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Glen Sather made a major trade last season, sending defenseman Michal Rozsival to the Phoenix Coyotes for Wojtek Wolski. Wolski, a player who has seen three different teams the past three seasons, is a 25-year-old winger who has a wealth of offensive talent. The past two season's have
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At first glance, the Brad Richards signing seems like another big-name signing from Glen Sather. A few days ago I published an article about why the Richards contract was a good one, but I didn't go into too much detail over how well Richards fits into this team
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The NHL free agency period is a very exciting time for up-and-coming teams. It can also be a very terrifying time for those teams, and currently, it seems like one for the New York Rangers. Let me reassure you: it isn't. Yes, Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan, Mike Sauer
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Since the day John Tortorella was brought in as head coach of the New York Rangers, management has done its best to build the team to the coach's liking. They've added skill and they've added grit, all while slowly but surely bringing some of
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As some of you know I joined the Pulse this morning to talk about the Brad Richards contract and other New York Rangers news. This happened before the Brandon Dubinsky news broke however. Listen to the segment here. More on Ryan Callahan and Dubinsky later today. UPDATE: Just a gentle
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Yesterday, Joe covered the upside to the signing of Brad Richards in detail. We've signed a player that is top 10 in the league in assists per game since the lockout, and the cap hit is a somewhat friendly $6.667m. Unfortunately, there is a downside to be
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Sorry for the delay on this type of a post guys. Was away from the computer for a couple of days and couldn't get anything onto the site. Thank the guys for stepping up in my absence. Anyway, onto the Brad Richards contract. When word first started leaking
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The 2011 NHL Free Agency period is officially open at noon today, and suddenly everyone's eyes are turned towards prized free agent Brad Richards. The New York Rangers have made it known to everyone that can read Richards is their main priority, The problem? He also happens to
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This past weekend's news that the Rangers would not be qualifying restricted free agent defenseman Matt Gilroy at the necessary $2.3 million came as no surprise. GM Glen Sather's inference that the 26-year-old out of Bellmore, New York would likely test the market when free
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It's been a busy day for the New York Rangers, with the first real day of Prospects Camp taking place and Chris Drury not being placed on waivers. So let's dive right in, starting with the camp: Andrew Gross was there taking notes and had a
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After looking at the Rangers' even strength shooting again, the natural progression is to follow that up with a look at their power play shooting. That starts by once again looking at the league wide statistics in the category (statistics as always courtesy of behindthenet.ca): PPS/60 2008
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They are the questions everyone in the hockey world is asking, especially now that the 2011 NHL Entry Draft has come and gone. Where will Brad Richards go? Will he be worth whatever contract he signs? Larry Brooks wrote an article in the New York Post today, talking about whispers