Rangers Legends
There was a bit of a discrepancy between us Banter boys over who should be crowned the best Blueshirt to wear number 14 on their back. Immediately, I jumped in and said Brendan Shanahan. He may have only been a Ranger for two seasons, but what he did in those
Rangers Legends
A tough choice here at 12, especially when it came down to giving the nod to someone named Hextall. Don Maloney gets a major honorable mention here, but ultimately our selection for number twelve goes to Brian Hextall Sr. Hextall came to the Rangers in 1936, having been signed as
Bantering Around
Hi Guys Eddie is taking another week off so I figured I would give this insanity another shot. Join me at 10 PM for Internet Radio Nowhere, I'll be playing some Bruce, some Buffett, some comedy, and talking about a few different topics, should be a lot of
Bantering Around
Hey boys and girls, Since we are on a break this week from Blueshirt Banter Radio, I am borrowing Eddie's time slot tonight to do a little something different. "Internet Radio Nowhere" goes on the air live at 10 PM, and if you like Springsteen, Buffett,
Rangers Legends
While Steve Vickers was our selection for the Greatest Ranger to ever wear the Number 8, there is no way we can move on to Number 9 (on Monday) without mentioning a player who is still a huge fan favorite for many Ranger fans. Darren Turcotte spent six seasons on
Rangers Legends
"O Captain my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won..." - From the Walt Whitman poem, O Captain My Captain When we here at Blueshirt Banter were discussing this series and dividing up the numbers as to who
Rangers Legends
Poor Brad Park. Definitely one of the best players the Rangers have ever had, but unfortunately Brad wore Number 2 as a Ranger, and wound up being overshadowed by the Greatest Ranger of them all, Brian Leetch. But we simply couldn't let today pass without mentioning Park, because
NHL Draft
Name: Stanislav Galiev Position: Center Height: 6'1" Weight: 182 lbs Age: 18 Home Country: Russia Playing For: Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) Scouting Reports After the Jump...... Hockey's Future: 2009-10: Moved over to the QMJHL, joining the Saint John Sea Dogs for the 09-
NHL Draft
Name: Mikael Granlund Position: RW Height: 5'10" Weight: 172 lbs Age: 18 Home Country: Finland Playing For: HIFK (Finland) Scouting Reports After the Jump.... SI.com: He's small and Finnish and dominant in his age group, but don't buy into the lazy comparisons
New York Rangers Analysis
When you have a guy like Wade Redden burning your crops, attacking the townsfolk, killing your cattle and causing a ruckus (wait, he doesn’t do that?) it’s easy to forget about the other problems that the Rangers have. While Redden should be, and probably is, the biggest issue
Front Page
Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: * Highlights: NYR 6, BUF 2 (4:34 video via NHL.com) * Game Recap: Filip Chytil finally spending a night in the press box resulted in one of the Rangers’ most complete games of the season (CBS) * Colin Stephenson went around the
Bantering Around
[Note by Jim Schmiedeberg, 05/29/10 2:29 PM EDT Want to make sure everyone got their picks in, will close this at game time] Final episode of this saga here. I finally tallied up all the scores, here are the top 10 (there are way too many to