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Shooting trends for this team have become quite the heated topic lately. Previous posts from Rob L. have painted the picture of a team playing above it's skill level. My last post on the topic showed a team still a bit too reliant on its goaltending. Even some
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The New York Rangers' defense has gone through some significant changes this year, the most serious was losing Marc Staal at the beginning of the year to a concussion. Since then, the Rangers have brought in the likes of Jeff Woywitka and Anton Stralman, have called up Tim Erixon
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The New York Rangers are on a respectable four-game winning streak, something that has helped the Rangers open up a four-point lead over the Philadelphia Flyers in the Atlantic Division. The Rangers are also first in the Eastern Conference and first in the NHL at this point in the season.
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Since Marc Staal has made his return to the line-up, he has been improving very well. Of course it will take some time for Staal to get back into game shape after missing just about half of this season. In his first game back, which happened to be the biggest
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The New York Rangers keep finding different ways to win hockey games. Even if they're the ones making life difficult for themselves. Ryan Callahan deflected a Brad Richards' shot early in the third period to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead in last night's eventual
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When the New York Rangers went out and got Martin Biron two years ago the blueprint was simple: Use Biron for at or over 20 games a year to keep Henrik Lundqvist fresh and ready to go for a playoff run. Last year, due to injuries, things didn't
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The 2012 NHL Winter Classic was a very special experience from the fans, to the players and even to the media members who were lucky enough to cover the game. It really couldn't have been a more perfect atmosphere, with the snow, the Philadelphia skyline in the background,
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The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers slugged it out Monday afternoon, under the lights at Citizens Bank Park with a gentle snowfall coming down from above. Yes, the Winter Classic is always, and will always, be a very special event for the teams and fan bases involved. But the
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There are a plethora of story lines that a writer can choose to address from the 2012 NHL Winter Classic. The snow, the atmosphere, the New York Rangers' comeback, the officiating the Henrik Lundqvist penalty shot save. But despite everything going on, one thing stood out for the Rangers:
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For some reason I cannot understand, Sean Avery has been a fan favorite in his time in New York. Despite his time in New York, then trip to Dallas, then trip to Hartford, then back to New York, then to Connecticut, and finally back to New York, throughout the entire
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The New York Rangers earned a tough-fought, cut-check victory Friday night, dominating the Florida Panthers for a 4-1 victory. The two points gave the Rangers 50 on the season, and vaulted them back into first place in the Eastern Conference. In the Rangers' 36 games played so far this
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The New York Rangers were outclassed Thursday night in a 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals. There haven't been too many no-show performances that have lasted 60 minutes for the Rangers this season, but the game on Thursday was certainly one of them. The simple fact is that