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The long-awaited return of Sean Avery became official yesterday, when John Tortorella confirmed Avery would be playing in tonight's contest against the Montreal Canadiens. Personally, I was one of the people who didn't believe the New York Rangers got off to a slow start this
New York Rangers Analysis
Although Thursday's 2-1 shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks wasn't pretty, it gave the New York Rangers their first two-game winning streak at home this season. Marian Gaborik and Henrik Lundqvist starred in the win as the Rangers lifted their record to 5-3-
New York Rangers Analysis
One month is already in the books for the Rangers, and as I talked about in my summary of the road trip, things have not gone swimmingly. There I covered most of the individual chances, so this time around we'll look at the on ice chances for each
New York Rangers Analysis
It seems as if John Tortorella has finally found his producing lines. It was a big reason for the success they had, against the San Jose Sharks Halloween night. The talent is spread out among all four lines now as well. Marian Gaborik is paired with Wojtek Wolski and Derek
New York Rangers Analysis
WIth Sean Avery clearing waivers, and officially be re-called on Tuesday, that makes him eligible to play Thursday night. But, of course would he actually be in the line-up to start the game? John Tortorella met with the media, following Avery clearing waivers. He stated that there was
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers have gotten off to a slow start this year, but the team has shown significant improvement over the past two games. Yes, I'm including the blown three-goal lead against the Ottawa Senators into the "improvement" category. Here's the thing,
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers have gotten off to a slow start this year, causing both concern and panic from the Rangers faithful. And while it's not yet time to be demanding John Tortorella's head or a team-wide overhaul, there are more questions than answers right
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers got some fantastic news yesterday, when Michael Sauer confirmed that he was cleared to play and is expected to play in the Rangers' home opener tonight. The addition will do quite a bit to solidify the New York Rangers' defensive corps. John Tortorella has
New York Rangers Analysis
The struggles of the team throughout the seven game, three country road trip have been well documented. Needless to say, the scoring chances picture does not paint any rosier a picture. The New York Rangers as a team last year averaged 16.5 chances per game last season, yet they
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers season is seven games old, and yet somehow they have eight points from those seven games; a solid start considering all of them were on the road. The problem in my mind? They maybe deserved about two of those points over that stretch. I went in
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers finally ended their grueling road trip Monday night with a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. The Rangers finish with eight points in seven games, and are 3-2-2 heading into a six-game home-stand starting on Thursday. I don't think
New York Rangers Analysis
We've talked about how New York Rangers have been lacking secondary scoring so far this season. And in the end, that responsibility falls on Ryan Callahan and Brandon Dubinsky. Both Callahan and Dubinsky are two of the main players John Tortorella uses on his penalty kill unit. Callahan