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• John Tortorella faults himself for not playing Ryan McDonagh on power play

  the Rangers ' coach took himself to task without being challenged by anyone.On Friday, it was for not using defenseman Ryan McDonagh enough on the power play before Thursday night's 4-3 overtime win over the Bruins in Game 4."That's me," Tortorella said. "I   Read more »

• Rangers look to even series with Bruins

  afternoon in Game 2 and tie their Eastern Conference semifinal series."Coming out with a little better start," defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. "We want to get back to our aggressive style.'' Ryan Callahan said the Rangers need to "try to get the forecheck going,   Read more »

• John Tortorella: Rangers' broken play the right one

  odd-man rush up the ice in overtime that preceded Brad Marchand 's game-winning goal for the Bruins Thursday night.Defenseman Ryan McDonagh joined the rush, attempting to take both Bruins defensemen with him toward the net to clear space for Derick Brassard   Read more »

• Tortorella rewarded for his faith in the Rangers

  Boston.Tortorella tinkered during the series -- Brian Boyle in when healthy, Chris Kreider in and out of the lineup, deploying Ryan McDonagh and Dan Girardi to control Alex Ovechkin -- but for the most part he has stayed as consistent with his coaching as   Read more »

• Rangers leave Alex Ovechkin alone, and pay for it

  the NHL 's leading goal-scorer this season with 32, was able to swoop in unbothered because Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh was on Lundqvist's left and partner Dan Girardi was battling in front of the goalie.The Capitals scored twice more in the period --   Read more »

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• Ranking the Best Draft Classes in Montreal Canadiens History

  and was ripe for the Habs’ plucking. It was destiny. And then, general manager Bob Gainey’s selection: Defenseman Ryan McDonagh from Cretin Derham Hall High School in Minnesota. Esposito actually had to wait another seven picks before being taken by the Pittsburgh 6/17/13 from Bleacher Report Read more »

• Reviewing Ryan McDonagh’s Season For New York Rangers

  just who the heck it was that Rangers got in return. After this season, no Ranger fan will ever forget the trade that brought Ryan McDonagh to New York. McDonagh emerged into a shutdown defenseman in the 2011-2012 campaign when he was partnered with Dan Girardi.   from Rant Sports Read more »

• Rangers Begin Contract Talks With McDonagh

  #NYR note: Rangers and reps for RFA D Ryan McDonagh have held preliminary contract talks, but nothing serious yet McDonagh just completed a three year deal that paid him $1.3 million per year ($875K salary + $425K performance bonus + $87.5K signing bonus).   from The New York Rangers Blog Read more »

• With Latest Hit, Penguins’ Matt Cooke Further Injures His Image

  “That’s a great relief,” said Cooke, who was suspended for the first round of the 2011 playoffs for elbowing the Rangers’ Ryan McDonagh in the head. “I’ve been in that situation before, and it’s no fun. I’m just thankful that I can go out tomorrow night and   from The New York Times Read more »

• Richards’ $ituation key to offseason business

  agents. That includes forwards Derek Stepan, Carl Hagelin and Mats Zuccarello — and most importantly, stalwart defenseman Ryan McDonagh. On top of that, the backbone of the organization, goalie Henrik Lundqvist, is set to cash in big time as an unrestricted   from New York Post Read more »