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Malte Stromwall Placed on Unconditional Waivers for Purposes of Contract Termination
Stromwall was signed by the Rangers in April of 2016
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Rangers Vs. Islanders: Another Blow To Vigneault
* 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.
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Has Alain Vigneault’s Message Gone Stale?
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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Rangers Vs Penguins: Not Good Enough
* 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
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Alain Vigneault Needs to Give Rangers Defense Time To Jell
AV needs to set his defense pairings and let them grow together.
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You’re Going To Want To See This Rangers Painting
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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Rangers Vs. Blue Jackets: Still Not Panicking
* 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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In Tribute To Mike Radomski
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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Alain Vigneault’s Decision Making Is Now Jeff Gorton’s Problem
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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Rangers Vs. Blues: Hutton’s The Star
* 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
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Filip Chytil Assigned To Hartford, Andrew Desjardins Released
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
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Rangers Vs. Canadiens: That One Is All Hank
* 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