Jeff Halpern claimed by Canadiens
The Rangers placed 36 year old forward Jeff Halpern on waivers yesterday, and today he was claimed by the Montreal Canadiens. The veteran played just 30 games for New York in this lockout shortened season, registering just a solitary assist. Primarily a penalty killer and face-off winner, Halpern was second on the team behind Brian Boyle with a 56.6 […]
Girardi Making Progress
Dan Girardi won’t commit to a return date, but is hoping another day and a half of recovery will allow him to return against the Tampa Bay Lightning tomorrow – MSG 7:30pm. Girardi has missed just the third and fourth games of his career with what reporters are speculating to be a groin injury, though the team has not […]
Girardi Out; Callahan In; Boyle Scratched
The Rangers’ Captain Ryan Callahan will be back in the line-up, well ahead of schedule. Initially projected to be out 10-14 days, he’ll make his return just eight days after being diagnosed with a mild shoulder strain. Among the current roster, only Marian Gaborik has scored more goals and put up more points as a Ranger against the Islanders, picking up 7 […]
Mashinter Sent Back Down; Kreider Ready?
The Rangers returned Brandon Mashinter to the Connecticut Whale after the morning skate, and there’s remains plenty of speculation over who might actually play tonight. Chris Kreider could be a surprise starter having not played the last five games for New York after suffering a bone chip in his ankle. Meanwhile JT Miller (NHL) and Darroll Powe (NYR) will make […]
Captain Returns To Ice
Per ESPN Rangers captain Ryan Callahan has begun skating again. Callahan injured his shoulder last Tuesday in a fight with the Flyers’ Maxime Talbot, and was diagnosed with a subluxation of his left shoulder. Callahan skated today in the yellow non-contact jersey, and is yet to resume regular practices. He was expected to miss 10-14 days from his […]
Gilroy To Make Season Debut
Matt Gilroy is scheduled to make his first appearance for the Rangers tonight as the Rangers reshuffle their line-up in the absence of the injured (shoulder) Ryan Callahan. Taylor Pyatt will move up onto the second line, Mike Rupp to the third and Stu Bickel will slot in as the fourth line wing for the second time this season. With Bickel moving […]
Rangers go down in season opener
The Rangers opened up their 2012-13 season with a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins, a game in which they had no answer for a well prepared team. The Bruins dictated the play for much of the game, and only a screen shot from Brad Richards managed to make it past goaltender Tukka Rask. For New York, […]
Meetings Continue – Crunch Time
The NHL and NHLPA continue their meetings later today for a third straight session. Few details are public, but it appears that today could determine whether they hit another roadblock or proceed on with a final solution. At stake is the “make whole” provision that would ensure that the owners continue to honor the existing […]
Meetings Continue
The NHL and NHLPA are again meeting today following a promising seven hour session last night that saw little comment from either side on progress. The meetings followed a reported concession by the owners on a “make whole” provision that would pay the players their current contracts outside of any 50-50 split, and follow-up conversations […]
NHL unimpressed with NHLPA proposals
The NHLPA and NHL today met to review three proposals provided by the NHLPA in response to the NHL’s proposal on Tuesday. The meeting lasted just one hour before NHL executives departed, with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman saying he saw “nothing new” with the players’ proposals and that he was “thoroughly disappointed”. Donald Fehr of […]