No Captain
As expected, the Rangers will not go into the 2018-19 season with a captain, instead relying on five different Alternate Captains to lead the team through this transition season. Marc Staal is chief amongst the five, having been assigned an A for both home and road games. The other four will split duties between home games and […]
First Look Lines
Following the roster cuts on Friday, and the delayed reassignment of Brandon Crawley on Sunday due to injury concerns, the Rangers have reached their 23 player roster, plus the two injured forwards – Matt Beleskey and Cristoval Nieves. Saturda’s practice saw the team turn out with their first possible line combination following the cuts, and there were few surprises in […]
Six More Cut From Camp
David Quinn further trimmed his roster today, sending four players and two try-outs down to the Hartford Wolf Pack ahead of tonight’s final preseason game. The cuts mean there are still a number of decisions to be made following tonight’s match-up with the Flyers, including whether the likes of Neal Pionk, Lias Andersson, Filip Chytil and Vinni Lettieri will make the […]
Fast Ready To Go, Beleskey Out 2-4 Weeks
Forward Jesper Fast returned to practice today after being held out for par tof the fourth preseason game against the Devils on Monday. At the time head coach David Quinn and cautioned it was just for precautionary reasons, and with today’s return, he remains on track to join the operning night roster. The news on Matt Beleskey was a […]
Rangers Assign D-Man To Juniors
Defenseman Joey Keane has been reassigned to the Barrie Colts of the OHL today, cutting the roster to 44 with fourteen days remaining until opening night. The 19 year old defenseman saw his first preseason action with the organization last night, ending up with a -2 plus/minus and 2 shots on goal in 11:26 of ice time. […]
Projected Line-up Against Flyers
The Rangers are projected to go into their second pre-season game with a significantly different roster from last night’s opening preseason victory against the Devils. Tony DeAngelo and Pavel Buchnevich get their second games, while eighteen players will see their first action of the preseason. The players to miss out include forward invitee Bobby Butler and veteran Mats […]
Boo Nieves Out With Concussion
Per Larry Brooks of the New York Post, Cristoval Nieves (aka “Boo”) has been diagnosed with a concussion following last night’s hit from Eric Gryba of the New Jersey Devils. The injury almost certainly eliminates Nieves from contention for a roster spot on Opening Night, something that was a relatively longshot anyway. This isn’t the first concussion for […]
First Cuts Made To Camp Roster
With camp just in it’s fourth day, the Rangers coaching staff have made their first cuts, trimming the roster from 52 to 45. With five preseason games remaining, the Rangers will need to cut at least 21 more players before the opening day rosters are set. Of the eight cut today, three were netminders who […]
Bolts For The Cup!
So the Rangers now have three first round picks this year, and a possible first round pick. As it stands right now, the best pick will be their own this year, projecting to be a top 10 pick. As of February 27th, they have the 7th worst record in the league, though some of the […]
Better, But More Work To Do
Eighteen games in, and the New York Rangers find themselves back in the mix for a playoff spot. It’s only early days, but the 2-8-2 record through the first 12 games really put them on the back foot and called into question the future of Head Coach Alain Vigneault, General Manager Jim Gorton and franchise […]