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New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers made numerous moves last Thursday on the first day of free agency in the National Hockey League - they re-signed two of their own and brought in two others. Dan Giradi and Marc Staal remain to be re-signed, but they are all restricted free agents so
New York Rangers Analysis
Day three of free agency opens with Ilya Kovalchuk still off the market--though close to joining the Islanders?--along with a plethora of other free agents. In Rangers thoughts Marc Staal and Dan Girardi still remain unsigned. Maybe today is the day? Word of mouth around the NHL also seems
New York Rangers Analysis
When the July 1st free agency door opened many Ranger fans sat by their computers holding their breath. Not because they were waiting for a big name player to land on Broadway, but because they were waiting praying that their general manager didn’t screw up. Enter Derek Boogaard, well
New York Rangers Analysis
The Rangers are always surrounded by rumors. It’s the nature of the beat when it comes to being one of the biggest markets in a sport. So it isn’t surprising that with the July 1st free agency opening that a ton of rumors would rear their ugly heads.
New York Rangers Analysis
Summer for me started the first weekend in May when I finished my junior year of college, but it really felt like summer got kicked off this weekend. Graduation parties, USA Soccer excitement, and attempting to finish a keg all day Sunday so we could return it Monday. I know,
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When the New York Rangers allowed players like Cam Fowler and Brandon Gormley to walk right past them, I think all of us here—myself included—were … well … filled with unquenchable rage unhappy. But with a night to think about it, and with consistent friendly little reminders that, yes, Gordie
New York Rangers Analysis
With the signings of Patrick Marleau and Tomas Plekanec, the UFA market for 2010 went from thin to bare. There are very few big time UFA's available, and each will certainly be overpaid this summer as a result. The summer of 2010 will be the summer to be
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When July 1st rolls around the entire sporting world will probably be wondering where LeBron James is going. But unfortunately the New York Rangersaren’t the New York Team that LeBron is supposedly very interested in. The big name that NHL General Managers will be looking into is Ilya Kovalchuk.
New York Rangers Analysis
25-year-old Nathan Horton from Welland, Ontario is turning out to be one of the most sought after players this off-season, even though he is not a free agent. In fact, he still has three years remaining on his contract with a $4 million cap hit in each, but Panthers general
New York Rangers Analysis
Well time to continue our Rangers season in review. Let's kick off what will probably be the most interesting position to be filled this season, the back-up goaltender. Alex Auld: What We Liked: Really hard to get a good read here, mainly because he played in a grand
New York Rangers Analysis
Today marks Day One of the 15 day buyout period for NHL contracts. Teams have until June 30 to decide if they will buy players out. Spector at FOX Sports looks at each teams’ buyout candidates, and mentions Wade Redden and Michal Rozsival as potential candidates for the Rangers. Unfortunately,
New York Rangers Analysis
Let’s continue our reviews of the 2009-2010 New York Rangers with defenseman Michael Del Zotto. Michael Del Zotto: What we liked: There was a ton we liked about Del Zotto this year. For starters he stepped into a major role—quarterbacking the power play—with relative success. His 9