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Andrew Gross over at Ranger Rants put up some notes about today's skate so let's jump right in. We can start with Sean Avery. As you all know Avery collided with Ryan Callahan yesterday morning and injured his knew. He was subsequently scratched from Thursday'
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Today marks day six of the Brandon Dubinsky holdout, and with no end in site I think it is appropriate to look at some of the consequences of this situation for both the Rangers and Dubinsky himself. Let's start with Dubinsky. Thus far Dubinsky has missed six days
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This has been circulating the internet but I think it deserves a space here. This morning the New York Post aired a story written by Larry Brooks about the Brandon Dubinsky holdout. And to be quite frank the story is brilliant. Here are some highlights: By the winter of 1998,
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As a fan preseason games have always made me laugh. We all over-scrutinize these games because we've gone three long months without our obsession, but then if the boys lose it isn't a big deal because it was a preseason game. This always made me laugh
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You guys know by now that I very rarely take another writer to task, but I think this time it's warranted. TSN has been doing a segment they call "30 teams in 30 days" from the worst team in the league to the best. Today they&
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While still playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning, defenseman Dan Boyle was asked what the secret was to surviving the grueling fitness tests that John Tortorella puts his players through. "Fake an injury", Boyle said with a straight face. We've all talked about how tough Torts&
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With Head Coach John Tortorella conducting his first camp with the team, and a slew of new players, the Rangers head into training camp with many questions to be answered. As we count down the final days to the unofficial start of the 2009-10 season, let's take a
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NHL.com has an article with the main questions facing each team in the Eastern Conference. (click here for full story) Here is what they had to say about the Blueshirts: Who will fill the hole in the middle? What do the Rangers and the doughnuts at Tim Horton'
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All is quiet on the home front, and to be honest I can't figure out why. It has been exactly 121 days since the New York Rangers 2008-2009 season ended with a 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals. In those 121 days the Rangers have traded Scott Gomez
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With only four returning veteran defenseman on the roster, the Rangers have two vacant roster spots up for grabs on defense. One of those spots could fall into the hands of last year's first round pick Michael Del Zotto, who turned some heads with an impressive showing at
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With less than a month to go before training camp, we want to start taking a look at the new faces around the Rangers heading into the 2009-2010 season. First up, let's start with Christopher Higgins. Christopher Higgins #0 / Left Wing / New York Rangers Height: 6-0 Weight: 203
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For many Ranger fans, the most vivid memory they have of Chris Drury is when he still played for Buffalo, and scored the tying goal in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Rangers with just 7.7 seconds remaining. The Sabres would go on to win in