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Brad Shakes. Baby Skjei. Whatever you call him, the young defender playing his first full NHL season was the brightest spot on a blue line plagued by inconsistency, incompetence, and the inexplicable whims of Alain Vigneault. Regular followers of the blog and the podcast enjoyed watching Joe go from lamenting
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As things current stand, the New York Rangers have just over $5.5-million in cap space with a single internal free agent to be signed (Mika Zibanejad). That doesn’t include an expected acquisition of another center (potentially a third-line one), nor does it include the Rangers having
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What was first reported in the New York Post earlier this month, is now confirmed. Kevin Klein is retiring from the NHL. The most likely path for the 32-year-old defenseman moving forward appears to be a career in Europe. OFFICIAL: #NYR defenseman Kevin Klein announced his retirement from
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1. The spending spree that comes at the onset of the NHL’s free agency period has come and gone, and the New York Rangers came away as one of the biggest winners from the free agent frenzy. Jeff Gorton brought Ondrej Pavelec, David Desharnais, and Kevin Shattenkirk aboard at
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The New York Rangers acquired Nick Holden from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a fourth-round pick at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft – making the 2016-17 season his first in New York. The left-handed defenseman showed his ability to play on both sides, giving him more versatility
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Restricted free agent Mika Zibanejad has officially filed for salary arbitration according to the NHLPA. Jesper Fast had also filed paperwork but signed a three-year, $5.55 million deal to remain with the New York Rangers on Wednesday afternoon. 30 Players have elected Salary Arbitration: Jordan Martinook, Ryan Spooner,
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Kevin Shattenkirk is a New York Ranger and because of that the Rangers defense is already miles better than it was during the 2017 Playoffs. We’ll save concerns about Shattenkirk’s defensive play for another day and instead focus on what it took to bring him to Broadway. But
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In his article on the Jesper Fast extension, Larry Brooks reported that Fast actually filed for salary arbitration before he signed his extension with the Rangers. From his story: The Rangers took care of one piece of their remaining summer contract business on Wednesday, signing restricted free agent Jesper Fast
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The New York Rangers announced that restricted free agent Jesper Fast has extended for three-years. This contract entails an average annual value of $1.85 million – an increase from his previous AAV of $950,000. OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms with restricted free agent forward Jesper Fast on
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Jimmy Vesey joined the Rangers as a free agent last summer, and was firmly planted into the Rangers lineup from the get go. In his 80-game rookie season, Vesey put up a very respectable 16-11-27 stat line (0.34 PPG) and also put up a 44.73
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It’s official, the New York Rangers have agreed to terms with former Montreal Canadien and Edmonton Oiler David Desharnais. Rangers have agreed to contract with David Desharnais, one year for $1M... — Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) July 4, 2017 On paper this is a very good deal for the Rangers,
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The New York Rangers appear to be at least partially filling their center void with free agent David Desharnais, according to a report from Quebec site Touts Sur le Hockey. Desharnais, 30, had an off-year in 2016-2017, with just six goals and eight assists in 49 regular season