New York Rangers

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

• Tue, Oct 6W 5-2vs NYI25
• Fri, Oct 9L 1-3@ WSH48
• Sun, Oct 11W 6-2vs VAN6

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

Game of the week: Fri, Oct 9, L 1-3 @ Washington Capitals

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

What happened

Two wins bracketing one bad night, and the fanbase barely flinched. The 5-2 over the Islanders set the tone, with someone declaring "Laf is back, the boys are back, this season feels different." Then Washington, a 1-3 loss and the week's turning point, drew the shrug of a man who expected it: "Can't have nothing in this house." The 6-2 against Vancouver erased it, Cuylle looking "like one of the leaders," the Garden loud and the tickets, improbably, affordable. Enjoying hockey again feels suspicious.

What fans said

• “The Rangers have their third regulation win at home Last season, their third regulation win at home came on MARCH 5!!!”

  u/i-exist20▲ 91pride

• “I don’t remember the last time I saw a Rangers squad with such an insanely good forecheck. Holy fuck”

  u/memeaste▲ 65joy

• “I feel like the training wheels are completely off Cuylle, he just looks like one of the leaders for us now”

  u/d1rtydutch▲ 57pride

• “Screw the Islanders and ESPN Laf is back, the boys are back, this season feels different Life is good”

  u/Guyfromnewyork95▲ 52joy

• “Amazing how the garden can rock when the tix are actually affordable this year. Great win.”

  u/ruggs1996▲ 32joy

• “# RANGERS: WIN # BJORKY: TWO SNIPES AND A COROLLARY TILT # MIKA: TRIPLE APPLE MAGIC # GAY PAROLE: SENTENCED TO ELITE PASSING # CAPTAIN + GAVI + COOLS + FOXY: ADDING ASSISTS # LAFFY: FUCK THE ISLES AND THE HATERS HAT TRICK TAFFY”

  u/obvioussponge06▲ 25joy

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