How Vigneault Avoided Gallant’s Fate
It was the week before the 2016-17 National Hockey League season started back in early October. I was riding in my car, tuned in to NHL Network Radio on Sirius/XM.…
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Rangers Rookies Outdoing Preseason Projections
During the offseason, the rookie hype was primarily centered around Patrik Laine, Auston Matthews, and Jesse Puljujärvi. Without the Jimmy Vesey sweepstakes, there may have been no coverage at all…
Draft & Offseason Moves Benefit Rangers
The New York Rangers are winning games at a high level and scoring at an even higher level, creating a team that’s rattled off one of the best starts in…
Rangers Waiting for Vesey Domino to Fall?
The New York Rangers have had an interesting offseason. The moves they have made – signing Michael Grabner, Nathan Gerbe, Josh Jooris, and Adam Clendening, as well as acquiring Nick…
Rangers Post-RFA Moves Will Show Current, Future Direction
When Derick Brassard was traded for 23-year-old Swedish center Mika Zibanejad on Monday, the Rangers direction was changed. Instead of being another team that have all their marbles in to win the Stanley…
Quiet Rangers Face Disquieting Reality
After the New York Rangers’ tumultuous 2015-16 season came crashing down in flames in a lopsided first-round playoff series loss against the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins, it was…
Resetting Rangers’ Options with Girardi
It was already setting up to be a challenging summer for Jeff Gorton and Co., with roster improvements badly needed and a plateauing salary cap complicating matters. Now, if a…
Rangers Are ‘Open for Business’
The New York Rangers are “wide open for business,” according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie. He reported in his “Insider Trading” segment that there are only few players that the team…
Lindberg’s Surgery a Setback for Rangers
On May 6, the New York Rangers announced that forward Oscar Lindberg underwent successful bilateral hip surgery. The news came as somewhat of a surprise, as there had not been…
Eric Staal is a Declaration of Win Now
The New York Rangers were a presence at the trade deadline for the third year in a row making a deal with the Carolina Hurricanes. The deal bore many similarities…
Eric Staal: A Necessary Add for the Rangers
It seems like every year the New York Rangers have stolen the show on the NHL trade deadline. A season ago it was Keith Yandle from the Coyotes in exchange…
Stepan’s Deal With Rangers a Positive for Both Sides
Derek Stepan and the Rangers avoided arbitration on Monday when the two sides reached a six-year deal worth $39 million. After it was reported that Stepan was seeking $7.2 million…