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Welcome to a new series of posts that goes back through recent New York Rangers history and asks, "What if?" It was the 2008-09 season; the Tampa Bay Lightning had this really good 18 year old center named Steven Stamkos who had a bit of a rough start
NHL News
Friday morning was a day filled with optimism and hope. The NHL had presented their second offer on Wednesday, and the NHLPA was finally going to make their response after a day of deliberation. But hope vanished after the meetings broke up and both sides spoke to the media. The
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers' biggest move of the off-season was acquiring Rick Nash from the Columbus Blue Jackets. However, when the Blueshirts hit the ice at the start of the 2012-13 season (whenever that will be), the biggest changes that fans will see are the forwards that will play
Bantering Around
On Sunday, July 1st the New York Rangers agreed to a two-year deal with UFA forward Arron Asham. When I heard that news, like many Ranger fans, I looked up to the heavens and bellowed the foulest, most profane words in my vocabulary. Glen Sather, it seems, is convinced that
Blueshirt Banter Discussion
The Rangers lost Brandon Dubinsky, Brandon Prust, Ruslan Fedotenko, and Artem Anisimov in the offseason via free agency and the Rick Nash trade. What do these players all have in common (other than being dead to us)? All of these players were forwards that the coaching staff frequently used to
Blueshirt Banter Discussion
The New York Rangers currently have 14 defensemen under contract and they will hopefully soon add Michael Del Zotto to that list. The Rangers saw John Scott and Jeff Woywitka depart via free agency and they dealt the top defensive prospect in the system, Tim Erixon, to Columbus in the
NHL News
After a fairly optimistic start to the week, it all ended with the doom and gloom with a flick of the wrist. Just 15 days until the current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire, talks have broken off almost completely between the NHL and NHLPA. According to NHLPA executive
Blueshirt Banter Discussion
In the event that the NHL regular season is delayed or cancelled there will almost certainly be a small exodus of NHL players going across the pond to play hockey in Europe. Players including Evgeni Malkin and Martin St. Louis are already making plans to go overseas if there is
NHL News
The National Hockey League released its national television schedule earlier this afternoon, and the Rangers will appear sixteen different times on national TV. This includes the Rangers being featured on NBC Sports Network, NBC, and CBC. In the United States, the Rangers will appear in 12 nationally televised games, with
New York Rangers Prospects
One of the reasons that the Rangers have made the playoffs in six of the seven seasons since the 2004-05 work stoppage is their dedication to bringing younger players into the lineup. Although head coach John Tortorella was behind the bench for only a little over three of those seven
Bantering Around
Yesterday you all saw part one of Blueshirt Banter's Q&A with Hockey Wilderness. Well, we're back at it today for the final three questions I sent Bryan's way so that we can get to know the Minnesota Wild a little bit better.
Bantering Around
I'm not sure if you guys remember, but a few years ago the SB Nation hockey websites paired up and did a Q&A session during the offseason to help break up the dog days of August. Back in 2009, our partner was Hockey Wilderness, SB Nation&