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 […]
Philly Throws Hayes-maker And Kreider Benefits
So… there may have been a few out there who thought that maybe Kevin Hayes would return to New York as a free agent just months after being traded to the Winnipeg Jets as a Trade Deadline rental. That of course will no longer happen, given that he has agreed to terms with the Philadelphia Flyers on […]
Quinn Gets First Win
Last night the Rangers picked up their first win of the season, coming from 2-1 down to score in the final three minutes of regulation and then just over 30 seconds into overtime. Ir was the first tmie in franchise history that the Rangers have done this, with two defensemen scoring the goals within the […]
Pionk Set To Join Shattenkirk
More news out of practice today, and it looks as if Fredrik Claesson might get his first chance as a New York Ranger tomorrow night. Head Coach David Quinn made some adjustments on deffense that could lead to both Pionk and Shattenkirk sitting out the game against the Sharks. Since being called up last year to cover […]
Shattenkirk The Healthy Scratch
On Sunday Kevin Shattenkirk saw just 7:29 of ice time in the 8-5 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. In that time, he still managed to be on the ice for both the first and seventh Carolina goals, two relatively important periods of the game which saw the Canes get back into the game and then take a […]
First Look Lines
Following the roster cuts on Friday, and the delayed reassignment of Brandon Crawley on Sunday due to injury concerns, the Rangers have reached their 23 player roster, plus the two injured forwards – Matt Beleskey and Cristoval Nieves. Saturda’s practice saw the team turn out with their first possible line combination following the cuts, and there were few surprises in […]
Six More Cut From Camp
David Quinn further trimmed his roster today, sending four players and two try-outs down to the Hartford Wolf Pack ahead of tonight’s final preseason game. The cuts mean there are still a number of decisions to be made following tonight’s match-up with the Flyers, including whether the likes of Neal Pionk, Lias Andersson, Filip Chytil and Vinni Lettieri will make the […]
Brendan Smith Back In The Line-up
New Rangers head coach David Quinn likes team toughness and he prefers zone coverage over man to man, two things that might aid defenseman Brendan Smith in his quest to return to the starting line-up after a disappointing first full season with the Rangers. The 29 year old Canadian looked like a good pick up when he […]