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When I heard through a friend that the Rangers had selected J.T. Miller at 15th overall on Friday night, I then hopped on the BlackBerry and went to his hockeydb.com profile to check out his numbers. I wasn't happy at the time, but with more research
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For the second year in a row Gordie Clark and company stepped to the podium and called a name no one expected. And for the second year in a row a collective "what!?" flew from the throats of Rangers supporters. But while you might not be as familiar
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I will have a full review of the Rangers first round draft pick on Monday. Until then, put down the bottles and step away from the cliffs. I did some homework on him, and I honestly think I'm falling in love with the pick. It's a
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We have been speculating a significant amount over the past few weeks over who the New York Rangers will, and will not target on draft day. But the Rangers generally play their cards close to the vest, so the only real people who know who New York is targeting tonight
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Tomorrow marks the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, probably my favorite day of the hockey year. Our friend Andrew Gross caught up with Gordie Clark previewing the upcoming draft, and Clark had a few interesting things to say. From the story: Clark did not rule out making a trade to acquire
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With the draft still a few days away, it's a good time to look at a favorite topic of mine, even strength shooting. On average, nearly 80% of the game is played at even strength, so the ability to get shots on goal in this situation is of
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Rumors and the off-season go hand in hand, especially when you're dealing with a big market team like the New York Rangers. One of the rumors that was especially prevalent last off-season, and even into the regular season, was the New York Rangers targeting Nikita Filatov. Filatov, the
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Note by Joe Fortunato: Nick posted this yesterday, but it got buried with the Drury news. So I'm pumping it again for you all to see. There's been so much talk about acquiring a first line center this summer that I think people are forgetting about
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Every year the hockey hub at SBNation does a mock draft in which every blog selects a player in a "real" draft setting. Blueshirt Banter picked in the 15th slot (there are no trades) and after much consulting with George (Rangers Smurf) I selected Joel Armia. George and
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The NHL buyout period has opened today, and it's largely expected Glen Sather will buyout Chris Drury at some point between now and June 30th. As we analyzed here before, the New York Rangers would stand to save $3.3 million if they were to exercise their buyout
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With the 2011 NHL Entry Draft just a few weeks away, and the Rangers with just four picks in this year's draft it's reasonable to speculate Glen Sather might swing a move to get back into the second round. There have been talks about Sather thinking
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From one reach prospect in Sven Bartschi to the next we move on to Mika Zibanejad. A prospect largely considered to go in the top-10, some draft circles have him falling into the 11--14 range. Although it seems unlikely, if a few defensemen start coming off the board early, teams