In an original 6 matchup, the Broadway Blueshirts opened a can of whoop ass on the Chicago Blackhawks and took home another important 2 points for their first victory of the new year.
Vinny Trocheck with a 3 point night, the Breadman with 2 and Laf with an assist. I know most people consider the Zibanejad – Kreider line as the first line but at this point we can all agree that this is the line that get’s the people going.
Panarin is playing on a different level this season and even did his best Ryan Lindgren impression by taking a puck to the face, seeing some blood, and returning to the game.
Igor was back to being Igor and stopped 22 of 21 shots. He had a rough game against the Hurricanes but if you look at his recent numbers, you should be feeling pretty good when Shesty is in net.
Brennan Othmann made his debut the night before his 21st birthday and brought all of his intangibles to the table. He was physical, showed some offensive flair and put the puck on net – 5 times. He has held scoreless but certainly looked like he fit into the NHL. Obviously, the title of this blog is a joke. Some ti83 calculator analyst put his chances of being an NHL player at 3% and otter shoved that data collection up his hoop.
Head coach Peter Laviolette decided to give the youngster some more burn when Wheeler was in the box.
Speaking of Wheeler, he might’ve bit off a little more than he could chew.
Wheeler is funny, man. I know he isn’t the all star Blake Wheeler he once was but he’s growing on me. He’s kind of like Brendan Smith – you never really know what’s going to happen but the effort and competitiveness will always be there.
The boys are back tomorrow night at the Bell Centre as they take on the Canadiens in another original 6 matchup.
Oh! Head on a swivel for an all Rangers podcast coming up soon with Jonny Lazarus. We’re going to go over the roster, how the boys have been playing, what it’s like to be involved with the Rangers day to day and much more. That podcast should drop sometime next week. Until then, Lets go Rangers!
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