Bereglazov To Make Debut
Russian free agent signing, Alexei Bereglazov will make his Rangers debut tonight against the New York Islanders. He, gotaltender Chris Nell and forward Malte Stromwall will see their first action of the preseason ahead of tomorrow’s anticipated second round of roster cuts. Signed out of the KHL, where he’s spent the past four years with the Magnitogorsk team, Bereglazov was initially […]
Projected Line-up Against Devils
Both of the Rangers’ 2017 first round picks will be in the line-up for Game 2 tonight against the Devils. Filip Chytil – pronounced HEE-tal – looks to have earned a chance to show his offensive prowess, centering veterans Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider. Having just turned 18, Chytil will be thrust into the forefront in his first professional […]
First Five Cut From Camp Roster
New York today trimmed their camp roster to 49 with the reassignment of five players to the AHL and minors. Forwards Adam Chapie, Robin Kovacs and defenseman Brenden Kotyk will all reassigned to Hartford of the AHL where camp begins this Friday. Ty Ronning and TImothy Gettinger were sent back to their junior teams after both having competed in […]
Lineup Set For Preseason Opener
The Rangers go into tomorrow’s preseason opener against the Islanders with a very inexperienced line-up. Only 14 of the 20 players have NHL experience including try-outs Andrew Desjardins and Bobby Farnham. Of the 14, only 6 were regulars with the Rangers last year including Pavel Buchnevich, Michael Grabner, Nick Holden, Ryan McDonagh, J.T. Miller and Rick Nash. Veteran AHLers Cole Schneider and Paul Carey will get […]
Timeline of Events
Over the past ten days, Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton has dealt with a number of significant changes in response to yet another missed opportunity in the playoffs. June 14th – Rangers announce they will buy out the remaining four years of Dan Girardi‘s contract. The decision leaves Girardi with 788 regular season games for New […]
A Game Of Inches
You’ve heard the cliche before: “It’s a game of inches”. It’s often used to explain why a team lost or missed that vital goal, but the reality is that hockey is indeed a game that where the difference between success and failure is small. The Rangers just concluded a six game series to eliminate the […]
Expecting The Unexpected
The New York Rangers went into Game 1 as underdogs. Montreal had swept the series 3-0, Carey Price had not lost a regulation game to the Rangers since they were defeated in the 2014 playoffs, and the records over the past twenty games could not have been more different. But a funny thing happened on […]
Rangers look set to meet Montreal
Last night the Montreal Canadiens secured first seed in the Atlantic Division, all but certainly setting up a post-season meeting with the New York Rangers for the fifteenth time. Remarkbaly the Rangers hold an 8-7 series win advantage over the NHL’s most successful team, including wins in their last two match-ups in 1996 and 2014. […]
Marc Staal Probably Okay To Practice
Rangers Head Coach Alain Vigneault appears to have communicated that Marc Staal is cleared to practice, and wlll join the team on Wednesday. Staal has been out with a suspected concussion as he – and the team – have taken a cautious approach to his return. Staal has missed seven games so far and will also miss […]
Hayes: Out For 2-3 Weeks
Following a dominating shift against the Detroit Red Wings, Rangers forward Kevin Hayes skated to the bench with what appeared to be some sort of moderate leg or perhaps groin problem. The third year pro did not return to the ice for the third period. No news was provided for the injury, though Head Coach Alain Vigneault […]