GDT: Game # 78 - New York Rangers @ New York Islanders - 7:30pm EST - MSG (Nicholas Cage edition)

[Anthony5967]

A is Barzal and B is Strome?

Flip that

 

[Anthony5967]

Vice versa. I figured Strome was one of them, but wasn't sure on the other, so I looked it up.

For all the crap Strome gets, and I know he plays with Panarin, Barzal is not that much better than him, yet he’s a “star” to many.

 

[JRinNYC]

How is the new Arena? Has anyone been to UBS yet?

I always like Nassau's sight lines but everything else was janky

It's a nice arena. Very wide concourses. Food is decent. It's definitely the better of the 3 arenas that the Isles called home. If you're in the 300's you're pretty high up and steep. Similar to Prudential Center, very large lower bowl (100's) and a split upper bowl (200's/300's). I liked the Heineken Terrace which is outdoors. Their store puts MSG's store to shame.

 

[DuneGoon84]

Islanders again huh? Game hasn't even started and I already dread playing them. My God they are such a boring team

 

[TriFF51]

Is Varlamov in? Just wondering if we'll get to score any goals tonight.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

I'm just hoping for no injuries. I'm sure the Islanders will be running around all night, especially because they're at home.

Maybe we get a Reaves fight?

 

[EdJovanovski]

I'm just hoping for no injuries. I'm sure the Islanders will be running around all night, especially because they're at home.

Maybe we get a Reaves fight?

Would be stupid for him to fight right before the playoffs

 

[OTGHockey]

Islanders again huh? Game hasn't even started and I already dread playing them. My God they are such a boring team

Yeah, I just want the Rangers to get over this current Islanders line-up...and move on

 

[rangers1314]

just get through it healthy.

 

[tomobson]

For all the crap Strome gets, and I know he plays with Panarin, Barzal is not that much better than him, yet he’s a “star” to many.

I don't even want to imagine the numbers Barzal would put up with Panarin as his winger.

 

[bobbop]

Ticket prices dropped and I’m in town so going tonight. Interested in seeing the new building. Also would like to see the Rangers win Jennings Trophy And see Georgiev drive up his trade value.

 

[KennyWu]

Ready

 

[PuckLuck3043]

I'd also love to see Fox pick up where he left off last game and start to get hot now as we inch closer to the playoffs. He's a superstar that does things that are out of this world, but his game hasn't been as good as it was in the first half, I'd argue. I don't know if he's being careful and understands the big picture here, I don't know.

1st half, October-January
44 GP - 7 G - 40 A - 47 PTS

2nd half, February (post injury)-NOW
30 GP - 4 G - 18 A - 22 PTS

He's logged a lot of minutes and this is the first time he has gone through an 82 game season. He has definitely looked tired at times this year.

 

[McRanger92]

Just win the game. Make it the official ending of their season. Probably going to be 70/30 Rangers fans in the building tonight. Take care of business and win the game.

Also for the people not wanting to win the division, the Caps and Pens are tied in the standings, so finishing 2nd is just playing the Pens automatically. Could be facing Washington who has been pretty hot down the stretch. Not concerned with their standings position in terms of matchups go, just win games and see what happens.

NYR shouldn’t be considered about their opponent until the regular season ends. PIT, BOS, TB, WAS all have a legit chance to be our opponent from what I can tell

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Thankfully Barry Trotz never made the playoffs, this dinosaur hockey needs to become extinct

He's made the playoffs plenty of times.

 

[McRanger92]

For all the crap Strome gets, and I know he plays with Panarin, Barzal is not that much better than him, yet he’s a “star” to many.

Barzal is insanely overrated by Islanders fans. I remember laughing in my friends faces when they said he was better than Mika. They aren’t in the same galaxy lol

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Barzal is insanely overrated by Islanders fans. I remember laughing in my friends faces when they said he was better than Mika. They aren’t in the same galaxy lol

He looks good with his dipsy doodles but his numbers are pretty pathetic for a 1C. 14 goals and 52 points and a -13.

 

[Chalfdiggity3]

For all the crap Strome gets, and I know he plays with Panarin, Barzal is not that much better than him, yet he’s a “star” to many.

Well lets be honest here, Barzal can win faceoffs, is disciplined and plays a 200ft game. Strome.. does not lol.

 

[Fitzy]

JG Pageau is still a milk drinker

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Well lets be honest here, Barzal can win faceoffs, is disciplined and plays a 200ft game. Strome.. does not lol.

He's overrated and does not play a 200 ft game.

 

[Lion Hound]

Going to this one tonight. New UBS sucks for tailgating. That was one thing the Coliseum did right. Was a great place to tailgate. Pick up Street hockey games and Cornhole in the parking lot. New arena doesnt really have that.

Got work people going in tonight. Lots of Islander fans here. My buddy and I busted out the old school Sweaters for the game. Joey Kocur, and Colton Orr.

 

[tlk]

It's this big

Excuse me it's

Spoiler

 

[Rongomania]

They win this, it washes away the bad taste from the entire season series. Gets them ready to play these shitheads next year and more than likely a future playoff matchup. Understated game against the exact type of team that is kryptonite to this team, the type of team that will stand in the way of playoff glory. Let's f*ckin' go, I bet a stagehand at work a coffee so it'd be nice to make him buy me the most expensive espresso I could possibly find tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Anthony5967]

Well lets be honest here, Barzal can win faceoffs, is disciplined and plays a 200ft game. Strome.. does not lol.

Where does Barzal play a 200-foot game lol? And the narrative that he does but Strome doesn't is absurd, no offense. Go look at the defensive metrics this year for Strome.

 

[duhmetreE]

Watch out for the cheapshot kings in this game.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if Dino Lou has a mandate out for it.

I don't know... all the usual suspects have been p***yfooting around us lately... what's changed?