Rangers Let Nine Go
The Rangers entered the free agency period with nine players either not offered qualifying offers, or allowed to leave as Unrestricted Free Agents. Of the nine, five had appeared on Broadway, with the remaining four not officially credited with any playing time, though Dustin Tokarski did operate as a backup goaltender. Included were three netminders, Tokarski, Brandon Halverson and Chris […]
Rangers Don’t Qualify Three
The Rangers elected to not extend qualifying offes to at least three players, including defenseman Fredrik Claesson. The 27 year old blueliner signed as a UFA last Summer and served as a fill-in defender for 37 games, registering 2 goals, 4 assists, 9 penalty minutes and a +3 rating. A serviceable 6th/7th defenseman who could come […]
Projected Line-up Against Flyers
The Rangers are projected to go into their second pre-season game with a significantly different roster from last night’s opening preseason victory against the Devils. Tony DeAngelo and Pavel Buchnevich get their second games, while eighteen players will see their first action of the preseason. The players to miss out include forward invitee Bobby Butler and veteran Mats […]
An All-in Rebuild, Well Sort Of
The Rangers are in full rebuild mode, at least that’s true if you read the papers (Rangers Embark On All-Out Rebuild, Rangers Went All-In, and of course the overused Fire-Sale, then there’s of course the back page of the New York Post). Even the more sedate NY Times gets in on the action with the Complete Overhaul. Finally the ever engaging […]