Captain Returns To Ice

Per ESPN Rangers captain Ryan Callahan has begun skating again.  Callahan injured his shoulder last Tuesday in a fight with the Flyers’ Maxime Talbot, and was diagnosed with a subluxation of his left shoulder.   Callahan skated today in the yellow non-contact jersey, and is yet to resume regular practices.  He was expected to miss 10-14 days from his […]

Rangers Call-up Miller and Mashinter

The Rangers called up 19 year old JT Miller along with recent acquisition Brandon Mashinter from Connecticut and sent Benn Ferriero back down.  The move gives the Rangers a few more options as they await the return of Ryan Callahan and Chris Kreider from injury. In Miller, the Rangers get a potential third liner who can play wing or center and provide some […]

Gilroy To Make Season Debut

Matt Gilroy is scheduled to make his first appearance for the Rangers tonight as the Rangers reshuffle their line-up in the absence of the injured (shoulder) Ryan Callahan.  Taylor Pyatt will move up onto the second line, Mike Rupp to the third and Stu Bickel will slot in as the fourth line wing for the second time this season. With Bickel moving […]

Season Preview

It took more than three months to get the season started finally, but now as we head to the eve of the season opener against the Bruins, there is plenty of optimism around, and one goal in mind: win the Cup. With 34 fewer games this year, and an abbreviated camp and no preseason, it’s […]

Callahan Likely Back Tonight

It appears that captain Ryan Callahan will be back for the Rangers after a three game absence.  Callahan injured his foot blocking an Ilya Kovalchuk shot in the 2-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on February 27th. In his absense, the Rangers have gone 2-0-1 and have moved into the top spot in the league with […]

Rangers sled on

A December Saturday night, a wander down to Buffalo, another W and the Rangers roll on. The Rangers continue morphing into a tough nut to crack come playoff time. A team receiving contributions from all hands nightly, is very difficult to beat over a seven game series. Torts has this team headed down that road. Witness the Broadway […]

Are The Rangers For Real?

As of November 29th, the Rangers have the best win percentage of any team in the league – .690 – are seventh overall with 29 points, just three behind the league leading Penguins, and have games in hand on all six teams ahead of them.  The have two fewer regulation losses than any other team […]

More Line Changes?

The Rangers had a day off yesterday, but were back at practice today albeit with a few exceptions.  Sean Avery was officially assigned to the Connecticut Whale early this week, and reported for duty yesterday – Bergen Record.  Although, not exactly.  Avery has a shoulder injury – New York Post – and while the MRI was negative, he’ll get […]

Chemistry Is A Great Thing To Have

by Jamy Baron It may just be training camp, but certain players have really shown up to play and have not lost a beat since April. These players include Ryan Callahan and Brandon Dubinsky. Other players have improved greatly and are displaying a high level of determination. Those players include Marian Gaborik and Wojtek Wolski. Today, the Rangers continued their scrimmages […]

Staal Sent Home

The biggest news out of Day 4 of Training Camp was that defenseman Marc Staal has been sent home as a precaution after he reportedly wasn’t feeling well.  The Rangers’ #1 defender is being treated cautiously following off-season post-concussion like symptoms, but this is certainly not a welcome development for the team. Already to be limited to […]