When The Sum Is Less Than The Parts
Barclay Goodrow for six years at $3.64M. The trade of Pavel Buchneivch for only a slightly better return that what Lias Andersson drew less than a year ago – and a report that said the Rangers were willing to walk away from him for nothing. The acquisition of Ryan Reaves for a third round pick, and his ensuing extension for […]
Rangers Fire David Quinn
It was hard to see how David Quinn would survive the firings of John Davidson and Jeff Gorton in the final week of the season, and today Chris Drury made it official, removing all but Benoit Allaire from their coaching positions. Quinn had joined the Rangers straight from Boston University, taking over a team that had been gutted following […]
Rangers Fire Davidson and Gorton
Just when it seemed the Rangers had gone from a transactional organization to a strategic one, we were hit the news this afternoon that team owner Jim Dolan has fired president John Davidson and General Manager Jeff Gorton. The move comes less than 24 hours after the team issued a statement condemning the NHL and singling out […]
No Kid-ding He’s Only 18
In a surprise to few, the Rangers drafted 18 year old Finnish right wing, Kaapo Kakko last night with the second overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. I say unsurprisingly, because while a few might have hoped for Jack Hughes to be passed over by the Devils, the popular opinion – and it was pretty […]
Rangers May Wing-It
It’s likely that Jeff Gorton is going to at least try to make some moves this weekend at the NHL draft, but it remains to be seen what he actually accomplishes. With John Davidson now firmly in place as President of the New York Rangers, and the second overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Gorton […]
Meeting The Deadline
This year promises to be quieter than most for many teams, but despite the Rangers seemingly impossible position with the Salary Cap, there’s still some room to maneuver. Glen Sather made his first move yesterday by reacquiring Sean Avery off of re-entry waivers, something that is almost certainly going to have some impact on the team. He also cleared […]
Will Marc’s Progress ‘Staal’?
by Cliff Auld Training camp is always a time for difficult player personnel decisions regarding young players, and this camp has been no different for the Rangers. While Brandon Dubinsky, Nigel Dawes, and Jarkko Immonen are all fighting for spots on the top four lines, the Rangers most difficult decision is what to do with […]