Sammy Blais
Rangers Acquire Shiny New Toy in Tarasenko from the Blues
While the New York Rangers are currently (Thursday, February 9) sitting pretty in terms of being in a playoff spot in a tight Eastern Conference, one thing they have struggled with all season long is line combinations. Team head coach Gerard Gallant has jumbled the lines around all year, and it has led to some inconsistency in their […]
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Hold On Just A Second! Rangers Stun Stars 2-1 Behind Last-Gasp Goal By Miller and Fox OT Winner
While the regular season does provide an abundance of significant wins and great moments, it’s safe to say that there won’t be many, if any, that rival what the Garden faithful witnessed at the end of that game last night. The Rangers snatched victory away from the Dallas Stars in the most improbable fashion when […]
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Who is Alexis Lafrenière? Upcoming Boom, Bust, or Bait?
Lafrenière is a puzzling player to evaluate. He’s like an inkblot test that shows you whatever it is you want to see in him. Some see a true 1OA draft pick who simply hasn’t been given the opportunity to grow and gain confidence in the league. Others see a player with the NHL skillset of […]
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Pitt Of Despair: Rangers Winning Streak Ends In Pittsburgh With 3-2 Loss
To be fair, neither the Rangers nor their fans should be in despair. (Unintentional Rhyme Alert). I’m guilty of primarily using headlines that are puns or pop culture references, so forgive me. Even though the NYR lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 last night, they played a very solid game. Unfortunately, this outcome was […]
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NY Rangers Game 24 Recap: Halak, Lindgren Help Rangers Take Down Ottawa 3-1
The Rangers came into this game against Ottawa, losers of three straight, with inconsistent levels of play and an increasingly concerned fanbase. While it was probably still not the complete game they were searching for, the team was able to secure the victory behind an excellent Jaroslav Halak in net, who got his first win […]
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Rangers 2021-2022 Season in the Rear View; A Review
It’s been over a week since the New York Rangers season ended, and I think I am confident enough to put their 2021-2022 season into perspective. At about this time last year, the Rangers were looking back on a letdown season where things could have been much better. To refresh those minds that cannot remember […]
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Where do the Rangers go from here?
It was fun while it lasted. The 2021-22 New York Rangers far exceeded the expectations set for them in October at the beginning of the season as they finished just two wins shy of the franchise’s first appearance in the Stanley Cup Final since 2014. So, where do they go from here? General Manager Chris […]
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NYR: Blais Re-Signed on a One-Year Deal
The New York Rangers have made another offseason move. After signing Vitali Kravtsov and Ryder Korczak to their new deals, the Rangers have decided to bring back Sammy Blais to a one-year deal worth $1.525 million. The Rangers acquired the 25-year-old from the St. Louis Blues in the Pavel Buchnevich trade. His first season with […]
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Sammy Blais switches to a white jersey for morning skate
Perhaps it means nothing, but Sammy Blais was spotted during the morning skate wearing a white jersey with the other forwards for the first time, per Vince Mercogliano of USA Today Sports. With Barclay Goodrow and Ryan Strome battling injuries sustained in Game 3, Blais could make his first appearance since being injured by a […]
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Rangers: Lottery Line is beginning to draw results
Being a first-round pick of any New York area sports team is an honor accompanied by tremendous weight. The countless busts are part of a numbers game, but it’s a bit more polarizing in a city like New York, where the fans are equally ruthless and faithful. It would take way too long to dive […]
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