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New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers had a lot of problems last year. We may as well call it what it is at this point. Yes, the defense — arguably the team’s biggest problem — remains untouched (well, for the most part), but that entire situation needed much bigger renovations that I expected
New York Rangers Analysis
Michael Grabner is a lot more than just a guy who rarely scores on shorthanded breakaways.
New York Rangers Analysis
With the rumors of the New York Rangers shopping dynamic winger Rick Nash on the trade market this summer, I thought I’d examine some trades made in the past few off-seasons to decipher some relativity as to his theoretical worth. A trade is dependent on so many countless variables;
New York Rangers Analysis
Well today should be fun. Or horrible. Or terrifying. Or awesome! Per the people who would know, the New York Rangers aren’t expected to be overly active today — which might not be that bad of a thing. With Steven Stamkos off the market, Taylor Hall a New Jersey Devil
New York Rangers Analysis
The hot debate surrounding the New York Rangers’ potential off-season moves, pertinent to the recently announced rules of expansion next year, has mostly been Dan Girardi and Marc Staal. The conversations over the ramifications of potentially burning two of the three allotted protection spots has been unabridged and elaborate, and
New York Rangers Analysis
Kreider, Miller, Hayes, McIlrath, Hughes, Bodie, Hrivik, Jensen issued qualifying offers by the #Rangers https://t.co/weR6eDx7Nn — CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) June 27, 2016 As expected, all of the big names were given qualifying offers today before tonight’s 5PM deadline. The Rangers can ill-afford to bungle the contracts of Miller,
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers were expected to be one of the busiest teams in the NHL Entry Draft this weekend, but instead were one of the quietest. Jeff Gorton and company made a single move — swapping a 4th round pick next year for Colorado defenseman Nick Holden — and didn’t
New York Rangers Analysis
As we inch closer to the New York Rangers attempting to make their mark on the NHL Entry Draft a very scary reality seems to be coming to light: The Rangers seemingly have no interest in moving Dan Girardi or Marc Staal this summer. They do, apparently, have interest (at
New York Rangers Analysis
There’s going to be a pretty significant fallout from the Keith Yandle trade that saw the Rangers regain a guaranteed 6th round draft pick and a condition 4th round draft pick from the Florida Panthers. The fallout will be far-reaching on the team level; making the Rangers worse on
New York Rangers Analysis
We’ve discussed Rick Nash a lot this summer. We graded him on his performance this year, dissected his trade value and fictionally traded him in a web of moves that led the New York Rangers to Steven Stamkos. The reality is Nash has a high-dollar contract on a team
New York Rangers Analysis
As the NHL Entry Draft inches closer, the New York Rangers are expected to be one of the busier teams. Not only are they rumored to have a directive to get younger, they also have a desire to re-stock their prospect pool. That makes this week scary. Or exciting. But
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers traded Keith Yandle to the Florida Panthers for a 6th round pick and a conditional 4th round pick Monday afternoon. The Rangers didn’t make a mistake moving Yandle’s rights, especially since the two sides reportedly had a discussion and Jeff Gorton didn’t see