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We’ve all heard it on social media, in bars, huddled around flat screens and in the blue seats: “Henrik Lundqvist is better in the second half.” And this year every Rangers fan is hoping that the above statement is as true as the law of gravity. Because the King
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With 42 games now in the books, the New York Rangers find themselves with a record of 28-13-1. And despite the fact that they currently find themselves in a Wild Card playoff position, the Rangers are three points out of first place in the NHL, and are on
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Of the two darlings in the preseaon Brandon Pirri might have stood out the most. Oh don’t get me wrong, Adam Clendening was doing wondrous things, too, but it was Pirri who was scoring every night. Pirri who seemingly couldn’t stop. And Pirri who was forcing his way
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There have been two genuinely surprising things to happen so far this year for the New York Rangers. The first: Nick Holden’s shocking explosion of offense, which has helped steady the ship at times with the injuries to some of the Rangers better-preforming forwards. The second: Michael Grabner.
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The NHL trade deadline is February 28th, just under two months away. In the next eight or so weeks Jeff Gorton has to make a decision. The question is relatively simple, although the ripple effect of said decision is much more pronounced. But before you can know the outcome you
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Almost anyone will tell you that Kevin Hayes is having an outstanding year. He might not be piling up primary assists like he did in his rookie season, but he is producing like a top-six center. And that is very good news for the Rangers. This year Hayes has
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The Rangers have a 23.1 percent success rate on the power play. Only four teams have scored more goals on the man advantage this year. But hockey games, by and large, are won at even strength. And, as of the writing of this article, the Rangers have the most
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The Alain Vigneault Wheel of Justice is spinning again, this time with the needle falling on ... J.T. Miller. If you’ve paid attention, you might have noticed Miller’s role being decreased a bit -- reaching a head in the Rangers 4-3 win over Ottawa when he was placed
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I can’t believe we’re even talking about this. Scratch that. I can totally believe we’re actually talking about this. There was a cheap shot to Henrik Lundqvist where no one dropped the gloves. There was the Rangers getting blown out the water by Pittsburgh. There’s the
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Thanks to Charter making some type of scheduling error, the New York Rangers were not available on any channel for me in Connecticut. I managed to catch pieces of the game/highlights, but it seemed like the Hockey Gods smiled upon me to keep that torment away from me. So
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In somewhat shocking news, Rick Nash injured the other side of his groin in the Rangers’ 3-2 shootout win over the Devils Sunday. There is no timetable for a return, and the severity of the injury is unknown. This injury happens to be a constant reminder to stretch out
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First of all, we had a very special guest come onto the podcast last night. Nick -- the father of Noah, who you might have seen with Adam Clendening after the game in Chicago (tweet below for reference) -- came onto the show to share his story. #NYR @Clenny5 brings his buddy