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 Analysis
The New York Rangers' biggest move of the off-season was acquiring Rick Nash from the Columbus Blue Jackets. However, when the Blueshirts hit the ice at the start of the 2012-13 season (whenever that will be), the biggest changes that fans will see are the forwards that will play
New York Rangers Analysis
Hey guys, so I have some exciting news for you all. We've added a new writer here at Blueshirt Banter, Michael Rappaport! Mike is a writer for The Hockey Writers and is also an intern with Stan Fischler. He's a great writer and a great guy,
New York Rangers Analysis
Beyond Henrik Lundqvist, the Rangers haven't been too deep between the pipes, but they do have some decent young talent in the pipelines. In 2009, the New York Rangers selected 6-foot-2 Scott Stajcer out of Owen Sound in the fifth-round. In his rookie season with the Owen Sound
New York Rangers Analysis
One of the biggest strengths New York Rangers general manager Glen Sather has is his ability to sift out and find solid undrafted talent. Dan Girardi is probably the biggest name of the group Sather has brought in, and by far the most successful. We've seen a few
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According to Larry Brooks of the NY Post, the New York Rangers and Michael Del Zotto have yet to come close on negotiating a new deal, to keep the 22-year-old defenseman in New York. It was reported that the Rangers are looking to give Del Zotto a multi-year deal that
New York Rangers Analysis
When the New York Rangers drafted Peter Ceresnak in the sixth-round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, they weren't expecting him to turn into next Nik Lidstrom on the blue line. He was your typical sixth-round pick, who would become a lengthy project over the years, and could
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Danny Hobbs is an interesting prospect for the New York Rangers. Taken in the seventh round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Hobbs was an NCAA player with some offensive upside. Five years since he's been drafted, he's pretty much the same thing. A graduated college
New York Rangers Analysis
As we told you all on Sunday, Blueshirt Banter is going to be releasing a new annual list called Top 25 Under 25. The list contains the New York Rangers' best 25 players and prospects who are under 25 years of age. Today we kick things off with number
New York Rangers Analysis
The summer, even without hockey games being played, has certainly been a busy one so far in terms of new faces in new places and teams making big moves. Next year the Atlantic Division looks like it will continue to be what many consider to be the most competitive division
New York Rangers Analysis
After the Rick Nash trade there seems to be a general consensus that the New York Rangers have gotten their final piece to truly contend for a Stanley Cup. Look, Nash wanted the move from Columbus, he only had a few destinations he would go to, he got his wish
New York Rangers Analysis
As you all know, Blueshirt Banter and Jackets Cannon did the first part of a two-part Q&A about the Rick Nash trade last week. Here is part two of the questions. Just like last week, the questions are in bold and my analysis is in italics underneath. What
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It appears as though Shane Doan is pricing himself out of New York. And if a report from TSN can be believed, then Doan will probably be pricing more than a few teams out of his services. If Doan is actually looking for a $30-million deal, then it's