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As the Rangers get ready to take on the Devils tonight in Newark, here are some notes for today: Steve Zipay had some thoughts from John Tortorella on the Rangers quest for a 7th defenseman: "I'm not gonna lie to you, sure it is. It is a
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I'll be focused on football (GO G-MEN!) the rest of the afternoon, but here are a few notes to get you through the afternoon: Over at Jim Cerny's Rink Rap, Jim has some thoughts on last night's opener: Both the Rangers and Senators allowed
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There is no morning skate today because of the early start time (5 PM), but here are a few stories for your Sunday morning: Steve Zipay over at Blue Notes has confirmed that Steve Valiquette will start in goal tonight against the Ducks: Backup goaltender Steve Valiquette, 10-8 in 28
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Apparently he isn't, this just off the tweets: @stevezipay: Live from Pittsburgh: Alexei Semenov contract status unclear; he's in stands watching Pens skate with GM Glen Sather Semenov deal uncertain: "I'd love to be here, but don't know if it'
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From Steve Zipay at Blue Notes: * Sean Avery (knee) will make the trip but not play against the Penguins, head coach John Tortorella said, and defenseman Alexei Semenov may not do either. * The Rangers will watch the Penguins' pre-game banner raising and Cup ceremony from the visiting bench. * Michael
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As per the tweets of Andrew gross (@agrossrecord): Alexei Semenov did not practice today and may not accompany the #Rangers to Pittsburgh. A contract issue has arisen, according to the team. Even if Alexei Semenov is not with team in Pittsburgh, the #Rangerswill not recall a seventh defenseman from Hartford.
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New York, September 30, 2009 - New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent defenseman Alexei Semenov. Semenov, 28, skated in 47 games with San Jose last season, registering one goal and eight points, along with
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Here are a few excerpts from our chat last night with Andrew Gross from Ranger Rants. The whole interview as well as the rest of the show is available as a podcast here: Or as always you can check out all our podcasts at Blueshirt Banter Radio. Ok here are
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Puck Daddy over at Yahoo Sports today released their predictions for the Eastern Conference for this season. Each of the writers selected their conference winners, and predicted order of finish for each division and conference. Be forewarned, there is very little love here for our New York Rangers. I'
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Stick salute to Steve Zipay for breaking this story over at his blog. Here are some highlights from his story: Huge endorsement of defenseman Michael Del Zotto, 19, from coach John Tortorella after practice. "Right now he has made the club. Based on his play, he has made the
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Just in case you have a road trip planned or other plans that day, the start time has been changed New York, September 28, 2009 - The New York Rangers announced today that the start time for their Saturday, November 14 contest at Ottawa has been changed. The game was
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Here is some reading material while you have your Sunday breakfast: Good stuff from Andrew Gross this morning, talking about the decisions the Rangers have to make. Also, he says that Chris Drury and Matt Gilroy will be healthy scratches today. Don't read anything into Gilroy, he has