Live Blog - Penguins @ Rangers Game 3

No reason to be nervous or anything, only the whole season is riding on a Rangers win tonight..

THIS IS HOCKEY!!! WOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
LETS GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I’m gonna be sick!

Take some Tums Marc, you gotta make it through this.

You wanna know the worst thing… the worst thing… I normally work in the evening… every time I watch live, we lose… can’t do it… game 3 Devs, I was watching live… turned on game game 1 with Pitts after the 1st period, we collapse… so I’m working.

DVR is in full effect, I’ll be watching it at 1am when I get home…

so I’m off… good luck Rangers fans, looking forward to commenting and hearing the next podcast guys…

“we will win tonight”

GREAT start…

Another case of Rozsi trying to be too fancy. GET THE PUCK IN DEEP!

they are too good

GIVE ME A BREAK!! The puck bounced over Jagr’s stick, that wasn’t Rozy’s fault or anyone else’s, it was the poor ice in the spring at MSG..

Get the puck in deep?? That’s exactly what you criticized the Rangers for doing last game, generating nothing on the attack..dumping and chasing doesn’t help you score goals, it’s good for killing games off.

cant even score on an open net!!!!

Michael, you’re not listening to these podcasts if you think I don’t want them to dump the puck in. I said I don’t want one guy chasing. Get that puck in and pressure!

now I really am gonna be sick… laters guys…

Looks like Hossa’s learned a thing or two from Crosby.

My favorite call, they both get penalties..come on

SHOOT GOMEZ!!! SHOOT!!!!!

These player profiles are useless..

I WANNA SEE CROSBY GET NAILED!!!!

girardi… you better wake up

Never understood why Marc and Jordan don’t square off in a regular season game, I have no idea why they haven’t yet. If my brother and I played on opposing teams, we definitely would, and we’re best friends.

Come on guys, I want to see you drop the gloves!

fleury is such a b*tch, he does his gay little glove save exaggeration every time. he didnt even need to move his glvoe to stop jagr, but did.

As the replay showed, Tyutin is showing his poor judgement and lack of focus again.

The Rangers are certainly playing aggresively, but I still think they’re giving up a LITTLE too much. One of these chances is going to come back and bite them in the rear.

Again with the Nigel, Eric..I need to get on a first-name basis with some of these Rangers like you.

YES!!!!!

Jagr has to come back next season. He’s been the definition of a “captain” tonight!

GOAL!!!!!!

He’s like a soccer player. One name. Just, Nigel.

Hahahaha yeah, makes sense. Who am I to queston that?

Avery has been almost invisible this whole series; we really need him to step up and chip him more offensively. The agitator supremo that he is isn’t working against the Pens like it did against Atlanta last year and the Devils this season, so we need him to put some points on the board.

Therrien’s face being bright red… It reminds me of that guy who died in Dumb and Dumber because of those peppers. haha

ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? BGL????

Way to go, Toots. You let the heavyweight champ of the NHL score a goal in the playoffs.

That is a PP quarterback right there, Sergei Gonchar is a top quality offensive defenseman..great way to finish the period for the Rangers.

WELL, THIS GAME IS OVER, AND SO IS THE SEASON

Sometimes sports aren’t fair. That period was just unfair.

Gotta give credit to the Penguins, a young, inexperienced team coming into this hostile environment and walking out of the first period with a dominating 3-1 lead..very impressed with their fearlessness, I have to say.

Pathetic first 20 minutes from NYR.

How was that period unfair, Steve? We had more shots, but they were lower quality shots and Pittsburgh walked all over us and capitalized on our mistakes..

You can’t say we outplayed them one bit..

Shocker, but I completely disagree with you Michael. The Rangers definitely outplayed the Pens there for most of the period, but a couple mistakes here and there and it’s a 3-1 game.

Again I have to say, if you think that period should have been 3-1 Pens, I don’t know what game you’re watching.

It’s all over now, baby blue

And can we stop with the “season’s over” talk. We’ve got two more periods to see what this team is made of. Don’t give up yet.

Ron Duguay is so annoying.

Well that was upsetting. Seemingly doing what we needed to, not capitalizing, and now down 3-1. I agree Steve, let’s see what this team is made of. Go Jagr!

I don’t think it should be 3-1 them based on the balance of play, but they had the better of the period and we were careless with the puck a couple times and took a dumb penalty with Callahan in the offensive zone. Give them the smallest chance and they will make you pay, and that’s what they did.

I agree that the season is not over yet. If we don’t come back and win today, then it is, but 40 minutes is more than enough time to turn it around like Gomer said in the intermission.

I said “dominating” 3-1 lead because let’s face it, a two-goal lead in the playoffs is generally game over. They didn’t dominate us in the period, but they did play a smarter game than we did and took advantage of our mistakes.

And it was a pathetic performance on our end, aside from Jagr and Straka. Way too careless, way too sloppy, not smart enough. Can’t do that against this team.

I got to take a stance right in between Michael and Steve. I was not impressed with the Rangers as a whole that period. They had some nice rushes but, as Michael said you can’t have those lapses in judgment like they seem to always have in this series. But I do agree with Steve that it could just as easily been 3-1 Rangers. Not over yet though.

Definitely not, and we NEED to score the next goal in this game. It’s an absolute must to make it 3-2 instead of going down 4-1..

Prediction? Gomez comes up with a rebound in front and jams it past Fleury to cut the deficit in half.

The Rangers absolutely HAVE TO score on this power play. They need to be as scary with the man advantage as Pittsburgh.

COMPLETLEY AGREE STEVE, GOT TO, GOT TO, GOT TO SCORE HERE

Perry Pearn is useless as an assistant coach..he does NOTHING..

:43 second 5 on 3. Might not be a stretch to say this is the turning point in the game.

Can’t say I’m suprised by that showing.

Here comes another chance, let’s go!!

PITTSBURGH IS PRETTY MUCH GIVING THE GAME AWAY HERE WITH ALL THESE PENATLY’S

THE PROBLEM IS WE CANT SCORE!!!

Watching this power play actually makes me physically ill.

Woeful, just woeful.

Great job coaching ‘em up, Perry. At least Trautwig likes your ties, so you’re good for something.

Ugh, Jagr and Shanny are like the only people who ever touch the puck on a 5 on 3.

Drury is hurt, damn.

Jagr is like a man possessed out there. Gomez is very off tonight.

we can not get one bounce our way…not one single bounce our way….anyone else see how bad gomez is playing? how bad cally and dawes are playing?? things are not right

Too bad Jagr’s energy and passion has been matched by no Ranger player except for maybe Straka..

I expected so much more from this team playing at MSG, I really did.

thank you gomer….he made a great play

Awesome play by Gomez there.

I knew Gomer would come through, I called it before the period started..good finish by Cally, right back in it.

GOAL! THANK YOU GOD! OKAY BOYS ONLY TWO MORE FOR THE LEAD

Never mind two more, let’s just get one more first and go from there..

YES!! YES!!! YESSSSS!!!! THANK YOU JARG!! NEW GAME BOYS!!

JJJJJJJJJJJJJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!

YEAH JAGR! Best player on the ice and it’s not even close.

Yeah, Gomez has been great in this period..not sure what Balter and Steve were talking about saying he was off in the first period, he was fine.

Jagr is on a mission right now.

Wow, we are DOMINATING this period!!!

Dumb penalty from Hollweg there, we have to kill this to keep up the big ‘mo!

Thanks, Ryan Hollweg…thanks

Hollweg…….

And that right there is why Hollweg cannot be in the lineup. He can’t help but take stupid penalties at inopportune times. He avoided in in the Devils series, but that right there was the Hollywood we know and love (or hate).

IM GONNA KEEP MY EYES CLOSED AND PRAY OVER THE NEXT TWO MINUTES.

Grudingly, I have to agree with you Steve..

CAN LUNDQVIST STOP ANYTHING TONIGHT

Hollweg should not get another minute in a Rangers uniform. This guy is a disgrace!

A seeing-eye goal..it’s a Johnny Damon grounder through the hole

That’s not on Lundqvist at all Luke.

Can’t put that goal squarely on Hollweg though, the Rangers had several chances to clear the puck and couldn’t do it.

That’s what happens when Drury and Betts are gone

Agreed, Eric. The Rangers were dead tired because they couldn’t clear the puck, so I can’t put all the blame on Hollweg, I think the Rangers really needed to do a better job of getting it out.

UM JUST PISSED, GOTTA TAKE IT OUT ON SOMEONE, I GOT NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR HENRIK, IM JUST PISSED OFF NICK

And also agreed, you can’t take that silly penalty in that situation, it killed our momentum..still, we could’ve gotten the puck out of the zone and actually killed a powerplay for once.

Great playoff beard there, Sid.

Wow, that period took the life out of me. Elated one minute, destroyed the next. If anything they proved they could get 2 to tie it up. Now they need 2 to win.

Garden seems dead right now. Hollywood really killed this team.

And now you can say “Season’s Over.”

And I’m putting this one 100% on Ryan Hollweg. Yes it’s only one goal, but it’s really so much more. He killed everything the Rangers had going.

Awful goal to give up, poor job by Backman to not do anything, and Lundqvist should’ve had that one.

No, season is NOT over!!! We just saw NYR come back from two goals out of nowhere in the second period, and you’re gonna throw in the towel now?? Please.

Sorry Michael, I sensed it when Hollweg took the penalty. It takes an awful lot to come back like the Rangers did. To have all that momentum killed by a fringe AHLer is more than a team can take. I hope I’m wrong, but I just can’t see a comeback.

And on another note, Drury can’t be on the ice. He can’t move.

I feel a bit sick now, especially watching Drury. He looks like he is in so much pain.

OK, here we go, time to get a goal and get back in this one..let’s see what we’re made of.

I’m surprised, Steve, usually I’m the glass half-empty, negative one and you’re the optimist. I think we’ve got another comeback in store here..

hollweg should give up hockey and take up knitting……..tool

I’m a realist and right now there’s no atmosphere in the Garden and the Rangers (aside from Jagr) look absolutely spent.

Seriously though, what is Perry Pearn’s job?? I’m not joking anymore; he is absolutely USELESS as an assistant

You’re right about the atmosphere, Steve, and although I can’t say I’m surprised and I can’t say I don’t understand it, I’m still disappointed by it. This game is the Rangers’ season, and yet the crowd is giving them nothing to feed off. MSG has to pick it up..

Does Backman do anything besides stand around and take penalties, If I were GM, absolutley no way he’d play in a Rangers uniform again.

How can you blame MSG? They’ve been with them all game, but they’re spent at this point. Honestly, I’m spent at this point. The joke of a hockey player that wears number 44 for this team KILLED and I mean KILLED this team’s season.

That’s the bottom line.

Can we decline the penalty?

Wish we could Teresa because this is truly a disgrace.

Eric, I think there was a bit of a typo there. 20 for 22 on the PP would be pretty darn good!

haha thank you Steve.

This series was lost by Ryan Hollweg. End of story.

That’s what I’m here for.

100% correct Inferno

i guess the rangers forgot this was their season. They gave up 1 game and 20 minutes too early

If Perry Pearn fell off the face of the earth tonight, I wouldn’t be sad at all..

I’m not blaming MSG, believe me, I’m just disappointed. I’m seeing some empty seats in the lower bowl around center ice, I’m not hearing much encouragement..I dunno about you, but hearing boos at home doesn’t really motivate me, it just puts me in more of a funk..

I dunno, I just think the crowd could do a little bit more right now to help out.

Look guys, my brother is a huge Penguin fan, as I was until Jagr was traded. He is not talking to me now that I have completely gone to the Ranger side no matter where Jagr is next year. The Penguins can not sweep by the Rangers. For the love of God, SCORE!

It’s interesting that for as much as I hear that MSG is such a great home-ice advantage for the Rangers, they’ll be 1-2 there after this game in the playoffs this year and were knocked out at home last year by Buffalo…

i sent you an email Steven and Eric, Id love for you gusy to talk aobut it in tonights/tomorrows podcast.

We’re doing an episode right after the final horn sounds. We’ll get to the email. Anybody else that wants to be heard, get in your thoughts asap.

we are done!! just another huge letdown by a new york team.

Here comes the expert strategy worked up by Pelino and Renney..expert..

How ’bout them Yankees though, Steve and Eric? At least you have the whole summer to look forward to..

How’s A-Rod’s quad?

Phil Hughes has let me down a bit, but I have absolute faith in the kid. Hed have to go 0-30 for me to give up on him.

Haha and even then, Cashman wouldn’t put Joba in the rotation. I don’t think he should though, Joba is dynamite in the 8th.

If Hollweg dresses next game… Im gonna run to MSG and punch Renney in the face.

Last year, I was pretty OK after the Drury goal against us. Right now I feel like I am unable to process human emotion. This is so much worse because we lost because of our own player (Ryan Hollweg) not because of a herculean effort by the other team.

well, leave it to what will probably be one of our last games of the season to shine a bright light on our problems.

Here’s two that are obvious… firstly, Ryan Hollweg. Why? Why? Why? Does he have incriminating pics of management? What, why, how, does this happen?

Secondly, why can’t Henrik Lundqvist find his game when we need him too. Im sorry, this has not been a good season for Lundy. He’s been very good, he’s been very bad. He was just okay against the Devils, he was great in game two with Pitts, tonight we face the hangman and he can’t find a puck.

This was not the guy I watched win a Gold Medal for his country. I’m very disappointed in him. Goaltenders who win cups do extraordinary things, they stand on their heads, they are Supermen, Henrik hasn’t looked close to any of those things.

Positives… Jagr, Dubinsky, Straka, Callahan, Gomez… they want to win… I’ll take that.

One win at a time…

Marc