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New York Rangers Analysis
With the offseason officially now ongoing in the NHL, it is safe to say that summer is truly here. The best part about summer for a hockey fan? Everyone's team gets a clean slate, some much needed sun, and great summer deals on all hockey equipment and apparel.
New York Rangers Analysis
Pure Speculation I made a pitch for Frolov at this years trade deadline. He's a perfect fit for the Rangers as he's a big strong goal scoring winger who most importantly has low cap hit. Frolov has notched 30 or more goals twice in the past
New York Rangers Analysis
Well now that the Stanley Cup playoffs are over, with the Pittsburgh Penguins hoisting the cup, there is a shining lesson to be seen by the rest of the league. And no it has nothing to do with the Penguins. Marian Hossa, perennial superstar, signed a one year deal with
New York Rangers Analysis
Pure Speculation In light of the news that Dany Heatley wants the Senators to trade him, I couldn't help but put together my own proposal for the sniper that the Rangers so desperately need. Heatley wanting a trade could not have come at a better time for the
New York Rangers Analysis
Note: Any poor attempt at humor I make is not meant to be taken seriously. On the heel of proving that the Atlantic Division has been one of the toughest in the NHL since the lockout, it got me thinking about our four division rivals that all of us Blueshirt
New York Rangers Analysis
Since the middle of last season (2007-2008) I began thinking that the Atlantic division is the most challenging division in the NHL to make the playoffs. Four teams made the playoffs from the Atlantic that season, and four did the same this past season along with the Penguins representing
New York Rangers Analysis
With the Rangers sitting in the middle-to-late first round once again, it will be interesting to see if management decides to roll the dice and attempt to move up the board in a draft where the talent pool is not lacking forwards (23 of the latest ISS Top
New York Rangers Analysis
Pure Speculation There has been some chatter and speculation of a possible trade between the Rangers and the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks have suffered another quick exit after a dominate regular season in which they captured the President's Trophy with the NHL's best record. Rumors
New York Rangers Analysis
I had one of my half-hockey-fan friends ask me a very interesting question about the Rangers this past weekend that went something along the lines of "How close are the Rangers from contending and/or winning the Stanley Cup?" It was one of those questions where
New York Rangers Analysis
With the Rangers in the midst of a pivotal off-season, and facing it with a limited amount of cap space, we've all been trying to understand the fundamentals of the NHL Salary Cap. The cap is a complicated lady, she is not easily understood. But thankfully, Blueshirt
New York Rangers Analysis
After the news broke of the Rangers signing Michael Del Zotto, a favorite Ranger prospect of mine, a series of thoughts went through my head over the next couple of hours. My first reaction was I can't wait to see him try to make the team. Then it
New York Rangers Analysis
Editors note: This was a group project here at Blueshirt Banter; with Jim, Ryan, Joe, and myself all chipping in for different players. Players were randomly assigned and will be presented in two parts, with five coming in the last part and six more coming here; all in alphabetical order.