New York Rangers Analysis - Blueshirt Banter (Page 66)

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A Deeper Look at Vitali Kravtsov

With the 9th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers selected 18 year old Russian forward Vitali Kravtsov from the KHL. The left-handed shooting winger stands at 6’4 and 183 lbs and uses that size along with some smooth hands, quick feet, and a nifty wrister.

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Blueshirt Banter Offseason Mailbag

Hey I got a quick question for ya! What's The deal with Matt Beleskey? Will he be part of the line up or was he just some dead weight in the trade? — OG Neighba (@Kris_lbg) July 16, 2018 Repeating old #BoringBeleskey question. What do we get from

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The Rangers Are Rebuilding, Not Tanking

There’s been a lot of talk about the New York Rangers — suddenly and shockingly a team flush with cap space — taking on other team’s problem deals to help give them cap relief. For assets, of course. Don’t forget about the assets. A few names have been thrown

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Context Will Be Important When Evaluating Vitali Kravtsov’s Post-Draft Season

The Rangers 2018 first-rounder had been considering joining the Hartford Wolf Pack

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Rangers Agree To Terms With Cody McLeod on One-Year, $750K Deal

After opting to stay away from chasing big names during the first wave of free agency, Jeff Gorton and the Rangers’ management team have been browsing the bargain bin. As it turns out, they didn’t need to look for very long to find what they were looking for: OFFICIAL:

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The Rangers Need to be Shrewd With Their Cap Space

With the Rangers almost entirely sitting out the free agent frenzy of July 1st, what little hope the team had of competing in the 2018-19 season vanished. The Rangers were never in on John Tavares or Dougie Hamilton, and haven’t been mentioned as possible suitors for some of the

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Why the Rangers Shouldn’t Depend on 2019 Free Agency

For the rebuilding Blueshirts, hope is not a reliable strategy.

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Should the Rangers be shopping for another goaltender?

Is the trio of Hank, Georgiev, and Mazanec enough?

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The NHL’s Free Agency System Is Broken

Not enough star players actually make it to UFA status, and that needs to change for the game to grow.

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Marc Staal, the Mentor

Staal’s not going anywhere, so what can he do while he is still here?

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Jeff Gorton Won Free Agency By Doing Nothing

The New York Rangers, for the first time in a long time, didn’t even bother to really dip their toes into the free agency market. Aside from a savvy one-year deal for Fredrick Claesson, and re-signing Vladislav Namestnikov to a team-friendly two-year deal, Gorton enjoyed the first day of

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Next Year’s Rangers Blue Line

It’s gonna be ugly, but does it have to be?