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 […]
Net New

The Rangers projected line up for tomorrow’s opening Qualifying Round match will feature a lot of playoff newbies. In fact nine of the roster will make their first post season NHL appearance, after all these games will statistically count towards the player’s playoff stats, even if they are deemed a “qualifying” round. The nine include […]
Rangers Open Training Camp

Training Camp got under way today for the New York Rangers, with 33 players on the playoff roster. The list includes the injured Micheal Haley – recovering from mid-season surgery, as well as the now-healed Chris Kreider. The list includes four netminders, ten defensemen and nineteen forwards, though blueliner K’Andre Miller will not continue on with the team past camp […]
Zib Set To Return

After a month on the side lines with an undisclosed “upper body” injury, Mika Zibanejad is set to rejoin the team for tomorrow night’s matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes. The Rangers #1 center has missed 13 of the 22 games in the season, but has been practicing with the team in a contact jersey ove the past […]
Zibanejad Practicing

He’s been out for since October 11th, but Mika Zibanejad finally made his return to the New York Rangers team practice today, albeit in a non-contact jersey. The Swedish center has been out for over five weeks with what has been described as an upper body injury, but speculation remains that he suffered another concussion after the […]
Haley Clears Waivers

Yesterday the Rangers placed Micheal Haley on waivers, and he cleared today at noon eastern time. While he has not yet been reassigned to Hartford, it seems only a matter of time before the team makes the move and takes him off the roster. The initial reprieve is probably only due to Mika Zibanejad remainig out for Wednesday’s game, […]
Limited Options Bring Interesting Response

After the trade of Vladislav Namestnikov to the Senators, the Rangers have just 21 players on their roster, further constraining what were already limited options for head coach David Quinn. In all, the Rangers have used only 21 players through the first three games, including the aforementioned Namestnikov. The only player on the roster who hasn’t played, […]
And Here We Go

Okay, so how many of you thought Brendan Smith would be on the roster for opening night, let along starting as a fourth line wing? Now be honest, I’m not sure even Brendan himself envisioned that this was likely to happen, though it certainly appears that he wasn’t ready to just give up. Or for that matter, […]
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 […]