Rangers Vs. Panthers: Keys To The Game
by Bryan Winters on Jan 5, 2012 3:01 PM EST
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The New York Rangers will look to take their third straight game tonight, against the Florida Panthers. Last game, the Rangers made a stellar comeback in the 2012 Winter Classic, and hopefully that momentum carries over. The Rangers also have no more distractions as the HBO camera's are no longer present, and the anticipation leading up the Winter Classic is over as well. Here are tonight's keys to the game.
Stay Focused: The last game against the Panthers got pretty heated at the end, including a Tomas Kopecky sucker punch that didn't sit too kindly with the Rangers. However, the Rangers cannot be looking for revenge tonight, and they need to keep their heads clear, and minds focused. As we saw in the Winter Classic, if the Rangers stick to their game, the goals will eventually come.
Lock It Down Defensively: While this Florida team may not look threatening on paper, they sure can provide the offensive touch. With the recent return of Marc Staal, the Rangers defense just got that much stronger. Although, they still need to lock it down tonight, and not take this Florida team lightly.
Follow after the jump for more.
Goaltending Match-up: It looks as if Martin Biron will be getting the start for the New York Rangers tonight, along with Scott Clemmensen for the Florida Panthers. Jose Theodore went out with a injury in his last game, and will be out up to 2 weeks in time. The last time the Rangers faced Clemmensen, they chased him from the net after allowing three goals in the first period.
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I was wondering if Staal would get a day off but guess he felt fine after the game and the few days rest. Good sign.
Aucune clause de Mouvement
by Blueshirt in Paris on Jan 5, 2012 3:20 PM EST reply actions
Hopefully with 3 days rest he is good to go. We need him to get his staminaand timing back up to game speed. Keeping my fingers crossed he has no relapse.
"Shoot the Puck Barry, Shoot the puck !" Bill Chadwick
by RangerFanInChicago on Jan 5, 2012 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
so will he prob be playing with MDZ?
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 Jan 5, 2012 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
We went over this. 2 LDs do not a pair make. It’s not smart asking defensemen to switch away from their natural sides. Let Staal play on the 3rd pair with Pickles or Straalman. It’s going to take him some time to get everything working again: his legs, his timing, his overall conditioning.
I laughed at the “pickles” thing. Can’t get Tommys Dad out of my head wearing a rangers jersey
Stu Pickles in a Ranger Jersey. Create that PhotoShop whiz people
"It's far from done, but we did get something accomplished."-#19 B.Richards
by -19-AgainstAll on Jan 5, 2012 4:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
HA
I also laughed at the Pickles ref.
His name reminds me of Cole Trickle from Days of Thunder.
We need to keep this from becoming, the Canadiens episode from last season where we came out aware of PK Subban and got into a lot of penalty trouble because of it, and like the Candiens last year, the Panthers have a very potent PP we need to keep them off the ice… Composure tonight is key…
@clalicata17
please please please
Give as much detail on the game as possible. Also, can we start a highlights post too. Msg and Time warner are real shitheads I tell ya.
by nhl_legendz on Jan 5, 2012 5:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions
twc/msg
i give those shitheads 2 weeks to straighten their mess out then it’s fios
Thinking the same. Do u know the difference in pricing?
by nhl_legendz on Jan 5, 2012 6:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Boron is a better fighter than Hank.
So he is in net tonight?
Good to hear
by Section 336 on Jan 5, 2012 6:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions
fios
go to verizon.com for the pricing. it’s all there.
watch for the extra fees
they give the bundle price but you have to add on other items, like the box for each set is $5/month, you will have to pay for MSG as its not part of basic cable, and so on. I have the triple play with MSG package (ie, landline, internet, cable) and its about $125/month. hope that helps. I have no other add ons (eg, DVR) and two tvs so you could subtract $5 if you only have a single tv.
hope that helps.
by truebluesince75 on Jan 6, 2012 8:39 AM EST up reply actions
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