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Marc Staal's Injury Puts Pressure on Young Rangers Defense

WASHINGTON, D.C -- When the New York Rangers face off against the Washington Capitals Friday night at Verizon Center they'll be doing so without a key member of the NHL's youngest -- and most inexperienced -- defensive core. All-Star Marc Staal will miss his first game after playing 247 straight, having suffered a twisted...

Eric Staal Gets a Shot On His Brother, Marc Staal (Video)

Eric and Marc Staal are two of the three Staal brothers currently playing in the NHL (Jordan is the third), a fact that will get shoved down your throat until you can't possibly take it anymore every time two of them face off. On Tuesday, Eric's Hurricanes were hosting Marc's Rangers (a 4-3 Rangers win), and with less...

Cam Ward, Steven Stamkos Top Picks in NHL All-Star Player Draft

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The hype leading up to Friday's night's All-Star Fantasy Draft centered around all the lobbying players were doing behind the scenes. Then Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos -- whose teammates were either the captains or assistant captains who did the...

John Tortorella on Alex Burrows: 'I'd Try to Break His Ankle'

In the second period of Thursday's Rangers-Canucks game, which New York won by a 1-0 margin, giving Vancouver its first regulation loss since December 5, Alex Burrows and Marc Staal had an exchange in front of the net that resulted in Burrows spearing Staal between the legs. That, of course, was followed by Staal quickly...

Marc Staal Signs Five-Year Deal With Rangers

The restricted free agents still in need of contracts are finally starting to get their new deals as we inch closer to the start of NHL training camps. A day after Bobby Ryan signed a five-year pact with the Anaheim Ducks, the Rangers and defenseman Marc Staal inked a five-year contract worth a reported $19.875 million...

MArc Staal News From the Web

05/18/12 New York Rangers' Ryan Callahan, Marc Staal both say... Source: Staten Island Advance - Staten Island NY If Rangers forward Ryan Callahan and defenseman Marc Staal are dealing with injuries, they're not saying.
05/17/12 Martin Brodeur not a fan of Madison Square Garden Source: Larry Brown Sports The Devils evened their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Rangers with a 3-2 win in Game 2 on Wednesday.
05/17/12 Crushed Ice: Tortorella sends message to Gaborik when... Source: The Blueshirts Blog - New York Daily News The same Devils team that generated great chances in Game 1 but couldn't get them past Henrik Lundqvist returned to the Garden for Game 2 on Wednesday night, and this time they didn't waste their stretches of offensive-zone dominance.
05/17/12 Devils pull out a win, tie series with Rangers Source: Portland Press Herald - Portland ME David Clarkson's deflected goal 2:31 into the third period snapped a tie and lifted the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers that evened the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece Wednesday night.
05/17/12 Clarkson, Devils even series with Rangers Source: La Crosse Tribune - La Crosse WI David Clarkson's deflected goal 2:31 into the third period snapped a tie and lifted the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers that evened the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece on Wednesday night.

Background on MArc Staal

Marc Staal (born January 13, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League.

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