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There have been a great many debates on a great many subjects that have taken place in the opening month of the Rangers regular season, and today we're going to throw a new one into the mix: What's wrong with Sean Avery? It's clear
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With the "Chris Higgins goal watch" finally coming to a dramatic end Thursday night in Vancouver Ranger fans have shifted their attention to Higgins once more. Many people--me being one of them--hold the ideology that Higgins poor play was because of his lack of confidence, which in turn
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The Rangers took their 9-5-1 record and boarded a plane for parts west yesterday morning, and this swing to Alberta will be a good test for the Rangers. They will be up against the current 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place teams in the Northwest Division, and all three currently have
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Well Ranger fans you just got over your first (and hopefully only) Marian Gaborik injury. His absence revealed a few major flaws in this Rangers team and lead some Ranger fans (and yes I am looking at some of you, you know who you are) to the ledge. With Gaborik
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Update by Joe Fortunato: Marian Gaborik, Chris Higgins and Sean Avery are all out tonight. Dane Byers was called up from Hartford and Donald Brashear is back in the line-up. Henrik Lundqvist will get the start. Back to my story: With the news coming in that Marian Gaborik might be
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So after last night's 3-1 blowout loss (okay it wasn't really but it sure did feel like one didn't it?) to the lowly Islanders, Rangers fans have been up in arms. And let's be honest they should be. If the Rangers are
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I think you guys know by now I'm not a "panic button" kind of guy. However, in the case of Chris Higgins, let's just say I'm making sure I know where it is, and that the batteries in it are good. At
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Don't blink. Just about a week ago the New York Rangers were the hottest team in the league, winning 7 in a row against some very tough opponents. Currently the Rangers have dropped two in a row, both in pretty bad fashion. Now I know you guys, hey
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When the Rangers lost two days ago against the San Jose Sharks the Rangers lost a lot more than just two points. In fact there five streaks broken last night when the final buzzer went off. Here they are: * The Rangers had their 7 game win streak snapped * Vinny Prospal
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While the Rangers were flying high during their 7 game-winning streak, a trend developed that had Ranger fans scratching their heads: Why are the Rangers playing so poorly in the second periods of games? There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for it, but it'
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Sorry for the pun in the title but I couldn't help myself. Anyway onto the story: There are some big differences between this year's New York Rangers and last years. You could start with the perennial superstar in Marian Gaborik, a talent that the Rangers have
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We talked in the off-season about the how grueling a training camp the Rangers were going to face under John Tortorella. Tortorella complained very early in his Ranger tenure that he felt the Rangers weren't in very good game shape, and that was something he would set out