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The New York Rangers have acquired defenseman Ryan Sproul from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Matt Puempel. OFFICIAL: #NYR have acquired defenseman Ryan Sproul from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Matt Puempel. pic.twitter.com/UequedNhRg — New York Rangers (@NYRangers) October 21, 2017 Sproul is 24
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The New York Rangers are in a tailspin. A 1-5-2 start has not only prompted the national media to begin questioning whether or not Alain Vigneault should still be around, but it’s also left the Rangers in a real danger of missing the playoffs. Our good friend Miika did
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Stromwall was signed by the Rangers in April of 2016
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* Based off some loose math, the New York Rangers will need to play at around a 100-point pace to feel good about a playoff berth. At 1-5-2, and with the three-point games that are rampant in the NHL, the Rangers are in a really bad spot. And we’re just
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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