Now We Have Our Own Marty
There’s 43 days until the puck drops on the Rangers regular season, and we’ve still got plenty of time to fill before the Traverse City prospects tournament gets under way next month. In our first profile I looked at the possibility of Artem Anisimov securing the second line center position, and yesterday made the case that Sean Avery could be sitting of the […]
Quiet Day For Rangers
The official NHL deadline has passed, and the Rangers will finish the season with pretty much the roster they went into the Olympic break with. The only move they made today, a switch of minor league forwards with the Detroit Red Wings involving Jordan Owens and Kris Newbury. Neither player is like to have much impact at the […]
Olympics Are Done: Game On!
The Rangers will reassemble Monday for their first practice since the Olympic break started two weeks ago, and they’ll face the daunting prospect of finding a way back into the top eight in the East. Placed tenth in the conference going into the break, the Blueshirts finished strongly with two wins over the Penguins and […]
Have The Rangers Kept Up
Many of you no doubt were like me, and watched the “opening night” games last night. For me it started out with an aged Def Leppard performing in Detroit, followed by a scrappy win by a Toronto Maple Leafs line-up that would (on paper at least) seemingly rival any for worst in the league. For […]
No Such Thing As A ‘Free’ Agent
In a way it’s ironic that the NHL and NHLPA use the terms “Free” Agency. Judging by some of the projected offers for the few marquee players on offer, they’re about as far afield from that designator as you can be and still sign a valid contract. Tampa Bay (complete with new ownership) has gotten […]