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There has been a significant amount of speculation this off-season over wether or not Chris Drury will be bought out during the buyout period. And while many beat reporters, and other media members, have been speculating the move for weeks now; it suddenly appears as though the Rangers won&
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Note by Joe Fortunato: Nick posted this yesterday, but it got buried with the Drury news. So I'm pumping it again for you all to see. There's been so much talk about acquiring a first line center this summer that I think people are forgetting about
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Every year the hockey hub at SBNation does a mock draft in which every blog selects a player in a "real" draft setting. Blueshirt Banter picked in the 15th slot (there are no trades) and after much consulting with George (Rangers Smurf) I selected Joel Armia. George and
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The NHL buyout period has opened today, and it's largely expected Glen Sather will buyout Chris Drury at some point between now and June 30th. As we analyzed here before, the New York Rangers would stand to save $3.3 million if they were to exercise their buyout
1994 Memories
Remember the boy band "All-4-One"? They had the number one song "I Swear". Tops at the box-office that week was "Speed" starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. Unemployment was at 6.1%, a letter could be mailed for 29 cents, and
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With the 2011 NHL Entry Draft just a few weeks away, and the Rangers with just four picks in this year's draft it's reasonable to speculate Glen Sather might swing a move to get back into the second round. There have been talks about Sather thinking
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From one reach prospect in Sven Bartschi to the next we move on to Mika Zibanejad. A prospect largely considered to go in the top-10, some draft circles have him falling into the 11--14 range. Although it seems unlikely, if a few defensemen start coming off the board
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I'll admit it; Steve Eminger grew on me as the year went on. The 27-year-old defenseman out of Ontario, Canada was not a favorite of mine or many other fans at the beginning of the season. He was taking away a roster spot from Matt Gilroy
Bantering Around
Are you going through Rangers hockey withdrawal yet? No, not quite yet huh? Being able to watch the Stanley Cup Finals is helping you get your hockey fix. And it helps to speculate and fantasize about the upcoming draft and the free agent market. But just how long will that
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To follow up on our earlier report of the Rangers possibly buying out the remainder of captain Chris Drury's contract, Larry Brooks of the New York Post has in fact confirmed that the report is true and that GM Glen Sather called and informed Drury that he will
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Sorry for the late jump on this guys. Power is out at the apartment, so I had to quickly jet over to Quinnipiac University to use their internet. Thanks QU! Anyway, onto the story. Earlier today our friend Jesse Spector reported that sources indicated to him that Glen Sather would
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This far in our draft previews we've give you profiles on guys who could go top-six or fall to the end of the first round like Joel Armia and we've given you players many think are going well after the 15th pick like Tomas Jurco.