Big game tonight fellas (well as big as an NHL game can be in late December...). If we win we'll be tied in the standings, but have 2 games in hand to go 4 points up. A really good spot to be in. Plus we'd take a nice 7 game win streak into the Christmas break, and have the Devs at home Saturday night, which should provide a great chance to make it 8 straight W's. On the flip side if we lose we'll be 4 points behind the Caps. Now we'd still have 2 games in hand to tie things up, so not the end of the world, but we wouldn't feel as good about things as we head into the break off an L. We need to play better than we did on Sunday night IMO, the Caps are really playing well now so it won't be an easy game. I am excited for tonight. Should be a great game at MSG.
Caps are also hot. Players to watch are a revitalized Backstrom, of course Mighty 8 Ovechkin, D Mike Green, G Braden Holtby and a very good supporting cast. They play a much tighter game under new coach Trotz. They will be tough to be beat. Ranger youth need to step up tonight.
CK, Zucc and Hags need to step it up and contribute, Glass needs to punch someone and get thrown out of the game. Hank needs to be focused from the drop of the puck and not give up any soft garbage goals. Nash alone makes this team exciting to watch.
Solid period obviously, but late PP and we don't even sniff a chance, and never even get setup really...hope that doesn't give the Caps mo in the 2nd. Caps are also 26th on the PK...and nothing. Need a better PP. Only thing not clicking right now.
I obviously don't watch too many caps games but I am not sure how the caps are any different from years past. Sam and Joe keep telling us that they play a different style. To me, it looks exactly the same way they've played for the last few years.
Soft goal allowed by Hank has given the Caps some mo back. Then a terrible shift by Hunwick where he made a sloppy TO in his own zone and then took a penalty. Now we tempt fate again with a Caps PP. Darn.
Keep playing 'Give-a-way Glass'.....what a waste. Get him off the ice. U R right...it was Hunwick. Glass was not too far behind. lol
F*ck. You give this PP that many chances and they score period. That was not about Glass bro, 100% about Hunwick. Now we have a game.
