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The 2011-12 season preview from the guys at Hockey Prospectus was made available in pdf form a few days ago. As their tagline suggests, the book is essential reading for anyone who reads and believes in the so called 'advanced statistics.' In exchange for information on the
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The Rangers will hit the ice for their second pre-season game of the season, against the New Jersey Devils. Last night, they also faced off against the Devils, but unfortunately lost in overtime. Last night's line-up was VERY young, compared to the Devils line-up. Tomorrow
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Thanks to my friend Joe C for sending this: I love that old logo.....
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Probably one of the worst kept secrets throughout the NHL, would be the participants for this years Winter Classic. According to the NHL, there will be a major press conference on Monday, being held at Citizens Bank Park (I wonder what it could be?). Anyways, it's obvious that
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Hey guys, as you know tomorrow the big boys head up to Albany to play their first preseason game against the Devils and a little while ago the Ranger beat writers have been tweeting the roster for the game. FORWARDS: Brandon Dubinsky, Sean Avery , Artem Anisimov, Carl Hagelin, Erik Christensen,
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There's been much concern surrounding defensemen Marc Staal (head) and Michael Sauer (knee) so far in training camp, but both made positive steps in the right direction during today's workouts. Beginning with Staal, he was sent home upon arriving to the rink yesterday because he was
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Yesterday we reported that Marc Staal was being held out of scrimmaging due to post-concussion syndrome. Shortly after it was announced, John Tortorella spoke to the media and said that Staal was feeling better, but the New York Rangers were still being extremely cautious with their superstar defenseman. This
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Earlier today it was reported that defenseman Marc Staal was being held out of his assigned scrimmage due to an unspecified reason, but that he would skate in the workout that followed. Well now we know why he was being held out as it is being reported that Marc is
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The New York Rangers have released their 2011 Training Camp Schedule. Now that Media Day and the Traverse City Tournament have finished, this is the next step in the path to the regular season, and the path to the cup. The training camp will consist of two scrimmages, both on
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The New York Rangers have announced that Ryan Callahan has been named the 26th captain in the team's prestigious history. Callahan will be taking the "C" from former-captain Chris Drury, who was bought out and subsequently retired this offseason. Many have been calling Callahan to
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The New York Rangers have announced that they will name their 26th captain in franchise history tomorrow. The announcement, along with the announcement of the two alternate captains, will be made on the New York Rangers official twitter, official facebook, and two official websites. Personally, I hope that the captain
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The NHL offseason has it's landmarks. The NHL Entry Draft, opening day off free agency and, if one of your teams is lucky enough to participate in it, the Traverse City Tournament. Tonight, the Rangers Traverse City roster takes on the St. Louis Blues roster. Since this is