New York Rangers at Boston Bruins: Open Game Thread
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 11:30 AM EDT
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Something Bruin At: Stanley Cup of Chowder
Between the Pipes:
Game Notes:
- Henrik Lundqvist has had alot of success against the Bruins in his career. Lundvist is 10-2-2 with 3 shutouts, a GAA of 1.45, and a save percentage of .949 lifetime against the Bruins.
- The Rangers will get veteran defenseman Michal Rozsival back into the lineup today, which should provide a lift to the struggling power play. Rozsival has missed the previous five matches due to an injured knee, but has been skating since early in the week, and has had two full practices with the team.
- The Rangers and Bruins are meeting for the fourth and final time this season. The Blueshirts won twice on home ice, but were blanked 1-0 by rookie netminder Tuukka Rask in the only other contest played so far up in Boston.
- This season the Bruins have scored an incredible 78 more goals then they have surrendered, far and away the best goal differential in the league. The 181 goals they have given up is the lowest of any team in the National Hockey League.
- D Derek Morris has been given an expanded role in recent games on a power-play unit that has been ranked near the bottom of the NHL all season. "We feel right now that he's one of our best power-play guys, as far as the point," coach John Tortorella said. "He's got a big shot, he sees the ice very well and he can move the puck. That's a big addition to us."
- Bruins can clinch the top spot in the East with at least a point today.
- The Bruins had been embroiled in a 6-9-4 funk before their current winning streak, which has been sparked by superior special teams play. They're 7-for-17 on the power play in the last five games, while killing 18 of 19 penalties.
Early game today, so we'll start the open thread early as well.
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Wake up everyone!
Big game today, grab and sandwich and get ready!
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 12:09 PM EDT reply actions
Rangers taking the ice
Pass the Tums
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 1:10 PM EDT reply actions
nice takeaway and shot by Callahan
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions
Nice PK
They were real aggressive there
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 1:21 PM EDT reply actions
Howdy Jim
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i thought today's game was on national TV...imagine my disapointment
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Hi Dave
Yeah, local and the package only today
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions
yup....im watching the score update on ESPN
but it wont last, the ‘wife’ wants to go to the pool… :op
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Do you have your Bruins jersey on today? lol
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 1:35 PM EDT reply actions
hahaha, not quite, im very anti-boston
Patriots, Red Sox and living there for a year soured me quite a bit
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today i make an acception tho
out loss last night REALLY hurt our chances….now with 4 games left we have to out-win you by 2. Means we have to rely on (ugh) Philly.
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Rangers keep playing the way they are playing
You will just have to rely on the Panthers
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions
......do i HAVE to...?
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lol
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 1:48 PM EDT reply actions
Rangers have to figure out a way to generate more chances
Boston is bottling everything up in the neutral zone
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions
Ok Jim..i'm heading out
just wanted to stop by and say hi. I’d say ‘good luck’….but you understand. :o)
Take care bud
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Thanks Dave
sort of, lol
see ya
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions
Boring game
no hitting, not many shots, just not much going on
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 2:13 PM EDT reply actions
finally some signs of life
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions
im watching the Bruins feed, talk about homers, they act like Chara is Bobby Orr
by John Merrigan on Apr 4, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
boy would he look good on the Rangers
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
holy shit the goalies having words...
Haven’t seen that in a long time
Was it Glenn Healy had a fight when he was with the Rangers?
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions
vaguely remember that.
i do know that dan blackburn beat the shit out of tommy salo though
by John Merrigan on Apr 4, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe it was Blackburn I am thinking of
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 2:43 PM EDT reply actions
nothing
boring game
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 2:44 PM EDT reply actions
This is kinda cool
I registered the site on Ballhype this week, its a good way to generate more traffic to the blog, and they currently have us rated the #23 NHL blog. That’s not too shabby for only having been in business for a little over 2 weeks
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions
Thats pretty solid, ballhype is definitely a good way to get traffic
by John Merrigan on Apr 4, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
yes and
the links to our site have been getting votes (besides mine, LOL), so people are seeing us on there
Also, a hockey site named Illegal Curve is linking all the SBNation hockey sites, and that is helping us as well
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder how bad Antropov is hurt
They are talking about him now, but they don’t know if he’ll be back
Jon, he took a hit on the knee in the 2nd
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 2:50 PM EDT reply actions
But we're glad you are here
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions
does it sound like this?
“The Broons have a wicked pissa lead ova the Rain jahs right now”
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Zherdev is back in the dog house
he hasnt played much, I think he had 3 minutes ice time in the 1st.
I don’t have a problem with the Thomas signing, he’s been lights out for them
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:02 PM EDT reply actions
Can someone explain to me again
why we traded Marc Savard?
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions
theres some people who think that he wouldn’t have become the player he is now with the Rangers
by John Merrigan on Apr 4, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Big saves by both goalies
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions
Marc Savard
How’s this for a trade….
New York Rangers traded Mark Savard and 1st round selection (Oleg Saprykin) in 1999 to Calgary Flames for the rights of Jan Hlavac, 1st (Jamie Lundmark) and 3rd (later traded back to Calgary – Craig Andersson) round selections in 1999.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions
Not many
That one has to be up there on the list
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
"Nuthead"
havent heard that one in a while
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions
one PP
early in the game, Mara went for holding
How loud was that clang???
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:12 PM EDT reply actions
No I think he was gone by then
hang on I will look it up
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Good call
it was Neil Smith that traded him
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions
tick tick tick
time to launch an all out offensive
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions
Holy shit
had a melee during the commercial Avery pulled a Hansen brother on Tim Thomas
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions
wow....got back just in tme to see that on the feed!!!
Avery is crazy
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Avery is a douche....
he is a good hockey player, but his personality is just off the charts
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anybody have a link to a good feed?
the one i have keeps cutting in and out
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While I agree Avery should have gotten a penalty
the penalty should not have come based on the refs seeing it on the replay. If they didnt see it live, it didnt happen
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions
agreeed....
but with 8 pairs of eyes someone should get it right…
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Pembroke Pines, FL
Just dont hit me in the back of the head when im looking the opposite direction
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Just another day in the NY-Boston rivalry
PP Rangers!
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions
i dont tihnk he did it on purpose
even if he didnt, theres no way you can see from that replay if he did
lol
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I was reading comments by the Commish
how he thought Avery ‘coming back’ couldnt have been done better by Sean, relatively quiet
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Speaking of the Boston-NY rivalry
Red Sox crushing the Mets 9-1, Oliver Perez gave up 6 runs in the 1st inning
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions
Pretty much
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:33 PM EDT reply actions
I have no idea what to say in the recap
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:34 PM EDT reply actions
take a look over at the litter box...about the same, at least you didnt lose to Atlanta :o/
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Here you go- Rangers suck, their choking like the Mets, Redden did nothing again, and Zherdev pissed Torts off once again.
Actually....
I just had an inspiration for the recap, I will have it done later
Thanks everybody, enjoy the rest of your weekend
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 4, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
take care Jim!
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