gdt: [RS] (#54) Rangers vs. Tom Wilson // Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold

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REGULAR SEASON GAME #54 — 5/5/21

 

vs.

 

Location: Madison Square Garden — New York, New York

Time: 7:00 PM

TV: NBCSN

Radio: 98.7 FM, 107.1 FM, 710 AM, Sirius XM

 

USEFUL LINKS:

 

Coverage: @NYP_Brooksie • @RickCarpiniello • @ColinSNewsday • @vzmercogliano

 

Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram

 

Official Team Websites: rangers.nhl.com • capitals.nhl.com

 

GameCenter - here

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starting Lineup:^

 

John Scott / Nick Fotiu / Colton Orr

Joey Kocur / Tie Domi / Derek Boogaard

Nick Kypreos / Orland Kurtenbach / George McPhee

Tanner Glass / Brandon Prust / Sean Avery

 

Stu Bickel / Jeff Beukeboom

Barry Beck / Brendan Smith

 

 

^ Subject to change

 

 

Starting Goaltender:

 

Dan Cloutier

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starting Lineup:^

 

TOM WILSON

 

^ Subject to change

 

 

Starting Goaltender:

 

Vitek Vanecek

 

 

 

 

QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

 

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"The New York Rangers are extremely disappointed that Capitals’ forward Tom Wilson was not suspended for his horrifying act of violence last night at Madison Square Garden. Wilson is a repeat offender with a long history of these type of acts and we find it shocking that the NHL and their Department of Player Safety failed to take the appropriate action and suspend him indefinitely. Wilson’s dangerous and reckless actions caused an injury to Artemi Panarin that will prevent him from playing again this season. We view this as a dereliction of duty by NHL head of player safety, George Parros, and believe he is unfit to continue in his current role. "

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— The New York Rangers

 

 

Preview of Warmups:

 

 

[siddious]

I am expecting this so that I am not disappointed

 

[ThirtyONE]

I'll be shocked if the Rangers have any response at all. Basically all their vets are out. I don't know how they can possibly respond in any meaningful way.

 

I think they'll lose again, further continuing the narrative that they need to make some meaningful changes this summer to actually compete with these teams.

[Sharpshooter]

So if they indeed lose out, could their draft positioning move up at least? That would be a little bonus. lol

[Ozzy]

Calling it: Bench clearer tonight! :catfight:

 

That starting lineup reminds me of something:

[RichieNextel305]

Love the lineups, but gotta edit it and put Cloutier in net.

[4EverRangerFrank]

Frankly, I don’t see anyone outside of Smith who could possibly, potentially, maybe exact revenge.

 

Prediction: Lots of ‘pushing and shoving’ with us hitting them with our purses many times. “Bad Capitals - take that!”

 

*said with pouty-face*

[Morphinity 2.0]

Love the lineups, but gotta edit it and put Cloutier in net.

 

Good call..

 

I'm hearing on Twitter Cloutier is starting tonight!

[Tonybologna]

Frankly, I don’t see anyone outside of Smith who could possibly, potentially, maybe exact revenge.

 

Prediction: Lots of ‘pushing and shoving’ with us hitting them with our purses many times. “Bad Capitals - take that!”

 

*said with pouty-face*

 

Yeah I'm not expecting much, certainly no eye for an eye. It'll be some theater to appease the fans and be able to feel like "we did something!".

[Sharpshooter]

Cloutier challenging the Islanders bench is still one of my favorite Rangers memories. lol

[Blue Heaven]

[lefty9]

nice ranger lineup

love Fotiu at center,plus take out Kypreos and put in Steve vickers

[Ozzy]

Good call..

 

I'm hearing on Twitter Cloutier is starting tonight!

 

Need Langdon in there, Morph!! ;)

[lefty9]

Langdon ,the 12 round man

[Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc]

So everyone gonna tune in to watch Rangers retaliate on national TV?

 

Yeah, this is not gonna end well.

 

They'll send one guy (prob Smith) to the slaughter. He will get his head knocked in while the Rangers players taps their sticks against the boards and Wilson smiles away into the penalty box again. Probably gonna lose the game 4-1 aswell.

 

I would love to see everyone go batshit crazy with high sticks, cross-checks, elbows and what not, but they're all too scared for what will come their way.

[ThirtyONE]

So if they indeed lose out, could their draft positioning move up at least? That would be a little bonus. lol

 

I don't see how they don't lose out, honestly. Their lineup is decimated.

[phillyb]

I think forfeiting the game sends a much larger message if that's what they want to do. Their intent is to change the league with that statement, not the Tom Wilson's of the world.

[Sharpshooter]

I don't see how they don't lose out, honestly. Their lineup is decimated.

 

Yeah, I probably should have just left the 'if' out. lol Well, hopefully they get a bit higher draft pick even if it isn't an overly deep draft supposedly.

[ThirtyONE]

I think forfeiting the game sends a much larger message if that's what they want to do. Their intent is to change the league with that statement, not the Tom Wilson's of the world.

 

Ehh. I think that's a pretty lame move and makes them look like huge pussies. I'm sure the players want to go out and play. Can't set a precedent for forfeiting games when calls don't go your way.

[Phil]

[Phil]

I think forfeiting the game sends a much larger message if that's what they want to do. Their intent is to change the league with that statement, not the Tom Wilson's of the world.

 

Forfeiting the game would be the biggest pussy move of all-time. I get they are trying to "change the game," but it's literally quitting.

[Sharpshooter]

Forfeiting would look even worse, especially after they just called out the entire NHL.

[BrooksBurner]

Forfeiting the game would be the biggest pussy move of all-time. I get they are trying to "change the game," but it's literally quitting.

 

The only move that's a bigger pussy move than that is going back out there and not doing anything...getting ragdolled and beat up all over the ice again. I also posed the forfeit option in another thread under the premise that if they don't have the balls to answer the bell, just forfeit. At least send a message to the league that way if you won't do it on ice.

[Albatrosss]

Caps tearing the rangers yet another asshole. 6-0 Tom Wilson.

[Sharpshooter]

Watch them decide to play and then Wilson gets a hat trick or something. lol