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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There’s been a long list of surprises so far this year. * Michael Grabner * Nick Holden’s early explosion of offense * Jimmy Vesey’s early goal-scoring tear * Brady Skjei’s offensive production (reminder: I am a fool) * Pavel Buchnevich being far more NHL polished than I thought he would be/
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Oscar Lindberg has been in the Rangers’ lineup for six consecutive games and there are few, if any, signs that he will be coming out anytime soon. Why? Because the Rangers are on a six-game winning streak with Lindberg in the mix and Alain Vigneault has a history of an
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Henrik Lundqvist won his 400th game the same way he’s won most of his games in his career: He carried the team on his back. Sure, the Rangers mounted a small comeback in the third period, but it was Lundqvist who kept the score close enough to make it
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If you would like to exist in a world of reality then let’s make something clear: The New York Rangers are Stanley Cup hopefuls, not Stanley Cup contenders. The difference between the two is enormous. Now, since we’re in that world of reality, the NHL Trade Deadline is
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With Kevin Hayes’ return aimed for the near future, we’re once again wading into a pool of forward uncertainty. Not over who is going to be playing -- of that, at least, we can assume one of Oscar Lindberg or Brandon Pirri will be sitting — but where those who
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The All-Star break provides us with a good excuse to compare the Rangers to the rest of the league.
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First of all, it’s Bell Let’s Talk Day, so go on Twitter and hashtag #BellLetsTalk after tweets to raise money for mental healthy. It’s a good cause, costs you nothing but time and helps people who really need it. Believe it or not, the New York Rangers
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We’ve all heard it on social media, in bars, huddled around flat screens and in the blue seats: “Henrik Lundqvist is better in the second half.” And this year every Rangers fan is hoping that the above statement is as true as the law of gravity. Because the King
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With 42 games now in the books, the New York Rangers find themselves with a record of 28-13-1. And despite the fact that they currently find themselves in a Wild Card playoff position, the Rangers are three points out of first place in the NHL, and are on pace for
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Of the two darlings in the preseaon Brandon Pirri might have stood out the most. Oh don’t get me wrong, Adam Clendening was doing wondrous things, too, but it was Pirri who was scoring every night. Pirri who seemingly couldn’t stop. And Pirri who was forcing his way
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There have been two genuinely surprising things to happen so far this year for the New York Rangers. The first: Nick Holden’s shocking explosion of offense, which has helped steady the ship at times with the injuries to some of the Rangers better-preforming forwards. The second: Michael Grabner. We
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The NHL trade deadline is February 28th, just under two months away. In the next eight or so weeks Jeff Gorton has to make a decision. The question is relatively simple, although the ripple effect of said decision is much more pronounced. But before you can know the outcome you