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Found December 04, 2011 on Red Light District Hockey: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Brad Richards,  Ryan Callahan,  Marian Gaborik,  Artem Anisimov,  Derek Stepan,  Marc Staal,  Dan Girardi,  Ryan McDonagh,  Henrik Lundqvist,  Martin Biron,  Sean Avery
TEAMS: New York Rangers
Going into the 2011-12 NHL campaign, not many knew what to expect of the New York Rangers. Sure, the team had signed highly-coveted free agent Brad Richards to a nine-year deal, made Ryan Callahan the team captain and partly renovated Madison Square Garden. Other than that, the team was somewhat of a question mark.As we enter December, pundits are no longer wondering about the Blueshirts.The Rangers are currently 15-5-3, second in the Atlantic Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference. There are several reasons why the Rangers have been successful this season so far. For starters, they have shown some offensive depth this season.While Marian Gaborik (12-9-21) and Richards (10-12-22) are leading the club in scoring, other players have stepped up for the team to provide offense this season. Team captain Ryan Callahan (10-8-18), Artem Anisimov (3-12-15), and Derek Stepan (5-10-15) have done their share of the offensive work to give the Blueshirts some balanced scoring.Secondly, the...
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