Rangers Clinch Playoffs With 9 Remaining
Going into last night’s game, the Rangers needed two points to clinch their first playoff appearance since 2016-17 – the Play-in series of the shortened 2019-20 excluded. By contrast, Ottawa had already been eliminated, and were playing out what they hope will be their last reboulding season for a while. The difference was clear, as […]
Motte Suffers Significant Injury
It’s been a busy day for injury updates, with the news that Tyler Motte may be out for substantial time, and the impending return of Kaapo Kakko and Kevin Rooney as soon as tomorrow. Filip Chytil also suffered an undisclosed injury, and is out day to day. The most impactful news though, is that Motte could well have played his last game as […]
Strome Misses Practice
Center Ryan Strome missed today’s morning practice, raising speculation that he will not play tonight in Pittsburgh. Strome left Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres after the first periiod, with an undisclosed lower body injury. Asked after the game, Head Coach Gerard Gallant said he didn’t see anything serious. No further updates have been provided on Strome’s […]
Kakko And Rooney On Ice
When Kaapo Kakko left the ice after pre-game warmups ahead of their matchup with the Arizona Coyotes, it came as a bit of a surprise. There was no apparent injury, and we only learned later that he was suffering from a lingering upper-body injury. The initial diagnosis was that he’d be out for a while, and it’s […]
NOTES: Are Deadline Calculations Changing?
When Kaapo Kakko dropped out of the line-up last month, an already weak position on the right wing got suddenly moreso. The thought was, that the Rangers needed another top six winger to make a serious run this year at a Stanley Cup, capitalizing on career form from Igor Shesterkin, as well as Chris Kreider. As everyone knows, the […]
Chytil Looks Set To Return
Former first round pick, Filip Chyti looks set to return to the Rangers line-up as they face the St Louis Blues for the first time this season on Wednesday. The 22 year old Czech was originally said to be “a little under the weather”, before being an outright scratch for Sunday’s 5-2 loss to the […]
Players Back On Ice
With the Rangers set to return from the All Star break next Tuesday, players were back on the ice for the first formal practice since their 5-2 win over the Panthers back on February 1st. The team went into the layoff with several players under injury cloud, and today was our first chance to see […]
Rangers Pass A Test
Three minutes and fifty seconds into last night’s matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ryan Reaves took a holding penalty. It was the second penalty they’d taken, and the Rangers were already down 2-0, thanks to a converted turnover from the stick of Ryan Lindgren, and a conversion of an offensive zone penalty to Chris Kreider. To say the […]
It’s Going To Be A Busy December
Well it appears I was too pessimistic about the Rangers in November, with the team posting a 7-2-2 record against a prediction of 5-5-3 – two games were postponed, though against Ottawa and an undermanned Islanders, the Rangers would have been favorites in each of those. Clearly the Rangers did well, including picking up wins over Florida […]
Sammy Blais Done For Season
Forward Sammy Blais is out for the season, having suffered a torn ACL. The injury occurred Sunday against the Devils, when New Jersey defenseman P.K. Subban appeared to push Blais’ leg into the boards. The 25 year old winger fell to the ice immediately, and had to be helped off the ice. As has been the case […]