Sabres and Canes Win, Blueshirt Noose Tightens
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 9, 2011 12:24 AM EDT
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So just like last year, the Rangers playoff hopes will come down to the final day of the season. Unlike last year, this time the Rangers will need help in the form of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Buffalo Sabres clinched a playoff berth by virtue of their come from behind 4-3 win over the Flyers in overtime.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - After the Buffalo Sabres paid tribute to their 40-year history, Nathan Gerbe and Thomas Vanek teamed up to secure their immediate future by clinching a playoff berth.
Gerbe scored a highlight reel spin-around goal midway through the third period, and Vanek scored 1:16 into overtime to cap a two-goal comeback in a 4-3 victory over the slumping Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night.
Meanwhile, in Atlanta, this one wasn't even a contest. Carolina jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening minutes of the first period, and never looked back. That's what a team who wants to make the playoffs does against a lesser opponent.
The way Friday's game started, the Canes showed they were ready while Atlanta did not. The Thrashers, who were eliminated from the playoffs on April 2, were playing on back-to-back nights after a 3-0 win over the Rangers on Thursday in New York that opened the door to Carolina's being able to control its own playoff destiny.
So the scenario is simple: If the Rangers win, and a Tampa Bay team with their spot in the playoffs secure and nothing to play for go on the road and defeat the Hurricanes, the Rangers are in.
Nothing to it.
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what feels worse? last year or this year?
doesnt matter either way cuz its the same feeling. From being so proud of this team and the heart they showed in beating the flyers then the bruins to total disgust! Losing to the Islanders and Atlanta when your smack dab in the middle of a playoff chase is completely unacceptable……….and Prospal doesnt want us to boo?
by giantsNYrangers on Apr 9, 2011 12:40 AM EDT reply actions
what feels worse? last year or this year?
Magic 8 ball says: “Ask again tomorrow.”
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by George E. Ays on Apr 9, 2011 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
assuming we don't get lucky...
this year feels much worse. last year we didnt deserve a playoff spot. The fact that we were even in contention was amazing to me. This year I feel like we earned a spot (despite the team sleeping through their last game). I feel like we are good enough to be in the playoffs andf good enough to be the number one seed, no matter who it is. Let’s hope fate feels the same way…
"I've been really working on stick-handling with my head up,"
- Eric Lindros
this sucks
watch us win like this epic game, and then Carolina wins their game
this sucks
by Archie Barberio on Apr 9, 2011 12:41 AM EDT reply actions
Gerbe
I watched him do something Gaborik quit on
Gerbe came FLYING all the way down ice to breakup a breakaway
what a great play it was, too bad Gaborik doesnt do that
by Archie Barberio on Apr 9, 2011 12:42 AM EDT reply actions
a different jokinen
it was ollie last year and this year it’s jussi…i’m not feelin too confident about this one tomorrow…but hopefully i’ll watch the whale beat the soundtigers when i’m at the game in hartford tomorrow night
It's really great that they were able to rally together and win one for Cally
Oh wait, I meant to say that it SUCKS that we can’t pull it together for our goddamn MVP/Captain/Baby Jesus.
Going down to block a 100 mph shot with a 1 goal lead and 30 seconds left? That’s what he gives us. And what we give him is a fat-ass heap 3-0 loss.
If we win tomorrow, at least we can say we gave ourselves a chance.
"Mes que un club"
-Ahmad Bradshaw is undoubtedly a psychic genius.
by Scratch and Snif on Apr 9, 2011 12:57 AM EDT reply actions
These are always fun scenarios
You almost always feel like it will come down to us either winning and the Hurricanes winning, or us losing and the Hurricanes losing, to add insult to injury. You never know though and can only hope for the best. At this very point in time, I guess all we can ask for is a win against NJ. Kind of like watching the Giants win and Jay Cutler throwing a red zone interception to throw the Giants’ playoff hopes out the window.
“fun” would be the last word i use to describe these scenerios
by nyrangerfan521 on Apr 9, 2011 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, which is why it's an ironic statement, haha
Well, hopefully it will turn out fun in the sense that we can celebrate a playoff berth with a few celebratory rounds opposed to moping over a glass of potent bourbon and waiting until next year…again. And for the record, I’m not rooting for an Atlanta team in the conceivable future. Rangers should have gotten it done on multiple occasions, but dammit, what Atlanta did is annoying the past two days.
eh cant blame the thrashers for the Rangers failing to show up. Carolina came out more inspired than we did and manhandled them like we should have
by nyrangerfan521 on Apr 9, 2011 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, exactly
It’s frustrating, but at the end of the day, you have to realize that it ultimately comes down to your team, and with the Rangers playing this up-and-down hockey, with such uninspired showings such as the last game while Carolina goes out and plays like a team determined to make a run, you have to tip your cap to Carolina for doing what we’d like the Rangers to do so badly.
this year feels worse. Honestly, I’ll always want the Rangers, but Carolina has simply looked more dominating.
To blame for the breakdown:
1)Gabby — never came through in the clutch. Quite simply a miserable failure of a season that sunk the entire club. Lets face it, he’s our marquee. He’s eating 7 mil. He can’t carry a club.
2) Boyle — love him, works hard, but he just faded away. I know, I know, he’s young.
3) Avery — love him, but couldn’t hit the side of a barn.
4) Wolski — a streaky player who never streaked. Another EC. One is enough…someone’s got to go.
5) Did I say Gabby?
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I swear. I don’t know what I’ll do if this team does not come to play vs New Jersey. If the effort isn’t there, screw it.
All’s I know is that if the Rangers don’t make the playoffs, Lundqvist will be very, very ticked.
"Jaromir Jagr.... it's a POWER PLAY GOAL!"
- Sam Rosen
"Let me ask you, would you want to play for the Edmonton Oilers...? (laughter)"
-Evgeni Nabokov
"We're not going to win a 1-0 hockey game tonight"
-John Tortorella, before the Rangers 1-0 win over the Canucks.
I see Henrik leaving.......
If this team continues this trend I can see Henrik signing with a contender when his contract is up. He has two more years? The man wants to win and he could be wasting his prime years with this organization. There are a couple of teams that have goaltending issues that hinder a decent playoff run.
by KingHenrik_theVIII on Apr 9, 2011 3:01 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
But I see us going in the right direction and with the youth getting better and a couple more pieces I don’t feel were going to be in this horrible spot much longer…
by Mr. Avery to you on Apr 9, 2011 8:20 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You both are correct.
I would rather see Henrik have a great career and win a cup or two in his prime than withering away here in NY. He has given so much and always gets blasted when he has a bad game here and there….well look who’s playing in front of him? He cant score goals too… He wants to win and he is getting pissed. I see him even requesting to be traded, I hate to see him go..but whats that saying? If love you something set it free….so gay
think of the King’s Ransom (pun intended) we could get for Lundy…. I’d hate to trade him as well, but I agree: if we miss this year, he’s gonna be disgruntled, at best. He’s too competitive and he will not want to end his career without a cup. I know he loves NY, but that won’t be enough.
How do all of you know Hank will be disgruntled? Are you his mind or somthing? because if not you have no idea what he is thinking, not the slightest bit.
by CrazyRangerFan on Apr 9, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
He tells me all his thoughts every night before tucking me in. Then I dream of sugar plums and stanley cups.
by KingHenrik_theVIII on Apr 9, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Heading to the garden soon PLEASE OH PLEASE LET’S JUST WIN THIS GAME then I’ve gotta find a bar to catch the lightning game and root hard hard hard…ugh this is gonna be a day of elation and celebration or a drunken trip to the top of the empire state building for a jump..I know at the beginning of this year there weren’t many expectations but now after getting to this point and seeing the heart…I think that’s why this would be so devastating if we don’t make it… all I can say is UGH
by Mr. Avery to you on Apr 9, 2011 8:29 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
We seem to have very short memories.
I don’t think we’re going to make it today, but talk of Henrik leaving, and being down on the team all of the sudden, is just a bit overboard.
This was supposed to be a youth movement year, and it was:
Derek Stepan
Matts Zucarello
Wojtek Wolski
Mathew Sauer
Ryan Mcdonagh
All new young blood that cracked the lineup, consistently, and will probably get much better next year.
We have a lot to look forward to. We didn’t make the playoffs – it sucks – but don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. We have a REALLY EXCITING YOUNG TEAM to look forward to next year.
just made a FanShot of this..
but thought i’d post it here…
Mats Zuccarello - Icing goalies' groins since 2010
In Prust we Trust - "It's just pain."
This team has balls.
by Master Ov Brutality on Apr 9, 2011 8:58 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
epic
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
"He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot" Evgeny Nabakov on Garth Snow
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Down to the last game of the season again?
Can’t help but think of this.
http://tinyurl.com/43y4dw9
cause thats gonna help us on the ice
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
"He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot" Evgeny Nabakov on Garth Snow
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
I’m going to this next game against the devils. Let’s hope they win
by XxC17xX on Apr 9, 2011 9:17 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
well
here we are folks…get your cardiologists on hold, secure the wills, spend these next few hours with those you love the most because at 1230 its armageddon and then hopefully at 730 we could all recouperate and watch tampa bay eliminate a division rival
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
"He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot" Evgeny Nabakov on Garth Snow
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
slight problem...
Tampa has absolutely NOTHING to play for (which may or may not matter, depending on what we do against Jersey this afternoon).
Have to hope a division rival and pride are enough, or that Carolina just fails to execute
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by George E. Ays on Apr 9, 2011 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Enough With The Negativity Guys !!
It hasn’t happened yet so enough with the negativity. It’s almost like some of you are wishing we lose this thing so you can say you knew it all along. It’s true we look a little off lately, but defenseman aren’t supposed to play 30 minutes a nite. I’m extremely proud of this group of young,inexperienced,talented Rangers. I agree with our blue collar,high tempo style of play. If guys are running out of gas, it’s understandable. Many of these kids have never played more than 50 – 70 games in a season and not at this tempo. That being said they Do Need To Suck It Up and see this thing through. I believe they will . Let’s Go Rangers !!!
NYDNRangers Jesse Spector
Drury, Zuccarello, Gilroy in… Avery and Eminger out for #NYR
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
"He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot" Evgeny Nabakov on Garth Snow
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
wont be saying that if he scores today
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
"He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot" Evgeny Nabakov on Garth Snow
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
I have no faith in Captain Clutch anymore……..but if he does score I will be singing his praises
by CrazyRangerFan on Apr 9, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
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