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* There are very few things better than angering Devils fans. This did wonders for me last night, and I think it was one of my wittier moments. / And the Rangers home woes continue as they lose in NJ — Joe Fortunato (@BlueshirtBanter) March 22, 2017 * That’s tongue in cheek, though.
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* I know the Rangers lost, but I really don’t think they played a terrible game. Most of the first half of this year (and basically all of last year) the Rangers won a ton of games by getting out-shot, out-chanced and hunkering down while making the most
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* We’re going to start with a few Tanner Glass notes. If you don’t want to read about these and just want to get on to the game stuff, skip ahead a few notes. * Glass finished the game with a goal and an assist (his first multi-point game
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* For the life of me I have no idea how people watched that game and thought “wow the Rangers played with a ton of energy and hustle,” or “that fight really sparked the Rangers,” or “the Rangers played a great game.” The Rangers were thoroughly dominated; 59% to 41% in
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* Only in New York can a guy go from the AHL one day to the top line in the NHL less than 24 hours later. Already people attributed Pavel Buchnevich’s brilliant goal and confidence to his stint in the AHL. I think that takes a lot of credit away
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* That game was interesting to say the least. The Rangers went from all out domination the first 40 minutes to getting their teeth knocked out the next 10 minutes and then managing to pull out a win in overtime. Antti Raanta gave up two very soft goals, Adam Clendening saved
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* After that game I tweeted Henrik Lundqvist “stole one.” A lot of people pointed out the Rangers dominated the game to the tune of 68 even strength shot attempts to just 49. The Rangers dominated this game, but the offense couldn’t finish (some great goaltending on the other side,
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* I thought that, for the most part, that was a very good hockey game played by two teams who have fanbases who think they’d have a walk in the park if they happened to meet each other in the first round rather than anyone else in their division. * The
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* Before the game we talked about how that particular matchup was going to be a pretty big litmus test for this team. The Rangers played a fantastically dominant first period, a rough second period and locked things down in the third. That’s been something of a pattern for this
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* There’s just something about beating Columbus for me. I can’t really explain it. I don’t have a hate for the team, but I do think it stems from the whole Brandon Dubinsky acting like a vengeful ex after he got traded. I get it, he has the
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* This Rangers team -- a team that’s built on the foundation of a lethal offense — sure does show flashes of being a team that can make some noise in the playoffs. I wouldn’t bet my bottom dollar on it, but it’s possible. * And it’s possible because of
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* That was one of those rare games that goes from super interesting, to super boring and then back to super interesting. The third period might have been one of the better 20 minutes of hockey I’ve seen in a while. Not better as in the Rangers played well, but