New York Rangers News
Props to Dave Shapiro for posting this, see his thoughts below: As per Jesse Spector, Chris Drury broke his finger blocking a shot in this afternoon’s scrimmage. He will miss four weeks, and surgery will not be required. Drury will not miss many regular season games, but he will
New York Rangers News
Apparently Bob McKenzie from TSN is Tweeting that Marc Staal and the Rangers have come to terms on a 5 yr, $3.975M deal, meaning Staal will be there for the start of training camp. As joereiter said in his Fan Post, "Everyone can breathe easy" I would
New York Rangers News
Interesting tidbit from Andrew Gross on today's informal scrimmage regarding Michael Del Zotto: Del Zotto was wearing a full, clear, plastic visor as a precaution after having nose surgery last week to correct a cartilage problem. In January, Del Zotto recalls lining a player up for a hit
Bantering Around
On this the 9th anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States, the Blueshirt Banter family remembers those who lost their lives that day, and the families they left behind. You will never be forgotten. Remember to fly your flag today. 'Gave proof through the night that our
New York Rangers News
Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants is reporting that an nhl source has told him the Rangers and Marc Staal are "getting closer" to a new deal. From Andrew Gross: (click link for full story) When I asked the source whether the issue was more length of contract, as
Bantering Around
As usual, you guys rock. The response to b4mv01's post about the Banter Fantasy Hockey League was so overwhelming, that it looks like we may be able to fill up a second league. If someone wants to take the reins on the second one, please shoot me an
New York Rangers News
According to a Sporting News report, the agent for Marc Staal said in an email to the magazine that they still want a deal with the Rangers, and rumors of offer sheets are "absolutely unfounded" "The focus is on finalizing a deal with the Rangers", said
Bantering Around
By now I think you have all heard about or read the story on yesterday's Puck Daddy, a great story by Greg regarding the policies that some teams, including our New York Rangers, have in place regarding bloggers. As promised, I wanted to talk to you guys about
Bantering Around
Getting ready to hit the big 4-0 next week, so tonight on Internet Radio Nowhere we'll be stepping into the AMC Gremlin Wayback Machine to go back to the year I was born, 1970. We'll talk about all the newsmakers from that year, and play some
Bantering Around
While we spent the day yesterday discussing the rule changes the NHL has been trying out at R & D camp, Blueshirt Banter went into investigative mode, and has been able to uncover details on some other rule changes that didn't make the cut this year. 1. The
Rangers Legends
I guess its true what they say, hockey players are a superstitious lot. What other reason could there be for only six players in New York Rangers history having worn the number thirteen? Some were good, like Bob Brooke, some were not so good, like Valeri Kamensky, some are still
Bantering Around
Eddie is out of town again, so I figured "what the hell?", I'll gladly waste another two hours of my life (and yours), by doing another edition of Internet Radio Nowhere. Pretty much sticking to format, heavy on the Bruce, plus some Jimmy Buffett thrown in,