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Since the 2006 Draft the Rangers have drafted 68 prospects and 22 of those players have appeared in an NHL game. Of that group of 22 players, 14 have played in 40 or more games and of those 14 only six are still Blueshirts: J.T. Miller, Pavel Buchnevich, Brady
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Henrik Lundqvist was sensational yesterday and as a result Sweden won the 2017 World Championship of hockey. Thanks to a massive victory over Canada Lundqvist is now a Stanley Cup away from being the first goaltender to become a member of the triple gold club (Olympic gold, World Championship gold
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Finland is the only thing that stands between two New York Rangers and a gold medal game at the 2017 World Championships. Oscar Lindberg and Henrik Lundqvist joined Team Sweden after the Rangers were eliminated from the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Thus far the Swedes have appeared in three games
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Roman Lyashenko became a New York Ranger on March 12th, 2002. He and Martin Rucinsky were acquired from the Dallas Stars in exchange for Manny Malhotra and Barret Heisten. Lyashenko was the focal point of the trade. A former second round pick the Russian prospect had 139 games of NHL
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The Rangers are out of the 2017 Playoffs, but some of them are still playing hockey. Four New York Rangers are representing their countries in the 2017 World Championship. Brady Skjei, Kevin Hayes, Oscar Lindberg and Henrik Lundqvist flew out to join their national teams the day after breakup day.
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It’s all too easy to focus on the big names on the Rangers roster who disappointed and failed to rise to the occasion in the playoffs. But today we’re again going to turn the focus to a rookie who found a way to exceed expectations. Today we’re
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In the last three months Jeff Gorton has signed six undrafted free agents from the ranks of NCAA Division I hockey, the KHL and the WHL. This approach is nothing new to the Rangers. We saw it last offseason when Gorton signed Malte Stromwall. And when the Rangers signed John
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Brady Skjei was arguably the Rangers best defenseman in the playoffs. Ryan McDonagh and Dan Girardi played tougher minutes against the big guns on the Canadiens and Senators, but Skjei shined in his limited role. It was no secret that the Rangers needed their blue line to step up in
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* Penguins at Capitals, 7:30 | Pensburgh vs Japer’s Rink * Oilers at Ducks, 10:30 | Copper & Blue vs Anaheim Calling/ There are two Game 7s on tonight to determine the last two teams of the Final Four. Which two teams will join the Senators and the Predators? Alex Ovechkin
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Pregame: On the brink The Other Team: Silver Seven Sens So, it’s here. Game 6 against the Senators at the Garden. If the Rangers lose tonight they’re done. It looks like Alain Vigneault is sticking with the same group that let Game 5 in Ottawa slip away. That
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The Rangers road to the Eastern Conference Finals was not supposed to be this difficult. But the playoffs have a way of spoiling the best-laid plans of fans and pretenders. For the first time in the 2017 Playoffs the New York Rangers face elimination. If the Rangers don’t find
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There’s a good chance that Derick Brassard’s game-tying Game 5 goal shouldn’t have counted. That’s right folks, it’s tinfoil hat time here at Blueshirt Banter. Everyone pull out your handy-dandy 2016-17 NHL Rule Book and turn to page 76! What’s that? Don’t have