Lundqvist In D.C. – Crawley Resigns
It didn’t take long for the Washington Capitals to make good on the rumor and sign former Ranger netminder Henrik Lundqvist to a one year, $1.5M deal. The agreement brings them a veteran backup to 23 year old Ilya Samsonov who made his NHL debut last season, appearing in 26 games and posting a 22-16-6 record. The […]
Free Agency Opens Up Tomorrow
Friday October 12th at 12pm Eastern marks the opening up of the Free Agency period, and the Rangers are still looking to make some changes to their roster. While the second center position remains one of the areas of focus, the Rangers now have to look at options for addressing their short term needs on […]
Rangers Open Training Camp
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. The list includes four netminders, ten defensemen and nineteen forwards, though blueliner K’Andre Miller will not continue on with the team past camp […]
Ruff Officially Joins Devils
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 to David Quinn 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, […]
Voluntary Practices – Phase 2 Approaching
Reports from the New York Post today suggest that the Rangers may be on the cusp of approach Phase 2 of the NHL’s plan to resume play. There are a number of preventitive measures that each team has to meet in order to re-open their practice facilities and resume voluntary skating for players. With the Islanders set […]
Kravtsov Reported To Be Returning
Russian prospect Vitali Kravtsov appears to be on the way back to the US following news of his demotion to the second tier VHL in Russia last week. The 2018 9th overall pick spent a handful of games this season with Hartford before returning to his native Russia after reportedly being unhappy. His time back with his […]
Marc Staal to Return Tonight
Having missed the last 14 games following surgery on his ankle, Marc Staal looks set to return to the line up tonight in the place of the injured Libor Hajek. Staal has been skating as part of the team’s full practice for the last week, and was going to force David Quinn to make a decision one way […]
Zib Set To Return
After a month on the side lines with an undisclosed “upper body” injury, Mika Zibanejad is set to rejoin the team for tomorrow night’s matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes. The Rangers #1 center has missed 13 of the 22 games in the season, but has been practicing with the team in a contact jersey ove the past […]
Zibanejad Practicing
He’s been out for since October 11th, but Mika Zibanejad finally made his return to the New York Rangers team practice today, albeit in a non-contact jersey. The Swedish center has been out for over five weeks with what has been described as an upper body injury, but speculation remains that he suffered another concussion after the […]
McKegg To Debut
With Wednesday’s trade of Vladislav Namestnikov to the Senators, the Blueshirts needed to make a change to the roster, and it appears that Greg McKegg will get his first chance to impress this season, slotting into the vacant fourth line wing spot. McKegg, a free agent signing over the Summer, will see his first action as a Ranger against […]