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There was a time when small progress was good enough. There was a time when going from a first round exit to a second round one was considered a success. There was a time when Henrik Lundqvist wasn't getting older, when change actually happened, when the organization seemed
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These playoffs have been a slog to follow along with. We’ve all wasted way too much time and digital ink complaining and arguing about Nick Holden, Marc Staal, Henrik Lundqvist, and Tanner Glass. Oh my god, the Tanner Glass takes. I’m so tired of the Tanner Glass takes.
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It’s been 281 days since the New York Rangers traded Derick Brassard and a 7th-round pick to the Ottawa Senators for Mika Zibanejad and a 2nd-round pick. Nine months and seven days later New York and Ottawa are on the verge of a postseason showdown. You can’t make
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The NHL playoffs coincide nicely with the end of the spring semester, giving me two reasons to tear out my hair and wonder why no one has learned anything. For their last essay of the year, my students research a controversy; instead of simply picking a side, they ask bigger
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Yesterday Greg Wyshynski wrote a piece about how the President’s ban on immigrants entering the United States from seven Muslim-centric countries impacted Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad and his family. “Obviously being here now and living here doesn’t make it easier,” Zibanejad said. “That sucks, but I can’t
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A month ago I wrote a piece about the decline of fighting in New York Rangers hockey. In the closing paragraph I couldn’t resist pointing out that fighting slowly dying out was a good thing for the health and safety of hockey players. A part of the game that
Bantering Around
“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy” - Hamlet (Act I, Scene 5. Lines 167-8) You may be asking yourself “what the hell does Hamlet have to do with the New York Rangers in late August?” Well, nothing, really but stay
New York Rangers Analysis
Since the 2008-09 season there has been a lot less blood on NHL ice. According to hockeyfights.com the rate of fights per game in the NHL has been in steady decline over the past nine seasons. Back in 2008-09 season, when the Rangers traded Petr Prucha to the Phoenix
New York Rangers Analysis
Last weekend E.J. Hradek and Tony Luftman counted down the NHL’s “Top 20 Defensemen Right Now” on the NHL Network. Their analysis factored in performance over the last few seasons, but put an emphasis on the 2015-16 season. Players’ potential, projected performances in 2016-17, and anticipated returns from
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Dan Boyle's outburst at the media is more than good comedy, it's a sign of a true leader taking one for the team.
Blueshirt Banter Discussion
Dan Boyle didn't like the Post's narrative about him. So he chose his own ending.
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The Rangers' veteran defenseman sits another game, maybe more.