Dive deeper with New York Rangers analysis from the Blueshirt Banter team—where strategy meets stats, trades are teased out, and every roster move gets broken down. Whether it’s youth development, roster depth, or cap-maneuvering, we give you the insight Rangers fans need.
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Last weekend E.J. Hradek and Tony Luftman counted down the NHL’s “Top 20 Defensemen Right Now” on the NHL Network. Their analysis factored in performance over the last few seasons, but put an emphasis on the 2015-16 season. Players’ potential, projected performances in 2016-17, and anticipated returns from
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Contrary to popular belief -- I was also wrong on this one — today is not Jimmy Vesey day. Today is simply Jimmy Vesey eve. The Buffalo Sabres will hold Vesey’s rights until 12:01 tonight (aka. Tuesday morning). The Rangers are one of the teams on Vesey’s short
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The Jimmy Vesey sweepstakes are set to begin this coming Monday, August 15th. That’s the day Vesey officially fulfills the loophole status and becomes a free agent. There’s a few differences than normal free agency, though. The biggest of which is that every team is on the same
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The World Cup of Hockey will help alleviate some of the dog days of summer, as we speculate and prepare for the tournament, but these next couple of weeks are likely to drag. This happens every year, of course, as most teams are totally finished with their rosters until the
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This past week and a half has seen a lot of movement from Jeff Gorton and the New York Rangers. There were promises made when the season ended the way it did. Movement was expected. There were concerns, of course. Gorton’s responses about not buying out Dan Girardi weren’
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This all seems very familiar. The New York Rangers and Chris Kreider have negotiations scheduled because he’s a RFA? Check. Kreider files for salary arbitration? Check. Two sides give their demands? Check. Silence? Check. Two years ago Kreider and the Rangers dragged their negotiations out until just before the
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Jeff Gorton made a move for both the present and the future with the Brassard trade.
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Chris Kreider is scheduled for an arbitration hearing on Friday. Hopefully the two sides don’t get there, but since there isn’t a deal yet both parties need to submit their salary demands. Salary Arbitration numbers New York Rangers/ Chris Kreider. Club offer $3.2M / Player asking $4.75M
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This is exactly what the Carl Hagelin trade should have been. Well, maybe not exactly, but it should have been something like this rather than what it was. This is what selling high looks like. This is a great hockey trade and it’s what I’m talking about when
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Give the New York Rangers credit, for the most part their business is not aired out to dry in view of the public eye. Take, for example, the Nick Holden trade, or the J.T. Miller contract negotiations or, well, anything really the past few years. The Rangers keep their
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The New York Rangers and Jeff Gorton avoided arbitration — not that it was really a threat -- by agreeing to a two-year bridge deal with J.T. Miller for $2.75-million per. This is both a good and bad news situation. The good news: The Rangers locked up Miller, avoided
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Glen Sather started it, but Jeff Gorton couldn't fix it.