Rangers Call In The Copp
Rangers GM Chris Drury rounded out his first NHL Trade Deadline as General Manager with his biggest move this season, acquiring forward Andrew Copp from the Winnipeg Jets for some picks and prospect Morgan Barron. The move means that Drury has added four forwards and a defenseman to the existing roster, without giving up a player on the team. The […]
Chytil Looks Set To Return
Former first round pick, Filip Chyti looks set to return to the Rangers line-up as they face the St Louis Blues for the first time this season on Wednesday. The 22 year old Czech was originally said to be “a little under the weather”, before being an outright scratch for Sunday’s 5-2 loss to the […]
Jones Called Up: Chytil and Nemeth Out Tonight
Some late news ahead of tonight’s matchup with the Capitals, with forward Filip Chytil and defenseman Patrik Nemeth both set to miss the contest. In the case of Chytil, Gallant shared that the young Czech forward is feeling “under the weather”. Nemeth, who has missed a number of games in the last month, will miss another, with his wife […]
Where There’s Smoke…
Is Chris Drury ready to pull the trigger on his first mid-season trade as General Manager, there are some indications that the Rangers front office chief could be making a move with just under two months left until the March 21st NHL trade deadline. With the Rangers sitting 16 points ahead of the Detroit Red Wings, who […]
Rangers Make Moves Following Loss
Following Wednesday’s night 7-3 loss to Colorado, the Rangers have made a number of moves to adjust their roster. Rookie netminder Adam Huska who was in net for all seven goals, has been reassigned to Hartford, with veteran Keith Kinkaid called up in his spot. Also returned to Hartford was forward Morgan Barron, who had been called up as cover […]
Report Card: 20 Games
Twenty games into the 2021-22 season, and the Rangers have started to find their game, improving their overall play as Igor Shesterkin and Adam Fox continue to lead the way. The loss of Sammy Blais to an injury has lead to more ice time for the likes of Julien Gauthier and Dryden Hunt, and both players have shown some promising improvements. While most of […]
Report Card: After 10
Ten games into the season, 12.2% of the season completed, and the Rangers sit at 6-2-2, amongst the best in the league with 14 points. On the surface it’s been a dream start for Rangers Head Coach Gerard Gallant, in that his team has put the wins up against teams it should beat, for the most […]
Rangers Not Offensive
So much for opening night fireworks right? The vaunted toughening of Rangers looked more like the same old same old as we watched the re-tooled line-up get manhandled by Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals. Well at least Tom Wilson didn’t get up to any mischief I guess. Well at least they’re hitting more right? The […]
Kakko on IR. Barron up. Kravtsov in Russia
Right wing Kaapo Kakko has been placed on injury reserve following an upper body injury sustained in last night’s win over the Montreal Canadiens. Kakko appeared to injury his shoulder in a collision, and will be unavailable until at least the home game against the Calgary Flames on the 25th. When asked about the severity of the […]
Rangers Finalize Roster With Demotions
The Rangers complied with the 5pm Eastern deadline to finalize their opening night roster, by sending down waiver exempt forwards Vitali Kravtsov and Morgan Barron, along with veteran the recently recalled Greg McKegg. The moves put the Rangers exactly at the league maximum 23, with two goaltenders, eight defensemen and thirteen forwards. By reassigning Kravtsov and Barron, the Rangers […]