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Highlights from Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants: (click link for full story): Goalies, Steve Valiquette (Team 2) and Chad Johnson (Team 3) both had strong outings, stopping potential scrimmage-winning shots in the final minutes. The rest of the teams were: (Team 2 Fs: Sean Avery, Vinny Prospal, Brodie Dupont, Paul
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The Toronto Globe and Mail is reporting that NHLPA Director of Player Affairs and former New York Ranger Glenn Healy has resigned. Full story from the Globe and Mail Highlights: Healy's resignation came roughly three days after Kelly was fired as the association's executive director early
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Unrestricted free agent Nikolai Zherdev still hasn't found a new home for the 2009-2010 NHL season, but according to an interview with the winger on Russian site Sport-Express, he could be just days away from inking an NHL pact. The 24-year old winger reports that he has a
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The hockey managers at SBNation decided to pair up and swap a few questions about their respective teams. In a strange bit of irony, Blueshirt Banter was paired up with Hockey Wilderness, the SBNation blog for the Minnesota Wild. Nathan and his team do a great job over there; make
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Morning everyone, Back at it this morning after a nice week of R and R with the family. Thanks to Joe, Ryan, and Rob for keeping things going while I was away. A few things going on this morning: The NHLPA has voted to fire executive director Paul Kelly after
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According to reports, Alex Tanguay has agreed to sign with the Tampa Bay Lightning, pending a physical. Full story from TSN Highlights: The two sides have reportedly been in negotiation since July, but it was not until two weeks ago when Tanguay was contacted by Lightning stars Vincent Lecavalier and
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Man he does not go away now does he? TSN is reporting that Jim Balsille--CEO of the company that created the blackberry--has submitted an offer of 212.5 million dollars to buy the bankrupt Coyotes. The plan of the Canadian billionaire would be to buy the Coyotes and then immediately
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The NHL can't be happy about this. According to the LA Times, DirecTv has been running a crawl on Versus announcing that as of August 31st, they will no longer carry the channel due to poor ratings. Full story here. Highlights: Five Pacific 10 Conference games (as yet
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UPDATE 5:28PM: Salavat Yulaev Ufa assistant coach Igor Zakharkin has denied his team is close to signing, or ever even considered signing, Zherdev. See Beyond the Blueshirts for more. ... According to Russian sports site Championat.ru, former New York Ranger and unrestricted free agent Nikolai Zherdev may be days
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Laurie at Beyond the Blueshirts has a new story up about an interview Nik Zherdev did with Sport Express, Click here for the full story: Highlights: Maybe it’s for the best that Rangers management didn’t make concessions and released you? Now you are free to choose for yourself.
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Sources tell TSN Theoren Fleury is attempting a comeback and wants to play in the NHL again. After playing senior hockey last season, Fleury decided in February he was fit enough to give the NHL another try, so he hired a personal trainer and has been working diligently since. Those
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Jeremy Roenick is retiring today after 20 years in the NHL. After 513 goals, over 700 assists, and stops in Chicago, Phoenix, Philly, Los Angeles, and San Jose, the future Hall of Famer has decided he has had enough. "I prided myself on being hard working for myself, my