A New Member Of The 400 club
In the ninety one year history of the New York Rangers a total of one thousand and twenty nine players have worn the Broadway Blueshirt. Of those, only sixty seven have appeared in four hundred or more regular season games as a Ranger. Tonight that group will grow by one more, when Ryan McDonagh appears in his […]
Woe vs. Wade
Every now and again the league changes the rules because of one player’s influence on the game. Sean Avery‘s attempt to distract Martin Brodeur in the playoffs back in 2007 saw the league quickly re-interpret existing laws, Martin Brodeur himself saw the introduction of the trapezoid to limit his ability to play the puck. In […]
Was Time To Go
Former Rangers captain Chris Drury announced his retirement yesterday after twelve seasons in the NHL, quietly bringing a disappointing close to an injury plagued season that ended in the buy-out of the final year of the five-year contract he signed with the Rangers back in 2007. As a player in the league and for his country, there […]
Brad Intentions
It’s July 1st, time once again for Glen Sather to go shopping on the open market. It’s a time of nervous excitement for we Ranger fans, though not always of the positive variety. Wade Redden, Chris Drury, Scott Gomez, Donald Brashear, Ales Kotalik, and even Michal Rozsival, who was technical a UFA when they resigned him to $5M a year after they […]
Valentenko Has A Nose For Hockey
In a little over forty hours, the NHL will drop the puck on their 93rd season as Carolina and Minnesota square get the season underway in Helsinki. The Rangers will follow suit a couple of days later when they open up in Buffalo against the Sabres. The subject of this Rangers Countdown Profile won’t be […]
The Official Unofficial Season Preview
As we sit on the eve of the NHL season, it’s time to take stock of the team we have. The Rangers officially kick their 2009-10 campaign off in Pittsburgh against the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins. And what a difference a year makes. Around this time last year, the Rangers were one of four […]
Give Slats A Break
by AveryGod The New York Rangers have made a plethora of trades and signings this off season. Some have been approved by the loyal fans and some have not. One of the arguments being made is not enough youth will be on this team, and that the youngsters waiting in Hartford aren’t getting a fair […]
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 […]