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New York Rangers Analysis
Season after season, the message from the New York Rangers’ front office is that their objective is to build the team around goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. Obviously when you have a superior netminder on your team, you want to form the roster so that he is comfortable. However, when you take
New York Rangers Analysis
So the dust has settled for the Rangers on the 2009-10 season, we've eulogized them, and laid them to rest. We lauded the best players last week when we brought you the Rangers NHL award-winners, but now it's time to "honor" some
New York Rangers Analysis
Ever since the reports came out that the Rangers had agreed to terms with Norwegian forward Mats Zuccarello-Aasen I have been doing some research. For starters Zuccarello-Aasen is 22 years old, fresh off two brilliant seasons for MODO in the Swedish Elite League; again it’s a league
New York Rangers Analysis
Now a week into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, there have been many developing trends around the league so far. The underdogs are pulling ahead, many contests are going to overtime, and unlikely heroes are emerging. The most noticeable trend, though, has been the poor goaltending in net. Some of the
New York Rangers Analysis
In light of all the Wayne Gretzky excitment we missed this. Sorry it's late. As per Andrew Gross over at Rangers Rants. Yesterday, it was learned that Brandon Dubinsky and Matt Gilroy were on the Team USA roster and Artem Anisimov was on Russia’s preliminary roster. No
New York Rangers Analysis
John Tortorella coached his New York Rangers to a 38-33-11 record this season. However, there is much more than just the team’s record to look at when you talk about the hot-headed coach and his performance this year behind the bench. If there were hockey fans
New York Rangers Analysis
The Hockey Managers here at SBNation were asked to compile a list of NHL Award winners for their respective teams. Although this was far from an award-winning campaign for the Rangers, there were some performances that deserve recognition. So without further ado, or in the Rangers case, "a-
New York Rangers Analysis
With the Rangers shootout loss, administered at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers last night, the season ends with Madison Square Garden empty and vacant in late April for the first time since the lockout. Last night's game was pretty much a carbon copy of what's
New York Rangers Analysis
They are labeled as the team’s fourth line, but what the Rangers last offensive trio has been able to accomplish since being put together has been far better than that of a fourth line. Their production has been something you would expect from a third line, maybe even a
New York Rangers Analysis
Any coach in any sport will tell the media and their players in tight playoff races something to the effect of "we can only control how we play." Well, after 80 games on this god-forsaken roller-coaster that is an NHL season the Rangers have the opportunity
New York Rangers Analysis
Recently, I did an interview with Rangers beat writer Rick Carpiniello for my site, the Rangers Tribune. Rick writes for the Journal News and runs his own blog, Rangers Report. I am sure you all are familiar with his work. Anyway, I asked him many questions about the 2009-10
New York Rangers Analysis
I realize I am going to sound like a bit of a hypocrite by doing this after calling the team out several times this season. I realize a lot of you will be against it because you are sticking to your guns. But I am going to be man enough