Depth Move as Bitetto traded for Merkley

In their second move of the day, the Rangers have acquired 24 year old right wing Nicholas Merkley from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Anthony Bitetto.  Merkley was a former first round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes – 30th overall, but has not been able to establish a role […]

Waivers Cleared For All Six

All six players placed on waivers for purposes of reassignment to Hartford have cleared, and will now join the Wolf Pack ahead of their training camp.  The six included Anthony Bitetto, Keith Kinkaid, Tim Gettinger and Jonny Brodzinski, who all saw limited action last year to cover for injuries. Also sent down, were Ty Ronning and Anthony Greco, who are both […]

Othmann Sent Down – 6 Placed On Waivers

As the last 2021 draft pick to be reassigned, Brennan Othmann felt he achieved one of his goals.  Observers have said he didn’t look out of place alongside his much more experienced teammates, which bodes well for his future.  With just one appearance, Othmann’s chance to impress has largely been in the confines of the Rangers’ practice […]

Kevin Over Colin

With lists due to the NHL by 5:00pm Eastern Saturday, and a trade freeze starting two hours before – and running until 1:00pm Thursday – the Rangers were about to give us the first clues as to what might happen this offseason. The re-signing of both Julien Gauthier and Brett Howden prior to the deadline suggested that the Rangers […]

Let’s Not Make A Deal

April 12th, 2021 and the NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone without the New York Rangers making any deals.  In all fairness, the Rangers weren’t expected to make any changes, though the possibility remained for some of their pending UFAs and those with a year or less on their contracts being in play. Also […]

Ten In

After ten games, the Rangers sit at 10 points, with a 4-4-2 record, largely on the back of a 3-0-1 streak that has seen them overcome a slow start.  After a clunker to open the season agains the Islanders, where they simply weren’t prepared in a 4-0 loss, the Rangers stormed back to reverse the […]

Let’s Hold Off On Jumping Off That Bridge Just Yet

Six games in and the Rangers are 1-4-1, having lost four straight, all by one goal.  They’re 1-7-1 since the COVID pandemic hit, including the three game sweep by the Carolina Hurricanes in the play-in round last August.  All of those games played in stadiums without fans. It’s easy to get down on the team […]

Roster Set For Opening Night

The NHL season kicks off tomorrow night, and the Rangers get under way a day later when they host the New York Islanders at MSG.  With a final practice yesterday, the team made their decisions and settled on the 22 players who will be on the roster to begin the season. Among those 22 players […]

The Team Is Kind Of The Same

If you look at the team that lost 0-3 in the qualifying round back in August, you would see just a handful of changes.  Gone are the two longest tenured Rangers in Henrik Lundqvist (buy-out) and Marc Staal (trade), as well as the fourth longest in Jesper Fast (free agency). Also moving on are Greg McKegg and Micheal Haley, as well as depth players Cristoval […]

Anthony Bitetto Joins Team

New York announced late today that they have also signed defenseman Anthony Bitetto to a two year contract.  The Island Park, NY native joins the Rangers after playing a career high 51 games for the Winnipeg Jets as they struggled to overcome the loss of Dustin Byfuglien and Jacob Trouba. At 30 years old, Betitto could fill the […]