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xavier mcdaniel

can't say i ever heard the sabres referred to as the slugs...

orig_long red

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

can't say i ever heard the sabres referred to as the slugs...

take a look at their logo....they are the Demon Slugs.

NY PJ1

metsfan531941 wrote:

why u so nervous for, at least u dont have to play the slugs and there pp.this high we have been on is gonna end thursday night unless dubi plays really good again

im always nervous during the games

hence i need a script of xanax

Gary Carter

NY PJ1 wrote:

im always nervous during the games

hence i need a script of xanax

why u nervous for, just enjoy them, be happy your team made it. this is a fun time of year to a be a hockey fan ny, sit back have a couple of beers and enjoy it like iam. me i could careless if we get our ass's handed to us again in the 1st round for the 4th time in 7 years. yes im gonna root hard as hell for my isles, but i know its been a very good season for us, this is just the cherry on top. isles in 5

NY PJ1

metsfan531941 wrote:

why u nervous for, just enjoy them, be happy your team made it. this is a fun time of year to a be a hockey fan ny, sit back have a couple of beers and enjoy it like iam. me i could careless if we get our ass's handed to us again in the 1st round for the 4th time in 7 years. yes im gonna root hard as hell for my isles, but i know its been a very good season for us, this is just the cherry on top. isles in 5

i enjoy the other series

the rangers i sweat and want to win,,nothing else will do
its a nervous anticipation
people say i take it to seriously ,, i guess i do





LET'S GO RANGER'S!!!!!!!

Gary Carter

NY PJ1 wrote:

i enjoy the other series

the rangers i sweat and want to win,,nothing else will do
its a nervous anticipation
people say i take it to seriously ,, i guess i do





LET'S GO RANGER'S!!!!!!!

hey its all cool, i will be like u come thursday.

kenshunt

NY PJ1 wrote:

i enjoy the other series

the rangers i sweat and want to win,,nothing else will do
its a nervous anticipation
people say i take it to seriously ,, i guess i do





LET'S GO RANGER'S!!!!!!!

I took the shootout in Jersey way to serious, now im stuck without the Leafs until october

YieldInHiding

I'm going to Thrashers/Rangers game 1 instead of going to the Braves game as we had planned since we just happen to be in town for a wedding. It'll be the first time I've ever seen the Rangers in person. Only bad thing is I'm going with all Atlanta fans so I'll have to tone it down.

GO RANGERS!

WILD vs RANGERS for the Cup, deal?

Bathgate66

YieldInHiding wrote:

Only bad thing is I'm going with all Atlanta fans so I'll have to tone it down.

GO RANGERS!

F that,

all the more reason to go even more nuts, and scream even louder.

The Rs always have multiple fans at away venues, you wont be alone, but you will be rooting for the winning team , even tho they are the " away " team



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YieldInHiding

Bathgate66 wrote:

F that,

all the more reason to go even more nuts, and scream even louder.

I don't like being "that guy."

Bathgate66

YieldInHiding wrote:

I don't like being "that guy."

but you wont be

there will be others in the red white and blue

its your first game ,

so go and bite your tongue then

that sounds like fun.


:rolleyes:

YieldInHiding

Bathgate66 wrote:

but you wont be

there will be others in the red white and blue

its your first game ,

so go and bite your tongue then

that sounds like fun.


:rolleyes:

I don't have anything against the Thrashers other than they got their expansion team before we did.

I will not bite my tongue, but you will not hear news reports of a crazed Ranger fan at the game being escorted out, either.

Bathgate66

YieldInHiding wrote:

I don't have anything against the Thrashers other than they got their expansion team before we did.

I will not bite my tongue, but you will not hear news reports of a crazed Ranger fan at the game being escorted out, either.

wild fan.

that explains it all ,..


enjoy the game nonetheless.

nothing like live playoff hockey, no matter what teams are battling.

YieldInHiding

Bathgate66 wrote:

wild fan.

that explains it all ,..


enjoy the game nonetheless.

nothing like live playoff hockey, no matter what teams are battling.

Waddaya mean???

It's true though, I love playoff hockey. My first hockey game in recent memory was a playoff game in 1992. NORTH Stars vs Detroit. A fight broke out 15 seconds into the game and the Stars rallied from 4-2 down to win 5-4.

Bathgate66

does anyone else feel like maybe Isbister shouldnt be scratched ?

he has been so strong on the puck, protecting the puck, setting up Jags and working well with Nylander.

No, not many goals ( zero ) but man talk about disrupting the chemistry,..

still, nice to get hossa back, but c'mon,




Blueshirt Bulletin

April 10, 2007
Prepping for Playoffs
Update: Jagr missed practice because of a cold, same as Lundqvist yesterday. Shanahan gets media's Good Guy award (Jagr was ineligible, having won last year's award). See Rangers Report and Blue Notes for more.

Update: Wolf Pack release Tommy Pyatt, Tomas Zaborsky, Kenny Roche, and David Kveton from their ATOs. Look for them in various training camps over the summer.

The Rangers continue to prepare to their first round playoff opener Thursday night, practicing at the MSG Training Center. They expect to go into the game with only one line-up change -- Marcel Hossa replacing Brad Isbister. Karel Rachunek should return some time during the series as well, probably in place of Thomas Pock (barring further injury) -- Pock did indeed sign a two-year contract extension, according to Blueshirts Blog. This is the Thrashers' first playoff appearance ever, and the first NHL playoff game in Atlanta since the Flames lost to the Rangers in 1980. For more, see the Daily News, Journal News, Newsday, Times, Post, Record, Ledger, Rangers Report, and AJC. Playoff previews: Post, NHL.com, THN, Spor

Bathgate66

http://mt.hockeybird.com/

Getting ready
It's all about being prepared now. They made the playoffs, they know who they are playing, when and where. Atlanta is a good team with a bunch of dangerous weapons, but they are not unbeatable. They struggle on special teams at times, and like the Rangers, had been streaky during the regular season. The Blueshirts came out of a better division with only one less win than Atlanta.

But if you believe goaltending is the difference-maker, there really isn't a contest, at least as far as post-All-Star break performances go. Henrik Lundqvist has been the best goaltender in the NHL, period. Check out the Rodent's charts on this very topic. Atlanta's netminder, Kari Lehtonen, doesn't even crack them.

While there are plenty of players on the Thrashers with considerable postseason experience, this is the organization's first foray into the playoffs. The Rangers, meanwhile, while strangers to the dance for most of the last decade, have the tiny little benefit of having been schooled by Marty and the New Jersey Devils last year.

We can hope that the team will be more prepared, but Tom Renney plans for them to be a little less prepared. The coach revealed that there may have been too many X's and O's to worry about against the Devils. He feels that this year's squad needs to go out there and play a solid, less complicated game.

Renney mentioned that the team is more physically competitive this time around, and of course that has much to do with Sean Avery. The gritty agitator is mentioned in just about every postseason preview I have read (including here and here), and surely the Thrashers must be thinking about him as well. This bodes well for the Rangers, because if a lot of attention is being paid to Avery, perhaps just enough room will be available for Jagr, et al.

These upcoming contests are exactly the reason Brendan Shanahan was signed, and luckily for us he has improved every single game since returning from his injury.

More good news is that Marcel Hossa will probably make his return on Thursday for Game 1. He skated along with Nylander and Jagr at practice, replacing Brad Isbister. While it looks like Isbister will be scratched, I think he would be a better fit for the fourth line than Ryan Hollweg. At least Brad has a chance to score.

You can read more on the team here and here.

Do you know the date of the last playoff game the Ranger's won? May 18th, 1997. Say that to yourself again, and then think about where you were in life almost TEN years ago.

I'm fairly confident that date will be erased from our databanks. This year, I am wondering just how many games they can win, not IF they can win at all.

xavier mcdaniel

i was in the 12th grade a month away from graduating..

moster78

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

i was in the 12th grade a month away from graduating..

Freshman year of college had just ended.

NY PJ1

I THINK hossa back will be an x factor,,, it can be good or bad
going against his brother who outshines him should be motivation enough
plus he is rested and better be hungry
izzy is ready if a change is needed
maybe they scratch a tough guy ?? and put izzy on the4.th line
then he can always move up in the game if a change is needed

we need to take advantage of their pk
it was weak in the reg. season







LET'S GO RANGER'S!!!!!

kenshunt

NY PJ1 wrote:

I THINK hossa back will be an x factor,,, it can be good or bad
going against his brother who outshines him should be motivation enough
plus he is rested and better be hungry
izzy is ready if a change is needed
maybe they scratch a tough guy ?? and put izzy on the4.th line
then he can always move up in the game if a change is needed

we need to take advantage of their pk
it was weak in the reg. season





LET'S GO RANGER'S!!!!!

Well Marian never shows up for the playoffs GP 51 G 13 A 21 P 34 +/- -3