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Setting Expectations for Ryan Strome
What to expect from the former 5th overall pick
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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Blueshirt Banter’s Thanksgiving Round Table
American Thanksgiving has more significance than just being the quarter-mark of the season in the hockey world. Over 77 percent of teams in a playoff spot as of Thanksgiving have gone on to make the postseason in the last five years, according to the NHL. The New York Rangers, in
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Mika Zibanejad the shooting center
A closer look at the Rangers’ triggerman
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Chytil’s Performance Against Dallas Highlights His Progression This Season
From the start of the preseason, there wasn’t much doubt that Filip Chytil was good enough for the NHL. That held true through the first month of the season as well. Sure, there were some problems. Head coach David Quinn struggled to find him ice time in certain games.
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Why Rangers Should Re-Think Trading Chris Kreider
The sixth-year pro is fast becoming an invaluable pillar of the new-look Blueshirts
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Fredrik Claesson Deserves to Stay In Lineup
New York Rangers’ headd coach David Quinn was noncommittal when asked if Brady Skjei would return to the lineup Monday vs. the Dallas Stars. David Quinn was asked, given how well Brendan Smith and Freddie Claesson played, if he's in a rush to get Brady Skjei back into
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Ryan Spooner Has Been Exactly as Advertised
As a known quantity in the NHL, bringing Spooner back for this season was curious offseason decision. Through the first six weeks of the season, the reasons behind why have bubbled up to the surface
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Filip Chytil breaks through
A story of perseverance, opportunity, and undeniable talent
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Sprong, Puljujarvi Offer Trade Opportunities for the Rangers
The general blueprint of a rebuild should be to add as much young talent as possible, then worry about addressing needs later. Still, the two areas where the Rangers would benefit most from addressing are their lack of skilled wingers and their lack of right-handed forward shots. On wing, the
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Taking a Look at Neal Pionk’s Impact on the Power Play
It’s no secret that the jury’s still out on Neal Pionk. Though his flashy point totals have been a welcomed surprise, there’s still the issue of his subpar underlying numbers. Many angles of his value have already been covered (with Shayna just recently adding her own thoughts
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Rangers Vs. Sabres: Make It Three, Boys
* So David Quinn gets his first real winning streak of the season, with the Rangers pushing their current go to three games — this time featuring a regulation win! The Rangers were not the better team in this one, but they had the better goalie, and were more opportunistic on offense.
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Blueshirt Banter Power Rankings: November 4th Edition
The Rangers completed another week of hockey so it is time for another edition of Power Rankings. In this stretch of games the Blueshirts faced off against the Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks. Through those three games, they went 2-1-0 scoring eight goals and allowing nine.