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Report: Lafreniere will report to his draft team’s camp, will not go to Europe
There will be no QMJHL or European hockey for the top pick in the 2020 Draft this fall
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Bantering Points: 8/12/20
Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: * Larry Brooks writes that even in spite of their victory in the draft lottery, the Rangers can’t afford to go off course and accelerate their rebuild (NY Post) * Greg Joyce relays word about the lack of word on Henrik Lundqvist’
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Alexis Lafreniere Is Already Changing Things
Alexis Lafreniere is going to be a New York Ranger. Let’s be honest, this whole thing has been weird. As a quick recap: The Rangers made the “bubble” as a “playoff team” before getting bounced by Carolina in three games during the play-in round. That loss earned them a
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Blueshirt Banter’s Round 1 Predictions
The 16-team 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs are set, which means it’s time for us to make our Round 1 predictions. Eastern Conference First up, we have the No.1 seed Philadelphia Flyers against the Montreal Canadiens. Few expected Montreal to be here — Montreal may not have even expected to
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New York Rangers Win Phase 2 Draft Lottery and Will Select First Overall
After days of suspense, we finally have our answer. The New York Rangers will be selecting first overall in the 2020 NHL Draft and will have Alexis Lafreniere staring them in the face as they make their selection. Just days after being eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes, New York walks
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What will keeping Ryan Strome cost the Rangers?
One of the biggest decisions looming over New York Rangers’ General Manager Jeff Gorton this offseason is what to do with restricted free agent center Ryan Strome. The Rangers, who are thin down the middle, have good cause to keep him in town. The “TL;DR” on Strome is pretty
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Reflecting on the 2019-20 Rangers
Bring on the ping pong balls
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What The Rangers Are (Probably) Getting in Alexis Lafreniere
A team loaded with young wingers is poised to add its best yet.
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NHL Draft Lottery Phase 2: Open Thread
Despite the New York Rangers being bounced out of the Stanley Cup Qualifying round, the silver lining was that the Rangers still have a chance to come away as winners. Thanks to a placeholder team winning the first phase of the NHL Draft lottery, New York will have a 1
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NHL Draft Lottery Phase 2: A Complete New York Rangers Preview
With the Stanley Cup Qualifying Round officially in the books, we can now shift our focus ahead to Phase 2 of the NHL Draft Lottery. As a result of the New York Rangers getting swept out of the bubble in three quick games, they will be one of the eight
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Bantering Points: 8/10/20
Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: * Larry Brooks offers his musings about the Rangers’ playoff exit, the whacky draft lottery looming, and more (NY Post) * Colin Stephenson discusses tonight’s draft lottery and how it could impact New York (Newsday) * Jim Bay examines the possibility of starting
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Bantering Points: 8/8/20
Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: * Steve Paulus wraps up the Blueshirts’ brief return to playoff hockey (Blue Line Station) * Paulus also noted that with some higher seeded teams losing their play in series, the Rangers are now slated to pick no worse than 11th in the