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 […]

Line up Set For Season Opener

Rangers have forecast their line-up for tonight, with the exception of the goaltender – who will be shared during warm-ups.  With a game tomorrow night, it would seem the expectation currently is to use one guy tonight, and the other tomorrow at the home opener against Dallas. In terms of surprises, there are none from […]

Tonight’s Lineup at Devils

The Rangers head into tonight’s third preseason game with 34 players remaining on the roster, and about a week to trim at least 11 more players.  Tonight will feature some of the remaining players battlign for inclusion in the final roster, as well as a few looks at different combinations. Up in the forward ranks, […]

First Lines Look As Expected

About a couple of weeks ago, we took a shot at projecting lines they’d look at in camp, and it looks at least for now like they’ll be the starting point for camp.  With camp under way today, the first set of lines got a run in scrimmage, with the team looking the same as […]

Prospect Camp Wraps Up

With today’s final practice cancelled, the Rangers 2021 Prospect Camp has officially wrapped up.  The camp featured 27 players who came together on September 10th and finished it off with a home and home series with the Flyers prospects. The results aside (a 6-3 defeat on Saturday and a 3-2 win in the return match […]

Prospect Camp Roster Announced

Last year’s development and prospect camps never came to fruition, a victim of the COVID pandemic that saw the 2019-20 season suspended, and a draft held out in October.  Over a year later, and the normal fixture that occurs right after the NHL Draft has been moved out as a replacement for the Traverse City […]

Jack. Of All Trades?!?

As 12:00pm Eastern drew closer, there was plenty of anticipation from Ranger fans expecting today to be the day that Rangers GM Chris Drury made a move to complete his offseason makeover of the roster.  Six hours later and the sum of the day was four free agent signings headlined by the signing of third pair defenseman Patrik […]

REPORT: Patrik Nemeth To Sign With Rangers

Reports today that the Rangers will look to fill their veteran presence on the blueline with pending UFA Patrik Nemeth who split last year between the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche.  The 6-3 228 pound native of Sweden is anticipated to sign for $2.5M AAV though term is not yet known. The 29 year old Nemeth […]

Clues On What’s To Come

Pretty much everyone has said the Rangers need more grind and grit, and that of course came to a head late in the season following a sweep by the Islanders and of course that game against the Capitals.  How that would be addressed appears to be becoming a littler clearer. The move Saturday were the […]

Rangers Expected To Buyout DeAngelo

The Rangers may have changed management and coaching staff, but the expectation that the Rangers will buy out defenseman Tony DeAngelo from his final contract year remain. Suspended since an altercation with goaltender Alexandar Georgiev on January 31st, following a 5-4 overtime loss to the Penguins, in which the pair had a mix-up that lead to the […]