New York Rangers Game Threads
Game Thread 3/2: Rangers at Bruins
No Grabner, Girardi or Fast and Brendan Smith makes his Rangers debut.
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New York Rangers Game Threads
Game Thread: 2/2, Rangers at Sabres
Please let this game erase the memory of Tuesday night's game. Please.
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Zibanejad practices, Grabner hurt and “up in the air” for tomorrow’s game
Chris Kreider missed today’s practice with a maintenance day but Mika Zibanejad, who was a last minute scratch last night, was back on the ice for the Blueshirts. The Swedish center is not yet penciled in for tomorrow’s game against the Bruins. AV said @MikaZibanejad "skated well&
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Jesper Fast out indefinitely
Last night’s black and blue 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals at the Garden has given the Rangers both insult and injury. The same team that finally got healthy a few weeks ago is now battling injuries throughout the lineup. Larry Brooks has reported that Rangers’ winger Jesper Fast
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Rangers trade for Brendan Smith, send Buchnevich to AHL
The Rangers have just traded for Brendan Smith of the Detroit Red Wings. The price? A pair of picks, including a second rounder. Pending a trade call (not official until then), DET will get 2nd rder and 3rd rder, both in 2017, from NYR for Brendan Smith. — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie)
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Dan Girardi out at least a week with ankle injury
As if tonight’s game didn’t have enough storylines. Rangers’ alternate captain Dan Girardi will be out tonight with an ankle injury. Girardi has an “open wound” on his ankle that needs some healing. According to Sean Hartnett and others he could miss up to two weeks with the
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Rangers connected to Brendan Smith
The Rangers aren’t out of the Kevin Shattenkirk sweepstakes yet, but they’re also probing the market about other defensemen. The latest rumor to surface is the Rangers “zeroing in” on Detroit Red Wings’ defenseman Brendan Smith. to be clear, @DarrenDreger said: "It seems like (NYR) maybe zeroing
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Bantering the Blueshirts tonight at 8
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Is Oscar Lindberg the right man for the job?
Oscar Lindberg has been in the Rangers’ lineup for six consecutive games and there are few, if any, signs that he will be coming out anytime soon. Why? Because the Rangers are on a six-game winning streak with Lindberg in the mix and Alain Vigneault has a history of an
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Girardi out tonight with injury, Clendening paired with Staal
The Rangers will be without defenseman Dan Girardi for tonight’s game at the Garden against the visiting Nashville Predators. It appears that Girardi suffered an injury blocking a shot in Tuesday night’s game against the Ducks. AV says Girardi will miss tonight's game after blocking a
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Game Thread 2/7: You Can Play Night
The Rangers are expected to have Kevin Hayes back in the lineup tonight and Marc Staal on the blue line. Which means that tonight’s game will be the first game this year that the Rangers are 100 percent healthy. AV says @KevinPHayes12 is a "game time decision"
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Mats Zuccarello is the Rangers You Can Play ambassador
Hockey is for everyone. Mats Zuccarello has been named the New York Rangers’ You Can Play ambassador. Former Ranger Brian Boyle will serve as the Lightning’s YCP ambassador. From the league’s press release: This season, NHL Clubs have designated one player to be a You Can Play ambassador,