Arthur Staple
Staple, with Newsday since 1997, has covered high school sports, hockey and football.
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Arthur Staple 5/27/12 Rangers have room to bring in big talents
There won't be much dissecting of this Rangers season, at least not publicly. John Tortorella ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/26/12 Grind-it-out Rangers run out of time
They were right there, rallying again in Game 6 Friday night after a terrible start, ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/24/12 Rangers have put themselves among NHL elite
May 25, 1994 is one of the very few historic dates in Rangers history. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/23/12 Rangers have to find a way to jump start
Call it good fortune, call it "puck luck," as John Tortorella did. Call it what ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/22/12 Rangers must play their way
It's too late for hate. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/22/12 Staple: Slow start could doom Rangers
This is a 2-2 series now, but there has been one unifying factor to all ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/20/12 Tortorella decides to turn up the volume
Let the gamesmanship begin in this Eastern Conference finals. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/19/12 Rangers win with grit and guile
The rope-a-dope Rangers did it again. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/18/12 Rangers do what Torts told them: Stay focused
As the Rangers' postseason run continues -- it's more of a jog, given that the ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/17/12 Is Devils' Parise in Rangers' future?
J.P. Parise kicks off the conversation with a warning. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/17/12 Rangers stick with familiar route: the hard way
The Rangers know only one way to play, and that's the hard way. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/16/12 Rangers defensemen have been out front
John Tortorella reminded everyone Tuesday that there is only one sort of success in the ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/15/12 There's been no Garden party for Brodeur
Marty Brodeur has won everything, everywhere, it seems. He is the winningest goaltender in the ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/13/12 Rangers in position of great expectations
GREENBURGH, N.Y. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/13/12 Brilliant Lundqvist saves Rangers again
John Tortorella has said it often, and he said it again after another Game 7 ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/12/12 Game 7 can be Lundqvist's defining moment
Henrik Lundqvist needs this one Saturday night. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/10/12 Rangers have shown they can bounce back
The Rangers will play another Game 7 this postseason, another do-or-die game because they weren't ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/8/12 Richards pays off in playoffs for Rangers
The Rangers have never paid anyone as much as they're paying Brad Richards. By the ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/8/12 Rangers turn switch on just in time
Their power play was powerless for much of the night, standing out like a sore ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/5/12 This frustrating series mirrors series against Sens
A 2-2 series after a pair of one-goal losses. Plenty of frustration over a possibly ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/3/12 Gaborik did what he's paid to do: Score goals
Marian Gaborik is the star scorer on a team that professes to win by having ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/3/12 A hard-work win, just like the season
The teams headed to overtime Wednesday night, tied 1-1 in the game and 1-1 in ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/1/12 Caps try to beat Rangers at their own game
John Tortorella was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Trophy Monday, awarded to the ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 4/28/12 'Kid' Kreider bringing Rangers goals, energy
The Rangers have The King. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 4/27/12 Grit puts Rangers in second round
It was a signature win, a Game 7 victory that featured the talents that make ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 4/23/12 Staple: Rangers should thank Senators
To say that the Rangers seized control of Game 6 is not entirely accurate. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 4/22/12 Rangers can't let Neil distract them
Chris Neil, the Ottawa player who gave Brian Boyle the concussion in the third period ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 4/21/12 Sens beating Rangers at their own game
The Senators stole Game 5 Saturday night by stealing the Rangers' identity. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 4/18/12 Someone other than Henrik needs to step up
You don't get to 51 victories and 109 points by blowing everyone out, not in ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 4/16/12 White-hot Boyle has Ottawa fans steaming
The home crowd was chanting his name when they weren't booing the heck out of ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 4/15/12 Sens bring punch, and Rangers are roped in
Zenon Konopka never minced words in his season with the Islanders. No surprise, then, that ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 3/31/12 Five questions for the Isles and their future
1 Are the jobs of general manager Garth Snow and coach Jack Capuano safe? ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 3/17/12 Isles: Time to focus on the draft
With the Islanders entering last night's game against the Canadiens in 15th in the Eastern ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 3/10/12 Isles insider: Lee on the way?
Anders Lee looked like he was ready to compete for a job with the Islanders ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 2/26/12 Isles expected to keep low profile
OTTAWA -- The Islanders are in the nether region between buyer and seller as Monday's ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 2/18/12 Staple: Staying in playoff race is priority
The Islanders are just about in the same position as teams that have started to ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 1/14/12 Isles' Moulson would take wins over goals
Matt Moulson is on track for his third straight 30-goal season, and his first 40-goal ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 1/7/12 Nabokov, the reluctant Islander, gets comfortable
Evgeni Nabokov is inching closer to 300 career wins, a mark only 25 goaltenders have ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 12/31/11 Oilers and Islanders in same sort of struggle
A rare visit from the Oilers was a bit of a look in the mirror ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 12/3/11 Isles pay the price for paying the price
Jack Capuano wants to see his team -- specifically, his forwards -- block more shots. ... Read more »
