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The game versus the Buffalo Sabres saw both teams do a decent job of keeping players out of dangerous scoring area. This game was an old fashioned shootout, in part predicated by the numerous powerplays seen by both teams. As you'll see, the game featured many momentum swings,
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Chris Drury's point totals have steadily gone down over the three years he has been a New York Ranger. Last season was arguably his worst, as he only scored 14 goals and 32 points in 77 games played. And defensively, where he is usually strong, he was a
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Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Seems like a simple enough idea. I would assume most children with the ability to walk and properly use the toilet would understand the meaning of the phrase. Words are simply words. When somebody makes an inappropriate
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As you may have ascertained from some of the comments, I have taken on tracking scoring chances for the New York Rangers. Thanks to the efforts of Vic Ferrari at Irreverant Oiler Fans and timeonice.com, this is not as daunting a task as it could be, merely requiring the
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In my recap of the New York Rangers 6-4 loss to the New York Islanders I said the following: Well, with a new season comes new disappointments, and today's matinee against the Islanders will be the first to go into that category this season. What also comes
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Short day today, with the Rangers playing this afternoon against the New York Islanders. So here are some nice links to get you through the morning. Mike Hume talks about the Rangers victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Andrew Gross talks about the line up that will dress this afternoon, and
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The majority of the so called "analysts" have written off the Rangers as pretenders for their respective pre-season predictions. They all seem to be forgetting that the Rangers have a certain Cup worthy Swede in goal who when he finally gets a real defense in front of
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Just a quick note: I was asked to do this for the new fantasy hockey site here at SBN... Fantasy Hockey Scouts. I've been following the site for about a season and a half now - and those guys do great work. If you're into fantasy hockey
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Ok, we did this last year, and had a lot of fun with it, so it is time to put on your cape, your funny little soothsayer hat, shake up the Magic 8-ball, spin the wheel of Ranger decision-making, consult your horoscope, or whatever it is you do,
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The preseason is over and the New York Rangers will now turn their focus to Saturday night's season opener against the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena. While the players and staff prepare, the fans will anxiously wait out what will seem like the longest five days of the
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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
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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