Forget about hookers, for the past 7-10 days these guys looked like they are carrying around an extra 7-10 lbs of s$#@ in their cans.

The Rangers need to get 'regular', and they might as well start in the Windy City.

Torts needs to kick some ass and actually hold a few guys other than his scapegoats (Stralman, Emminger, and Woywitka mainly) accountable. Except for the last 2 games, the main problem isn't defense - it's offense.

Of course I want the Rangers to win tonight, but I will be ok if they lose as long as I see jump from the guys in blue and a little competitive spark from someone other than Hags and Cally.

LGR!

(actually, this game is on the NHL Network for me, so maybe it isn't on MSG)

5, count them five, butt, gas, poop references in one post. Record? Can we get a ruling?

Doodie!

(actually, that's a poop and 'Caddy Shack' reference rolled into one)

Another day, another loss. I guess its too late to tank for Yakupov. Hooray for another middling draft pick for being in ninth place!

Has anyone looked at Boyle and Prust's ice time per game in the past month? Outfuckingrageous. Prust seems up around 15' a game while Boyle looks to be averaging around 17' a game!

I like making fun of Wonder Bread and John Scott, but this is by far the bigger problem.

Boyle: http://espn.go.com/nhl/player/gamelog/_/id/3648/brian-boyle
Prust: http://espn.go.com/nhl/player/gamelog/_/id...0/brandon-prust

More I think than Artie Anisimov.

They have a good amount of jam.

Is it that Torts has so little trust in the Richards line to defend against the opposing top line?

Not sure if this changes your opinion, but while Boyle is averaging 17' per game in March, he's also averaging 3' a game on the penalty kill in March. Same goes for Prust. Even-strength, they're getting 14' and 12' per game, roughly.

True in February by a hair for Boyle, but so far in March Artie is getting 19' per game.

I also should've mentioned, Boyle has 2 goals in his last 48 games and Prust 2 in his last 60!

But is their EV ice time up compared to earlier in the season, or are the Rangers just taking a lot more penalties? Probably the former, I assume.

Why are you complaining? The team is first in the East. There is nothing wrong with this roster.

Torts's new line combos:

1st: Scott-Mitchell-Bickel
2nd: Fedotenko-Boyle-Prust
3rd: Hagelin-Stepan-Rupp
4th: Anisimov-Richards-Gaborik

D1: Stralman-Bickel (gets double duty, and PP time!)

Oh shut the fuck up. My god.

I can't look too close right now, I'm about to leave, but a semi-random sample (I tried grabbing a few highs and a few lows and one in the middle) of 6 from Oct./Nov.:
13:56
11:28
14:11
10:58
15:16
11:56

March:
10:28
12:47
14:26
12:13
15:12



Doesn't seem all that different. Might just be a lot of penalties lately? Maybe someone can find something with monthly splits.

feh.

I'm sorry for the issue, here's a tissue.

LET'S BURN THIS MOTHERFUCKER DOWN!

I was going to comment on boyles ice time in last nights game thread. He should be closer to 10 minutes than 20. He wastes time out there and that's about it. The more ice time he's getting, the less time for actual production. Same goes for that entire line. They need a third line, not a fourth line that plays 17 minutes and a couple bums that play 2 to four minutes.

was i pissed drunk or didnt he bench girardi last game? This team definitely needs to get their asses outta their heads.

MDZ out tonight.

Good. Him, Prust, Feds and Girardi should be taking a game or two off to get as close to 100% as possible. Take advantage of the lead.

I'm pumped to watch this. Even if we are going to lose (which we are)

Hagelin-Richards-Gaborik
Anisimov-Stepan-Callahan
Fedotenko-Boyle-Prust
Rupp-Mitchell-Scott

McDonagh-Girardi
Staal-Bickel
Eminger-Stralman


ITS THE END OF THE WORLD! RICHARDS AND GABORIK STARTING THE GAME TOGETHER!

BC v UMass on NBCSports BTW.

Is he hurt? Benched? Rest? Weird timing after getting slammed 8-2 combined in your last two games.

play YOUR game, Rangers.
/Herb

hip is still bad, per Kenny & Dave

Anyone have a non-french broadcast?

I didn't realize that that's actually Mitchell in that picture. It looks like one of those pictures where they composite the portraits of thousands of people to come up with what the "average" person for a given population looks like.

I have a portuguese broadcast.

lundqvist doles out the shawshakin' redemption with his dome behind the net.

It looks pretty dark in Chicago I wonder if Tim Thomas has ever played there.

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/112201/...rk-rangers.html

Hank can save, can play the guitar, can hurt guys behind his net... fuck, I'm asking myself if he can play the point on the PP.

He looks like one of those little plastic men on a fooseball table

A step behind

Cmon Gabby ... keep flying buddy.

joe: Sam, they're due to score!

Beavis: WERE NEVER GONNA SCORE! SEE THAT OLD GUY? I BET HE'S SCORED!

Gabby needs to shoot the puck there, and not try to pass.

Everytime the Boyle line is on the ice Joe and Sam turn into Pee Wee hockey parents.

Lots of chances so far for both sides.

Old guy!? That's Andrew Brunette!

is richards drunk?

Sam sounds drunk. He's slurring his words a lot.

Nothing else has helped. It's worth a try.

I think they should double shift Scott on wing and defense just to fuck with Pete.

So Joe just totally repeated that the Cally-Richards-Gaborik line seconds after Sam said it.