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The streaks stop here
Posted on 17 Feb 2013 by Brendan Keelan.
Tonight's 2-1 loss in New York to the Rangers signifies the end of many streaks for the Capitals. The Capitals three game winning streak going into tonight was broken, and the Caps also failed at a chance to win three consecutive road games which they had not done in more than 13 years. They had also scored at least one power play goal in their last six games and that streak was also broken as ...
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Ranger impressions of week one
Posted on 25 Jan 2013 by Eric O'Connell.
Suffice to say the first week of the 2013 season sis not get off to the start the Rangers or their fans wanted. The team is 1-3-0 after facing Boston twice, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. As was the trend for most teams sloppy play and shaky defensive has plagued the team thus far. While every team has those issues, the Rangers do need to find their game soon. I think that has been reflective ...
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2013 Rangers: Back in Blueshirts
Posted on 10 Jan 2013 by Eric O'Connell.
Let there be hockey. After a reported 16 hour meeting last week the NHL and NHLPA came to a “tentative agreement” to end the lockout that has claimed almost half the season. The owners voted yesterday to approve the new CBA and the players are voting now to approve the deal. A week of training camp is slated to begin Sunday and the 48 game season is set to open Saturday January 19th...
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NHL Makes New 50-50 CBA Offer
Posted on 16 Oct 2012 by Eric O'Connell.
Earlier today the NHL made an offer to the NHLPA that has taken many by surprise and created a real sense of optimism in hockey fans that hasn't been seen in weeks. Not every detail has been released from the offer but the key facts we know of are the following: - The deal is a 50-50 split of HRR (Hockey Related Revenue) - The players will face no rollback on current salary. This was a big issu...
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The Rangers and the NHL Lockout
Posted on 18 Sep 2012 by Eric O'Connell.
At 12:01 AM September 15 the NHL officially locked out the players for the second time in eight years. After three days the sides have had minimal contact with each other, though the NHLPA released a video and the NHL a statement to the fans. The second in commands of the NHLPA and NHL, Steve Fehr and Bill Daly, have been talking with each other via phone everyday. The two sides are expected to...
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Rick Nash A New York Ranger
Posted on 23 Jul 2012 by Eric O'Connell.
According to ESPN.com and Steve Zipay of Newsday, The New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets have completed a deal that will send Rick Nash to Broadway. In exchange for Nash the Rangers gave Columbus Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, highly touted prospect Tim Erixion, and a first round draft pick next year. Columbus also gave the Rangers a minor league defenseman prospect and a conditional...
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New York Rangers Draft Recap and More
Posted on 26 Jun 2012 by Eric O'Connell.
This past weekend Pittsburgh hosted the 2012 NHL draft and the New York Rangers had another solid showing. In the first round the Rangers took Brady Skjei, a defenseman who is listed at 6'3 200 lbs. Skjei (pronounced Shey) is described on several prospect websites as being a solid defense prospect with the potential to contribute offensively. His biggest asset is said to be his superb skating. ...
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ProSportsBlogging.com’s 2012 NHL Mock Draft (with Fred Poulin of TheHockeyWriters.com)
Posted on 19 Jun 2012 by Corey Krakower.
The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will take place in Pittsburgh this coming Friday. It may be touted as the worst draft in the past decade, but that won’t stop ProSportsBlogging.com from putting together a 2012 mock draft. This mock draft will feature Corey Krakower (CK) of ProSportsBlogging.com and Fred Poulin (FP) of TheHockeyWriters.com. They will go back and forth acting as the General Managers fo...
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Allow Me to Make an Introduction
Posted on 9 Jun 2012 by Eric O'Connell.
Hello New York Rangers fans and welcome to your section of Pro Sports Blogging! Allow me to Introduce myself, my name is Eric O'Connell. I'm a CT native and current Journalism major at St. John's University. I enjoy hanging out with my friends, listening to music, talking to myself and obsessing over the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Steelers and of course, New York Rangers. I should also probab...
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WHICH NHL TEAM HAS THE BEST FORWARD PROSPECTS? (2012 EDITION)
Posted on 25 May 2012 by Corey Krakower.
At the start of every offseason, there are typically disappointed fans from 29 teams that are mentally thinking about trades their team can make and players their team can sign that can make them a Stanley Cup contender. What is often forgotten is that the most effective way to improve an NHL team instantly is to typically by promoting top prospects that are already part of the organization. Th...
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Jack Adams Award
Posted on 17 Feb 2012 by Patrick McLellan.
The tail spinning Blackhawks finally put an end to their nine game winless skid last night at Madison Square Garden. They jumped out to a quick 4–0 lead against the Rangers with a penalty shot, a screen shot, and two breakaway goals all in the first few minutes. Although it was against back up goalie Martin Biron (and the sarcastic MSG crowd started chanting “Henrik! Henrik!” after the se...
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6 Teams that can land Rick Nash
Posted on 14 Feb 2012 by Corey Krakower.
With less than 2 weeks to go until the NHL trade deadline (February 27); it was starting to seem like the lead up to the day itself was going to be a bust. That was until late last night and early this morning when reports started to surface that the Columbus Blue Jackets are open to the possibility of trading Rick Nash. Renaud Lavoie of RDS, Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch and Bob McK...









