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Forwards are tasked with different roles throughout a lineup – roles that vary based on the ice time they see, where and when they’re deployed and their overall production expectations. Some lines face more challenging starts in the defensive zone and others are sheltered with more offensive zone starts. Certain
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The New York Rangers entered the week on a six-game winning streak that turned their season around. After finishing the week last Saturday at home against the Edmonton Oilers, the Blackhawks ended their streak on Wednesday. The Rangers added another loss to their record on Friday in Columbus, but when
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The second installment of a series that will run on Blueshirt Banter this season.
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The Rangers big offseason acquisition has come as advertised.
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Three games later and the New York Rangers collected three more wins… no seriously, they’re on a six-game winning streak. The team that couldn’t piece together back-to-back wins – let alone collect more than a single win a week (if that) before last week – and was on the verge
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On July 18th, 2016, the New York Rangers traded center Derick Brassard to the Ottawa Senators for center Mika Zibanejad. At the time, the move was met with a bit of hesitancy and resistance from the fanbase; Brassard had established himself as a solid 2C behind Derek Stepan and had
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After a somewhat alarmingly slow start, the speedy winger is putting pucks in the net.
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Since re-joining the top line, Buchnevich has picked up where he left off.
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For the first time this season, the New York Rangers won all three of their games this week. It’s still surprising it took them this long to accomplish that, considering how strong the team looked going into the 2017-18 season. Throughout October, the Rangers would only escape each week
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Once a lock on the second pair, Smith finds himself scratched for the third time this season. Why?
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Even the MSG producers were getting in on the action. As the New York Rangers rode the roller coaster that was their up-and-down win against the Las Vegas Golden nights — less than 48 hours after rumors surfaced that if the Rangers lost the coach would be handed his pink slip
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Pavel Buchnevich is a player with elite star potential, and abilities much greater than you’d expect from a third-round draft choice. He showed that much on his first goal at Madison Square Garden last season. During his time in the KHL he put up respectable numbers similar to that