Day 1 Summary
Day one of Rangers Training Camp started with 63 players on deck, but notably excluded from the list was veteran Wade Redden and prospects Randy McNaught and Chris Chappell. Redden will report directly to the Whale when they open up camp, while McNaught will return to the WHL. Chappell was not invited to camp last year either, and would seemingly […]
Camp Opens Tomorrow
With the Traverse City Prospects Tournament completed, attention now turns to Rangers training camp, set to get under way tomorrow with players reporting for physicals. First on-ice sessions will begin Saturday, with the preseason schedule kicking off next Wednesday against the Devils. Going into camp, there appears to be few questions. The Rangers have a well […]
Who to watch in Traverse City
The Traverse City Prospect Tournament kicks off Saturday with the Rangers scheduled to face the St Louis Blues in the first of three group matches – 7:00pm MSG/NHL. All four Ranger games are set to be televised for the first time, and it will give many fans their first chance to look at some of […]
Inexperienced Rangers Head Into Playoffs
The Rangers head into their Wednesday night series opener with the Washington Capitals with a big hill to climb. Of the 20 man roster that played in the final game of the season, only thirteen have played in the post season before. Of those thirteen players, only four have played more than forty post season […]
Rangers Acquire Bryan McCabe
The Rangers have officially announced today that they have acquired 35 year old defenseman, Byan McCabe from the Florida Panthers in exchange for center Tim Kennedy and a 2011 third round draft pick. Despite picking up their power play performance in recent games – 7 for 23 over their last seven games – the team has long […]
Banged Up Rangers Take On Caps
The Rangers are in D.C. tonight to play the fifth placed Washington Capitals. Neither team has been terribly consistent this season, though both are coming off wins. The Blueshirts for their part took care of the Atlanta Thrashers 3-2 in a shootout Saturday night, battling back from a late 2-1 deficit with both Brandon Prust and Dan Girardi injured […]
Room For Optimism – Part III
For those who’ve been following, I’ve been responding to a post on the OTG message boards that asked why we should be optimistic. In Part I of my response, I focused on what other teams have done in the Eastern Conference, and how many of those teams have questions two. In Part II I turned my attention back to the Rangers […]
Marc’ed Up
The Rangers wrap up their preseason tonight in Ottawa, and will have until 3:00pm Wednesday to finalize their roster for opening night. There are a handful of decisions still to be made, though injuries to veterans will give some a reprieve. One player who is a guarantee to be on the roster, is the subject […]
Not So Rosy-val
Tomorrow night the Rangers host Detroit – 7:00pm MSG – in what will be the fourth of the six scheduled pre-season games. After the game, the Rangers will make close to their final cuts, bringing the roster likely down from 27 to 24 or 25. The subject of today’s Rangers Countdown profile – Michal Rozsival – won’t […]
Dan Is The Man
The training roster is set except for four to five late editions from the Traverse City Prospects Tournament, which wraps up tomorrow with the Rangers likely to play for fifth/sixth spot. Back in New York, Ruslan Fedotenko made his first appearance as a training camp invitee at the informal skates, along with fellow invite goaltender Jordan Parise. […]