Blueshirt Banter Sep 23, 2017
30 Days of Lundqvist: Bounce Back from Neck Injury
Henrik Lundqvist, a goaltender not known for his injury history, suffered a rare injury in 2015. Against the Carolina Hurricanes on January 31, Ryan McDonagh’s stick lifted Lundqvist’s mask during play, making his neck vulnerable to a puck coming off Brad Malone’s stick. Despite the puck hitting his exposed throat, the New York Rangers’ netminder remained in the game, even though it was later revealed afterwards that he was lightheaded and experiencing headaches. Although his neck was stiff from the injury the following game, he still made the next start against the...
Blueshirt Banter Sep 17, 2017
Roster for Rangers preseason opener
Earlier today the Rangers announced the roster for tomorrow night’s preseason opener against the rival New York Islanders. At 7:00 p.m. tomorrow we’ll get to see a number of new faces including the Rangers seventh overall pick in the 2017 Draft, Tony Deangelo, the team’s new back-up goaltender and several players who are going to be staples in Hartford. Forwards J.T. Miller, Bobby Farnham, Cristoval “Boo” Nieves, Andrew Desjardins, Paul Carey, Cole Schneider, Michael Grabner, Lias Andersson, Justin Fontaine, Rick Nash, Pavel Buchnevich, Vinni Lettieri Defensemen Ryan McDonagh,...
Blueshirt Banter Aug 30, 2017
Where does Alexei Bereglazov fit in?
The New York Rangers 2017 Training Camp is rapidly approaching and there are plenty of battles and players worth keeping an eye on. Of course, one of the biggest question marks surrounding the Rangers 2016-17 roster is what the third defensive pair will look like. It’s safe to say that we know what the Rangers top two defensive pairs will look like. If Ryan McDonagh and Kevin Shattenkirk isn’t the first pair on opening night the universe may collapse. And there is no reason for Alain Vigneault to break up the Brady Skjei and Brendan Smith pairing, especially after the price that Gorton...
