Rangers final grades: Goaltending and management
Goaltending this season was a huge factor in both the Rangers regular season and postseason success. The tandem of Henrik Lundqvist and Martin Biron finished third in the league in goals against during the regular season, behind only the notoriously stingy St. Louis Blues and LA Kings.
In addition to the goalie report cards, I’m also going to break down management. John Tortorella...
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2 days ago
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2 days ago
What is Going on with Biron and the Blueshirts?
This is something that has to be asked after the New York Rangers lost to the Ottawa Senators tonight by a score of 4-1 .
Tonight, Rangers’ back-up goaltender Martin Biron allowed three goals, two on four shots in the first period, and did not look too comfortable out there. While I said earlier that it was smart to start Biron against the Senators tonight rather than the...
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March 08, 2012
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March 08, 2012
Rangers Have Preliminary Contract Talks With Biron
Katie Strang at ESPN NY reports that the Rangers have had preliminary contract discussions with Martin Biron's camp.Biron is in the final year of his two-year $1.75 million deal....assuming Biron gets a bit of a bump. Maybe another two-year deal for $2 million ($1 million per year).
Stang also mentions that the Rangers have begun talks on a contract extension with Brandon Prust...
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February 23, 2012
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February 23, 2012
Style Analysis: Martin Biron
Since the Rangers have gotten such stellar goaltending this season, I thought I’d do an in-depth evaluation on what makes these guys so good at their craft. I am going to break each of the Rangers’ tender’s styles down into four categories: Stance, Movement/Crease depth, Equipment, Puck playing ability and Exploitable weaknesses. First up is Marty Biron, and Hank...
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February 01, 2012
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February 01, 2012
Morning Skate Notes: Biron Starts Tonight; EC Conditioning Stint Over
Steve Zipay at Newsday reports that Martin Biron will get the start against the Winnipeg Jets tonight.Biron has started the Rangers two previous games against the Jets allowing one combined goal in those games, both Rangers wins....smart move by Torts allowing Hank to get a long rest going into All Star weekend. This should have the Rangers star goaltender fresh and ready to go for...
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January 24, 2012
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January 24, 2012
Biron Shutouts Leafs As Rangers After Poor Performance With 3-0 Victory
The New York Rangers got back on the winning side with a
dominant 3-0 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night. The Rangers were unhappy with their team
effort on Thursday in their loss to the Ottawa Senators, but they corrected
those mistakes early and often in this one.
The lack of energy and effort that plagued large portions of the game Thursday
were gone...
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January 14, 2012
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January 14, 2012
IN THE MEANTIME...
Biron's Winter Classic helmet now complete
Over the last couple of weeks we have had the opportunity to show Ranger Nation readers the progress photos from EyeCandyAir and artist Steve Nash as he works on New York Rangers goalie Marty Biron’s mask for the Winter Classic on January 2nd in Philadelphia. It’s now Wednesday, December 14th, and Steve has finished up Marty’s mask [...]
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December 14, 2011
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December 14, 2011
MAN BEHIND THE MASK
Biron's Winter Classic helmet almost done
On December 6th, we posted the first exclusive photos of New York Rangers goalie Marty Biron’s helmet being prepped and painted for the Winter Classic on January 2nd in Philadelphia. Today we have two more pictures for you of the amazing work artist Steve Nash of EyeCandyAir is doing on Marty’s mask. Photo 1: Painting the [...]
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December 08, 2011
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December 08, 2011
Martin Biron Starting Against Canadiens
The Rangers will have Martin Biron between the pipes as they seek their eighth straight win tonight in Montreal. While some might take this as a sign of not putting their best team out there but given Biron's 3-0 record and .95 goals against average there is no reason to doubt him. Biron does need the work and given Lundqvist's struggles in Montreal there is nothing...
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November 19, 2011
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November 19, 2011
Biron Shutout Leads Rangers To Fourth Straight Win
The New York Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets. The win gave New York a 4-1-1 homestand, which is quite the improvement after coming away winless in their first two games of the stand. Overall the team sits at 7-3-3 on the season.
Martin Biron stopped 23 saves for his first shutout as a Ranger. Biron improved to 3-0 this season...
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November 06, 2011
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November 06, 2011
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