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NYR First Round and Playoff Matchups

I don't usually do polls on the site, but in celebration of a playoff berth and the potential of an Eastern Conference title, let's dance. Basically, after the jump I wanted to look at the East's playoff teams (and those that are still in

Will Henrik Lundqvist Falter?

To take a break from the trade-deadline hoopla, I wanted to just touch on easily the best Ranger this season, Henrik Lundqvist. He's a Vezina candidate, and the likely favorite if the voting was for some reason to be this afternoon. But with my updates on the team

New York Rangers Stats: Use "Elite" with Care

Note: Written on 2/15 before Chicago Here's the non-mathematical formula that describes the Rangers for me right now: Good (Top 10) Team + Elite (Top 3 - playing as #1) Goaltender = "Elite" Contender Henrik Lundqvist is having his peak year in the NHL, and if he

NYR Team Metrics: Continuous Improvement

Since first starting this series of sorts the Rangers have slowly began to climb down off the back of Henrik Lundqvist and play effectively together as a team. With this play, and the career year King Henrik is having, this is the general reason why the Rangers are #1 in

NYR Team Metrics: Better, But Not Good

Note: Metrics do not include 12/26 vs. NYI Since our last numbers update the Rangers have continued to find good results, going 6-2-1 in their lead up to the Christmas holiday. To summarize, the club continues to "find" ways to win with very good shooting (much of

What's Wrong with Brandon Dubinsky?

Note: All stats current as of 12/13/11 @ 6:00 PM EST (aka no Stars game/time of writing) "There's a lot of weight that comes with the contract I just signed, and a lot of expectations that come with it, but I think I am

NYR Team Metrics: No News is not Good News

Since the last piece on the Rangers general team metrics, the team has gone 6-3 (Nov. 14th). This is interesting because as George's November scoring chance piece pointed out, it was a decent month; but when you look at the top-level team statistics (some of which reflect possession