NHL Draft
Well, believe it or not we are just a day away from the start of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. With that, I decided to do a mock draft with my selections for the first 15 picks, including our New York Rangers. Joe will have a complete mock up sometime
NHL Draft
Most of you that have been around the Banter for awhile know that my posts are usually based on statistics and are meant to prove something one way or the other. This one, though, is the result of a boring job that has left me plenty of time to think.
Bantering Around
With NHL teams wheeling and dealing as the NHL draft approaches, General Manager Glen Sather has remained relatively quiet. The only Rangers news was that Enver Lisin would not be tendered a qualifying offer of approximately $800,000, making him an unrestricted free agent as of July 1. With the
New York Rangers Analysis
When July 1st rolls around the entire sporting world will probably be wondering where LeBron James is going. But unfortunately the New York Rangersaren’t the New York Team that LeBron is supposedly very interested in. The big name that NHL General Managers will be looking into is Ilya Kovalchuk.
Front Page
It is with proud pleasure that we welcome Chris "Knuckles" Nilan as our guest tonight on Blueshirt Banter Radio. Chris was one of the toughest hombres ever to lace them up and remains a Ranger fan favorite still to this day. Chris spent three years with the Rangers
NHL News
Editor's not by Joe Fortunato: Stick salute to Zach S. and Brandon C. for breaking the news, but we wanted to give you a little more details so here is our blurb: Florida has traded Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell to the Boston Bruins for Dennis Widemanand the
New York Rangers News
Larry Brooks is reporting that the Rangers will not be tendering RW Enver Lisin a qualifying offer. The move makes Lisin an unrestricted free agent on July 1. This move is relatively unsurprising, as Lisin was in coach John Tortorella's dog house pretty much all year. Lisin, a
New York Rangers News
The NHL has announced the 2010-2011 Rangers regular season schedule. You can see the entire schedule here. Key games: October 9th: Season opener at Buffalo October 11th: First game against the Islanders, at the Island October 15th: Home opener against Toronto October 24th: First game against New Jersey, at
New York Rangers Analysis
25-year-old Nathan Horton from Welland, Ontario is turning out to be one of the most sought after players this off-season, even though he is not a free agent. In fact, he still has three years remaining on his contract with a $4 million cap hit in each,
NHL Draft
Tonight at 8:30 EST, Jess Rubenstein will join us for a live chat here on Blueshirt Banter. He'll take your questions about the draft, what he thinks the Rangers might do, and anything else you might want to know about the prospects. For those of you that
NHL Draft
Good evening everyone. Jess from The Prospect Park and Blueshirt Bulletin will be here to take your questions on draft prospects, and what lies ahead for your New York Rangers in the 2010 NHL Draft and free agency. This works just like our open game threads, replies will automatically post,
NHL News
There has been a flurry of activity leading up to the draft, especially in the Atlantic Conference. First, the Flyers acquired the rights to Dan Hamhuis from Nashville in exchange for Ryan Parent, helping shore up their defense. Ironically, Parent was originally a Nashville first round pick in 2005. Hamhuis