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Last season Derek Stepan went into the preseason expected to start the season with the AHL affiliate of the Rangers, the Hartford Wolfpack. Stepan instead shined throughout training camp and preseason, and earned a spot on the Rangers' opening night roster. In his NHL debut, Stepan scored a hat
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We've talked before about how the New York Rangers have never committed to a complete rebuild with their team, but instead have went down the path of what I like to call a "modified" rebuild by slowly infusing more youth into the lineup each year. In
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The whole purpose of the Traverse City Prospects tournament is for the participating teams to get the chance to evaluate the prospects within their system and judge where they are in their development. Up until now we've heard a lot of good things about defenseman Tim Erixon after
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The New York Rangers will only go as far as Henrik Lundqvist can take them, and that's not changing anytime soon. However, the Swedish netminder will have more help this season than he's had in any other since beginning his NHL career back in 2005-06.
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At this point it is safe to say that we have a good understanding of what rosters will look like when the puck drops for the start of the regular season. In the coming weeks there will almost certainly be a few players who get invited to training camps who
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Who will play left wing for the first line? Where will Mike Rupp fit? Will Carl Hagelin make the team? Should Michael Del Zotto make the team? Should the Rangers give playing time to Steve Eminger? All of these questions are burning topics in the Rangerverse. (I like to make
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Sorry for the lack of a post yesterday. My humble abode got the crap kicked out of it by Hurricane Irene, but we're up and running now after a night at my girlfriend's sister's house. Hope all of you made out OK as well.
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Yesterday, the official NHL website ran a story on the top-10 newcomers being counted on to make a difference. I'll give you one guess as to which New York Ranger made the list. Brad Richards, armed with a new nine-year contract, is obviously expected to make
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When Chris Drury announced his retirement earlier today it brought with it flashbacks of the Markus Naslund situation. Naslund, who at the time had signed a two-year deal with the Rangers, made the decision to hang up the laces and call it a career; saving the New York Rangers
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As a follow up to my post on Monday about individual scoring chances, this article covers the larger picture, totalling the number of chances that each player was on the ice for. The last update for this came at the end of February, so this adds just the 18 final
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Ryan Callahan is the favorite to take over the captaincy from recently bought out Chris Drury, and he should take over the captaincy from Drury. But there is a lingering rumor that newly signed center Brad Richards is a viable option for the "C" because of his past
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I covered the Rangers' even strength shooting back in the pre-Brad Richards era, but most fans will tell you not all shots are created equal. That's why I took on the project of tracking scoring chances for the team this year. By monitoring and recording the