NHL News
During this year’s NHL Research and Development camp, the NHL will be testing out roughly a dozen proposed rule changes. Of the proposed rule changes, some are designed to increase action, others are designed to increase player safety. Some are good ideas, and some are just stupid. Let’s
New York Rangers Analysis
Editor note: "X Factors" is a new series that I will be starting on Blueshirt Banter that will run until training camp starts. Basically, I am going to be looking and examining some of the biggest X factors for the New York Rangers this upcoming season. We will
New York Rangers Analysis
The Rangers system is currently overloaded with defensemen expected to make some type of impact over the coming years. The movement began a couple of years ago when Marc Staal cracked the lineup as a 21 year old, continued last year with 19 year old Michael Del Zotto, and is
NHL News
When the NHL rejected the Ilya Kovalchuk contract, it sent shock waves throughout the league. Many saw it as a huge victory in the fight against these enormous contracts, which of course it is. Many others looked deeper into the situation, and noted what could become a very big issue
Bantering Around
Eddie is out of town again, so I figured "what the hell?", I'll gladly waste another two hours of my life (and yours), by doing another edition of Internet Radio Nowhere. Pretty much sticking to format, heavy on the Bruce, plus some Jimmy Buffett thrown in,
New York Rangers Analysis
So he's back. Ilya Kovalchk is once again the man of the hour (week? Month? Year?), and on the free agent list again. His 17-year $102 million contract was reject by the NHL, and that decision was upheld by Richard Bolch in the arbitration hearing. So one
New York Rangers Analysis
Just giving you all a heads up about tonight's live chat on my site The Rangers Tribune. Every Thursday for the entire off-season I have been holding chats on my site in which I discuss various Rangers/Hockey topics with my readers. Last week I tried something
New York Rangers Analysis
When discussing restricted free agent defenseman Marc Staal with fellow fans, it has come to my attention that the fanbase, as a whole, apparently does not value the 23-year-old defenseman as highly as I thought it did. Now I think all of the rumors saying Staal does not
Rangers Legends
Initially undrafted by the NHL, Mark Pavelich found himself playing in Switzerland after helping the USA Hockey team capture the gold medal in 1980. When the architects of that team, Craig Patrick and Herb Brooks were brought on to run the Rangers, Pavelich was brought to New York and was
Rangers Legends
As we continue with our "Blueshirts by the Numbers" series, there are too many legends that wore the number ten on their back while playing on Broadway for us to narrow it down to one. So, we decided to combine this post into one and include all of
New York Rangers Analysis
Just something quick for you hockey deprived Ranger fans to discuss on this beautiful Sunday. Our good friend Larry Brooks updated his Slap Shots blog this morning - which means controversy galore - and of course presented readers with a thought provoking situation. I quoted portions of his story below. There'
New York Rangers Analysis
In Parts One, Two, and Three, we tackled the majority of Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Callahan's contributions to the team. Here, we'll take a look at their contributions to their teammates, using a With or Without You (WOWY) analysis. Simply put, WOWY is a look at