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The New York Rangers now have two days of training camp under their belts and are only four days away from the start of the preseason. In day two, the team once again split into four separate groups and continued with their skating and conditioning drills. This included cross-ice sprints,
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Day one of New York Rangers training camp has come to a close with four separate groups of players taking the ice for head coach John Tortorella's conditioning skate/test. It was certainly an action packed first day with numerous storylines and plenty to discuss. Thanks to Andrew
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Apparently Bob McKenzie from TSN is Tweeting that Marc Staal and the Rangers have come to terms on a 5 yr, $3.975M deal, meaning Staal will be there for the start of training camp. As joereiter said in his Fan Post, "Everyone can breathe easy" I would
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Interesting tidbit from Andrew Gross on today's informal scrimmage regarding Michael Del Zotto: Del Zotto was wearing a full, clear, plastic visor as a precaution after having nose surgery last week to correct a cartilage problem. In January, Del Zotto recalls lining a player up for a hit
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For the first time since early April, Marian Gaborik took the ice with his New York Rangers teammates at yesterday's informal pre-camp skate. Last season's leading scorer for New York spoke with Andrew Gross of Ranger Rants following the scrimmages taking place on the rink. Gaborik
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Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants is reporting that an nhl source has told him the Rangers and Marc Staal are "getting closer" to a new deal. From Andrew Gross: (click link for full story) When I asked the source whether the issue was more length of contract, as
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Andrew Gross has confirmed on Twitter that Tim Kennedy, the 24 year old Forward from Buffalo, NY who also played for Buffalo last season is to sign a one-year deal with the Rangers. I also want to note that our own Nick Montemagno broke this story to us here at
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According to a Sporting News report, the agent for Marc Staal said in an email to the magazine that they still want a deal with the Rangers, and rumors of offer sheets are "absolutely unfounded" "The focus is on finalizing a deal with the Rangers", said
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Versus has released their television schedule for the upcoming season, and the Rangers appear to be their biggest ratings getter, as the Blueshirts will be broadcast on Versus 11 times. The following games are on Versus: 10/18 vs. Colorado 11/9 vs. Washington 11/17 vs. Boston 12/15
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UPDATE BY Joe Fortunato: Word from multiple beats is that the Rangers gave back Donald Brashear and Pat Rissmiller to the Thrashers. That is a hell of a move guys, especially since it takes Brashear's contract off the cap. Back to Nick ... Yes it is 1:00 a.
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Unfortunately some depressing news to report on the first day of August. Restricted free agent defenseman Marc Staal is not getting any closer to agreeing on terms with the New York Rangers, reports Andrew Gross of Ranger Rants. The 23-year-old has been unsigned for exactly a month now and is
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The Los Angeles Kings media guide lists Russian forward Alexander Frolov's favorite NHL city to visit as New York, and his top arena to play in as Madison Square Garden. Starting this fall, the 28-year old former King will get the opportunity to try the city and its