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Jan Levine
New York Rangers
Joined: 09.16.2005

Nov 25 @ 12:18 AM ET
Jan Levine: Rangers take care of business vs. the Isles, Rooney nets two, @Bos on Fri Game gets chippy in the third
Ranger71
New York Rangers
Location: The not so great state of, NJ
Joined: 07.25.2009

Nov 25 @ 1:18 AM ET
Kreider is having a monster start! Thankfully Lindgren wasn't hurt on that hit to the head. If Miller and Z could ever get going..anyway, on to Fri..Happy TG!
Kevin Francis
Ottawa Senators
Joined: 07.21.2021

Nov 25 @ 2:07 AM ET
Hey Jan - I hope you got our message on Twitter about the Twitter group we set up to promote everyone's blogs on twitter. Drop me a message if you can. Thanks!
MeltingPlastic
New York Rangers
Location: outside philthadelphia, PA
Joined: 04.17.2007

Nov 25 @ 7:24 AM ET
It's still on to see us have this hot of a start. I feel like the last few years we made the playoffs it was squeaking in. Even when we were a top team I feel our starts were always slow.

I think KKs quote about playing for gallant speaks volumes to why you're seeing his rise. Laf will get better as well. The biggest problem is there's no real room for him. With breadman and CK20 as 1 and 2, Laf is essentially wasted on the 3rd unless we go three scoring lines. Need to figure out how to get him in the top 6 and let him mature
TC88
New York Rangers
Joined: 10.24.2020

Nov 25 @ 7:40 AM ET
It's still on to see us have this hot of a start. I feel like the last few years we made the playoffs it was squeaking in. Even when we were a top team I feel our starts were always slow.

I think KKs quote about playing for gallant speaks volumes to why you're seeing his rise. Laf will get better as well. The biggest problem is there's no real room for him. With breadman and CK20 as 1 and 2, Laf is essentially wasted on the 3rd unless we go three scoring lines. Need to figure out how to get him in the top 6 and let him mature

- MeltingPlastic


Have to assume Laf gets a shot in the top 6 in place of Hunt at some point. Although the current lines likely create the most balance. At least by keeping Laf on the 3rd, Chytil gets to play with a skilled player that will potentially be his line mate in the top 6 one day. That line has been pretty good but do need to get Laf more opportunities to breakout. Goodrow on the 4th line makes that an elite shutdown/momentum changing line. Hope they stay together.
Downeaster
Joined: 01.03.2007

Nov 25 @ 7:51 AM ET
It's still on to see us have this hot of a start. I feel like the last few years we made the playoffs it was squeaking in. Even when we were a top team I feel our starts were always slow.

I think KKs quote about playing for gallant speaks volumes to why you're seeing his rise. Laf will get better as well. The biggest problem is there's no real room for him. With breadman and CK20 as 1 and 2, Laf is essentially wasted on the 3rd unless we go three scoring lines. Need to figure out how to get him in the top 6 and let him mature

- MeltingPlastic


Understood but what a nice “problem” to have. Chytil is showing flashes of brilliance as Laf’s center and these two can develop into a formidable tandem. Laf only has what, 76 NHL games until his belt with both of their developments having been hampered by the Covid crisis and Chytil’s by injury and having Covid. I thought it was going to take 20 games for the team to start to play well with a new system and coach. I was wrong. Not exactly playing well earlier, but good enough and talented enough to win. You can see the swagger now. Surprised by how effective Reaves is. The guy can play and what a dish to Rooney last night. First 2 point game in over a 700 game career and you can see the chemistry and how much these guys play for each other. So sorry Blais is gone for the season. Out in Indiana for Thanksgiving with my son, his wife and the three grandkids. Managed to watch most of the game on msg go with my IPAD while playing some board games with the fam. The boys, 8 and 10 play hockey for the Indianapolis Sharks pee wee traveling team and are growing up Rangers fans. Being raised right! At 73 years of age now it looks like I might get another chance to see them raise a Cup before I take a dirt nap. Been rooting for them since the mid ‘50s and been a season ticket holder for more than 20 years. My brother and I were in section 404 before the rebuild and now reside in section 225.
Bobd62
New York Rangers
Location: Hauppauge, NY
Joined: 11.14.2015

Nov 25 @ 9:25 AM ET
Happy thanksgiving to all! Thank god we won that game! It should have been canceled no doubt but take the two points and run!Larry brooks had an interesting article this morning saying firing jd and gorton was decided BEFORE the Wilson incident and was done because of the way the islanders slapped us around last year. Whatever the reason it’s good to see them come out and win games they should win.definitely excited for this team and glad that nobody in the isles thread can come in here and rub it in if they would have won!
TPC
New York Rangers
Location: Bucks County, PA
Joined: 01.18.2008

Nov 25 @ 9:29 AM ET
Wow they are doing site maintenance! It’s a thanksgiving miracle!
Rangers99
New York Rangers
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 05.01.2015

Nov 25 @ 9:35 AM ET
Wow they are doing site maintenance! It’s a thanksgiving miracle!
- TPC


Maintenance by getting a bigger, stronger hamster
aecliptic
New York Rangers
Location: Vagabond
Joined: 06.17.2010

Nov 25 @ 9:57 AM ET
Maintenance by getting a bigger, stronger hamster
- Rangers99


On Thanksgiving Day? Seems like an April Fool's joke to me.
playthekids
Season Ticket Holder
New York Rangers
Location: Skate like you give a damn., NY
Joined: 01.07.2010

Nov 25 @ 10:02 AM ET
Happy Bird day everyone
MeltingPlastic
New York Rangers
Location: outside philthadelphia, PA
Joined: 04.17.2007

Nov 25 @ 10:05 AM ET
Maintenance by getting a bigger, stronger hamster
- Rangers99

No..
It's feeding the hamster
ELew11
New York Rangers
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Joined: 07.22.2016

Nov 25 @ 11:02 AM ET
I picture EK pulling out that 20 year old beige tower from under his desk and upgrading it to 16MB of RAM

Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving to all
TommyGTrain
New York Rangers
Location: Part of NJ where its Taylor Ham not pork roll
Joined: 05.19.2017

Nov 25 @ 11:07 AM ET
The Islanders are a very physical and "heavy" team. It was good to see the Rangers match them last night in that style of play. I don't know what the final hit stats were, but to the eye, it looked pretty even to me.

Safe travels to all for the Holiday!
ELew11
New York Rangers
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Joined: 07.22.2016

Nov 25 @ 11:12 AM ET
I picture EK pulling out that 20 year old beige tower from under his desk and upgrading it to 16MB of RAM

Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving to all
aecliptic
New York Rangers
Location: Vagabond
Joined: 06.17.2010

Nov 25 @ 1:19 PM ET
The Islanders are a very physical and "heavy" team. It was good to see the Rangers match them last night in that style of play. I don't know what the final hit stats were, but to the eye, it looked pretty even to me.

Safe travels to all for the Holiday!

- TommyGTrain


Keep in mind the Isles were playing with half a roster.
aecliptic
New York Rangers
Location: Vagabond
Joined: 06.17.2010

Nov 25 @ 1:59 PM ET
Looks like VAN has been getting calls on Horvat, I wonder if NYR are back in on that again.
MeltingPlastic
New York Rangers
Location: outside philthadelphia, PA
Joined: 04.17.2007

Nov 25 @ 10:01 PM ET
Looks like VAN has been getting calls on Horvat, I wonder if NYR are back in on that again.
- aecliptic

I am 100% in on that!
jimbro83
New York Rangers
Location: Lets Go Rangers!, NY
Joined: 12.25.2009

Nov 26 @ 8:49 AM ET
Looks like VAN has been getting calls on Horvat, I wonder if NYR are back in on that again.
- aecliptic


you mean in it for the first time
MeltingPlastic
New York Rangers
Location: outside philthadelphia, PA
Joined: 04.17.2007

Nov 26 @ 9:13 AM ET
Well kids daycare just got shut due to his teacher having Covid. Guess that means I can watch the game today instead of trying to hide it at work ha
disorca
New York Rangers
Location: NY
Joined: 07.01.2015

Nov 26 @ 9:15 AM ET
So the game is on EPSN+ & ABC? I tried to look it up on ESPN+ could only find the Spanish one
Jan Levine
New York Rangers
Joined: 09.16.2005

Nov 26 @ 10:40 AM ET
game day blog up