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New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced the Rangers 2008 pre-season schedule today, featuring three games at Madison Square Garden and a total of eight games in 12 days. The Blueshir…

Defenseman Marc Staal spent part of this week serving as a guest instructor at the Rangers Youth Hockey Camp at the MSG Training Center. During this time in New York, he spoke about his rookie year and his great desire to get back to work.

Bobby Sanguinetti, the Rangers’ top pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, is up at the MSG Training Center this week, working at the Rangers Youth Hockey Camp. In his camp blog, Sanguinetti chats with fellow prospect and camp instructor Ryan Hillier.

Fredrik Sjostrom talks about his first goal and playoff experience with the New York Rangers last season.

For the past three seasons, former New York Ranger Jaromir Jagr did everything he could to make the team better.

He put up a lot of points (290), he came up big in the playoffs (27 points in 23 games) and when it came to the team, he said all the right things in the paper.

For the past three seasons, former New York Ranger Jaromir Jagr did everything he could to make the team better.

He put up a lot of points (290), he came up big in the playoffs (27 points in 23 games) and when it came to the team, he said all the right things in the paper.

The Rangers have tried desperately to get younger since the lockout. A team mired in bad signings and overpaying for veterans, needed a spark and to breed from within.

While watching the Rangers the past few seasons, you have seen them do just that. Ryan Callahan, Petr Prucha, Henrik Lundqvist, Brandon Dubinsky, Dan Girardi, etc. have all begun to establish themselves as NHL caliber players and homegrown Ranger talent.

A couple quick stats:
In 2006-07 the average age of the New York Rangers was 28.6. In the older half of the league, but still nearer to the half way average.

In 2007 - 08 the average age was 27.86. Nearly an entire year older, mind you this is with Straka, Jagr, and Shanahan on the team.

This year, the Rangers project to have an average age of about 26.39, more than an entire year younger and rank amongst the younger teams in the league.

See the trend?

The Rangers have gotten younger, but not at the expense of success! The team has competed each year while enduring the growing pains, and that is important.

If the Rangers can again be considered a top contender, they will have officially shed the bulk of their age while maintaining a top tiered status. There aren’t many teams in the NHL that can say that.

Where could that be a downfall? If there isn’t enough leadership, let’s hope that Drury and Gomez can handle that.

Glen Sather announced today that the Rangers have agreed to terms with restricted free agent forward Fredrik Sjostrom….

New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with restricted free agent forward Fredrik Sjostrom.

Fredrik Sjostrom d…

It’s a dream week for kids at the Rangers Youth Hockey Camp at the MSG Training Center, as young Blueshirts fans get a chance to interact with the likes of Rangers great Adam Graves (above) and current players Marc Staal and Colton Orr.