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A King’s Ransom: Rangers sign Lundqvist to seven-year extension

In what’s been a bizarre season, it took another turn today. The Rangers have signed Henrik Lundqvist to a seven-year extension worth a reported $59.5 million. It comes on the heels of surprising rookie backup Cam Talbot making a second straight … Continue reading

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BREAKING: Rangers re-sign Lundqvist to 7-year, $59.5 million extension

After months of speculation, the Rangers finally re-upped their most important piece with the news today that goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has signed an extension that will keep him in a Ranger uniform until he’s 39 years old.  Lundqvist hasn’t gotten … Continue reading

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At .500, Vigneault’s Rangers mystify

Following last night’s disappointing loss to Winnipeg, there was plenty of frustration afterwards from the Rangers. Twenty-eight games into Alain Vigneault’s first season, they’re a .500 team. Astonishingly, their record is 14-14-0. In today’s NHL, that’s literally impossible. Of the … Continue reading

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Disastrous Third sends inconsistent Rangers back to .500

One step forward. One step back. That’s the Ranger season so far in a nutshell. Two days removed from Chris Kreider’s hat trick performance against former coach John Tortorella’s Canucks, they were brutal during a deflating 5-2 loss to Winnipeg … Continue reading

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Chris Kreider’s Scores Hat Trick

As noted in the previous post, rookie Chris Kreider scored his first career hat trick to highlight an exciting Rangers’ 5-2 win over former coach John Tortorella and the Canucks Saturday at an animated Madison Square Garden. Here are all … Continue reading

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Kreider’s Revenge: First Hat Trick burns Tortorella in MSG return

By show of hands, how many could’ve predicted this? John Tortorella’s return to MSG was a coming out party for Chris Kreider. He entered yesterday’s game against the Canucks with only three goals. By the end of it, he celebrated … Continue reading

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Rangers Black Out In Lifeless Third

What a waste the first two periods were. For 40 minutes, the Rangers competed with the Bruins and led 2-1 in this Black Friday Thanksgiving showdown on NBC. They were ahead because they responded well early. Following Brad Marchand’s opener … Continue reading

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Lundqvist, Rangers gobble up Panthers

Make no mistake. Henrik Lundqvist was the biggest reason for this win. The final score was Rangers 5 Panthers 2. But it was far from indicative of tonight’s gobble fest on Turkey Eve. It was the brilliant play their goalie … Continue reading

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Rangers look to rebound on busy Turkey Eve

It’s a busy Turkey Eve in the NHL. There are 13 games tonight with 26 teams in action. That includes all four Battle Of New York teams. The Sabres play host to the Canadiens while the Devils are at The … Continue reading

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Rangers get Bolted on Martin St. Louis Night

Truth be told, Martin St. Louis is one of my favorite players. The undrafted free agent has gone onto a storybook career since signing with the Lightning in 2000. Recently, he became the 286th NHLer to reach 1,000 career games … Continue reading

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