Rangers Still Searching For First Win
After three games, the Rangers are still looking for their first win and points of the season. It’s the first time they’ve gone winless in the first three games since 2011-12, and worst start to the year going back to 1998-99 when they lost their first four. There must be something about October 7th / 8th, because this […]
No Captain
As expected, the Rangers will not go into the 2018-19 season with a captain, instead relying on five different Alternate Captains to lead the team through this transition season. Marc Staal is chief amongst the five, having been assigned an A for both home and road games. The other four will split duties between home games and […]
Several Rangers To Hit Milestones
The Rangers kick off their 2018-19 season Thursday night against the Nashville Predators, and there are a handful of players who will mark new milestones with their first games of the season. At the top of the class is Henrik Lundqvist, who is appearing in his 14th regular season on Broadway, just the ninth player in […]
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 […]
Fast Ready To Go, Beleskey Out 2-4 Weeks
Forward Jesper Fast returned to practice today after being held out for par tof the fourth preseason game against the Devils on Monday. At the time head coach David Quinn and cautioned it was just for precautionary reasons, and with today’s return, he remains on track to join the operning night roster. The news on Matt Beleskey was a […]
Rangers Debuts And Milestones
There will be at least five new Rangers tonight, with the debuts of Kevin Shattenkirk, Filip Chytil, Paul Carey, Anthony DeAngelo and David Desharnais. Backup goaltender Ondrej Pavelec is also dressing, but would not be expected to see the ice unless the game situation dictates it. Together the five players will represent the 1031st, 1032nd, 1033rd, 1034th and 1035th players to dress for […]
Opening Night
Overall the Rangers are 38-38-13-1 in opening night games dating back to their NHL debut back in 1926-27. They currently sit on a three game winning streak, having beaten the Islanders 5-3 last season, Chicago 3-2 the previous year, and the Blues by a similar 3-2 margin back in 2014-15. The three game streak is the third longest in franchise history […]
Opening Night
Overall the Rangers are 38-38-13-1 in opening night games dating back to their NHL debut back in 1926-27. They currently sit on a three game winning streak, having beaten the Islanders 5-3 last season, Chicago 3-2 the previous year, and the Blues by a similar 3-2 margin back in 2014-15. The three game streak is the third longest in franchise history […]
Puempel Clears Waivers – Reassigned
Forward Matt Puempel has cleared waivers, and was reassigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack. Claimed off of waivers last year from Ottawa, the former 1st round pick – 24th in 2011 – now finds his NHL career once again at the crossroads. Resigned over the Summer to a one year contract, in order for the Rangers to […]
Final Cuts Coming
As is their custom, the Rangers signed a handful of experienced forwards in their mid-20s to compete for spots and provide some depth. In recent years, few have made it past the camp stage, but with the final cuts to the roster expected in the next day or so, Paul Carey has a chance to make the […]