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The New York Rangers and Brandon Prust have to make some big decisions in the coming weeks, as Prust is set to become an unrestricted free agent. Prust has been vital to the Rangers' success over this past season, and you may even consider him part of the team&
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As the offseason continues to plow through the start of summer, we're going to start talking about which free agents the New York Rangers should look into keeping or letting walk. First up is an interesting case: defenseman Anton Stralman. Stralman was a mid-season defensive replacement for
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Hey folks, apologies for the lack of posting lately. I am aware this is my first article since my "goodbye 2011-2012 season" post, so I'm going to make it extra awesome. Originally I was going to write this post as a focus on Zach Parise,
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When news broke that New York Rangers sniper Marian Gaborik played through most of the season with a torn rotator cuff -- he thinks he was injured in game 3 or 4 of the Ottawa Senators series -- some people were angry. Here's what I have to say to that:
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The New York Rangers have a few free agents who might draw some outside attention this offseason. One of those players will be Martin Biron, who has been the Rangers' backup goaltender for the past two seasons. There are already rumors surfacing that the Philadelphia Flyers are very interested
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Hey guys, one of the other features we will be running over the course of the 2012 off-season is Free Agent Previews. With July 1st right around the corner, and the Rangers speculated to make another big splash, we will preview some upcoming free agents that the Rangers could
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Hey guys, one of the features we will be running over the course of this 2012 offseason is grading the New York Rangers individual players on their play this past season. Most grades will look at the respective player's regular season and playoff performances, potentially giving a different
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Before we get into this article, I just want to begin by saying this: What happened to Michael Sauer is a tragedy, and we wish him the quickest recovery possible. This article is written from the "business" side of hockey, but the important thing for Sauer is to
New York Rangers Analysis
There are many decisions that are sitting on the table for the New York Rangers. One of them is whether or not the Rangers are going to hold onto restricted free agent Mats Zuccarello. As of right now, things don't look too good for the youngster staying on
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Somewhat lost in the shuffle of the New York Rangers' 2012 season was the potential availability of Anaheim Ducks defensive prospect Justin Schultz. Schultz recently finished his junior year at the University of Wisconsin, and there were rumors circulating that he didn't want to sign with the
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Well, it's over. Took me until today to really admit it, and fully come to an understanding with that fact, but it's over. The team that I, and I'm sure many of you, thought was destined to hold the Stanley Cup and send this
New York Rangers Analysis
Now that the New York Rangers' season has come to an end, it's time to start sorting out what happened this past season. And what better place to start than with Rangers General Manager Glen Sather? You don't need me to remind you that the