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Found September 24, 2013 on Blue Seat Blogs:
PLAYERS: Arron Asham,  Chris Kreider,  Marc Staal,  Ryan McDonagh,  Ben Eager,  Marek Hrivik,  Dan Girardi
TEAMS: New York Rangers,  Edmonton Oilers
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Hasn’t missed a beat (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) The Rangers lost their third preseason game –and second straight– tonight in Edmonton, but it was not all negative. J.T. Miller and Connor Allen played extremely well tonight. Allen is leapfrogging kids on the depth chart very, very quickly. We all know about Miller’s potential, and the kid played will with Arron Asham and Chris Kreider. Marc Staal also showed what he brings to the Rangers when he is fully healthy. Boy did he look good. Very assertive with the puck. Starting with the powerplay, the Rangers are moving the puck well, but they are still holding the puck a little too long. It was nice to see people in front of the net with the man advantage as well. It’s still a work in progress, and this wasn’t their top powerplay unit out there. It was nice to see Ryan McDonagh get some time out there too. For those wondering, it was a 2-1-2 (spread) on the 5 on 3, and an umbrella on the 5 on 4s. Connor Allen has some wheels on him. K...
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