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Can the Rangers grab elite talent at the 10th overall pick?
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As the days and games keep on moving along, it seems the Rangers will pick at tenth overall in the 2018 draft. There are a few other possibilities that make the Rangers either a top-seven or a top-three pick, but it’s getting more and more evident that the Blueshirts will pick at that 10 spot.
Rasmus Dahlin isn’t happening unless the Rangers win the lottery. At tenth overall, that’s about a 3.5% chance of happening. Filip Zadina and Andrei Svechnikov, currently slotted at #2 and #3 respectively, are only an 11.4% chance of happening. Even if the Blueshirts somehow get to 7th overall, that increases their odds to 6.5% (Dahlin) and 20% (top-three). Suffice it to say, we should be preparing to pick at tenth overall.
Don’t compare the Rangers re-build to the Yankees
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Yesterday afternoon, the Yankees won on Opening Day for the first time in the last seven years. In honor of this momentous occasion, I am here to deliver a PSA: do not compare the Rangers’ re-build to what the Yankees did. Ever since the Rangers announced their intentions to recognize and re-build a flawed roster, some fans have been comparing the Rangers’ sell-off to what the Yankees were able to accomplish in 2016. This is really not a fair comparison. For those non-baseball fans amongst us, the Yankees, after several years of mediocrity (sound familiar?) made the difficult decision to buck New York sports tradition and have a deadline sell-off when it was clear they were not going to be able to contend. They held three of the best relief pitchers in the game as trade chips for the stretch run. Read More→
How realistic is the number one overall pick?
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Aside from the eventual call ups of Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil, there isn’t much for us as Ranger fans to look forward to for the rest of the season. With that in mind, the next important date –other than the date the Rangers make a coaching change– is the NHL Draft Lottery.
The NHL has very strict anti-tanking restrictions, and the team that finishes last overall only has a 20% chance of getting the first pick, and just a 50/50 chance of staying in the top three picks. At 21st in the league, the Rangers currently have a 4.5% chance of nabbing the top overall pick, ant a 14.4% chance of picking in the top three.
I guess the post could end here, but I did some draft lottery simming too.
Five questions for the Rangers rebuild
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Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The Rangers are rebuilding. I know. Shocking. Right?
Not every rebuild is successful, though. As Pat has been highlighting weekly, for every Maple Leafs team, there are several Oilers, Canes, and Islanders teams. For every success, there are countless failures. I am certainly excited for what is to come, but partially petrified as well.
There are some major questions surrounding this rebuild. Some that are quite obvious, and others not so much. Let’s break them down.
Vote: 2017 BSB Plan Finalists
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Well, there you have it. Our best and brightest for the 2017 Offseason. Now, it’s up to you to decide who reigns supreme. Give a vote below and see who our champion is!
Thanks to everyone who submitted their vision for the 2017-2018 New York Rangers. Make sure to stay tuned to BSB for your daily dose of the boys in blue. Pre-season is just around the corner!
2017 BSB Off-Season Plan Contest Finalist #2
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Now that we have had a chance to digest the first our of submissions, let’s get right into our second finalist.
I present to you, submission #2: Read More→
2017 BSB Off-Season Plan Contest Finalist #1
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Happy Friday, BSB community! A couple months back, we posed a contest to our readers to come up with a working offseason plan that would help bring our beloved Blueshirts back to contention this season. If you missed the specific ground rules they can be found right here.
Long story short, you submit specifics of an offseason strategy, the esteemed writers of Blue Seat Blogs chose the top 3 submissions, and then you, our beloved community, get to chose your favorites. Past winners include notable commentators TommyT and Hatrick Swayze. After doing this for a couple years, we have come to understand what it takes for a submission to work as a finalist. Unfortunately, this year, only two submissions were really of the depth and quality necessary to take home that crown.
With that said, below is our first submission. I’m going to run our second submission at 10am, and at noon, the voting opens. May the best submission win!
Without further delay, here is submission #1: Read More→
Which Ranger would win the major reality TV competitions?
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The obvious choice for many of these
The premise is simple: if all the Rangers were cast as competitors in the major reality TV show competitions, who would come out on top? Yep, I realize this is silly – but we’re at that point in the summer. Here goes!
American Ninja Warrior – Chris Kreider is a little tall for a typical ninja, but he’s a physical freak of nature. He has upper body strength for days and should be able to beast his way through most of the obstacles.
Survivor – While the Wisconsin and Beantown alliances would be formidable foes and strategically eliminate most of the top contenders until their inevitable showdown, Mats Zuccarello would skate to a classic under the radar victory. He’s small, unassuming, unintimidating and nice to everyone. Zuke is the classic “wait, how is he still in this thing?” guy that outwits, outlasts and outplays his competition.
Ink Master – Michael Grabner is covered in tattoos, so if he’d have the inside track on this one. But can he actually operate a tattoo gun?
5 Signs it’s almost hockey season
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It’s Labor Day weekend, which means that summer is over. What that means is that although we’re still a couple of weeks away from preseason, hockey is almost upon us. In case you don’t believe me though (I mean I can hardly believe we’re at this point either) here are some signs that hockey season is right around the corner.
- It’s (hockey) sweater weather – Although we had something of a mild summer here in the New York Metropolitan Area (don’t think I forgot about you Long Islanders/Northern NJ types) there were a few weeks there in July that were quite hot. Even when things weren’t scorching temperatures were still at least 80-something degrees. That seems to have tapered off as of late, with weather as low as the high 50s. All of that means it’s finally appropriate to don your favorite extra layer: your Rangers jersey.
Justin’s 6th Annual Top 31 Goaltenders List (10-1)
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You got nothin’ on the Beeze
Well, here we are. The Top 10. We have covered my 31-11 ranked goaltenders over the past couple of weeks, but this is the main event. If you missed either of those entries, including all of our criteria and other housekeeping issues, feel free to check them out here and here. Now, I know we will all be in unanimous agreement that these rankings are wise and accurate, but in the unlikely event that there is the occasional disagreement, feel free to make your voice heard down in the comments section.
I present to you, the Top 10… Read More→