Lundqvist Cleared To Practice
When Henrik Lundqvist was ruled out following a 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers – a game after he was initially injured – many expected the Rangers to drop back a bit from their hectic pace. The opposite has been true, largely thanks to a Rangers offense that initially stood up and scored 33 goals in a […]
John Moore Suspended 5 Games
The NHL announced today that John Moore has been suspended for five games, meaning he’ll be eligible to return to the line-up November 11th against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Moore’s hit cost him a Match Penalty in Monday Night’s 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild, and lead to an autormatic review. With Moore out of the line-up, it […]
Time To Push The Advantage
Defenseman Dan Girardi has declared himself “good to go” for tonight’s Metropolitan Division clash with the New Jersey Devils. The Rangers are 1-3-0 against the Eastern Conference so far this season, and are 1-1-0 against teams in their own Division. The solitary win coming from last Thursday’s 2-1 shootout victory over the injury-depleted Hurricanes. They go into […]
Center Of Attention
Derek Stepan will likely miss the first month of the season due to a fractured fibula in his left leg. The Minnesota native collapsed during conditioning exercises yesterday after exacerbating an injury thought to have occurred back on September 9th during informal skates, when he blocked a shot. The news of the injury is disappointing of […]
Mixed Results In First Preseason Outing
The Rangers opened up their preseason with a 5-4 loss against the Devils at home. It was a shaky defensive performance, against a fairly weak Devils line-up that featued Scott Clemmensen and Keith Kinkaid in net, against New York’s projected opening pair of Henrik Lundqvist and Cam Talbot. It was a chance for several Rangers to push their […]
Rangers Open Training Camp With Questions
The New York Rangers kicked off their official 2014-15 campaign today with medical assessments and some off-ice preparation ahead of tomorrow’s first work-out. Many of the veterans have been skating in Greenburgh for the past few weeks, while many of the prospects wrapped up a 1-1-2 record in the Traverse City Tournament that completed Tuesday. […]
Stepan Could Miss Season Opener
The Rangers and Derek Stepan remain about $500,000 apart per year on a two-year bridge contract according to Darren Dreger – TSN. The 23 year old Minnesota native has no leverage other than to hold out, and he has so far missed the first ten days of camp and two preseason games. For their part, the Rangers find […]
Training Camp Set To Open
The Rangers open camp tomorrow for the first time under coach Alain Vigneault. The roster stands in a bit of disarray, with Derek Stepan still unsigned and wingers Ryan Callahan and Carl Hagelin projected to miss the start of the season while recovering from should surgery. On defense, Marc Staal is attempting another comeback from a significant injury, and while he says he’s […]
Former Rangers Killed In Crash
Reports out of Russia today that a plane carrying the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv hockey team has crashed, killing at least 43 people. Reportedly on the plane were former Ranger defensemen Karel Rachunek and Alexander Karpovtsev, as well as former Ranger draft pick Jan Marek. The team were flying to Minsk, in Belarus for their KHL season opener and reportedly clipped a […]
Eye See A Problem
Since injuring his eye on March 5th off of a deflected Kimmo Timonen shot, there’s been plenty of questions around whether Marc Staal would be able to return as an effective NHLer, or even at all. Staal himself has admitted that he initially wondered the same, though he appears now to be on track to be ready […]