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- Now that was a playoff caliber win. The New York Rangers were down, seemed out of it and then willed themselves back into the game with hard work and determination. These are the types of efforts we have become so used to seeing from the Rangers this year. These are
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I think we can all agree the New York Rangers have reached the final stretch of their regular season. This means the points are more important, the games have more pressure attached to them and there's generally playoff scenarios associated with the two points on the table. Welcome
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There are just seven games left in the 2011-2012 NHL regular season. That means there are a total of 14 points on the table for the New York Rangers as they continue their quest for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. It's the same story
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Mike Rupp has been anything but spectacular this year. He has netted five goals and one assist in just over fifty games played and is pretty much a lock to eclipse the 100 PIM mark before the regular season ends. Rupp was signed in the offseason to a three year
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I don't usually do polls on the site, but in celebration of a playoff berth and the potential of an Eastern Conference title, let's dance. Basically, after the jump I wanted to look at the East's playoff teams (and those that are still in
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Marc Staal has simply not been the same player since returning from his concussion. I'd say for every good game he has played he has played three, four, or even five bad games. I am in no position to diagnose or examine Staal's post-concussion mindset/
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I thought this generated a ton of great comments after the New Jersey Devils game, so let's try it again for the New York Rangers' win over the Detroit Red Wings. - All during the game I saw tweets saying "my captain is better than your captain.
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Here are just some notes from the New York Rangers' 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils. - My word is it sweet to clinch against a division rival. Especially the Devils. Especially after the way the game started. The Garden was rocking all night, the Rangers came out
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There are 11 games left in the NHL regular season. The New York Rangers are essentially guaranteed a playoff berth, but what seed they will get remains to be seen. Yesterday afternoon, the Philadelphia Flyers earned an overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, a win which kept the Penguins from
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The New York Rangers had probably one of their biggest leads in the Atlantic Division a couple weeks back. But with the stellar play of both the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Philadelphia Flyers, their lead is down to basically nothing. The Flyers and Penguins faced off earlier this afternoon, where
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Here is why sports can be so funny: If the New York Rangers played the way they did Saturday night the rest of the season, they clinch the No. 1 seed. Then again, they probably won't be that dominant the rest of the year. Then again, they lost
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According to Mitchell Beck, the New York Rangers have called up defenseman Tim Erixon from the Connecticut Whale. From Beck: Ken Gernander confirms to media that Tim Erixon is headed to the#NYR This isn't exactly a surprising move -- in fact, I speculated this could happen on March