New York Rangers Analysis
Fantasy Hockey: Who Are The Top New York Rangers, 3-1 Edition
Blueshirt Banter finishes it's top-10 fantasy hockey options for the New York Rangers. If there is a season, of course.
New York Rangers Analysis
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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Rick Nash's Decision To Play With HC Davos Was The Right One
Monday cultured up some of our first tidbits of New York Rangers news, when Rick Nash signed a contract to play overseas for HC Davos. The news was met with anger by some, and understanding by others. But the negative reaction proved something. Sometimes, some players never win. There are
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Fantasy Hockey: New York Rangers Best Fantasy Options, 6-4 Edition
Last week we took a look at the New York Rangers' best fantasy options, counting down from 10-7. Today, we're going to be going through 6-4. Before we begin, let me remind you all again about how these rankings work: These rankings are based off
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What Will Henrik Lundqvist Do For an Encore?
Henrik Lundqvist's 2011-12 season was one of the best years that any New York Rangers goaltender has had in the franchise's 86-year history. The Blueshirts' goaltender set career highs in wins (39), goals against average (1.97), and save percentage (.930%). Lundqvist'
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Is the New York Rangers' Bottom-Six in Better Shape in 2012-13 Than in 2011-12?
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
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Is the New York Rangers Roster Set for 2012-13?
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,
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2012 Top 25 Under 25: Number 21 - Scott Stajcer
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
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Top 25 Under 25: Number 21 - Marek Hrivik
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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2012 Free Agency: Rangers, Del Zotto Remain Far Apart On New Contract
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-
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2012 Top 25 Under 25: Number 22 - Peter Ceresnak
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,
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Top 25 Under 25: Number 23 - Danny Hobbs
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
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2012 Top 25 Under 25: Number 25 - Kyle Jean
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