18 minutes ago, LindG1000 said:

 

Hindsight is 20/20, but every passing day with Laviolette makes me angrier and angrier about Gallant. And it's not the attitude mix you're calling out. It's that he was so obviously the wrong coach for that team at that time, and it cost this franchise a lot. And look, maybe it was a necessary growing pain and half the team had a "Fuck you Jobu, I do this myself" moment (and damn, does it sure feel like that was the case for Panarin, Trocheck, Lafreniere, Braden Schneider, and a few others), but I can't shake how Gallant fucked up so badly with the kids and basic ass game management. I think there's an argument that a better coach manages to beat the Lightning in 2022 and possibly win the Cup. I also think there's an argument that a better coach outs the Devils in 5 last year and moves on to god knows what. And, I think there's a very strong argument that a better coach finds this version of Lafreniere, a better version of Kakko, of Chytil, of Miller, of Schneider - far sooner than it's taken.

 

Lafreniere has a bright, bright future in this league, and he plays a playoff-tested game. We should be very, very excited for what we've got here.

Firing on all cylinders here, G Man!  100% man!

I hear Gallant is available.......

8 minutes ago, Morphinity 2.0 said:

The Red Wings still have no idea who their goaltender is. Give me that team.

Ahh yeah, Morph!!  Leave it to us to find...or in this case "MAKE" the new Patrick Roy!!!  LOL

Oh shit I didn't see that!

14 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said:

He probably should have just retired in the offseason instead of early in the season. lol Unless, he just lost the passion overnight. He was always fun to listen and a big part of my childhood. He will be missed. They are honoring him at the Stadium on the 20th.

It's probably because he's sick, Sharpy....most likely to the point where it's affecting him and making it uncomfortable.

I just keep thinking that he just didn't like playing for Gallant.

I watched one of those MSG shorts before a game one night and it was the one with Lindgren.  Michelle asked Lindy who the biggest jokester on the team was, and he said something to the effect that Laff "doesn't have a serious bone in his body".  I can see Gallant like a drill sergeant, and not digging Laff's personality.  I can also see Laff being like "Fuck off, limp dick!"

Not that I was even close to being a professional player, but being a supreme goof ball myself, I know there are some people I rub the wrong way with my devil-may-care attitude on life.  I could seriously give a fuck, but they don't, and they make it a point to try and piss in your corn flakes whenever possible.

I'm not saying all the work he did over the off-season didn't help immensely, but I'll bet he had a lot more motivation to be "The Laff we see now", as opposed to "I can't wait to get out of this fucking guy's lineup".  I love the way Laviolette handles these guys.  He's created a team unity that I can almost feel.

That shit they do at the end of a game isn't just by accident.  These guys really seem to like one another, and play pretty fucking hard for one another to win.  They want it all, and they deserve it! 

Laff deserves a lot of credit for shutting his ears to the "Bust" label he was given and his critics, and then going out and doing what he did this year.  I'll always be behind that kid, and I hope he breaks every record the Rangers have.  @RichieNextel305's right too;  with a little luck, he could easily have 35 goals.  He was robbed more times than a stagecoach in the old west.

Keep it rollin' Laff!

It's gonna be the Caps....I'd like to see us play somebody different too, but we know how this shit works.

The kid was playing pretty well when he became scrambled eggs;  Mika went through something similar and he turned out pretty well later on.

I'm going all positive here, but I can see Chytil being a weapon of mass destruction on RW if need be.  He could be very useful if somebody goes down.

13 hours ago, Abe Froman said:

The Godfather Part II is the best sequel I've seen. Lethal Weapon 2 is a good one as well.

And is there a worse sequel than Beverly Hills Cop 3? 

Yeah... Jaws III

That movie doesn't only suck....it swallows!

Gonna miss that Home run call!

I love this thread!! 

"Ozzy's Quote of the GDT”
POWER RANKINGS
As of: April 15, 2024
Regular Season End

1.    Siddious (7)
2.    Pete (7)
3.    Phillyb (6)
4.    Keirik (5)
5.    LindG1000 (5)
6.    Mbob (5)
7.    BrooksBurner/RMC51 (4)
8.    Scott (4)
9.    Dem (3)
10.    The Dude (4)
11.    Knedragon (3)
12.    Karan (3)
13.    Valriera (3)
14.    4EverRangerFrank (2)
15.    Bugg (3)
16.    Vodka Drunkenski (2)
17.    TorontoNYR (3)
18.    RichieNextel305 (1)
19.    VegasRanger (1)
20.    Pistol Pete (1)
21.    Phil (2)
22.    Abe Froman
23.    Fletch (1)
24.    RJWantsTheCup (1)
25.    Cr00zng (1)
26.    RodrigueGabriel (1)
27.    Cash or Czech (1)
28.    Delneggs (1)
29.    SaveByRichter35 (1)
30.    Sharpshooter

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31.    Kevin
32.    ausman
33.    RangersLEETCH
34.    Blue Heaven
35.    jsm7302
36.    Ducky
37.    Flynn
38.    Art20c
39.    Steve
40.    Kick save and a beauty
41.    The Great Hamboni
42.    Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc
43.    jamsim1967
44.    Lefty9
45.    CCCP/Albatrosss
46.    Br4d
47.    JHS
48.    RangersIn7
49.    Sod16
50.    NYRangers93
51.    Dunny
52.    JDogg99
53.    JJ in VA
54.    Blueshirts1926
55.    Parsley
56.    Costa
57.    BettsBlocksEverything
58.    CBrowningPI
59.    Slobberknocker
60.    H-Dreamer
61.    BreakawayMachine
62.    MyUserName
63.    Rangers845
64.    Lord Al
65.    Drew A Penalty
66.    Shane Falco
67.    leetchy2
68.    Morphinity 2.0
69.    Bieser
70.    Mdk154
71.    DeeJaid
72.    RangerDanger
73.    leetchy2
74.    Tjrjr
75.    Tomas Sandstrom
76.    -Erik-
77.    NEKRanger
78.    CSNY1
79.    Gravesy
80.    ilKevinli
81.    RangerHawk
82.    AliveIn94
83.    Yada
84.    PucksOnNet
85.    Goondman
86.    Arty
87.    Long live the King
88.    Winter
89.    Patrick Bateman
90.    Tonybologna
91.    NEKRanger
92.    NY Chief
93.    Mike
94.    High and Wide
95.    Dave
96.    Richter35
97.    resmd
98.    Puck Daddy
99.    Rangers
100.    Zman
101.    Beeski
102.    Crossfire
103.    EBoozer32
104.    super shelly
105.    hamov glir
106.    Ozzy

All The President's Men!!!

Well, there you have it gang;  a very special Regular season full of everything we could almost possibly ask for! 

A very sound shutout victory tonight to sew up the Top spot in the NHL, and a lot of that is in part to #31, who has been downright fucking stellar in goal!

...and here are the Top 11 nominees for tonight's “Ozzy Quote of the GDT”, sponsored by Caesar's Online Betting, where @siddious Pete goes to make the Rangers a "lock" when we need it most!

4 hours ago, LindG1000 said:

Think Pinto has a same game parlay on this one?

3 hours ago, LindG1000 said:

My dog just walked by and ripped all kinds of ass. 

3 hours ago, Scott said:

Rempe's edge work is special. 

3 hours ago, Keirik said:

Think this effort needs to be impeached 

3 hours ago, Dem said:

Isn't pinto the pledge from Animal House?

3 hours ago, knedragon said:

You think Kreider named his stick Lucile ? With passes like that it’s gotta be Lucile ! 

3 hours ago, LindG1000 said:

That scar on Fox's lip got him looking like he's gonna kill 007

2 hours ago, LindG1000 said:

Ref just did his best Sidney Crosby

2 hours ago, knedragon said:

I’d like to score on Michelle’s five hole for women’s health 

2 hours ago, 4EverRangerFrank said:

Leave Panarin on the ice for the final 7 minutes. It'll be like a Kovalev shift. LOL

1 hour ago, jsm7302 said:

Rumor has it Kreider tried to get Zibs jersey but the team didn't like the optics.

A full 82 in the books, kids!!  Lots of great shit to read this season, and still more to come!  It gets amplified from here, as playoff GDT victories weigh heavier in the power rankings, so bring your "A" game and keep us entertained to win the 2023-2024 Ozzy Cup!

The winning quote for tonight’s GDT goes to G-Man @LindG1000 who came out hot tonight and tucked away his 5th win of the season!

So.....I hoped everyone gets some rest, and takes a deep breath, because now this shit gets real! 

It's time!!  Time to stop listening to all the bullshit from the "analysts", and focus on what we have come to know as "Rangers Hockey"!

Gentlemen, it's time to pursue the arduous playoff road, and win ourselves a Stanley Cup!

That does it for the the Regular Season, you guys!!!  See you in the Playoff GDT's very soon!

Kreider goes beast mode racking up 17 goals en route to the Stanley Cup Championship

1 hour ago, RichieNextel305 said:

Right? Ottawa always seems to be a pain in the ass for us.

 

If there was ever a game to come out flying early and put one in the net, it’s this one. Don’t give this team any life. Come out swinging, score a goal or 2 early and we should be good.

You just know we have to make this difficult, Richie!  LOL

We haven't had a blow out in a long time;

Tonight won't be it either!  Expect a tight game, where we'll probably cough up the first goal, and have to come from behind in the 3rd yet again.

In other words:  Expect Rangers Hockey!

Trivia is Steve Larmer and Craig MacTavish who scored the last 2 goals of the Regular season in 1994, the year we won the Presidents Trophy.

We did it with Chytil, so what the hell.  Drury is in on it too!! 

Legal loophole: USE IT!

I really could give a rat's ass about Mark Stone; if we play Vegas in the Finals, they're gonna need a lot more than him to beat us!

11 minutes ago, Pete said:

Yea. The "one cup in 84 years" is such an irrelevant narrative. Firstly no one here has had to live through the 84 years, except maybe @Sod16 and @Ozzy, and secondly unless it's been the same owner, GM, coach, players for all 84 years... Who fucking cares what happened in 1961, 1981, 2011, or 2021? 

 

Penalized GDT points!  LOL

You're a mad man!!! 

I caught Top Gun: Maverick again recently.  I still think that's the best sequel I've seen since The Godfather Part II.

How many of you guys called this one when he first went down???

Like......all of you????  LOL

That's sick!!!  Good for Louie!!!

You guys fucking rock!!

Thanks fellas!!!  

How about a nice Stanley Cup for my birthday???

The Igor show was in full bloom yesterday!

Hard to believe this is the same guy who went through that 2 month hiatus of "Bad"!  But here we are heading into the playoffs in top form!

And here are the Top 12 nominees for tonight's “Ozzy Quote of the GDT”:

23 hours ago, RichieNextel305 said:

How come no one let me know Leah Hextall looks like Edna from The Incredibles? Wow.

23 hours ago, siddious said:

Why is the chick from the 5th element interviewing laviolette 

23 hours ago, phillyb said:

Hit the fucking net you shit ticket. 

23 hours ago, siddious said:

Rempe hasn’t murdered anyone yet send him down 

22 hours ago, knedragon said:

Gotta get Callahan some Don Cherry Suits

22 hours ago, knedragon said:

Did they send Emily Kaplan back to the Simpsons ?

22 hours ago, phillyb said:

Especially considering he makes some pinhead fucking decisions. 

22 hours ago, Dem said:

Shut the fuck up slewban you clown

22 hours ago, Keirik said:

Get ready to hear the words "shot blocked" for the rest of the game

22 hours ago, Ducky said:

Played a lot better while short handed. Can they just play a man down for the third 

21 hours ago, 4EverRangerFrank said:

After the Rangers win this game, I want the camera to cut to Messier dry-humping the Stanley Cup with PK kneeling alongside with his mouth open to accept the Champ's champagne. 

 

(Oh-boy that's a dark image. LOL)

21 hours ago, phillyb said:

Trouba offering muffins

I've never seen a team that misses the net as much as this one!  I find it really laughable at times;  Lindgren on a breakaway...misses the net totally, and I had to laugh out loud.

Sometimes I think this team couldn't hit the net with a handful of BB's!

...and the winning quote for tonight’s GDT goes to @knedragon, who floored me with the Emily Kaplan line! 

Where the hell is Jackie Redmond these days!  God, I love her!