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NHL.com has a nice article about Marian Gaborik, answering questions about Slovokia's win over Sweden. Here are the highlights, click this link to go to the full story: Marian Gaborik cracked a big smile because now he has some bragging rights over Henrik Lundqvist, his teammate back
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I know the site has been centered around the Olympic Craziness for the past week and a half, so I thought I would put up a post today containing some Rangers analysis along with Olympic coverage. Below I present to you my New York Rangers Olympian Report Card, evaluating all
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* Shelly for a Sixth: The word that I've been describing this trade with is unnecessary. Last night Voros, Avery, and Prust were in the lineup. Granted, none of them are enforcers, but Prust and Avery keep the opponents on their toes and Voros is big enough to cause
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When the Rangers take on the Pittsburgh Penguins tomorrow night, it will be the 82nd game of the John Tortorella regime, meaning he has essentially spent a full season as Rangers head coach. When a politician runs for President against an incumbent, they love to ask the question, "Are
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It is no secret that Henrik Lundqvist is the most valuable player on the New York Rangers, and his recent play just goes further in proving that. The Swedish-born netminder has been completely dominant in goal for the Blueshirts and is without question one of the hottest goaltenders in the
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It was pretty evident what newly acquired grinder Brandon Prust will bring to the Rangers lineup after watching him in Tuesdaynight's contest against the Los Angeles Kings. He looks to be a tremendous physical player and clearly is educated when it comes to dropping the gloves and settling
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Well, I've been missing for a while around here with just a busy and unfair schedule, but at the moment I'm the one sitting around soaking in all these trade-winds with nothing to do; so I get the first jab at writing a reaction to this
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So here we are again, another season spiraling down the tubes with a near suicidal fan base running to the cliffs to hurl themselves off. Now normally I would be on my high horse telling all of you to calm down and step away from the ledge, well not today.
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I would like to start by saying that I am not writing this piece just because the New York Rangers are in the midst of a three-game losing streak, but more because of the fact that fans are getting fed up with watching the same struggling team suffer from the
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The Olympics does a lot of things for a player. It let's them play on a big stage--if they never have before--and it allows younger players to get experience from, what is probably, the biggest pressure games of their lives. Some players thrive, others fade like an old
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Since the lockout, the Rangers have been very publicly throwing all sorts of cash at free agents. This, on the surface, has caused the Rangers to have multiple long contracts with high salary cap hits, leaving the Rangers really strapped for cap space. This is leaving a very sour taste
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Upon arriving in New York in February of last season, it was clear that Head Coach John Tortorella was going to completely control the players of the Rangers team, and would take the spotlight within the locker room in the process. Even heading into this season, the former Stanley Cup