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A closer look at the Ryan Graves for Chris Bigras trade
What did the Rangers get back for Ryan Graves?
New York Rangers Analysis
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Blueshirt Banter Reader Mailbag
Another round of Shayna and Mike answering questions supplied by Blueshirt Banter’s readers!
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The Rangers Have Decisions To Make At Center
In a week full of expected decisions, two major surprises occurred for fans of the New York Rangers: 1. The inclusion of J.T. Miller in the Trade Deadline selloff. 2. The returns of Ryan Spooner and Vladislav Namestnikov in the deals Jeff Gorton made leading up to 3 p.
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Rangers Recent Winning Streak Doesn’t Change Anything
Ever since the NHL trade deadline, the Rangers have actually been doing pretty well. They broke out of their seven game losing streak and have won three straight games, defeating the Canucks, Flames, and Oilers all in the last week. This has lead to some hope among fans for a
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Should the Rangers Pursue Ilya Kovalchuk?
If you somehow haven’t heard or still refuse to believe it, the Rangers are entering full bore into a rebuild. In the week leading up to and at the trade deadline, Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton steamrolled over the Rubicon and made his intentions clear by trading everyone, their
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What Is Next For The New York Rangers and Kevin Hayes?
In December I wrote a piece with the title, “Has Kevin Hayes Been #ActuallyGood for Rangers In 2017-18?” Related Has Kevin Hayes Been #ActuallyGood for Rangers In 2017-18? It was an analytical look at the plight of Hayes, a forward who was doing a lot of good things without being
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Killing The “Golden Age” Might Hurt, But It Was Necessary
The memory should be different. The first memory once you’ve lost something or moved on should always be a good one right? It’s not. And it won’t be. My first memory of Ryan McDonagh should be a good one. It should be him jumping backwards with a
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Should the Rangers Recall Filip Chytil and Lias Andersson?
With the New York Rangers officially committing to a lengthy rebuild with the decision to ship former captain Ryan McDonagh (as well as J.T. Miller), the time has come to start looking into the future. While rumors of Ilya Kovalchuk wanting to play in New York, and the returns
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From Blue Jacket to Blueshirt: An Appreciation of Rick Nash
Rick Nash joined the New York Rangers in a blockbuster trade on July 23, 2012. Through six seasons in New York, he scored 145 goals and 107 assists for a total of 252 points in 375 regular season games, plus another 38 points in 73 postseason games. Now that he’
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Ryan Spooner’s New York Audition
How and where does Spooner fit into Gorton’s plan?
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Rangers Mailbag: Post-Deadline/Rebuild Edition
Given how quickly the Rangers completely changed the look and philosophy of the organization, a lot of you had questions about everything going on and what is to come. I selected some of the questions you threw my way and tried answer them to the best of my abilities. If
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Ryan McDonagh And J.T. Miller Trade: Breaking It All Down
You all know by now the Rangers blew it up. Like, really blew it up. They didn’t just trade Nick Holden, and Michael Grabner. They didn’t just move on from Rick Nash. They traded J.T. Miller and Ryan McDonagh as well, in a blockbuster move with Tampa