Rangers v Islanders (game 1 of 82)

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Nothing like the start of the hockey season! Got swept by the Isles last year but both teams looking much different now. Get that first W out of the way tonight!
 
Have to admit. Thought no way Buchnevich made this. Glad I was wrong. Looking forward to watching the young forwards. Not so much the defense.
 
Yeah, same here...only 3 forwards born prior to 1990 on the roster...has to be the youngest group of forwards they have started with in a while.
 
So Dylan is not dressed against even these clowns. That piece of crap Holden is in. Way to go, AV.
 
Damn. Rangers speed is back. Man they are quick out there. Haven't seen puck movement and shooting like this in years. Finally some guys who like to shoot. Pirri has to stay in the lineup.
 
Thats the best PP in a long time. Should have had another goal or 2. Offense and hank looks great. D so so
 
McDonagh should be on the 2nd pp unit and Clendening the 1st.
 
Skjei has had an excellent game. Girardi's been ok but i just don't see him making it through a whole season.
 
Nice to get a win over the Islanders out of the way after last year's disaster. Much different Rangers team for sure. Will be interesting to see how it plays out of the course of the season. Nice to see Kreider get off to a quick start.
 
Nice win. Team looks faster and more skilled. PB and Vesey looked good.. Didn't notice Nash or Hayes at all
 
Only one game but it looks like they have some very capable forwards...so tough defensive zone breakdowns to give up 3 goals in the 3rd....don't like seeing that. But, yeah fast start for Kreider, Zib and Pirri.
 
CK was a beast tonight, Hank looked sharp, PP generated shots and scored a goal. Lots of positives especially beating the fishsticks.
 
Good opening game. This team will score their share of goals. D was not
able to clear their net area. Did not show a shut down D. Very happy that
Lundqvist was able to get a win against his nemesis, Halak. Did not beat
Isles last year in four games. We are off the schneid.
 
No way Pirri is coming out of the lineup. He's crucial on the PP and period for a team that has spent years not shooting the puck.
 
Girardi and Stall are horrible. Holden is not great neither. Why AV hates Dylan McIlrath? Part of me was very sad yesterday to see the kid being a healthy scratch. Dylan McIlarth should be 3 D on this team after McD and Klien. Not only he should have played but he should have been on top 2 D since Klein was out. This is just not fair for Dylan. He gives Hayes every opportunity and Hayes is garbage on O. I hope AV is fired soon. I can't stand him anymore. It was the first time when the victory wasn't complete for me. AV will never win the cup!
 
NYR2009 said:
Girardi and Stall are horrible. Holden is not great neither. Why AV hates Dylan McIlrath? Part of me was very sad yesterday to see the kid being a healthy scratch. Dylan McIlarth should be 3 D on this team after McD and Klien. Not only he should have played but he should have been on top 2 D since Klein was out. This is just not fair for Dylan. He gives Hayes every opportunity and Hayes is garbage on O. I hope AV is fired soon. I can't stand him anymore. It was the first time when the victory wasn't complete for me. AV will never win the cup!
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Ridiculous. I can understand wanting the kid to play but the overrating at this point has met epic levels.
 
NYR2009 said:
Girardi and Stall are horrible. Holden is not great neither. Why AV hates Dylan McIlrath? Part of me was very sad yesterday to see the kid being a healthy scratch. Dylan McIlarth should be 3 D on this team after McD and Klien. Not only he should have played but he should have been on top 2 D since Klein was out. This is just not fair for Dylan. He gives Hayes every opportunity and Hayes is garbage on O. I hope AV is fired soon. I can't stand him anymore. It was the first time when the victory wasn't complete for me. AV will never win the cup!
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I love McIlrath as much as the next guy but this is just crazy talk.

Never mind the fact that AV started two rookies in the top 6. Not one, but two. Never mind the fact that AV kept playing Buch and didn't staple him to the bench Torts style, despite him costing us a goal with a bad pass and then getting beat back on defense.

The win is not complete because a third young player didnt get to play.

Can't make this stuff up.
 
Am I happy McIlrath didn't play. No. However, I'm sick of this team losing to the Islanders and making Halak look like Hasek. They shelled his ass which was long, long, overdue. There were a ton of positives out of this game.
 
I'd rather he play to but I agree the positives outweighed the negatives. I'm not going to go crazy over game one of a long season because I feel there's going to be bumps in the road. That said I really liked what I saw out of a lot players last night. They seemed for at least one game carry over their good play and promise from the preseason to the regular season. No knock on Brassard because I really liked him but Zibanejad has made us quickly forget. Pirri is a guy who if they can keep him motivated could be a huge steal of a cheap signing. Then there's Kreider who looked like he wants to take a leadership role on this offense. He just has to know you need to bring it every night and then the sky can be the limit for a guy with his skill set.
 
Victory is sweet...
Problem i have is these new guys names are too fucking long to type.
 
The way I see it is they need to learn again how to protect their leads in the third period. It is hard to score so many goals every game. Especially when you have rookies in your lineup who will have slumps throughout the season.
 
Girardi and Staal need to stop wandering away from the net to leave open, point blank shots on Hank. I'm worried about Hank holding up as opponents crash the net with impunity. First game in, great response to a fishstick rally. This team has 4 lines that can create scoring chances.
 
AV just doesn't get it on McIlrath. Still remember the Crosby quote on McIlrath. "We took notice when he was out there." In other words AV. Wake up you dumb bastard.

Wasn't sure what they were doing with the Pirri signing. He along with Zibanejad is the biggest reason this offense looks completely different. Finally some forwards who shoot the puck.
 
the Pirri signing could be a real steal for Gorton but wasting their pick on Holden was just dumb as you have McI and Graves who can come up anytime this season.
 
Maybe AV played Clendening because he wanted to see how his play translates in the regular season. He played ok in preseason.. Maybe because the Isles have a softer lineup than last year.. Idk but he should play DMc against the Blues
 
I think they're content for another year to have McIlrath as the spare who they use against slower, more physical teams like Philly and NJ. Perhaps if Girardi or Staal weren't here still he'd play even more but unless they get so awful you can't run them out there anymore they'll get the nod. We'll see after the new year what they look like. Their salaries definately play into it.
 
If Dylan doesn't play in 42 games this season he becomes an unrestricted free agent.
 
Seems again Dylan was in a game where a Ranger still got ran. Crosby made a nice comment yet it still happens so this whole dream of him as the big protector is not true.
So now it comes down to him playing as a true defenseman instead of being the deterent.
Personally, in the games i have watchedx he is not any worse than what we have.
There has to be more to this than meets the eye. Something at practice or behind the curtain.
 
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