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Frustration on Broadway
The frustration has been mounting for weeks in New York as the Rangers continue to slide down the standings and out of a playoff position. With the addition of Roman Josi and Mike Fisher days before the trade deadline, expectations were soaring for a Rangers team…
Rangers Show Confidence In Standing Pat At Trade Deadline
As the clock approached midnight (metaphorically speaking) on the SHL trade season, Rangers GM Todd Westacott sat back and calmly watched the whirlwind of last minute activity take place. There has been some speculation that although Westacott may claim that he didn't see anything that…
Rangers Make A Splash!!!!
The New York Rangers made a surprising splash today trading Keith Yandle, Teemu Pulkkinen and Brandon Sutter along with their 1st pick in 2016 and Minnesota's 2nd pick in 2015 to Montreal. Coming back is the highly coveted pucking move defenseman Roman Josi, defensive prospect…
Sim Simma…. Who got the keys to my Bimmer?
After already bringing in some big names this summer like Jonathan Quick and David Backes, the New York Rangers were at it again early this morning acquiring Wayne "Simmer" Simmonds from the Buffalo Sabres. Simmonds is one of the best Power Forwards in the game…
Backes headed to MSG
In a move that clearly indicates the Rangers are here to win this year, GM Todd Westacott announced this afternoon that young center Brandon Pirri and goaltending prospect Joni Ortio have been dealt to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for star center David Backes.…
Conference Semi-Final Bracketology
I am going to preface this by saying that I realize I am a little late. I did start working on this at the end of the First Round but didn't get finished until now thanks to some family commitments. I figured I would post…
Are the Rangers the real deal????
Are the Rangers the real deal???? That seems to be the question being asked around the Manhatten area all season long. The skepticism is understandable when you consider that at this time just one year ago the playoffs seemed like a pipe dream and the…
Rangers about to get nasty
Following a 6-2 blow out to the young Dallas Stars, the feeling swirling around Madison Square Gardens was that to truly be a contender something was missing and something was about to change. That change came Saturday afternoon when GM Todd Westacott pulled the trigger…
Trade winds blowing down Broadway???
Despite a great start to the Rangers season rumours are swirling that GM Todd Westacott has been working the phones looking for the right move to solidify his team as a true contender. After the first 20 games the Rangers sit just 4 points behind…
UFA Winners and Losers through Wave 2
THE WINNERS Buffalo Sabres: The Buffalo Sabres are winners based on the fact that they were able to retain franchise defenseman Zdeno Chara alone. Yes they ended up losing second pairing defenseman Chris Phillips but were able to land Daniel Alfredsson for a pretty decent price…