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Draft Day is upon us, the New York Rangers will step up to the podium later on this evening with the 15th pick in their hand. Armia? Biggs? Someone you've never heard of? One things for sure: When it comes to the Rangers, nothing is certain. Here is
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Our Flyers coverage continues..... As "Stepan" had in his Fan Post, and has been discussed in the previous thread, the Philadelphia Flyers have signed goalie Ilya Bryzgalov to a long term deal that he will probably never see the end of. This does serve to finally give the
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Well people have been saying that the Flyers would have to shed contracts to sign Bryzgalov and boy did they. It all started with Jeff Carter going to Columbus for Jakob Voracek, the number 8 pick and a 3rd rounder in tomorrow's draft. After the Flyers dropped that
New York Rangers News
The NHL has officially released the 2011-12 Schedule, and rather than try and copy and paste it here, instead you can click the link and find the schedule here: Rangers 2011-12 Schedule Some initial thoughts on the upcoming season: 8 road games before the home opener. Rangers will make their
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Tomorrow marks the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, probably my favorite day of the hockey year. Our friend Andrew Gross caught up with Gordie Clark previewing the upcoming draft, and Clark had a few interesting things to say. From the story: Clark did not rule out making a trade to acquire
Bantering Around
This summer, in a theater near you, the epic saga of a man from Trumbull, Connecticut may very well come to an end. The whole Chris Drury "buy-out but he can’t be bought-out so let’s hope he retires or something" situation has become very confusing and
New York Rangers News
So after the rumors floated that it was going to happen, then the rumors that it wasn't going to happen, apparently it's semi-official: The Rangers will travel to the Home of Rocky Balboa to take on the Flyers at Citizen's Bank Park on January
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Although it was little more than formality, the NHL Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the Atlanta Thrashers today to True North Sports, which also includes relocating the franchise to Winnipeg, which you may have heard lost their hockey team way back when. The sale is official, the
New York Rangers Analysis
With the draft still a few days away, it's a good time to look at a favorite topic of mine, even strength shooting. On average, nearly 80% of the game is played at even strength, so the ability to get shots on goal in this situation is of
New York Rangers News
From NHL.com: New York/Toronto – The New York Rangers will play a special exhibition game against the Frolunda Indians of the Swedish Elite League at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Friday, Sept. 30, as part of the 2011 Compuware NHL Premiere Challenge. Tickets for this special game go
Bantering Around
Just to let everyone know, the website formerly known as Behind the Net has been relaunched as Arctic Ice Hockey, and will be the SBNation home for the new team in Winnipeg, whatever they are called. A report came out earlier this morning saying it would definitely be the rebirth
New York Rangers Analysis
Rumors and the off-season go hand in hand, especially when you're dealing with a big market team like the New York Rangers. One of the rumors that was especially prevalent last off-season, and even into the regular season, was the New York Rangers targeting Nikita Filatov. Filatov, the