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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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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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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A story of perseverance, opportunity, and undeniable talent
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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,
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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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* 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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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
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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.