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Islanders Vs. rAnGeRs; 3/4//2008 ~~~ 7:00pm
Topic Started: Mar 3 2008, 05:51 AM (4,177 Views)
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IslanderQueen,Mar 4 2008
01:37 PM
carbons2k,Mar 4 2008
02:33 PM
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MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU DUBIE!

he did it last year!!!


dubbie...dubbie

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Exactly! We believed in Dubie's magic during last year's playoff run. Why not this year's? Plus his confidence must be way up just from getting the start in such a HUGE game. That can be big advantage.
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VIVA LAS VEGAS
Some Motivation

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nisE6AGr03I

After a narrow victory in 1994, Boston Bruins defenseman Al Iafrate was asked why, in the closing moments of the game, he had fired the puck around the boards rather than into the empty net. His reply? "Empty-net goals are for faggots"
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Tinman31
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DP hurt again. Didn't even practice.

I'm sorry this is really starting to get to me.
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Tinman31,Mar 4 2008
03:24 PM
DP hurt again. Didn't even practice.

I'm sorry this is really starting to get to me.

I believe Jim had it nailed right...he was never the same after the All Star game
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4CUPZ
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HEAD OF SECURITY
NOOOOOOOOO

REMEMBER HOW THE SMOKE FELT BEING BLOWN UP YOUR ASS

WHEN WE WERE TOLD HE'S FINE

HE WAS JOKING WHEN WE HEARD THOSE WORDS

YOU WANT TO HEAR ON A BS EVENT
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LEDZEP
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THE rAnGeRs SUCK :monkeylaugh:

:ragssuck: :ragssuck: :ragssuck:
Sometimes I grow so tired, but I know I've got one thing I got to do... Posted Image

What puckhead says is Islander law
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Come in with the milk

"A leader, once convinced a particular course of action is the right one,
must have the determination to stick with it and be undaunted when the going gets rough."

Ronald Reagan
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ok Ive got a dumb question... I went to lunch and I heard some people talking about the game tonite and bad mouthing the Islanders... I didnt say anything bc i didnt wanna start a scene in the pizzeria. Why is there such animosity between the 2 teams? I never really could understand it lol :bag:
After a narrow victory in 1994, Boston Bruins defenseman Al Iafrate was asked why, in the closing moments of the game, he had fired the puck around the boards rather than into the empty net. His reply? "Empty-net goals are for faggots"
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carbons2k,Mar 4 2008
03:42 PM
ok Ive got a dumb question... I went to lunch and I heard some people talking about the game tonite and bad mouthing the Islanders... I didnt say anything bc i didnt wanna start a scene in the pizzeria. Why is there such animosity between the 2 teams? I never really could understand it lol  :bag:

JP Parise ~ 1975
Ulf Nielson ~ The Ankle
1979 ~ F

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THE rAnGeRs SUCK :monkeylaugh:

:ragssuck: :ragssuck: :ragssuck:

aHHHHHHHHHHHH THE rAngErs SUCK :monkeylaugh:
Sometimes I grow so tired, but I know I've got one thing I got to do... Posted Image

What puckhead says is Islander law
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Come in with the milk

"A leader, once convinced a particular course of action is the right one,
must have the determination to stick with it and be undaunted when the going gets rough."

Ronald Reagan
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carbons2k,Mar 4 2008
04:42 PM
ok Ive got a dumb question... I went to lunch and I heard some people talking about the game tonite and bad mouthing the Islanders... I didnt say anything bc i didnt wanna start a scene in the pizzeria. Why is there such animosity between the 2 teams? I never really could understand it lol  :bag:

when i first moved to NY

i had no idea what a ranger was

it took me 2-3 yrs to finally have it dawn on me that everytime i ever spoke of hockey while in NY and there was a ranger fan in ears distance-
99% of the time - i was spoken to as if i were a person of lesser value
they were crude
rude
in my face- loud and wanting to argue-

well anyone who knows me- knows i am the type

talk to me- i'll do my best to understand-
no need to yell or be ugly- life is full of ugly-

it never worked with ranger fans
its just something thats in the air- i dont get it-i have met 2 ranger fans that showed respect-- 2...and yes james is one!
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Heading down shortly with some Rag$ fans into the heart of the jungle. I've been to Isles/Rags at MSG without one of my brothers only one other time. It should be interesting. I'm used to a sidekick.

Apparently, this particular section is full of nasty Rangers fans.

Let's Go Islanders!!!!
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There's a building collapse so no trains in or out of grand central for now. I'm stuck in the city so in that case............ANYBODY GOT ANY EXTRA TIX FOR TONIGHT?


UGH
John Tavares was 2 years old the last time NYI won a playoff series
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04:19 PM
There's a building collapse so no trains in or out of grand central for now. I'm stuck in the city so in that case............ANYBODY GOT ANY EXTRA TIX FOR TONIGHT?


UGH

building collapse??

where??

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stevedepot,Mar 4 2008
04:32 PM
19!,Mar 4 2008
04:19 PM
There's a building collapse so no trains in or out of grand central for now.  I'm stuck in the city so in that case............ANYBODY GOT ANY EXTRA TIX FOR TONIGHT?


UGH

building collapse??

where??

:blink:

124th & Park
John Tavares was 2 years old the last time NYI won a playoff series
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oh man im almost afraid to watch... I dont want to watch but i dont wanna look away! what do i do!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish we had sutton and campoli for this one. Davison better be in the physical mood tonite
After a narrow victory in 1994, Boston Bruins defenseman Al Iafrate was asked why, in the closing moments of the game, he had fired the puck around the boards rather than into the empty net. His reply? "Empty-net goals are for faggots"
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DUBIE IN NET! :banana: :fisherman:
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04:57 PM
DUBIE IN NET! :banana: :fisherman:

What's wrong with DP?


...........THIS TIME.
John Tavares was 2 years old the last time NYI won a playoff series
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Tinman31
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I don't want to hear DP wasn't the same because of the All- Star game.

He stood on his head for 6 games.

He can't be hurt in games he played bad, and fine in games he played well. I don't understand.

Back to back games versus Washington then a 1-0 shutout vs. Tampa THE NEXT night. Playing great vs. the Sharks etc.

Now he plays bad, now he is hurt? Come on.
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06:04 PM
ronski631,Mar 4 2008
04:57 PM
DUBIE IN NET!  :banana:  :fisherman:

What's wrong with DP?


...........THIS TIME.

Still in Boston with his family by the sound of this from ESPN
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DiPietro left immediately after the Islanders' home loss to Philadelphia on Saturday to attend the wake on Sunday and the funeral on Monday.

Wade Dubielewicz played in DiPietro's place on Sunday and made 29 saves, when New York lost 1-0 to Florida despite recording 53 shots. He was in line to start again against the Rangers in the opener of a home-and-home series that concludes Thursday on Long Island.

"Ricky won't be there tonight," Nolan said Tuesday after the team's pregame skate at Madison Square Garden. "It's just an unfortunate thing happening with his family, so he is going to take care of that first. Dubielewicz played quite well for us last time so we'll go with Dubie."


Garth Snow circa 2006:
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but how can you not be excited about DiPietro…Robert Nilsson…Ryan O'Marra…Petteri Nokelainen…Jeremy Colliton…Kyle Okposo…Blake Comeau…Sean Bergenheim…Chris Campoli…and so many others.
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03/04 7:05 PM 
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4 NY Rangers  -210
NYI-G-DiPietro-Probable
  5o-130


Islanders the heavy, heavy underdogs in a massive ass kicking... and that was before they knew DP wasn't playing.

In other words:

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The New York Rangers are making a big playoff push, but they'll have to figure out a way to beat their archrival if they hope to keep it going.

The Rangers will be trying to match their longest winning streak of the season on Tuesday when they open a home-and-home series with the New York Islanders, who will be without starting goalie Rick DiPietro.

The Rangers (34-24-8) won their fourth straight on Sunday, beating Philadelphia 5-4 in a shootout. The Rangers, who are tied with Boston for seventh place in the Eastern Conference, are 7-0-2 over their last nine games.

"Our team was really excited to play this game today," coach Tom Renney told the Rangers' official Web site. "Every guy was on the beam, and we found a way to get the win."

The New York Rangers look to match their longest winning streak of the season in a game against the suburban rival-New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden tonight. A win would mark the fifth in a row for the Blueshirts, which would also move them within three points of the Eastern Conference lead. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) 

The Rangers won five in a row Nov. 8-17, but matching that streak likely won't be easy. They are just 4-7-1 against the Islanders (31-29-7) since the start of last season, including 1-3-0 in 2007-08 as DiPietro has been in net for each of those games.

DiPietro, though, won't play Tuesday because he has been away from the team
following his grandmother's death.


"Ricky won't be there tonight," coach Ted Nolan said Tuesday after the Islanders' pregame skate at Madison Square Garden. "It's just an unfortunate thing happening with his family, so he is going to take care of that first."

Wade Dubielewicz will get the start, hoping to help the Islanders continue their dominance over the Rangers.

"I don't know what it is," Nolan told his team's official Web site. "Maybe against the Rangers we've gotten the breaks at the right time.

"This game is about work and creating opportunities. And it's about luck. I believe the harder you work the luckier you get, so we have to continue to work and hopefully we'll get some lucky breaks."

The Rangers did win the most recent meeting, 4-2 at MSG on Nov. 29. The teams square off again on Thursday in Long Island.

"We talk about emotion," Nolan said. "It's always there for the Rangers-Islanders games. You could play them on a Sunday afternoon in mid-June and the excitement would be there.

"It's a big week for us. We have the Rangers back-to-back and then Philly on Saturday, but we can't focus on too much more than one game."

The Islanders have dropped four of five to fall five points out of a playoff spot. They lost 1-0 on Sunday to Florida despite taking 53 shots, including a franchise-high 29 in the second period.

The Islanders, who were coming off a 4-1 loss to Philadelphia, rank last in the Eastern Conference with 161 goals. However, they aren't far behind the Rangers, who have 170.

"I think the most frustrating thing is letting four points slip away this weekend," Islanders center Mike Comrie said. "In similar games, we get a lot of shots, but I think we make the goalies look better than they are. We've got to get quality shots and get traffic in front of the net. Everybody's got to step up."

Despite their lackluster offensive numbers this season, the Rangers have scored at least four goals in each of their last five games. Fredrik Sjostrom and Christian Backman, acquired in separate trade deadline deals last Tuesday, both scored their first goals with the Rangers on Sunday, and Brendan Shanahan and Nigel Dawes scored in the shootout.

"Obviously when you come to a new team, you want to help in any way that you can," Sjostrom said. "This is a great team, a classy organization, and I am just so happy to be here."

Steve Valiquette stopped 17 of 18 shots after replacing starting goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who had gone 5-0-1 with a 1.97 goals-against average in his previous six games.

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What was the Vegas Line on the Super Bowl? The games are played on the field/ice. I would love to see an inspired effort, win or lose. We miss Sillinger on the draws, and the Rangers first victory against us was just attacking our dmen down low. Expect more of that, but how will we respond?
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