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Rangers-Islanders [game thread]

New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Jan 13, 2009 7:00 PM EST


This not the only swell rivalry matchup tonight. Thank heavens, Montreal-Boston is relevant again. Battle of Pennsylvania tonight, too. But the standings don't need to be relevant for a Rangers-Islanders matchup to bring the fire, the passion, and -- often -- the bizarre.

Hard to believe this turf battle's well into its fourth decade. During the dynasty (you know whose, because only one side had one), the rivalry turned 10. Such young pups then. They grow up so fast.

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Short Island Smurfs (25-15-4, 5th/East) at Long Island Islanders (12-26-4, 30th)

7 p.m. EST | Nassau Coliseum | MSG+

Rangers blogs: Scotty Hockey | Blueshirt Bulletin | Ranger Pundit

No other pertinent news to this game since this morning -- we had the Sutton and DP updates earlier in the day, but everyone knew they were out for tonight and beyond anyway.

The Isles made a minor depth swap, moving D-man Brent Skinner to Atlanta for winger Junior Lessard. (No, not a junior winger, but "Junior," a winger. I do hope he's called up at some point, for name fun alone.) Lessard is 28 and has 27 NHL games with two teams (neither are Atlanta). So, um ... yeah, this was a shuffling of depth chairs. Skinner, 25, got in 11 NHL games this year as an injury replacement, with no stats to speak of.

Oh, if you don't have Pat Benatar in your head, Islanders Official's Outlook will help ya' out with that deficiency... On that note, the rest of the BlogBoxers will be out in full force for this one. Hope the orange-and-blue give them good things to write about.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:05 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

MacDonald v. Lundqvist

No surprise there. Just great to see Frans Nielsen back. How rusty will he be?

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:08 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Whoa, first close call

MacDonald belly down in the crease, Park had to come along and help clear it.

That would be a Joey rebound there — his biggest occasional weakness.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:10 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Pock

Jaffe: “A play like that by Thomas Pock is not going to get him in the good graces of coach Scott Gordon.”

How Pock can be in the good graces at this point, I don’t know. Did Atlanta want Skinner so bad? They wouldn’t take Pock? I’m harsh, but I haven’t seen what keeps Pock in the lineup, other than injuries and him having to pass through waivers.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:12 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I agree

I can’t see him finishing the season with the team

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Slow reaction by Joey

… puck bounced off the back boards, and Roszival had a chance to pop it in.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:13 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Nice feed by Bailey to Park

I saw him get the outlet, and I thought, “Come on, do your magic.” He made a nice delayed feed to the high slot, but Park got stick-checked.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:14 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Great to see Nielsen back!

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 7:14 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Hell yes! Bring on the youngsters!

But now we’re two goalies down…

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:16 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

ugh

time to see what Yanni (worst nickname ever?) can do

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Heh. Yeah, I love that Danis has been shipped up and down, up and down, never used, and now he goes in cold. Here you go, kid! We believe in you — honest engine!

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

and here's a barrage of shots

have fun kid!

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 7:19 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

And hey hugo, btw. :)

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

hey, what's up?

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Just patiently marching on.

How’s the Jays’ offseason?

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

going about as well as the Islanders season

less injuries, but about the same amount of triumphs

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 7:29 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Enter Yann Danis

I think I see why Joey was being slow on those plays. Yikes.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:15 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

And here come the hits!

Wow, some jarring ones there with Guerin, Martinek…

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:21 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Not a bad PP there

Liked the movement, anyway.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:24 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

yeah, wasn't bad at all

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Butch Goring in the house

Good to see him, sitting next to a fan who is either stoned or pretending not to act like he knows he’s on TV next to Butch Goring.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:31 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Dubie on the way?

With Joey getting hurt, it looks likely.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:34 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

he's done some respectable work for the team in the past

he’ll always be a fan fave

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 7:35 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Definitely. Always enjoy him.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:39 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Goal! 1-0

Campoli, baby. Nice pressure.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:39 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

w00t!

that was well done

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 7:40 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed. I’ll take more of that end-of-period pressure please.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:44 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

'Juicy, delectable, delirious rebounds'

Jaffe on Lundqvist’s night thus far.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:41 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Damn Geico

While I was making insta-dinner, I was wondering why “I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me” came into my head.

… one more Geico commercial later, I get my answer.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:46 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Intermission interview with Garth Snow (pre-taped)

Interesting package here. They set it up in, what, an empty restaurant/club section? With Islanders coffee mugs carefully placed on the table in between Snow and Jaffe. Sort of fake casual.

Jaffe in full announcer mode, Snow looking a little bit uncomfortable even. Based on the Q&A content, this is pretty much a chance for Snow to give a state-of-the-club, “Stay the course” speech.

They address the Rick DiPietro issue, to explain and defend their handling.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 7:50 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

thanks, I missed it

was fixing our closet door

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by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, home duties. Hope it’s fixed!

Apparently, they ran the interview on pre-game, too, but Center Ice doesn’t share the pre-game love.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 8:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

I’m out of market too, frustrating not to get the pre- and post-game

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

MacDonald

Oh yeah, during the intermission they said MacDonald suffered a groin strain.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 8:04 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

yeah

no surprise there

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh man

Great drop pass and one-time from Comeau to Okposo there. The Future.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 8:06 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

that was purty

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by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

so,

we are getting a solid look at some of our young players, but I feel like I am no closer to any informed opinion on whether “the system” will work or not than I was when the season began

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 8:13 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

me, too

I was just wondering, “wouldn’t that be ironic if they [jinx delete, jinx delete] the Rangers by playing in a defensive shell to protect Danis?”

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Goal Gomez, 1-1

You know, and I even typed “jinx delete,” and they still scored as I was posting that.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

ah well

you did all you could

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by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I see where we’re getting some counterattack chances, at least. Not so much from the D pinching in behind then.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

true

it will have to happen more if it’s going to work, though

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by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Ugh. You were saying? 2-1 Rangers

Speaking of … rough counterattack 3-on-1 goal. Witt had to be saying, “what am I supposed to do here?”

I’ve kind of felt in the back of my mind that we’re going to need to see the system for half of next year, with some more personnel, to really start to get a feel of whether it will go. Or at least whether it will work with non-Red Wings players.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 8:23 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

boo

with what, 10 seconds left on the power play?

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by hugo on Jan 13, 2009 8:24 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

ack

forgot that was on the power play still. 3-on-1 on the PP? Comeau’s got to make sure that shot gets on goal rather than ring around the boards.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Glad they're not calling those incidental collisions there

Just had one each way (Hunter went down, then Dawes went down battling with Pock). Let it flow, let it flow.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 8:30 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Crazy shot totals

1st period: NYI 19, NYR 8

2nd period: NYI 2, NYR 10

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 8:33 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Cool intermission highlight bit on Berard

Showing him as a young Islander, going end-to-end and splitting Niedermayer and Stevens to score. How many people have that on their reel?

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 8:38 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Drat

Open it up and Tamby gets a delay of game penalty for backhanding the puck from the top of the crease over the glass.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 8:51 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Scott Gordon's tie

Sporting killer Islanders stripes tonight. Wonder if I can get away with that tie in my house.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 8:52 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Still 2-1, 5:30 left in the 3rd

This has been a shockingly unemotional game.

… a goal would change that.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 9:07 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Witt tonight

Rose: “This is the most active I’ve seen Brendan Witt in a while.”
Jaffe: “He’s been very involved tonight.”

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 9:08 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

OH. MY. god.

Oh, the tying goal was on Comeau’s stick. and it bounced, it scooted, D-men’s legs everywhere … they just could not knock it in. Crap.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 9:16 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

And that's a wrap, 2-1 Rangers

Comeau had the best chance to tie it at the end.

Rangers fans wanted a call when Zherdev or Drury was pulled down with the goalie pulled.

Butch Goring reported several fights in the stands.

This was a good yet rather unemotional game, for this rivalry. Fairly boring as I’m sure the Rangers prefer it. Dammit.

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by Dominik on Jan 13, 2009 9:26 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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Jack Hillen 38 D 1/24/1986 200 5-11
Trent Hunter 7 RW 7/5/1980 210 6-3
Tim Jackman 28 RW 11/14/1981 210 6-4
Dustin Kohn 56 D 2/2/1987 200 6-2
Andrew MacDonald 47 D 9/7/1986 188 6-1
Matt Martin 46 LW 3/8/1989 192 6-2
Freddy Meyer 44 D 1/4/1981 192 5-10
Matt Moulson 26 LW 11/1/1983 206 6-1
Frans Nielsen 51 C 4/24/1984 172 5-11
Kyle Okposo 21 RW 4/16/1988 200 6-1
Richard Park 10 RW 5/27/1976 190 5-11
Dylan Reese 42 D 8/29/1984 195 6-0
Dwayne Roloson 30 G 10/12/1969 180 6-1
Jon Sim 16 LW 9/29/1977 195 5-10
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