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Garth Snow, the General Manager of the New York Islanders, has a very difficult job. His team has had terrible luck with injuries all season long and they are currently about one step away from holding open try-outs for goaltenders. Rick DiPietro, or 'DP' as he is referred
New York Rangers News
According to Andrew Gross and several other sources Chris Drury is going to undergo knee surgery and will miss the next six weeks. AGrossRecord Andrew Gross Chris Drury (left knee) will be out six weeks. Will undergo surgery. We'll update and provide more information as it becomes available.
New York Rangers Analysis
The Rangers are 0-4-1 in their last five games and are 3-6-1 in their last ten games. This is the longest losing streak the team has had all season long and it easily also one of the most frustrating stretches of games in recent memory. Six of the last seven
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For those of you who didn't listen to Blueshirt Banter Radio on Wednesday (by the way everyone here should listen to Banter Radio) Jim went off on a short but hilarious rant about Chris Drury. How can we get away with scratching our captain? Jim's solution
New York Rangers News
From multiple sources (including the New York Rangers official twitter): thenyrangers New York Rangers Torts says that Erik Christensen is back in lineup tomorrow and that Chris Drury likely won't make road trip due to sore knee Drury won't be making the road trip with the
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In case you guys haven't heard, Bloomberg (click for the article) is reporting that the New Jersey Devils' owner, Jeffrey Vanderbeek, is seeking a buyer for the team. This story is under a lot scrutiny and may or may not be true. Tom Giulitti, of the Bergen
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In honor of the NHL All-Star Game tonight I present you with a special Sunday morning Blueshirt Banter cartoon. Now, I don't like to kick a man when's down (and injured) but I couldn't help but think about the disappointment (and possible safety risk)
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Behold, Pope Prust the First. Thou shalt not fear men bigger than thou art, thou shalt smite them no matter their size. Thou shalt kill penalties, thou shalt block shots, and thou shalt score shorthanded goals. And above all else, thou shalt always remember, "it's just pain.
NHL News
Recently two of the bigger fish have been removed from this upcoming off-season's free agent market. Both Alexander Semin and Matt Moulson were given contract extensions. The Washington Capitals offered a one-year extension to 26 year old Russian sniper Alex Semin worth $6.7 million next year, Semin
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The fragile psyche of Chris Drury has been rattled because of the growing intolerance of his piss-poor play by Ranger fans. So I can't help but wonder, what is it like behind the scenes for Drury? Enjoy your Saturday morning cartoon Blueshirt Banter (Note: it is supposed to
New York Rangers News
According to Stephen Whyno's twitter (@SWhyno) and article for Philadelphia Sports Daily, Flyers forward Danny Briere has been fined $1,000 for throwing a punch at Brandon Prust from the bench last night. Scott Hartnell escaped any fines or punishment. More after the jump... After frustrating missed calls
New York Rangers Analysis
Before you sink your teeth into this article I want it understood that the logic behind this wasn't, "Hey Zuccarello is short... who else is short?" The logic behind this article is looking at what we can reasonably expect from our diminutive Norwegian rookie in the