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Rangers Analysis: Rangers May Want to Consider Pursuing Jussi Jokinen
Note by Joe Fortunato: Nick posted this yesterday, but it got buried with the Drury news. So I'm pumping it again for you all to see. There's been so much talk about acquiring a first line center this summer that I think people are forgetting about the Rangers' need of additional scoring on the...
Second Round Playoff Update
Yes that’s right its playoff update time. For those of you who participated in the 2nd round playoff pick-em’ pay close attention because points are on the line. Okay, lets dive in. Boston(1) vs. Carolina(6): After last night’s convincing 4-1 victory the Carolina Hurricanes have...
Maaarrrrrrttttyyyy Has a Temper Tantrum
The Devils lost with 0.02 seconds left in the game on a deflection by Jussi Jokinen. Aside from the fact that gaining satisfaction from a Devil's loss is embedded in every Ranger fan's DNA, Maaaaaarrrrrtttyyy absolutely flips out once the booth review confirms it's a good goal. Brodeur did have...
NHL Playoff Recap from the Ranger Reporter
We're having a little technical difficulties this morning, so I am posting this for Ranger Reporter..... Okay so I know that you all come down to Blueshirt Banter to read about Ranger news, but we are technically an NHL blog so were going to do some playoff updates. The Rangers...
Season High
As the holiday season has passed it's apex, maybe so has the downfall of the Lightning franchise? One could hope, right? Two wins in a row... I believe that's a season high, and shows you how horribly the Lightning have played this year. None the less, it's two positives for this team which...
More anarchy
Who's responsible for THIS one? Jussi Jokinen on waivers? I want to know whose call. Lawton? Barrie? Tocchet? Kari Ramo was also sent back to Norfolk which is not surprising as he was an emergency call up. But I want to be enlightened -- who, what and why? Yes, Jokinen is not scoring...
Target of Opportunity: Tampa Bay
There's an interesting write-up by St. Petersburg Times journalist Damian Cristodero on Tampa Bay's budget situation and their likely solution (hat-tip to Spector).Here are some choice segments:A little more than a month before training camp, the Lightning has a salary cap number of...
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