Mixed Bag For Rangers In The Draft
If you expecting a memorable day for the Rangers at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, then you’re no doubt disappointed. There were plenty of trades on day one of the draft, though the Rangers ultimately ended up staying in the 20th position to select blueliner Michael Del Zotto. On day two, the Rangers made two trades, […]
Draft Tonight
Plenty of news today for the Rangers, on account of the NHL entry draft, and of course the counter claim by the NHL that has the potential (albeit unlikely) to take over the Rangers’ franchise from the Dolans. First the Draft. As mentioned yesterday, you catch the first round tonight on Versus in the US […]
Rangers Threaten To Take Over Rangers
In a surprising move, the NHL is apparently considering suspending ownership of the New York Rangers, which would effectively transition the day to day running to the league. The move appears to be in response to the Rangers’ suing over rights to the team website. Earlier this year the NHL took control of the websites of all […]
Rozsival To Have Surgery
Michal Rozsival will have surgery on his hip to repair a torn labrum. The surgery is being described as “clean-up” work and is expected to have no lasting impact on his play. Rozsival is set to become a UFA on July 1st, with no word on what the Rangers’ strategy might be with their leading scorer from the […]
Critical Decisions
by Steven Zeltser This offseason is going to be critical for both the organization and Sather himself. There are many decisions to be made. Do they bring back their captain, Jaromir Jagr? If so, who else from the Jagr entourage must be signed? Straka? Rozsival? Malik? Does Shanahan have another year in him and is his […]
Zaborsky Signed
The Daily News gives us a brief update on the proceedings with Jaromir Jagr and Sean Avery. While there seems to be little concrete progress on either front, things continue to look grim for Avery fans. The Rangers announced they have signed Tomas Zaborsky to a professional contract. Zaborsky completed his junior career last season with the Saginaw Spirit and appeared to […]
Rangers Owe Money
After almost three years, an arbitrator has finally decided that the Rangers owe bonus money to Jed Ortmeyer and Bobby Holik. The Rangers were the only team to withhold bonus money to players during the lockout, and seemed mostly intent on denying Bobby Holik his bonus (Ortmeyer unfortunately being caught up in the proceedings). Darius Kasparaitis had also been owed money, but the Rangers […]
Baranka Signs In Russia
We’re still in that lull after the end of the season, and there’s been little news from the Rangers. Ivan Baranka signed a contract to play in Russia next season with Moscow Spartak, but the Rangers will retain his rights if they offer him a qualifying contract offer before July 1st. Commentators out there are already pitching […]
Jagr Would Like To Return
Jaromir Jagr wants to extend his tenure on Broadway and has told reproters that the Rangers are his number one choice. Whether he (and Brendan Shanahan) return will be largely up to what Glen Sather wants to do financially and strategically. It’s expected that while Jagr has indicated he’d like to return, there’ll still be competition for Jagr’s services, both in the NHL and […]
Stunned By Ending
Well the season as you know is over, following yesterday’s 3-2 OT defeat by the Penguins in Game 5. Marcel Hossa scored two goals in the game, including the OT winner to send the Penguins onto the Eastern Conference Finals. It was a game effort by the Rangers, who fought back from a 2-0 third period deficit and killed off a late […]