Rangers Still Under Pressure
There’s one thing for certain. The Rangers don’t want to be heading back to D.C. with a 3-1 series deficit, and so they face another must-win game on home ice tonight. The Capitals hiccupped a little in Game 3, destroying their own momentum by taking too many penalties. It seems highly unlikely that things will […]
The King Retires
It was always going to happen one day, and unfortunately that day is today. Perhaps I held out a little hope that the Rangers would find a way to bring Lundqvist back as a back up for one last season, and help send him off with a real farewell tour, but it was not to […]
Shesterkin Set To Return
For the most part, since the early part of the 2005-06 season, Rangers fans have had to little to worry about in goal. Such was Henrik Lundqvist‘s impact in net, that there was little to consider. Sure, there have still been detractors in that period…after all we often have emotional, and irrational expectations on the payers, […]
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 […]
Still No Captain
There’s been much speculation over whether the Rangers will announce a captain this year after having been without one since the departure of Ryan McDonagh three years ago. The answer: Not yet. Instead of naming a captain, David Quinn again went the alternate route, naming four players who will serve as Alternate Captains this season. No surprise, […]
A Shortened Season – Perhaps It Helps
This past week the NHL Board of Governors met to get an update on the league’s plans for the 2020-21 season. While we didn’t get any decisions – and there’s a lot to be figured out and agreed upon in the interim – Gary Bettman’s position appears to be a 48-56 game schedule that would […]
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 […]
Jesper Fast Signs With Hurricanes
For much of the time since the rebuild became official, there’s been a vocal portion of the Ranger fan base that have wanted the team to move on from Jesper Fast. Despite being a five time player’s player choice on the team, many Blueshirt faithful have not seen the value of his steady defense, and occasional […]
Lundqvist In D.C. – Crawley Resigns
It didn’t take long for the Washington Capitals to make good on the rumor and sign former Ranger netminder Henrik Lundqvist to a one year, $1.5M deal. The agreement brings them a veteran backup to 23 year old Ilya Samsonov who made his NHL debut last season, appearing in 26 games and posting a 22-16-6 record. The […]
Free Agency Opens Up Tomorrow
Friday October 12th at 12pm Eastern marks the opening up of the Free Agency period, and the Rangers are still looking to make some changes to their roster. While the second center position remains one of the areas of focus, the Rangers now have to look at options for addressing their short term needs on […]