Let's hope Dubi plays well tonight so we can include him in a sexy trade on Monday.

Biron tonight, or Saturday home to Buffalo? I'd give him tonight's game.

Meh. Rangers need a rebound game. I'd let Henrik start just to give them some confidence and let the scoring come. I'm comfortable with Biron tomorrow. The Isles play the Rangers hard.

points available. Get some, Rangers.

Yeah, I don't want Biron in net tonight. I have a bad feeling about this one.

I play Henrik and ask that we ban the phrase 'sexy trade'.

I'll be at a bar called One & One in NYC watching our boys as well as a friend bomb at comedy open mic ... come hang!

Forget the game! Stop the presses! Lundqvist and his wife are expecting a baby!!! From now on, all game threads must include Lundqvist baby-watch updates. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS!!

/fanbabyinsanity

Theres a thread for shit like that.

Anyway, I'd go with Hank tonight and Biron tomorrow. Fits well with having Lundqvist go against the Devils on Monday.

Biron and Feds in. Bickel in on D. Eminger out tonight.

What to watch on the other side (in case you want the full objective experience )

John Tavares' shooting
John Tavares' passing
John Tavares' skating

PA Parenteau (if they can't sign him, could be a nice trade piece). He don't need no stinkin' Tavares to be good.

Travis Hamonic's first game back after getting his face shattered by a puck. He's the Isles' best all-around defenseman

Nabokov's first game back after having the flu.

First NHL game for top-level prospect Casey Cizikas. Projects as a good two-way forward with some offensive ability.

Matt Martin will probably hit something.

First & Houston?

If that's his projection, I'm not sure top-level is the term to use.

You want a two-way forward with some offensive ability? Here, have some. Take a whole handful. We have plenty.

That's not fair, man. Our one-and-a-half-way forwards are extra special. They can block shots, kill penalties, and also block shots.

He wont have a bright future unless he scores 13 goals in 90 games in the NHL in his first two seasons.

He would fit in with the current Ranger team. Maybe the Isles can trade him there. I'd take Rick Nash for him. Nash is a Ranger, right?

1st Ave and 1st Street (right off Houston) ... the vortex!

I've been to One and One. Not a bad spot.

Relatively sure I tore up the dance floor downstairs.

Mere block or two from me.

My goodness Torts loves Bickel. Starting him over Eminger now? Is it just for the pure reason Bickel can drop the gloves?

Does it really matter anyway. I can't see much difference at this point and Eminger will be gone after the season is over.

Is everyone just going to let this slide?

Please. If he were any more of a cracker, he'd be in your avatar instead.

The difference is I have more faith in Eminger playing 12-14 minutes in trying to spell the top pair than Stu Bickel. The team should do its best to try and win games yes, but try to have Girardi and McDonagh play less than 27-30 minutes per game as we go down the stretch.

I haven't seen anything from Torts that makes he think he'll trust Bickel to play more than 6 minutes tonight. Eminger meanwhile has actually played, and done an adequate job playing over 10 minutes as a Ranger.

Oh yeah. I can't watch tonight because I'm working from 6 until midnight.

I will be watching (delayed - after lax practice) on the new 60" Sharp as our 1st HDTV, purchased immediately after the lockout ended, went to HD heaven over the weekend.

The picture is so good I will be able to see Matt Martin's lips move every time a thought flits ineffectually through what passes as his mind.

I think Eminger is getting scratched as a continuation from last game when he and Stralman were stuck to the bench in the 3rd. Torts even said Stralman could just as easily been sitting tonight.

I don't think this is a long term thing.

Well if he ever played 12-14 it might be a worry. As it stands now the 3rd D pair is lucky to get on the ice. As long as Torts is grinding the top two pairs into the ground it doesn't matter much who's warming up the end of the bench.

Eminger has been a defensive mess and a penalty magnet since he came back from injury. It doesn't hurt that Bickel likes to drop the gloves when they're playing a division rival that will probably want to go a few times.

GO RANGERS


Fuck the icelanders

Fuck Nash (and those who want him)

Gosh this pregnancy BETTER not impact our playoff run.

Can we include this guy in the package for Nash or does that make our offer worse?

We can include you and a 7th for Sestito.

How could it not?

Wait. Who got Greg pregnant?

What if we also throw in My Li'l Reminder?

At least we want him for the Rangers, whereas you want him in a biblical sense.

Early goals, I hate u.

O Hai, Tavares.

Great coverage in front of the net there, Cally.

I think Del Zotto blew that one, Tavares faked him out of his skates.

Callahan has been pretty bad in the defensive zone for weeks now.

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This hame briught to you by hocolate Stout.

Oh jeez, Marty.

Fucking Parenteau

New game plan: Always start Henrik.

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We should sign that guy.