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Chytil Ready to Be the Second-Line Center the Rangers Need
The Rangers successfully made their point to Chytil. Now, it’s time to reward his effort in Hartford and bring him back to the NHL.
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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Rangers Radar: Kakko scores, Miller buries two for the Badgers
It’s time for another installment of Blueshirt Banter’s Rangers Radar, where we focus the spotlight on trends in performance, production, and collect notes on players in the New York Rangers organization. As was the case last year, we will include players on the New York Rangers, the Hartford
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Making it Count with Lias Andersson
It’s still very early, but a pattern is already emerging with Lias Andersson’s ice time
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Vlad Namestnikov Trade: Breaking It All Down
Late Monday night Vladislav Namestnikov’s agent announced a trade of the current bottom-six pivot to Ottawa. There was mild shock and surprise. Wut https://t.co/L52cLvOrF9 — Joe Fortunato (@JoeFortunatoBSB) October 7, 2019 Then a little more. WUT https://t.co/FkEyJzLDCW — Joe Fortunato (@JoeFortunatoBSB) October 7, 2019
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Rangers Radar: The Wolf Pack’s blue line comes out of the gate scoring
Mika Zibanejad is off to an amazing start and Hartford’s defense contributing on offense out of the gate
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On the Misery of Sports and Why Rangers Fans Must Appreciate Tonight’s Opening Game
Sports were designed to be miserable, so Rangers fans should embrace this tonight’s opportunity for unconditional hope and joy.
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Initial Line Combinations Create Mixed Situations for Rangers’ Youngsters
With a probable opening lineup set, some young players are set up for success, while another may not be.
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Thoughts On The Opening Night Roster And Ideologies
The New York Rangers finalized their lineup to start the year, a decision that always comes with some type of commentary. This go around the Rangers really created topics to talk about ... so let’s do just that — since this is a blog and that’s what it’s here
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Preseason Reflections: Haley, McKegg, and Hajek
Two veteran forwards and a rookie defender make the roster
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The Rangers’ Opening Night Roster Leaves Much to be Desired (Again)
In spite of having a solid lineup that appeared locked into place coming into training camp, some inexplicable decisions have made the Blueshirts worse off to open the season
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Why The Best Choice for Second-Line Center Could be Vlad Namestnikov
Left with a massive hole and no obvious solutions, Vlad Namestnikov may be the temporary answer.
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How Fox and Hajek Stood Out in the Preseason Opener
Two prospects the Rangers are depending on to make the NHL roster took big leaps forward in the first game of the preseason.