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According to a recent article by the Hockey News, the Rangers mentality of shot blocking is bad for the National Hockey League. Wait, what? First off, the Rangers were praised all season long for their ability to give up the body and get in front of a shot. Now all
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- What a big win for the New York Rangers, and what a performance by this team to grind out a victory against a New Jersey Devils team that had much more jump after nearly a week layoff between the second round and the Eastern Conference Finals. Yes, there were
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The Rangers have been on a roller coaster ride all throughout these playoffs, and their next stop is the Eastern Conference Finals. The New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils will go head-to-head tonight as the Eastern Conference Finals commence. The Rangers could have a slight advantage here tonight
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Just two days removed from an emotional, hard-fought 2-1 Game 7 victory over the Washington Capitals, the New York Rangers will turn their eyes towards the New Jersey Devils for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Once again, it will be a familiar foe sitting on the other bench,
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Who would have saw this coming back in September, when the Rangers first opened up training camp? This year's team has such a tight bond on and off the ice, and they continue to impress us fans, night in and night out. Fast forward to May, and the
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- The Stanley Cup Playoffs is really just an emotional roller coaster. Think about your emotions from the Brad Richards goal (jubilation), to the Michael Del Zotto goal (delirious jubilation), to the Roman Hamrlik goal (anger, frustration) to the final five minutes of the game (pure panic) and finally to
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The biggest day of the season is now upon us. The New York Rangers and Washington Capitals will battle it out over a single game, which will determine who moves on, and who goes home. Every single game in this series has come right down to the wire, and could
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And for the second time this season the New York Rangers will be forced to win a Game 7 if they want to stay alive in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In the first round, the Rangers earned a 2-1 victory to move onto the second round. And it'
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After taking a 3-2 series lead on a magical night at Madison Square Garden, not too many New York Rangers fans were expecting the series against the Washington Capitals to come back to New York. But that's the case after the Capitals pulled off a season-saving Game 6
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One of the managers in my office is a huge New York Rangers fan. So naturally we became friends, and have been spending the better part of our mornings discussing the team. Thursday our discussion hinged around the looming Game 7, and it lead to this exchange: Dean: Well, now
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The New York Rangers will have their backs against the walls, once again, as they head into a crucial game seven on Saturday night. Both the Rangers and Capitals had their first round series' decided by a game seven as well, so a do or die game is no
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- Here's the biggest difference between Wednesday night and Monday night: The New York Rangers, for whatever reason, could not match the intensity level of the Washington Capitals. Sometimes there's not an explanation for it. But again, give the Capitals a lot of credit, when their