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As per Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal, Sheldon Souray is available to anyone who will claim him off re-entry waivers. Right now, the only team linked to Souray is the Rangers, and the Oilers will not put him on re-entry waivers unless he is guaranteed to be picked up
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As per Andrew Gross, Martin Biron was the first goalie off the ice during today’s morning skate, and will likely be the starter tonight in Detroit. This shouldn’t be a surprise, as the backup has played very well this entire year, and is coming off a great start
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From multiple sources (including the New York Rangers official twitter): thenyrangers New York Rangers Torts says that Erik Christensen is back in lineup tomorrow and that Chris Drury likely won't make road trip due to sore knee Drury won't be making the road trip with the
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As expected, Kris Newbury has been returned to the CT Whale this morning. Newbury was initially called up to serve as a replacement for Wojtek Wolski, but Wolski’s ribs were better last night, resulting in Newbury serving as the scratch. Newbury said he was thrilled that he was the
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In some rather startling news, Peter Botte is reporting that injured winger Ruslan Fedotenko is having his appendix removed today. His original time table was to return sometime next week, but with this appendectomy (which I am assuming is an emergency appendectomy) he will be out for 3-4 weeks. It
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With the news that Brandon Dubinsky will likely play tonight, the Rangers returned Evgeny Grachev to the CT Whale (via the AHL transaction log). Grachev was due to be in the lineup tonight, skating with Kris Newbury and Chris Drury. However, with Dubinsky in the lineup, Grachev is better served
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Hello from Raleigh, North Carolina Blueshirt Banter addicts! I am reporting live from 2011 NHL All-Star Weekend, where Rangers Henrik Lundqvist, Marc Staal and Derek Stepan participated in last night's SuperSkills Competition. I am on the trip as a member of the media, so I was fortunate enough
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Rangers playing the Caps on Vs. tonight, which means we are probably stuck with Joe Beninati, which is not unlike listening to two hours of fingernails on a blackboard. Lots of stuff from Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants, including: * Martin Biron in net tonight. Braden Holtby in goal for the
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It's been an uphill battle for forward Vinny Prospal all season long, trying to recover from the knee surgery he underwent in the off-season. He has not played in a single game yet this year, as the furthest he has gotten before suffering a setback is practicing with
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After last night's 3-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers, the Rangers made a few roster moves to deal with injuries sustained during the game. Dan Girardi suffered a pulled ribcage during his fight with Andrew Ladd, and is day-to-day. Brandon Prust took a shot off his ankle (x-rays
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In a news event completely out of left field, the New York Rangers have suffered a tremendous blow to their roster, losing leading scorer Brandon Dubinsky. Per Kevin Allen's tweet: @kausatoday Kevin Allen Rangers leading scorer Brandon Dubinsky has a stress fracture in the fibula in his left
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