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Laviolette Showing No Confidence In Rempe

Rangers coach Peter Laviolette hasn’t shown much confidence in playing Matt Rempe. It looks like he’ll eventually be sent back down. Continue reading

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Rangers’ New Banner Makes No Sense

When the Rangers visit the Red Wings tomorrow night at Little Caesars Arena, it’ll be their fourth game of the new season. It’s been exactly a week since they defeated the Penguins 6-0 in the season opener. They followed that … Continue reading

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Rangers and Lindgren agree on one year for $4.5 million

Three days before salary arbitration, the Rangers and Ryan Lindgren reached an agreement that’ll keep him in New York City for at least another year. The 26-year-old defenseman re-signed for one year, $4.5 million. In doing so, the onus will … Continue reading

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Trouba situation with Rangers remains delicate

Fireworks are on deck for the 4th of July. On a beautiful summer day in the Big Apple, barbecues and celebrations are being planned for Independence Day.  Hopefully, the thunderstorms won’t get in the way of tomorrow night’s festivities. While … Continue reading

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Rangers’ silence on free agent madness is deafening

Where to begin? On a chaotic day full of free agent signings that totaled over $1 billion, the Rangers’ silence was deafening. Unless you actually believe adding depth pieces, Sam Carrick and Reilly Smith are earth-shattering moves for a team … Continue reading

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Trouba deserves more respect from misguided fans due to tough situation

When Jacob Trouba was traded to the New York Rangers, he signed a seven-year contract worth $56 million in the summer of 2019. That included a full no-movement clause over the first five years. The cap hit was eight million … Continue reading

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HARD HITS: Rangers Must Avoid the Same Mistakes

Show of hands? How many loyal true blue Rangers fans think they can win the Stanley Cup with the current roster? There probably aren’t many people who believe that. In truth, the Rangers had an excellent season. Under coach Peter … Continue reading

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Oilers look to make history against Panthers

By now, it’s been discussed in the sports world. It isn’t only about the hockey being played in late June. It’s whether or not the Edmonton Oilers can make history on Monday night against the Florida Panthers. Once upon a … Continue reading

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Rangers’ handling of Goodrow business as usual

When it comes to sports, the business side can be cruel. Such is how things played out for Barclay Goodrow. With three years left on a six-year contract that pays him a cap hit of $3.64 million, he became a … Continue reading

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League hypocrisy a hollow reminder on Player Safety

On a quiet Wednesday in June, hockey has only a few games left. That depends on if the Oilers can respond at home starting tomorrow night. They trail the Panthers two games to none, having been held to only one … Continue reading

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