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Moving Forward: After being eliminated by the Devils, Rangers continue the process

It finally happened. The Rangers were officially eliminated from the postseason due to the Devils winning 4-3 over the Hurricanes. That made it the first time since 2010 there will be no playoffs. Unlike that painful ending which went to … Continue reading

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Lias Andersson scores in NHL debut and Filip Chytil records first point in Rangers loss to Caps

#NYR Lias Andersson (19 years, 164 days) is the youngest player in team history to score in his NHL debut, eclipsing the mark set by Mike Allison (19 years, 195 days) on Oct. 9, 1980 at BOS. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/Osz0TKtfFm — … Continue reading

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Fast’s career high three points spoiled by Flyers

The Flyers are hated for a reason. Aside from the fact they always push the Rangers around, they also are gonna make the playoffs. Unlike ’09-10, it wont come down to a stinking shootout in Game 82 in Philadelphia. That’s … Continue reading

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Vesey’s first career hat trick leads Blueshirts to victory over Canes

It started out not so good. By night’s finish, Jimmy Vesey more than made up for a bad power play shift. His first career NHL hat trick led the Blueshirts to a nice 6-3 home victory over the Hurricanes at … Continue reading

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It’s not easy to watch former core players on another team

So this is what it’s like to feel conflicted. To be perfectly honest, it was very strange to see former Ranger captain Ryan McDonagh make his Lightning debut in that ugly dark navy blue jersey earlier today. There he was … Continue reading

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Outclassed by the Bolts

It’s one thing to beat mediocre competition but quite another to be on the same level as legit contenders. That’s a lesson these new Rangers are learning the hard way. After falling to Winnipeg at home 3-1, they were completely … Continue reading

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Spooner has good debut in tough overtime loss to Red Wings

There was a game last night too. It didn’t start until almost 8 PM. In the latest defeat  which was the seventh straight, the Rangers lost a tough one to the Red Wings 3-2 in overtime. They deserve credit for … Continue reading

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Young Blueshirts no match for Eric Staal and Wild

The losing streak is now up to six. That’s six consecutive games without a point. The younger Blueshirts are learning how hard it is to succeed at the highest level. Even though the effort was better than Thursday night, it … Continue reading

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Rangers trade Grabner to Devils in history making deal by rivals

The last time a trade was made between the Rangers and Devils, they were known as the Colorado Rockies way back in 1979. Before moving to New Jersey, the Rockies dealt star defenseman Barry Beck to the Rangers for Lucien … Continue reading

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Groundhog Day for Blueshirts, A Message on Parkland tragedy and racist idiot Hawks fan

When you’re bad, losing becomes a constant. It never is something you get used to as a player. Listening to a downcast Henrik Lundqvist on the postgame in my car courtesy MSG radio on ESPN 98.7 FM, you can feel … Continue reading

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