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(1) San Jose Sharks vs. (8) Colorado Avalanche(Col leads 2-1): In the series in which most people expected an upset, we may be getting our "wish." The Avalanche have used the hot goaltending of Craig Anderson and some well times overtime wins to propel themselves to a
New York Rangers Analysis
In light of all the Wayne Gretzky excitment we missed this. Sorry it's late. As per Andrew Gross over at Rangers Rants. Yesterday, it was learned that Brandon Dubinsky and Matt Gilroy were on the Team USA roster and Artem Anisimov was on Russia’s preliminary roster. No
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Okay, so we did this last year and it was a huge success, so we are bringing it back again! Well now just because the Rangers are out of the playoffs doesn't mean you can't keep coming back here! And to ensure that you do we
New York Rangers Analysis
With the Rangers shootout loss, administered at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers last night, the season ends with Madison Square Garden empty and vacant in late April for the first time since the lockout. Last night's game was pretty much a carbon copy of what's
New York Rangers Analysis
Yeah, yeah, yeah I know. I have been one of the people here who as deemed that making the playoffs would be "useless" and that the Rangers would be better off golfing than getting crushed in the playoffs. But on NHL.com today they ran an ad, that
New York Rangers Analysis
If you were wondering what the latest "gem" was from John Tortorella this week look no further. Mark Herrmann (filling in for Steve Zipay over at Newsday) reported that Tortorella had this to say the other day: ""The boys are loose," John Tortorella said. "
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What makes the Rangers’ self-inflicted plight even worse is that the Thrashers late surge is all about heart and effort since their major moves were to trade away a goalie and their best player while essentially getting Johnny Oduya and 48-year-old Chris Chelios for the stretch run. The Rangers have
New York Rangers Analysis
The season is over. That's not an angry statement, or a bias one. It's not a judgment call or even a guess. Even if the Rangers manage to scrape their way into the playoffs, the year is done. When you look at the big picture-which would
New York Rangers Analysis
When John Tortorella took up his post as Head Coach of the New York Rangers, he promised to bring changes to the scene. He promised us a more up-tempo and offensive system while demanding a harder working attitude by his players on the ice. But most importantly he promised to
New York Rangers Game Recaps
We all knew that this was a must win game for the New York Rangers. Here at the Banter specifically, we outlined that the Rangers have won two or three games before, but crumpled when it mattered. That couldn't happen tonight. Not without delivering a serious blow to
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By the way I was the one who removed the story. I removed it because of the nature of the comments. SBNation is an amazing platform to write on for many reasons, but the main reason why it makes Blueshirt Banter so special is because it creates a community. Jim
New York Rangers Analysis
Sometimes losses are good for a team. Sometimes they wake the players up, remind them that their egos are too big, or even show them some of the things that they are doing right. The Rangers have an opportunity to do that after last night's loss to the