New York Rangers Analysis
With the Rangers in the midst of a pivotal off-season, and facing it with a limited amount of cap space, we've all been trying to understand the fundamentals of the NHL Salary Cap. The cap is a complicated lady, she is not easily understood. But thankfully, Blueshirt
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Gary Bettman reiterated his desire for hockey to remain in Phoenix on his Sirius/XM radio show yesterday. "We have rules with respect to who can own franchises. We have rules to how you can relocate teams. This proceeding has to do with the application of our rules. It
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Just wanted to take a minute and bring everyone up to speed on some of the features here on Blueshirt Banter. We've had many new members come on board the last few weeks, and we welcome all of you, and want to make sure you know just how
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Well here we are yet again, the Stanley Cup finals. This year is a rematch between the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins, which should make little Gary Bettman sleep just a little more soundly. But regardless let’s get down to my predictions, but first lets break down
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From the NHL: NEW YORK (May 27, 2009) -- The National Hockey League announced today the schedule for the 2009 Stanley Cup Final, which begins Saturday, May 30 when the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings host the Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins. NBC will telecast Games 1 and 2 and,
New York Rangers Analysis
After the news broke of the Rangers signing Michael Del Zotto, a favorite Ranger prospect of mine, a series of thoughts went through my head over the next couple of hours. My first reaction was I can't wait to see him try to make the team. Then it
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The Rangers announced today they have signed Andres Ambuhl, a forward from the Swiss National League Official Press Release from the Rangers. Highlights: Ambuhl, 25, skated in 50 games with HC Davos of the National League A in Switzerland (NLA) this past season, registering 17 goals and 24 assists for
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After a couple of weeks to think it over, Patrick Roy has turned down the offer to become coach (and rumored GM) of the Colorado Avalanche. Highlights of the story from the Denver Post: Late Tuesday night, Roy phoned Avalanche president Pierre Lacroix to tell him that, because of family
1994 Memories
Imagine you are on a rollercoaster traveling at 120 MPH. You get off the ride, eat a plate of runny eggs, and go bungee jumping. Then just for fun, you get on a twin prop plane and fly through a Category 5 hurricane. That about sums up Game 7 of
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When the free agency period opens all teams go through the same debate on what they should do. There are usually two schools of thought: do we try to compliment the players we already have or do we look for new players to fill our vital roles. This year the
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The Rangers announced today that they have signed 2008 1st round pick Michael Del Zotto to his first pro contract: Highlights from the story on newyorkrangers.com Del Zotto, 18, skated in 62 games with the Oshawa Generals and London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) this season, registering
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The Edmonton Oilers have a news conference scheduled for this afternoon to announce Pat Quinn will be their new head coach, and former Rangers head coach Tom Renney will become one of Quinn's assistants. Thanks to From the Rink for the info. Here is the whole story from