Waivers Cleared For All Six
All six players placed on waivers for purposes of reassignment to Hartford have cleared, and will now join the Wolf Pack ahead of their training camp. The six included Anthony Bitetto, Keith Kinkaid, Tim Gettinger and Jonny Brodzinski, who all saw limited action last year to cover for injuries. Also sent down, were Ty Ronning and Anthony Greco, who are both […]
First Lines Look As Expected
About a couple of weeks ago, we took a shot at projecting lines they’d look at in camp, and it looks at least for now like they’ll be the starting point for camp. With camp under way today, the first set of lines got a run in scrimmage, with the team looking the same as […]
Camp Opens With Sixty
Training Camp gets under way tomorrow with players reporting to the Rangers facilities in Greenburgh, NY for their physicals, before hitting the ice for the first time on Thursday. In all, sixty players have been invited to camp, with all contracted players expected to attend. With COVID still a prominent factor, those prospects set to […]
Prospect Camp Wraps Up
With today’s final practice cancelled, the Rangers 2021 Prospect Camp has officially wrapped up. The camp featured 27 players who came together on September 10th and finished it off with a home and home series with the Flyers prospects. The results aside (a 6-3 defeat on Saturday and a 3-2 win in the return match […]
Prospect Camp Roster Announced
Last year’s development and prospect camps never came to fruition, a victim of the COVID pandemic that saw the 2019-20 season suspended, and a draft held out in October. Over a year later, and the normal fixture that occurs right after the NHL Draft has been moved out as a replacement for the Traverse City […]
Camp Set To Start Around September 22nd
Perhaps the only advantage of the ongoing COVID situation is that this season’s Summer is about a month shorter than normal. Normally you’d expect a team that missed the playoffs to be off the ice in early April, and then a substantial gap between the July1st free agency period and the restart of festivities in […]
Shesterkin Declines Arbitration
RFA netminder Igor Shesterkin has elected to forego arbitration, declining to file by today’s deadline. The 25 year old completed his two year Entry Level Contract this past season and was eligible to take his case to an arbiter if so desired. Oftentimes, players will use the filing as leverage to drive reaolution of contract negotiations, with […]
REPORT: Patrik Nemeth To Sign With Rangers
Reports today that the Rangers will look to fill their veteran presence on the blueline with pending UFA Patrik Nemeth who split last year between the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche. The 6-3 228 pound native of Sweden is anticipated to sign for $2.5M AAV though term is not yet known. The 29 year old Nemeth […]
Report: Rangers Don’t Qualify Four
The Rangers reportedly did not qualify four players ahead of the league deadline at 5:00pm Eastern today. Forwards Gabriel Fontaine and Patrick Newell, along with defensemen Brandon Crawley and Yegor Rykov were not given qualifying offers, meaning they will become UFAs at 12:00pm Eastern on Wednesday. Of the four, two were former Rangers draft picks – Crawley 2017 4th round and Fontaine […]
Draft Recap: Focus On Size With A Couple Of Skill Guys
The focus in Chris Drury‘s first draft as General Manager, was clearly on size and physicality. With nine picks going into the draft, the team would ultimately end up with eight new prospects, making just the one trade – sending the third round #80 pick along with the sixth round #168 to Washington for the third […]