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The Garden will get a Nash after all. After the New York Knicks fumbled their chance to acquire PG Steve Nash earlier this summer, the Rangers sealed the deal to acquire winger Rick Nash from Columbus at what appears to be a very affordable price -- ...

Should the New York Rangers eventually claim the 2012 Stanley Cup, Monday night's last-second "Gut Punch at the Garden" by Brad Richards could go down as one of the Blueshirts' most memorable markers, right up there with that of Stephane Matteau (Mat...

On Thursday morning it took roughly 2.5 cups of Starbucks coffee (the bold) just to keep my head from hitting the keyboard. And that was just from sitting in front of a TV watching the Rangers battle the Capitals in their 3OT thriller the night befor...

It's often called the game within the game -- the practice of coaches mixing and matching their lines to create favorable matchups. In the Rangers' playoff series against the Washington Capitals, the most scrutinized matchup -- by far -- has been tha...

Following Game 5 Saturday night, New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella revealed that Brian Boyle sustained a concussion on a hit by Chris Neil and is out indefinitely. Boyle had been one of the Rangers' most important players down the stret...

After two games without spark-plug forward Carl Hagelin we may be starting to see some of the impact of his absence. Without the speedy wing, who has been a catalyst for the New York Rangers top line with Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik, the Blueshi...

Following the New York Rangers' 1-0 victory over his Ottawa Senators, Sens bench boss Paul MacLean indicated he was very happy with the effort his team turned in, even if it didn't earn the desired result. For the game, Ottawa outshot New York by...

When you're battling the team that finished fourth in the league in goal scoring, as the Ottawa Senators did, you know that keeping the puck out of the net will be a challenge. Fortunately for the New York Rangers -- the NHL's third-best defensive te...

Anyone who watched the season series unfold between the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators knows the Sens are not exactly pushovers. Outscoring the Rangers 13-8 en route to a 3-1-0 record vs. the Blueshirts, the Senators certainly seem like they co...

If I had a nickel for every time I've heard playoff prognosticators discuss the importance of a team entering the playoffs on a hot streak, well, I probably wouldn't be staring down a microwave burrito for lunch right now. In any sport, people place ...

We know the Rangers are now locked into a playoff spot. We know their 105 points lead the NHL and give the Blueshirts a 5-point edge on the Pittsburgh Penguins with just five games remaining in New York's season. We know that five more points will se...

As the NHL trade deadline passed yesterday, Columbus GM Scott Howson sat before the media and explained the reason he held on to star winger Rick Nash -- despite a trade request from Nash -- was because no team met Howson's high asking price. What we...

As speculation continues to swirl around the future Columbus Blue Jackets star wing Rick Nash, there are a few new perspectives posted Monday on the topic of a possible trade. After New York Rangers fans made their preference known at the Garden ...

ESPN Insider's Craig Custance probed a little further on the market for Columbus Blue Jackets winger Rick Nash with a post on his blog Tuesday afternoon detailing the top five destinations for the star . Earlier today, Katie Strang wrote how the Rang...

Recap | Box score | Photos What it means: Henrik Lundqvist showed no ill effects from the All-Star break, notching a shutout in his first game back in action. Meanwhile, Rochester native Ryan Callahan potted the game-winning goal in the shootout t...

As the Rangers look to put Tuesday's shootout-loss behind them, here are five things to watch for when the puck drops in Buffalo tonight. Going streaking? Part of the reason the New York Rangers find themselves atop the Eastern Conference standin...