Friday Injury Update
He was pulled out of the line-up in the second period preseason opener with the Devils, and Artemi Panarin remains off the ice as the team continues to practice today. Both coach David Quinn and General Manager Jeff Gorton played down the seriousness of the injury, saying that Panarin is expected to return in the preseaosn. Meanwhile Sean […]
Sean Day Actually On Roster
A further update clarifies that 2016 3rd round pick Sean Day is indeed on the training camp roster, despite not being listed in the practice squads. Day had off-season surgery, but will skate with the team tomorrow as he come back. With the correction, Matt Beleskey remains the only contracted player not invited to camp, and the official roster […]
Rangers Announce 54 Man Roster For Camp
The Rangers will report for physicals tomorrow, one day ahead of the official start to training camp on Friday. 54 players were included on the practice squads, with defenseman Yegor Rykov also expected to be added if he can overcome a sprained ankle he suffered during the recently completed Traverse City Prospects Tourney in Michigan. There were few surprises […]
First Cuts Made To Camp Roster
With camp just in it’s fourth day, the Rangers coaching staff have made their first cuts, trimming the roster from 52 to 45. With five preseason games remaining, the Rangers will need to cut at least 21 more players before the opening day rosters are set. Of the eight cut today, three were netminders who […]
An All-in Rebuild, Well Sort Of
The Rangers are in full rebuild mode, at least that’s true if you read the papers (Rangers Embark On All-Out Rebuild, Rangers Went All-In, and of course the overused Fire-Sale, then there’s of course the back page of the New York Post). Even the more sedate NY Times gets in on the action with the Complete Overhaul. Finally the ever engaging […]
Day Sent Down
The Rangers announced three more cuts to the training camp roster today, leaving 46 players remaining heading into tonight’s game against the Islanders. Perhaps a modest surprise is the inclusion of defenseman Sean Day as one of the three. Day was yet to be rostered to play a preseason game, and has plenty of competition for […]
Lineup Set For Preseason Opener
The Rangers go into tomorrow’s preseason opener against the Islanders with a very inexperienced line-up. Only 14 of the 20 players have NHL experience including try-outs Andrew Desjardins and Bobby Farnham. Of the 14, only 6 were regulars with the Rangers last year including Pavel Buchnevich, Michael Grabner, Nick Holden, Ryan McDonagh, J.T. Miller and Rick Nash. Veteran AHLers Cole Schneider and Paul Carey will get […]