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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David Quinn is failing Filip Chytil. It’s a blunt, short, and ultimately true statement. Quinn, for all his talk of development and coaching, has, to this point, failed one of the organization’s brightest prospects. Couple that with the (still correct) decision from his general manager to keep Chytil
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The second edition of power rankings came out just a few days ago, but that covered just two games of action. Today I am releasing the third edition so everything is caught up well ahead of the end of week four of the season. In this stretch of games the
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Setting expectations for the most important defenseman on the roster
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Any attempt scapegoat a few players in pursuit of finding reason for last night’s loss to Chicago is a waste of time. Henrik Lundqvist’s heroics kept it competitive for the first 55 minutes, and a handful of other players had what could at least be described as acceptable
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The Rangers are rebuilding, and there are still mammoth dominoes waiting to fall. Zibanejad is an asset that could yield a sizable return.
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It’s our pre-Halloween Rangers mailbag!
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Tony DeAngelo represents a lot of things. He represents a top-flight NHL defensive prospect, with an offensive ceiling that was worthy of shock and awe when he was traded from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Arizona Coyotes back in 2016. He’s a guy who had 89 points in
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A little more than three weeks removed from the finalization of the Rangers’ opening night roster, all three of the Rangers’ premier center prospects - Filip Chytil, Brett Howden, and Lias Andersson - have played eight games. Chytil and Howden with the Rangers, while Andersson has suited up for the
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The 23-year-old defenseman is developing into a jack of all trades
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It’s only been a few games but we’re already getting to see what the New York Rangers power play is going to look like for the rest of the season. With a new coach and plenty of new players on the roster, there are already a few key
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How moving the young Czech forward can help, and hurt, his development
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The head coach has to make the right decision when it comes to Marc Staal