Gaborik: A Necessary Risk
blueseatblogs.com 7/2/2009 — We all know the argument against Gaborik: He’s never healthy. I get it, we all get it, he’s injury prone. Enough already. How many goals did the Rangers score last season? How many goals left the team when Antropov, Gomez and Naslund left? They NEEDED to sign someone of his ...

Off-Season Game Plan: Rangers
tsn.ca 6/1/2009 — The New York Rangers played well under the stewardship of John Tortorella, earning a playoff spot and pushing the Washington Capitals to seven games in the first round. Off-Season Game Plan looks at what promises to be a challenging summer for the ...

Scott Gomez (and Salary) Traded to the Habs
viewfrommyseats.com 7/1/2009 — Salary Dump: Trading a good player with an inflated salary for the sole purpose of saving money. Here’s how they usually work. Team A will trade the horrible contract to Team B. They will also throw in a blue-chip prospect for the effort. Team B usually sends back a couple of fringe players ...

So Who Gets the ‘A’?
blueseatblogs.com 7/3/2009 — With the departures of Scott Gomez and Markus Naslund, the Rangers are left without their two alternate captains from 2008-2009. As the 2009-2010 Rangers roster begins to take shape, who will be taking up the leadership role alongside Chris Drury? What qualifies someone as a leader of the team? ...

A Lot of Changes in New York
hlog.blogspot.com 8/5/2009 — It’s been a busy summer for New York, now hasn’t it? We had already dealt with several changes over the last season. Wade Redden, Aaron Voros and Marcus Naslund were new free agent additions (I hate Glen Sather ), Lauri Korpikoski was a rookie, and ...

The New York Rangers Free Agency Outlook - Offense
themanicranger.com 6/8/2009 — Two seasons ago the Rangers seemed to be a few pieces away from completing the puzzle of a Cup worthy team. They were eliminated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round, but many thought they were a power play quarterback away from a deep championship run. That was then, this is ...

New York Rangers Free Agency Guide
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What Will The Rangers Do With All This Extra Cap Space In Free Agency?
themanicranger.com 7/1/2009 — .. hopefully not repeat the summer of 2007 when they signed Scott Gomez and Chris Drury to lucrative/idiotic contracts. It's great that the Rangers shed a bad contract and are not choked against the cap as they were this morning. Although they still have two bad contracts in Drury and Redden. ...

Habs get Gomez from Rangers
tsn.ca 6/30/2009 — Getting a jump on the free agent market, the Montreal Canadiens moved to secure their centre ice position, making a big trade with the New York Rangers Tuesday. The Canadiens acquired centre Scott Gomez , winger Tom Pyatt and defenceman Mike Busto ...

Scott Gomez and Chris Drury: The Dilemma Continues For The Rangers
bleacherreport.com 6/5/2009 — Ask any hockey analyst out there and they will more then likely tell you that in order for the Rangers to succeed next season, they will have to move one of the four major contracts that currently have a strangle-hold on this team. SNY analyst ...

Rangers Lose Antropov, but Could Come Out Ahead — NYT > Hockey 7/3/2009
Despite losing Nik Antropov to the Thrashers, the Rangers cleared a logjam at center by trading Scott Gomez to the Canadiens, and picked up the high-scoring Marian Gaborik.

Rangers sign Arnason to two-way contract — NHL.com News in English 7/3/2009
The New York Rangers added a depth center on Friday by signing Tyler Arnason to a two-way contract. Arnason, 30, had 22 points and 14 penalty minutes in 71 games with the Colorado Avalanche last season. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The...

Is Marian Gaborik Paying for the Player He Is or the Player He Can Be? — Bleacher Report - NHL 7/4/2009
When healthy, it goes without saying that Marian Gaborik is one of the NHL's most prolific goal-scorers that poses just as much of an offensive threat as players like Alexander Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, and Dany Heatley. When healthy . You see, ...

Glen Sather's Prayer for the 2009-10 Season — Bleacher Report - NHL 7/4/2009
As many Ranger fans lament about the lack of a true first line center, a big nasty defenseman, and the contracts of Wade Redden, Michael Roszival and Chris Drury, the following thoughts came to mind. if you only think that filling a team's holes ...

The 2009-10 New York Rangers: Sure, Why Not? — Bleacher Report - NHL 7/3/2009
Woo! Back to serious sports-blogging, a nice break from Rory Photoshopping Wade Redden’s face onto Lucifer’s crotch and the like (although that is awesome, admit it). So, this coming off-season, before the start of the ...