Blackwell Chosen By Kraken
Forward Colin Blackwell has been chosen by the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft as announced last night. The 28 year old forward had been a minor leaguer for much of his career, but found a place in the Rangers line-up last year, appearing in a career high 42 games, as well as setting milestones with 12 […]
Seattle Set To Take Blackwell. But There Might Be A Twist
It appears as if Colin Blackwell is the inital target for the Seattle Kraken, but there appears there could be a trade in the works that would let the Rangers keep Blackwell and add veteran defenseman Mark Giordano – the current 37 year old captain of the Calgary Flames. We probably won’t find out officially until tomorrow […]
Clues On What’s To Come
Pretty much everyone has said the Rangers need more grind and grit, and that of course came to a head late in the season following a sweep by the Islanders and of course that game against the Capitals. How that would be addressed appears to be becoming a littler clearer. The move Saturday were the […]
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 […]
Timeline of Events
Over the past ten days, Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton has dealt with a number of significant changes in response to yet another missed opportunity in the playoffs. June 14th – Rangers announce they will buy out the remaining four years of Dan Girardi‘s contract. The decision leaves Girardi with 788 regular season games for New […]