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Mats Zuccarello was fined by the NHL today for his hit on Los Angeles Kings forward Kyle Clifford. Zuccarello was called for boarding 3:05 into the first period of the opening game today, and apparently the hit was over the top. The play was only called a minor, but
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The New York Rangers announced today that Stu Bickel has been assigned to the Connecticut Whale, of the American Hockey League. Bickel remained on the roster, following the Rangers completion of the pre-season, but being that Jeff Woywitka was claimed off of waivers today, Bickel had to be sent down.
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According to reports, the New York Rangers have claimed defenseman Jeff Woywitka off of waivers from the Montreal Canadiens. The 28-year-old Canadian born defensemen has played with Brad Richards when both were in Dallas. With the addition of Woywitka, the Rangers have some options now as they have nine active
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The New York Rangers have officially shut Marc Staal down for at least the immediate future, placing the stalwart defenseman on injury reserve today. The move was expected once the Rangers announced that Staal would not be making the trip to Europe for the Rangers' season opener. I would
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If there was any concern that a rival team might pick up Sean Avery on waivers, it can be put to bed now. Sean Avery cleared waivers this afternoon, and will either be assigned to the Connecticut Whale or allowed to seek a contract overseas. UPDATE by Joe Fortunato: The
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It's another busy morning in Ranger-land as rookie defenseman Tim Erixon is being recalled to the big club and will be flown out to Sweden to join the team. Erixon will practice with the Whale today and then fly out to Sweden to join the Rangers and start
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Things are getting very interesting for the New York Rangers. Not long after reports trickled out that the Rangers had put Sean Avery on waivers, Dale Weise was claimed off waivers by the Vancouver Canucks. While some Rangers fans might be upset by Weise being claimed, I would argue that
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According to Larry Brooks, the New York Rangers will be waiving forward, Sean Avery. This may come as bit of surprise to some people, as it did to me. It was noted yesterday that both, Sean Avery and Erik Christensen were fighting for the last and final spot in the
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Shortly after the conclusion of the Rangers final exhibition game again EV Zug, Coach John Tortorella announced that Marc Staal will miss the first two games of the regular season, and potentially more. Marc Staal has been suffering from concussion-related headaches, and as a result, will not join the team
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The New York Rangers have trimmed their roster down to 25 players, cutting Dylan McIlrath, Tim Erixon, Ryan Bourque, Carl Hagelin, Dale Weise and Chris Newbury. That means that both Mats Zuccarello and Michael Del Zotto are still odds-on favorites to earn their spots on the New York Rangers 2011
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I hate to bury Kevin's recap, so please make sure to give it a read after you take a look at this. The New York Rangers have finalized their roster for the trip to Europe to play a few preseason friendlies and then eventually start the season. A
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Today officially marks the day where we can "finally" say the Rangers will participate in 2012 Winter Classic. Although most of knew about these details for months on end. Ryan Callahan, Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik were in attendance along with Glen Sather and John Tortorella at the