Rangers Vs. Coyotes: Keys To The Game
by Bryan Winters on Jan 10, 2012 3:00 PM EST
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The New York Rangers will be back on home ice tonight to face-off against the Phoenix Coyotes. The Rangers are looking for their fifth straight win, and will also look to avoid the trap game. While the Coyotes aren't that high in the standings, they can still be a threat offensively. Here are tonight's keys to the game.
Get A Quick Start: Over these last couple of games, the Rangers have come out of the gates with some jump. Tonight is no different, and the need to get right into it. The last time these two teams met, the Rangers didn't have that jump and found themselves down a goal in the first period. After John Tortorella's reset a practice, hopefully the team is focused for tonight's contest.
Keep Battling: This Rangers team is never out of a game until the final buzzer sounds. As we saw in the Winter Classic and last game against the Penguins, the Rangers were down early, but found a way to fight back and win. The intensity has been there almost every game for the Rangers, and they need to continue it.
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Score On The Power Play: The Rangers have gone 1-for-13 in their last 14 chances on the power play. Specials teams could single handily win games as we have seen in the past. The Rangers need to get back into the rhythm on the power play, and get back on the board. Whether it means switching up players, the power play needs to improve.
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Correct me (trying to correct you) if I’m wrong but wasn’t the score tied in the last game between these two after 1? Gaborik scored on a great feed from DZ and then the obligatory goal from an ex-Ranger, Korpedo, was scored right near the end of the period off a faceoff?
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jan 10, 2012 3:07 PM EST reply actions
You are correct sir.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jan 10, 2012 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
U win a Rangers “W” tonight
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by -19-AgainstAll on Jan 10, 2012 3:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm getting tired of Rangers W's
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jan 10, 2012 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
too bad eat it its healthy for u
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by -19-AgainstAll on Jan 10, 2012 7:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I don’t know why we haven’t tried Hagelin on the PP yet. I feel like his speed could really open up the ice and would make it easier to penetrate the zone by dumping it in and him going to get the puck
by SaveByRicther on Jan 10, 2012 3:51 PM EST via Android app reply actions
Torts might be trying to manage his minutes but agree, worth a shot. His possession skills and ability to get to a loose puck could make him an asset in that area.
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by Blueshirt in Paris on Jan 10, 2012 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
Gotta be better than using Rupp for 40 seconds at a time.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 10, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t mind that, Rupper is a huge body in front of the net, either him or Boyle would be good there. Although thats really Callys full time spot.
by CrazyRangerFan on Jan 10, 2012 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
Let's Give Rupp . . .
. . . ten or fifteen games on a PP unit to prove he belongs there. He can certainly stand in front of the crease, creating traffic. He has decent hands for a big man. Maybe he gets some deflections or rebounds — you know, PP goals that aren’t the pretty passing plays we’re always trying for.
Except he’s also one less forward you worry about carrying the puck into the zone, which means defenses concentrate on the puck movers, which means we’re dumping and chasing, and spending half our time collecting the puck.
Yes, he’s a big body in front, but so is Boyle, who has much better hands, so is Anisimov, so is Dubinsky, it’s not like Rupp’s the only big body. Sorry, there’s no reason to have your 12th most offensively skilled forward out on the PP. I can understand trying it once or twice to exploit a matchup, but he shouldn’t be ingrained in the 2nd PP unit.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 10, 2012 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
I think part of that might be the inability to actually play a PP like a PP and Torts saying, “fuck it then just go out and play your normal dump and chase, forecheck game”.
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by Blueshirt in Paris on Jan 10, 2012 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
Once or twice sure. Rupp’s gotten almost 5 min of PP time now, most of it since his injury return, of which they’ve generated 1 SOG during. I don’t understand it.
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by George E. Ays on Jan 10, 2012 4:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I was joking mainly.
I don’t get it either. I don’t understand what is the overall issue. I think I have gotten numb by watching it so much. I need to force myself to go watch some other teams PP.
Have you every looking into how BR played the PP in Dallas or how the PP played that made him so successful on it??
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by Blueshirt in Paris on Jan 10, 2012 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
Mr. Winters, Sir . . .
. . . I disagree about a little something. Over the last couple of games, the Rangers have not come out of the gates with some jump. Last Thursday the Panthers started stronger and last Friday the Penguins did, too. In the last five first periods, the Rangers have outplayed the opposition just once.
Yes, they should get off to a quick start tonight. Quicker than they have lately.
I dunno, Clemmensen faced 41 shots in the Panthers game, Biron only faced 21. Panthers might have had a better start in that game, but the Rangers were the better team throughout.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jan 10, 2012 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
It appears that has been the trend for most of the year.
They seem to have some sort of rope-a-dope going on. Other team comes out hard but looks out of gas towards end of 1st and we tag one one late. So you get the demoralization effect of throwing everything at Henrik for maybe 1 goal and you leave that period tied or down. They we come out like banshees for the 2nd and wear them down.
I doubt they are doing it on purpose. I also think word has gotten around that to be successful against us you need to take advantage of our slow starts and get a lead, so maybe that’s why a lot of teams are putting the peddle down at the start of the game.
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by Blueshirt in Paris on Jan 10, 2012 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
Its interesting cause in past year teams I would loose all confidence after a bad 1st period. If we came out bad we were probably going to loose. This year I dont even sweat it. I alsmost expect to get assulted in the 1st. because of how consitent they have played 2nd but mostly 3rd periods. If we can start to score in the first and maintain our late game play we will be a much harder team to beat.
Same here. Not sure why it takes almost a full period to get their legs. To me its either bad preparation, which I have a hard time believing that with Torts and that room or tough practices. If the latter I guess the end result of those tough practices is better conditioning and the ability to wind 2nd and 3rd period its a decent tradeoff.
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by Blueshirt in Paris on Jan 10, 2012 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
You know what’s awesome? Seems like every recap starts with “Rangers win _ straight” let’s keep that going
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Torts, has been considering asking Wolski and EC whether they would like to take a conditioning stint in the AHL to get some playing time. They would have to consent though.
Wouldn't it be funny to see the CT power play with them down there...
Wolski, Zuccarrello, Avery with Redden and Erixon at the point.
Thats groups salary is more than the Islanders payroll.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 10, 2012 6:38 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
That may be the place to give some scouts a look at them so if we decide to package them in a trade teams can get some idea of what they’re getting. We cannot afford to showcase them in our current lineup as we’re playing well. WW may get a spot due to injury but I cannot see someone being scratched for him unless there is a need to do so.
How much is WW costing us against the cap again? He may need to get some face time if we can hope to get anything at all for him in a trade.
EC- cant stand his lack of hustle and motivation. I’d drop him like a wet snot.
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by RangerFanInChicago on Jan 10, 2012 6:27 PM EST up reply actions
Wolski is making 3.2 million
Sather has zero accountability to the Dolans.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 10, 2012 6:32 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Correction..Wolski's hit is 3.8 million
Freakin guy is making loads of cash laying in hot tub and getting massages from cute male trainers. Talk about having the life!
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jan 10, 2012 6:35 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Ouch- that’s a big nut. Not sure we’re gonna get too many takers willing to take on that kind of dough. I have no problem with Sather spending Dolan’s $$- just dont like these bad cap hits. Has he tried dealing Wolski to Montreal- maybe we can tke another ’prospect" like McDonagh from them. ha ha ha.
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by RangerFanInChicago on Jan 11, 2012 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
Good evening, Gents.
Lets Go Rangers. That is all.
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