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Bruised Blueshirts stagger back home
Bruised Blueshirts stagger back home
The Rangers' road trip to western Canada last week was about as bad as they come: three losses in three games and two of the Rangers' top forwards coming home injured. Of the most pressing concern is the health of Martin Straka.
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New York Rangers Fan Blog — Man, we've been wrong a lot lately. So we made a big deal out of the horrid record versus the Western Conference, when one reader reminded us that, for now, that's not a big deal. And that's true. It's not. There are only two games against Western Conference teams left this season. So we need a more significant, informative record split. That's easy, then: Home: 13-8-0. Away: 7-9-5. So yes, the Rangers are staggering back to the Garden right now after a tough trip , however, they're coming home and play a bad Lightning team tonight. This home record also beats the heck out of ...

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