Arthur Staple
Staple, with Newsday since 1997, has covered high school sports, hockey and football.
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Arthur Staple 6/21/13 Vigneault the right choice for Rangers
There are no prizes for winning press conference day, but the Rangers took the right ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/29/13 Tortorella's firing shows who's in charge
John Tortorella led the Rangers to 44 playoff games in his four-plus seasons as coach. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/25/13 Rangers were on thin ice from the start
Depth was an issue for the Rangers from the moment they started this strange season, ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/23/13 Rangers must buy out underperforming Richards
It wouldn't be a statement game for the Rangers without a memorable statement from the ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/21/13 Rangers not getting job done
Pick your reason why the Rangers are staring at a chasm in this series with ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/19/13 Rangers' 0-2 hole seems larger this round
John Tortorella promised that "there will be no give in this team." ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/18/13 Rangers benefitting from deal with Columbus
The Rangers would not be where they are without the deadline- day deal that sent ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/17/13 Lundqvist wasn't bad, just mad at himself
The numbers say Henrik Lundqvist isn't getting it done in overtime in the playoffs. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 5/4/13 Strait a physical presence in playoffs
Brian Strait wants to be the bad guy for the Islanders this series. ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 4/27/13 Islanders' end of season awards
The Isles are in the playoffs, but before they begin the postseason, here is our ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 4/21/13 Boyes confident he'll get deal for next year
Brad Boyes and the trade deadline are not a good mix. Boyes, who is on ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 4/13/13 Tavares getting plenty of assists from teammates
It might appear that John Tavares hasn't been the John Tavares of old as the ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 3/30/13 Visnovsky: I never had problem with Isles
It took several months for Lubomir Visnovsky to finally join the Islanders for this season, ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 3/16/13 Extensions coming for Visnovsky, Streit, Nabokov?
There are nine games and 17 days until the NHL's trade deadline, so plenty can ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 2/23/13 Isles had moved on before DiPietro move
Rick DiPietro cleared waivers at noon Saturday, and now he's home on Long Island, preparing ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 2/16/13 Source: Isles, Streit talk extension
Mark Streit was named Islanders captain before last season, usually a sign that a player ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 2/2/13 Islanders employ outstanding penalty killing
What the Islanders have done on their penalty killing unit through seven games this season ... Read more »
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Arthur Staple 1/12/13 KHL's hard line appears to have lost punch
With only one of the KHL holdouts still hanging on in Slovakia, it seems the ... Read more »
