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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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The Rangers Need to be Careful With Ryan Spooner
When the Rangers made the decision to trade away most of their pending free agents at this season’s trade deadline, Rick Nash was the biggest name they made available. In spite of being in the midst of a down season at the time of the trade, Nash still had
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Should the Rangers Pursue Ryan O’Reilly?
The veteran center could spearhead the Blueshirts’ new direction
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Ranking the Rangers Trade Assets: Part 1
With the season officially over and the Rangers rebuild in full swing, for the first time in years New York is finally looking towards the future. After one of the biggest trade deadlines in team history, the Rangers have shown that they’re not afraid to trade players for future
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How Rangers Can Improve Toughness This Summer
By addressing aggression this summer, New York’s new philosophy can be a year-one success.
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Blueshirt Banter’s Stanley Cup Final Predictions
The pressure and intensity heighten as the Stanley Cup Playoffs progress. There are so many factors that influence each hockey game – let alone a series, or an entire playoff run – and of course, there’s randomness. It makes predicting anything in the playoffs a challenge. Here are Blueshirt Banter, we’
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A Full David Quinn Primer
The Rangers finally announced that he will be the team’s next head coach, but who exactly is David Quinn?
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Open Thread: Stanley Cup Playoffs Day 33
Here’s an open thread for tonight’s playoff hockey! Tonight, the one and only game (we’re up to that point of the season, sadly), is Game 1 between the Vegas Golden Knights and Winnipeg Jets. For both teams, it’s the franchise’s first time competing in a
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2018 Report Card: Mika Zibanejad
The 2017-18 season was not a very good nor enjoyable season for the New York Rangers, but if you’re looking for any bright spots, look no further than the Rangers’ number one center. Mika Zibanejad was one of, if not the, best player on the Rangers this season
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Blueshirt Banter’s Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions: Round 3
As the Stanley Cup Playoffs progress, the pressure rises. Every little factor isn’t just influential on a single game, but a series and ultimately a team’s entire season. Balancing the influence of all of the factors that influence the end result of a hockey game — let alone a
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Open Thread: Stanley Cup Playoffs Day 23
Welcome to Day 23 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and it’s definitely a pivotal night in both the East and the West. * The Washington Capitals look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead against their eternal foil the Pittsburgh Penguins and will have to do so with Noted
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What could the Rangers acquire with late first-round pick?
The New York Rangers have options this offseason, unlike seasons past. Management doesn’t have to maneuver them out of salary cap crunch, nor do they have to search for a way to replenish draft picks lost at the deadline in a Stanley Cup run that fell short. But unlike