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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This was one of the craziest weeks for the New York Rangers in recent memory. The team made no trades before the 2017 NHL expansion draft (including trying to cut a deal with Vegas), they lost Oscar Lindberg to expansion, traded Derek Stepan and Antti Raanta to Arizona, were rumored
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When the New York Rangers fell to an Ottawa Senators team that many thought would be a speed bump on the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, the hockey world knew the time for change had come. Jeff Gorton heard the message loud and clear, and the Rangers’ core looks
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With the news that Derek Stepan and Antti Raanta have been shipped off to Arizona for the 7th overall pick and RHD Antony DeAngelo. There’s a few moving pieces to this trade so let’s run through everything: There is more coming That doesn’t exactly mean there’s
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Friends, New Yorkers, Rangerstownians, lend me your ears; I come to bury Alain Vigneault, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Alain Vigneault. The man deemed “savior” has seen his empire wither
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Note: We have no photos of Erik Brannstrom, so here’s the expected top three picks instead. The New York Rangers have a first round pick for the first time in five years. That means for the past four years I’ve gotten to watch my SB Nation counterparts have
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There was a time when Dan Girardi wasn’t, well, Dan Girardi. There was a time when he was one of those kids fans were begging for; home grown and ready to make an impact. When he was throwing wet blankets on the other team’s top line. Girardi has
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Editor’s Note: This is going to be a running series taking a look at the players the Rangers might lose to expansion and the issues that surround each potential player lost. We’ll try to take a look at things from a Las Vegas standpoint to see who they
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Today we’re continuing our look at great players who got away from the Rangers in recent history. You can read Part One of the series here. Last time around we focused on players who were drafted between the 1980 Draft and the 1985 Draft (or were signed as undrafted
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About two weeks ago we looked at former Rangers draft picks who are still in the league and making a mark with opposing teams. This time around we’re going further back in the timeline and focusing on great players who started their careers in New York (both drafted prospects
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In case you missed it Swedish goaltender Magnus Hellberg has signed in the KHL with Kunlun Red Star. Hellberg enjoyed the lion’s share of the starts in the AHL last season with the Hartford Wolf Pack. He posted a .903 save percentage and a 2.95 goals against average
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Editor’s Note: This is going to be a running series taking a look at the players the Rangers might lose to expansion and the issues that surround each potential player lost. We’ll try to take a look at things from a Las Vegas standpoint to see who they
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Editor’s Note: This is going to be a running series taking a look at the players the Rangers might lose to expansion and the issues that surround each potential player lost. We’ll try to take a look at things from a Las Vegas standpoint to see who they