NHL · Week of Oct 12–18

New York Rangers

1-2 this week · vs TBL, @ NJD, @ CBJ

50

Misery Index · Meh · ▲ from 26

A Kartye honeymoon, then two road faceplants, and they're already crowdfunding a buyout for a real center.

The week, game by game

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

  • Tue, Oct 13W 4-1vs TBL1
  • Thu, Oct 15L 1-7@ NJD86
  • Sat, Oct 17L 0-1@ CBJ64

The emotional rollercoaster

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

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Worst game: Thu, Oct 15, L 1-7 @ New Jersey Devils

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

050100Puck drop+2h+4h

What happened

Monday's 4-1 win over Tampa had the fanbase handing out thank-you notes to Seattle, with one posting that Tye Kartye "will score 50 points." Then came Wednesday in New Jersey, a 1-7 loss and the turning point of the week: "Due for a stinker. Sucks that it's against these assholes." Friday's 0-1 in Columbus just confirmed the diagnosis, with calls for a "gofundme to buy out JTs contract." Misery doubled in four days. The grinding playoff style lasted exactly one game.

What fans said

  • “if you don’t trust Rempe enough as an actual hockey player to play him & his line more than 3.5 minutes, you should just use the better player in Chmelar on that line instead.”

    u/njerejeje▲ 68frustration

  • “Due for a stinker. Sucks that it’s against these assholes and their inferiority complex fan base.”

    u/Unlikely_Good7733▲ 49frustration

  • “it just pisses me off to no end that it was against the scumbag devils.”

    u/Nyrfan303▲ 22rage

  • “Arrest Gerard Gallant #ArrestGerardGallant”

    u/njerejeje▲ 19rage

  • “Can we start a gofundme to buy out JTs contract and get a legit C???”

    u/LayerFree3525▲ 19rage

  • “As punishment they should walk back to msg”

    u/Fit_Fact3193▲ 18rage

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