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According to AHL transactions the Rangers have sent down Michael Del Zotto and called up Ryan McDonagh. This is a pretty interesting move. Many people, including many of you here, have thought about sending Del Zotto to Connecticut to get some of his confidence back. It's an idea
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As per Andrew Gross, Erik Christensen sprained his right knee during the second period of last night’s game. Christensen was pushed through the crease on a powerplay and did not return to the game. It is unlikely that he will make the trip to Florida this weekend when the
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In relatively unsurprising news, the Rangers have sent Todd White to the AHL this afternoon. White was waived yesterday, the third time he was waived this season, and cleared today at noon. In 18 games this season, White has seen extremely limited ice time, notching a goal and an assist
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The Rangers did a tremendous job at beating up a bad Islanders team, and now they face an even worse opponent in their neighbors to the west when they take on the Devils tonight in Newark. I've said this before, but it is part of the maturation process
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The New York Rangers were back at it today in practice after their brief two-day holiday break. Following the skate, head coach John Tortorella spoke to the media about tomorrow's lineup against the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden. First and foremost, Andrew Gross reports that Mats
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In a move that I speculated might happen earlier last week, the New York Rangers have recalled Mats Zuccarello. Zuccarello has been on fire in Connecticut the past few weeks, and has really been working hard to improve all phases of his game. It will be interesting to see who
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As per Larry Brooks, there will be no roster moves made by the Rangers prior to tonight’s game. This doesn’t come as a surprise, as the Rangers played very well in Ryan Callahan’s absence last night. Some might have expected Mats Zuccarello-Aasen to be called up because
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During the first period of tonight’s game against the Penguins, Ryan Callahan broke his left hand blocking a shot. The Rangers alternate captain will be on the shelf for a while, as broken hands are not something that heal quickly. As we have seen with Chris Drury and his
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Yet another Colin Campbell email leaked late last night. I'm not sure how many more of these the NHL can take before they have to teach Collie how to change his gmail password... To: [Referee #1], [Referee #2] CC: [Lineseman #1], [Linesman #2] Subject: In preparation for tonight&
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Happy 85th Birthday to the New York Americans, who died in 1942, shortly after putting "The Curse" on our beloved Rangers. The Americans made their debut 85 years ago tonight, against the Montreal Canadiens. On Dec. 15, 1925, professional hockey made its debut in New York before a
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As per Andy Strickland, Connecticut Whale forward Tim Kennedy has been granted permission by GM Glen Sather to seek a trade. Kennedy was signed by the Rangers in the offseason as a low risk player to maybe fill out the roster. However, Kennedy was outplayed by both Derek Stepan and
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I don't know about you guys, but I see this as a pretty important game for the Rangers tonight. With a decent Columbus team and the Caps waiting in the wings, its not hard to envision a loss tonight turning into a four game losing streak and sending