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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 this one and six more coming on Tuesday. - Nik Antropov: Nik Antropov
New York Rangers Analysis
One of the most difficult decisions Glen Sather is going to make this summer is whether or not he is going to re-sign or trade the enigmatic Nikolai Zherdev. He's due to be a restricted free agent this summer and will be owed at the very least,
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There is a storm brewing in Florida and it's not an incoming hurricane or tsunami. It is because of the decision made by Jacques Martin to hold onto perennial talent-and upcoming UFA-Jay Bouwmeester at the trade deadline. There was a lot of pressure for Martin to
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The New York Rangers Penalty Kill was one of the few reliable parts during the 2008-2009 regular season. The Blueshirts led the league with a PK percentage of 87.8; allowing only 40 goals to the 329 times they went at least a man down. What made the Penalty
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Ah the allure of Swedish twins, even hockey can't keep itself away. Nothing but questions are surrounding Daniel and Henrik Sedin before they hit the free agent market this July. The biggest question is: will they sign together or will they part ways for the first time in
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I gave up on the Rangers Power Play finding their stride during their miserable February run. Since then, any time the Rangers received a PP, I looked at it as an opportunity not for the Rangers to score, but for the Rangers to not get scored on for 2 minutes
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The off-season brings one of the most exciting times in hockey, the free agency period. Now you all know what I think the Rangers should do this off-season, but the Rangers do have other options they can look into. So through the rest of this month all the
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Chris Drury might have the toughest expectations to live up to as a captain for the New York Rangers. Not that all captains don't have expectations put on them, but when a player is given a C for the Blueshirts, it's something a little different if
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So this morning Rob talked about the Rangers Captain, now it's time to talk about the Alternates. With the retirement of Markus Naslund, the Rangers have an "A" up for grabs; let's take a look at some of the candidates: Marc Staal: You could
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With both the Rangers Defense and Offense graded and off to summer vacation, it is time to wrap up this review process with those who chipped in a bit over the 2008-2009 season but weren't around all the time for one reason or another. Any player that
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Earlier last week you all read about how the Rangers might go after St. Louis from Tampa Bay. I disagreed with that idea, because I felt that for what it would take to get him the Rangers should be able to do better. Over the past week I've
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tmranger grades the moves made by the Rangers for the 2008-09 season, taking a look at the free agents first. Trades will be reviewed later in the week. Free Agency - 2008 Michal Rozsival resigned to 4 year $20 million deal - A move that was initially ok from my view.