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Your guide to New York Ranger nicknames, part two

BySteve Paulus|
Canadian professional hockey player Wayne Gretzky, forward of the New York Rangers, on skates up the ice during a game against the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, 1999. (Photo by John Giamundo/Getty Images)
Canadian professional hockey player Wayne Gretzky, forward of the New York Rangers, on skates up the ice during a game against the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, 1999. (Photo by John Giamundo/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 17: Mika Zibanejad #93 of the New York Rangers looks on against the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden on November 17, 2018 in New York City. The New York Rangers won 4-2. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 17: Mika Zibanejad #93 of the New York Rangers looks on against the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden on November 17, 2018 in New York City. The New York Rangers won 4-2. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

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The 2018-19 New York Rangers are not rife with creative nicknames.   Before he was traded, Ryan Spooner was known as the “Spoonman.”   Ryan Strome, the player he was traded for has no nickname worth noting.   There are a few current Rangers with clever nicknames. Mika ZIbanejad has been known as “Zibby, Zbvad and Zibanegod”.  Mats Zuccarello’s “Zuc” is known throughout North American and Scandinavia.  Before he came to the United States, his nickname was “The Hobbit.”  Alain Vigneault would refer to Jesper Fast as “Quickie.”

Surely we can come up with some nicknames for players like Neal Pionk, Vlad Namestnikov or Jimmy Vesey.  And we can come up with something better than “Kreids” and “Buch.”   And of course, there are quite a few Ranger fans who want to inherit one of the more creative NHL nicknames, Artemi “The Breadman ” Panarin.

Feel free to make any suggestions of nicknames for current Rangers and if we missed a favorite, make sure to tell us.  Comment here or on Twitter @bluelinestation.

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