Jumbo Sized Speculation
It hasn’t taken long for the dust to settle on the Rick Nash trade, with pundits already speculating that San Jose Sharks center man Joe Thornton would look good alongside the recently acquired left winger. The speculation, and I use that term because there’s been nothing more than some suggestions from a couple of reporters including Kevin […]
Rangers Show Interest in Pesky, but Skilled Nashville Forward
by Jamy Baron Do you remember Nikolai Zherdev? I sure do. He had all the talent in the world, but was enigmatic and lazy if the puck wasn’t on his stick. Well, his name isn’t Nikolai Zherdev, but this player fits the same bill; Alexander Radulov. According to the New York Post, Rangers General Manager, Glen Sather “has been in […]
Rangers Get Off to Fast Off-Season Start
by Jamy Baron Only four days after being eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals by the New Jersey Devils, the New York Rangers announced yesterday that they have agreed to terms with Swedish prospect, Jesper Fast. No that is not a spelling error as he legally changed his name from “Fasth” to “Fast”. It makes sense and is quite […]
New York Rangers: All-Time Historical Performance Overview
Submitted by: ThirtyFive The 2011-12 New York Rangers regular season was the franchise’s 85th. It would have been the 86th, had the NHL not lost a full season due to a lockout which cancelled all the games of the 2004-05 season. So, despite the fact that the Rangers celebrated their 85th anniversary since the franchise’s establishment […]
First Round Schedule Released
by Jamy Baron After yesterday’s final games of the NHL season, the Rangers will face the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the NHL Playoffs. Today, the schedule for the first round was released. The schedule is the following: Thursday, April 12, 2012 | 7 p.m. | Ottawa at NY Rangers | NHL Network, […]
Chris Kreider; NHL or AHL?
by Jamy Baron The talk about Chris Kreider just never seems to end. The Boston College Eagles are one win away from their 31st Frozen Four appearance, a remarkable number. Kreider has had a big hand in that. As the Eagles leading scorer with 22 goals and 43 points, he must be a factor if the Eagles […]
Avery Done?
The Connecticut Whale released their clear day roster, signifying the players eligible for the AHL playoffs and one name noticably absent was that of veteran forward Sean Avery. Per Larry Brooks on Twitter, Avery has not played since January 27th, and was told not to report to practices. Myriad issues between Avery and CT/NYR staff can […]
Dubinsky leaves game with injury
Forward Brandon Dubinsky has reportedly suffered a hand injury after fighting Ryan Carter in the first period of tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devil. Dubinsky took several punches in the fight, and left the ice under his own power and went straight to the lockerroom. While he did appear to be favoring his hand, there’s also […]
Callahan Likely Back Tonight
It appears that captain Ryan Callahan will be back for the Rangers after a three game absence. Callahan injured his foot blocking an Ilya Kovalchuk shot in the 2-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on February 27th. In his absense, the Rangers have gone 2-0-1 and have moved into the top spot in the league with […]
Eminger Back In Line-up
Steve Eminger will return to the Rangers line-up tonight, in place of Anton Stralman. Eminger hasn’t played since the 2-0 loss to Pittsburgh on February 21st, and has been a healthy scratch in six straight games. He had earlier missed seven weeks due to injury, but did manage seven starts before being sent to the sidelines. Eminger […]