The Rangers projected line up for tomorrow's opening Qualifying Round match will feature a lot of playoff newbies.  In fact nine of the roster will make their first post season NHL appearance, after all these games will statistically count towards the player's playoff stats, even if they are deemed a "qualifying" round  more

Training Camp got under way today for the New York Rangers, with 33 players on the playoff roster.  The list includes the injured Micheal Haley - recovering from mid-season surgery, as well as the now-healed Chris Kreider  more

The Devils made the official announcement today that Lindy Ruff will be their next head coach.  Ruff had served the past three seasons as an assistant coach following a stint as Head Coach with the Dallas Stars.  Originally brought in under Alain Vigneault, Ruff remained with the team through the hiring of David Quinn, continuing to focus on the defensive side of the game, a position he played when he himself was an NHLer, including with the New York Rangers  more

With the Islanders set to resume operations Monday, it is thought that the Rangers will be shortly behind them, as soon perhaps as Tuesday, though the number of players who might take advantage of the option remains low.  Only a few players such as Adam Fox, Chris Kreider and Brendan Lemieux are in the area, and the setup places far heavier restrictions on contact than what might be found in other parts of the country/world  more

In a trade just for the NHL deadline, the Rangers have dealt defenseman Brady Skjei to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a first round pick in the 2020 draft.  The move frees up $5.25M a year for the next four years, allowing them some room to negotiate wiht pending free agents Alexandar Georgiev, Tony DeAngelo, Ryan Strome and Brendan Lemieux  more

Forward Chris Kreider and the Rangers have agreed on a seven year contract that will see him keep the Boston native on Broadway for as much as seven years barring a trade or retirement.  Kreider has been a force in the middle part of this season, and is on track to set career highs in goals and points as he  has meshed well with Mika Zibanejad  more

The Rangers announced tonight, the acquisition of goaltender Jean-Francois Berube from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for future considerations.  The move may seem a little odd given the current three-goalie roster at the NHL level, but Berube offers some goaltending depth for the Wolf Pack, who are in a position to make their first playoff appearance since 2015  more

The Rangers announced today, their first move ahead of next Monday's trade deadline, moving propsect defenseman Joey Keane to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for 22 year old forward Julien Gauthier  more

His time back with his former team Traktor Chelyabinsk didn't go well though, resulting in just one shift in his final two games before he was demoted to their farm team, based in the same city.  Since the news broke, Rangers General Manager has been working to bring Kravtsov back to the US, and it appears that this will now happen, though the exact timeframe remains to be seen  more