ANTON STRALMAN RUMORS
The curious case of Anton Stralman’s season
Stralman’s had an interesting statistical season.
Anton Stralman has solidified himself as a great option for defense, especially when he slides into the bottom pairing. He has proven to be worth the contract he has been signed to ($1.7 million through next season), and provides the Rangers with an incredibly deep blue line when everyone is healthy. In the salary cap era, clubs...
Anton Stralman might have had the worst dive of 2013
New York Rangers defenseman Anton Stralman should receive plenty of votes for "Dive of the Year" thanks to his comical flop in his team's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Trailing by a score of 2-0 and scrambling in their own zone, Stralman was tapped on the knee by the stick of James van Riemsdyk. Stralman collapsed to the ice before gingerly limping to the bench...
Stralman rewarding management with play
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When the Rangers inked Anton Stralman to his one-year deal last season, many looked at it as a great low risk option to help round out the defense. After spending the first month of the season attempting to prove himself to the coaching staff, Stralman eventually saw top-four minutes while filling in for the injured Michael Sauer and recovering...
Rangers Agree To Terms With Anton Stralman
PRESS RELEASE: New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with defenseman Anton Stralman on a new contract. Stralman, 25, skated in 53 games with the Rangers last season, registering two goals and 16 assists for 18 points, along with 20 penalty minutes and a plus-nine [...]
Signs Pointing To Rangers Trade? And Anton Stralman News
We all know that the Rangers have been involved in trade talks for a number of players, but the former NYR beat writer who currently writes for Sporting News insists that the makeup of this current Rangers' roster points to Glen Sather making a trade. Spector points out that, with the addition of Halpern and the potential for Haley or Newbury to fill in, the Rangers bottom two...
Rangers attempting to sign Stralman
Although it has been widely reported that Anton Stralman will return to Europe for family reasons, Larry Brooks is reporting that isn’t stopping the Rangers from attempting to keep Stralman on Broadway for a few more seasons:
It appears as if restricted free-agent defenseman Anton Stralman, whom the Rangers qualified at $945,000, is leaning toward remaining in the NHL rather than...
Should the Rangers try and keep Stralman?
Undoubtedly one of the unexpected surprises for the Rangers in this post season has been Anton Stralman. Stralman had a solid regular season for the Rangers, especially given that he arrived after the pre-season. That said no one could have foreseen Stralman playing as well as he has in the playoffs thus far. It has been a massive bonus for the Rangers.
While we have discussed the...
Stralman Nearing Debut with Rangers
Newly signed defenseman Anton Stralman has yet to make his debut as a New York Ranger despite being acquired by the team nearly a month ago, but it seems as if that time will come sooner than later. Yesterday in practice, head coach John Tortorella used Stralman on the struggling powerplay unit as a source of offense from the point. As I discussed yesterday, that powerplay could...
Stralman On First PP Unit As Rangers Search For Answers
The New York Rangers are once again searching for answers to solve their power play woes. According to the team's official twitter Anton Stralman got a chance to show what he can do on special teams today practicing with a first unit that included Brad Richards, Ryan Callahan, Brandon
Dubinsky and Eric Christensen. Interesting to see Christensen and Dubinsky on the top...
Stralman Won't Accompany Team to Ottawa
The New York Rangers inked Anton Stralman to a one-year/ $900,000 contract early last week, but the 25-year-old defenseman has yet to play in a game for the Blueshirts since the deal was finalized. According to Andrew Gross, Stralman did not practice this afternoon and he will not be accompanying the team on their trip to Ottawa where they will take on the Senators tomorrow night...
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