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Today’s NHL Trade Deadline didn’t sell us short on drama and action. Lets hand out grades for each of the three local teams:
New York Rangers- D
The only reason that the Rangers do not get an F here is because they got rid of pitiful Marcel Hossa. Hossa was in and out of the lineup this [...]

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The Islanders have traded the disturbed forward to the Minnesota Wild for a 6th round draft pick.

Somewhere Ryan Hollweg is happy. Remember this?

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The NHL Trade Deadline is fast approaching today, and we here at Big Apple Sports will keep you posted on whether the Rangers, Islanders, or Devils make any big moves as soon as we hear word. We will also keep you up to date on any rivals that make any big deals today as well. [...]

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In all honesty, I had never been “a blog guy,” before starting Big Apple Sports with Christian Chiavetta and Bill Slattery back in December.
We are now roughly two months into the site’s existence and I’m learning a lot about the blogosphere and the immense volume of sports blogs which I didn’t know existed. Without a [...]

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February 26th is coming up fast in the NHL, so lets take a look at each local team and any moves that they might make.
New York Rangers
Usually the team that comes up in all big name trade talk, this trade deadline is no different. The Rangers have been looking for an puck-moving defenseman for the [...]

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With roughly 25 games left in the season, how are our locals looking?
1. Devils
I have to admit, I haven’t followed the Devils recently, but as Bill Parcells would say, “you are what your record says you are.” And in the case of the Devils, this is a team ten games over .500 (31-21-4; 66 [...]

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The New York Islanders were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 3-1. Josef Vasicek scored the lone goal for the Islanders. Rick DiPietro also added 19 saves.

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Scott Gomez of the New York Rangers, Rick DiPietro of the New York Islanders, and Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils, were all named to the 2008 NHL Eastern Conference All-Stars.

Strangely missing from this team is King Henrik. But due to a stupid rule that all teams must be represented by at least one [...]

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The New York Islanders were defeated in overtime last night by the Colorado Avalanche by the score of 2-1. Rick DiPietro had 37 saves in the losing cause for the Islanders.

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