I’m an eternal optimist and even I felt a *little* silly about this team taking a victory lap for (barely) hanging with Colorado and playing well but losing vs. Vegas. The truth is, the flaws (lack of speed and a modern offensive game) outweigh the strengths (improved defense and structure).

I have a staunch rule against complaining about assistant coaches in hockey, but David Quinn being at the helm of this power play and them sticking with the 5-forward look is definitely… something.

Screenshotting this as a public service so no one who follows me has to hear Fallon's voice. Given his reach and his reputation as America's harmless bedtime chuckle buddy, I'm really not sure there's a worse person in mass media. Just a cynical soulless hack.

I’m sorry I thought the Jets played yesterday?

What’s truly remarkable to me is how pre-Trump conservatives endlessly whined about the “Nanny State” and now this is just par for the course.

That said, 6 of 8 points this week given the schedule is ultimately really solid.

That is a brutal loss.

Can’t argue with the Rangers’ effort for most of these last three games. Would be huge to finish this one.

This is very much a “we simply don’t have the horses” game for #NYR, especially without Fox. We’ll see if there’s legit pushback, and hopefully this isn’t Tampa pt. 2

Normally I’d be in the camp that you have to “earn” your power plays but the Rangers have spent plenty of time in Colorado’s end and somehow not gotten a call.

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The transformation of soccer in this country from the hip, left-leaning sport of millennials (we used to be cool) to whatever awful corporate and conservative thing it has become has been swift and striking.

Wow, Stützle even dives when taking a shot on a clear breakaway

2 assists for JT Miller who’s having his best period of the season, imo

I’m back on the pod tonight. Get those questions in!

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Malpractice if the Rangers don’t recall Perreault and roll this lineup: JT-Mika-Perreault Panarin-Trocheck-Laf Cuylle-Laba-Berard Sheary (yes)-Carrick-Brodzinski Gavrikov-Schneider Soucy-Borgen Vaakanainen-Morrow

I try to be measured and not overreact to one game, but having that poor of a performance is simply not something I saw coming. Last year, the infamous December beatdown by the Devils was the logical conclusion of a team that was self-immolating. This Rangers team, while unimpressive, wasn’t that.

Yeah, I’m pretty much there. You’ve gotta somehow nuke this entire roster. Need to make like 3-4 first round picks this summer. Call up Perreault, fast track Spence, offer sheet someone.

Unserious

Drury has changed half the roster and the coaching staff (multiple times!) and the Rangers still mismanage the puck horribly. That whole final shift and penalty taken was the result of Borgen trying some ridiculous stretch pass instead of playing simple and keeping possession.

I’m sure we’ll hear about how this is their 10th game in 16 days or whatever but I’m sure Tampa has played a similar schedule.

My hot take is #NYR should start Garand today. I think awareness of a rookie making his first start will get the team to lock down defensively. This can’t be a wide open game like last time vs. TBL or the Rangers will get killed.

I’m truly never *that guy* with national broadcasts but this has truly been a 2 hour love letter to a completely unremarkable bruins team

Schneider’s low-key horrendous season continues.

Genuinely good two road periods from the Rangers, with a lot of shit (refereeing) going against them.

There’s no point in having an SOG counter on your broadcast scorebug if it’s going to be ridiculously inaccurate. Canes got a shorthanded rush that resulted in a shot attempt that went high and wide, and the counter updated from 11 to 14. Just don’t show it if that’s gonna be the result.

The Sheary hate has been ridiculously overblown. It’s all about roles and roster construction. Ultimately, this team’s problems are at the top of the roster, not the bottom.

Brian Boyle is a great analyst. Basically called that goal after the Rangers hemmed STL in for two straight shifts, called for a quick up so STL couldn’t get a change, Rangers get the goal 10 seconds later.

C+ period against an awful opponent.

Scary that Brett Berard skating in with speed and getting a wrist shot off with decent pace on it was an eye catching moment, but it illustrates how painfully slow the Rangers have become.

Rangers seemingly unaware that the league has 6 full fucking seasons of video on the 3 offensive zone faceoff plays they run. That’s coaching, and a mark against Sullivan. Gotta change that stuff up.

I’ve been defiantly optimistic about the Rangers this season because their ability to control the game seemed to be real. The last 6 games or so have represented an abrupt return to Ranger hockey as we have known it for most of the last decade: getting absolutely caved in at 5v5.

Embarrassing stuff from the Rangers tonight.

The Knicks being the best team in the East from July-October of 2025 was awesome. Super fun times, truly.

It’s pretty much the whole ballgame. Hope the DNC is taking notes (they’re not)

I think there’s a decent chance Colorado wins 60+ games this season. Absolute buzz saw of a team. That said, the Rangers just don’t have enough dynamic players. They work hard, they defend, but there’s not enough skill, speed, or creativity on this roster to by much more than a fringe playoff team

Sorry to post a link from the other place here, but this is utterly classless garbage from Jacob Trouba. Fuck that guy forever. x.com/ZachCav/stat...

Not defending Miller, who has been brutal, but let’s unpack this clip: 1. This was at the end of a long shift (over 1 minute). 2. Neither the puck carrier nor the cutting Hutton are JT’s responsibility. He probably should cover the high slot filling in for Mika. 3. This needs to be a save.

I’d flip the top two centers and see how that goes, but ultimately you’ve gotta break up Zibanejad and Miller.

It’s an easy thing to say and you’ll never be second guessed when you say “just go north!” But you can’t beat NHL goaltending taking 40 foot wrist shots off the rush. Puck has to cross the slot line when you have seams.

The Rangers are legitimately 80% faster on the road

Yeah.

At some point, we need to talk about Braden Schneider. #NYR

Larry Brooks up in the good place penning a sharply worded, innuendo-laden column about what the hell is wrong with JT Miller and how if he doesn’t get right, this ship will sink fast.

Shots would be like 43-3 Detroit if Mika Zibanejad wasn’t playing tonight. He’s been everywhere.

Just not enough quality in transition for the Rangers. The Gavrikov penalty happened because the fourth line fumbled away a rush opportunity with horrible passing in the neutral zone. This team needs more puck movers but just needs to be way cleaner with the puck regardless.

If JT Miller doesn’t get right this season (franchise) is going nowhere

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