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At some point you have to reasonably ask the question. I’m not talking about the “has he lost the room” nonsense that follows all coaches, of every major sport, around when teams struggle. I’m talking about an honest, logical variation of that question. Has Alain Vigneault’s message
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* Quick update: In the original post I totally forgot about the whole Ryan McDonagh thing, so I’m adding it here. His turnover in overtime was Girardi-level bad, and he’s not looked himself all year. You can make the claim that his lack of stability on his partner is
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AV needs to set his defense pairings and let them grow together.
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Blueshirt Banter fan Ari Lankin reached out to me a few days back about a painting he’d recently finished from Mike Richter’s immortal save on Pavel Bure in the Stanley Cup Final back in 1994. Check it out. It’s really a masterful piece of work. Ari also
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* Until Alain Vigneault dresses his best lineup (maybe, if he ever dresses his best lineup), and the team continues to struggle there’s no reason to panic. The Rangers aren’t getting blown out of the water in these losses, they’re simply not finishing, running with bad puck luck,
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It’s funny the things you remember. The first thing I think about was his attitude. Anytime Mike talked about something he was passionate about, or was responding to something you were passionate about, he’d be so damn motivating. You’d be ready to run through the wall and
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As familiar as they might be, these crazy, unhinged lineup decisions by Alain Vigneault throughout his tenure in New York still don’t make any sense. The latest came on Tuesday, as the newly extended Brendan Smith was scratched for a second straight game for “he can be better” reasons.
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* The New York Rangers might have a disappointing 1-3 record to start the year, but this loss and the loss to the Avalanche were somewhat unfortunate. In both contests the Rangers generated possession, scoring chances, and raw offense and just couldn’t finish. I know people don’t like to
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In news we all knew was coming, Filip Chytil is no longer with the big club. After the acquisition of Adam Cracknell off waivers Monday, the New York Rangers have sent 18-year-old Chytil down to Hartford. In clarification of the nine-game rule — Chytil can play out the year in the
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* You had to know something crazy was coming in terms of the lineup. Anytime Alain Vigneault admits to the media he’s “mulling something over” you know it’s going to be a special bend of crazy that we won’t figure out until the last minute. Sunday night was
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This is going to be something of a quick hits article today since I missed everything from 2-1 in the first until 14 minutes left in the third. * Before we all go into a tizzy about Henrik Lundqvist and him being a failure, here’s a quick note to show
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* Sometimes it just isn’t your night. You can say the Rangers were sloppy. You can say they were disjointed. You could easily say they’re going to need some time to find chemistry with one another. I think all of that factored into why they lost the game Thursday