The New York Rangers are the talk of hockey! Chris Drury makes a blockbuster deal acquiring 4X All-Star Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola from the St. Louis Blues. The Rangers have also won 5 straight and have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL since December. To help break down the big trade, Vitali Kravtsov's trade request, and all the latest Rangers news Newsday's Rangers reporter Colin Stephenson rejoins the show.

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The long All-Star break is over for the New York Rangers and now it is a sprint to the playoffs. The Rangers come out of the break in 3rd place in the Metro with a possible matchup with their rivals the New Jersey Devils lurking as their opponents. Which is fitting because our guest this week is former NHL enforcer Krzysztof Oliwa. Oliwa played for both the Rangers and the Devils and was a member of the Devils 2000 Stanley Cup team. Oliwa tells some amazing stories from his career that any hockey fan will love!

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The New York Rangers closed out the first half of the season with a solid home win over the Vegas Golden Knights. Filip Chytil is having the career year Rangers fans have waited for and is currently red hot! The Rangers will be well represented this weekend at the NHL All-Star Game with three players selected, Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin, and Igor Shesterkin. This week we are joined by Jacksonville Icemen goalie Parker Gahagen. Parker has one of the most unique journeys to pro hockey. After starring at West Point Parker needed special permission from the Army to play pro. He also talks about his first season in the Rangers organization.

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Following a tough loss to the Boston Bruins the Rangers played one of their most complete games of the season dominating the Florida Panthers. Gerard Gallant again juggled up the lines and maybe this time he has found something. As the NHL trade deadline approaches the rumors are heating up. Check out some of the latest names connected to the Rangers. This week we are joined by former New York Rangers defenseman Mike Vernace. Mike shares some great stories from his hockey journey.

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The Rangers nearly completed a perfect week going 3-1 with a bad loss to the last place Montreal Canadiens. K'Andre Miller continues to shine. His 0.7 seconds heroic goal led to a Rangers OT win and he now has a 6-game point streak. Filip Chytil has also been great, he has 7 points in the last 7 games. This week we are joined by former New York Rangers defenseman Jake Taylor. Jake played 4 seasons in the Rangers organization and tells some great stories. We also talk Minnesota High School hockey which is unlike anywhere else!

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Special episode this week. We have been lucky enough to have seven members of the New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup Championship team on the podcast. Greg Gilbert, Nick Kypreos, Doug Lidster, Mike Hudson, Mike Hartman, Steve Larmer, and Glenn Healy. We took a look back at some of the best clips from those interviews of them talking about that magical season in Rangers history. Check out the full episodes with each of those players here:

Greg Gilbert- Episode 8 https://apple.co/3SAMl0T

Nick Kypreos- Episode 21 https://apple.co/3Snfn40

Doug Lidster- Episode 22 https://apple.co/3RKc6Lw

Mike Hudson- Episode 42 https://apple.co/3dKjMzF

Mike Hartman- Episode 45 https://apple.co/3rokN3D

Steve Larmer- Episode 100- https://apple.co/3M2PXHd

Glenn Healy- Episode 105- https://apple.co/3Um19SD

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Following an awful game against the Washington Capitals out of the Christmas break the Rangers bounced back by getting a point again the Lightning and then beating the Panthers New Year's Day. Gallant scratched Alexis Lafreniere for the Tampa Bay game with was surprising and will only fuel more rumors about a possible trade surrounding him. Kakko was moved to the top line with Zibanejad and Kreider and they were phenomenal together. We welcome back to the show returning guest Dillan Fox! Dillan had an outstanding run with the Maine Mariners while they were the Rangers ECHL affiliate. He shares some great stories about his time there, his call up to the Hartford Wolf Pack and more!

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The red hot New York Rangers rolled into the Christmas break winning 8 of their last 9 games. The future of the New York Rangers will be on display the next couple weeks as the U20 World Junior Championships are underway. The Rangers have 5 prospects participating, the second most of any team. This week we are joined by Rangers ECHL affiliate assitant coach and former New York Ranger Brandon Mashinter. Brandon tells some great stories from his 12 year pro career, including an all timer about John Tortorella and Marion Gaborik from his time in New York.

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The Rangers are on fire! After getting embarrassed at home against Chicago two weeks ago the Rangers have won 7 straight to get right back in the Metro hunt! This week we are joined by our good friend Colin Stephenson again who always brings such insight. We talk about the new lines, Igor finding his game, where does Kravtsov fit, K'Andre breaking out and Trouba's leadership and struggles.

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Are the New York Rangers back? The Rangers won a thriller at MSG Monday night against the NHL leading New Jersey Devils to extend their winning streak to 4 games, the longest this season. After a year of ups and down could this be the turning point for the Rangers season?! We are joined this week by former New York Rangers goalie Dov Grumet-Morris. Dov had two very successful stints with the Rangers organization with Hartford, leading the Wolf Pack to the playoffs during the 2010-11 season, stealing the net from Cam Talbot. Dov is also a Harvard University Hall of Famer. He is one of the best goalies to ever play at the esteemed University.

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