New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres game 32 reaction BUF3-NYR4 OT 12/23/23 (Chris-Kreidmas)
Okay I’m not saying that my opinion has changed but being undefeated in the New Jersey really helps it grow on you yeah God I hope they win The Stadium Series game I I’m Weston I love talking about the Rangers and I’m here to talk about game 32 of the regular season where the
Rangers win in overtime four to3 over the Buffalo Sabers and head into the Christmas break with an awesome OT winner and maybe it’s the fact that it’s Christmas Eve now at the time I’m recording this maybe it’s the OT winner Maybe it’s the fact that it’s really
Really nice outside here in Florida I’m just in an excellent mood I I really am and it’s also incredibly late when I record this I just want to talk about the good things I just want to talk about the positives from this game and there were enough positives to do that
You had Ryan Ling getting a goal I thought this was probably the best game Ryan Ling has played offensively in his career and I know that’s a pretty bold statement but he had the beautiful laser goal and then the assist on the mikas aanad goal late in the second period or
Midway through the second period which was just a unbelievable Bank pass from the from his own defensive Zone off the boards that perfectly LED Blake wheeler into the offensive zone genuinely he doesn’t get a point for that but my God what a beautiful play by Ryan lingard
For it that was awesome to see you had artmi panan who had another multi-point Knight if I’m not mistaken just a single point for arton paner but a goal for the Brad man who continues to roll and look maybe the best he ever has as a New York
Ranger M zaban Jad continues his incredible point streak now I want to say it’s 14 points in seven games for zaban Jad including a goal in this game and the unreal assist on the OT winner where he just absolutely embarrasses the entire team on Buffalo I’m sorry to say
That it was a between the legs pass and then leads UPL basically behind the net before he passes back out in front krider had a nice goal to finish at no T and you have igoras jerkin man who was just unbelievable in overtime the save on the Breakaway was fantastic and then
There was the stop but then point blank shot with no one to stop them I thought that was when it ended because he makes the first save it’s a rebound I thought it was over I absolutely thought it was over but sturken just unreal he made some beautiful saves tonight don’t let the
Three goals fo fool you he is also back this is the eigor Sherin that we all knew was going to come back out the one that steals you points and steals you games and he definitely stole them a point at least once tonight and you can
Make the case that he made three point stealing saves just in OT alone he was magnificent and now you reach the Christmas break which is not that long of a break it’s only between now and they’ll play again on Wednesday the 27th so a few days that you have off but you
Reach this point and I talked about it a lot in the podcast with Evan over on the Rangers gam plan podcast Channel this is a team that’s missing a couple of their bigger players debatably they’re missing two top six for Wards they have not made their deadline
Acquisition yet or any trade for the season and obviously that’s obvious you’re only 32 games into the season that’s not going to come till probably February at some point that you make any move and yeah you might say Western they have no money teams always find a way
They’re going to make some kind of move shesterkin has not quite been shesterkin until the last few games I think it started with the Boston game where he allowed the one goal and then had two against Toronto and three tonight but overtime alone was worth the money for
Sherkin you have all of that against you and it’s the first year with a new defensive scheme and head coach and you’re 23 8-1 if I’m not mistaken it might even be better than that is it 238 And1 or 237 And1 238 And1 it was dead on the
First time you lead the entire NHL in points you’re tied technically with Vancouver and Vegas but you have two two games on Vancouver and three on Vegas the team that’s in fourth you’ve beaten both times you faced them and in two very different ways the New York Rangers in a season
Where I thought they could see regression even from just last year have taken a step forward in every category you possibly could they are the only team in the NHL going into the break that I’m aware of it might be able to change cuz I think there’s still a
Couple of games going on currently and so maybe it hasn’t updated but to my knowledge you’re the only team going into Christmas that has a top five penalty kill and Power Play You Lead the lead the league in Faceoff percentage you have a heart trophy candidate in artmi panan shesterkin hasn’t even gone
Full shesterkin yet you’re backup goalie again in the final game before Christmas break finally had his first regulation loss in Jonathan Quick people don’t forget Jonathan Quick was 90 and one going into that Edmonton game and is now 91 and one this is no disrespect to yav
HCK I was talking with a ranger friend of mine right before uh hockey practice on Wednesday you had 10 wins Total last season out of I think 23 games of yaroslav hak and I liked hak I would have happily brought him back this season to be the backup but you got 23
Total win or 10 wins out of him all season last year you have nine out of quick before Christmas this team is as good as I have ever watched them be and you’re still nowhere near the ceiling yet because you could nitpick I don’t think fox has played his best defensive
Hockey yet and I think he’s going to get better as it goes along the top line is only finally starting to roll right Blake wheeler as of late has really looked solid he’s finally learning how to play with Ma and krier your first line is only now
Starting to get rolling your second line I still think can grow with lafer I still think he’s going to get better as the season progresses your third line is going to get a massive boost because it’s probably going to be will kolie who’s been very criminally underrated to
This point it’s probably going to be kcko and heel which could be a hell of a lot of fun to watch your fourth line is going to continue to be the grinding pain in the neck that you know them to be your golender your actual starting go tender is finally
Starting to heat back up your backup is playing the best hockey maybe of his career and that’s not even an exaggeration and you have a team that on every single front has bought into the system that is Peter Laviolette I have never in my life Life
As a Rangers Fan Felt This Good going into Christmas what a gift they have bestowed upon all of us and so this is the second to last video I’m going to make probably one at some point tomorrow it might be at like 2 in the morning for the
Jets but I’m done for at least a few days after really after this in the rain or the Jets video tomorrow so I would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas if if you enjoyed this video please consider to like And subscribe thank you all so very much for watching
I hope you all have an absolutely fantastic day and as always go Rangers
