Morphinity 2.0

REGULAR SEASON GAME #77 — 4/5/24 @ Location: Madison Square Garden — New York, NY Time: 7:00 PM TV: SN, TVAS, BSDETX, MSGSN Radio: 98.7 FM, 107.1 FM, 710 AM, Sirius XM USEFUL LINKS: Coverage: @NYP_Brooksie • MollieeWalkerr • @ColinSNewsday • @vzmercogliano • @StapeAthletic Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram Official Team Websites: nhl.com/rangers • nhl.com/redwings GameCenter - here Standings: RECORD: POSITION: ROW: P%: HOME: AWAY: S/O: LAST 10: STREAK: 51-21-4 (106 Points) 1st — Metropolitan 48 .697 27-10-0 24-11-4 3-3 8-2-0 W1 Team Statistics: DIFF: GF/GP: GA/GP: PP%: PK%: Corsi For (CF)%: +49 (7th) 3.42 (6th) 2.78 (7th) 25.8% (4th) 83.7% (3rd) 49.3% (20th) Team Leaders: Goals: Assists: Points: +/-: PIM: TOI/G (D): TOI/G (F): Artemi Panarin (45) Artemi Panarin (65) Artemi Panarin (110) Ryan Lindgren (+24) Matt Rempe (69) Adam Fox (23:21) Vincent Trocheck (21:23) Starting Lineup:^ Chris Kreider A / Mika Zibanejad A / Jack Roslovic Artemi Panarin A / Vincent Trocheck / Alexis Lafreniere Jonny Brodzinski / Alex Wennberg / Kaapo Kakko Jimmy Vesey / Barclay Goodrow A / Matt Rempe Ryan Lindgren / Adam Fox A K'Andre Miller / Jacob Trouba Braden Schneider / Erik Gustafsson ^Subject to change Starting Goaltender: Igor Shesterkin GS: REC: SV%: GAA: SO: 50 32-16-2 .912 2.64 2 Healthy Scratches: Will Cuylle, Zac Jones, Chad Ruhwedel Injuries, Suspensions, Misc: Filip Chytil [LTIR] — Died again; Out for season Blake Wheeler [LTIR] — Leg snapped like a twig; Out for season Standings: RECORD: POSITION: ROW: P%: HOME: AWAY: S/O: LAST 10: STREAK: 37-30-8 (82 Points) 5th — Atlantic 35 .547 21-11-5 16-19-3 2-1 4-4-2 W1 Team Statistics: DIFF: GF/GP: GA/GP: PP%: PK%: Corsi For (CF)%: +2 (15th) 3.32 (9th) 3.31 (24th) 22.8% (10th) 80.0% (14th) 47.3% (25th) Team Leaders: Goals: Assists: Points: +/-: PIM: TOI/G (D): TOI/G (F): Dylan Larkin (29) Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond (36) Lucas Raymond (61) Olli Maatta (+15) David Perron (53) Moritz Seider (22:13) Dylan Larkin (19:49) Starting Lineup:^ Alex DeBrincat / Dylan Larkin / Patrick Kane David Perron A / JT Compher / Lucas Raymond Joe Valeno / Andrew Copp A / Christian Fischer Robby Fabbri / Christian Fischer / Daniel Sprong Ben Chiarot A / Moritz Seider Simon Edvinsson / Jeff Petry Jake Walman / Shayne Gostisbehere ^Subject to change Starting Goaltender: Alex Lyon GS: REC: SV%: GAA: SO: 39 19-16-4 .907 3.00 2 Healthy Scratches: N/A Injuries, Suspensions, Misc: Ville Husso [DTD] — Lower body injury Michael Rasmussen [DTD] — Upper body injury QUOTE(S) TO NOTE: “Those guys are my brothers, so it was a we’re-all-going-to-war-together type of thing. It wasn’t planned or anything, it just happened, and I think it was really special. I knew I was going to have to fight, not a big deal, an-answer-the-bell type of thing, but going to war with me was pretty dang special, definitely a really cool experience.” - Matt Rempe after the line brawl to start the game vs. NJD GIF to LOL:

And it burns a year of his ELC, so he gets to his next contract faster. Makes total sense from his perspective.

It's wild we're here talking like this after that preseason. I guess that's a lesson to us all.

REGULAR SEASON GAME #76 — 4/3/24 vs. Location: Madison Square Garden — New York, NY Time: 7:00 PM TV: TNT Radio: 98.7 FM, 107.1 FM, 710 AM, Sirius XM USEFUL LINKS: Coverage: @NYP_Brooksie • MollieeWalkerr • @ColinSNewsday • @vzmercogliano • @StapeAthletic Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram Official Team Websites: nhl.com/rangers • nhl.com/devils GameCenter - here Standings: RECORD: POSITION: ROW: P%: HOME: AWAY: S/O: LAST 10: STREAK: 50-21-4 (104 Points) 1st — Metropolitan 47 .693 26-10-0 24-11-4 3-3 7-3-0 L1 Team Statistics: DIFF: GF/GP: GA/GP: PP%: PK%: Corsi For (CF)%: +48 (7th) 3.41 (7th) 2.77 (7th) 25.7% (4th) 83.5% (4th) 49.3% (20th) Team Leaders: Goals: Assists: Points: +/-: PIM: TOI/G (D): TOI/G (F): Artemi Panarin (44) Artemi Panarin (64) Artemi Panarin (108) Ryan Lindgren (+23) Matt Rempe (54) Adam Fox (23:21) Vincent Trocheck (21:23) Starting Lineup:^ Chris Kreider A / Mika Zibanejad A / Jack Roslovic Artemi Panarin A / Vincent Trocheck / Alexis Lafreniere Jonny Brodzinski / Alex Wennberg / Kaapo Kakko Jimmy Vesey / Barclay Goodrow A / Matt Rempe Ryan Lindgren / Adam Fox A K'Andre Miller / Jacob Trouba Braden Schneider / Erik Gustafsson ^Subject to change Starting Goaltender: Igor Shesterkin GS: REC: SV%: GAA: SO: 50 32-16-2 .912 2.64 2 Healthy Scratches: Will Cuylle, Zac Jones, Chad Ruhwedel Injuries, Suspensions, Misc: Filip Chytil [LTIR] — Died again; Out for season Blake Wheeler [LTIR] — Leg snapped like a twig; Out for season Standings: RECORD: POSITION: ROW: P%: HOME: AWAY: S/O: LAST 10: STREAK: 36-34-4 (76 Points) 7th — Metropolitan 36 .507 17-19-2 19-16-2 0-1 5-5-0 L2 Team Statistics: DIFF: GF/GP: GA/GP: PP%: PK%: Corsi For (CF)%: -12 (20th) 3.28 (10th) 3.43 (27th) 22.4% (13th) 81.2% (12th) 53.2% (5th) Team Leaders: Goals: Assists: Points: +/-: PIM: TOI/G (D): TOI/G (F): Jack Hughes (26) Jesper Bratt (49) Jesper Bratt (74) Curtis Lazar (+11) Kevin Bahl (59) Luke Hughes (21:15) Jack Hughes (20:54) Starting Lineup:^ Timo Meier / Nico Hischier C / Jesper Bratt Jack Hughes A / Erik Haula / Alexander Holtz Ondrej Palat A / Tomas Nosek / Dawson Mercer Kurtis MacDermid / Chris Tierney / Curtis Lazar Jonas Siegenthaler / John Marino Kevin Bahl / Brendan Smith Luke Hughes / Simon Nemec ^Subject to change Starting Goaltender: Kaapo “No Relation” Kahkonen GS: REC: SV%: GAA: SO: 32 7-22-3 .897 3.69 1 Healthy Scratches: Nick DeSimone, Maxwell Willman Injuries, Suspensions, Misc: Nolan Foote [IR] — Undisclosed Dougie Hamilton [IR] — Pectoral surgery; Could miss remainder of season Nathan Bastian [IR] — Lil' Bitch Michale McLeod [OUT] — Facing trial Cal Foote [OUT] — Facing trial QUOTE(S) TO NOTE: “Whenever you play a local team, a rivalry game, there’s gonna be some added fuel. We still want points, we still wanna win games, and they’re desperate, too. They’re still looking to get into the playoffs. It’s always an intense game, especially this late in the year when points really matter for teams.” - Adam Fox on facing the Devils GIF to LOL:

I was thinking the same thing. I only casually watch the NCAA, but the level of hockey, especially from the top-ends of the lineup, seems extremely dynamic and fast. Still tons of mistakes and suspect goaltending, which helps the fun along.

Tampa is way better now than they were earlier in the season.

I want no part of Tampa. Everyone else, fine. It's gonna be 7 games anyway, the Rangers never win short series.

Are you in the movie, Richie?

Rangers @ Bruins Because fuck everyone else

Chara gonna come out of retirement for this one, just so the Bruins also have a giant freak.

Trouba's I could see how it was an accident, or at worst "accidentally on purpose". (I still think he should have been suspended for it. You're responsible for your stick and your actions.) This, I have no idea what Wilson is doing. There's no reason to swing his stick the way he did.

I bet you one million dollars one of the characters from the Skywalker saga will appear in this show.

Boogaard - 670 PIMs in 174GP in the WHL, 240 PIM in 33GP in the ECHL, 466 PIMs in 109GP in the AHL, 589 PIMs in 277GP in the NHL The real kicker is 206 PIMs in 27GP in playing for the AAA Regina Pats in the 98-99 season when he would have been 16-17 years old. Belak - 746 PIMs in 211 GP in the WHL, 460 PIMs in 110 GP in the AHL, and 1263 PIMs in 549GP in the NHL Oh, and just 186 PIMs in 57GP playing for the North Battleford Stars U15 AAA in 91-92 when he would have been 15-16 years old. Yeah, these guys were total pacifists for sure. -- I get your point though - there's plenty of players who fought and fought more than these guys and they're still alive, what's the big deal? You're right, if the insinuation is that CTE isn't an automatic death sentence. Hell, fighting doesn't automatically mean you'll get CTE. But it certainly increases your chances of developing it, and ask any of these guys if they suffer from depression, anger management issues, memory issues, or have drug problems and you'll probably find a higher percentage than the regular population. You don't have to be dead to be suffering. To me, the biggest issue is Boogaard and Belak started their roads to their ultimate death when they were 15, 16 years old. If you read the NYT article on Boogaard, they don't paint a picture of him being some total menace from a young age. He did the usual locker room shit, helmets and gloves and all that. He was just bigger than everyone else and he started fighting, partly to make a name for himself or make it big, as you said. That doesn't make it any better, IMO.

Like Friedge said on 32 Thoughts this week, he's the victim of a numbers game. His play is certainly warranting him getting a solidified spot next season - whether it's with this team or another one. I think he has a more lot to offer offensively, but he'll never get a chance to showcase that here. Any team who picks him up might be able to get a bargain PPQB. As for now, he's learned to play to his role and make smart plays out there. His size will always be a bit of an issue as he's one of the smallest defensemen in the league, but he's learning to overcome that.

Ah shit, my b. Impressive nonetheless.

Somehow you nailed the question but got the answer wrong. Incredible

If you have a player regularly picking up 2 or 5 minute penalties because of his "naturally high elbows" then that player can't be in your lineup until he learns how to not incidentally elbow people in the face.

My guess for the length is he got a warning after the Bastian hit and then he did this.

Gonna go with 4.

5 games in 7 nights, 2 back-to-backs WITH travel, and less than 24 hours between games 4 and 5 of the week. The Rangers should shoot the NHL scheduler, this is nuts

Seriously, that pass was ridiculous.

This is a pretty incredible deal for a guy who's really come into his own the last few seasons.

God he'd fit perfect there.

I'm really happy the Devils are poorly run.