Blueshirt Banter Discussion
The New York Rangers currently have 14 defensemen under contract and they will hopefully soon add Michael Del Zotto to that list. The Rangers saw John Scott and Jeff Woywitka depart via free agency and they dealt the top defensive prospect in the system, Tim Erixon, to Columbus in the
NHL News
After a fairly optimistic start to the week, it all ended with the doom and gloom with a flick of the wrist. Just 15 days until the current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire, talks have broken off almost completely between the NHL and NHLPA. According to NHLPA executive
Blueshirt Banter Discussion
In the event that the NHL regular season is delayed or cancelled there will almost certainly be a small exodus of NHL players going across the pond to play hockey in Europe. Players including Evgeni Malkin and Martin St. Louis are already making plans to go overseas if there is
NHL News
The National Hockey League released its national television schedule earlier this afternoon, and the Rangers will appear sixteen different times on national TV. This includes the Rangers being featured on NBC Sports Network, NBC, and CBC. In the United States, the Rangers will appear in 12 nationally televised games, with
New York Rangers Prospects
One of the reasons that the Rangers have made the playoffs in six of the seven seasons since the 2004-05 work stoppage is their dedication to bringing younger players into the lineup. Although head coach John Tortorella was behind the bench for only a little over three of those
Bantering Around
Yesterday you all saw part one of Blueshirt Banter's Q&A with Hockey Wilderness. Well, we're back at it today for the final three questions I sent Bryan's way so that we can get to know the Minnesota Wild a little bit better.
Bantering Around
I'm not sure if you guys remember, but a few years ago the SB Nation hockey websites paired up and did a Q&A session during the offseason to help break up the dog days of August. Back in 2009, our partner was Hockey Wilderness, SB Nation&
NHL News
There were positive signs from yesterday's meeting between the NHL and the NHLPA, even if it took a remarkable roller coaster ride to get there. The two sides met briefly in the morning, then broke apart, opening the floodgates for media panic and speculation. But as time moved
NHL News
There was some optimism during today's meetings in New York City, and it sounds as if the NHLPA and NHL are finally getting down business. Gary Bettman, Bill Daley, and the Fehr brothers met for the second time in two weeks, in an attempt to bridge the differences
NHL News
Do you know how teams fighting for a playoff berth call all of their remaining games "must win" games? Well the NHL CBA negotiations have officially entered that territory. Every single day is big from this point forward. There is less than three weeks before the September 15th
Bantering Around
Free agency news has slowly and painfully dried up, Rick Nash is a Ranger, and there may or may not be a hockey season starting on October 11th, 2012. For a lot of hockey fans the anxiety and dread about the season being delayed, abbreviated, or perhaps not happening at
New York Rangers Analysis
Hey guys, so I have some exciting news for you all. We've added a new writer here at Blueshirt Banter, Michael Rappaport! Mike is a writer for The Hockey Writers and is also an intern with Stan Fischler. He's a great writer and a great guy,