The Season Is Dead, Long Live The Season

With just three wins in their last thirteen, and just three weeks or so to the trade deadline, it looks as if the Rangers are about to embark on something they’ve never really done in modern times: cash in now in order to help rebuild for the future. A slow start to the season, followed […]
Holden His Own

It appears as if Nick Holden, who was a healthy scratch for the first two games of the season, will play tonight alongside Ryan McDonagh. At least to begin with that is. As the Rangers season has progressed, the defensive pairings could be measured in minutes rather than games. So far the Rangers have dressed eight blueliners […]
DeAngelo and Smith Sit

After dressing seven defensemen in Sunday’s win over Montreal, Vigneault has elected to go back to a regular six man unit, pushing Tony DeAngelo out of the line-up, and keeping Brendan Smith out of the line-up as a healthy scratch for the second straight game. As a result of the changes, Marc Staal has been promoted to play alongside Ryan […]
Bereglazov To Make Debut

Russian free agent signing, Alexei Bereglazov will make his Rangers debut tonight against the New York Islanders. He, gotaltender Chris Nell and forward Malte Stromwall will see their first action of the preseason ahead of tomorrow’s anticipated second round of roster cuts. Signed out of the KHL, where he’s spent the past four years with the Magnitogorsk team, Bereglazov was initially […]
McIlrath Traded To Florida

Former first round draft pick, Dylan McIlrath has been traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for 28 year old defenseman Steven Kampfer and a conditional 2018 7th round draft pick. The Rangers will receive the pick if McIlrath appears in 30 or more games this season with Florida. McIlrath had recently cleared waivers and had been reassigned to […]
Mixed Results In First Preseason Outing

The Rangers opened up their preseason with a 5-4 loss against the Devils at home. It was a shaky defensive performance, against a fairly weak Devils line-up that featued Scott Clemmensen and Keith Kinkaid in net, against New York’s projected opening pair of Henrik Lundqvist and Cam Talbot. It was a chance for several Rangers to push their […]
Rangers Open Training Camp With Questions

The New York Rangers kicked off their official 2014-15 campaign today with medical assessments and some off-ice preparation ahead of tomorrow’s first work-out. Many of the veterans have been skating in Greenburgh for the past few weeks, while many of the prospects wrapped up a 1-1-2 record in the Traverse City Tournament that completed Tuesday. […]