NYR/CAR 12/22 Review: Lavy’s Losers Find A New Way To Fall; Head Coach Has Lost His Mind Too, Special Teams Swing Games; “Special” Short Bus Power-Play Sinks Blueshirts, Another Strong CZAR IGOR Performance Wasted; Canes’ Goalie Out-Scores Every Ranger, Matt Rempe Receives a Ridiculous Eight-Game Suspension, M$GN & More

Greetings and salutations everyone and welcome to another blog here on BlueCollarBlueShirts.com. The misery continues.

(PROGRAMMING NOTE: My dinosaur computer has crashed two times while writing this – so I’m publishing this before proof-reading first – as I don’t want to lose all my work – again. Either way, then I still believe that you’ll get the gist of everything – The Blueshirts Blow!)

Off puck drop tonight, I’m not going to go as long as I usually do, because one, what’s the point, two, I’ve said it all before, three, this sleepy showing made me equally as lethargic and four, there’s a quick turnaround, as the Rangers prep themselves for another big loss in New Jersey come Monday’s matinee.

Simply put, you can quickly summarize the Blueshirts’ 3-1 home loss from Sunday afternoon like this – Jimmy Vesey scored just seventeen-seconds into the contest, the Rangers looked okay for the first ten-minutes or so, Carolina dominated the next thirty-minutes of action and then “Lavy’s Lot” employed their “too little, too late” offense with about five-minutes remaining.

Sandwiched in-between you ask?

Another strong performance from CZAR IGOR wasted, another 0-fer power-play (this time 0-4), and oh yeah – the customary goal allowed to a member of the alumni – and where for the kicker – it was Jack Roslovic’s power-play goal, which was scored at the 14:32 mark of the second stanza, thus giving the Canes a 2-1 lead at the time, that not only was a rare goal given up by the Blueshirts’ elite penalty kill – but one that also wound up as the game-winning score too.

And oh yeah – Matt Rempe received an eight-game suspension too.

But don’t worry – none of this will ruin Chris Drury’s Christmas, and in a new twist to this 2008 quote – none of Missing Mika’s routine failures on the Rangers’ power-play will ruin Peter Laviolette’s holiday either.

Rather than that, and the Blueshirts will be delivering lumps of coal to every good boy and girl that resides in Rangerstown, USA instead.

Going into Sunday, and I can’t say that I’m shocked that the Rangers found a new way to lose.

Hell, not only did I predict it, but I even bet against them when they took an early 1-0 lead:

This game was more of the same, but as already previously noted – the Blueshirts did find a new way to lose.

After Jimmy Vesey tipped a puck sent his way by Chad Ruhwedel behind Canes’ goalie, Pyotr Kotchetkov, the Rangers would never score again in the 59:43 that followed – including failing to pot pucks during four separate power-plays.

And for that matter, the Rangers once again failed to score when pulling their goalie with over two-minutes left in regulation too.

Furthermore, and while most Blueshirt backers won’t want to hear this again either – but yet again – the soon-to-be richest goalie in hockey was outplayed by someone much cheaper – and where come next season, CZAR IGOR will be making nearly six-times the cash as the $2M per-season Kotchetkov.

But of course, CZAR IGOR, and as it’s usually the case, was the only reason why the Blueshirts’ opponent didn’t hang a touchdown, double-digits, hell triple-digits, against them.

Granted, while Kotchetkov could’ve got a beer and a hot dog during the second period of this most recent shit show, the former Canes’ third-string goalie did go a perfect ten of ten when it mattered most – during the final twenty-minutes of regulation.

The Rangers, who for whatever reason, just take periods off at a time, did so once again on Sunday, and where on this day, they decided to tell CZAR IGOR to go eff himself during the middle period.

In a second stanza where the Canes were at one time out-shooting the home team by a 14:1 ratio, as in 14-1; the Blueshirts, by the end of the frame, were able to make the second period SOG statistic somewhat respectable, as they were only out-shot by a 2:1 ratio, 16-8.

During a frantic rush at CZAR IGOR’s net, the Russian backstop was able to fend off Jaccob Slavin, but at the 9:14 mark of this period, William Carrier was able to bang home the rebound for the Canes’ equalizer.

Just a shade over a minute later, the 10:34 mark to be specific, and Alexis Lafreniere took an undisciplined and out-right moronic o-zone high-sticking penalty, and as he did, following his blade catching the mush of his former teammate, Jack Roslovic.

Roslovic, who was spitting out teeth on the ice, earned his team a double-minor power-play (four-minutes), and after beginning this Canes’ man-advantage in the locker room receiving repairs – he soon returned – and wouldn’t you know it – with just three-seconds remaining on what was looking like a perfect four-of-four Rangers’ penalty kill – and the Blueshirts themselves were done as fast as you could count 1-2-3.

Dmitry Orlov, who got the puck from his goalie, then found the Ranger alum streaking towards CZAR IGOR for the no-doubt-about-it, 2-1, bad guys, goal at the 14:32 mark.

Following this soon-to-be game-winner, and the Rangers, who were already previously lifeless and 0-1 on their own power-play, received three more man-advantages, including one with the game on the line – yet couldn’t do anything with any of these fortunate opportunities.

The final dagger?

A 3-1 empty-net goal scored by regular Ranger agitator, Sebastion Aho – and as assisted by his goaltender.

In other words, Pyotr Kotchetkov not only set a career-high in points today (2), BUT THE CANES GOALIE HAD MORE POINTS THAN ANY OTHER RANGER!

And with Kotchetkov going a perfect 22 of 22 after the gift given to Vesey – then the Canes’ backstop also took two points from the Rangers too.

But hey, and as the useless Mika Zibanenjad said after the game – he did like the Rangers’ effort on Sunday!

Such participation trophy talk should have the Swedish dee-jay exiled and deported – but I guess because he doesn’t wear the “C” on his sweater – then he doesn’t qualify for the same fate as the franchise’s previous three captains, Ryan Callahan, Ryan McDonagh and Jacob Trouba.

Immediately after the final horn went off at Morgue $quare Garden on Sunday?

Then the news came down – Matt Rempe, who was forced to sit this one out, received an eight-game suspension – as after all, being nearly seven-foot on skates now makes you a “repeat offender.”

Sadly, such logic doesn’t apply to the seven-foot jerkoff ANALyst on these M$GN broadcasts, the worst goalie in franchise history too, Sieve Vagistat.

At this time, let’s get the disclaimer segment out of the way before blowing by the rest of the events from Sunday.

However, I do want to remind you that this disclaimer has always implied that the Rangers would reach the playoffs.

In other words, and for the first time in four seasons as well – it’s now high time to start judging these guys in the regular season too.

After all, there may be no post-season in New York this year.

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:

“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, thirty-three down, forty-nine 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?

I still wouldn’t bet on it.

In case you missed it, then here’s where I last left off –CZAR IGOR’s win over Dallas:

Following CZAR IGOR’s one-man show in Dallas on Friday night – and flight back home to NYC too – then come Saturday, the team had the day off.

But since this team always finds themselves in the news, then Saturday wasn’t without another story.

At 11:30AM, the league’s wishy-washy player safety department announced, via Twitter/X, that
“Matt Rempe has been offered an in-person hearing for boarding/elbowing Dallas’ Miro Heiskanen. Date and time TBD.”

Three-hours later and the NHL’s Player Safety Twitter/X account followed-up with:

Matt Rempe’s in-person hearing will be held tomorrow via Zoom.

— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 21, 2024

Apparently, the league doesn’t know the difference between “in-person” and a conversation over a computer modem.

And as talked about last time (https://bluecollarblueshirts.com/122024/ ), I truly believe that this was another “REMPUTATION” call against #73 – and even more so after the fact, since Heiskanen was able to return to the game with no issues.

At some point, and like fellow NHL giants before him, including future Hall of Famer Zdeno Chara, the league, and their officials, just have to give Rempe some slack – and not just over-penalize – and then suspend him – just because he’s a foot taller than most of his peers.

As far as any other news from Saturday, then let’s introduce a new segment – KAKKO WATCH:

Come Sunday, and it was confirmed that Rempe wasn’t going to be able to dress for this matinee match, as his suspension was still pending.

(More on the octet of games that Rempe was banned from below, as I’m trying to keep all of this in chronological order.)

Do you know how big all of this Rempe stuff is?

Granted, while she is the companion of former Ranger Ron Duguay; but even a historic Vice-President candidate of these here United States, and someone who may wind up in Donald Trump’s cabinet too, former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, even chimed in:

Shoot. Because HE IS THE DIFFERENCE💪 Since when did so many softies become hockey “fans”?Anti-Rempe tribe wanting to change the game to kumbaya-hockey🙄 think y’all don’t really know the game ~ u better off sticking with tiddlywinks #NHL #Rempe #NYR #LGR https://t.co/jF2sGWdPSa pic.twitter.com/Q3zpuxhM0Y

— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) December 22, 2024

Preach on Palin – a true hockey mom who knows how the game should be played!

In other pregame news prior to puck drop, and this is when Lazarus tried to challenge Laviolette about his god-awful power-play.

“No [changes to the units],” said Laviolette to Lazarus. “We’re still generating a lot of chances. The only thing that’s not generating right now are the goals. If you look at the numbers and the chances and what’s happening on the power plays, then it’s been effective minus the goals going in the back of the net. They’re generating. Artemi hit the post last game, there’s chances that were there, and I believe the looks are there.”

Maybe Rempe should hit Lavy in the head and clear out the cobwebs.

In their last nine games played, and the Rangers have scored one power-play goal during their past 23 chances.

Maybe Lavy should look at these real numbers – and not whatever made-up junk Sieve Vagistat is force-feeding him.

It’s been obvious all season, and how many times can we all say it too, that the third line center, robbing this team to a tune of $8.5M, IS THE PROBLEM.

What’s the point of explaining this all again, as I’ve already done so some thirty times this season.

Yes, this core is a failure and will never win a Stanley Cup – but the head coach isn’t without blame either – as he refuses to even try to rectify anything.

Since I want Zibanejad deported, then perhaps both Laviolette and Drury can be sent to Guantanamo too.

And if you can’t tell, then I’ve had it with these losers.

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

FIRST LINE: Panarin/Trocheck/Lafreniere

SECOND LINE: Kreider/Chytil/Cuylle

THIRD LINE: Berard/Mika/Smith

FOURTH LINE: Edstrom/Carrick/Vesey

FIRST PAIR: Lindgren/Fox

SECOND PAIR: Schneider/Borgen

THIRD PAIR: Vaakanainen/Ruhwedel

STARTING GOALIE: CZAR IGOR

BACK UP GOALIE: Jonathan Quick

IR: K’Andre Miller

SCAPEGOATED: Matt Rempe

HEALTHY SCRATCHES: Jonny Brodzinski and Zac Jones

BOX SCORE time.

The following graphics and information come from ESPN.com:

SCORING:

PENALTIES:

TEAM STATS:

GOALIES:

Come high-noon, and still feeling groggy after some drinking exploits the night before, and I woke up, turned on my TV, then muted it when I saw that Sieve Vagistat was left again to his own devices.

I should’ve took a note from “THE KING OF COMMENTARY,” Henrik Lundqvist, who wasn’t there today – and just stood in bed.

But unlike the Blueshirts, I showed effort – and then watched every minute of this horrid affair.

I even watched the Giants and Jets, also big losers on Sunday, on my other screens too – and don’t get me started again about how foolish it is to schedule the Blueshirts against the two local NFL teams at the same time.

Once Vagistat was done burning another horrid half-hour of TV time, then come 12:30PM, we were greeted by the two buffoons of the booth, Sam Rosen and Joe Micheletti, and where immediately, we then heard this:

“OH JOE, THE MIAMI HURRICANES JOE! CAM WARD MAY BECOME A NEW YORK GIANT JOE!”

Okay, that didn’t really happen, as I just made that up.

Instead, these two, and to their credit, praised the elite Rangers’ POWER KILL, but they also couldn’t help themselves from slobbering all over Marty Necas.

It would only get worse – but we’ll get there once we talk about the first Rangers’ power-play of the game.

No more stalling – GAME REVIEW TIME – and where I’m going to blow through this as fast as possible.

In other words, then if you want the full play-by-play of this sixty-minutes of slog, then check out my Tweeter/X feed over at https://x.com/NYCTheMiC

FIRST PERIOD

As noted, just seventeen-seconds in and Vesey, in a Rangers’ rarity, struck early:

Vesey gets one very early. That’s how you start a game. #NYR pic.twitter.com/MJlCqDZL7R

— David 🏒 (@DaveyUpper) December 22, 2024

1-0, good guys – and your first-and-final Ranger score of the game.

Hell, Vesey scored so fast that Micheletti wasn’t even able to give Rosen the “TACO BELL TAKE” that the affable announcer, full of senility, was demanding from his thinning-haired partner.

And while the broadcast was only 17-seconds old, we must’ve heard the word “FABULOUS” seventeen times too – and where since this word is shouted by these two bozos so much – perhaps M$GN should have a “Peewee Herman Playhouse” skit where everything goes bonkers whenever this f-word escapes the lips from these two fools without a thesaurus.

The Blueshirts had many chances to run up the score early, but Schneider, Lafreniere, Chytil, Smith and Berard couldn’t capitalize on multiple odd-man rushes.

Speaking of Berard, for a player that’s so diminutive in size, the guy plays like a dog – a German Shepard to be specific!

After challenging that big brute Lian Bischel last game, here he was early in this match, going into corners against multiple opponents – and once there – then actually winning these puck battles that he was out-numbered in.

So there – I do have something nice to say today.

But much like the Rangers’ relationship with scoring goals – such positive commentary is limited.

With hindsight, and the Canes survived a ten-minute onslaught of Rangers’ offense.

Once the clock got into the second half of this first period, and Carolina was able to calm things down.

You knew this was the case when you first started hearing the “IGOR, IGOR, IGOR” chants – as after having it easy for the first ten-minutes – the 2022 Vezina Trophy winner was forced to make his first of many big saves.

Shestyorkin also got a break around this time, as with 9:45 remaining, the Canes hit the iron.

It should also be mentioned that Brind’Amour’s brood would then hit iron five more times.

Down to 8:55 remaining and Tyson Jost tripped Artemi Panarin.

Here was my real-time reaction, as I saw DJ GO HOME ALREADY, take the ice:

If the Canes win by a goal, then blame the head coach for his non-stop usage of loser Zibanejad on every PP. #NYR

— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) December 22, 2024

How prophetic.

During these two-minutes, and I’m not making this up – and Sam & Joe spent this entire Rangers’ power-play by telling us all about the family of “Rod The Bod,” and how Brind’Amour’s mother was in town, how his kin enjoyed the Rockettes on Saturday night, how they were impressed by the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, and where all that was missing from all of these stories was if Brind’Amour slipped it into his wife before the game.

I can’t wait for these two to retire.

But to be fair, and it’s not like the Rangers’ power-play gave them much to talk about either – and especially with Carolina attacking in the home zone for about thirty-seconds too.

Just the sight of Zibanejad these days, especially whenever he hops over the boards to start these power-plays, not only makes me sick to my stomach – but I’m now getting rashes and boils too.

He’s physically making me ill – and worse than that – making me forget why he ever earned an eight-year/$68M contract in the first place.

As the Canes started to heat up a bit, Fox took a boneheaded interference penalty, and as he did with just 27.3-seconds remaining when he stuck out a knee at Necas.

This power kill only needs to be mentioned because Will Borgen, making his M$G debut as a Ranger, subbed in on the PK1 unit for the 2021 Norris Trophy winner.

1-0, good guys, after twenty.

Here’s what I said at the time:

1-0, good guys, after 20. 1P #NYR Thoughts:
— Strong start, Vesey gets the early one, but the Canes were able to calm down after the initial wave.
— Lavy needs his head examined. A chance to go up 2-0 with a PP – and he has no feel for the game. Gotta get Mika off that PP1 -…

— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) December 22, 2024

SECOND PERIOD

The Rangers did nothing this period.

That is, aside from taking penalties and giving up goals.

And if it wasn’t for CZAR IGOR, and multiple <DINGS> off the iron too, then very easily, the Canes could’ve posted a ten-spot on the board.

After killing off the remainder of the Fox penalty and the Rangers followed that up by icing the puck about ten-times this period.

All of these repeated icing infractions just wore out the Blueshirts.

As Igor was stopping everything, and where in the first five-minutes, I think the Rangers spent about 10-seconds of it in the Carolina zone, I remarked in real-time:

Feels like it’s only a matter of time before Carolina ties it, 13:30 to go #NYR

— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) December 22, 2024

No less than 35-seconds later, and Berard was boxed for desperately airmailing a puck over the glass – a DOG penalty.

The Blueshirts’ elite PK, tops in the league, was able to kill off this Berard penalty, but just nine-seconds once returned to full-strength – and the Canes tied it:

William Carrier gives the Canes life.@Canes | #RaiseUp pic.twitter.com/bswUOIlYqr

— Hurricanes On FanDuel Sports Network (@FDSN_Hurricanes) December 22, 2024

1-1 – and not much that CZAR IGOR could do there either.

Slavin had hit the post and on the rebound – Carrier stuffed it in with every Ranger watching.

Down to 9:26 remaining and this is when Lafreniere knocked out some of Roslovic’s molars with his stick.

Let’s go back to my Twitter account for the summary of this Rangers’ PK:

Just as I was about to write “#NYR PK, 4-4,” and of course, it’s the former Ranger goal that takes place – Roslovic, who did jack shit here, puts the Canes ahead on the tip play from the crease. 2-1, them, 5:28 to go – nothing Igor could do on that one. I forgot to bet on…

— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) December 22, 2024

Here’s another ex-Ranger scoring against the Blueshirts – and for what feels like the 7826437828648242349252452542345234578246578265254279th zillion time in franchise history:

Jack Roslovic power play goal >>>@Canes | #RaiseUp pic.twitter.com/tZAjNaQyiN

— Hurricanes On FanDuel Sports Network (@FDSN_Hurricanes) December 22, 2024

2-1, bad guys, and the last goal that Pyotr “Give me two goals and I got this” Kotchetkov needed.

After the goal, and the Canes hit iron twice more.

As the boo birds had joined the party during this lethargic period, Vesey & Edstrom broke out for a 2 x 1 odd-man rush with 2:05 to go – and when speaking about Mr. Ed – Sam & Joe, and as they have previously done during the past five broadcasts, didn’t tell us what opponent had a horse cock today.

The Rangers just had it shoved up their asses.

CZAR IGOR, trying to keep this game respectable, then absolutely robbed Aho with 48-seconds remaining, as Jarvis had found his teammate left all alone in the crease. How CZAR IGOR got his glove on this was a pure work of art.

But the Rangers were finger-painting.

Down to 20-seconds remaining, and Useless Zibanejad had a breakaway – and a backhander stopped too.

However, once P.K. recorded this save, Andrei Svechnikov lightly checked #93 – and Mika, and I guess to his credit, sold the call as if he was Miro Heiskanen being shouldered by Matt Rempe.

In other words, the Rangers received twenty-seconds of power-play time to close this period, then had a 1:40 power-play to open the final frame in a one-goal game.

You already know what happened.

2-1, bad guys, after forty-minutes.

Here’s what I said at the time:

2-1, bad guys, after 40. #NYR open 3P on a 1:40 PP. Thoughts:
— Need the Rangers from the first five minutes back.
— This game could be a blowout – Rangers about ten icings and Canes four dings.
— Powerkill, and of course, CZAR IGOR, keeping this a one-goal game.
—…

— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) December 22, 2024

THIRD PERIOD

The power-play, led by that Swedish-Iranian loser, did absolutely nothing here – not even a SOG. Instead, they just traded dump-in passes with Carolina.

As we hit the five-minute mark of the period and the Rangers only had 14 SOG to their names. Impressive.

Down to 16:13 remaining and this is when Panarin was noticeable – as Kotchetkov had robbed him.

But at some point, these criminal offenses need to be arrested – and especially by your best player.

Come 15:43 remaining and Burns went off for slashing Trocheck.

PP2 began this man-advantage – but mainly because the Panarin/Trocheck/Laf line were just out there on a long shift.

And wouldn’t you know it, PP2, after PP1 never looked at the net, got a shot just seven-seconds in – but P.K. also made a save on a screaming Smith attempt.

This held up as the only SOG of this particular Rangers’ power-play.

Once this third try failed, it was noticeable that 7:26 had quickly evaporated off of the clock – and where the Blueshirts had 3:40 worth of power-play time too.

Perhaps they should’ve taken penalties instead – as after all – their penalty kill creates more offense than both their 5 x 4 and 5 x 5 teams.

Carolina had one more power-play as the game progressed (Trocheck for hooking Eric Robinson) and where come the end of it, the Blueshirts’ PK was now 4-5 (80%).

To get to the end of this crap, as I am now drained and have no more left to give, the Rangers pulled Igor with 2:17 remaining.

And of course – Mika remained out there – rather than Laviolette having a feel for the game – and by using Cuylle, Berard or even Vesey instead.

A half-a-minute later and Aho called game.

3-1, bad guys.

But in a moment of false hope, and Jordan Martinook stupidly tripped Fox with just 90-seconds remaining.

Once again, CZAR IGOR was pulled, now for a 6 x 4 empty net attack.

With two extra skaters on the ice, and it wasn’t until there were only nineteen-seconds remaining when Lafreniere challenged P.K., and his team’s PK too, with a Ranger shot on goal.

The Rangers suck.

3-1, bad guys, your final.

As that feckless tool, Sieve Vagistat, was saying that he was impressed with how the Rangers played (MORON), Zibanejad and Laviolette, with the latter being asked about the former’s failure on the powerplay, kind of echoed the same.

Here are the post-game interviews, full of the usual loser-speak:

Losing, and lack of efforts too, are now accepted here.

And I don’t know how anyone in their right mind can justify paying the exorbitant prices that the Blueshirts charge for tickets these days – but as they say – a sucker is born every minute.

You’re also a sucker if you employ a GM and head coach that refuses to fix his terrible power-play – and where he doesn’t even try to remove the cancer from it either.

So that was that mess.

Let’s close with Rempe.

After the Rangers went 0-14 whenever trying to win a game when trailing entering the third period, and as I was hoping for Luigi Mangione to sprinkle Zibanejad’s carpets with nothing but Legoes and broken Christmas ornaments; it happened – Matt Rempe was suspended for eight-games:

NY Rangers’ Matt Rempe has been suspended for eight games for boarding/elbowing Dallas’ Miro Heiskanen. https://t.co/vzQPkU3JOg

— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 22, 2024

In a way, and I think that #73, and much like #45, and now #47 was, has been singled-out by a lynch mob.

After all, all of Donald Trump’s adversaries and their mothers tried to do everything to stop him – yet Trump survived all of their fake news and deadly attacks.

Hopefully, Rempe, and on much smaller scale, can overcome the league’s mission to shut him down too.

I talked about how Rempe’s offense in Dallas, now an eight-game suspension, wasn’t even called a penalty at the time of his hit on Heiskanen.

It was only after Heiskanen sold the call – then went to the locker room only to return three-minutes later – that made the refs raise their arms.

For whatever reason, and this league doesn’t know how to assess Rempe.

Worse than that, we see both similar and worse plays full of recklessness than this one on a regular basis – yet it’s always Rempe that’s punished most severe.

More perplexing is that Rempe, and without doubt, is a draw.

His merch sells. Fans scream for him louder than no other Ranger than perhaps the goalie. His video clips get the most views.

It’s not like he doesn’t have any value to this league – but the powers-to-be seem to want him removed from the NHL forever.

Rempe should appeal this egregious eight-game timeout, but as you probably know – players have the same success rate in getting suspensions overturned as Mika Zibanejad has of scoring on a Rangers’ power-play.

As said on Friday night, and one more time now, I feel bad for the kid.

The league has it out for him – and that can’t be debated.

Up Next For the Rangers: One last game before Ho Ho Ho time – and where the Devils will most likely turn out these tricks too.

Be advised, and especially for people who can’t take off of work on Monday – the game has a 1PM puck drop.

Up Next For Me: I’m going to the bar for a viewing party – as I am using a vacation day from the real j-o-b! Too bad I already have this date booked on my work’s calendar – as I’m probably better off going to work than watching these Blueshirt bums!

Since I will be imbibing a copious amount of booze on Monday – then there will be limited live-tweeting/play-by-play of the game – and the Rangers/Devils GAME REVIEW blog will most certainly be delayed – perhaps even as late as of Tuesday.

Up Next For You: Finish your Christmas shopping, which brings us to…

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