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Some good news on the Rangers front, Henrik Lundqvist and Marc Staal have been named to the 2011 NHL All Star team. Rookie Derek Stepan was named to rookie skills competition team. Brandon Dubinsky is an obvious omission here, and it's unfortunate because he's having a
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No official word yet, Rangers have a con call at 5:15 EST From Andrew Gross: Rangers GM Glen Sather will conduct a conference call at 5:15 and it’s believed he will be announcing a trade. No other details available yet but please check back here and follow
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Numerous reports on Twitter that Alex Frolov is done for the year after suffering a torn ACL last night against the St. Louis Blues. As you saw in our previous story, Kris Newbury has already been recalled from Connecticut.
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Alex Frolov's status is still uncertain, but the Rangers have recalled Kris "Lobster" Newbury from Connecticut. Newbury was acquired late last season from Detroit in exchange for Jordan Owens. Newbury has four goals and fourteen assists in eighteen games for the Whalepack so far this season.
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From the day Ryan McDonagh was traded to the Rangers for Scott Gomez, we've anxiously awaited our chance to see him play, and tonight is the night. According to Andrew Gross, Ryan McDonagh will make his debut tonight in place of Michal Rozsival, who is still nursing a
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According to AHL transactions the Rangers have sent down Michael Del Zotto and called up Ryan McDonagh. This is a pretty interesting move. Many people, including many of you here, have thought about sending Del Zotto to Connecticut to get some of his confidence back. It's an idea
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As per Andrew Gross, Erik Christensen sprained his right knee during the second period of last night’s game. Christensen was pushed through the crease on a powerplay and did not return to the game. It is unlikely that he will make the trip to Florida this weekend when the
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In relatively unsurprising news, the Rangers have sent Todd White to the AHL this afternoon. White was waived yesterday, the third time he was waived this season, and cleared today at noon. In 18 games this season, White has seen extremely limited ice time, notching a goal and an assist
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The Rangers did a tremendous job at beating up a bad Islanders team, and now they face an even worse opponent in their neighbors to the west when they take on the Devils tonight in Newark. I've said this before, but it is part of the maturation process
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The New York Rangers were back at it today in practice after their brief two-day holiday break. Following the skate, head coach John Tortorella spoke to the media about tomorrow's lineup against the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden. First and foremost, Andrew Gross reports that
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In a move that I speculated might happen earlier last week, the New York Rangers have recalled Mats Zuccarello. Zuccarello has been on fire in Connecticut the past few weeks, and has really been working hard to improve all phases of his game. It will be interesting to see who
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As per Larry Brooks, there will be no roster moves made by the Rangers prior to tonight’s game. This doesn’t come as a surprise, as the Rangers played very well in Ryan Callahan’s absence last night. Some might have expected Mats Zuccarello-Aasen to be called up