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The New York Rangers announced that Michael Sauer will return to action against the Toronto Maple Leafs. As a precursor, the Rangers sent down Brandon Bell yesterday. What a time for Sauer to return, for the Rangers home opener against the Maple Leafs tomorrow night. The Rangers held their first
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The New York Rangers have assigned Brendan Well to the Connecticut Whale of the AHL. Bell made his Rangers debut on Saturday against Edmonton, registering two shots on goal. Bell was one of the bottom players in terms of playing time on defense, and wasn't able to wrestle
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Henrik Lundqvist was back on the ice for the New York Rangers, at their practice before departing for Winnipeg. Lundqvist stated that it was a skate issue, which was causing pressure on his foot. Today, he said that the issue was resolved, and everything is back to normal. Lundqvist caught
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As per MSG last night, there was a possibility that we would receive an update on Marc Staal today. However, it appears that we will not being seeing that update anytime today. Andrew Gross confirmed via twitter, that the New York Rangers will not release anything today, on the status
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The New York Rangers landed in Vancouver late this afternoon, and held an afternoon practice before tomorrow's game. Wojtek Wolski and Michael Sauer were the first two players to hit the ice, and both showed signed of improvement. Although, it is unlikely that both of them will suit
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As per the AHL website, the New York Rangers have recalled defenseman Brendan Bell from the Connecticut Whale. With all of the current injuries, it seems as if there is some concern for Michael Sauer. Sauer sat out last night's game on Long Island, in a game where
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John Tortorella has confirmed that Mike Sauer will not play in the New York Rangers' matchup against the New York Islanders on Saturday. According to multiple reports his right shoulder isn't ready yet, although John Tortorella wouldn't consider the injury long-term. This just puts more
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News spread earlier that Ryan Callahan left practice early, for an undisclosed reason. While we all were expecting the worst, it was nothing to get nervous about. John Tortorella met with the media following practice, and stated that Callahan was just getting his rest today. Everyone can exhale, it'
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Earlier in the week John Tortorella said that Brandon Dubinsky would get at least one more game on the top line. Wednesday afternoon at practice, however, Derek Stepan got a look skating alongside Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik. Wojtek Wolski, who didn't skate again due to a lingering
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With the Rangers second practice in-progress, news surfaced that Wojtek Wolski (groin) and Michael Sauer (shoulder) were not on the ice today. Both were held out of practice yesterday for a maintenance day, to help recover from their injuries. Wolski sat out the second game of the season, due to
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We missed the boat on this one, but it's still worth talking about. Recently waiver forward Sean Avery has reported to the Connecticut Whale of the AHL, removing the $1.9 million cap hit for both the New York Rangers and Dallas Stars. While the move to keep
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The New York Rangers have assigned defenseman Brendan Bell to the Connecticut Whale, and goaltender Scott Stajcer to the Owen Sound (OHL). Bell, who did not dress in either of the Rangers' two regular season games in Europe, was brought in this summer to add some depth to New