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The 2017-2018 New York Rangers: Finally Paying The Bill

In the past, these season ending eulogies have been emotional. They’ve been raw. This one isn’t. Instead of raw emotion, there’s a cold, calculated feeling of understanding – of knowing. This was coming for a long time. The New York Rangers pushed it off as far as they

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Open Thread: Stanley Cup Playoffs Day 3

Please use this as your open thread for today’s playoff hockey. Can the Flyers put that 7-0 beatdown behind them tonight in Game 2? Can the Kings find a way to even the series with Drew Doughty out of the lineup? Will the Jets carry a 2-0 series lead

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2018 Late First To Second Round Draft Targets: Nils Lundkvist

With Rangers having four picks in the late 1st to mid 2nd range I thought it would be fun to look a little closer to some of the players the Rangers can target in this range. The players I’ll write about here will be the more realistic targets for

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Stanley Cup Playoffs Day 2 Open Thread

Tonight, 10 more teams make their debut in the 2018 #StanleyCup Playoffs. Presented by @Ticketmaster ➡️ https://t.co/0rgxAr1svQ pic.twitter.com/DdMLQPr3xB — NHL (@NHL) April 12, 2018 Enjoy your stress-free evening of hockey.

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Stanley Cup Playoffs Day 1 Open Thread

The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin tonight, and the matchups are as follows: Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Game 1, 19:00 EDT (NBCSN) Minnesota Wild vs Winnipeg Jets: Game 1, 19:00 EDT (CNBC) Los Angeles Kings vs Vegas Golden Knights: Game 1, 22:00 EDT (NBCSN) Predictions: Pittsburgh starts

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2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs Bandwagon Guide: Eastern Conference Edition

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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Blueshirt Banter’s Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions: Round 1

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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Bantering Points: And Then There Was Golf Edition

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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2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs Bandwagon Guide: Western Conference Edition

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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Bantering Points: And Then There Was Golf Edition

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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Notes from Breakup Day: Lundqvist and Zuccarello were both playing hurt

Unspoken injuries, Rangers in the World Championships, and Alexei Bereglazov is on the way out.

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Bantering Points: 4/10/18

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)