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After being bought out by the New York Rangers, 33-year-old defenseman Dan Girardi will reportedly sign with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Girardi was in the midst of a six year, $33 million contract that included a no-movement clause throughout the life of the contract, as well as
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When news broke that the Rangers were in discussions to bring former Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec, it appeared that Jeff Gorton had found Benoit Allaire’s newest reclamation project. With the official start of free agency three hours away, news has already broke that Pavelec and the Rangers will
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* CapFriendly’s List of UFAs * CapFriendly proper * Uncle Bob’s Twitter (beware of fakes) * Friedman’s Twitter * Dreger’s Twitter * Catch up on the trades * r/hockey * SB Nation’s Free Agent Signing Thread/ One thing to keep in mind with these reports of this UFA being committed to that
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Outside of the defensive and forward holes on the roster Jeff Gorton is going to deal with July 1st, he has to find a backup goaltender. With backups getting snapped up left and right, the Rangers have turned towards Ondrej Pavelec to potentially take Antti Raanta’s spot as Henrik
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Is Jeff Gorton rebuilding or is he re-tooling? It’s the million dollar question right now, and we really don’t have a clear idea one way or another. Just to clarify this early. A rebuild would mean blowing the entire thing up, trading assets for picks and prospects
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Throughout the regular season, the New York Rangers featured a number of combinations on their fourth line. Many of those combinations emulated a speed and skill focused style, rather than a more traditional gritty fourth line. Players like Brandon Pirri, Jesper Fast, and Oscar Lindberg often found themselves on the
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1. The deadline for NHL teams to qualify pending restricted free agents came and went on Monday, and a handful of players who were once highly touted are set to enter unrestricted free agency. The Rangers didn’t make any shocking decisions, as the writing had been on the wall
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Joe Fortunato Note: As you might be aware, we are reviewing applicants for writing positions on Blueshirt Banter. Pat, who does some work for Blue Seat Blogs, will be joining us to do some longer pieces. This is the first of hopefully many. As I made my way down the
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As you’re undoubtedly aware, Henrik Lundqvist got injured at the World Championship this year. From Mike’s story in early June: Henrik Lundqvist recently told a Swedish newspaper (Sport Express) that he damaged ligaments in his knee playing at the World Championship. He will be able to do “nothing”
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With Oscar Lindberg departing for the Vegas Golden Knights in last week’s NHL Expansion Draft, the New York Rangers are suddenly in need of a fourth line center. While they do have an internal replacement in Cristoval Nieves, there could be other attractive options in free agency and they
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For the second straight season Antti Raanta proved himself to be an excellent understudy to Henrik Lundqvist. And now, after being traded on draft day, he has a chance to win a starring role in the desert with the Arizona Coyotes. Raanta posed a record of 16-8-2 in
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If I close my eyes I can remember almost everything about that night at the Garden. The tension is what pushes to the front of the memory, because it was present in full force; sucking the air out of my lungs and forcing my heart to beat a million times