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The Rangers have officially signed touted prospect Ryan McDonagh out of the University of Wisconsin. McDonagh, a physical defensive defenseman, was acquired as a part of the Scott Gomez trade in June, 2009. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but expect something along the lines of the Derek
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Late Monday evening, Andrew Gross of Ranger Rants reported that restricted free agent defenseman Dan Girardi has filed for salary arbitration with the New York Rangers. It is likely that the Blueshirts will strike a deal with the 26-year-old defenseman before the arbitration date, which will be determined
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Confirmed by various tweets the New York Rangers and Brandon Prust have agreed to terms. The details of those terms however are still unknown, although we will update you all when we get word of what they are. This signing was a no-brainer, and Glen Sather made it known
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In what is probably the last signing of the day for the New York Rangers, forward Vinny Prospal has received a contract extension for one year worth $1 million, but the veteran will earn $1.1 million in achievable bonuses as well. Prospal, age 35, finished second in scoring behind
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After a bit of a contract dispute with the Rangers, enforcer Jody Shelley has decided to sign with rival Philadelphia Flyers according to Bob McKenzie of TSN. The deal is for three years at $1.1 million per, which is basically matching Colton Orr's deal with the Toronto
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Larry Brooks of the New York Post is reporting on Twitter that the New York Rangers have re-signed forward Erik Christensen for 2 years at $925,000 per year. This is surprising since Christensen originally turned down a 2-year offer for $750,000 per yesterday, so that means
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The first signing of the day will be by our New York Rangers as goaltender Martin Biron has been locked up for 2 years at approximately $900,000 $875,000 per according to Andrew Gross. For the Rangers, that is a spectacular signing just because they acquired a capable goaltender
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12:31- Rangers re-sign Erik Christensen two year 900-950K per year. Well, its the first day of shopping for the NHL. Lots of trades have already gone down, plenty of players on the move, but the Rangers have been eerily quiet thus far, except for a few non-
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Some thoughts from our friend Andrew Gross over at Ranger Rants on Prospect Camp Day 2: (click the link for the full story) First-round pick Dylan McIlrath made his first appearance on the ice and Russian defenseman Mikhail Pashnin, the No. 1 overall pick in the KHL last year,
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A bit time stick salute here to BronxBeliever who brought up the possibility of this being in a Newsday article. After his fanpost said he thought he saw something on Wade Redden being waived, I went and did some digging. And I found something amazing. Arthur Staple wrote this article,
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As per Steve Zipay, the Rangers will extend a qualifying offer to RFA Brandon Prust. Prust, who made $500,000 last season, would receive an offer of approximately $550,000-$600,000 for a one year deal. By extending a QO, the Rangers ensure that they will receive compensation if
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Chasm- A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss; A large difference of opinion. That was the word used to describe the current negotiations between the New York Rangers and RFA defenseman Marc Staal by general manager Glen Sather, reports Steve Zipay on twitter. Sather even