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The New York Rangers face a question they likely haven’t considered much in recent seasons: should they be buyers or sellers when the trade deadline approaches? Through 49 games, the Rangers have earned 53 points with a 24-20-5 record; that puts them just outside of the second wild card
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Yes. Oddly enough, it’s often questioned whether the third-highest scorer on the New York Rangers deserves top-six ice time. Maybe it’s because he really hasn’t received it. But Pavel Buchnevich has scored at a high rate this season despite his ice time. Even when Buchnevich is technically
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The New York Rangers defense has been a problem this season. And last season. And the season before that. While it looked like the defense would improve after some drastic offseason changes, they still haven’t. General manager Jeff Gorton noted his defensive plans this offseason. Ryan McDonagh would maintain
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Six games later and the New York Rangers have officially passed the midpoint of the season and now are on a much needed bye week. We last left off with a loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 23rd. Since then, the Rangers have matched up against the Washington
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Mats Zuccarello leads the New York Rangers in scoring with 31 points through 40 games, and it’s not the first time in his career he’s been a pacesetter. In fact, in three of the four seasons that he has been a mainstay on this roster, Zuccarello led the
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Three games and only two points added to the win column. It happens, right? Hockey is random, the better team doesn’t always earn the two points they deserve. There’s still time though – we’re not even at the midpoint of the season. Except the Rangers didn’t deserve
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In any game, a team may perform better, but not get the end result they deserve – a win. On the other hand, a team may collect two points despite not deserving them based on their 60 minutes (or more) of play. It happens. Hockey is filled with so many random
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Since the New York Rangers dug themselves into a hole to start the 2017-18 season, they’ve been forced to keep their eyes glued to the standings in an attempt to keep pace in the competitive Metropolitan Division. Last week the Rangers only collected two of four available points in
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It was a lighter week for the New York Rangers, as they only had two games since last Sunday’s shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks. Both games were at home against opponents they’ve not only faced off against, but collected two points against this season. On Tuesday, the
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Henrik Lundqvist has started 13 straight games – possibly 14 if he starts against the Carolina Hurricanes tonight – and is on pace to start over 70 games this season. Isn’t this the same goalie that many felt wasn’t capable of being the New York Rangers’ backbone any longer? The
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We left off with the New York Rangers shutting out the Ottawa Senators last Sunday. Since then, the Rangers traveled to Carolina and faced off against both the Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks at home. Three wins later and the Rangers are on a four-game win streak and have
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Forwards are tasked with different roles throughout a lineup – roles that vary based on the ice time they see, where and when they’re deployed and their overall production expectations. Some lines face more challenging starts in the defensive zone and others are sheltered with more offensive zone starts. Certain