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Yesterday the New York Rangers had to put Michael Sauer on the IR. And with that move, the Rangers' already injured defensive corps has taken another major hit. Sauer, who was averaging nearly 19 minutes a game, was a mainstay on the Rangers' blue line who helped take
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Note: All stats current as of 12/13/11 @ 6:00 PM EST (aka no Stars game/time of writing) "There's a lot of weight that comes with the contract I just signed, and a lot of expectations that come with it, but I think I am
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers have been playing some great hockey over the last several months. Although, there have been some lag during some points, the Rangers have always found a way to rebound with some big wins. A perfect example is the current two-game winning streak the Rangers currently
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The New York Rangers obliterated the Florida Panthers in a 6-1 rout last night. That's not last year's Florida Panthers either, that's a very good hockey team who is in first place in the Southeastern Conference and is a point away from having
New York Rangers Analysis
A few weeks ago I published a post which compared Carl Hagelin's emergence into the NHL to Ryan McDonagh's last season. In that post I said: It's far too early to throw Rangers' rookie Carl Hagelin into the same boat, although the circumstances
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Sometimes hockey can be a game of emotions. We saw that last night when Artem Anisimov's celebration after a beautiful shorthanded goal turned into a brawl between the two sides. Eventually the Tampa Bay Lightning would tie the game and win in a shootout, but after everything was
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Since the last piece on the Rangers general team metrics, the team has gone 6-3 (Nov. 14th). This is interesting because as George's November scoring chance piece pointed out, it was a decent month; but when you look at the top-level team statistics (some of which
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The NHL Board of Governors passed a four-conference realignment yesterday, a move which drastically changes the outlook of the NHL. The Rangers conference will include the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes. It's good to see all the
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When the New York Rangers traded for Ryan McDonagh back in 2009 there was obvious excitement. The Rangers relieved themselves of Scott Gomez and his albatross of a contract and acquired a quality prospect to boot (at the time McDonagh was Montreal's top-rated defensive prospect). McDonagh started
New York Rangers Analysis
Last year the New York Rangers had a highly touted prospect, Ryan McDonagh, start the year with the Connecticut Whale to gain some seasoning before he auditioned for a role with the big club. But midway through the season the Rangers called McDonagh up due to injuries, and he never
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The New York Rangers keep finding ways to win games. Sometimes it's not pretty, but the important part for the Rangers is that the two points keep rolling in. I'm not going to go into depth on whether or not the Rangers of last year would
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It's been a strange two days in the NHL, with Bobby Ryan trade rumors hitting a fever pitch last night, only to come back down this morning. If you're unaware, the Anaheim Ducks fired head coach Randy Carlyle and replaced him with Bruce Boudreau. Yes, that