Still No Captain
There’s been much speculation over whether the Rangers will announce a captain this year after having been without one since the departure of Ryan McDonagh three years ago. The answer: Not yet.
Instead of naming a captain, David Quinn again went the alternate route, naming four players who will serve as Alternate Captains this season.
New Faces On PK
With the departure of the likes of Jesper Fast, Greg McKegg and Marc Staal, it was obvious the Rangers were going to need some new faces on the PK. Who those faces will be have been revealed as the team closes out their camp ahead of tomorrow night’s season opener against the New York Islanders.
Unsurprisingly, Adam Fox, Ryan Lindgren and Jacob Trouba all feature on defense, as will free agent signee Jack Johnson. Trouba lead all players for the team last year with 175 minutes of short handed ice time, though his average of 2:30 a night did trail both Marc Staal – 2:44 and Brady Skjei – 2:32 on defense. Lindgren ranked fourth among defenders with a total of 129:32 and 2:10 a night.