New York Rangers Analysis
Are the Rangers a good even strength team?
The All-Star break provides us with a good excuse to compare the Rangers to the rest of the league.
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Blueshirt Banter is for everyone
Yesterday Greg Wyshynski wrote a piece about how the President’s ban on immigrants entering the United States from seven Muslim-centric countries impacted Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad and his family. “Obviously being here now and living here doesn’t make it easier,” Zibanejad said. “That sucks, but I can’t
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Marc Staal, Antti Raanta and Jesper Fast will play tomorrow
It looks like the All-Star break was just what the doctor ordered for Marc Staal. The Rangers’ most-expensive defenseman will likely make his return to the lineup tomorrow against the Blue Jackets. It will be Staal’s first game since January 3rd. The homegrown defenseman suffered a concussion in a
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Game Thread: 1/25 Flyers at Rangers
Can the Rangers keep the winning streak alive tonight at the Garden?
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Mats Zuccarello isn’t scoring goals and he’s still worth his weight in gold
November 15th was the last time that Mats Zuccarello scored a goal that wasn’t an empty-netter. Since then he has one goal, an empty-netter in Texas, in his last 29 games. And believe it or not, that’s just fine. Zuccarello may not be scoring goals like he was
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Kreider fined for hitting Eakin with helmet during fight
Chris Kreider has been fined $5,000 for hitting Cody Eakin in the head with his own helmet during a fight last night at Madison Square Garden. From the NHL’s official press release: New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the
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A tale of two Kings
We’ve all heard it on social media, in bars, huddled around flat screens and in the blue seats: “Henrik Lundqvist is better in the second half.” And this year every Rangers fan is hoping that the above statement is as true as the law of gravity. Because the King
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Zibanejad is back, Raanta out for 7-10 days
It looks like goaltender Antti Raanta will miss the five remaining games before the 2017 All-Star Weekend with a lower-body injury. Raanta left Saturday’s game against the Canadiens after the first period. He was clearly in some discomfort when talking to trainer Jim Ramsay towards the end of the
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Rangers place Marek Hrivik on waivers
The Rangers are getting healthy again. Pavel Buchnevich played in Friday’s game at Madison Square Garden and Rick Nash is back in the lineup and scoring goals. And there is a chance that Mika Zibanejad could play in Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Stars. The return of those
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New York Rangers 2016-2017 First Half Review
With 42 games now in the books, the New York Rangers find themselves with a record of 28-13-1. And despite the fact that they currently find themselves in a Wild Card playoff position, the Rangers are three points out of first place in the NHL, and are on pace for
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RIP Steven McDonald
On July 12th, 1986 Detective Steven McDonald of the New York City Police Department was shot three times and left for dead by a 15-year-old. The gun was pulled when McDonald was questioning the boy about bicycle thefts in Central Park. He was shot in the head, the throat and
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Let’s talk about Kevin Hayes
Almost anyone will tell you that Kevin Hayes is having an outstanding year. He might not be piling up primary assists like he did in his rookie season, but he is producing like a top-six center. And that is very good news for the Rangers. This year Hayes has 14