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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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