Sweet On Sauer
We’re getting down to the final days of the preseason, with just the home and home series with the Ottawa Senators remaining on the schedule. The final cuts to the team will now be made Sunday, giving a handful of players a little more time to make an impression. The Rangers still have to make […]
More Cuts As Rangers Trim 11
The Rangers trimmed their roster by a further eleven players today, bringing the number remaining in camp to just 27, including injured forwards Chris Drury and Vinny Prospal. The cuts marked the end of contract bids for defensemen Alexei Semenov, Garnet Exelby and try-out Brandon Manning. At forward, the biggest surprise was perhaps Mats Zuccarello Aasen going to down […]
First Cuts Are The Deepest
The Rangers announced today that they have reassigned twenty five players to the minor leagues and juniors. Fifteen players were sent down to the Hartford Wolf Pack, which started it’s last official camp before converting to the Connecticut Whale later in the year, and another ten to Canadian Juniors. The moves mean there are 38 […]
The Battle For Spots
Captain Chris Drury went and saw a hand specialist yesterday and will likely miss 3-4 weeks as originally reported – four weeks at most according to a quote from this morning’s NY Post. The good news is that he won’t require surgery, nor will he need a cast – unless he manages to damage it further over the […]
Mac On Track
Just seventeen more days before the puck drops on the Rangers’ 85th season, and the level of excitement continues to build. The final scrimmage before the preseason kicks off tomorrow was held today, and the first line-up set to play against the Devils. Included in the line-up is the subject of today’s Ranger Countdown: Ryan McDonagh, […]
Camp Day 4: Stars Rising And Falling
The biggest news out of camp to day is no doubt the injury to Chris Drury, a broken index finger he suffered while blocking a shot in this morning’s scrimmage. It’ll keep him out of the line-up for around four weeks, just long enough for him to miss the first few regular season games if the […]
Two Days Of Camp…what have we learned
It’s early days at the Rangers training camp, and what have we learned so far? The answer undoubtedly is not much. Aside from a number of reports from the various observers on how keen various players are on making the line-up, there’s very little of substance we have to go on. With that said, there […]
On The Matt
Training camp opens Friday, and it appears there might be good news on the Marc Staal front coming. Staal is the only veteran yet to skate at the MSG training center, and the Rangers will need him on the ice if they hope to compete this season. Another defenseman who has already been on the ice is […]
Did Steve Tell You That Perchance?
The Rangers prospects kick the Rangers preseason off today with their first game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Traverse City. The rest of the team will gather for official training camp next Friday. One of those who’ll go into camp looking to impress is Steve Eminger, acquired over the Summer in exchange for Aaron Voros. Player […]
Delving Into Del Zotto
We’re heading into the Labor Day weekend for those of us in the US, which officially marks the end of Summer. The NFL is getting ready to kick off another season, and Hurricane Earl is paying a visit to those on the East Coast. For those of you not dealing with hurricane force winds and […]