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After taking look at what the Western Conference playoff teams had to offer yesterday, today comes the hard part. Of the seven Eastern Conference teams looking to stop the Pittsburgh Penguins from a third consecutive Stanley Cup championship, Rangers fans likely hold some degree of animosity towards most, if not
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The puck will drop on the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight, as 16 teams fight to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup. From the East, it’s the Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, and New Jersey Devils. The eight
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With breakup day taking place yesterday, the 2018-2019 Rangers are together no more. As such, today’s edition of Bantering Points will be the last one until training camp opens for the 2019-2020 campaign. Thanks for skipping the links and jumping directly into the comments browsing through these pieces on
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For the first time in eight years, the New York Rangers failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. As such, the residents of Rangerstown won’t have any vested interest in who wins what series for the next two months. Some fans hockey season ends when their team’s
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With Breakup Day taking place yesterday, the 2017-18 Rangers were together for the final time, and the team’s returning players won’t participate in any official team activities until September. With that, this will also be the final Bantering Points of the season. Thanks to all of those who
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Unspoken injuries, Rangers in the World Championships, and Alexei Bereglazov is on the way out.
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Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: * Justin Tasch relays word that Jeff Gorton’s desirable qualities for a new coach have eliminated a handful of possibilities (NY Daily News) * Larry Brooks noted that Gorton and Henrik Lundqvist share the same vision of competing next season (NY Post)
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The Blueshirts have partnered with the Maine Mariners, a new ECHL franchise in Portland, Maine.
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With Alain Vigneault gone after five seasons, the search begins for the next head coach of the New York Rangers. Unlike last time around, when Vigneault was hired, the Rangers will be searching for someone who will have to help build something from the ground up. There are a number
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On February 7 we ran a story titled Ilya Kovalchuk Rumored To Have Eyes on New York If He Returns to NHL which outlined the history of interest involving both parties. According to Igor Eronko the team is set to sign the soon-to-be 35-year-old winger. Per source Ilya Kovalchuk is
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Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: * Larry Brooks breaks down the reason why New York needed to part ways with Alain Vigneault (NY Post) * Brooks also offers some thoughts on the organization’s coaching search, their pending free agents, and more (NY Post) * Justin Tasch argues that
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Even with the New York Rangers out of the playoffs, the show must go on. This year, Blueshirt Banter will be hosting an official bracket league for those still interested in following the action throughout the spring. Here’s how to join: 1. If don’t have an account registered