Blueshirts Breakaway: A show about th...

Ryan Mead and Greg Kaplan host this weekly New York Rangers podcast that discusses news and results about the team, and often jump off course for nonsense.

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EP 192 - Jacob Trouba Signed Through His Prime ...
This weeks episode opens with a quick recap from the end of last weeks episode. Then the guys talk about Trouba signing his extension, Pionk getting paid and what happens with Chris Kreider. (39:47) Then friend of the podcast Jeff Balinski and James Duffy of Gotham Sports join the podcast for a round table discussion on how the teams of NY/NJ have handled the off-season and their thoughts on the NYR rebuild.
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EP 191 - Travis Yost & Sara Civian
(:34)The guys talk about teams with salary cap that can actually trade with the Rangers, introduce a new segment "The Kegger" and a 5 star question (20:33)Then Travis Yost of TSN joins the Breakaway to talk about all the off-season moves of the NHL and defend Red Lobster (50:52)Finally Sara Civian of The Athletic stops by to discuss the last Canes season, Adam Fox and Greg McKegg
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EP 190 - Arbitration Waiting Game & NYR Beat Wr...
(1:25)Greg and Ryan discuss the reality that Panarin is a Ranger, discuss the second buyout window, the waiting game for the Rangers, a flurry of off-season questions and of course 5 star questions. (25:12)Then Vince Mercogliano NYR beat writer for USA Today joins the Breakaway to talk about Panarin, Hartford, development camp and his journey to covering the team. (54:07)After Pale Dragon of The Cannon joins the guys to discuss the fall out for the Blue Jackets this off-season (1:13:17)Finally Ryan and Greg return and discuss some of the changes they've made to their Patreon and thank everyone for the past couple weeks.
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EP 189 - Artemi Panarin is a Ranger
Artemi Panarin is a Ranger. I'll try that again, Artemi Panarin is a Ranger. On this weeks episode after a brief sermon from the Church of Kakko Greg and Ryan break down what exactly Panarin being a Ranger means for the rest of the team. Who's out now? Which players will stay? How excited are they? Then Ryan speaks briefly about meeting Kakko and some of the prospects and the best part of Tanner Glass
64 min
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EP 188 - Kaapo Kakko, Drew Way on Prospects, Mu...
Absolutely loaded podcast. (0:01) The Kaapope holds sermon for the Church Of Kakko (2:49) Greg and Ryan talk about the what happening but mostly what didn't happen during draft weekend. The lack of trades for the Rangers and the current rumors for Panarin. Subban and JT Miller also get discussed because.. what. (26:42) Arch Bishop of Prospects and Analytics joins the Breakaway to discuss the Rangers draft picks while Ryan isn't sure how to react and Drew also talks about the Subban trade a bit (53:04) Murat Ates of The Athletic also joins the Breakaway to discuss the prophecy that was Trouba to the Rangers and his reaction to Neal Pionk (1:11:02) The guys return and Ryan tells a story from the wedding he attended over the weekend, Greg reacts in predictable fashion and then the guys answer 5 Star questions for the week and question Larry Brooks a bit.
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EP 187 - Jacob Trouba & The Church of Kakko
This week Ryan reveals his big project he's been working on and Greg reacts to it. Praise be. (16:12) The boys react live to finding out about Jacob Trouba and are left speechless since they found out right as they were interviewing their secret guest (25:08) The main podcast continues (before the Trouba trade) and Greg goes on and all time rant about acquiring Trouba, Karlsonn signing & Jimmy Vesey trades. (1:00:06) The Church of Kakko holds a sermon and our surprise guest is rudely interrupted by a Jacob Trouba trade
77 min
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EP 186 - Hayes to Philly, NYR Culture Change & ...
(1:28) This week the podcast opens up with a story of Greg's one true love. It's got some twists and turns. (11:20) Rangers talk actually begins and Ryan and Greg break down Hayes to the Flyers, John Davidson's culture shift and Rangers transparency. The boys also answer some quality 5 star questions from listeners. (48:39) Then Woj joins the Breakaway to talk Jeff Skinner's contract, Sean Avery and honestly a bunch of nonsense.
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EP 185 - What Would it Take to Get Trouba? & Dr...
This week the guys discuss trading for Trouba, Buch's value and some five star questions Then Drew Way joins the podcast to discuss Kaapo Kakko's potential, where he would be taken in other drafts and other players to look out for at pick 20.
64 min
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EP 184 - Memorial Day Mailbag & Ryan has the Flu
This week the guys take questions from twitter and Reddit about the NYR off-season,free agents and some nonsense Thank you all for listening and contributing
60 min
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EP 183 - Davidson & Panarin with Aaron Portzlin...
This week the guys discuss Rykov signing his entry level contract, what that means for the defense depth and who will be traded or bought out. Will Shattenkirk be traded? Is Smith being bought out? (34:45)Then Aaron Portzline of the Athletic joins the breakaway to discuss John Davidson as the new NYR President and the current Panarin sign and trade rumors (59:42)Finally the guys come back and get into the Mets being the Mets which leads to the conversation of ranking the most competent franchises in NY sports before saying goodbye to Game of Thrones forever
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EP 182 - World Meet Kaapo Kakko Future NYR Legend.
(00:46) This week the guys talk about Ryan yelling at people in airports, Kaapo Kakko at worlds and is Hughes still going first before answering some 5 star questions. (34:33) Then Murat Ates joins the Breakaway to talk about the Kevin Hayes trade in hindsight, what it might take to get Trouba and the Jets interesting free agency problems this summer (54:21)Ryan and Greg return to... vent about Game of Thrones this week.
75 min
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EP 181 - Hank's Future & Contract Evaluation wi...
(1:01) This week the guys talk about Hank's statements about his future with the Rangers, the perception of Shattenkirk and 5 Star Questions (33:05) Josh and Luke of Evolving Wild join the Breakaway to talk about the future contracts of Pionk, Deangelo, Buch and possible Rangers such as Artemi Panarin (1:26:15) Greg and Ryan return to talk about this weeks episode of thrones and welp..they have opinions.
106 min
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EMERGENCY PODCAST - Adam Fox
EMERGENCY TUESDAY AFTERNOON PODCAST! Adam Fox is now a New York Ranger, and the boys have some thoughts.
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EP 180 - Grading the 18-19 Rangers & Go Stars
(0:45)This week the guys discuss Davidson as the next President, Zucc on the Stars & more Panarin rumors (26:10)Then the guys give out report cards for the 2018-2019 Rangers (59:20) Finally transition into talking Thrones & End Game as expected
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EP 179 - Next NYR President, Pick One Pionk or ...
(1:16) - This week the guys talk about the next NYR President with Yzerman out of the picture, thoughts on Brady Skjei contract moving forward, Play a game of who would you rather have with Pionk and Staal and answer some five star questions (42:07) Then Matthew Esteves of Raw Charge joins the Breakaway to talk about the sweep in Tampa and what went wrong and how former Rangers preformed (1:11:18) Finally the guys talk about some Marvel movies, give some thoughts on End Game and discuss this weeks episode of Game of Thrones like every other podcast on the internet.
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EP 178 - Kaapo Kakko & AV in Phily
This week the guys discuss the AV signing in Philly for FIVE YEARS, Kaapo Kakko, The Russian invasion and doomsday scenarios for the Rangers Then our good friend Jeff joins the Breakaway to discuss having the number 1 pick as Devils fan and then we go into Game of Thrones talk at the very end of the podcast
75 min
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EMERGENCY EPISODE - THE RANGERS WILL PICK #2 IN...
CAPS LOCK ON RYAN AND GREG INSTANT REACT TO THE SURREAL FEELING OF THE RANGERS PICKING 2ND OVERALL IN THE DRAFT - WHAT A DAY!
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EP 177 - NYR Future with HockeyStatMiner & Play...
This week the guys talk about how the Garden went nuts when the Rangers couldn't tank properly, Yzerman maybe being the President and what that means for Gorton, the return of Kevin Hayes? Does Quenneville to Florida hurt Panarin to the Rangers? And more! Then at 30:07 HockeyStatMiner joins the guys to talk about moves the Rangers made over this year and options they have for the future. Also discussed: is it smart to play hurt when there is nothing on the line? After at 1:14:38 Pete Blackburn of CBS sports joins the Breakaway to breakdown each playoff series before they all kick off. If you want any details on meeting Brady Sjkei here is the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daniel-wellington-brady-skjei-meet-and-greet-tickets-59829957012
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EP 176 - What Does Buch's Next Contract Look Like?
This week Ryan and Greg have no guest so the guys decide to deep dive the exhaustion of the season, discuss Brooks article on the trending up and down players, Buch's next contract and a 5 star question about Hank's final years as a Ranger Then around the 45 min mark the guys talk about the opening of the MLB season, the Mets looking good and the Yankees becoming a hospital
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Bonus EP - 2019 MLB Over-Unders
Greg and Ryan come together (phrasing) for their annual 2019 MLB Over Unders Podcast! The boys break down each division and touch on every teams Vegas wins line the for the year and even give some nerdy baseball notes. Happy opening day everyone!
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EP 175 - Playing Hurt & Life at MSG with The Kn...
This week Greg gives an opinion that will make a lot of people dislike him, the guys talk about playing hurt when the games don't matter and letting the kids play. Then the guys from The Knicks Wall join the breakaway to discuss life at MSG and development of each teams young players
77 min
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EP 174 - Is James Dolan a Good Owner & Bad Call...
The guys talk about what the Rangers accomplished in the 18-19 season, grade the team, talk about if they should have tanked harder and is James Dolan a good owner? Then Brandon Cohen joins the guys to talk the bad penalty call, John Gilmour's call up, revisiting the Zucc & Hayes trade and future NYR captains
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EP 173 - The Future with Prospect Guru Drew Way
This week the guys start the podcasts with hot takes, do the last games even matter, who is Shattenkirk as a player and being bummed out by the Hajek injury Then Drew Way of Blueshirts Breakaway (nice plug) joins the guys to talk which prospects the Rangers might take next year, which prospects have made a name for themselves this year in the Rangers organization and the guys rank laffy taffy flavors
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EP 172 - Jeff Gorton’s Tenure with Shayna Goldman
This week the guys break down Kravtsov watch 2019, eating some crow on David Quinn & their reactions to Brendan Lemieux along with Brendan Smith playing wing Then Shayna Goldman of The Athletic joins the guys to talk about Jeff Gorton’s Tenure, adding high character players and Tony DeAngelo's value
70 min
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EP 171 - Trade Deadline with Rick Carpiniello
It's finally here! The trade deadline happened and Ryan & Greg are here to break it all down! The guys break down each trade from the Rangers deadline and if it's what they expected. Then Rick Carpinello of the Athletic joins the guys to talk about the rumors he heard during the trade deadline, what to expect going forward and the future of Chris Kreider Love you guys
77 min