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 […]
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 […]
Sean Day Actually On Roster
A further update clarifies that 2016 3rd round pick Sean Day is indeed on the training camp roster, despite not being listed in the practice squads. Day had off-season surgery, but will skate with the team tomorrow as he come back. With the correction, Matt Beleskey remains the only contracted player not invited to camp, and the official roster […]
Rangers Announce 54 Man Roster For Camp
The Rangers will report for physicals tomorrow, one day ahead of the official start to training camp on Friday. 54 players were included on the practice squads, with defenseman Yegor Rykov also expected to be added if he can overcome a sprained ankle he suffered during the recently completed Traverse City Prospects Tourney in Michigan. There were few surprises […]
Arbitrary Decision May Lead To Buyout
At least two of the three Rangers eligible for salary arbitration has elected to file before today’s 5pm Eastern deadline. Pavel Buchnevich has reportedly made the request, a common practice by players, to increase the velocity of negotiations of contracts. Defenseman Jacob Trouba also filed before the deadline, whoile forward Vinni Lettieri could also elect to file, though it might not […]
Cap Tips Following Buchnevich Signing
Monday July 29th was the scheduled date for Pavel Buchnevich and the Rangers to meet in front of an arbiter and make their respective cases for the value of a 2019-20 contract. As it turns out, the arbiter will no longer be needed, as the parties agreed late yesterday to a two year, $6.5M contract. The signing […]
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 […]
Rangers Starting To Get Healthy
The Rangers have struggled of late, going 1-4-1 in their last six as they suffered through the loss of several forwards. As gamely as the team played, it’s been clear that the likes of Timothy Gettinger, Vinni Lettieri and Steven Fogarty are still works in progress rather than regular NHLers who can contribute. Fogarty is expected to remain […]
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 […]