Result!

Rangers 3, Canadiens 1
YAY!!! The Blueshirts did not let the pressure of 'win and you're in' make them tighten up for the game against Les Habitants; they beat the Habs convincingly and clinched a playoff spot in the final home game of the regular season. Petr Prucha got it started early in the 1st period on this shot:

Marik Malek (see top photo) and Jaromir Jagr also scored for the boys, and Henrik Lundqvist held Montreal to a single goal while being his usual spectacular self. *Henrik! Henrik!*
Unlike last season, the Rangers will be mostly healthy going into the playoffs, and are a red hot team as the 'second season' begins...
LET'S GO RANGERS!

Fishsticks Spoil The Party.

Islanders 3, Rangers 2 (Shootout)
guh. The Rangers surrendered a 2 goal lead to the Fishsticks at the Nassau Mausoleum, coming back on goals by Nylander and Shanahan to tie it up in the 2nd. After a scoreless 3rd, the teams went to overtime, and again- no goals.
And in the shootout, Henrik was not perfect (Shocking!) but his counterpart, Wade Dubielewicz (who dat?!) was. guh.
The boys get a point for the standings, and inched a bit closer to the coveted playoff berth.
LET'S GO RANGERS!

Winning Weekend!

Sunday:

Rangers 7, Maple Leafs 2. YAY!!!

Saturday:

Rangers 6, Flyers 2. YAY!!!

YAY!!!
LET'S GO RANGERS!

Baseball Season!

YAY!!

Did you know that the Mets have their own fight song? (from 1961) Click the link, Meet The Mets theme song and let's all sing along, shall we...

MEET THE METS by Ruth Roberts and Bill Katz

Meet the Mets,
Meet the Mets,
Step right up and greet the Mets!
Bring your kiddies, bring your wife,
guaranteed to have the time of your life
because the Mets are really sockin’ the ball, knockin' those home runs over the wall!
East Side, West Side, everybody’s coming down
to meet the M-E-T-S Mets of New York town!

Oh, the butcher and the baker and the people on the streets,
where did they go? TO MEET THE METS!
Oh, they’re hollerin’ and cheerin’ and they’re jumpin’ in their seats,
where did they go? TO MEET THE METS!
All the fans are true to the orange and blue,
so hurry up and come on down.
‘Cause we’ve got ourselves a ball club,
the Mets of New York town!

Give ‘em a yell!
Give ‘em a hand!
And let ‘em know you're rootin’ in the stand!

Come on and meet the Mets,
Meet the Mets,
Step right up and greet the Mets!
Bring your kiddies, bring your wife,
guaranteed to have the time of your life
because the Mets are really sockin’ the ball, knockin' those home runs over the wall!
East Side, West Side, everybody’s coming down
to meet the M-E-T-S Mets of New York town,
of New York town!

April!

OMG, What fool committed me to play all these gigs?! (Oh yeah, that would be me)
Phew, come on out and say hello. =)
April:
1 Sun. Tobin's 3-7 (11902 Jones Rd. Crawfish & Guitarboy Tobin’s map)
2 Mon. Kroger River Oaks (Food, Glorious Food!) 5-7 (1938 West Gray, between Shepherd & Waugh Kroger map)
3 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-8:30 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner Vine-map)
4 Wed. Grappino 6-9:30 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose Grappino map)
5 Thur. Tobin's Sports Bar 9-1 (529, just west of HWY 6) (this is the NEW Tobin’s, not the original Tobin's on Jones Rd.)
6 Fri. Kroger Buffalo Speedway (Will work for food.) 5-7 (5150 Buffalo Speedway Kroger Buffalo Speedway map)
6 Fri. Molly's Pub 9-1:30 (Corner of Wilcrest & Westheimer Molly’s map)
7 Sat. Grisby Grill 6-10:00 (Grisby, just south of I-10/HWY 6 Grisby-map)
8 Happy Easter!
10 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-8:30
11 Wed. Grappino 6-9:30
12 Thur. Marriot Woodlands 7:30-11:30 (1601 Lake Robbins Dr. Marriot map)
13 Fri. Special Assignment
14 Sat. Grappino 6:30-10:30 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose Grappino map)
15 Sun. Tobin's 3-7 (11902 Jones Rd. Crawfish & Guitarboy
17 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-8:30
18 Wed. Grappino 6-9:30
19 Thur. Tobin's Sports Bar 9-1 (529, just west of HWY 6) (this is the NEW Tobin’s not the original Tobin's on Jones Rd.)
20 Fri. Grisby Grill 6-10:00
21 MS 150 Bike-a-thon (I’m not pedalling, but I’ll be plucking in the ConocoPhillips tent)
22 Sun. Tobin's 3-7 11902 Jones Rd. Crawfish & Guitarboy
24 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-8:30
25 Wed. Grappino 6-9:30
26 Thur. Marriot Woodlands 7:30-11:30
27 Fri. BlackJacks Bar & Grill 7-11 (16103 W. Little York Rd, just west of HWY 6 BlackJacks-map)
28 Sat. Grappino 6:30-10:30
29 Sun. Tobin's 3-7 11902 Jones Rd. Crawfish & Guitarboy

Remember: Give Peas A Chance

2nd period crapout

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Originally uploaded by placidian.

Canadiens 6, Rangers 4.
guh. The visiting Rangers took a 2-0 lead into the 2nd period, and then they took a 20 minute nap. Les Habitants scored 5 goals, including 2 by former Ranger star Alex Kovalev, and knocked Henrik Lundqvist out of the game. (poor Henrik, you've been overworked!)
Anyway, the boys attempted a comeback in the 3rd period, but no dice.
The good news is, they're still in 6th place. Less than 2 weeks to go in the regular season...
Let's Go Ranguhs!!

Weekend Success!

Rangers 2, Islanders 1 (OT)
YAY!!!
First of all, thank Heaven for Henrik Lundqvist-- another spectacular job of keeping the visiting Rangers in the game; without him, none of this recent overtime drama would be possible.
So this post is 3 different photos of the celebration of Michael Nylander's game winner. (a redirection off of a pass from Brendan Shanahan) Here's one by John Dunn from the New York Times. Just look at all of those lovely Ranger jerseys in the background at Nassau Mausoleum:

He's very very excited:

The Rangers are in sole posession of 6th place!
YAY!!!
LET'S GO RANGERS!

Survival in Beantown!

Rangers 2, Bruins 1 (Shootout)
YAY!!! The boys tied it up with 1:40 to go, on a goal by Thomas Pock. Henrik Lundqvist kept the visiting Rangers in the game, stopping 40 shots. Jaromir Jagr scored the decisive goal in the shootout. He also forced the giveaway that led to Pock's goal.
6th place up for grabs this afternoon, with a win ove the Islanders, the Rangers move up!
LET'S GO RANGERS!

Shanny's Back!

Rangers 5, Flyers 0
YAY!!
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LET'S GO RANGERS!

I think it's a goal... It is a goal!

Rangers 2, Penguins 1
YAY!!!
After 2 scoreless periods where the Blueshirts piled on the shots, but couldn't get any joy, Blair Bets tipped in a shot from the point at the start of period 3. Did we think that a single goal was going to be enough against Sid the Kid, et al? No, of course not. Pittspuke tied it up with a few minutes to go, and it was looking like the boys were destined for yet another 1 goal decision in ot/shootout. But with less than a minute to go, Jaromir Jagr led a rush into the offensive zone, threw a backhand pass to the slot, where it was deflected by a Penguin defender toward the goal. But did the puck go in?! The Rangers seemed to think so, (see above photo) and after a lengthy review, the replay official agreed! The only angle that showed the puck over the line was from the goal cam. When goalie Jocelyn Thibault lifted his pad, the puck was a couple of inches within the goal line. We never saw the puck actually crossing the line, but hey, I'm not arguing!
7th place is good for a YAY!!
LET'S GO RANGERS!

That's What I'm Talkin' About!

Rangers 7, Bruins 0. WOW! YAY!
After a string of squeakers where the Blueshirts either won or lost by a single goal, the boys finally got their phreak on against Boston on Saturday.
Michael Rozsival got the St. Patty's Day party started:

Rookie Ryan Callahan and Matt Cullen each scored a pair, Sean Avery had a goal and 3 assists, and Jaromir Jagr had 3 helpers. The boys scored 6 goals in the 2nd period, as the Bruins removed starting goalie Tim Thomas only to see his backup Joey MacDonald allow 4 goals on 11 shots.
Meanwhile, Henrik Lundqvist finished off Boston for his 4th shutout of the season. YAY!!!
New York regained a toehold on a playoff spot with the win...
LET'S GO RANGERS!

We Need More GOALS!.jpg

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Originally uploaded by placidian.

Thrashers 2, Rangers 1. OT
guh.
C'mon boys, don't leave it all up to Henrik!

Oh Snap!

Senators 3, Rangers 2

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Originally uploaded by placidian.

guh. The Blueshirts had managed points in 7 straight games, but Ottawa put an end to that.
Let's Go Ranguhs!!

The Captain Comes Through!

Rangers 2, Hurricanes 1 (SO)
YAY!!! Marek Malik scored his 1st goal of the season, off of a feed from Jaromir Jagr– go big Marek!

When your team is missing large chunks of its offense (Brendan Shanahan, Marcel Hossa) and key members of its defense (Fedor Tyutin, and, at times, Marek Malik) it's nice to have a brilliant goalie like Henrik Lundqvist:

Matt Cullen scored on his shootout chance to put the boys up; Henrik did his thing, and then it was up to Jagr to seal the deal. He shoots... he scores!! Rangers win!!
YAY!!! Back into 8th place, with 13 games to go.
LET'S GO RANGERS!

Afternoons and Hockey Goons.

Penguins 3, Rangers 2 (OT)
guh. Well, 1 point for getting to the overtime, but several demerits for giving up a 2-goal lead in the 3rd period. Pittsburgh's pair of young superstars, Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, scored on the power play to force the extra session, and Colby Armstrong bounced in a shot off a Ranger defenseman for the win. guh. Hate to lose on a flukey goal.
Despite getting the 1 point, Rangers were overtaken by 2 of their challengers for the last playoff spot.

In other news, Chris Simon received a veeeeerrrrryyy loooonnnggg suspension from the league for his 'stickwork' the other night. Way to help your team, GOON.
LET'S GO RANGERS!

Simon Says, 'Suspend Me'!

Rangers 2, Islanders 1. YAY!!!
The visiting Rangers completed the 2-game sweep of the Fishsticks, coming from behind to tie it up on a power play goal by Paul Mara, and then in the 3rd period Petr Prucha scored the go ahead goal after this bit of ghastliness:

Chris Simon of the islanders took a hard (but clean) check into the boards from Ranger Ryan Hollweg, and reacted like a mindless GOON, giving Hollweg a 2-handed stick to the face. Way to go, you frakkin' idiot! Enjoy your suspension, (The NHL announced this morning that Simon is indefinitely suspended, pending next week's hearing.) you stupid maroon. Anyway, Simon was given a match penalty (for attempt to injure) and a game misconduct. Petr Puck scored on the ensuing power play.

With 20 seconds left in the game, Henrik Lundqvist swiped his stick at a puck that was about to cross his goal line, and after a lengthy official video review, the puck was ruled to have not entirely crossed the line. No Goal!

The Rangers are currently in 8th place, with 15 games to go. YAY!!!
LET'S GO RANGERS!