Three Ways Hajek Starts The Season
Here’s a question for you: What if Libor Hajek ends up as the sixth defenseman on opening night, beating out both Zac Jones and Matthew Robertson. What if the guy who had poorer advanced stats than Patrik Nemeth and Jack Johnson, ends up being the one they go to first? I mean it kind of happened last year right? They dressed Jarred […]
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 […]
Another 48 Hours
The Rangers were bad opening night, and really there was little to take from it. Igor Sheshterkin missed saves you’d expect him to make, and the offense, defense and special teams all looked ill prepared for the start of the season. Jack Johnson‘s penalty less than two minutes into the game set the tone for what […]
New Faces On PK
With the departure of the likes of Jesper Fast, Greg McKegg and Marc Staal, it was obvious the Rangers were going to need some new faces on the PK. Who those faces will be have been revealed as the team closes out their camp ahead of tomorrow night’s season opener against the New York Islanders. Unsurprisingly, Adam Fox, Ryan Lindgren and Jacob Trouba all […]
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 […]
Weekend News Recap: Why Did They Do That?
News this weekend focused mostly on the departure of Jesper Fast and the signing of the much maligned Jack Johnson. Rick Carpinello of The Athletic starts us off with an introduction on the problem, which is largely centered around the Rangers lack of Cap space – mostly related to the buy-outs, but also due to the number of players on […]
Jack Johnson Joins Blueshirts On One-Year Deal
While most of today has been about adding a little depth to the organization, the move to add Jack Johnson to the team brings a few more questions to a team that largely seemed to be playing it smart. The recent connection with assistant coach Jacques Martin, who was with Johnson the last two seasons, as well […]