New York Rangers Analysis
After looking at the Rangers' even strength shooting again, the natural progression is to follow that up with a look at their power play shooting. That starts by once again looking at the league wide statistics in the category (statistics as always courtesy of behindthenet.ca): PPS/60 2008
New York Rangers News
The New York Rangers prospect development camp for 2011 will be held this week, from June 27th through July 1st, at the Madison Square Garden Training Center. The Rangers released the roster tonight, which includes top prospects Christian Thomas, Tim Erixon, and Dylan McIlrath. The roster also includes every pick
NHL Draft
The New York Rangers made their now third selection in the 2011 NHL Draft by selecting 18 year old center Michael St. Croix of the Edmonton Oil Kings in the WHL. St. Croix finished his second full season in the WHL with 75 points in 68 games. He also led
NHL Draft
The New York Rangers did not stay quiet while waiting for their 4th round pick to come around, opting to move up to No. 72 in the draft by trading 21 year old C/W Evgeny Grachev to the St. Louis Blues. Grachev was the 75th overall selection in the
New York Rangers Analysis
With the draft still a few days away, it's a good time to look at a favorite topic of mine, even strength shooting. On average, nearly 80% of the game is played at even strength, so the ability to get shots on goal in this situation is of
NHL Draft
Next up in the Blueshirt Banter draft pick preview special is 18 year old Matt Puempel. Puempel was the 2009-10 CHL rookie of the year, posting 33 goals and 64 points in 59 games. This led to preseason discussions as someone that would be in the top of this draft,
New York Rangers News
According to various reports, notably the Calgary Flames official twitter account, the Rangers have traded for and signed Calgary Flames prospect Tim Erixon in exchange for center Roman Horak and two second round picks. The Rangers also receive a 5th round choice in return. Erixon is 6'2, 190lb
New York Rangers Analysis
Our next prospect is another teammate of someone previously reviewed, Nicklas Jensen's teammate Boone Jenner. A 6'2", 196 lb center, he had a strong second season with the Oshawa Generals. Playing with current Rangers' prospect Christian Thomas, he posted a line of 25-41-66 in
New York Rangers Analysis
After Joe's review of Zack Phillips yesterday, it seems only fitting to jump right to his Saint John teammate Tomas Jurco next. The 6'2, 187lb right wing finished his 2nd season of juniors as the 20th ranked North American prospect according to NHL central scouting, while
New York Rangers Analysis
With the first story in the Blueshirt Banter draft pick previews, I select, Nicklas Jensen, RW, Oshawa Generals. The Denmarkian Danish winger is listed at 6'3, 186lbs, and recently turned 18 years of age. He is coming off his first season in the OHL, where he posted a
New York Rangers Prospects
According to multiple sources, including the internet home of the CT Whale, the Rangers have signed 19-year old forward Roman Horak of the Chilliwack Bruins in the WHL. Horak finished his 2nd season with the Bruins with a line of 26 goals and 52 assists in 64 games. He had
New York Rangers Analysis
February could not have ended sooner for the New York Rangers, as they begged, borrowed, and stole just enough goals (29) to get 9 out of a possible 24 points. As I pointed out last week, the Rangers saw a downturn in the amount of scoring chances they got for