EM31 Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 Possibility of moving to within one point of the division lead tonight and with two games in hand if we can get a win over the Sharks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Georgie time!!! (trying to stay positive) It feels like it should have been more than 1-0 tonight but notwithstanding all of that still we seem to find ways to bank points. Five in a row baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Hoping Igor is okay.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Tonight has letdown game written all over it. Back to back games. Shesterkin out for who knows how long, Blackhawks playing much better of late and we are sitting on a five-game winning streak. Time for Georgie to step up and show us some of what he has shown last year. First place in the Metropolitan may be on the line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 18 hours ago, Bugg said: Hoping Igor is okay.... Except our tears for Igors injury are real unlike the tears the people in this picture are crying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Jet Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/3/2021 at 1:17 PM, faba said: The Islanders still have to be a shocker as way last right now- did not help that they had to start season on 13 game road trip. Still think there gonna be one of those teams that gets hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Jet Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 12:19 AM, Bugg said: Hoping Igor is okay.... There not a likable person in that picture. I don’t know who the guy in the bottom left is…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Good win last night. Georgie had more that a little help from the pipes but the refs nearly found a way to totally screw us last night. 2nd goal was clearly after the whistle AND he was pushed into the net after the whistle blew AND the original decision was no goal so they would have needed to see clear evidence of a mistake. I think they got all three parts of that decision wrong and thankfully we held them off or the last minute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Anthony Jet said: There not a likable person in that picture. I don’t know who the guy in the bottom left is…. He’s a loser politician. Adam Kinzinger I believe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 What is that 7 in a row now? This team is so fun to watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 Rangers are the hottest team in the league right now along with Dallas. Next, the Rangers are the playing Colorado twice, Buffalo and Nashville. Some good western conference teams there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Rangers get a big test tonight at home vs Colorado. Not ready to declare them "Special" yet but the 5 year rebuild looks like it is starting to dividends. LGR !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 56 minutes ago, shawn306 said: Rangers get a big test tonight at home vs Colorado. Not ready to declare them "Special" yet but the 5 year rebuild looks like it is starting to dividends. LGR !!!!! Poor Quinn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungaman Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 So my crap DSL connection was half decent last night, and I find a sports feed for the Knicks, hoping they will build on the nice win in San Antonio: shut that off sometime in the third quarter when it's apparent they are mailing this one in. Switch to the Rangers, early second quarter, knowing they've been on a tear as of late: just in to see the Avs fill the net for 20 minutes. I can't get no satisfaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 We were overdue for a bit of a stinker and it is a pity that it came on Adam Huska's NHL debut game. I feel bad for the kid. Anyway we get to see them again in their building on Tuesday night so it is not like we have to wait three months before we square off again, Time to start a new winning streak against Buffalo Sabres tonight. They give up a lot of goals but they can also fill up the net themselves so we need to pay attention on the back-end tonight otherwise they might luck into a game where their goalie stands on his head and we end up on the wrong end of a 4-1 loss against a pretty bad team. We have been fortunate to avoid those kinds of let down games this year and tonight is one where the coach needs to earn his money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 Now isn't that a pretty sight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 Tough loss. Nashville played a great road game last night and on balance probably deserved tHE 1-0 win, This next stretch is a really good test for us. Games against the Avalanche (who just crushed us), and Las Vegas on the road looks like a chance at our first real losing streak if we are not careful. This is where coaches earn their money but also where the non-performers need to step up. Mika is so scared of taking his own shot right now that he is passing on golden opportunities in favor of lesser ones from someone else. That has to stop. Kakko seems to have back-slid over the last few and Laffy is still being carried by the team. Maybe it is time for him to get some work in at Hartford because it isn't happening for him here right now. The defense and goaltending have been more than solid during this last run obviously with the exception of the collective brain-fart against Colorado. It is good to know moving forward that we have a solid backup goalie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 13 hours ago, EM31 said: Tough loss. Nashville played a great road game last night and on balance probably deserved tHE 1-0 win, This next stretch is a really good test for us. Games against the Avalanche (who just crushed us), and Las Vegas on the road looks like a chance at our first real losing streak if we are not careful. This is where coaches earn their money but also where the non-performers need to step up. Mika is so scared of taking his own shot right now that he is passing on golden opportunities in favor of lesser ones from someone else. That has to stop. Kakko seems to have back-slid over the last few and Laffy is still being carried by the team. Maybe it is time for him to get some work in at Hartford because it isn't happening for him here right now. The defense and goaltending have been more than solid during this last run obviously with the exception of the collective brain-fart against Colorado. It is good to know moving forward that we have a solid backup goalie. It’s popular now to have your high draft picks to be in the NHL right away just like an NFL QB start but seeing what has happened with the Jets failures with rookie QBs and Kakko and Laf not tear it up right away I’m now on the side of letting them sit/play in the minors. The Jets rushed Wilson and the Rangers are rushing VERY young players in Kakko and Lafreniere. It might be too late now as a demotion to Hartford could be a confidence crusher but I wish they started out there instead letting them fail in the NHL first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Jet Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 What channel is the game on tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Anthony Jet said: What channel is the game on tonight? ESPN + Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Jet Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 8 hours ago, JustEndTheSuffering said: ESPN + Terrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 3 hours ago, Anthony Jet said: Terrible. I was fortunate enough to already have ESPN+ for college hockey games but I agree. These streaming services are out of control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Jet Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, JustEndTheSuffering said: I was fortunate enough to already have ESPN+ for college hockey games but I agree. These streaming services are out of control. If you have an older smart tv that doesn’t have the espn app. What do you do? Watch it through your phone and connect the phone to the tv? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Jet Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Just read I could’ve watched it on Hulu also. Good to know for the next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 8 hours ago, Anthony Jet said: If you have an older smart tv that doesn’t have the espn app. What do you do? Watch it through your phone and connect the phone to the tv? You could do that or connect your computer to the TV with an HDMI cord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Mika finally scoring on a goal with his shot from the circle that we got used to seeing and Kakko stepping up (I really like him on the first power play unit) means a good night despite not the prettiest of wins and Panarin leaving the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 OK will take a win against the worst team in the laegue to break our mini losing streak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 Fake it till you make it. This team has found ways to almost, but not quite lose games to lesser teams all year long. Sooner or later I hope to see them truly firing on all cylinders. It hasn't happened yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEndTheSuffering Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 I would’ve gone with Kreider or Laf over Strome in the shootout there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 Back to back wins against the two time Stanley cup champions is nothing to Sneeze at. Yes they had significant injuries and COVID players sitting out but so did we. Mika has finally kicked it into gear at the right time as the Kreider goal scoring machine seems to have shut down. Bread man goes on the COVID list. Unless this team seriously goes into the toilet we are looking at 2022 as a playoff year. It would be nice to do some damage when we get there but for now let's enjoy watching a team that is still figuring itself out while they get better. In other news the Islanders seem to have woken up. They have a very steep hill to climb from where they are at but the nucleus of that team is a bona fide cup contender so I am not expecting any less from them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 Georgie was great tonight. Maybe for one night only but still, I give you your new York Rangers hockey team... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 Still flying under the radar a bit since ESPN only has us in 9th spot in the power rankings. This is a good thing. I start to worry more when the bandwagon fills up. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/32868139/nhl-power-rankings-1-32-poll-plus-every-team-superpower Next up is a five game road trip the first four of which are out west (Vegas, Anaheim, the Kings and San Jose). A good test. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Best record in NHL right now exceeding expectations but rough west cost trip coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 2 hours ago, faba said: Best record in NHL right now exceeding expectations but rough west cost trip coming Agreed but lets be honest this last 4-game stretch included Florida, Tampa b=Bay back to back and then Edmonton looked a little dicey but we came out of it with 7 or if 8 points. None of us are getting ahead of ourselves but honestly, other than a game here or there, the biggest impression I have taken away from these first 34 games is that the team is figuring itself out a bit and working towards improving. All good signs for further on down the road. If Igor and now Georgie keep up the great work in goal then we are golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lith Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 This hockey season has been a nighmare for an Islander fan. Rangers have nearly doubled up the Islanders, we are on a forced sabbatical for another two weeks. Probably going to have to play a couple dozen back to backs to make up for all the games we have missed. 13 game road trip to open the season. Couple of weeks palying through a Covid outbreak. And now that we are healthy, another 4 games cancelled due to protocols. And the Rangers just keep on winning. I may need to lock this thread soon. Just because I can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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