New York Rangers News
Just found this through the tweets of Andrew Gross (@agrossrecord): Brandon Dubinsky says it's crunch time for his contract. "It's like my July 1." Expects a deal before Saturday start of training camp. More from Dubinsky on his confidence about new contract: "That
New York Rangers News
A potential "oh no" moment here for Ranger Nation. According to a tweet from Ran Bright (the head writer at http://philabright.com/) former Ranger Blair Betts was added to the Philadelphia Flyers training camp roster. Ryan Bright tweeted it about an hour ago. I don't
New York Rangers Prospects
The second game for the New York Rangers prospects was much better than the first. The Rangers prospects played a great game, beating the Thrashers 4-1. The Ranger goal scorers were Grachev, Weise, Kundratek and Klassen. Again we will be running with what we know from what the New
Bantering Around
Well you all told me you liked the Blueshirt Banter Musings section and now it is here to stay! So here we go: We start this musings section with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Brian Burke traded his 2nd and 3rdoverall picks in the 2011 draft to the Blackhawks for the
New York Rangers Prospects
In today's opening game of the Traverse City tournament the Rangers prospects fell to Carolina 5-3. Since I could not watch the game I can tell you what I heard from the New York Rangers official website. The Ranger's got their goals from Daniel Bartek,
New York Rangers Prospects
This prospect review will tackle the Rangers biggest prospect: Evgeny Grachev. Since he became the Rangers 3rd round pick (75th overall) in the 2008 NHL draft there has been tons of talk of how great he is. Now we were all aware that he was a steal to be picked
New York Rangers Prospects
Right before this year's free agency Glen Sather shipped Scott Gomez to the Canandians for Chris Higgins; a deal which also saw the Rangers acquire Canadian prospect Ryan McDonagh. Right after the trade hit the fan it was pretty apparent that McDonagh's name was lost in
New York Rangers Prospects
As we continue our "Prospect Review" series here at Blueshirt Banter we come to probably the most talked about prospect in the farm system that isn't named Grachev, michael Del Zotto. In 2006 Del Zotto was the second overall pick in the OHL priority draft, behind
Bantering Around
Since this was so successful last time and I need time to do a few more stories I will bring back the Musings a little early. Recently TSN reported that Sharks head coach Todd McLellan removed all of his captains for the up-coming season. In the report TSN had
New York Rangers Analysis
All is quiet on the home front, and to be honest I can't figure out why. It has been exactly 121 days since the New York Rangers 2008-2009 season ended with a 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals. In those 121 days the Rangers have traded
New York Rangers Prospects
Up next in our prospect review is one of my favorite prospects, Derek Stepan. Stepan--a second round pick in the 2008 draft--is one of the Rangers best prospects. His stock has risen every time he has stepped onto the ice and played competitive hockey. Whether it was his
NHL News
Man he does not go away now does he? TSN is reporting that Jim Balsille--CEO of the company that created the blackberry--has submitted an offer of 212.5 million dollars to buy the bankrupt Coyotes. The plan of the Canadian billionaire would be to buy the Coyotes and