Pre-Game Talk: Rangers @ Predators

[Placid]

https://nypost.com/2018/02/02/pavel-buchnevich-out-indefinitely-with-concussion/

“I think it’s a great opportunity,” Vigneault said. “Right away I think of Jimmy, all year long he’s been begging for more ice time. Now he’s going to get the opportunity to play with Mika and Nasher. He has to elevate his game. The team has to elevate its game.”

Lord almighty.

errrrr.. only someone utterly desperate to spin things positively (or dumb as a bag of rocks) would call having Buch out (not the least after Kreider is also out long term) as a "great opportunity"...

oh.. and AV.. the COACH has to elevate his game

 

[Machinehead]

I love how AV laments the opportunity to pump Vesey full of minutes with Buch and Kreider out, and meanwhile he was f***ing doing it anyway.

 

[GlasgowNewYorkRanger]

https://nypost.com/2018/02/02/pavel-buchnevich-out-indefinitely-with-concussion/

“I think it’s a great opportunity,” Vigneault said. “Right away I think of Jimmy, all year long he’s been begging for more ice time. Now he’s going to get the opportunity to play with Mika and Nasher. He has to elevate his game. The team has to elevate its game.”

Lord almighty.

Yuck, and I like and root for Jimmy.

We may have been relatively injury free for the first half of the season, but we are for sure being punished in the second. Not our 4th line grinders either - don't want to see any Ranger injured - but our top players as well.

Not easy and not helped by a number of other factors when taken into account.

At this point, well, let's just see what team turn up for the game tonight. Hopefully, let's see a decent effort more akin to a hockey team, than what we witnessed against Toronto.

 

[Machinehead]

Don't let this organization lie to you and convince you the injuries have anything to do with our struggles.

 

[will1066]

4-3 NYR

Zibanejad (2)
Vesey
DeAngelo
You usually predict blowouts. Even you're becoming pessimistic, predicting one-goal wins.

LGR!!!!!

 

[will1066]

Is Mike Fisher playing?

 

[EdJovanovski]

You usually predict blowouts. Even you're becoming pessimistic, predicting one-goal wins.

 

[Ex Officer Friendly]

The boycott rolls on

Boycott the site too I bet you can’t...

 

[will1066]

Carrie Underwood could beat McD to the outside, driving around him

 

[Thirty One]

The boycott rolls on

Do you text your ex every day to tell her you're not thinking about her?

 

[GlasgowNewYorkRanger]

Don't let this organization lie to you and convince you the injuries have anything to do with our struggles.

They certainly don't help an already depleted roster this season, although, head scratching roster decisions are ever present as normal.

 

[GlasgowNewYorkRanger]

Yea Rangers have a game but they played already, they lost 2-1 to Hibernian

Do you have to compound my misery

I'm sure nobody is remotely interested, however, we had a perfectly valid goal chopped off and their penalty was soft at best.

 

[NYR]

 

[NYRFAN218]

There's only one way change happens.

The owner who refuses to show home games on television and practically sabotages the team dies?

I'm failing to see the connection here.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Carrie Underwood could beat McD to the outside, driving around him

IDK. Didn't she have trouble walking down stairs a little while ago?

High speed back skating is not easy.

 

[NYR]

How does Nashville get away with pulling Fisher out of retirement for the stretch run?
I guess kudos to them for taking advantage of the loop hole but what a farce..

 

[Ex Officer Friendly]

IDK. Didn't she have trouble walking down stairs a little while ago?

High speed back skating is not easy.

You know what’s hard, not turning on the TV to watch the game. But if you make it past that major hurdle you can always go to a site dedicated to talking about the team you didn’t watch to gloat about what a success it was not watching the game.

Also once doing that I’m sure everyone will pat you on the back for such a job well done.

 

[Nopuckluck]

The boycott rolls on

But you’ll post stats after and comment on the outcome and players

 

[Nopuckluck]

Looking forward to a report or video from Dagon. I’m sure he will be in attendance tonight

 

[Thirty One]

Looking forward to a report or video from Dagon. I’m sure he will be in attendance tonight

Least surprising post ever.

 

[Nopuckluck]

How does Nashville get away with pulling Fisher out of retirement for the stretch run?
I guess kudos to them for taking advantage of the loop hole but what a farce..

Stop we’ve done this too. We’ve had pplayers “retire” therefore allowing us to save their cap hit. All teams use loopholes.

By the way question for you guys. What will be a higher number, the Total number of Nashville shots or the times Zibenejad is on his ass?

 

[NYR]

Stop we’ve done this too. We’ve had pplayers “retire” therefore allowing us to save their cap hit. All teams use loopholes.

By the way question for you guys. What will be a higher number, the Total number of Nashville shots or the times Zibenejad is on his ass?

Those might be the only note worthy numbers to track in this entire game .

 

[Machinehead]

But you’ll post stats after and comment on the outcome and players

Exactly. You get an A.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

You know what’s hard, not turning on the TV to watch the game. But if you make it past that major hurdle you can always go to a site dedicated to talking about the team you didn’t watch to gloat about what a success it was not watching the game.

Also once doing that I’m sure everyone will pat you on the back for such a job well done.

Dude that's why I moderate a NASCAR fan site, but I only make posts about the dangers of burning fossil fuels.

 

[Machinehead]

Least surprising post ever.

Meh, at least Ricky understands that concussions are bad.