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Your New York Rangers captain has struggled to truly find his game since he was awarded the captaincy during the summer, but Jacob Trouba‘s on-ice issues are starting to become a little much to control. He’s starting to cost the Rangers too much and for everything Trouba does as a physical, hard-hitting player, the money […] Rangers have to find a way out of the Jacob Trouba … [Read more...] about Rangers have to find a way out of the Jacob Trouba contract

The New York Rangers’ turnabout in the last 16 games has been dramatic.  For some, it was because of Jacob Trouba‘s histrionics in the awful loss to the Blackhawks.  For others, it’s Igor Shesterkin’s return to his Vezina Trophy form of last season.  Some attribute it to Coach Gerard Gallant’s shakeup of the forward lines.  […] Defense scoring a big reason for the Rangers … [Read more...] about Defense scoring a big reason for the Rangers revival

With one period remaining in Saturday’s matinee and boasting a 3-1 lead, it looked as if the Rangers were going to leapfrog the rival New Jersey Devils for second place in the Metropolitan Division standings. Unfortunately, not even a heroic performance from Igor Shesterkin could contain a spirited Devils rally. They tied the score and […] Bedeviled: Rangers blow lead, miss … [Read more...] about Bedeviled: Rangers blow lead, miss chance to leapfrog rivals in Metro

K’Andre Miller has been one of the many bright spots on the Rangers over the past few years. It started during his rookie season when he came in and immediately started playing top-four minutes on the back end. He followed it up the next year by taking his game to the next level on the […] K’Andre Miller is Finding His Offensive Game in New York - Blue Line Station - Blue Line … [Read more...] about K’Andre Miller is Finding His Offensive Game in New York

Being a team in New York that has been around for as long as the Rangers have, there are a lot of rivalries with the Blueshirts. No rivalry in hockey beats a local one though, and these two Metropolitan area rivals do not break that trend. Right now, these are the 2nd and 3rd placed […] New York against New Jersey as the Rangers and Devils collide - Blue Line Station - Blue … [Read more...] about New York against New Jersey as the Rangers and Devils collide