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When John Tortorella spoke to reporters at his news conference today, he would not offer a direct answer when asked if Avery is playing tonight: A highlight from the story: Q: I’m asking if you’re benching Sean. Tortorella: As far as the lineup, when we play tonight at
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[Note by jrs1940, 04/24/09 10:08 AM EDT ]Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the 1994 Stanley Cup Champions: On this day in 1994, the Rangers swept the Islanders out of the 1994 playoffs with a 5-2 victory at Nassau Coliseum. The Islanders jumped out to an early 2-0
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So the Rangers have essentially taken a 3-1 lead in their Quarterfinal matchup against the Capitals by making less mistakes than the Southeast Division Champs. So what can I really nitpick about, right? Well, if you would like to see a (hopefully) win in Game 5 by more than (now
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Yesterday Alexander Ovechkin sent out a message to Washington Capitals fans: "This series isn't over, were still in this thing." Or something to that effect; let's be honest his hockey skill is incredible but his English is as sturdy as Rick Dipietro's
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After last night's 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals-a win which has now pushed the Capitals to the brink of losing in the first round-all was well in Ranger nation. Or was it? Last night at around 2:30 A.M I received a call from an anonymous
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[Note by jrs1940, 04/23/09 2:17 PM EDT ] As of today, The Schwab will be joining the team at Blueshirt Banter. He brings to us a great ability to break down the games, as well as provide some keen insight on the business side of hockey, which he
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Just wanted to let everyone know that as of today, you can find Blueshirt Banter on the New York Rangers team page on Yahoo Sports. You should also start seeing links to our coverage in all Ranger related stories on Yahoo. Most of the other NHL blogs can already be
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The Devils lost with 0.02 seconds left in the game on a deflection by Jussi Jokinen. Aside from the fact that gaining satisfaction from a Devil's loss is embedded in every Ranger fan's DNA, Maaaaaarrrrrtttyyy absolutely flips out once the booth review confirms it'
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We're having a little technical difficulties this morning, so I am posting this for Ranger Reporter..... Okay so I know that you all come down to Blueshirt Banter to read about Ranger news, but we are technically an NHL blog so were going to do some playoff updates.
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The Blueshirts need to remember where they stand, regardless of whether or not they are winning the series, they are the underdogs, they are the ones who are expected to be down in the series right now. If the Rangers don't revert back to the way they played
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In the course of every postseason run, in every sport, a coach is faced with making a drastic decision, a decision that can alter the fate of his team. In the 2006 playoffs, after seeing his starting goaltender Martin Gerber give up 6 goals in each of the first two
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We are about 5 hours away from Game Three, so let's take a look at some news and notes: AP.com: Rested Lundqvist ready for Garden party vs. Caps Newsday: Naslund's veteran leadership huge for Rangers. NY Times: Rangers' Reviews Mostly Positive as Tortorella Plays