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Bantering Points: 9/22/17
News and notes for Friday, September 22nd, 2017
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30 Days of Lundqvist: The F-Bomb on Live TV
Normally when we hear Henrik Lundqvist cursing it’s at a low volume after a stoppage and directed at opposing players, referees and sometimes his own teammates. He’s an intense guy. But at the 2012 NHL Awards we got to hear a different, but equally human, application of profanity.
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Bantering Points: 9/21/17
News and notes for Thursday, September 21st, 2017
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Rangers Vs. Devils: Stock Report
Stock Going Up Filip Chytil — I thought Neal Pionk’s opening preseason game was impressive on Monday, but it had nothing on Chytil’s. There’s going to be a lot of eyes on Chytil this preseason for a plethora of reasons. I’m not sure there’s been a
New York Rangers Game Threads
Preseason Game Thread 9/20: Rangers vs Devils
The Rangers host the Devils at the Garden and a couple of big names will be making their preseason debuts.
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30 Days of Lundqvist: The Washington Marathon
Over Henrik Lundqvist’s career he’s been to the playoffs a lot – with 128 playoffs games over his 11-year career – and there’s no other opponent he’s battled more than the Washington Capitals. Over the last 11 years, the Rangers and Capitals have faced off in the
New York Rangers Analysis
Taking a Look at the Rangers Power Play
Throughout the playoffs last year, I collected a lot of my own data on team’s power plays and penalty kills. And while I’ve written about more general topics using the data (like here and here), before the season starts I want to take a detailed look at how
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Bantering Points: 9/20/17
News and notes for Wednesday, September 20th, 2017
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Quick Hits: Filip Chytil Scores In OT As Rangers Defeat Devils 4-3
For the second consecutive game, the New York Rangers were forced into overtime and yet again, they came away with the win. Filip Chytil and Kevin Shattenkirk were among the notables to make their Ranger debuts this evening, and they certainly made noteworthy first impressions. Let’s take a look
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First Cuts of Rangers Training Camp
Rangers cut five youngsters from training camp.
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Rangers Vs. Islanders: Stock Report
Every year I do a stock market report on the Rangers during the preseason. I think it’s a good way to look at both the way the team and the players who are actually fighting for roles on the team. Anyway, here we go. Stock Trending Up Neal Pionk:
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Bantering Points: 9/19/17
News and notes for Tuesday, September 19th, 2017