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 213 - Did the Devils Sink the Trade Market f...
This week the guys discuss if the NJ Devils ruined the trade market for NYR, Rob Luker stops by to talk analytics and some spicy 5 star questions
71 min
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EP 212 - Kravtsov's Possible Return, Georgiev's...
This week the guys talk Kravstovs possible return Georgievs dominance and what to make of the NYR analytics along with The Knicks Wall
90 min
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EP 211 - The New York Rangers are Consistently ...
Another up and down week for the Rangers, a blowout of the Devils and an unprepared team loses in the first 5 minutes vs Vegas
75 min
204
BSB OT - New York Rangers All Decade Team
Greg and Ryan discuss the all decade team for NYR
31 min
205
EP 210 - Zucc's Return, Tony's Analytics & Form...
Ryan and Greg discuss the transformation of the Rangers over the past week
71 min
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EP 209 - Lias to the AHL, Possible Georgiev Tra...
Lias to the AHL, Greg attempts to work his magic again & Vince Mercogliano drops by to give us some scoops
84 min
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EP 208 - What to do with Lias Andersson & WWE S...
This week Greg has the final word on Lias, WWE Superstar Eric Young joins the pod to talk hockey and a plethora of 5 star questions.
116 min
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EP 207 - Chytil Returns, Kakko Breaks Out & Ott...
This week the guys discuss quality wins vs TB and NSH before getting manhandled by Ottawa, all the good and all the bad
79 min
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EP 206 - Is Quinn Getting the Bin? Chytil SZN &...
This week the guys talk about David Quinn's quotes, Kravstov to the KHL, Chytil SZN & Thomas Williams of Stray from the Path joins the show.
91 min
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EP 205 - What to Make of David Quinn's Decision...
This week the guys break down a tough 0-3 week and evaluate how Quinn has done so far, then Mitch Brown joins the breakaway to give some prospect analysis and hope for the future
71 min
211
EP 204 - Kakko Lights the Lamp & Small Sample S...
This week the guys analyze the ONE Rangers game that happened since they last casted, discuss the good & the bad along with bring on Sean Tierney of Charting Hockey to educate them
76 min
212
EP 203 - New Beginnings, Namestnikov Trade & Ri...
The good & the bad of the first two games, Vlad Namestnikov gets traded during the show & Rick Carpiniello joins the Breakaway to help make sense of some early season decisions.
81 min
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EP 202 - Roster Cuts & Shayna Goldman of The At...
This week the guys discuss the roster cuts, sending Kravstov and Chytil to the AHL, Strome conspiracies and Howden being favored. Then Shayna Goldman of The Athletic joins the Breakaway to discuss final roster decisions, the plan for Hank this year and what to expect of the D-pairings Finally the guys come back and talk about some of the changes happening to the podcast in the coming weeks before their announcement
72 min
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EP 201 - NYR Beat Writer Vince Mercogliano on P...
(0:42) This week the guys talk preseason reactions, the revamped power play, will Kravstov make the team? & 5 star questions along with questions from twitter. (31:01)Then Vince Mercogliano NYR beat writer for USAToday joins the Breakaway to talk about his interactions with Hank, Kaapo & who he feels will make the roster and some predictions for what NYR might do with Smith (58:42)Finally Sean Hartnett of WFAN joins the breakaway to speak about this time covering Dan Girardi and his legacy as a player.
81 min
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EP 200! - Reupload with (Hopefully) Better Audi...
Some people reached out and told us the audio had some issues with volume being too low and too high in other places. I attempted to do my best to remedy this issue and hopefully this will provide a better listening experience. Feel free to reach out to me with any feedback - @OhRyanMead on twitter. Thanks again guys, LGR/Praise Be
69 min
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EP 200! - Live Show with Blueshirt Banter
This week the guys celebrate their 200th show with Blueshirts Banter live from NYC. A lot of bridges are burned and everyone is in high spirits. Then at (1:10:10) Greg has Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic on to discuss his NYR season preview
88 min
217
EP 199 - Kaapo "I Don't Pass to Mortals" Kakko ...
Ryan is working his ass off in Vegas and is recording from his Westgate hotel room. The guys discuss Kaapo's HUGE debut, Fox, Traverse City and what to take away from it. Other topics discussed: Unsigned Rangers, RFA's, NHL Marketing, Do you tip your mailman, NYR #1 prospect ratings, Ryan's dad, John Franco, The Mets, best coaches in NY & TickPick along with some other nonsense.
62 min
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Breakaway Bonus Podcast - NFL Over/Unders
Greg and Ryan continue their yearly tradition of doing an NFL Over/Unders podcast
57 min
219
EP 198 - Hockey is Almost Here & KHL Stories wi...
This week the podcast starts off with Ryan talking about the best uber ride of his life, Greg speaks a little bit about baseball betting & then the boys actually talk Rangers. Is Tony DeAngelo a long term solution for the Rangers? 5 star questions & our new season long sponsor announcement. Then Gillian Kemmerer joins the breakaway to talk about ther time in the KHL, China, DJ's in the KHL, Russian Ranger prospects and fun stories.
65 min
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EP 197 - Prepping for the Season with Our Good ...
This week Greg starts the podcast by talking our his wonderful roommate "Aaron" then the guys discuss the Traverse City Tourney roster, MSG's summer programming & Ryan makes a huge apology before 5 star questions. (42:53) Then Rick Carpiniello of The Athletic and dearest, best, good friend of the podcast joins the Breakaway to talk about Kakko, an RFA move the Rangers almost made, Kreider's future and tell the story about how we met him.
80 min
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EP 196 - NYR have the #1 Ranked Prospect Pool &...
This week Ryan and Greg discuss how the Rangers were ranked #1 by Elite Prospects & NHL networks and why that might be. Then in the second half of the podcast the boys answer some 5 star questions and discuss the MUST WATCH games this season.
65 min
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EP 195 - August Mailbag & Matthew Esteves of Ra...
This week the boys are recording early again and Greg has lost his voice. Ryan ask twitter for some mailbag questions and the boys go through them. 5 star questions included! Then Matthew Esteves who covers the TB Lightning for Raw Charge joins the Breakaway to discuss Kevin Shattenkirk and some other off-season TB story lines
58 min
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EP 194 - Digesting Shattenkirk and Why Lias Isn...
(This episode was recorded before Shatty signed with TB) On this episode Ryan and Greg discuss turning 30, why the Rangers had to buy out Shattenkirk, who will make the team out of camp, Panarin's personality and of course answer 5 star questions. Then around the 38 minute mark, the guys break down the Mets and the Yankees post deadline because it's August.
62 min
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Emergency Podcast - Shattenkirk Buyout
The guys react to the frankly shocking news of Kevin Shattenkirk being bought out by the New York Rangers
30 min
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EP 193 - Rangers Beat Writer Colin Stephenson
This week the boys unveil a new surprise intro to the show Then Greg and Ryan talk about Buch's bridge deal and where he fits on the team, Gusev to the Devils and the new Hartford coach. After Colin Stephenson of Newsday joins the Breakaway to talk off-season surprises, buyouts and what the Rangers need to do to get under the cap. Also evaluating Shattenkirk as a player. Colin is a good hang.
68 min