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.
New York Rangers Prospects
As Joe pointed out back in his piece on August 23rd, the Rangers getting Jimmy Vesey this summer was a big deal. But despite the unique path he took to playing hockey in New York City he is still a rookie and Rangers fans often have trouble keeping their expectations
New York Rangers Analysis
With the World Cup Of Hockey approaching, the New York Rangers will have a few representatives we can keep an eye on. Three of them -- Henrik Lundqvist, Derek Stepan and Ryan McDonagh — are playing for all the reasons you’d want to play. National pride, getting geared up for the
New York Rangers Analysis
Last season the Rangers had the fewest power play opportunities in the NHL. So it should come as no surprise that the Blueshirts were in the bottom half in the league in power play goals. Less chances, less goals. Makes sense. But the Rangers did take a step in the
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers are acting strange. They’re making smart, savvy moves that seem to support an overall change in the organization’s philosophy when it comes to analytics. Bringing in Brandon Pirri was a remarkably smart move; not just because he’s a young, solid player who can
New York Rangers Analysis
Since the 2008-09 season there has been a lot less blood on NHL ice. According to hockeyfights.com the rate of fights per game in the NHL has been in steady decline over the past nine seasons. Back in 2008-09 season, when the Rangers traded Petr Prucha to
New York Rangers Analysis
The Rangers landed Jimmy Vesey. Here’s why that matters.
New York Rangers Analysis
There are some sour grapes over the Jimmy Vesey sweepstakes.
New York Rangers Analysis
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
New York Rangers Analysis
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 list
New York Rangers Analysis
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
New York Rangers Analysis
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
New York Rangers Analysis
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’