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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Following the Rangers’ hiring of Lindy Ruff as the defensive assistant in July of 2017, we offered up a scathing analysis of the decision. To summarize the argument, it was evident that Ruff’s hiring was more about his relationship with others on the Rangers’ coaching staff rather than the
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By all accounts this season was boiled down to two thoughts in the same line of thinking: 1) develop as much youth as you can, and 2) answer whatever questions about said youth you had for long-term decision making. David Quinn’s efforts were questioned a lot in the early
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Alexandar Georgiev has been great in calendar year 2019. Another strong performance vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, his latest start, only complicates the decision the New York Rangers should will have to make with their goaltending situation for 2019-20. I went into detail at the beginning of the
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Buchnevich has been one of the Rangers best players in the last two months
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It’s hard to believe that we’re talking about this at the end of March, in a season where the Rangers have been out of the playoff picture for months and just finished their second straight selloff at the deadline, but here we are. Just a month removed from
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If anything good can come from the New York Giants and their already disastrous trade of Odell Beckham Jr., it’s that perhaps the Giants’ New York counterparts can realize the importance of having a plan. Jeff Gorton is two years — and two full selloffs — into the rebuild and a
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The latest installment of our weekly round-up of stats, trends, and notes about Rangers players and prospects
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What comes next for the fourth line winger/versatile defenseman?
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Five contracts from the last dozen years that the Rangers likely regret
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It is understandable to want more from Shattenkirk, but there are other defenders more deserving of a buyout.
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After what was considered a down sophomore season, much of the resurgence of Brady Skjei has been credited to the stabilizing force on his right side — Adam McQuaid. While appreciated for his heart and soul mentality and experience, the right-handed defender known for his defensive abilities may have been applauded
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Hajek makes his NHL debut, Gilmour pots another goal, and Kravtsov and Traktor make an early exit from the KHL playoffs