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Derek Stepan's rookie season began with a bang, recording a hat trick against the Buffalo Sabres and instantly winning over the hearts and minds of Rangers' fans for the season. He finished his rookie campaign with 21 goals and 45 points, tied for the 15th best rookie
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Well the NHL news just keeps coming today, although this one affects the New York Rangers a little more than the Patrick Sharp signing did. Shea Weber, who went to arbitration after the Nashville Predators filed for team-elected arbitration, was awarded $7.5 million today by an arbitration judge. That&
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Not that he was on the list anymore, but just in case he was, you can stop thinking about it now. Earlier in the off season, when it was unclear wether or not the New York Rangers would be able to lure coveted free agent Brad Richards to New York,
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The news that we never thought we would hear in a our lifetimes, "Will the Islanders be leaving Long Island?". The unthinkable has indeed happened, the Nassau Coliseum Referendum has officially been voted down. As it stands right now, the votes counts are at 33,526 (No) to
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According to Capgeek, the New York Rangers have come to terms with goaltender Chad Johnson. It will be a two-way, one-year deal that will pay him $525,000 at the NHL level and $85,000 at the AHL level. Chad Johnson served as the back-up near the end of the
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Lost in the shuffle of the New York Islanders referendum yesterday was the comments supposedly made by former New York Ranger Alex Frolov about some of Sean Avery's antics on the ice. In that translation Frolov supposedly alluded to Avery having called players "black monkeys," something
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When discussing the polling so far in today's referendum vote that will potentially spell out the future of the New York Islanders, a voting representative said the turnout has been "abysmally low". This is what the Islanders wanted, hence the reason they had the vote held
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Today marks a full month since I took the site over from Jim, and what a month it has been. I was hoping to make as smooth a transition as possible, and I believe we have done that. But, I could have never done it without a fantastic writing staff
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Another slow Sunday here in Ranger land. But that's OK, because Blueshirt Banter will be here with you all August to keep your Rangers news and discussion at a premium. Speaking of discussions, make sure you keep up with all the great discussions going on here for the
New York Rangers Analysis
21-year-old defenseman Michael Del Zotto was a victim of the good ‘ol sophomore curse in 2010-11, seeing a 19-point drop from his rookie year. Everything that went right for Michael in his freshman season with the Rangers suddenly became a problem in his sophomore season. Why? I don't
New York Rangers Analysis
Ever since the New York Rangers took care of their five restricted free agents and the year-long quest to obtain coveted free agent Brad Richards, fans eyes have hungrily turned towards the potential of adding another elite winger to the squad. On paper the idea sounds great, getting another top-flight
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The New York Rangers and Glen Sather announced today that they are fully supporting the Islanders and their plan for a new arena. Sather states that it would be hard to see the Islanders leave and as a result, lose one of our biggest rivals. I'm sure all