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Marian Gaborik Highlights: Get Ready Ranger Fans
Here is a pretty good highlight film someone put together of Marian Gaborik. Please God let this man stay healthy.
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Rangers Updates: Marian Gaborik speaks, Rangers sign Chappell
Marian Gaborik spoke to the media on his first full day as a New York Ranger, Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants has the full story. Some of the highlights: Gaborik said the Rangers pursued him heavily the moment the free agent market opened. He added the Wild made no attempts
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NHL News: Fredrik Sjostrom signs with the Calgary Flames
Shortly after the news broke about the Rangers signing Marian Gaborik, word came down that speedster Freddie Sjostrom had agreed to a 2 year deal with the Flames for $750K per year. After speculating on our radio show that the Rangers may just be waiting to determine the market value
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Rangers News: Rangers sign Donald Brashear
After losing Colton Orr to the Leafs, the Rangers have replaced him with Donald Brashear. Terms are rumored to be 2 years, $2.8M I know most of you aren't thrilled with this, can't say I am either, but they need a tough guy with Pronger
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Dany Heatley trade may be off, or may never have been on
Rick Carp is correcting himself, saying the Heatley deal may not have been imminent: Now it sounds as if the Rangers are done for the night—I was wondering why they had the Glen Sather conference call so early. And if they are done for the night, that probably means
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UPDATE ON THE GOMEZ TRADE, GLEN SATHER, DANY HEATLEY
Rick Carpinelli over at Rangers Report has some comments from Sather on the trade: Highlights: "Torts has talked about the young guys all year and we wanted to make some room for them, and we did." "Since this deal happened I’ve had three calls (from other
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BREAKING RANGER NEWS: SCOTT GOMEZ TRADED TO MONTREAL
According to TSN, the Rangers have traded Scott Gomez to Montreal for Winger Chris Higgins. Here is the full story from TSN. Highlights: The Montreal Canadiens have acquired centre Scott Gomez from the New York Rangers in exchange for winger Christopher Higgins. Gomez, 29, is coming off a down season
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NHL News: 2009-2010 Salary Cap Announced
Missed this one on Friday while I was traveling. Here is the cap info release from the NHL: TORONTO/NEW YORK (June 26, 2009)-The National Hockey League Players' Association and the National Hockey League announced today that the Team Payroll Range established for the 2009-10 League Year, pursuant
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Cya Later Nik Antropov
NY Post Sather meanwhile categorized the contract demands from impending unrestricted free agent Nik Antropov, whom the Blueshirts acquired from Toronto at the deadline for a second-round pick, as "ridiculous." "Based on the first volley from [agent] Mark Gandler, there is a slim chance [of Antropov returning]
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Rangers News: Rangers Qualify Zherdev
As per Steve Zippay over at Newsday Glen Sather decided to qualify Zherdev and other restricted free agents on the Rangers (no other names were mentioned but you can assume Callahan and Dubinsky). Interestingly enough Freddie Sjostrom was not qualified as of this point. Tortorella did like Sjostrom a lot
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Listen to Blueshirt Banter Live!
You should be able to click play on the player below and hear the show
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Are the Leafs interested in Wade Redden?
Just found this update on the Toronto Globe and Mail, here are the highlights of particular interest to us: There is belief the Maple Leafs have been zeroing in on New York Rangers defenceman Wade Redden and forward Peter Schaefer of the Boston Bruins. Schaefer, 31, was buried in the