Rangers Are in the Playoffs!
by Nick Montemagno on Apr 9, 2011 9:56 PM EDT
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After a disaster of a night on Friday, it seemed highly unlikely that things would go the way the New York Rangers needed them to in order for them to make the playoffs today. But the team, once again displaying their resiliency, defeated the New Jersey Devils earlier this afternoon in a spirited contest, and then received help from the Tampa Bay Lightning this evening, who defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2. It once again came down to the final day of the regular season, but thankfully things went differently this year than they did the last, and the magical season lives on.
The Rangers will finish the season in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 44-33-5 and 93 points (only two better than the ninth place Hurricanes). I've been watching this team play hockey for about sixteen years now, and I must say, this season has made me the proudest to call myself a New York Rangers fan, regardless of how tonight ended up. They made up for their lack of skill through hard work and heart, and they carried that on through from game one to game 82. They established an identity and became one of the more respected clubs in the National Hockey League because of that. For this, they deserved to be in the playoffs after missing out last year, and now that they are in, who knows what could happen.
Since the Blueshirts finished in eighth, their opponent in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals will be the first place Washington Capitals - a rematch from two years ago. The Rangers went 3-1-0 against the Caps during the regular season, and over the course of those four games they outscored Washington by a whopping 18-6. It's going to take an upset to out Alex Ovechkin and the Caps in round one, but based on those numbers, I have full faith that the Rangers can pull it off.
But for now, we shall celebrate, because it took a near miracle for the Rangers to make the playoffs today and they did.
We're going to the postseason, baby!
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Drury I'm sorry I compared you to a 90 year old porn star!
Wooooooooooo
"Hey Petr, Smrdíš jako prase!" -Bobby Granger
LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow…What enjoyable day of hockey. This team has went through a lot this season and has worked very hard to deserve this. The new season starts now and there is not a single team in the Eastern Conference that wants to take this team on. LETS GO RANGERS!
Woohoo!
Smoke em if you got em!
This team has earned the right to play in April. I am so proud to be a Ranger fan. Lets take it to the Caps and make them pay for seeding first!
Sam Rosen said “McDonagh has yet to score his first NHL goal”
boom, scores the game winning goal. Rosen needs to point out more of these things!!!
I called it too I told my girl watch he’s gonna get his first today with us here and bam GWG baby!
by Mr. Avery to you on Apr 10, 2011 9:35 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
A hearty congrats
and glad to see the Lightning played the way they did in a meaningless game for them.
Now return the favor, and beat the Caps, please. Besides, there’s the Rangers own bit of redemption to seek on the Caps…
Best of luck. Nice to see one of the rare instances where help that was needed was subsequently received.
Let me just say I was at this game and...
The energy at the garden was amazing from the start! Didn’t let up after the first devils goal or the second. Keep it up through the playoffs plus their road stats, good things!!
PS. Gotta love it. Maaaartyy. Maaaaaarttyy. Maaaaarrtyy./
i love this team
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Drury says “significant” portion of Rangers players watched TB-Carolina game together.
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I think we need another one of Dig’s Vinny Prospal pics to celebrate this one boys.
;-)
by NYR #35 Richter on Apr 9, 2011 10:12 PM EDT reply actions
To the fans that disrespected Drury
He played with a knee injury most of the season so he could help keep the team afloat when most of the starters were out with injuries.
Drury may have a big contract, but he has always played as hard as he can, and has been the key mentor to Callahan. He also played a key role in the silver medal we won in the last olympics.
Lament his injuries, curse his luck, but do not disrespect the Captain, or doubt his effort.
by GaboriksGroin on Apr 9, 2011 10:12 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Its one goal
He has scored one important goal this season. He better put a nice little playoff together for him to regain my loyalty. If that was his only trick for the season it was not worth 7mil and bye bye Drury in the off season.
While I agree it was a great goal for Drury and the team
We needed more of this from the Captain at the beginning of the year. I hope he turns this playoff run into something great.
Calmer than you are.
revenge for what?
that 13-0 beatings we dished out this year or the playoff series that we totally gifted them 3 years ago?
"Mes que un club"
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by Scratch and Snif on Apr 10, 2011 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Have i mentioned this team is awesome
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Drury: “Watching that (Carolina) game next to Henrik is something I don’t want to do again. He was pretty intense.”
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"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 assuming chair throwing and wall punching was involved
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"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
same!
Sauer on NHL network, if anyone could find a video/audio, that would be awesome
by The Blue Seats on Apr 9, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Pride. I like many of you are proud of this team… not just because they reversed their fortunes from last season… not just because theyve battled through these injuries all season long… but because its crystal clear that for once a new york ranger team is collectively taking pride in what their doing. These guys will break bones for the sake of keeping shots away from Hank. And then they’ll come back weeks later prepared to do the same thing over again if necessary. if wolski and christensen can keep up their intensity over the next month and provide a little skill and hard work, the effects of the loss of callahan can be masked a bit. We have the goaltending edge over the Caps and sometimes thats all you need but they do have the best player in the world (F.U. cockpunch crosby) so i hope Staal n Girardi eat their Wheaties. lets go boys! what a day
Yes!
Welcome back playoff hockey!
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by Gelatin on Apr 9, 2011 10:19 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
oh babbbbby ..
the hockey god were on our side tonight it did look grim after the thrasher game but our determinaton prevailed congrats to torts and the boys and congrats to the bolts anybody got mike smiths cell so i can send him a bottle of jameson and thanks to the canes and cam ward for the biggest choke to clinch a playoff spot lets go rangers time to dismantle the crapitals ,,
lohaus #54
+16
Flyers take it up the ass, doo dah, doo dah, Flyers take it up the ass, all lah doo lah day.
by FIRESATHER327 on Apr 9, 2011 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Rangers and Knicks in the playoffs? What year is this?
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Great memories
Mess, Gretz, Kovy, Leetch, Graves, Richter. That was the last year that we made it to the ECF…until now
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by The Last Shall Become First on Apr 9, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Time to make the donuts...
Okay, I’m dreaming a bit…but 11 shutouts in the playoffs would be awesome. Just glad to see them back there, though; lots of adversity, and yet, we are not done yet! I’m proud of this team and would love to see them duplicate the run the Flyers had last postseason (with the exception of winning the Cup, of course).
I Am HockeyMan!!
Tuned in NHL Center ice at 7 tonite and found that for some goddamned reason the Tampa Bay game, which was on the schedule, was replaced by the Montreal game! What a bummer! This NHL Center Ice is getting worse every year, with more and more gmaes being not shown and/or cancelled. Thay suck, big time! Too bad they’re the only game in town for me (I’m in South Florida).
SOOOOOOOOO———
I just went to the computer and brought up BSB with my eyes closed.All
I wanted to see was two words——-RANGERS IN!!!!!!! I opened one eye SSLLOOWWLLYYY and there they were!!!!!! RANGERS IN! I felt like a bloulder was taken off my shoulders! Not as great as watching the final faceoff in 1994, but close——very, very close. I didn’t realize till just now how much this team means to me!!!!
GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!
It was on nhl network.
Very fewe if any games are not shown on center ice, usually because of local blackouts.
by GAThingy on Apr 10, 2011 1:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He’s already met Lebron.
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by red army line on Apr 10, 2011 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
the true king
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
by Kevin Power on Apr 10, 2011 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
You’re right, his Russian oil tycoons can probably help him meet King Abdullah.
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by red army line on Apr 10, 2011 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Love it!
Whether it’s Wednesday or Thursday I’ll be at the Verizon Center sporting my Richter jersey! Playoff beard time fellas!
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I’m gonna sport a porn stache first round.
PRUSTOSTERONE!!!
by nathansfamous on Apr 10, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll be at game 2
Leetch liberty jersey.
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by bleed'n blue on Apr 10, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
To all those sharing a drink with me-
Pour your glasses full ladies and gents and leave the Rock(s) behind! To all those die-hards sharing in this moment across the many boarders that divide us, to those of us who were down, but never out, to all of us who watched the lesser among us line up at the bridge and said ’jump, we don’t need ya," to all of us who watched every second of every loss and said, “We’ll get ’em next time,” to those of us who believed, and never relinquished their beliefs. I raise my glass with ya or to ya proudly, high in the air ’cause we are in baby, WE ARE IN!!!!
AMAZING ATMOSPHERE AT THE GARDEN TODAY..
fans were great. chants were great. everything was perfect.
some fan had a huge sign that said "win it for cally’ so that was perfect.
i got zuke and boyles autographs. zukes girlfriend is absolutely gorgeous. just saying.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
ohhh
please tell me about his girlfriend what are we working with?
by Archie Barberio on Apr 10, 2011 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Hell Yes!!!!
Went to a bar at noon…..Great Ranger win…Ask the bartender if they have NHL Network….Yes….Do Shots for Victory…..Get food….Wait…..Drink more…Do shots for 3-0 Lightning after one period…Fist pump….Drink more…Game over…..Hump bar……go home…..Post
by Dr. Strangepork on Apr 9, 2011 10:47 PM EDT reply actions
all while winning the fantasy league :)
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
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I had a blast on the game thread there and although it’s extremely hard for me to root against Kovalev knowing this could (and should) be his last season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have stole my heart
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by The Last Shall Become First on Apr 9, 2011 11:08 PM EDT reply actions
1153 comments for their GDT tonight. Lots of fun was had there.
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by George E. Ays on Apr 9, 2011 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Love
I love the Lightning tonight. Seriously….I said Torts should call in favor in TB and make they fight…Things worked out in our favor
by Dr. Strangepork on Apr 9, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
just another day at the office for us
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by Kevin Power on Apr 10, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
pride
i have been watching the ny rangers for 49 years. I must say that this team almost makes me as proud to be a Ranger fan than the 94 team did. everybody busts their butt., hustles, and leaves everything on the ice. did the hurricanes choke tonight? were the hockey gods evening us up for last year? i dont give a sh—. THE RANGERS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS. WOO HOO. Rangers in 6 – LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!.
Hell Yes!
That is all
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by The Last Shall Become First on Apr 9, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
We are in!!!!!
Started watching 2nd period of the Tampa-little Canes game on NHL Network. Didn’t know the score (the picture only showed that little Canes had 0, but knew something was up by the dullest tone of both Carolina announcers then jumped after Tampa scored #4!!!!!!!!!! We are in baby!!!!!!!!
Let's go Rangers!
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i cant say much
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by Master Ov Brutality on Apr 9, 2011 11:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
i cant say much...
Im laying in bed…body broken…most notably my head…but couldn’t have asked for a bettergame against those douchebag Devils….then stayed in the city to watch the TB…also couldn’t have asked for more…what a great night.
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by Master Ov Brutality on Apr 9, 2011 11:52 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Today’s events reminded me of the 1969-70 regular season finale when the Rangers beat Detroit 9-5 and got the last playoff berth when Montreal lost to Chicago 10-2. The Habs needed 5 goals scored to overtake NY and ended-up yielding 5 empty net goals in a fruitless attempt to get them.
My friends father described those games to us about 20 years ago
I thought they were just a myth
Calmer than you are.
The Rangers and their fans deserve this
I’m so proud of this team, and so relieved they didn’t have to stew all summer about the Atlanta game. For every game like that, there were many more inspiring, against-the-odds wins, more than I can even remember right now, so the 8 seed is ours, and rightfully so.
For some reason, a turning point for me was taking back-to-back road games against the Stars and the Blues. At that point, I knew this team would re-write the script and end in a different place than last year.
Rangers in 6.
That turning point for me came when we gave up a lead late in the third to Pitt and then tied it up late with Staal and won it in OT with Duballahan.
by CrazyRangerFan on Apr 10, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Alright everyone, I was at both threads tonight, and I just wanted to say that even though I left early to watch the game on a big tv, I was here in spirit! I am extremely pumped for this first round series, and I want to see Cally play in the playoffs. You know what that means!
LET’S GO!
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R-U! R-U! R-U! R-U!
Best games of the season
Comeback win vs Pittsburgh and the referees
Comeback win vs Boston
1-0 Shutout of Vancouver
Win tonight vs the Devils
and Tampa’s dismantling of Carolina tonight
BELIEVE!
Rangers FTW!
by BleedsRangerBlue on Apr 10, 2011 12:45 AM EDT reply actions
I count count the bruins game personally because I couldnt watch it
Had to rely on blackberry updates.
Calmer than you are.
Really? I wish I could share your and other people’s optimism right now. I can see the Rangers winning the series in 5 instead. They are the Caps’ worst nightmare in the first round just like Montreal was last year. They are a team built for playoff hockey, very physical, block a lot of shots, have a great goaltender, are well coached, Staal and Girardi usually do a great job againts Ovi and they’ve shown that they can score in bunches against us this year. I think the Caps are definitely the underdogs this time. Thrashers and Rangers are the two teams I did not want the Caps facing in the first round of the playoffs and here we are. I just hope that the new guys can make a difference. Secondary scoring and special teams will be the key in this series.
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by CapsFan2020 on Apr 9, 2011 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
BELIEVE!
Rangers FTW!
by BleedsRangerBlue on Apr 10, 2011 12:45 AM EDT reply actions
Its a Caps fan’s nature to be pessimistic, though. Hoping for a good series.
by hockeyman33 on Apr 10, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
its any fan’s nature to be pessimistic…you should take a look around BSB, flip through some of the fanposts and see how negative the fans are around here
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So the Caps
think we will be a cakewalk, and they will win in 5. they site no Cally, AA is soft and a slumping, tired Hank.
BRING IT! underestimate us…go ahead. This is our time. Fuck the capitals.
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by BleedsRangerBlue on Apr 10, 2011 12:53 AM EDT reply actions
I just hope the players are as over-confident as their fans. The #1 seed amounts to a big monkey on a team’s back in terms of expectations.
I get the feeling their fans look to the 2009 series as some kind of comfort, but our roster is totally different now, and the guys that are still here that played in that series are all much improved.
No, not sure its the 2009 series. Caps lost the guy who scored the series-winner, after all, plus some others. I think it’s more having had the best defensive season in franchise history, allowing exactly 2 goals against per game since late December, getting better movement on the PP recently, having Ovechkin and Backstrom “wake up,” and probably getting Green and Poti back.
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by red army line on Apr 10, 2011 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions
2 GAA per game since December except the last couple times we played you, where we scored a total of 13. Pretty sure Ovechkin hasn’t scored on us this year as well.
I don’t expect those stats to be replicated in the next couple of weeks, but it certainly points to a close, competitive series.
Including one of those games (the 2GAA starts with a loss to Boston, I think…the 7-0 was before that).
2 games are nothing, we both know that. I’m really not trying to be unfair to NYR or trash talk, but given that +26 of NYR’s +35 goal differential comes from three games and shootouts, that +35 is deceiving. I just don’t know to what extent, though.
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by red army line on Apr 10, 2011 6:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Rangers were 16-8 in games decided by 3+, Washington 14-8, both near the top in the league. In the ‘true’ 2+ goal games (excluding ENs), the Rangers were 17-12, 4th in the conference. Washington 18-13, percentage points behind.
The teams are pretty even down the line, remarkably so for a 1-8 matchup.
I’m not going to pretend this is a cakewalk by any means, but this can’t be a comforting matchup for Caps’ fans.
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by George E. Ays on Apr 10, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
And incidentally
I’ll never understand the “well take out their best games, and they’re not as good” argument. That’s true for everyone, by simple logic. The games happened, they’re part of our record
I’d love to say “well take out the two early season losses to Philly and the loss to Anaheim,” which would make us +44 and better than everyone except VAN and BOS.
You can site that we’re not a fantastic puck possession team, or that we ride the percentages of our goalie too much sometimes, but the goals we scored and the goals we allowed are what they are.
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by George E. Ays on Apr 10, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure you get the logic behind shootouts, so I won’t explain that.
The other: outliers. Seems like I’m taking a “trimmed mean” of sorts by excluding the best and worst games. I don’t know, for me, seems like outliers are games decided by 5 or more goals, plus some decided by 3 and 4 (depending on how the scoring happened).
Obviously, that also means looking at the opposite end of the spectrum, terrible losses…don’t see many for NYR. Take away the best 3 and worst three performances, and we get +15 or so. Go with 4, and it goes to +12 or so.
I’m not discounting the blowouts entirely, but I refuse to believe a team can be the 5th best team in the league when 58% of that goal differential came in 3.7% of the season.
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by red army line on Apr 10, 2011 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
An old Tom Poti coming back really is not something to be comforting. He will be slow he wasn’t really isnt that great of a D man either. He looked good the last few seasons because the Caps really had no D the last couple. Now that the Caps are more D focused I bet Tom Poti starts to look very unimportant.
Sorry, you’re off target, I think. He looked terrible when he was asked to be the top PKer and shutdown guy. When trying to clear on the PK, more pucks went straight to the PP D than off the boards and down the ice.
Now, he just has to handle third pair minutes (think what Eminger gets) plus limited PK time and maybe a bit of PP time, and he’s more than capable of that. With Wideman out, his puck-moving abilities, although limited, will help the Caps clear the defensive zone. He’s not as good as he was before, sure, but he’s not top or even 2nd pair anymore, either.
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by red army line on Apr 10, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
this is the best matchup imo
I think we are up in their heads, mind f’n them right now because we owned them this season
the way this went down losing then winning a great game then waiting for Tampa to do their thing
its like it was written, it was meant to happen this way
I was so pissed at this team the other night but seriously they could make a f’n run for the cup
the NHL channel tonight was talking about it and someone compared them to the Canadians team from last year
strong goalie physical etc, we can do this if we play at our high level
I just found the NHL channel tonight on my time warner cable, they play games on there they had the Carolina game I was sooo happy I go a chance to see that
by the way, we did we not keep Moore? seriously that guy had totally evolved into a really good player man
hes physical he scores he has decent hands passes well and wins faceoffs
idk where his scoring touch came from and he has a nice wrist shot now
by Archie Barberio on Apr 10, 2011 12:58 AM EDT reply actions
What a day........
…………all i can say is I am so immensely proud of this Ranger team. In a rebuilding year, with very little expectation realistically for this season, they have shown us time and time again that they can skate with and beat the NHL’s best.
Anything is possible now.
Also, I have denigrated Chris Drury so much on here; I humbly eat my words. He really showed up today and that goal he scored was all heart. Good for you Captain. I don’t know what is going to happen this summer with his contract, but as of right now he is our captain, and he fuckin played like it tonight. Shit, maybe it really was his injuries and he’s got a lot more game left. Can you imagine he comes into the playoffs and actually provides some scoring? He’d be another relentless force on the ice for what has truly been a relentless, never-say-die team.
Bleeding Ranger blue has rarely felt this good.
Bring on the Crapitals.
Luke Decock is this a great name or what?!? LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
by '94 better not last a lifetime on Apr 10, 2011 1:23 AM EDT reply actions
Cal Clutterbuck has a nice ring to it too.
by KingHenrik_theVIII on Apr 10, 2011 2:00 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
just wanted to say that I was at Citifield for the Mets game tonight
and the place went wild when the score of the Tampa-Hurricanes game was announced on the scoreboard….great night
"I only wanted a few things out of life -- a wife, children, to play baseball and to hunt deer." - Turk Wendell
Nice
It would be cool if the whole stadium did the goal song in unison.
by louielounz1 on Apr 10, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Canes
gotta give the canes some props, they had a great run to the end, it’s not like the rangers folded and backed in, they won alot of games too.
We're done after the first round......
You rotten bums! You overpaid weenies! Mild thing, you make my butt sting! I detest you! You’re all garbage! All of ya! Back up the truck! Back it up! I’m joking……… Rangers in six.
by KingHenrik_theVIII on Apr 10, 2011 1:57 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
I want to take this opportunity to thank the whole gang here at Blueshirt Banter for an excellent year of hockey. Once again, it was an honor going through this season with the best fans in the world. You all are awesome. I can’t even begin to calculate the number of hours I spent on this site this season. Its sort of embarrassing actually…You were a mainstay and helped me get through another fall and winter.
Whatever happens, we, the fans, the players and the coaching staff, deserve to be here. It feels great to be able to hold my head up with pride as a Ranger fan. This is one of my favorite Ranger teams since the seventies and nineties. And it looks like this year is just the beginning of good things.
LETS GO RANGERS!
d
:)
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
nicely done by our boys in blue. that's all I can say.
let’s go get em and make us fans proud in the REAL season.
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
HELL YES
Thanks to everyone who made watching the Lightning game fun last night.
This team deserves this, they have worked their asses off, they have exceeded expectations, and they have found a way to get into the playoffs despite key injuries throughout the year.
Let’s go Rangers.
@DigDeepNYR
"I like a man who grins when he fights." -Sir Winston Churchill
"It's just pain." -Brandon Prust | "In Prust we Trust."
so let me get this straight
We’re actually in the playoffs? That wasn’t just some crazy dream? HOLY FUCK we’re in the PLAYOFFS
"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
by Kevin Power on Apr 10, 2011 9:30 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yes I was thoroughly intoxicated last night watching the game and I woke up thinkin it all may have been a dream but it wasn’t!!! What an awesome day yesterday and it was all real!!
by Mr. Avery to you on Apr 10, 2011 9:54 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Disbelief......
So let me get this straight we won a game that we absolutely had to win against the winningest goalie in the history of the league who plays for one of our most heated rivals AND we got help from our coaches former
team? I gotta stop smoking or start smoking more ganga.this whole day/night was unreal,I never thought it would happen.
"So Say Goodnight To The Bad Guy"..............Antonio Montana 1983
by Stroker Ace on Apr 10, 2011 10:10 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
thank you
This season was beyond what I could’ve dreamed as a fan and I owe a lot of that to the team but a lot of it to you guys here. I’m not big on posting but I spent the better part of the season frantically reading everysigle fanpost and comment on BSB. You guys have an awesome thing goin here and my season would not have been the same without it. Keep up the fun
by nhl21 on Apr 10, 2011 10:49 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Journey
Don’t Stop Believing. has been playing non Stop In New Orleans because I made them play it!!!! LET’S GO RANGERS!!!!
The song is ac/dc big balls
Please stop with this fruity don’t stop believing song
Calmer than you are.
This has been a great season!
I want to thank all Rangers players, coaching staff, and front office (can’t believe I am saying this) for the above the expectations season.
Congratulations to all Ranger fans, you (we) guys deserve this absolutely incredible feeling.
P.S. Does anybody want to fire Sather? Just asking…
"Ягр - мегазвезда мирового хоккея."
Советский Спорт
Considering
I still rate him as one of the bottom 5 GMs in the league, absolutely. His only saving graces lately are the fact he found a GM dumber then he was (Thank you Mr. Gainey) and got rid of Gomez for a couple of gems, a problem he created to begin with. He was at least smart enough to realize he didn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground when it came to hockey talent (a scary thing for a guy running a hockey team) and hired a Pro scout who could run the draft for us. And he hired a coach with an actual plan for development with the balls to see it through. Hell, even a deaf, dumb, and blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while. Let’s not forget that all the playoff victories combined under this GM to date wouldn’t bring us a Stanly Cup, that’s 10 years and counting. If this is what we have with Glen Sather running this ship, imagine what we would/could have if we had at least a top 15 GM.
Thought this was perfect after last night…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2zxoOmzaSI
GO PACK GO -- 13 Time World Champions
Let's Go Rangers
Not the biggest hockey fan.
Hey Blueshirt Banter. I’m an Islanders fan from New York who really doesn’t care about hockey that much. I root for the Islanders and fool around and kid with Rangers and Devils fans about how bad my team is. I don’t really seem to hate either of them. This playoffs I’ll be rooting for the Rangers because of my friend. I’m from NY and I’m not a huge Isles fan so I don’t think this breaks any rules. And doesn’t care if it does anyway.
Jumpin on that wagon since 95’.
Follow me on twitter
Please no.
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Lets go Rangers!
R-U! R-U! R-U! R-U!
Sorry, I’m with everyone else here. I hope you don’t suddenly become a Rangers fan, and I especially hope I don’t hear about it.
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Lets go Rangers!
R-U! R-U! R-U! R-U!
Nah I don't want to be a fan. (personally don't care about hockey until playoffs)
I love the NHL playoffs. I just want to root for them in the playoffs, but it’s all good.
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It’s just the first step. As long as I don’t see you rooting for them or anything, I couldn’t care less.
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R-U! R-U! R-U! R-U!
You are welcome to root for whoever you want, including the rangers
But stick with it though. Because either you are an isles fan or a rangers fan not both.
Calmer than you are.
And Islander fan who waits until the playoffs to get into hockey?
Isn’t that oxymoronic? Who do you normally route for, since well, you know…..
Absolute Worst Ranger Fan!!!!!!....yet incredibly realistic and usually correct.
a fucking gain?
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
by Rorschach44 on Apr 10, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
You’re inspiring him to join your teams!
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Lets go Rangers!
R-U! R-U! R-U! R-U!
Ror is my idol. :P
I say testicles about 4 more times a day now. And eat goat balls grazed will cinnamon twice a week.
Follow me on twitter
LMAO hes following u
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
it doesnt work that way around here
"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
by Kevin Power on Apr 10, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Interesting question: Would you rather there be an Islanders fan that hates the Rangers here, or an Islanders fan that doesn’t hate the Rangers?
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if they dont cause problems and are actually open to having an intelligent discussion about hockey and about the teams then I’m all for that but if they come here just rag on us and stuff then no they shouldnt be here. I’m up for having the opposition come here and banter back and forth but as long as they keep it respectful so that we could have a conversation and stuff
"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
by Kevin Power on Apr 10, 2011 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
I will entertain a conversation with a fan of any team in the league as long as it’s an intelligent conversation about hockey and our teams. But then again, I live in South West Virginia so it’s not like I get to talk hockey with people all that much…
This team has something about it, it feels almost magical about how some of the games we won this season. Im not getting my hopes up but it wouldn’t surprise me all that much if we made a deep playoff run, it almost feels like its destiny at this point.
by CrazyRangerFan on Apr 10, 2011 11:50 AM EDT reply actions
Who does everyone think will be the X factor in the playoffs, if you don’t include the obvious stars of the team. Someone like Anisimov maybe, or even Drury because of his faceoff ability?
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Wolski has a giant X on his back. As I said in the GDT, it’s really noticeable when he decides to give a shit. If he plays well, he gives a legitimate threat outside of Dubinsky and Gaborik’s lines, which is what it will take to get anywhere this postseason.
Anisimov needs to get going though, that’s also certainly true. He’s been streaky as well, with only 2 points in his last 8, but 11 in 10 before that. He’s another guy that when in ‘beast’ mode, can really push the offense.
The last X-factor is the 6th defenseman. Be it Eminger or Gilroy, they have to be better at what they’re not good at. Eminger needs to help keep the offensive pressure when he can, Gilroy has to be better defensively. It might not be as big a factor with Washington, but deeper teams like PHI or BOS will require the 3rd pair to play big.
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by George E. Ays on Apr 10, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I definitely agree with those. Wolski has to care in the playoffs, and if he does, he could really help us out a lot. Do you go with Eminger or Gilroy, or a rotation based on the matchup, or what?
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I start with Eminger, defense first.
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by George E. Ays on Apr 10, 2011 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Eminger had a great game against Boston. He was tough everywhere, carried the puck a lot, and played smart.
PRUSTOSTERONE!!!
by nathansfamous on Apr 10, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Varlamov, but Neuvirth is probably starting the series.
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by red army line on Apr 10, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Stephan
Depending on lines and scratches, Step could be playing with Gabby and Dubi. I think we’ll see some moxy from the rook. Expect him to quietly put points on the board – nothing too flashy, but I’ll bet his name is on the scoresheet almost every game.
"There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell 'em." - Yogi
by bleed'n blue on Apr 10, 2011 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
+1 on Wolski.
He was unbelievable for the Yotes last year in the playoffs (4 goals, 1 assist) and also very good for the Avs the year before (2 goals, 3 assists). I have high expectations for him to score a bunch, and I think they’re fairly realistic expectations.
agree with all of those.
if wolski can contribute that would be a huge plus!
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
that guy that wears number 10…sometimes he shows up other times (re: most times) he doesn’t not sure of his name though
"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
by Kevin Power on Apr 10, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Anson Carter?
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yes
"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
by Kevin Power on Apr 10, 2011 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
pierre larouche?
"There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell 'em." - Yogi
by bleed'n blue on Apr 10, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
nope…carter
"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
so glad we made it, got hammered last night and randomly met a bunch of ranger fans at a party, and there was much rejoicing
I listen to Enter Sandman before taking exams. I wear the exact same jersey every Giants game. The Rangers goal song goes off in my head when I achieve small successes in life.
HEN-RIK
by BombersGmenBlueshirts25 on Apr 10, 2011 1:36 PM EDT reply actions
Quote,"After a disaster of a night on Friday, it seemed highly unlikely that things would go the way the New York Rangers needed them to in order for them to make the playoffs today. But the team, once again displaying their resiliency, defeated the New Jersey Devils earlier this afternoon in a spirited contest, and then received help from the Tampa Bay Lightning this evening, who defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2. "
NOT IF YOU BELIEVED!
PRUSTOSTERONE!!!
I saw the news at work
and I almost yelled and cried like a 5 year old girl for being so happy
Proudly suffering as a Ranger fan.
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Ranger's realistic thoughts
As a Rangers fan, I hate backing into the playoffs, but we don’t have a choice at this time. I’m not confident the Rangers will beat the Caps because of their lack of scoring. Casual fans will say, wait, we killed them in a few games this year, but good Ranger’s fans know those 6-0 and 7-0 scores were fluky, and that the Caps are a much better defensive team now, with the playoffs being a whole other animal.
Until the Rangers draft/develop some big time scorers who produce at the NHL level, I am tired of people saying the future looks bright. When is the last time the Rangers had an impact goal scorer in the NHL that they drafted?
Gaborik is the only offensive player who scares other teams, and this year he’s been miserable.
Please don’t sign Richards in the off season. He’s going to cost too much and he’s 30 already. I don’t care that he played for Torts already, these are the types of signings that set a franchise back for years. Just look back to Drury and and Gomez. It doesn’t matter that Drury is the captain and back now. Sure, he had a huge goal yesterday, but he has 1 lousy goal this year, and his best play is on the penalty kill and face-offs. For 7 million a year, that’s a joke. We need at least a consistent 30 goal scorer. If we wanted more defense and penalty killing, we could of resigned Malhotra for a lot less.
I’m not trying to be pessimistic, but a realist. Until this organization learns how to draft, we are not going anywhere. Lundquist can only take us so far as we’ve seen in past years.
by rangersin7 on Apr 10, 2011 4:40 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
i think we have drafted very well, especially with our draft positioning..
staal, sauer, dubinsky, callahan, anisimov, stepan, lundqvist, mdz, kreider, thomas are all draft picks.
ill agree that we don’t have as much offensive skill as other teams, but its not because we don’t know how to draft.
its because we use 7 mil on gomez and drury and redden rather than legit stars and because we haven’t either
a) tanked
b) gotten lucky
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
That is a
good point. The last time we drafted a guy who turned into a consistent 30-40 goal guy was quite a while ago. Kovalev got 30 three or four times but never with us. Grantato got 30 once. So did Sandstrom and Nemchinov, but they weren’t snipers. In 1974 we drafted Rick Middleton, who tuned into a very consistent 30-40 goal, 90-100 point guy. That is after we traded him to Boston for a washed up Ken Hodge. And although hard work and grit, which this Ranger team showed, are qualities which every team must have, the big difference maker is ALWAYS the sniper. The Islanders were a good team before Bossy, and with him they became great because the good sniper just needs one or two chances and he’ll bury one. No team has ever won without a go-to guy. Hard work without talent, in the end, doesn’t work.
sadly, this is true
I still look at the ’03 draft from time to time and cry myself to sleep..
we could have picked Brown, Bernier, Parise, Getzlaf, Kesler, Richards, PERRY, Eriksson, Backes.. but we went with Hugh Jessiman
by giant fivehole on Apr 11, 2011 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
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