Dive deeper with New York Rangers analysis from the Blueshirt Banter team—where strategy meets stats, trades are teased out, and every roster move gets broken down. Whether it’s youth development, roster depth, or cap-maneuvering, we give you the insight Rangers fans need.
New York Rangers Analysis
Sad, but true. That is about the absolute highest possible point the Rangers will likely reach this season. With the addition of Alexander Frolov this past Tuesday the belief is that the Blueshirts will have a better chance at making a run at the playoffs in 2010-11. If I
New York Rangers Analysis
The New York Rangers and Alexander Frolov agreed to a one-year $3 million dollar contract yesterday, seemingly putting an end to the Rangers off-season moves; aside from re-signing RFA Marc Staal. The 28 year-old Russian sniper was drafted 20th overall in the 2000 NHL entry draft
New York Rangers Analysis
In his recent piece on NHL.com where he named a player from each club that will be under the most pressure, John Kreiser hit the nail on the head when it comes to star winger Marian Gaborik. Of course, you could make a case for Henrik Lundqvist also carrying
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Rangers general manager Glen Sather states that he is not yet done "tinkering" with the lineup and there are several names out there in which he has been linked to. One of those is Brad Richards of the Dallas Stars who, with Gagne headed to Tampa, is probably
New York Rangers Analysis
With the Philadelphia Flyers suddenly finding themselves in their own version of cap hell--they are currently a hair over $2 million above the cap--they have made the executive decision to move career-Flyer Simon Gagne. The 30-year-old left winger has not only been a big part
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As the Rangers' defensive corps continues to take shape for the upcoming season - with the exception of Marc Staal still not being re-signed - I could not help but to think about head coach John Tortorella's plans for former Hobey Baker Award winner Matt Gilroy. Gilroy came
New York Rangers Analysis
This post was written before the trade for Steve Eminger. So when reading this, don't forget that Eminger is not even mentioned within this article. Also, this was written before the Dan Girardi extension, so that piece is a bit outdated. In case you missed it, Ryan McDonagh
New York Rangers Analysis
Note: This post was written before Dan Girardi signed, so some of this is outdated. Regardless, I'm going to pat myself on the back for being right on the Girardi price. The Rangers have two more key moves to set themselves up for the foreseeable future, and that
New York Rangers Analysis
Well at least you can all sleep soundly knowing that LeBron James won't be mentioned here ... oh wait. Anyway a silver lining for all of you Rangers fans, who also happen to root for the Knicks from Rick Carpiniello: 5) Rangers fans should be happy that LeBron didn’
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
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
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