Callahan Agrees To New Contract
Posted by Toby Ivey ≡ 7:48:29 PM – July 13, 2009The NHL announced this morning that the arbitration hearing dates for Ryan Callahan would be July 23rd. As it turns out that date is now free, after the Rangers announced they had come to terms with the 24 year old Callahan this afternoon on a reported two-year […]
Rangers Order A Buffalo Wing
Okay, so he’s coming to the Rangers via Edmonton, but I still couldn’t resist the headline. The Rangers have reportedly signed right wing Ales Kotalik to a three year, $9M deal that only serves to increase the speculation over the continued tenure of Nikolai Zherdev with the Rangers. In terms of what to expect, he’s been a relatively consistent […]
[Cap] Space…The Final Frontier
As the cliche goes, things could be worse. If Markus Naslund hadn’t elected to retire, the Rangers would find themselves back in a Salary Cap hole right now. As it is, things are still tight, what with Nikolai Zherdev, Chris Higgins, Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan and Lauri Korpikoski needing to be re-signed. All that room freed up by the trade of Scott Gomez to Montreal […]
Unpleasant Truths
For those of you who’re hoping for the return of Blair Betts, I appreciate your faith, but it’s time to give up hoping for a redux. Glen Sather said as much before the free agency period opened earlier this week, when he said that a team like Edmonton could “woo” him. That’s code for “we’re not looking to […]
Active Day For Rangers
The Rangers opened up the 2009-10 season with a splash Wednesday, signing free agent forwards Marian Gaborik and Donald Brashear and bidding two thirds of their checking unit adieu with the departures of Colton Orr (Maple Leafs) and Fredrik Sjostrom (Flames). The moves followed Tuesday’s trade of Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens, in a week that has certainly changed the tone of the organization. According to reports, Gaborik has signed a five-year deal worth $37.5M, […]
Rangers Lose To Sens, Recall Sauer
The Rangers modest three game winning streak is at an end, as well as their four game streak at MSG. The red-hot Senators came in and seemingly just outlasted the Rangers, coming back from a 1-0 deficit to record a 2-1 win and move into 11th in the East. For their part, New York missed an opportunity to jump over the Hurricanes and Penguins into […]
Senators Visit New York
The Rangers welcome the Senators to the Garden tonight (7:00pm – MSG) and may have a chance to jump back over Carolina and tie for fifth place – Philadelphia is leading Pittsburgh 2-0 currently, and if it’s decided in regulation, the Rangers could draw even with the loser. The Senators have really turned their season […]
Rangers Remain In 6th, More To Watch Tonight
No help from the Maple Leafs last night, but the Ottawa Senators came through with a 5-4 regulation win over the Montreal Canadiens. The 9th placed Florida Panthers dispatched the Leafs relatively easily 3-1, and are now just one point out of the playoffs, and two points behind the Rangers. The loss by the Canadiens […]
Pluses and Minuses
With the Rangers just a couple of weeks away from the NHL trade deadline (March 4th), the players in the organization no longer just have to worry whether they’ll be dressing in Broadway Blue, but whether the new man behind the bench will make them be successful, or perhaps send their careers the wrong way. […]
Home Cooking
Before the lockout, the Rangers were known mostly for one thing: failure. Seven years of playoff futility was highlighted by a stream of aging, high priced veterans, who for the most part failed to perform in the bright spotlight of Broadway. Four and a half years on, and the Rangers have moved on with three […]