but when the Rangers screwed the pooch, we remained with them through thick and thin. Islanders?

Wonder what other excuse they pull out of their collective ***** that the team still doesn't have as much fan interest in Brooklyn. Probably that the team is in Brooklyn.

 

[Steve Kournianos]

Tale of two periods. The Islanders played our game in the 1st, both sides kept the ice open and we got a few odd man rushes and almost scored. 2nd period, Isles give no space and shut down our zone, and we're cooked. NO SIZE and NOT ENOUGH BALLS are our problems in these situations. We only play one half of the game. That's why when we roll, we look brilliant and when things get tight, we play **** like this.

The Isles were just lucky. Three posts on the same play. Down 1-0 changes the game.

Rangers looked tired. It happens. It wont get easier.

If the Rangers can come out of this stretch .500 its perfectly fine.

 

[Alvalanker*]

Talbot if he gets a shutout in the 3rd

 

[MrEctions]

I find it interesting how the Isles play that 1-3-1 that Tampa used to play. Wasnt that proven to not be very effective come playoffs time. Its basically a variant of a trap. Theyre a good counter team off of it, but I cannot see it working in the playoffs.

 

[mike14]

Annoying that a bad 20 mins decided this one, hopefully they can bounce back against the Bruins.

Yet another game where I'd like to see more from Kreider. With his size and speed it seemed tailor made for him to get in on the forecheck like Miller has been (who's been very good outside of that terrible behind-the-back pass) but CK has just seemed to drift along

 

[pjr378]

If Stepan is out for any extended period of time, we are ****ed good. It will completely throw the lines off again and we're right back to where we were in the fall. Only difference is that Dman pairings stay in place.

 

[Machinehead]

1st was an excellent period for the Rangers and the 3rd has been pretty much mailed in.

That 2nd period is maybe the worst I've ever seen the Rangers play.

 

[nyrleetch]

Have we figured out who injured Stepan yet!

 

[TheDirtyH]

The Isles were just lucky. Three posts on the same play. Down 1-0 changes the game.

Rangers looked tired. It happens. It wont get easier.

If the Rangers can come out of this stretch .500 its perfectly fine.

I agree, it's been as much the Isles as it has been bad puck luck. Nothing saps the energy and confidence from a team faster than frustration and doing the right things but getting the wrong results. I'm no less confident in this team after this game.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Tavares toying with the D there.

 

[MrEctions]

Have we figured out who injured Stepan yet!

Nelson if I remember right. Slash in the neutral zone by Nelson.

 

[Alvalanker*]

If Stepan is out for any extended period of time, we are ****ed good. It will completely throw the lines off again and we're right back to where we were in the fall. Only difference is that Dman pairings stay in place.

Stepan was already out like 10 games this year and we were fine.

 

[Beer League Sniper]

Would be nice to get a "**** you" goal right here.

 

[Dalagaze]

Let's go Islanders? Ugh....

 

[The Gloaming]

All of a sudden islander fans exist. Pathetic bandwagon fan base.

 

[GFiP*]

Lol @ those pathetic bandwagon fans

 

[redfzn]

"let's go islanders" chants

smh

 

[silverfish]

Hearing a let's go Islanders chant at MSG makes me want to kill myself

 

[member 116805]

Embarrasing. Thats all. Night

 

[Raspewtin]

Garbage game.

Don't do it again.