NYR/CAR 11/27 Review: STUFFED! Rangers Extend Season-High Losing Streak to Four Games; But That Won’t Ruin Chris Drury’s Thanksgiving, Another Failed Litmus Test, Laviolette Continues To Use “Same Old Script” & Receives Insanity As The End Result, Chris Kreider Opens Up On Injury; Team Leader Missing In Action Zibanejad Avoids All Media, CZAR IGOR Roughed Up Again; Perhaps an $88M Warhead Dodged, Wolf Pack Wednesdays Ruined By Fat Cats & More

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As the Rangers hit the Thanksgiving Day tent-pole – and their 25% mark of this 2024-25 campaign too – and the Blueshirts aren’t really giving their fans much to be thankful about. In their latest debacle, this time on Wednesday, November 27th, in Raleigh, NC – and the once (and perhaps “long ago” too) “Find-A-Way-To-Win Rangers” found another new way to lose. In this go-around, it was a 4-3 defeat sustained by the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes – and where really – the Caniacs could’ve put a touchdown on the board prior to “Lavy’s Lot” imploding in the final period – and where they were also outscored 2-0 in these twenty-minutes.

Greetings and salutations everyone and welcome to another blog here on BlueCollarBlueShirts.com. Say it with me: “Same Old Rangers.”

At this rate, I’m now past the anger stage; as instead, I’m just resigned (and matured) to “disappointed.”

As I prepare this manifesto after working an 18-hour shift at the real j-o-b – and with a major Thanksgiving holiday planned ahead in a mere few hours – then at this moment, I’m asking myself – “why bother?”

Similar to Peter Laviolette’s routine and regular head-scratching decisions – and I too also feel like one of D.J. Zibanejad’s broken records – but where the player is far worse off in condition than a shattered piece of vinyl.

After all, how many times can I repeat myself?

But at the same time – I can only work with the material presented – which is also my way of quickly summarizing Wednesday night’s loss in just three words – “same old shit.”

For fans who may not believe it, then all the way back on March 5th, 2020, and the ghost today, now wearing #93 for the Rangers, scored five goals, including an overtime game-winner, against the Washington Capitals, in a 6-5 final. Today, and that game is not only the peak of Zibanejad’s career – but he’s also never been the same player ever since – and where both COVID-19 and new fatherhood could be the reasons why. After all, how else can you explain this drastic drop from grace? Photo Credit: FOCO (As Mika’s five-goal game actually got the bobblehead treatment – and yes – one that sits on one of my mantles in my own home too!)

In what’s getting familiar, if not expected too; then the Rangers, who not only lost their sixth consecutive “litmus test” game of the season (full details here: https://bluecollarblueshirts.com/112324/ ), but as a result of their 4-3 loss, and in match that they never really were competitive in either despite the final, they also extended their losing streak to a season-high four games.

(And sorry for my worse-than-usual grammar – but hey – I’m nearly approaching 24-hours without sleep. My sacrifice to you, John or Jane Q. Reader!)

It was once again the “SAME OLD SCRIPT” for Lavy’s Lot – and let’s quickly recount the ways:

— Nothing from Mika Zibanejad? CHECK!

Despite playing the second-most minutes amongst all Ranger forwards (Trocheck, 22:57, Zibanejad, 20:12), your alleged first-line center only mustered up one shot on goal, while being on the ice for several opposing scores.

The mental headcase was also once again on the team’s first power-play unit, one that went 0-2 tonight, thus extending their power outage to seven straight games.

He was also part of a 2-4 penalty kill – and the first time that the league’s best PK had surrendered two man-down goals this season.

— Nothing from the GAG LINE 2.0? Another check.

Despite playing well and getting numerous chances – they could never score neither – and even with a third-string goalie (Spencer Martin) in Carolina’s net.

While they have scored some pure line goals ever since being reunited after the failed Mika experiment; they also haven’t been the same since Laviolette decided to make the Swedish loser his main focus – and at the expense of the overall betterment of the team too.

Your two best five-vs-five scorers of the past 130 games or so, Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere, only totaled one shot on goal each. Their center, Vincent Trocheck, fared slightly better with three SOG.

— CZAR IGOR? Check his name too.

For a man who may one day rue the date when he and his agent scoffed at a guaranteed $88M pact with the Rangers, and where had he put ink to paper, then he would’ve been the richest goalie in the league at $11M per-season – he once again gave up some questionable goals – and even worse than that – was out-played by a no-name six-figure third-string backstop.

I wonder who was the first person to say that you should never allow your goalie to take up 10% or more of your cap – and this game was another example of such talk.

— Another game where the Rangers spend 90% of it in their own end? OH CHECK YEAH!

Until the third period, then the Blueshirts looked like demented chickens with their heads lopped off -and even during the final twenty-minutes – then their mad scrambles directly led to Carolina power-plays – and a game-winning power-play goal allowed too.

Not good!

Porous defense? Check this too.

This was another terrible night for the returned pairing of Jacob Trouba & K’Andre Miller. It also wasn’t a hot night for Ryan Lindgren either.

Furthermore, and now at the 25% mark of the season to boot- and Adam Fox is still looking for his first goal.

It’s also the cheapest pair on the team, Schneider and Jones, that’s out-playing the top-four too.

A head coach that absolutely refuses to make real changes? Perhaps the biggest check mark of them all.

After all, how many times does Laviolette need to see Mika idly flail around?

I guess we have that answer – 21 times so far.

Furthermore, how many times will Laviolette ignore the word “accountability;” and where players such as Victor Mancini and Matt Rempe should be playing – even if it’s only to send a message to his under-performing and high-priced regulars.

If you’re exclusively looking at the black-and-white, the 4-3 final, as a “moral victory;” then you my friend, are just as dumb as Laviolette and his boss, Rangers’ general manager, Chris Drury.

To color things up a bit, then in reality, the Canes basically owned the Blueshirts – and if it hadn’t been for the Jekyll & Hyde CZAR IGOR making some tough stops, while the home team just missed on other chances too – then this game would’ve been a blowout.

For a team that again, has been preaching the “CUP OR BUST” message – then this was another bust of many – and where due to their status – there are no such things as moral victories anymore.

Want moral victories?

Then go root for the Sabres, Sharks, Ducks or Senators.

And maybe the Islanders too!

On a night featuring two fierce rivals, and where the Rangers had beaten the Canes twice in the playoffs during the past three-years too – and it wasn’t any big name Blueshirt who did any of the heavy lifting. Instead, it was the $787,500 Jonny Brodzinski, the $925,000 Brett Berard and the $846,667 Adam Edstrom, and in that order, who all scored goals against the Canes’ third-string goalie on Wednesday night. As I always say in these situations – while that’s good for them – that’s not good for everyone else either. Furthermore? Some games, you just need secondary scoring to take over. But when you’re not getting anything out of your regulars on most nights, guys being paid $7M or more – then you don’t have a shot in hell of being successful. Photo Credit: NYR

If there were any derivations from the “same old script,” then it was the fact that the Rangers “limited” the Canes to only a dozen shots on goal in the first period – and instead of their usual twenty or more allowed.

A positive change for some individuals involved – but not for the state of the team either?

Then it was the fact that the team’s best three players were all members of the Hartford Wolfpack last season – then team captain Jonny Brodzinski, Adam Edstrom and Brett Berard.

But sadly, and because of all of the non-stop losing – their strong performances are not even close to becoming the lede story after this Thanksgiving Eve tilt – and perhaps more unfortunate than that – their efforts will fall to the wayside too – as everyone focuses on another litter box outing from the FAT CATS.

Kim Jong Drury has teased going nuclear with his roster – but we’ve yet to see such a bombshell as of this writing. And based on the talk, his focus is on the wrong player – as the GM should be trying to work on Zibanejad waiving his NMC – and not looking to deal his BFF, the longest-tenured Ranger to boot, Christopher James Kreider.

As rumors continued to swirl in Rangerstown, USA in regards to the futures of many current Blueshirts (and there was also a blah interview that Kreider gave too – more below) – and it was like this team either doesn’t care – or worse than that – just doesn’t have it anymore.

The Rangers, and as is often the case, got pummeled at the onset of the game, but ironically, it was a pin-point sniper of a shot, from who else, Chris Drury’s own nephew, Carolina’s Jack, that put the home team up 1-0 at just the 4:53 mark.

As the Canes continued to control the game and put the Rangers on their heels; it was JONNY BROADWAY who scored a hard-working goal for his fourth line – and as he did when he made the score 1-1 at the 17:38 time-stamp of the first frame.

A late penalty at the end of the stanza (Will Cuylle for holding Brent Burns with 48-seconds remaining) gave the Canes a power-play worth 1:12 to open the middle period.

With just one-second remaining on the man-advantage, and Seth Jarvis scored a beaut of a goal, following one hell of a picture-perfect feed from Marty Necas.

2-1, bad guys – and yep – a rare PPG allowed by this elite PK unit.

The Rangers just kept getting buried into their own zone, but between CZAR IGOR saves and near-misses by the Hurricanes – and the red-and-white (but who wore black tonight) could never extend their lead.

Instead, and in perhaps in another rarity from this particular match, and the Rangers finally had a 2 x 1 odd-man rush – which then allowed Berard to score the first NHL goal of his hopeful and promising career.

A Cuylle pass to his new linemate allowed the new #65 in Rangers’ blue to streak towards Spencer – and then bury the 2-2 equalizer at the 8:13 mark.

And go figure:

Despite Lavy’s Lot remaining in their own zone for the majority of the period – and another Carolina miscue gave the visitors another 2 x 1 attack – and this time late during these particular twenty-minutes.

This time, a Reilly Smith pass to BIG ED, Adam Edstrom, put the Rangers’ ahead for the first time in a game that they never truly had any business being in – much less leading it.

But you can only play the hand that you’re dealt – and it’s not like the Blueshirts, nor their backers either, were shedding any tears about #84’s 3-2, GOOD GUYS, goal from the 18:49 mark.

But Ranger fans perhaps shed a tear or two, if not ten-thousand, when this wound up being the last goal scored by the away team tonight.

The Blueshirts somewhat woke up a bit to begin the final period – but it were the Canes who ultimately put them to sleep.

Six-seconds shy of the half-way mark of the period and Jesperi Kotkaniemi was able to tuck a puck, in-between the wickets, on what wound up being a successful wrap-around attempt allowed by CZAR IGOR.

Tie game, 3-3.

Thirty-seconds later and during another all-out Caniac attack?

Trocheck hooked Seth Jarvis.

As a result, it didn’t take long for Jackson Blake, son of an Islander (Jason), to score a power-play game-winner while unmolested from the slot.

4-3, bad guys.

Despite the one-goal margin – and the Rangers never came close to finding one more goal.

Once again, they gave another third-stringer an easy night – and a Spencer Martin who is currently being paid $775K this season – or $11M less than what CZAR IGOR is seeking these days.

We all know that I’m a DAY ONE CZAR IGOR fan, and going all the way back to 2017 when I was watching his games in the KHL too – but if this was the 95% of the mark of the season – and not the 25% mark – then would you be agreeable to another $11M annual/$88M total deal being presented to him?

Then again, if the Rangers can “sneak” into the playoffs (they currently have a wild-card berth), then you’d pay CZAR IGOR anything should he be able to win the Stanley Cup.

But for a team that’s now on a four-game skid – it’s difficult to imagine them winning sixteen games this Spring – if any at all.

After all, and as noted earlier – they are now 0-6 in “litmus test” games this season – and they won’t see the Detroit Red Wings in the playoffs either.

To repeat what I said last time around – then NO – I don’t see Laviolette on the hot seat. However, team owner, James Dolan, wants a championship before he dies – as he doesn’t want to be known as an owner that never won championship despite his lengthy tenures with both the Knicks and the Rangers. In other words, I fully expect Drury to “RETOOL” – and not “REBUILD” – and I wouldn’t hold my breath for another “Letter” either!

Let’s get the disclaimer segment out of the way before pressing on.

Here is our 82-game mantra, which is also known as my 33-word daily disclaimer, that I post on this site after every game played – and one that I even need to read a few times over in order to calm myself down:

“WHATEVER THE RANGERS DO FROM NOW UNTIL THE TRADE DEADLINE DOESN’T MATTER. THEY CAN ONLY BE JUDGED BY WHATEVER THEY DO FOLLOWING THE DEADLINE AND BY WHAT THEY DO IN THE 2025 PLAYOFFS!”

In other words, twenty-one down, sixty-one to go, and then the real hockey, the only games that matter, begin.

But at this rate – will the Rangers even be there for the real hockey?

In case you missed it, then here’s where I last left off – the latest embarrassment on home ice:

NYR/STL 11/25 Review: NO MORE TO THIS CORE! Chris Drury Puts Every Big Name Blueshirt on Blast (And Perhaps On The Trade Block Too); Non-Motivated Rangers Respond With Their Worst Loss of the Season Yet, Bird-Brain Beat Out-Scooped Again; KEEP KREIDER/Trade The $8.5M No Goal Cannoli, CUYLLE HAND LUKE Only Bright Spot During a Tumultuous Tire-Fire, Stubborn Laviolette Refuses To Address Missing Mika; But The Head Coach Shouldn’t Be Canned Either, Youth Can’t Solve Same Old Problems & More

Nobody asks Laviolette why Zibanejad remains on his first power-play unit. Morons.

Despite being embarrassed and crushed by the Blues on Monday night; come Tuesday morning – and the Rangers had an OPTIONAL skate – and to be clear – not a MANDATORY practice.

While several of the team’s top stars showed up; the biggest glaring omission of them all from the workout was none other than the most entitled and selfish piece of shit on the team today – Millennial Mika Zibanejad.

I mean, this loser goes -7 in his last two games played, has the worst numbers on the team and is just dragging everyone down with him – and he thinks he’s too good for practice?

And as an alternate captain – then what kind of message does that send to everyone else?

Furthermore, Mika has been ducking the media – again – not ideal for an alleged team leader.

Rip that “A” off of his sweater, PRONTO!

As I said when the news first broke, then I’d be beyond irate if Kreider is traded – that is – unless Connor McDavid is the return! Similar to Zibanejad carrying a game these days – FAT (CAT) CHANCE! Photo Credit: NYR

During his pre-flight to Raleigh “LAVY’S LOUNGE,” and one with so much word salad full of bullshit that it’s not even worth sharing – and the head coach said that both Filip Chytil and Chris Kreider remained as day-to-day.

Again, these mental retards flew out “The Concussed Czech,” 6,000 miles round-trip no less, to skate by himself inside of two different Albertan arenas.

As a result, Chytil has missed the last six-games – and where no one truly knows the extent of his injuries either – and after being knocked out by K’Andre Miller two-weeks back.

As far as Kreider goes, and despite not being obligated to speak to the media due to his current day-to-day status; then on Wednesday morning, game day, he did talk about the rumors – but where it felt like he was trying to let other teams know that he was “damaged goods” – aka a preventive measure in order to dissuade potential suitors:

Kreider on what’s currently plaguing him. Photo Credit: New York Post
Kreider pleading his case to stay – by saying let’s keep on doing the same old shit and then hope it works this time. Holy textbook definition of the word insanity Batman! Photo Credit: New York Post – and one of two outlets (Newsday being the other) that bothered to attend this Thanksgiving Eve game.

I don’t want Kreider to go at all – but I also felt that all of his comments were transparent.

And I still don’t understand why Drury isn’t putting the heat on Mika either.

But don’t worry – none of this will ruin Drury’s Thanksgiving either – and just like how his failing Rangers didn’t bother him during Christmas of 2008 after a bad loss to the Capitals.

In other news, then after Monday night’s loss, the team tweeted out the following:

So once again, Rempe, after a home game played, isn’t allowed to play with the team on the road.

At least the unaccountable Zibanejad remains.

Sadly, my own fantasy tweet didn’t see the light of day either:

Here was Laviolette’s line-up for the twenty-first game of this 2024-25 season:

FIRST LINE: Panarin/Trocheck/Lafreniere

SECOND LINE: Berard/Zibanejad/Cuylle

THIRD LINE: Edstrom/Kakko/Smith

FOURTH LINE: Vesey/Carrick/Brodzinski

FIRST PAIR: Lindgren/Fox

SECOND PAIR: Miller/Trouba

THIRD PAIR: Jones/Schneider

STARTING GOALIE: CZAR IGOR

BACK UP GOALIE: Jonathan Quick

HEALTHY SCRATCHES: Chad Ruhwedel

DAY-TO-DAY: Filip Chytil and Chris Kreider

BOX SCORE time.

The following graphics and information come from ESPN.com:

SCORING:

PENALTIES:

TEAM STATS:

GOALIES:

CAR
Spencer Martin#41
SA
GA
SV
SV%
ESSV
PPSV
SHSV
SOSA
SOS
TOI
PIM
22 3 19 .864 15 4 0 0 0 59:26 0

 

NYR
Igor Shesterkin#31
SA
GA
SV
SV%
ESSV
PPSV
SHSV
SOSA
SOS
TOI
PIM
30 4 26 .867 21 4 1 0 0 57:42 0
The Garbage Sports App once again did not work for paying customers on Wednesday night. As a result, I was forced to watch a Carolina feed from one of the illegal sites – and sites that work with no buffering issues at all. Photo Credit: GSN

At 7PM, I tried to watch the M$GN feed of this game from the scumbags at Gotham Sports; but alas, no such luck.

But at this rate, I don’t even have any Sam and Joe jokes in me – as instead – the Rangers have now become the biggest non-football team joke in-town.

Let’s breeze through our next segment – an abridged version of the GAME REVIEW.

One of the biggest knocks on Laviolette is that his teams always under-perform – and big-time at that – during his second season. Another criticism growing more valid by the day? Players don’t really develop under him in Year 2 either. Exhibit A for the Rangers? K’Andre Miller. Photo Credit: NYR

FIRST PERIOD

Prior to puck drop and I tweeted the following:

I changed my tune about five-minutes into this game – and then put my money where my mouth was too – but more on that below.

Just 31-seconds in and the Rangers’ #31 was forced to bail out the Miller/Trouba pairing by making a big save on a Jordan Martinook backhander.

It’s a save like this that’s lost in the big picture – but also why I believe that this game not only could have gotten out of hand early – but could’ve easily been a 7-3, 8-3 or even a 9-3 drubbing.

As the Canes attacked and attacked, then attacked some more; it was Drury who broke the ice first:

I really don’t know what else CZAR IGOR and the Rangers could have done here – as this was just a perfect shot.

But yeah, Miller was hanging out at the blue line, Trouba was beat and Kakko couldn’t block/deflect this shot either – and one that I think a goalie stops once out of a hundred tries.

1-0, bad guys.

Eight-minutes in and it was more of the same old – the Rangers were being out-shot 3:1, officially 9-3, and where only rearguards accounted for the Blueshirts tries at Martin (Jones, Fox and Schneider).

It was also around this time where Jones was boxed for hooking Blake.

CZAR IGOR’s best save of this PK took place with one-second remaining – a stop on Brent Burns.

In other words, the PK was now 1-1.

After Svechnikov failed on a 1 x 3 try; come 8:47 remaining and the Rangers received their first man-up opportunity, as Drury had slashed Smith.

And when Mika is on your PP1, then you know how it goes.

0-1 – and where CZAR IGOR had to make the best save during these two-minutes – and as he did on Aho.

Once returned to even-strength, and with the Rangers picking it up a little too – and Martin stopped both Berard and Edstrom – and ironically – two guys who would later go on to score.

As Mika was losing every puck battle imaginable, the GAG LINE 2.0 hopped back on – and almost scored – but Canes’ captain, Jordan Staal, was able to whack a loose puck out of dodge with 2:47 remaining before it could be scored into his goalie’s open net.

A few seconds later, and now with the fourth line returned, JONNY BROADWAY, a healthy scratch of late, pleaded his case for more ice time:

This was Brodzinski’s second goal of the season – so in other words – he’s one shy of matching Mika’s trio of even-strength goals scored at the 25% mark of the campaign.

How impressive.

The Canes didn’t relent, and after a long attack in the Rangers’ zone, Cuylle held Burns with 48-seconds remaining.

The home team didn’t score here, as instead, they waited until the second period to do so.

1-1, after 1.

Here’s what I said at the time:

 

Granted, the GAG LINE 2.0 faces stiffer defensive competition than the team’s other three lines – but they must live to their moniker – and score goals. If not, then it’s more of the same – losses. Photo Credit: NYR

SECOND PERIOD

Jarvis scored the Canes’ 2-1, bad guys, PPG – and with just one-second remaining on their man-advantage to boot:

I rarely, if ever, knock a player or goalie for a PPG allowed, and especially not a team possessing one of the best PK’s in all of the league – but yeah – it should be mentioned here that the Canes’ announcers said what it was was – Lindgren was caught sleeping, Jarvis went backdoor, Necas made a perfect pass and that was that.

Right after that and Miller almost gave up a “gimmie goal” to Necas – but the rubber took a fortunate Rangers’ bounce.

Around the seven-minute mark and the Rangers were still looking for their first SOG of the period while the Canes never let up on their potent (and sometimes never-ending) attack.

Interesting stat from the Canes’ broadcast at around this time?

Dmitri Orlov (+21) and Jalen Chatfield (+18) are 1-2 in the league in the plus/minus department.

Take a look at where the Rangers are at in this statistic.

Better yet – DON’T!

Martin made his first save of the period on a Laf-to-Trouba try with 12:16 remaining.

He’d have to give up a goal before getting his second save:

While this is a game that Ranger fans would like to forget; it’s also a game that Brett Berard will never forget too.

And no word yet if Adam Hermtrans is reporting if Tony DeAngelo stole Berard’s first goal puck or not either.

Two injuries for either side soon took place, as Kakko went down after taking a puck to the skate, while Chatfield also went to the locker room too.

Both players later returned no worse for the wear.

After Berard’s goal with 10:47 remaining; up next, and I’m not making this up either, was six-minutes and twenty-seconds of uninterrupted hockey – which is bad news for advertisers waiting for their commercial breaks!

It was also bad news for the Blueshirts – as the Canes spent this entire 6:20 hemming and hawing their opponent.

All the Rangers did was clear pucks at this time – and that was it.

Play only stopped with 4:27 remaining as Miller was boxed for tripping Blake.

In what was perhaps a miracle – and the Rangers’ PK survived the next two-minutes of play.

Between this power-play and the 6:20 that preceded it – and it was unfathomable that the Canes didn’t come out of this time with two or more goals.

But when there is so much losing going on – and being out-played by a third-stringer too – then what CZAR IGOR did during this 8:20 stretch will also be forgotten.

Crazier than all of that?

Despite Carolina absolutely dominating – it were the Rangers who scored next – and as BIG ED did with only 1:11 remaining:

3-2, GOOD GUYS.

And go figure: Two-thirds of Blueshirt goals scored tonight were the end result of 2 x 1 odd-man rushes – and it were Berard and Edstrom, and as opposed to Mika and Panarin, who scored them.

Up next?

The find-a-way-to-lose Rangers perfected such a billing.

3-2, GOOD GUYS, after two.

Here’s what I said at the time:

I placed this bet right before the third period began – and where if you can believe it – I was hoping to lose my $25. In some degenerate thinking – I was hoping to pay $25 for a Rangers’ win by betting against them. But deep down – Carolina was the far superior team on this night – and I knew that it was only a matter of time before the inevitable took place.

THIRD PERIOD

The Rangers had a chance to score the 4-2, good guys, insurance goal early; as at the 3:34 mark, William Carrier high-sticked Trocheck.

This was an ugly power-play – and where CZAR IGOR was more active than Martin too.

Following another Mika Mess; come the 6:00 mark and Trouba didn’t only echo a <DING> around the arena – but his puck hit the crossbar so hard that you could hear this THUD on Mars.

And I think that’s where Mika and Laviolette’s heads are at too.

As the Rangers were definitely looking much better during this do-or-die period than they had in the previous two; but there’s also a reason why “all good things come to an end” is a famous quote:

3-3 – and now under ten-minutes remaining.

And yep – Miller & Trouba were out there for this one too – but of course – CZAR IGOR could have stopped this Kotkaniemi “Harlem Globetrotter-esque” goal too.

Up next, these three rapid-fire tweets from real-time:

4-3, bad guys.

And leave it to Jack Roslovic to pick up an assist on this game-winning goal too – and a former Ranger that looked like Gordie Howe when compared to Meekly Mika these days.

As far as anything else from this dreck, Slavvin broke up a Panarin/Trocheck 2 x 1 try, Berard beat out an icing with 3:10 to go but didn’t have one teammate in sight to dish the puck to, and CZAR IGOR was then pulled with 2:10 remaining.

Martin’s scariest moment took place with 1:37 to go, as Lafreniere put a puck on net through traffic – but somehow – the third-string goalie came up with his biggest save of the game.

Following a Laviolette called timeout immediately afterwards, Martinook then missed an empty net with over a minute remaining, while with just 38.5 seconds between regulation time and overtime – Trocheck was nailed for a hand pass.

You had to know that he was thrilled about that.

4-3, bad guys, your final – and where Laviolette should make all of his Fat Cats walk to Philadelphia for Friday’s matinee.

For old time’s sake, then it would be nice to see John Tortorella give Larry Brooks a swirlie on Friday afternoon. We Ranger fans need our wins in any way that we can get them! Photo Credit: M$GN

Something that has to be mentioned?

The fact that the Rangers refused to upload/share/post Laviolette’s post-game remarks.

Speaking of such remarks, only Trouba and Lindgren spoke, while the guys who wear the “A’s,” Mika, Fox and Panarin, refused to talk about their latest debacle.

(The other alternate captain, Chris Kreider, day-to-day, and after speaking earlier on Wednesday, wasn’t around either – but it’s not like he was supposed to be either.)

Team leaders.

Historically, and the Flyers are the team that Zibanejad kills the most. Today? And I’m expecting the orange-and-black to wreck this hack.

Up Next For the Rangers: A pair of post-Thanksgiving back-to-back matinees – Friday in Philly and Saturday at M$G against the Habs.

There might not be a blog on Friday – as I’m attending my local watering hole’s annual Black Friday Rangers’ watch party.

But I will definitely be back on Saturday – and most likely on Sunday too – with this site’s yearly “Rangers at the Quarter Pole Report Card” blog.

Up Next For All Of Us: Happy Thanksgiving

Also Up Next For All Of Us?

Your favorite segment, which brings me to…

PLUGS TIME! (Buy a book and support my Rangers’ induced therapy bills. After all, I don’t run ads on this site!)

My fourth title and tenth book is now available!

“The Top 100 Villains of New York Rangers History,” is now available for sale!

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The hardcover version of my first book, available now at Amazon.com

My second plug of tonight’s blog – the mandatory plug for my book, “The New York Rangers Rink of Honor and the Rafters of Madison Square Garden.”

As mentioned previously, the book is now available in hardcover, in paperback and in Kindle formats. To purchase a copy of the book, visit this link:

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For those still looking for signed paperback versions of the book, I have re-ordered more copies. I now have a few signed copies for sale at $25 a pop (includes shipping price) through me directly. Here is all the information on that:

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My four-volume set of books, “One Game at a Time – A Season to Remember,” is a game-by-game recount of the Rangers 2021-22 campaign.

My second title as an author, “One Game at a Time – A Season to Remember,” is now available in eBook, paperback and hardcover formats.

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To purchase all four volumes on Amazon, visit: Amazon.com – “One Game at a Time.”

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“Tricks of the Trade – A Century-Long Journey Through Every Trade Made In New York Rangers’ History,” a four-volume set of books that meticulously covers every trade made in franchise history, is now on sale.

All four volumes of the title can be purchased on Amazon.com and are presented in three different formats – eBook, paperback and hardcover.

To purchase Volume I: Conn Smythe (1926) – Craig Patrick (1986), visit Amazon.com

To purchase Volume II: Phil Esposito (1986) – Neil Smith (2000), visit Amazon.com

To purchase Volume III: Glen Sather (2000-2015), visit Amazon.com

To purchase Volume IV: Jeff Gorton (2015) – Chris Drury (2022), visit Amazon.com

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Don’t forget to order my four-volume set of books, “Tricks of the Trade!”

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Thanks for reading.

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  1. Kandre Miller is not an NHL defenseman. Either send him to Hartford(yes, he would have to clear waivers, so what?) to play wing and see if you can salvage him. Or get rid of him. Reminds me of 6’6″ Willie Huber; offensive talent but no hockey IQ and refuses to use his size.
    Don’t think the coaching staff is at fault. Changing coaches again with this core makes no sense. But the defense’s inability to make a simple clearing pass is infuriating. Miller and Trouba, even when they have time, habitually make shaky blind clearing passes that see opposing defenseman waiting at the point to collect. What the f___ are they doing in practice?
    While MSG didn’t include Laviolette’s postgame comments, they did include Trouba’s. As per the captain, everything’s groovy. Should have his C ripped off the sweater before they landed in Philly this AM.

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