Drury Cleans Out Scouting Department
Per The Athletic, Rangers General Manager Chris Drury has let several Rangers scouting staff go, including Gordie Clark. Clark lead the Rangers scouting staff for more than a decade under first Glen Sather and then Jeff Gorton, before being demoted to the Pro Scout role after Drury took over last season. Also gone are Gordie’s son, Brendon Clark who had […]
Goodrow and Motte Injury Updates
After the win last night, Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant disclosed that Barclay Goodrow is going to be out for an extended period. Officially listed as week to week, Goodrow’s potential absence was not disclosed until pre-game warm ups when he and Ryan Lindgren did not come out. Goodrow’s injury is a lower body one, and some have speculated […]
Penguins and Rangers Deal With Injuries
Already without starting netminder Tristan Jarry, who suffered a bone fracture in his foot in mid-April, the Penguins will head into tonight’s Game 2 without their second choice. Casey DeSmith left the second OT against the Rangers in Game 1, and appears to be out for at least the rest of the first round with […]
Season Finales Will Determine Opponent
With the regular season winding up tonight, the Rangers’ first round opponent might be within their power to control. Tonight’s match-up against the Washington Capitals, is one of two games that will determine whether it’s the Penguins or Capitals who will meet New York next week. The Penguins have the most control, with a point […]
Rest For Some
With the Rangers no longer able to claim first place, Gerard Gallant says that the plan for the remaining two games, will be to rotate some of the regulars out for some rest. Both Artemi Panarin and Andrew Copp will top that list, with both players having left the bench midway through the second period last night in the […]
Two Of Three Expected Back Tonight
After missing the loss in Boston due to injury, it appears both Andrew Copp and Filip Chytil are set for a return tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes. While the Rangers do still have a chance to win the Metropolitan Division, the chances are they are most likely to now finish second following the loss in Boston. The return of […]
Copp And Chytil Out Tomorrow
Both Andrew Copp and Filip Chytil were unable to finish the game against the Islanders, and did not participate in Friday’s practice. Copp has an undisclosed lower body injury, while Chytil reportedly was sore following a cross check earlier in the game. Per Gerard Gallant, both players should be ready frot he playoffs, though given that he initially said […]
Kakko Week To Week
Kaapo Kakko can’t catch a break this year. After spending 11 weeks on the sideline, it looked like he was back just in time to get ready for the playoffs, but that is now in doubt iwth the news that he’ll be week to week with a lower body injury. While he hasn’t been ruled out […]
Can Kakko Continue
Going into this season, Chris Drury took a bit of a gamble. With Kaapo Kakko, Alexis Lafreniere and Vitali Kravtsov all looking to make progression in their young careers, he had to find room on the roster to give them a chance at meaningful minutes. Ultimately he decided to deal RFA Pavel Buchnevich – who also was due a hefty raise, to the St […]
Chytil Back. Kravtsov to Come Over In Summer
After missing the last two games with an undisclosed upper body injury, Filip Chytil is set to return to the line-up. Who comes out, remains to be seen, but Barclay Goodrow perhaps gets the night off after taking a stick to the face, or perhaps one of Dryden Hunt or Ryan Reaves. Alexandar Georgiev will be back in net, and currently has a […]