Holden His Own
It appears as if Nick Holden, who was a healthy scratch for the first two games of the season, will play tonight alongside Ryan McDonagh. At least to begin with that is. As the Rangers season has progressed, the defensive pairings could be measured in minutes rather than games. So far the Rangers have dressed eight blueliners […]
DeAngelo and Smith Sit
After dressing seven defensemen in Sunday’s win over Montreal, Vigneault has elected to go back to a regular six man unit, pushing Tony DeAngelo out of the line-up, and keeping Brendan Smith out of the line-up as a healthy scratch for the second straight game. As a result of the changes, Marc Staal has been promoted to play alongside Ryan […]
Chytil Sent Down
After seeing limited ice time in Games 1 and 2, and a healthy scratch for Game 3, the Rangers have decided to go a different direction for the time being, sening 18 year old center Filip Chytil down to Hartford of the AHL. Reports today suggest the decision was mutual, with Chytil also eligible to be reassigned […]
Rangers Debuts And Milestones
There will be at least five new Rangers tonight, with the debuts of Kevin Shattenkirk, Filip Chytil, Paul Carey, Anthony DeAngelo and David Desharnais. Backup goaltender Ondrej Pavelec is also dressing, but would not be expected to see the ice unless the game situation dictates it. Together the five players will represent the 1031st, 1032nd, 1033rd, 1034th and 1035th players to dress for […]
Puempel Clears Waivers – Reassigned
Forward Matt Puempel has cleared waivers, and was reassigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack. Claimed off of waivers last year from Ottawa, the former 1st round pick – 24th in 2011 – now finds his NHL career once again at the crossroads. Resigned over the Summer to a one year contract, in order for the Rangers to […]
Lias Andersson Out With Bruised Foot
Rangers rookie centerman Lias Andersson, will miss the final game of the preseason with a bruised foot, that he aggravated last night after having already suffered bruising from a similar blocked shot earlier in the preseason. The injury is not considered serious, and he will be sidelined for just a day or two. The move comes […]
Final Cuts Coming
As is their custom, the Rangers signed a handful of experienced forwards in their mid-20s to compete for spots and provide some depth. In recent years, few have made it past the camp stage, but with the final cuts to the roster expected in the next day or so, Paul Carey has a chance to make the […]
Four More Cut
Four more players were cut today, bringing the Rangers training camp roster down to 34, with a minimum of 10 cuts still to be made – assuming Jesper Fast goes on LTIR. The team will likely see more cuts tomorrow after tonight’s game against the Flyers – MSG 7:30pm, ahead of their final preseason game on Tuesday. […]
With 38 Left, Rangers Still Have Plenty Of Questions
On Saturday the Ranger trimmed their roster to 38, sending 8 players down to the AHL to join the Wolf Pack. Among the eight were two netminders, three forwards and three defensemen. There were no specific surprises other than perhaps that the two 18-year-old Ranger first round draft picks and undrafted free agent forward Vinni Lettieri were […]
Day Sent Down
The Rangers announced three more cuts to the training camp roster today, leaving 46 players remaining heading into tonight’s game against the Islanders. Perhaps a modest surprise is the inclusion of defenseman Sean Day as one of the three. Day was yet to be rostered to play a preseason game, and has plenty of competition for […]