NHL News
Simon Gagne has been traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Matt Walker and a 4th round pick. Walker is a 30 year old defenseman with just 4 NHL goals in his entire career, but does have 444 PIMs to go with it. This was a clear salary dump for
Bantering Around
The staff here at Blueshirt Banter is always tossing around ideas to help deliver top quality information. One of the ideas we were tossing around is a possible application for Blackberries, iPhones, and iPads. The process for this is surprisingly complicated, so before we go forth and start the development,
Bantering Around
This is not hockey related, but it is a very sad day for sports. Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, nicknamed "The Boss", has passed away from a massive heart attack suffered this morning in Tampa. Steinbrenner revolutionized the way professional sports owners conducted themselves, and single-handedly turned the Yankees
New York Rangers Analysis
This post was written before the trade for Steve Eminger. So when reading this, don't forget that Eminger is not even mentioned within this article. Also, this was written before the Dan Girardi extension, so that piece is a bit outdated. In case you missed it, Ryan McDonagh
New York Rangers News
The Rangers have come to terms with forward Jeremy Williams, of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Williams, 26, spent last year in the AHL, and has bounced around between the NHL and the AHL throughout his career. In his 31 NHL games, Williams has a line of 9-2-11 with 6 PIMS.
New York Rangers Analysis
Note: This post was written before Dan Girardi signed, so some of this is outdated. Regardless, I'm going to pat myself on the back for being right on the Girardi price. The Rangers have two more key moves to set themselves up for the foreseeable future, and that
New York Rangers News
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
New York Rangers News
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
NHL Free Agents
With the signings of Patrick Marleau and Tomas Plekanec, the UFA market for 2010 went from thin to bare. There are very few big time UFA's available, and each will certainly be overpaid this summer as a result. The summer of 2010 will be the summer to be
Bantering Around
With NHL teams wheeling and dealing as the NHL draft approaches, General Manager Glen Sather has remained relatively quiet. The only Rangers news was that Enver Lisin would not be tendered a qualifying offer of approximately $800,000, making him an unrestricted free agent as of July 1. With the
NHL News
Editor's not by Joe Fortunato: Stick salute to Zach S. and Brandon C. for breaking the news, but we wanted to give you a little more details so here is our blurb: Florida has traded Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell to the Boston Bruins for Dennis Widemanand the
New York Rangers News
Larry Brooks is reporting that the Rangers will not be tendering RW Enver Lisin a qualifying offer. The move makes Lisin an unrestricted free agent on July 1. This move is relatively unsurprising, as Lisin was in coach John Tortorella's dog house pretty much all year. Lisin, a