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Jeff Gorton just made a big move for the future of the Rangers blue line. The Rangers have agreed to terms with NCAA free agent defenseman Neal Pionk from UMD. Hearing NYR will sign Min-Duluth free agent D Neal Pionk. That's a coup for them, was a
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The Second Round schedule has been released for the NHL Playoffs. The New York Rangers will take on the Ottawa Senators for a chance to go to the Eastern Conference Final. The Rangers schedule is below. Home games are in bold. Games 5-7 are obviously if necessary. Game 1:
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Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault may or may not be tinkering with his lines and lineup for tonight’s game. That’s hardly newsworthy insight, huh? Well, it is discussion-worthy considering Nick Holden’s blunders in Game 2 and the fact that Claude Julien is making some changes to
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We have our sneak peak at what tomorrow’s lineup for Game 1 against the Montreal Canadiens looks like. As expected Pavel Buchnevich is out of the picture and Tanner Glass is on the fourth line. NYR lines: 20-21-36; 26-93-61; 40-13-10; 15-24-19
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The New York Rangers agreed to terms with the team’s 6th round pick of last year’s draft today. Gabriel Fontaine is a New York Ranger. OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms on an entry-level contract with forward Gabriel Fontaine. pic.twitter.com/uOJCdPA6aJ — New York Rangers (@NYRangers)
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The official playoff schedule for the first round has been announced. The dates are below with Rangers home games in bold: Game 1: Wednesday, April 12th at 7 p.m. Game 2: Friday, April 14th at 7 p.m. Game 3: Sunday, April 16th at 7 p.m. Game 4:
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Per our friends at Black Shoe Diaries (SB Nation’s Penn State blog), sophomore defenseman Vince Pedrie has signed with the New York Rangers: BREAKING: Per his Facebook account, Penn State Hockey sophomore defenseman Vince Pedrie to forgo last two seasons to sign with @NYRangers pic.twitter.com/h6aOq2b4a2 — Black
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The New York Rangers are one of two NHL teams that are heavily pursuing 21-year-old college free agent Vinni Lettieri. Hearing Gophers free-agent Vinni Lettieri (19 goals, 37 points) currently choosing between #nyrangers & #blackhawks. Both after him heavily — Michael Russo (@Russostrib) March 26, 2017 Lettieri had
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The New York PHWA chapter has named Dan Girardi the New York Rangers’ nominee for the Bill Masterton Trophy. OFFICIAL: NY Chapter of @ThePHWA annouced that Dan Girardi has been selected as the #NYR nominee for the Bill Masterton Trophy in 2016-17. pic.twitter.com/8V5IOB8G16 — New York Rangers
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Henrik Lundqvist is ready to play two of the Rangers next three games during their California road trip. After a long and uncomfortable wait, the King has returned. As it turns out, he might have been ready to return last night at the Garden, but Alain Vigneault chose to exercise
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The Rangers are slowly but surely getting healthier and that might mean an end to Steven Kampfer and Tanner Glass being in the lineup. Dan Girardi, who was suffering from an ankle injury (an open wound), and Jesper Fast, who had a shoulder injury after a bone-jarring hit from
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It looks like the Winter Classic is finally New York bound. According to a report from Arthur Staple of Newsday, an outdoor game featuring the New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres at Citi Field is close to being finalized. This will be the first “official” Winter Classic held in the