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It's Trade Deadline season, and that means a lot (as you can tell from our very own site) of rumors, headlines, tweets, and discussions about who could be traded where. In past seasons the discussions were about who the New York Rangers needed to trade for, what types
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Last week we tossed around the idea of the New York Rangers potentially making a move for Rick Nash. But it's actually Nash's teammate, Jeff Carter, who seems destined to be moved from Columbus. Carter signed an 11-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers, expecting to
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The New York Rangers widened their gap in the Atlantic Division with a very crucial 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Just like they did the against the Tampa Bay Lightning, there were many positives signs in the win. First off, the Rangers power play combined for three goals
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The New York Rangers came away with a huge overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning last night. It's also worth noting some of the successes the Rangers had in that game. With this win, it puts the Rangers five points ahead of the second place Bruins, who
New York Rangers Analysis
This time of year is always interesting for the New York Rangers and their fans. Because the Rangers are a big-market team (with a big-market media presence) nearly every big name in hockey will be linked to Broadway from now until the trading deadline. It's the
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Brad Richards has been in a massive slump over the last couple of games, but he finally notched an assist on the empty net goal against the Flyers. Near the beginning of the season, it took a few games for him to get in gear, and things were looking up.
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New York Rangers fans are irate about the way the 1-0 loss ended last night to the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden. My immediate reaction was the same as all of the angry Rangers fans, that the refs were a bunch of morons, that the Rangers were
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New York Rangers fans are coming up with some...creative trade ideas almost daily now as we near the Trade Deadline. I cannot fault anyone for thinking ahead to the deadline, as the transactions are always fun to watch and discuss. Many have discussed the possibility of the Rangers making
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Did you wake up this morning with a huge smile on your face? Even for those of you who follow the New York Rangers but aren't New York Giants fans, you can at least appreciate the Rangers crushing the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. Much
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It's February which means that the All Star break is behind us, the playoffs are in front of us and that also means that the trade deadline is coming up on February 27th. Its a frantic time of year where it seems like everyone and their mother who
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A bad bounce cost the New York Rangers two points yesterday, and suddenly a game that seemed wrapped up for two points was going down in the loss column. But that's hockey. So is moving on, which is exactly what the Rangers are going to want to do
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With the All-Star Break over --and Marian Gaborik even taking home some hardware -- the New York Rangers will now turn their attention to their next foe, the New Jersey Devils. Maintenance days are a favorite of John Tortorella, and he had a whole week of them for most every