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New York Rangers Analysis
Yesterday the Rangers made two cuts, removing Ryan McDonagh and Pavol Valentenko, sending them both to the AHL to work on their game. The Rangers, who finished 4-2 in this year's pre-season, are now left with 16 forwards on their current roster--although that includes both Chris Drury and
New York Rangers Analysis
Today the Rangers assigned Ryan McDonagh, Pavel Valentenko, Dale Weise, and Matt Zuccarello to Hartford. That leaves Gilroy, Sauer, and Eminger. I'm not the least bit surprised as Gilroy has NHL experience and Sauer showed in the pre-season that he can play sold minutes (although it definitely helped
New York Rangers Analysis
Sheldon Souray's career as an Oiler is officially kaput. It comes as no surprise to anyone that Souray had already played his last game as an Oiler. At 34 years old, Souray is still a valuable asset. He's a true weapon from the point on the
New York Rangers Analysis
Wrapping up the point projections leaves us with the Defense and a look at overall Team Scoring. The following list was longer at one point but with recent cuts it has shortened up a bit. The good thing about the Ranger defense is that the majority of it is young
New York Rangers Analysis
The Rangers' roster battles are nearing their conclusion, with four games in the books, and game 5 coming up tomorrow night against the Ottawa Senators. Normally, when I want to look at comparisons between players, I have the wealth of knowledge that comes from perusing the numbers compiled by
New York Rangers Analysis
Assuming Marc Staal, Dan Girardi, Michael Del Zotto, and Michal Rozsival all have spots on the team, there are three slots currently open on the Rangers' blue-line if head coach John Tortorella chooses to carry along a seventh defenseman. Three slots open, but five players still remaining in camp
New York Rangers Analysis
As promised, here is Part II of my projections for each Ranger this season. This part will take a look at the other forwards not listed in Part I, and may end up including some forwards who do not play with the Rangers for a full season. Nonetheless, I cannot
New York Rangers Analysis
With the pre-season schedule in full swing allowing to roster to slowly take shape, I figured I could unveil my pre-season project; points predictions for each Ranger. I discovered point projection techniques about two years ago via the always amazing behindthenet.com (a must-read SB Nation side if you like
New York Rangers Analysis
Hockey is back. Wow, it feels good saying that. The pre-season is a very interesting time in the NHL, especially for teams that have a particularly good crop of young talent. The New York Rangers, thankfully, are a team with a bunch of young budding talent just waiting to find
New York Rangers Analysis
Ranger prospect Derek Stepan was undoubtedly one of the best players during last week's Traverse City Tournament up in Michigan. He knows it, his teammates know it and head coach John Tortorella knows it. With this, Stepan enters training camp with a considerable amount of self-confidence that he
New York Rangers Analysis
Wade Redden is not long for the blue sweater. Most agree that signs point to him spending his better days in Connecticut. The cap situation, now that Staal has re-signed, will leave little room for other moves other than the demotion of Redden. Further, the addition of Steve Eminger, along
New York Rangers Analysis
I am sure most of you watched Saturday night's special edition of Hockey Night Live on MSG Network featuring head coach John Tortorella, Captain Chris Drury and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. As always, Tortorella gave a juicy interview that I figured I had to discuss here on Blueshirt Banter.