Say it with me folks…I will not try scoring goals as a goalie.? Got it?? Good, now please write a letter to Henrik saying that exact thing.

Man, that was SCARY.? despite getting a hat trick, and more or less dominating the Flyers for most of the game, the Rangers reverted back to their stupid, stupid, stupid play in the 3rd with terrible decision making, and some god awful blind passes (one by Malik was particularly scary, it actually connected perfectly with a Ranger player, but he had no way of knowing who was there, that pass could have just as easily been taken for a breakaway against)

Rangers still have some work to be done, and had this not been a terrible terrible Philly team, Im not so sure we win this.? PS, Jagr and Shanahan have had what….2 goals in their past 10 games or something…combined?!

Wow.

-Inferno

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I cant stand diving.? If youve paid attention at all to this blog, you know im dead serious.? Which is why if the Flyers scored on that dubious 2nd penalty to go on a 5 on 3, I was going to call shenanigans.? Luckily thanks to some solid positional penalty killing the Rangers minimized the scoring chances and managed to eek out of that period with a 2 goal lead.? The Flyers still stink, their just resorting to some poor gamesmanship to get themselves back in it.

Not much to say about that period that wasnt said in the first period thoughts.? Rangers playing well, Flyers are not, and thats that.

-Inferno

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The last half dozen or so games youve been hearing a lot of positives from me.? This theme will continue as I continue to see much better play from the good guys.? Three players in particular have impressed me as they have elevated their game considerably.? First and foremost was Petr Prucha who had a FANTASTIC first period, creating several scoring chances for himself, AND for his teammates, as well as showing us some flashes of skill that he has.? He still isnt taking the body like he did last year, but im not so sure thats a negative.? Rachunek has also improved his game tremendously.? Hes taken the body, been assertive with and without the puck, and seems a LOT more confident now that hes paired with Kaspar (surprising considering how much of a liability Kaspar can be at times).? Finally Rozsival, whom most of you know I have never been a fan of, has looked flat out GREAT the last half dozen or so games.? Hes been a notch better than Rachunek, and has shown a nasty streak, and the willingness to stick up for his teammates, and been a lot smarter with the penalties he takes.

On to the first period where the 3 standouts….well….stood out…. we flat out dominated the Flyers.? It wasnt even a close period despite the 1 goal differential.? The Flyers should feel very lucky to only be trailing by 1, as they look pretty well beatable.

Henrik coulda been laid out in a lawn chair as the bulk of the period was spent in the Flyers zone.? Expect more of the same, Rangers just look worlds better than the Flyers.? Thats not necessarily a compliment for our guys, but more of a put down on the Flyers….They stink.

-Inferno

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