Joe Fortunato

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What Is Next For The New York Rangers and Kevin Hayes?

In December I wrote a piece with the title, “Has Kevin Hayes Been #ActuallyGood for Rangers In 2017-18?” Related Has Kevin Hayes Been #ActuallyGood for Rangers In 2017-18? It was an analytical look at the plight of Hayes, a forward who was doing a lot of good things

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Killing The “Golden Age” Might Hurt, But It Was Necessary

The memory should be different. The first memory once you’ve lost something or moved on should always be a good one right? It’s not. And it won’t be. My first memory of Ryan McDonagh should be a good one. It should be him jumping backwards with a

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Rangers vs. Flames: Henrik the Anti-Tank Engine Keeps On Puffing Along

Lundqvist made 50 saves for the second consecutive start.

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Timing of Ryan McDonagh Trade Made Sense for Him and The Rangers

Given the situation the Rangers are in, it made sense for them and McDonagh to go their separate ways.

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Evaluating Mika Zibanejad’s First Half As Rangers’ No. 1 Center

How does Zibanejad stack up with other No. 1 centers at the All-Star break in his first season as Rangers’ No. 1 pivot?

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Breaking Down How Jeff Gorton Blew It Up

Before the New York Rangers made drastic changes at the trade deadline, before they announced to their fans their intentions to rebuild, and when there was still a sense that they might not do it at all, I wrote the following about our own speculation that Ryan McDonagh might get

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Ryan McDonagh And J.T. Miller Trade: Breaking It All Down

You all know by now the Rangers blew it up. Like, really blew it up. They didn’t just trade Nick Holden, and Michael Grabner. They didn’t just move on from Rick Nash. They traded J.T. Miller and Ryan McDonagh as well, in a blockbuster move with Tampa

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Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller Trade: Rangers Acquire Vladislav Namestnikov, Libor Hajek, Brett Howden, 2018 1st, Conditional 2nd

The Rangers’ trade of impending UFAs like Rick Nash, Michael Grabner and Nick Holden was all but expected, and the move of captain Ryan McDonagh with one-year left on his deal and impending RFA J.T. Miller means the rebuild is in full swing. McDonagh and Miller are headed

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Rick Nash Trade: Breaking It All Down

The inevitable happened Sunday morning when Jeff Gorton shipped off his top rental asset in Rick Nash to the Boston Bruins. This trade was relatively massive, and had a lot of moving parts, so similar to what we did with the Michael Grabner trade, let’s break it all down

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Rick Nash Trade: Rangers Acquire Boston’s 2018 1st, Ryan Spooner, Matt Beleskey, and Ryan Lindgren

The Rangers are sending Nash to Boston for a quality package.

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Report: Rick Nash Traded To Boston

Per Bob McKenzie, the Boston Bruins have traded for Rick Nash. The return, as outlined right now, is below. Not yet official yet because the trade call with NHL has not happened but BOS and NYR have a deal in place for Rick Nash. Return to NYR expected to include

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Peter Holland Placed on Waivers

Holland was acquired back on November 30 from the Montreal Canadiens in an AHL trade.