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Some thoughts on dead cap space
And why buyouts are best avoided at all costs
New York Rangers Analysis
Dive deeper with New York Rangers analysis from the Blueshirt Banter team—where strategy meets stats, trades are teased out, and every roster move gets broken down. Whether it’s youth development, roster depth, or cap-maneuvering, we give you the insight Rangers fans need.
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Decision Time is Coming
Gorton and the Rangers need to find a way to get under the cap
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What the New York Rangers’ Salary Cap Situation Could Look Like After Remaining RFA Deals
The Rangers could chose to settle their RFA business before the secondary buyout window opens, and then make the necessary moves to become cap compliant.
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Initial Thoughts on Jacob Trouba’s Contract Extension
To no one’s surprise — or mostly no one’s since there are always those who are skeptical — the New York Rangers locked up Jacob Trouba to the tune of seven years and $56 million dollars ($8 million a year). And yes, I know at first blush that seems steep,
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Kaapo Kakko, Diabetes, and Celiac Disease
Kakko’s medical conditions require discipline, but they should not hold him back in any way
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Broadway Revival: Rangers Should Round Out Roster With Savvy One-Year Deals
There are a number of unsigned free agents with something to prove who would be great fits on Rangers’ roster.
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What If The New York Rangers Just Bought Out Marc Staal?
It is unlikely, but it would be a good first step in figuring out future financial landscape.
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The cap crunch
What kind of money does Gorton have to work with for the team’s four key RFAs?
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Talented Youth Shouldn’t Be A Casualty Of Artemi Panarin
Artemi Panarin is a New York Ranger. Celebrate. Scream. Cry with happy! Hug a stranger! Maybe ... actually ... don’t do that. It’s early July, and the Rangers feel like the winners of the summer, and not just because they landed the biggest fish in the pond; they’ve done
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Trading Kreider is A Necessary Consequence of Rangers’ Quick Transformation on Wing
Though Kreider is a great player with plenty to give on the ice, the depth chart and his contract status forces the Rangers’ hand.
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Artemi Panarin Is Coming To New York, In Another Huge Win For Jeff Gorton
The magical offseason for General Manager Jeff Gorton and the New York Rangers continues. I’m having a hard time imagining a better offseason since the ill-advised, but at the time incredibly exciting, Scott Gomez/Chris Drury double in 2007. Adam Fox — ✔. Vitali Kravtsov, Yegor Rykov and Igor Shesterkin coming
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Measuring Success for an Artemi Panarin-less New York Rangers
Why even without the Russian superstar, the Blueshirts have a supremely bright future